Hudson Valley Art Association
The 93rd National Annual Juried Exhibition
will be held at
The Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT
90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371 - (860) 434-7802
Exhibition Open - Friday, June 5, 2026
Awards Reception -Saturday, June 13, 2026, 5pm–7pm (subject to change)
The 93rd National Annual Juried Exhibition Awards by Category
The HVAA Board of Directors sponsored by the Fountain Fantasy Fund
Gold Medal of Honor $3000.00 - Harley W. Bartlett
The Awards for Oil Painting
Jane Peterson Memorial Award $1500.00 - James Coe
The Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Traditional Landscape Painting $1000.00 - Dan Knepper
Helen Browne Memorial Award $1000.00 - Deborah Quinn
Frank and Marjorie Van Steen Memorial Award - $1000.00 Del-Bourree Bach
Bank of America, Merrill Lynch (Matching Gift) Award $1000.00 - Kevin M.Wueste
Rayma Spaulding & Kenneth B. Spaulding Memorial Award $600.00 - Katharine Krieg
Memorial Award $500.00 - Victor Mordasov
Di Silvio Family Award $500.00 - Jay Brooks
HVAA Board of Directors Award $400.00 - William Dodge
John Tatge Memorial Award $300.00 - Steven J. White
Irene P. Hewson Memorial Award $250.00 Michael Ranucci
Harold Stevenson & Alma Gallanos Teachers Award $250.00 Catherine Hafer
Thora Jensen Memorial Award $200.00 - Donna Lewinter
American Artist Professional League $200.00 - Robert Seufert Hopewell
Ridgewood Art Institute Award $200.00 Arena Shawn
Herbert and Rosetta Bohnert Memorial Award $200.00 - John Traynor
Phillip Schumaker Memorial Award For Marine Art $200.00 - Ray Crane
Blick Materials Art Award $200.00 - Anne Marie Johnson
Kazuko Moriwaki Memorial Floral Award $150.00 - Todd Casey
Frank C Wright Memorial Award $150.00 - T. M. Nicholas
Muriel Alvord Memorial Award $150.00 - Jerry Cable
Mamaroneck Artist Guild Award $150.00 - Benjamin Shamback
Silver Brush Award Gift Certificate #1 $250.00 - Maryclare J. Heffernan
Silver Brush Award Gift Certificate #2 $250.00 - Gary Hoff
Michael Harding Award (Oil Set) $250.00 - John Stephen Caggiano
The Awards forSculpture
Michael Gressel Memorial Award for $1000 - Kate Brockman
Pietro Montana Memorial Award for $800, to Beverly M. Davis
HVAA Board of Directors Award for $400, to James Adkins
Agop Agopoff Memorial Award for $400, to James Wehner
Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award for $400, to Angela Mia
Segal/Loreio Carving Award for $200, to Peter Bowe
New England Sculptors Association Sculpture of Distinction Award for $150, to Douglas Aja
The Awards for Pastel
Art Spirit Foundation Dianne B. Berhard Award for Excellence in Pastel $1000 - Romeo Cortez
Daniel E. Greene NA Memorial Award for Pastel $500 - Jane Wolf
HVAA Board of Directors Award -$400 - Maryann Mullett
Saunter and Margulies Memorial Award $200 - Karen Israel
Blue Door Art Center Award-$150 - Cindy House
The Awards for Graphics
Mrs. John Newington Award for Excellence $1,000 - Tanja Gant
Al Camurati Memorial Award -$500 - Rebecca Jones
HVAA Board of Directors Award $400 - Richard Kaminskas
Arthur Harliss Memorial Award $150 - Janis Matron
Sherry Camhy Award for Silver Point -$150 - Basia Tov
The Awards for Watercolor
Mary Bryan Memorial Award for Watercolor, $1,000 - Joel Popadics
Adelia Rasines Award, $500 – Bradley Hendershot
HVAA Board of Directors Award, $400 – Antonio Masi
Marie E. Spaulding Memorial Award, $200 - Robert Steedman
Edgar Whitney NA, AWS, Memorial Award, $150 – Jerry Smith
Joan Rudman Memorial Award, $150 – Jeri Nichols
Silver Brush Award ($250 merchandise), Tony Armendariz
Michael Harding Award ($150 Watercolor Set), Linda Thomas
The Awards Ceremony for the 92nd National Annual Juried Show
The awards ceremony was held on June 14th from 5 - 7 pm at the Lyme Art Association. Here is a recording in case you missed it.
Our History
Founded in 1928, The Hudson Valley Art Association is a National organization for representational painting, drawing, and sculpture. Started in the studio of Hudson River School painter, Jasper Cropsey.
National Juried Exhibition
Each year we host our national juried exhibition. The show typically runs for 6 weeks in Old Lyme, CT at the Lyme Art Association. We award over 17,000 in prizes. Last year we had over 400 submissions and accepted 168 pieces of art.
