Hudson Valley Art Association 87th Annual Awards-2020
Sculpture Awards –
The Michael Gressel Memorial Award - Leroy Transfield – “Venus”
The Pietro Montana Memorial Award - Anthony Alemany – “Khronos”
The Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award - Joshua Koffman – “Iris”
The Agop Agopoff Memorial Awards - John Belardo – “Self Portrait With Anger”
-Jacqueline Lorieo – “Posing”
Pastel Awards-
The Art Spirit Foundation Dianne B. Bernhard Award for Excellence in Pastel – Nancy King Mertz – “Come From Away”
The Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award – Larry Grob – “Sea Cliff, Inspiration, Monhegan”
The Blick Materials Art Award – Wende Caporale – “Tulips In Delft Vase”
The Saunter and Margulies Memorial Award – Peter Seltzer – “My Other World 2”
Yonkers Historical Society Elizabeth C. Morgan Floral Award – Rob Gregoretti – “Untitled”
Kenneth B. Spaulding Award – Robin Frisella “Polished”
Ridgewood Art Institute Award – Ted Fuka – “Crossing”
Watercolor Awards –
The Mary Bryan Memorial award for Watercolor – Bradley Hendershot – “White Bell”
The Helen Browne Memorial Award – Jane Stoddard – “Piccioni I”
The Adelia Rasines Award – Liliia Yuliya Shuel – “Awaiting”
The John Tatge Memorial Award – Joel Popadics – “The Russel Burn, Applecross Hills”
The Edgar Whitney NA, AWS Memorial Award – Marc Josloff – “Montmartre #1”
The Joan Rudman Watercolor Award – Ken Hamilton – “Tohichon Creek Mill”
The Blue Door Art Center Award – Ann Pember – “Forest Light"
Graphics Awards –
The Mrs. John Newington Award for Excellence - Tanja Gant – “ Queen in training”
The Di Silvio Family Award – Paris Meeky - “ Whole Yet Broken”
The Al Camurati Memorial Award – Jesse Lane – “Undercurrents”
The Sherry Camhy Award for Silver Point - Cara Boyle –“Fleeting Sprite”
The Arthur Harless Memorial Award – Suzy Schultz – “Struggle II”
Oil Awards –
The Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Traditional Plein-Air Painting – Thomas Adkins – “Winter Berries On The Pemaquid River”
The Jane Peterson Memorial Award for Still Life – Lynne Mehlman – “Ephemeral Beauty”
*The Frank and Marjorie Van Steen Memorial Award – John Caggiano – “Winter River”
*The Bank of America, Merrill Lynch Award – Thomas Torak – “Studio Interior With Sunflowers”
The Georgie Read Barton Memorial Award – Nathan Wise – “In The Studio”
The Rayma Spaulding Memorial Award – Del-Bourree Bach – “Clams For Dinner”
The Irene P. Hewson Memorial Award – Heidi Palmer – “August Reading”
The Kazuko Moriwaki Memorial Floral Award – Christopher Pierce – “White Peonies On Crimson Tapestry”
The American Artists Professional League Award - Russ Ritel - “Metamorphasis”
The Herbert and Rosetta Bohnert Memorial Award - James Daly - “The Tinsmith’s Reflection”
The Salmagundi Club Award - Michael Graves - “Low Tide at Acadia”
The Philip Shumaker Memorial Award, Marine - Laura Paray - “ Golden Surf”
The Thora Jensen Memorial Award - Rebecca Leer - “My Back to The Sea”
The Frank C. Wright Memorial Award - Mark Natale - “Square Deal Farm”
The Muriel Alvord Memorial Award - James Coe - “Snowbound Creek”