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​Welcome to the 19th National
​GCVAA Online Exhibition 2020
 

"A Year to Remember..." 

 
Juror:  Kathleen Conover  NWS AWS-DF TWSA-Master ISEA
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Thank you GCVAA, for the privilege and honor of being your judge for your 2020 exhibition. Congratulations to all the artists who have a piece in the exhibit!  To the artists who were not selected for this year's exhibit enter again and again. We need *your* unique vision and voice also. No one else can do it but you!  And as I once advised, "Until you can wallpaper a wall in rejection slips, you have not entered enough exhibitions."
The exhibiting artists in this year's show have pushed boundaries, explored new avenues of expression, honed skills in a variety of media, visually communicated concepts and shown us another view of our world.                                                           This is contemporary art at its best.
Then there was the judging awards...digitally!  Oh how I wish I was there to enjoy each work in  person, complete the important task of assigning awards, meet the artists personally and answer questions. Covid-19 had other plans. Therefore, I will make comments here, so you can better understand my aesthetic reasoning.
As diligently as any judge might try to be objective about their job, by nature, judging art is an unavoidably subjective task. But there is an important set of objective criteria I certainly look for: good composition, uniqueness of vision, skillful handling of the medium and personal expression. If you have all four, you have a great painting! 
Congratulations to the award winners! 

Special Thanks to the GIBSON COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT 
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FIRST PLACE-$400 BILL BAILEY - Oakland "WELCOMING COMMITTEE" 14 x 21 WATERCOLOR $500
JAN BATTS - Brentwood "A MAN AND HIS BOAT" 20 x 20 Acrylic $525
DOMINIQUE BELLOTT - MEMPHIS "SAFE HARBOR" 18 x 24 WATERCOLOR NFS
$100 *GCUD AWARD PHYLLIS BOGER - Memphis "A COMPLEMENT RUNS THROUGH IT" DYES ON SILK 24 x 24 $460
BARBARA BULLARD - Franklin "HOMEGROWN" 26 X 19 TRANSPARENT WC $2200
HM $100 BARBARA BULLARD - Franklin "SEE YOU LATER" 14 x 23 mm/graphite/collage $400
DODIE BUSH - Memphis "CANYON LIGHT" WATERCOLOR 16 X 20 $500
ROSE BYNUM - Mercer "ORGANICALLY GROWN" SOFT PASTELS 12 X 18 NFS
Sandra Carpenter - Corinth, MS "Johnson Farm" 15 x 22 $1000
SANDRA CARPENTER - Corinth, MS - "TIMES PAST" 15 x 21 Watercolor $1000
NORA CHILDERS - Memphis "Someone's Happy Place" Acrylic 24 x 36 $720
GLENA COOK - Nashville "Standing Against the Storm" Acrylic/Gold Leaf 16 x 20 $300
KAY COOP - Memphis "Fernando V" Watercolor 19 x 10 $550
KAY COOP - Memphis "Do Not Enter" Watercolor 14 x 11 $500
SUE CRAVER - Waverly "Take Me Home" Watercolor 16 X 20 NFS
HM $100 JUDY DUKE - Lexington "Last Drop" Watercolor 30 x 22 $800
JUDY DUKE - Lexington "Red and White" Watercolor 15 x 22 NFS
MIKE ELKINS - Munford "First Blush" Watercolor 22 x 28 NFS
SECOND PLACE $300 BARRIE FOSTER - Atoka "Fun in New Orleans" Watercolor 24 x 30 $300
FILIZ GRIFFIN - Clarksville "A Floral Melody" Watercolor 26 x 17 $380
"Nomad" Acrylic by Dana Groff, Jr
HM $100 DANA GROFF, JR - Jackson "Nomad" Acrylic 18 x 18 NFS
TIM HACKER - Barlett "I Herd That" Watercolor 20 x 30 $2000
TIM HACKER - Bartlett "Via Delarosa" Watercolor 24 x 18 $1500
HM $100 JIM HENDERSON - Somerville "Limbscape" Watercolor / Ink 20 x 20 $500
CHARLOTTE HIGHERS - Henderson "North Rim" Watercolor 19 x 27 $950
CHARLOTTE HIGHERS - Henderson "Rio Samba" WC/Pastels/MM 26 x 19 $625
TINA HUEY - Milan "In the Shallows" Watercolor 22 x 22 NFS
LARRY HUGHES - Memphis "Don't Worry-Be Happy Potus Has a Plan" WC 18 x 24 NFS
PAIGE JOYNER - Alamo "Tree Glow 1" Oil on Canvas 40 x 36 $1400
HM $100 TRICIA KAMAN - Chagrin Falls, OH "Dark Joe" Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 950
TRICIA KAMAN - Chagrin Falls, OH "Portrait of Cassandra" Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 $1200
LISA KERSEY - Lavinia "COOL Little Dude" Sharpie Pens 19 x 27 $1000
LINDA MCBRIDE - Dyersburg "Forbidden Shelf" Oil on Canvas 14 x 11 NFS
PRESIDENT'S AWARD RENEE MUHA - Waverly "Floral Pattern" Watercolor 26 x 20 NFS
DR. GOPAL MURTI - Memphis "I Can Outcolor All Y'all Anyday!" Watercolor/Acrylic 29 x 40 NFS
PAT PATRICK - Clarksville "Azalea Avalanche" Watercolor 29 x 15 $1000
PAT PATRICK - Clarksville "Damsel. Dragon, and Daffodils" Gesso/Gouache/WC 14 x 20 $400
GAIL POSTAL - New YorK, NY "Amanda" Graphite & Oil 18 x 36 $5000
GAIL POSTAL - New York, NY "Erin" Graphite & Oil 36 x 18 $5000
PATTIE RANDLE - Franklin "They Took The Last Train for the Coast" Acrylic 30 x 15 $385
DAVID RAWLINSON - Memphis "Alberta, Alabama" Watercolor 27 x 34 $625
HM $100 DAVID RAWLINSON - Germantown "Oil Trough, Arkansas" Watercolor 19 x 37 $600
NORIKO REGISTER Hermitage "Three Vases" Acrylic 36 x 24 $900
DEBBIE ROBINSON - Franklin "Plymouth Walk" Oil on Canvas 16 x 12 $550
HM $100 MAE SAGARA - MILAN "Sealed Hopes" Digital Paints 17 x 17 $200
SUSY SANDERS - McComb, MS "I Adore Flowers" Watercolor 14 x 11 NFS
DR. LISA SMITH - Jackson "Peppy Purple" Acrylic 12 x 18 $350
JANICE SPEER - Franklin "Inspired" Oil on Gesso Board 11 x 14 NFS
DEBRA SPEGAL - Humboldt "J. C." Watercolor 14 x 11 NFS
MARY SPELLINGS - Mercer "BLESSED ARE THE WEAK" WC 15 x 22 $850
MARY SPELLINGS - Mercer "SUCH IS LIFE" WC 15 x 22 $625
Best of Show $500 TUVA STEPHENS McKenzie "DIVINE JOURNEY" WC 30 x 22 $2000
TUVA STEPHENS - McKenzie "GILBERT" WC 22 X 15 $750
B. J. STRICKLAND - Madison, Ala. "Riptide" Watercolor on Canvas 18 x 24 $250
BARBARA TIGRETT - COLLIERVILLE "Moonlight Sonata" Acrylic 16 x 20 $650
Third Place: $200 BARBARA TIGRETT COLLIERVILLE "Pickwick Lake Moonrise" Acrylic 20 x 20 $650
JANE TYREE - Trenton "Out on a Limb" Watercolor 12 x 14 $300
ELAINE VARS - Jackson "Speak Softly" Mixed Media/Collage 8 X 23 $350
BARBARA WILLIAMS - Milan "Cows Better in the Shade" Oil 18 x 24 NFS
JOHN WILKINSON III - Lakeland "Olie for President" Acrylic 23 x 12 $475
JOHN WILKINSON III - Lakeland "This Is Another Fine Mess" Acrylic 20 x 10 $475
HM $100 ELIZABETH BOYD - MEMPHIS "CLYDE CHITWOOD" COLLAGE 11 X 14 $400
DANA GROFF, JR. - JACKSON "PORTAL" 30 x 30 ACRYLIC - TRIPTYCH $450
SARA BARKER - TRENTON "GOD AND COUNTRY" MM/COLLAGE 18 X 24 $500
Special thanks to all the artists who have supported GCVAA by entering our National Exhibitions for the past 19 years! This year we have artists from OH, AL, NY, MS and across TN. Please share this GCVAA Exhibition on your Facebook. Next year will be our 20th GCVAA Anniversary Celebration!   
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Royce Harris - GCVAA President & Exhibition Chairman
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