Castle Gallery, in Fort Wayne, IN is hosting our
NOAPS BEST OF AMERICA 2017
NOAPS members
GOT RECOGNIZED!
Show dates OCT 20 thru NOV 11
$25,000 in cash prizes and merchandise awards
have been awarded to our talented artists on opening night
A BIG THANKS to all our fabulous sponsors for making this possible.
Congratulations!
Marc Chatov
Best of Show
Braids
The Top 18 awards are Master Qualifier Awards in the Best of America 2017
Excellence and Merit Awards are not Master Qualifiers.
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Built in 1905 as a wedding present for B. Paul Mossman and his bride, the Castle is of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Masons gathered granite boulders from fields hundreds of miles away to be used in the construction of this magnificent home which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1949 Mossman gave the home to the city to become the municipal art museum. In 1983, the museum moved downtown and the castle was restored for residential use. More than a thousand gallons of stripping solution, hundreds of dental tools and hours of time were involved in returning the original cherry, oak, maple, walnut and mahogany to its present state.
Jody Hemphill Smith and Mark Paul Smith re-established the Castle as an art gallery in 1995. Since then it has featured artists from around the world.
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questions
Please email to Membership@NOAPS.org
LINK TO PROSPECTUS - http://www.juriedartservices.com/index.php?content=event_info&event_id=1247
The National Oil & Acrylic Painter’s Society
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award winners
and accepted artists
Artist: Priya Ahlawat- PA Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 24x18x.5in Website: www.priyaahlawat.com
Artist: Lee Alban- MD Price: $6,000 Dimensions: 24x18x1in
Artist: Tom Altenburg- MO Price: $2,400 Dimensions: 27x23x1in Website:natureartists.co/tom_altenburg
Artist: Del-Bourree Bach- CT Price: $6,500 Dimensions: 11x18
Artist: Suzie Baker- TX Price: $2,400 Dimensions: 16x20x.5in Website: www. suziebaker.com
Artist: Victor Blakey- TX Price: $3,000 Dimensions: 24x36x.75in Website: www.victorblakeyfineart.com
Artist: Andrea Bojrab- IN Price: $4,000 Dimensions: 24x24in Website: www.andreabojrab.com
Artist: Liz Bonham- TX Price: $2,950 Dimensions: 24x36x1in Website: lizbonham.com
Artist: JM Brodrick- OR Price: $1,000 Dimensions: 16x20x2in Website: www.jmbrodrick.com
Artist: Hebe Brooks- TX Price: $3,400 Dimensions: 20x30x1in Website: www.artbyhebe.com
Artist: Charlene Brown- IN Price: $1,320 Dimensions: 16x12x.25in
Artist: Karen Budan- AZ Price: $2,250 Dimensions: 16x20x.25in Website: www.Karenbudan.com
Artist: Karen Cahill- CA Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 36x14x.38in Website: www.karencahill.com
Artist: Juan Cantavella- TX Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 17x12x1in Website: www.cantavellartist.com
Artist: Mitch Caster- CO Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 20x20x1in
Artist: Victoria Castillo- TX Price: $1,950 Dimensions: 20x10x.25
Artist: Jane Chapin- FL Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 16x20in Website: www.janechapin.com
Artist: Marc Chatov- GA Price: $10,800 Dimensions: 40x30x2in Website: www.chatovstudio.com
Artist: Adam Clague- MO Price: $1,100 Dimensions: 12x11in Website: www.adamclague.com
Artist: Steven Creighton-IN Price: $900 Dimensions: 19x23x1.5in Website: stevecreightonart.com
Artist: Matthew Cutter- FL Price: $4,300 Dimensions: 16x20x.5in Website: www.matthewjcutter.com
Artist: Tony Damico- CT Price: $2,200 Dimensions: 11x14x.25in Website: www.tonydamicofineart.com
Artist: Mary Ann Davis- IN Price: $1,260 Dimensions: 14x18x.5in Website: www.madavisart.com
Artist: Fred Doloresco- IN Price: $4,200 Dimensions: 30x36x1in
Artist: Glen Edwards- UT Price: $3,900 Dimensions: 30x24in Website: www.edwardsfineartstudio.com
Artist: Barbara Edwards- UT Price: $2,100 Dimensions: 16x20in Website: www.edwardsfineartstudio.com
Artist: Shirley Fachilla- TN Price: $885 Dimensions: 18x14in Website: sometimesapainting.blogspot.com
Artist: Alison Fang- CA Price: $3,000 Dimensions: 28x22x1.5in
Artist: Shannon Fannin- TX Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 20x20x1.5in Website: www.shanfannin.com
Artist: Karolyn Farrell- AR Price: $2,000 Dimensions: 12x9in
Artist: Nicole Finger- CO Price: $11,500 Dimensions: 24x48x1.5in Website: www.fingerpaintingart.com
Artist: Rusty Frentner- MI Price: $3,600 Dimensions: 15.5x28
Artist: Berry Fritz- TX Price: $2,200 Dimensions: 20x16x.25in
Artist: Hans Guerin- MD Price: $3,500 Dimensions: 24x28x1in Website: hansguerin.com
Artist: Masoud Habibyan- Alberta Price: $3,500 Dimensions: 36x26x1in Website: www.masoudhabibyan.com
Artist: Diann Haist- AK Price: $5,700 Dimensions: 28x22in Website: www.diannhaist.com
Artist: Nancy Haley- CO Price: $1,500 Dimensions: 16x20x.25in Website: www.nancyhaleyfineart.com
Artist: Albert Handell- NM Price: $14,500 Dimensions: 18x24x1in Website: www.alberthandell.com
Artist: Randall Harden- IN Price: $3,200 Dimensions: 24x30x1in
Artist: Linda Lucas Hardy- TX Price: $3,800 Dimensions: 16x20in Website: www.lindalucashardy.com
Artist: Anne Harkness- NC Price: $2,400 Dimensions: 24x30x1.5in Website: anneharkness.com
Artist: Diana Harvey-AR Price: $2,750 Dimensions: 14x11x1in Website: www.dianaharveyart.com
Artist: Ray Hassard- OH Price: $2,000 Dimensions: 12x16x.5in Website: www.rayhassard.com
Artist: Dennis Heckler- MS Price: $2,000 Dimensions: 18x24in Website: dennishecklerpaintings.com
Artist: Kim Hill- TX Price: $2,300 Dimensions: 12x12x1in Website: kimhillstudio.com
Artist: Samuel Hoffman- IN Price: $2,200 Dimensions: 18x24x1in Website: www.stillwaterfineart.com
Artist:Paula Holtzclaw- NC Price: $2,300 Dimensions: 11x14in
Artist: Al Hopkins- IN Price: $2,900 Dimensions: 6x9in
Artist: Ellen Howard- CA Price: $550 Dimensions: 9x12x1in Website: www.ellenhowardart.com
Artist: Brenda Howell- NM Price: $8,600 Dimensions: 24x36x1in Website: brendahowellart.com
Artist: Frankie Johnson- IL Price: $1,150 Dimensions: 16x12in Website: www.frankiejohnsonartstudio.com
Artist: Barbara Jones- TX Price: $1,200 Dimensions: 9x12x1.5in Website: www.barbarajonesfineart.com
Artist: Steven Jordan- SC Price: $5,500 Dimensions: 18x12x1in Website: stevenjordan.com
Artist: Andrew Knez Jr.- PA Price: $2,000 Dimensions: 12x9x1in Website: www.andrewknezjr.com
Artist: Sheryl Knight- CA Price: $2,200 Dimensions: 24x18x.5in Website: www.sherylknight.com
Artist: Steve Ko- TX Price: $3,900 Dimensions: 20x16x1in Website: www.stevekoartstudio.com
Artist: Linda Kollacks- IL Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 24x20x1in Website: www.lindasportraits.com
Artist: Sandra Kuck- FL Price: $80,000 Dimensions: 35x34x2in Website: sandrakuck.com
Artist: Christina Kuo- CA Price: $1,500 Dimensions: 12x9x25 Website: www.christinackuo.com
Artist: David Larkins- MI Price: $4,600 Dimensions: 40x30x1in Website: www.absolutearts.com/portfolio
Artist: Tom LaRock- TX Price: $4,800 Dimensions: 11.5x19.5x2in Website: www.tomlarockart.com
Artist: Kirk Larsen- NY Price: $3,200 Dimensions: 16x20x.75 Website: www.kirklarsenfineart.com
Artist: Christopher Leeper- OH Price: $1,100 Dimensions: 12x16x.25in Website: www.christopherleeper.com
Artist: Shana Levenson- NM Price: $4,000 Dimensions: 20x20x1in
Artist: Cheng Lian- TX Price: $15,000 Dimensions: 30x24x.75in Website: chenglian.us
Artist: Tai Meng Lim- Selangor Price: $2,800 Dimensions: 16x18in Website: taimenglim.com
Artist: Ober-Rae Livingstone- Ontario Price: $3,600 Dimensions: 24x48x1.5in
Artist: CJ Lukacsik- AZ Price: $2,850 Dimensions: 20x30x.75in Website: www.cjlukacsik.com
Artist: Dale Macafee- IA Price: $3,600 Dimensions: 22x28x.25in Website: macafeefineart.com
Artist: Miguel Malagon- IL Price: $1,100 Dimensions: 12x16in Website: www.miguelmalagon.com
Artist: Will Maller- CA Price: $900 Dimensions: 12x12x1in Website: www.willmaller.com
Artist: Catherine Marchand- Alberta Price: $2,900 Dimensions: 24x30x1in Website: catherinemarchandart.com
"he who guards the gate of sunset" Artist: Steve McCoy- IA Price: $4,800 Dimensions: 20x32in
Artist: Patrick Meehan- MD Price: $1,200 Dimensions: 14x11x.25in Website: www.patrickmmeehan.com
Artist: Rosa Montante Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 18x24x.25in
Artist: Walter Mosley- NY Price: $1,200 Dimensions: 22x28x1in Website: walterlynnmosley.com
Artist: Michelle Murray- Alberta Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 28x20x.75in Website: www.michellemurratart.com
Artist: Farshid Namei- CA Price: $2,400 Dimensions: 20x16in Website: www.farshidnamei.com
Artist: Linda Nearon- CA Price: $3,000 Dimensions: 20x24x30in Website: lindanearonstudio.com
Artist: Pamela Newell- IN Price: $3,500 Dimensions: 20x16in Website: www.pnewellart.com
Artist: Barbara Nuss- MD Price: $3,700 Dimensions: 20x24x1in Website: www.barbaranuss
Artist: Sivananda Nyayapathi- GA Price: $1,980 Dimensions: 9x12in Website: www.sivanandafineart.com
Artist: Dr. Terry Nybo Price: $1,150 Dimensions: 11x14in
Artist: Melanie O'Keefe- AL Price: $950 Dimensions: 30x30x1in Website: mokeefeart.com
Artist: Frances Pampeyan- CA Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 24x20x.25 Website: www.francespampeyan.com
Artist: Jose Pardo- FL Price: $1,200 Dimensions: 16x20x.5in Website: www.pardostudio.us
Artist: Lyn Phariss- MO Price: $1,100 Dimensions: 16x20x34in Website: lynphariss.com
Artist: Sharon Pomales- OH Price: $3,400 Dimensions: 28x22in Website: www.sharonpomales.com
Artist: Barron Postmus- CA Price: $2,900 Dimensions: 24x20x2in Website: barronpostmuart.com
Artist: Craig Pursley- NH Price: $3,400 Dimensions: 20x16x1in Website: www.pursleyart.com
Artist: Igor Raikhline- GA Price: $4,850 Dimensions: 36x18x.5in Website: www.igor-raikhline.com
Artist: Christina Ramos- CA Price: $5,500 Dimensions: 30x24x1.5in Website: www.christinaramosart.com
Artist: Diane Reeves- FL Price: $3,200 Dimensions: 20x16x1in Website: dianereevesfineart.com
Artist: Michael Reibel- SC Price: $2,000 Dimensions: 20x24in Website: www.mreibelpaintings.com
Artist: Scott Royston- MD Price: $25,000 Dimensions: 36x24in
Artist: Lawrence Rudolech- IN Price: $3,600 Dimensions: 24x24x1in Website: rudolech.com
Artist: Monique Sakellarios- NH Price: $1,600 Dimensions: 16x20in Website: www.moniquesakellarios.com
Artist: Trish Savides- FL Price: $3,900 Dimensions: 24x30x1in Website: www.artid.com/psavides
Artist: John Schisler- DE Price: $3,000 Dimensions: 12x16x1in Website: johnschisler.com
Artist: William Schneider-IL Price: $5,075 Dimensions: 30x24x.5in Website:schneiderart.com
Artist: Ming-Mei Sheeh- CA Price: $4,500 Dimensions: 24x24x2in
Artist: Sandhyaa Shetty-TX Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 12x16x1in Website: www.sandhyaashetty.com
Artist: Pamela Shumway- IL Price: $1,200 Dimensions: 16x12x.25in Website: pamshumway.com
Artist: Jerry Smith- IN Price: $3,000 Dimensions: 24x30in Website: jsmithstudio.com
Artist: Cindy Sorley-Keichinger- Alberta Price: $2,040 Dimensions: 9x12in Website: www.goldenkstudio.com
Artist: Ken Spencer- ID Price: $4,000 Dimensions: 24x30in Website: www.jkenspencer.com
Artist: Ann Stevenson- AL Price: $1,250 Dimensions: 14x11x.25in Website: www.annmoellerstudios.com
Artist: Thalia Stratton- CA Price: $5,500 Dimensions: 24x18x1in Website: www.thaliastratton.com
Artist: Shawn Sullivan- NY Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 20x16x.25in
Artist: James Swanson- IL Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 20x16x1in Website: www.jamesswansondesign.com/paintings
Artist: Stephanie Paige Thomson- IN Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 24x18in Website: stephaniepaigefineart.com
Artist: Patricia Tribastone- NY Price: $1,500 Dimensions: 12x24x1in Website: www.patriciatribastone.com
Artist: Cecy Turner- TX Price: $1,600 Dimensions: 20x16in Website: www.cecyturner.com
Artist: David Tutwiler-IN Price: $12,000 Dimensions: 36x24x1in Website: www.tutwilerfineart.com
Artist: J Russell Wells- IL Price: $4,752 Dimensions: 24x36x1in Website: jrussellwells.com
Artist: Robin Williamson- TX Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 12x16x1in Website: robingwilliamson.com
Artist: Simon Winegar- UT Price: $2,500 Dimensions: 12x36x3in Website: www.winegarfineart.com
Artist: Natalie Wiseman- MO Price: $3,200 Dimensions: 28x24in Website: www.nataliewisemanartist.com
Artist: Kay Witherspoon- CO Price: $3,000 Dimensions: 18x14x1in Website: www.kaywitherspoon.com
Artist:James Wolford- MA Price: $6,800 Dimensions: 24x36x2in Website: www.jameswolford.com
Artist: Jenny Wu- CA Price: $1,800 Dimensions: 28x22x3in
Artist: Jian Wu- CA Price: $8,000 Dimensions: 24x18x1in
Artist: Jie Zhuang- Shanghai Price: $16,000 Dimensions: 20x24x4in
Best Still life
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best technique and handling
best landscape
Best Realism
best impressionism
best use
of values
award of excellence
award of merit
artistic excellence
best narrative
Fort Wayne Museum of Art purchase award
best acrylic
best figure
most original
best by master-signature
best oil
best composition
best light & color
award of excellence
award of excellence
award of excellence
award of merit
award of merit
artistic excellence
award of merit
award of merit
award of merit
best of show
award of merit
award of excellence
3rd place
2nd place
award of excellence
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