Painter Leroy LeFlore was awarded Best of Show for “King Frivolous, Pelican” in Galveston Art League’s Winter 2022 juried competition. The Mardi Gras-theme oil painting by LeFlore, a Galveston-based artist, is one of 114 entries accepted into the league’s Winter 2022 Juried Show. All the accepted entries will be on exhibit 12:00pm to 6:00pm Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during February at the Galveston Art League Gallery, 2117A Postoffice St. in Galveston.
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Custom jewelry designer Missy Rorrer of Houston judged the league’s Winter 2022 Juried Show. Rorrer’s art activities include service on the Visual Arts Committee of Webster Presbyterian Church, being general chairwoman of the Lunar Rendezvous Festival and on the festival’s advisory board, and volunteering at the Bay Area Museum Guild.
In addition to LeFlore, Rorrer tapped the following artists for awards:
- 3-D – First, Nancy House, “Ms. Portia, the Pelican”; second, Nancy Graham, “Ruffle & Flourish”; honorable mentions, Michael Muhlherr, “Diving Whale”; Nancy Graham, “Dragon Tear.”
- Photography – First, Matt Logmann, “Sand and Iron”; second, Molly Ross, “Dunes in Winter”; honorable mentions: Julie Chapa, “Seaside Sunbeams”; Pat Jakobi (two), “Fenestration” and “Furled Sail”; Leah Garcia-Blanco, “Swamp Egrets”; Rebecah Thompson, “First Snow.”
- Works on Paper – First, Ruby Allen, “Thistle”; second, Gay Paratore, “Window Washer NYC”; honorable mentions: Ruby Allen, “Miss Penelope”; Maureen Lewis, “Cabbage Patch”; Sharon Hendry (two), “Stairway to the Past” and “Restoring a Memory”; Dianne Owen, “Egret Bay Goat Farm”; Susan Venier, “Colorful Mix.”
- Works on Canvas – First, Jerry Bachman, “Galveston on Galveston”; second, Robb McGee, “Pretty Girl, Handsome Iguana”; honorable mentions: Kyungsoon Chung, “Roseate Spoonbill”; Cindy Williams-Ware, “Autumn Creekside”; Don Henderson, “Lady & Friend.”
- Digital Art – First, Sharon Jones, “Flamingo Morning”; second, Steve Jones, “Wigwam Hotel, Rt. 66”; honorable mention, Sharon Jones, “Baxter.”
- Mixed Media, Wall-Hung – First, Kathy Hammond, “All Roads Lead Home”; second, Gay Paratore, “Princess Obsession”; honorable mentions: Susan Douglass Moody, “Morning After”; Suzanne Peterson (two), “Ava & Autumn” and “Sacred Heart.”
This competition was the first of three that Galveston Art League will hold this year. The other two are scheduled for June and September; rules and registration dates will be posted in an online prospectus about a month beforehand. The three annual juried contests are part of the league’s mission to promote artists, art education and visual arts in the county and beyond.
All of the Art League’s juried competitions allow artists to enter as many as three of their works; all must be executed within the past four years. They may enter in these categories: works on canvas and board, works on paper, photography, digital art (these works are either created via computer or are photographs that have been significantly altered using a computer), mixed-media wall-hung, and 3-D (sculpture, pottery, art dolls, wood carvings, metalwork, etc.). Artists older than 15, both Art League members and nonmembers, may enter Art League competitions.
The 108-year-old nonprofit Galveston Art League has never had salaried employees; all work is carried out by volunteers. The league’s outreach includes adult and children’s workshops that are open to the public; gallery and online exhibits/sales of regional artists’ works that change monthly; promotion of local artists via the league’s Featured Artist program; and participation in ArtWalks.
Galveston Art League largely finances its activities through tax-deductible memberships and contributions, gallery sales, and an annual gala. To join (the league welcomes non-artists as patron members) or find out more about the league, visit www.GalvestonArtLeague.com or send an email to gallery2117@gmail.com. Artist members enjoy discounted entry fees to juried competitions, and all members receive a quarterly electronic newsletter with local art news, monthly preview parties to view new exhibits, rubbing elbows with artists, and early notification about league-hosted workshops, which have limited enrollment.
