51st
May 23 - 27, 2025
2024 Winners
Painting and Graphics
Student Division
First Place: Ava Hoff
Second Place: Meadow Johnson
Third Place: Sarah Greenfield
BEST STUDENT: Olivia Henderson
Beginner Division
First Place: Libby Riger
Second Place: Kathy Conlon
Third Place: Sandy Wilt
Intermediate Division
First Place: Steve Blackburn
Second Place: Lisa Fairbank
Third Place: Jeanne Bucy
BEST INTERMEDIATE: Sandy Boyd
Advanced Division
First Place: Marko Marino
Second Place: Marla Reese
Third Place: Charlie Jankiewicz
BEST ADVANCED: Robert Gray
BEST IN SHOW: Joe Milich
Honorable Mention: Kim Dement
Honorable Mention: Ginger Reddington
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Riefenberg
Honorable Mention: Barbara Torke
Honorable Mention: Arlene Law
Mixed Media
Student Division
First Place: Ashlee Harrington
Second Place: Gage Shelton
Third Place: Druin Padgett
Beginner Division
First Place: Cindy Starr
Intermediate Division
First Place: Suzanne Lavista
Advanced Division
First Place: Ouida Touchon
Second Place: Denny McNeill
Third Place: Debby Locke
Honorable Mention: Laurae Fortner-Welch
Photography
Student Division
First Place: Makinzie Anderson
Second Place: Devon Henrickson
Third Place: Ben Widner
Beginner Division
First Place: Karen Benson
BEST BEGINNER: Karen Benson
Intermediate Division
First Place: Amanda Bizer
Advanced Division
First Place: Phil Berghauser
Second Place: Penny Heuscher
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Phil Berghauser
3D
Student Division
First Place: Jordan Findley
Second Place: Ava Martinez
Intermediate Division
First Place: Michael Mackowski
Advanced Division
First Place: Don McFadden
Second Place: Debra Bradley
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Our Judge
Virginia Unseld
Virginia Unseld is a contemporary impressionist painter. Virginia has been painting the western landscape for over 40 years in oils, pastels, watercolors, and acrylics. She paints ordinary scenes to call attention to the beauty of often overlooked places. Dramatic light and shadow are usually present in her paintings. Her work is about the act of joyous mark-making as much as about the subject she is painting. Her studio and home are in Eckert, CO.
Virginia is a signature member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, a past president, and has worked with pastels for 30 years. Unseld holds a Master’s Degree in Art Education from Rhode Island School of Design and a B.S. in Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She taught art in public schools for 30 years, primarily high school. She has also been a plein air instructor for Adams State University. She has exhibited extensively and won many awards for her work in numerous regional and national shows. She has been a juror and judge for many arts groups. You can read more about her work at www.virginiaunseldfineart.com.