37th National Exhibition

The Next Picture Show
A Fine Arts Center
113 W. First St.
Dixon, Illinois

May 2 – May 28, 2021

Juror of Selection and Awards, Elaine Daily-Birnbaum

Internationally recognized artist, Elaine Daily-Birnbaum, is a signature member (and Dolphin Fellow) of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA Honor Society, California Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society, and others. Her abstract water-media paintings have received awards in more than one-hundred national and international exhibitions, including two Silver Awards from the American Watercolor Society and First Place Awards from Rocky Mountain, Louisiana, and Northwest Watercolor Societies. Her paintings are included in the permanent collection of the Qingdao Museum, Qingdao, China and her work can be viewed at www.dailyartgallery.com. Ms. Daily-Birnbaum has also served as the juror of selection for the American, National, and California Watercolor Societies’ exhibitions as well as a juror of awards for the American Watercolor Society.

Click here to see a video of the Awards Presentation by juror, Elaine Daily-Birnbaum.

Best of Show: Thomas Herzberg, What News Pussycat, 25″ x 19″
Award of Excellence I: Peter Jablokow, DC-3 On The Beach In Iceland, 22″ x 30″
Award of Excellence II: Denny Bond, Alarmed, 28″ x 37″
Award of Excellence III: Chris Krupinski, Guave and Grapes, 22″ x 30″
Evelyn E. Schultz Creative Spirit Award: Ingrid E. Albright, Wet, 20″x 26″
Outstanding Figurative: Z. Feng, Art Major, 30″ x 25″
Outstanding Landscape: Howard Kuo, At The Corner of Winter and Spring, 30″ x 22″
Outstanding Abstract: Christine Alfrey, Figuring It Out, 30″ x 30″
Charles Strissel Award: Ratindra Das, Alaskan Crabber, 20″ x 26″
Director’s Choice Award: Lawrence Raffanti, Carlee’s Garden, 25″ x 32″
Honorable Mention: Raymond Perez, Pasta Dish With Merlot, 20″ x 17″
Honorable Mention: Diane Shabino, Thicket, 20″ x 28″
Honorable Mention: Jac Tilton, Salvage, 22″ x 28″
Honorable Mention: Ryan Fox, Boy In Venice, 15″ x 22″
Honorable Mention: Patricia Mroczka, Sea Grapes, 18″ x 18″
Ione Angilan, Portrait of Teresa, 19″ x 30″
Jan Annarella, Venice Promenade, 20″ x 15″
Deborah Bichmer, Yellow Barn, 30″ x 22″
Larry Bond, Painted Warrior, 18″ x 24″
Claudia Broom, Spring Beauty, 19″ x 27″
Carol Brody, Papers and Images In Blue, 22″ x 30″
Sheryl Fletcher Coon, Olive and Amethyst, 22″ x 19″
Dan Danielson, Pitched To The Rails, 22″ x 15″
Janet Doll, Big Bag of Beans, 29″ x 19″
Kelly Eddington, Dress For The Job You Want, 24″ x 18″
Alicia Farris, The Observer, 20″ x 16″
Stephen Edwards, Lazy Summer Stream, 22″ x 30″
Colleen Ferratier, Abstracted Blue, 15″ x 22″
Deborah Freerksen, Autumn Farm, 10″ x 14″
Lisa Arnold Franklin, Congruency, 20″ x 20″
Jane Fritz, Terraces Of Travertime, 14″ x 21″
Aneita Gates, Meditation, 10″ x 22″
David Gregory, Washday Shadows, Venice, 21″ x 28″
Janine Helton, Spring Romance, 14″ x 12″
John Herron, Forgotten, 16″ x 12″
Michael Holter, Prairie Shadows, 22″ x 22″
John Howard, After Hours On The Net, 24″ x 30″
Peter Jeziorski, Lunch Break, 22″ x 28″
Shirley Kleppe, Zambezi Tapestry, 11″ x 16″
Susan Keith, Crabapple Reds, 33″ x 27″
Michele Tabor Kimbrough, Dinah Crucian Carnival Series, 12″ x 12″
Robert Koch, Isle au Haut Light, 16″ x 26″
Prerana Kulkarni, Silk Floss Tree Blossoms, 30″ x 22″
Wendi Lam, Still Standing, 18″ x 12″
Kerk Hwang Lok, Morning Song No. 11, 15″ x 22″
Robert Lee Mejer, Take PC: Open Book #4, 30″ x 22″
Rosemary Morrissey, The Three Magi, 12″ x 10″
Elaine Nunnally, Zoom Zoom, 22″ x 30″
Michael Payette, Vinyl Prayer, 22″ x 21″
Lana Privitera, Ruby Red Shawl, 29″ x 21″
April Rimpo, Fishing Day, 24″ x 18″
Megan Ripke, Pink Dahlias, 22″ x 30″
George Schooover, The Dog Walker, 36″ x 40″
Annie Strack, Portrait of Chris, 20″ x 14″
Eileen Sudzina, Firescape Shadows, 30″ x 26″
Junco Uras, I Will Be Back, 18″ x 24″
Lennox Wallace, At the River Bridge, 20″ x 20″
Katherine Weber, Cow Blue, 13″ x 15″
Linda Wilmes, Peggy’s Cove III, 26″ x 21″
Lorraine Watry, Summer Salad, 11″ x 11″