2025 Fine Art Exhibition Winners

Amateur Category

Best of Show/Amateur: Nancy Dankof “Nature’s Lovers”

Acrylic:
1st – Susan Richards “Flowers for Mom”
2nd – Ellen Noel “Country Living”
3rd – Jeanie Noble “Autumn in Midwest”
Honorable Mention: Dee Gillis “Frozen”

Water Media:
1st – Fanny Hoover “Urban Triumph”
2nd – Constance Gilhooly “Thunder & Lightning”
3rd – Stephanie House “Eastern Bluebird”
Honorable Mention – Dee Gillis “Courageous”

Oils:
1st – Dallas Rowlands “Blue Heron”
2nd – Kim Ceccarelli “Cookie”
3rd – Sharon Lange “Still Life on a Sunny Afternoon”
Honorable Mention – Dallas Rowlands “Hillside”

Pastel:
1st – Carol Myers “Bison at Sunset”

Drawing:
1st – Mike Nygren “Tippecanoe Treasurers”

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3 Dimensional:
1st – Ronald Landau “Rock Flowers”
2nd – Mojgan Samardar “Nature’s Symphony”
3rd – Michael Nygren “Mischievous”
Honorable Mention – Ronald Landau “Copper Wonder”

Photography:
1st – Edd McGatha “Saturday Morning, Anyville USA”
2nd – Jenna Mumford “What Time Is It?”
3rd – Edd McGatha “On Broadway”
Honorable Mention – Jenna Mumford “Tea Time”

Mixed Media:
1st – Nancy Dankof “Nature’s Lovers”
2nd – Debbie Lam “Unlock My Rusty Heart”
3rd – Nancy Dankof “By My Window”
Honorable Mention – Nancy Innskeep “True Blue”

Fiber:
1st - Andrew Luring “Heroic Efforts”
2nd - Ruth Morse “Stitcher’s Sampler”
3rd - Barb Schneider “Mama Demands Liberty”
Honorable Mention – Helen Willis “Springtime in Miami County”

Advanced Category

Best of Show/Advanced:
Paul Rienzo “Deal with the Devil”

Acrylic:
1st – Paul Rienzo “Deal with the Devil”
2nd – Patty Brown “Peony Bouquet”
3rd – Cathy Pearson “First Red Tulips”
Honorable Mention – Michelle Brandt “Puddle Jumpers”

Water Media:
1st – Evelyn Staub “Illusion”
2nd – John Buell “Spring Rain”
3rd – Debby Gregory “Flip That Switch”
Honorable Mention – Bonnie Kuntz “Best Friends”

Oils:
1st – Michelle Swearingen “Old Florida Mill”
2nd – Dan Brown “Triple A”
3rd – Nicholas Culver “Still Life with Sculptures”
Honorable Mention – Philip Erbaugh “Cellist”

Pastel:
1st – Daniel Ferguson “Reflection”
2nd – Katherine Taylor Green “Little Red”
3rd – Phillip Erbaugh “Onion with Glass”
Honorable Mention Prathya Krishna Prasad “The Royal Game of Peacocks”

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Drawing:
1st – Tom Lehman “Barn Dweller”

3 Dimensional:
1st – Bill Danzig “Margaret Miller”
2nd – Steve Paulus “Cool Stool”
3rd – Bill Danzig "Spirit of the Woods”
Honorable Mention – Bruce Henn “Elephant”

Photography:
1st – Jamie Mumford “Spent”
2nd – Karl Yost “Siblings”
3rd – Jaime Mumford “Glass Bubbles”
Honorable Mention – Elizabeth Larsen “Farm Circles”

Mixed Media:
1st – Julianne Thompson “Spirit of Ukraine”
2nd – Charmaine Boggs “Frosted Juniper”
3rd – Rosemary Nick “Hello Poppy”
Honorable Mention – Elaine Balsey “Message in a Bottle”

Fiber:
1st – Rosalind Kay Bertand “Mixed Twill on Blue and Gold “
2nd – Janet Woodworth “Flying Geese at Harvest Time”
3rd – Lisa Bragg “The Lab-a-Dog
Honorable Mention – Alison Rusk “The Flow of Love”

Special Honors: 

• Ellen Cotterman Award sponsored by the Ellen Cotterman Fund and presented by Stan Evans - Paul Rienzo“Deal with the Devil”

• Jeryl Laux Award sponsored by Rusty Harden - Lisa Bragg “Lab-a-Dog”

• Olive Boyd Award sponsored by Ruth Safreed - Michelle Swearingen “Orange Peel”

• Gail Stickelman Award sponsored by Diana Stickelman - Ron Landau “Rock Flowers”

• People’s Choice Award voted on by the Public - Michelle Brandt “Puddle Jumpers”

• Glass Brush Award sponsored by TCAAC - The arts are valuable to community, enhancing the culture, attractiveness and financial influence of Tipp City. The Glass Brush Award has been created to acknowledge individuals who have had a significant influence in making Tipp City a viable art community. This year’s recipient is Ruth Safreed, pictured below left.