Art League Names Biennale Winners

Art League of Hilton Head awarded 13 prizes at the awards reception of the 2023 Biennale, 28th National Juried Art Exhibition. More than $5,000 in cash prizes were awarded. One hundred artists from 25 states were accepted to participate from more than 600 entries, spanning 35 states.

2023 Biennale Award Winners:
First Prize: (prize amount $1,500)
Arena Shawn, Carrabelle, Fla.
“Requiem” (Oil)

Second Prize: (prize amount $1,000)
Christine Alfery, Lac du Flambeau, Wisc.
“Charting Pathways” (Acrylic, Watercolor Ink)

Third Prize: (prize amount $750)
Marilee Klosterman, Guilford, Ind.
“Just Another Workday” (Pastel)

Honorable Mentions: (prize amount $200)
Will Barnes, West Columbia, S.C.
“Farm, Clouds, and Moon” (Photography)

Larry Covalciuc, Council Bluffs, Iowa
“Black Sand Grassy Dunes, Iceland, CPA” (Photography)

Ray Hassard, Cincinnati, Ohio
“A Gallery in Chelsea” (Gouache on Panel)

June Klement, Evans, Ga.
“A Stroll Through Giverny” (Oil)

NancyJeanette Long, Loganville, Ga.
“I Think They Are Plotting Something” (Acrylic)

Devin Lovett, Augusta, Ga.
“Hephaestus” (Oil on Canvas)

Donna Nyzio, Palacios, Texas
“No Fuss and Feather” (Oil)

Linda Shepard, Marysville, Ohio
“The Bridge at Cypress Gardens” (Oil)

Sandra Teepen, Atlanta, Ga.
“Out of This World” (Quilted Fiber Art)

Yeqiang Wang, Topeka, Kansas
“Return to Classicism - The Milkmaid” (Oil on Canvas)

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