Mark B. Goodson’s “Expression of Quilly” won the first place award at the Bountiful/Davis Art Center’s 38th annual statewide competition.

The Bountiful/Davis Art Center opened its Annual Statewide Competition last night in their new (but temporary) space at the Davis County Memorial Courthouse in Farmington. The 38th annual competition featured 115 pieces created by 81 different artists.

The winners, chosen by juror Mikell Stringham of Mondo Fine Art, were:

1^st Place ($500): Mark B. Goodson, Huntsville, Expression of Quilly, Oil on Canvas (pictured above)

2^nd Place ($300): Paul Vincent Bernard, Salt Lake City, Rebuilding the New City, Oil on Aluminum

3^rd Place ($150): Natalie Kirk, Transcendence 1 & 2, (Diptych), Photography

Honorable Mentions:

Joseph Adams, Lewiston, Chamber of Reflection, Oil

Paul Vincent Bernard, Salt Lake City, Vacancy on 10^th Street, Oil on Aluminum

Erin W. Berrett, Salt Lake City, Cigreet Canyon (Bicknell), Oil

Brendan Clary, West Jordan, Orange and Blue, Oil

Mark B. Goodson, Huntsville, Superman, Oil on Panel

Gerard Johnson, Salt Lake City, Water Dancers, Photography

Justin Wheatley, House on 800 North #2, Acrylic

Justin Wheatley, Spiral Jetty, Mixed

Anthony Woolf, Portrait of an American Cowboy, Pencil

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