The Utah Division of Arts and Museums (what you might know better as the Utah Arts Council) has announced its 2009 Visual Arts Fellows. Colby Brewer of Salt Lake City and Josh Winegar of Ogden have each received a $10,000 award and a place in the 2008/2009 Visual Art Fellows Exhibition opening in March of...
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SUWS Fall Show
The Southern Utah Watercolor Society is holding their "Fall Show" in at the Mesquite Fine Arts Center in Mesquite, Nevada. Their opening reception was this past Friday night, November 14, at which awards where given for top honors and ribbons were displayed. This juried event featured 26local artists. The opening reception was well attended and...
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Jeronimo Lozano a National Heritage Fellow
Salt Lake City artist Jeronimo Lozano was honored last week as a 2008 National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest level of achievement in the country for traditional and folk artists. Lozano, a native of Peru, was selected for his lifelong dedication to, knowledge of, and the craftsmanship present in his retablos....
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City Weekly’s Artys
The Salt Lake City Weekly’s Artys awards were announced in this week’s edition of the magazine. In case some of you don’t have access to the publication, here are the awards in the visual arts: READER’S CHOICE: Trent Call–Best Painter Shawn Porter–Best Mixed Media Cat Palmer — Best Photographer STAFF PICKS Trent Alvey–Best Artist with...
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LOCAL ARTIST WINS NATIONAL SCULPTURE AWARD
Sculptor, Ben Hammond, was awarded the Dexter Jones Award for bas relief, one of four award winners in the Young Sculptors’ Competition for 2008. The Young Sculptors’ Competition dates back to 1959 and is sponsored by the National Sculpture Society. Ben won the award based on his sculpture Fall and Winter Vessel, a vase depicting...
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Laurie Lisonbee’s work recognized
Laurie Lisonbee of Salem won Best of Show in the Hilton Head Art League 2008 National Juried Exhibition, Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head, South Carolina. The painting "Pigeon Pose With Spoon," was selected for the $2500 award from among 798 artworks entered nationally. Herpainting "Crazy Eight" recently won third place in the Springville Museum of...
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Colleen Howe featured in American Artist Magazine
American Artist Magazine will feature Salt Lake City-based pastel artist Colleen K. Howe with the cover story of its July/August 2008 edition as well as the lead article on MyAmericanArtist.com. Howe’s "Zion Overlook," a 24-by-30-inch pastel painting, is the cover image with an accompanying eight-page article titled "Four Steps to a Stronger Painting." "I’m very excited...
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Justin Taylor’s Portraits Recognized
Utah’s Justin Taylor was recently recognized by the Portrait Society of America. His piece, "What to Make of It" (24 x 24 oil on canvas) was chosen, from among 1200 entrants, as 20 finalists for the Society’s conference in Philadelphia this April. Taylor, a native of Las Vegas, earned his BFA at Brigham Young University...
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Sculptor Annette Everett Recognized
Annette Everett of Saint George was honored with "Best of Show" for her sculpture, “Duet, Mary & Martha” by a jury of Master Signature Members of American Women Artists (AWA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the inspiration, celebration and encouragement of women in the arts. The piece was awarded "Best of Show" for the organization’s 2007 National...
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337: No Budget, No Staff, No Problem
In Sunday’s paper, the staff at the Salt Lake Tribune took a look back at 2007 to rate the biggest visual arts events of the year. Though the big-name institutions like BYU’s MoA and the UMFA were mentioned, it was a local lawyer and graphic designer who decided to hand over their decrepit downtown building...
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Jim Rennert’s Breakthrough
Utah sculptor Jim Rennert has been accepted into the National Sculpture Society’s 2008 Annual Awards Exhibition. Rennert’s "Breakthrough," a bronze (pictured above), was selected by the jury for inclusion in the show, one of 57 pieces selected from a total of 685 entries. The exhibit will open at the National Sculpture society in New York city on Monday, February...
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Ruby Chacon Honored
Salt Lake City artist Ruby Chacon was recently honored as a Hispanic Artist at the Hispanic Heritage Gala Awards, held at Distinctive Catering this past weekend. The awards honor successful hispanics in the community who also serve as role models. Chacon, a Utah Native, recently completed a mural for Catholic Community Services in Salt Lake...
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