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Art Festival Beth-El Award Winners

The 49th Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held January 29-31, 2022.
Prizes were awarded on Saturday, January 29, 2022 by Katherine Pill.


Best of Show
Tyler Quintin (Ceramic)

Award of Honor
Beth Garcia (Ceramic)
Award of Achievement 
Michael Nemnich (Printmaking)
Patrons Award 
Sip Tshun (Mixed Media)​
Founders Award for Craft
Andrew Madvin (Glass)


Award of Distinction
Prince Duncan-Williams (Mixed Media)
Susan Gott (Glass)
Cat Tesla (Acrylic)
Kyle Osvog (Ceramic)
Duncan McClellan (Glass)
William Kidd (Ceramic)
Nancy Cohen (Oil)

Award of Excellence
Aqueda Zabisky (Ceramic)
Judith Gries (Acrylic)
Larry Maynard (Wood)
Michael Wommack (Pastels)
Woods & Herbrand (Ceramic)
Sue Shapiro (Ceramic)
Boyan Moskov (Ceramic)
Nnamdi Okonkwo (Bronze)

Best of Boutique
Pat Kresty (Testiles)

Merit Award Boutique
Mary Ann Ziegler (Glass)
Lonni Hopkins (Jewelry)
Sher Berman (Jewlery)
Alicia Keleman (Ceramic)
Charlie Parker (Ceramic)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Sonya and Irwin Miller Scholarship Award of Excellence
Madison Batchelder - Seminole High School
Madison DeRemer - Calvary Christian High School
Luna Garcia - East Lake High School
Eden Mateo - Sculpture
Lindsay Neufarth - Sculpture
Sara Rose - Shorecrest Prep School


Due to Covid-19, the 48th Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held virtually in 2021. Because of the virtual format and limited number of artists, prizes were not awarded. 


The 47th Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held January 25-27, 2020.
Prizes were awarded on Saturday, January 25, 2020 by Lesley Wright. 


Best of Show

Aaron Hequembourg (Mixed Media)

Award of Honor
Tim & Erika Peters (Porcelain)

Award of Achievement 
So Young Park (Jewelry)

Patrons Award 
Michael Costello (Sculpture)
​
Founders Award for Craft
Yeonsoo Kim (Ceramic)


Award of Distinction
Mark Aeling (Sculpture)
Lisa Burge (Mixed Media)
David Figueroa (Sculpture)
Benjamin Peterson (Outdoor Sculpture)
Lois & Reza Pishgahi (Glass)
Joseph & Georgia Pozycinski (Sculpture)
Robert & Patti Stern (Sculpture)


Award of Excellence
Kent Ambler (Wood Prints)
Paul Braun (Sculpture)
James Carter (Painting)
Sarah Collier (Mixed Media)
Susan Gott (Glass)
Joel Hunnicutt (Wood)
John Mascoll (Wood)
Suzanne Schwartz (Jewelry)


Best of Boutique
Steve Palmer (Glass)

Merit Award Boutique
Joyce Curvin (Sculpture)
David Golzbein (Wood & Resin)
Jeremiah Jacobs (Glass)
Nancy Marland (Jewelry)
Claudia Melchiorre (Jewelry)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Sonya and Irwin Miller Scholarship Award of Excellence
Charlotte Bayly - Clearwater High School
Brooke Bosley - Dunedin High School
Maxine McKay - East Lake High School
Amanda Nachman - Dunedin High School
Adria Peter - Gibbs High School
Mayra Morgan-Santos - Gibbs High School



​The 46th Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held January 26-28, 2019.
Prizes will were awarded on Saturday, January 26, 2019 by Bernice Chu. 


Best of Show

Jim Casey (Sculpture)

Award of Honor
Elizabeth Barenis (Acrylic)

Award of Achievement 
Ning Lee (Oil)

Patrons Award 
Nnamdi Okonkwo (Bronze Sculpture)
​
Founders Award for Craft
David Bryce (Ceramic Sculpture)


Award of Distinction
Brad and Sundie Ruppert (Mixed Media)
Danny Chu (Oil)
Shaari Horowitz (Wood)
Clifton Henri (Photography)
Hernan Rodriguez (Oil)
David Skinner (Acrylic)
Richard Haining (Wood)


Award of Excellence
Aaron Hequembourg (Mixed Media)
Lika Behar (Jewelry)
Yeins Gomez (Sculpture)
Sip Tshun (Mixed Media)
SPOON (Mixed Media)
Armando Perez-Aleman (Sculpture)
Thomas Spake (Glass)
Benjamin Frey (Mixed Media)


Best of Boutique
William Underwood (Mixed Media)

Merit Award Boutique
Ancizar Marin (Sculpture)
Tom Davis (Wood)
Steve Nesius (Photography)
Sondra Elder (Ceramic)

Don Lloyd (Glass)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Sonya and Irwin Miller Scholarship Award of Excellence
Kristen Zavonia - East Lake High School
Alaina Card - Gibbs High School
Lily Annand - Osceola Fundamental High School
Odett Martinez - Dixie Hollins High School
Asya Seetoo - Gibbs High School
Makayla Gibson - Gibbs High School


​The 45th Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held 1/27/2018 - 1/29/2018. 
Prizes awarded on January 27, 2018 by Glenn Gentele.

​Best of Show

Will Armstrong (Mixed Media)

Award of Honor
Mark Mitchell (Mixed Media)

Award of Achievement 
Elaine Hahn (Mixed Media)

Patrons Award 
Ancizar Marin (Metal Sculpture)
​
Founders Award for Craft
Ron Artman (Ceramic)


Award of Distinction
Bruce Reinfeld (Photography)
Kimberly Willcox (Mixed Media Sculpture)
Deborah Gaspar (Jewelry)
Aaron Hequembourg (Mixed Media)
Carmen Lagos (Watercolor)
Donald Gialanella (Sculpture)
Wayne Trinklein (Sculpture)


Award of Excellence
Loretta Petraitis (Mixed Media)
Robert Madvin (Glass)
Marius Moore (Photography)
Gustavo Castillo (Mixed Media)
Danny Chu (Mixed Media)
William Kwamena-Poh (Watercolor)
Jenny Henley (2-D Mixed Media)
Graceann Warn (Mixed Media)


Best of Boutique
Jeremiah Jacobs (Glass)

Merit Award Boutique
Cindi Samaha (Jewelry)
David Golzbein (Wood)
Robin Popp (Mixed Media)
Robbie and Gail Robinson (Leather)

Thomas Marrinson (Ceramic)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Sonya and Irwin Miller Scholarship Award of Excellence
Virginia Ness - Gibbs High School
Dylan Stevens - Countryside High School
Jacob Garcia - Dixie Hollins High School
Ansley Burtch - St. Petersburg High School
Jose Morales - East Lake High School
Casey Reich - Shorecrest Preparatory School


​The 44th Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held 1/28/2017 - 1/30/2017. 
Prizes awarded on January 28, 2017 by Mark Leach.


Best of Show
Li Wang (Oil)

Award of Honor
Rebecca Zweibel (Ceramic)

Award of Achievement 
Phillip Nolley (Glass)

Patrons Award 
Karen Klinefelter (Jewelry)

Founders Award for Craft
Ron Artman (Ceramic)


Award of Distinction
William Kidd (Ceramic)
Stephan Bach (Oil)
John Mascoll (Wood)
Aaron Hequembourg (Mixed Media)
Bruce Holwerda (Acrylic)
Lissa Hatcher (Photography)
Marjorie Greene (Printmaking)

Award of Excellence
Benjamin Peterson (Sculpture)
Tiziana Salzando (Jewelry)
Michael Bryant (Photography)
Wesley Hunting Sr. (Glass)
Alan Johnson (Ceramic)
Barry Bernstein (Ceramic)
Richard Elkin (Jewelry)
Kelim Jewelry (Jewelry)

Best of Boutique
Jacquelyne Collett (Glass)

Merit Award Boutique
Kim Eubank (Printmaking)
Craig & Madeline Carey (Mixed Media)
Gail & Sylvester Robinson (Fiber)
Tyler Houston (Ceramic)
Paul Jerelkis (Ceramic)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Sonya and Irwin Miller Scholarship Award of Excellence
Aidan Schaffert - Gibbs High School
Madeline MacFarlene - Gibbs High School
Hannah Jurgens - Osceola Fundamental High School
Jiawen Wu - Palm Harbor University High School
Kaitlyn Kennedy - Osceola Fundamental High School
Emma Parish - Gibbs High School

The 43rd Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held 1/29/2016 - 2/1/2016. Prizes were awarded by Dr. Jerry Smith.


Best of Show
Phillip Nolley (Glass)

Award of Honor
Rocky Bridges (Metal)

Award of Achievement 
Cali Hobgood (Photography)

Patrons Award 
Jon Smith (Oil)

Founders Award for Craft
Deborah Gaspar (Jeweler)


Award of Distinction
Campagna (Sculpture)
Virginia Spalter (Glass)
Dave Bruner (Print Making)
Nick Leonoff (Glass)
Carmen Simmonds (Glass)
Ken Orton (Oil)
Jay McDougall (Wood)

Award of Excellence
Sarah Graham (Jeweler)
Patti & David Hegland (Glass)
Irena Saparnis (Mixed Media)
Scott Amrhein (Glass)
Daryl Thetford (Mixed Media)
Stephen Bach (Oil)
Gregory Johnson (Sculpture)
Denise Nielsen & George Worthington (Wood)

Best of Boutique
Jack Pine (Glass)

Merit Award Boutique
Gay Smith (Ceramic)
Rebecca Zweibel (Ceramic)
Olga & Carlos Londono (Mixed Media)
Luis Gonzales (Wood)
Lonni Hopkins (Jeweler)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Scholarship Award of Excellence
Mallory Lundquist, Gibbs High School
Milla Mohrman, Gibbs High School
Indigo Naar, Gibbs High School
Maria Agudelo, Gibbs High School
Rachel Lehrian, Seminole High School
​Allison Miller, Tarpon Springs High School

The 42nd Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held 1/31/2015 - 2/2/2015.  Prizes were awarded by Jerry Allen Gilmore.


Best of Show
John Whipple


Award of Honor
Aaron Hequembourg

Award of Achievement 
Cali Hobgood

Patrons Award 
Mark MacKinnon

Founders Award 
Shadow May


Award of Distinction
Jaye Houle
Benjamin Frey
Sloane Bibb
Lynn Whipple
Estella Fransbergen
Scott Gamble
Michael Wommack

Award of Excellence
Tim Peters
Rocky Bridges
Genna & Signe Grushovenko
Laurie Landry
Matthew Hatala
Collin Margerum
Christy Klug
Herb Snitzer

Best of Boutique
Lissa Hatcher

Merit Award Boutique
Christian Zvonik
Lorraine Ulen
Vaughan Nelson
Greg Roche
Vadim Malkin

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Scholarship Award of Excellence
Aiden Schaffert, PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Mallory Lundquist, PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Caitlin Blanding, Shorecrest Preparatory School
Charlotte Thompson, Clearwater High School
Sarah Garcia, PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Justine Heavenridge, Seminole High School



The 41st Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held 2/1/2014 - 2/3/2014.  Prizes were awarded by Robert Workman.

Best of Show
Michael Wommack (Pastels)


Award of Honor
Dolan Geiman (Mixed Media)

Award of Achievement 
Rick Loudermilk (Watercolor)

Patrons Award 
Jacqueline Roch (Pastel)


Award of Distinction
Mimi Damrauer (Fiber)
Paul Eppling (Metal Sculpture)
William Kidd (Ceramic)
Christy Klug (Jewelry)
Trent Manning (Mixed Media)
Marius Moore (Photography)
Rodgers Naylor (Oil)

Award of Excellence
Carolina Cleere (Mixed Media)
Dustin Cole (Wood)
Estella Fransbergen (Sculpture)
Tate Hamilton (Oil)
Aaron Hequembourg (Mixed Media)
Ronnie Hughes (Glass)
Dale Lewis (Wood)
Andrew Otis (Ceramic)

Best of Boutique
Lorrie Honeycutt (Photography)

Merit Award Boutique
Larry Allen (Ceramics)
Rachel Newman (Jewelry)
Greg Roche (Leather)
Rasa Saladaitis (Ceramic)
David Witbeck (Oil)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit
Scholarship Award of Excellence
Rachel Andelman -  Shorecrest Preparatory School
Zoey Cappello - PCCA at Gibbs High School
Sawyer Downey - Seminole High School
Rafil Hughes - PCCS at Gibbs High School
Justin Lundmark - PCCA at Gibbs High School
Erica Welch - East Lake High School



The 40th Annual Art Festival Beth-El was held 1/26/2013 - 1/28/2013.  Prizes were awarded by Annie Carlano.

Best of Show 
Rebecca Sexton Larson (Mixed Media)


Award of Honor 
Stephen Bach (Oil)

Award of Achievement
Duncan McClellan (Glass)

Patrons Award
Kathrine Allen-Coleman (Mixed Media)


Award of Distinction (7)
Jeff League (Mixed Media)
Jon Smith (Oil)
Justin Teilhet (Ceramic)
Suzanne Crane (Ceramic)
Lori Gottlieb (Jewelry)
Rebecca Bourke (Jewelry)
Shana Kroiz (Jewelry)

Award of Excellence (8) 
Charles Gatewood (Oil)
Marius Moore (Photography)
Natalie Blake (Ceramic)
Jim & Shirl Parmentier (Ceramic)
Jacqueline Roch (Pastels)
Robert Dupont (Mixed Media)
Keith Bradley (Outdoor)
 Paul Nucci (Pastels)

Best of Boutique 
Richard Miller (Photography)

Merit Award Boutique (5)
Haley Zimmas (Ceramics)
Sherry Smith/Pauline Cordiero (Mixed Media)
Valerie Weston (Jewelry)
Lorri Honeycutt (Photography)
Suzanne Q. Evon (Jewelry)

Pinellas County High School Exhibit Scholarship Award of Excellence
Erin Hogge - PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Makayla Adams - St. Petersburg High
Nina Vanell - Palm Harbor University
Xiaoxi Zheng - East Lake High School
Rosie Chittick - PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Sarah Silberman - Keswick Christian School

Art Festival Beth-El

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