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Featuring 19 Signature Award Recipients

31st AnnualTexas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition

Irving Arts Center & Irving Art Associationproudly present the

April 16-May 14, 2016

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2016 EXHIBIT CATALOG

A MESSAGE FROM THE IRVING ART ASSOCIATION EXHIBITS COMMITTEE COMMITTEE

The Irving Art Association has been a part of the Irving Community for 61 years and for 31 of those years it has been our honor to present the Annual Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition. It is truly a blessing for us to be able to provide a venue for artists in the state Texas and the five neighboring states to express their creativity and artistic ability. We have fallen in love with this event and continue to be impressed and awed by the talent and beauty displayed each year.

Thank you to the tireless efforts of the Irving Art Board and the Irving Arts Center staff, Irving Art Association and to all of the volunteers who enable us to successfully produce this amazing event year after year.

The Chocolate Rose and their gifted designers deserve special recognition for the floral art reproductions they create to adorn the gallery for the awards ceremony, and as always their work is incomparable.

Special appreciation also goes out to our extremely talented Juror, Soon Warren. Soon is an absolute pleasure to work with, so professional and so gifted.

The Irving Art Association Exhibit Committee also thanks you for supporting this event with your attendance and is confident you will you will fall in love with this event as well.

Irving Art Association Exhibits Committee:Linda Wood Shotwell, Sharon Giles, Mark Thompson, VET Volunteers: Jean, Cynthia, Linda W, Susan, Deepa and Patsi

BEST OF SHOWJesse LaneEchoes42" x 32" colored pencil, NFS

2016 AWARD WINNERS

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IAC AWARD OF EXCELLENCESteve Quevedo The Melancholy Astronaut Acrylic Media 24" x 48" $1,000

CONGRATULATIONS!

A NOTE FROMTHE JUROR

First I want to express my deep appreciation to every participant. My only regret is that I could not choose every painting for the award that everyone deserve. If I did not select your painting for an award, please do not be discouraged. Keep entering competitions! The same work of art overlooked by one juror may win best of show next time. As a fellow artist, I have had the same experience. The strong quality and creativity demonstrated in every painting made the selection process very difficult.

I enjoy paintings with passion and attitude, and which have any of the following: strong composition, expression of color, confident draftsmanship, or any combination of these elements. Witnessing the unique perspective of each artist, with emphasis on surprising aspects of otherwise ordinary subject matter, is always invigorating and inspirational. I appreciate how and why one paints rather than what one paints. My goal is to approach each painting with a fresh mind, without any preconceived prejudice, to minimize projecting the bias and subjectivity of human nature on the selection process.

Without hard work by the organizing committee, process of a juried competition is not possible. I express my great appreciation and gratitude to the committee, which madethis great show possible for everyone to enjoy. It is also an honor and a privilege for meas a juror to be part of the outstandingly creative exhibition. I thank and congratulate every participant who share their talents with public. Sincerely,Soon Y. Warren

A MESSAGE FROM THE IRVING ARTS CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

When I think about the future, both my own personal future and that of the Irving Arts Center, my mind immediately recalls a quote by hockey great, Wayne Gretzky. The quote came to me via Ben Cameron, President of the Jerome Foundation. During his keynote at the Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium at American University, Mr. Cameron recited the following quote, in regards to the future of the arts:

“I skate to where the puck will be, not where it has been.” – Wayne Gretzky

As artists and arts administrators we have an opportunity to change the way current arts organizations operate, by exploring new ideas, new values, and new models. Over the next few years, we will navigate through the largest generational shift in decades. Who will our audiences be in twenty years and how will be serve them?

While I cannot predict the future, I am encouraged by the work of arts organizations like the Irving Art Association. Through consistent programming that engages their patrons not only as spectators, but as participants, the Irving Arts Association is working across generational and demographic barriers to sustain their current audience, while striving to engage new audiences in new ways.

By partnering with the Irving Art Association on exhibits like the 31st Annual Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, we are building a community of local artists and arts audiences. It allows both organizations to remain connected, combine resources, and skate to where the audiences are going, not where they have been.

Congratulations to all of the artists exhibited in the 31st Annual Texas and Neighbors exhibition. It is truly and honor to be a partner and a member of the community.

Todd HawkinsExecutive Director, Irving Arts Center

1st PLACEMary Golden-Musick

The TwirlAcrylic

30"x 40"NFS

1st PLACELinda Lucas Hardy The Fragility of Lives and Dreams Drawing 20" x 20"NFS

2nd PLACENoriko DeWitt

Autumn ReflectionsDrawing

36" x 30"$3,000

3rd PLACEJennifer McCoyA Series ofConversationsDrawing12" x 48"NFS

2nd PLACECatherine HollanderGlimpse of SpringAcrylic28" x 36"$875

3rd PLACELynne Buchanan Red DotAcrylic 24" x 24"$500

HONORABLE MENTION Mary Kearney Hull Departed DisturbancesAcrylic, 25" x 49"NFS

CATEGORY WINNERS

ACRYLICCATEGORY WINNERS

DRAWING

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CONGRATULATIONS!

HONORABLE MENTION Katherine Baronet

Poppy PodDrawing

46" x 48"NFS

1st PLACELaurie Henry The Journey Home Water Media 31" x 43" $1,400

2nd PLACEJohn James Put Your Heart Into It Water Media26" x 36" $1,250

3rd PLACEMichael Holter Putting Her Hair Up Water Media 20" x 20" $1,900

HONORABLE MENTIONDebbie Downing Sweetheart Rose Watercolor, 37" x 29"$2,500

1st PLACEHebe BrooksThe Vine Walkway Oil42" x 30"$3,500

HONORABLE MENTIONBehnaz Sohrabian Sunflower IIOil36" x 36"$1,000

CATEGORY WINNERS

WATER-BASED

3rd PLACEJames Anderson

Anderson ChildrenOil

46" x 36"NFS

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2nd PLACEAnn HardyCooling Cloth Oil32" x 38"$4,320

CATEGORY WINNERS

OILCONGRATULATIONS!

2016 Selected Artists

Darla Bostick Ladies of Lamu, Kenya Water Media, 28” x 36”$5,500

Martha Box Luck be a Lady Mixed Media 40” x 32” $1,000

Steve Danner Reflecting Acrylic, 36” X 36”$700 Gail Delger

The Aliens Have Landed Acrylic, 36” x 24”$2,000

Sandra Duran Wilson Space Rocks Acrylic, 14” x 14”$800

Michael Archer Fallen Soldiers Water Media, 33” x 41” $1,200 Doreen Barbee

Anemones Drawing, 33” x 28” $2,850

Brett Dyer Trapped Between Will and Wit Acrylic, 36” x 24”$850

Nel Dorn Byrd Rockers at Rest Water Media, 30” x 38”$2,000

Daniel CassityMidnight at the Oasis Oil, 21” x 25”$3,400

Michelle Cortez-Gonzales The Enigmatic Relationship Mixed Media, 24” x 18”$500

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CATEGORY WINNERS

MIXED MEDIA

1st PLACEGisa ElwazirHere among this most remote realm of ice and rocks Mixed Media 33" x 48"$3,200

2nd PLACERenate Kasper Salud Mixed Media 20" x 20"$650

HONORABLE MENTIONDebiLynn Fendley Dutch Gardens Mixed Media 18" x 21"$425

Linda Bauer All Cracked UP Mixed Media29” x 22”$800

3rd PLACEKarin MicheleAnderson Canyon Sunset Mixed Media 38" x 30"$1,200

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2016

2016 Selected Artists

Charles Gilliam Wellworn Assets Drawing, 31” X 25” $800

Barbara LaBelle 3 Cents Worth Oil, 13” X 16” NFS

Connie Logan Levsen Levsen C1Water Media, 32” x 24”$650

Nancy Maas Serene SailsMixed Media, 26” x 36” $2,400

Deepa Koshaley Honeymoon pool Acrylic, 36” x 24” $475

Navneeta Khemka Sporadic Strings Acrylic, 24” X 48” $2,750

Shirley Gipson An Apple A Day Oil painting, 24” x 20” $1,800

Irma HerreraTeary PearAcrylic , 24 x 20” $600

Beth Hickman In the Eye of theBeholder Mixed Media, 36” x 36” $3,000

Shari Hornish Do You Come Here Often? Oil, 18” x 24”$700

Robyn Jorde AcrobatWater Media, 24” x 18”$250

Tanya Lowrance Traveling Shadows III Mixed Media, 25” x 19” $400

Kathy Elliott Then There Were Five Acrylic, 29” x 23”$700

Colleen Erickson Boats-New Beginning Mixed Media, 32” x 26”$1,500

Alex ForbesFalls Golden GloryDrawing, 31” x 25”$500

R Freeman Picasso Travels WestAcrylic, 24” x 18”$432

Ernie Fournet Sassy Girls Acrylic Airbrush , 32” x 30”$3,000

Judy Mason Swift PackingCompany Mixed Media,30” x 24” $800

Robert McCormack Happy Hour atMona Lisa'sOil, 40” x 28”$950

Barbara Mason Desire Drawing, 29” x 23” $5,000

Ken MacFarlane LynnOi, 15” x 18”$1,950

Russell Mackensen Floating ChihulyOil Pastel, 42” x 30”$4,500

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Janis KrendickRemembering Taos Drawing, 27” x 34”$1,000

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Amanda North A Study of Fire Ants Water Media, 24” x 12” $800

Gaylord O’ConFort Worth, Texas Water Media, 22” x 26” $1,000

Katrina Rasmussen Cliff Dwellings II Oil painting, 12” x 12” $375

Gwen Revino Mermaid Fountain Water Media, 26” x 20” $700

Dianna Shomaker Shomaker A1 Oil painting, 24” x 30”$1,500

Ron Stephens Is This the Way Out? Mixed Media, 29” X 29”$750

Cynthia Stone It's Our Secret Acrylic, 24” x 24” $500

Marcia Schorer Heartland Acrylic, 20” x 20” $560

Suzanne Seller Breathe Water Media, 29” x 24”$8,600

2016 Selected Artists

Suzanne McNeill-Sparks Grasshoppers Five Acrylic, 28” x 36” $1,200 Barbara Q. McNutt

Beyond the Wall Water Media, 30” X 24” $800

Rebecca Nolda Fractured logic and displacement I Acrylic, 15” x 15”$375

Steve Miller Summer Harvest Oil, 31” x 15” $475

Joanna Quentin AlchemyOil painting, 33” x 45” $2,150

Carmen Prince Musical Voyage Mixed Media, 20” x 24” $380 Pete Quaid

Gift of Flight ll Oil, 22” x 26” NFS

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Reema Sharma Still Untitled Drawing, 16” x 20”$200

Cecy Turner Golden Glow Water Media, 26” x 20”$650

Anne Womack Bouquet and ShadowsOil, 25” x 31” $3,300

Sharon Zeugin Growing in Winter Water Media, 20” x 16” $600

2016

New TXN Signatures artistsColleen Erickson Dianna Shomaker Cynthia Stone Sharon ZeuginJohn James

TXN Signatures artistsKarin Michele Anderson - 10 yearsMartha Box - 8 yearsNel Dorn Byrd - 20 yearsGail Delger - 15 yearsErnie L. Fournet - 6 yearsAnn Hardy - 17 yearsLinda Lucas Hardy - 6 yearsShari Hornish - 10 yearsJanis Krendick - 11 yearsSteve Miller - 7 yearsGaylord O'Con - 6 yearsRon Stephens - 6 yearsCecy Turner - 14 yearsAnne Womack - 7 years

Irving Art Association proudly

recognizes the following artists who

have exhibited in this show more than

5 times. Recipients receive a

commemorative pin and a link from the

Texas & Neighbors website:

TexasAndNeighbors.com

2016 Texas and Neighbors Signature Artists

This years’ recipient of the Irving Art

Association’s Visual Arts Scholarship

has had a passion for drawing and

doodling since an early age.

However she did not actually take

her talent seriously until in her

sophomore year in high school when

she entered the Visual Arts

Scholastic Event and qualified to

compete at the state level. This was

a tremendous boost to her

confidence and when she again

qualified in her junior year there was

no doubt she was destined to

commit her life to the visual arts.

Today Jessica Hernandez currently

attends MacArthur High School in

Irving, Texas. After graduating in

June she will attend the College for

Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan.

Congratulations Jessica for being

the 2016 recipient of the Irving Art

Associations Visual Arts Scholarship.

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2016 IrvingArt AssociationVisual ArtsScholarship Recipient

JESSICA HERNANDEZ

The Irving Art Association is one of Irving’s oldest

cultural groups founded by a small group of local artists

in January 1956. Over the years we have expanded our

programming to include the education of our members

and the community. Some of the ways we do this is by

providing lectures, demonstrations, workshops,

exhibitions, and art classes all of which are open to the

public. So come and join us at one of our monthly

meetings or other events and we’ll help you to discover

your inner artist.

2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTSwww.irvingartassociation.org

UPCOMING EXHIBITS• MAY 1—MAY 27

IAA Juried Member Show

• MAY 29—JUN 24

Tuesday Painters (Large Gallery)

Susan Murray (Small Gallery)

IAA GROUP MEET-UPS• TUESDAY PAINTERS: Tue, 10:30a - 3:30p

• FAMILY ART NIGHT: 1st Fri, 7:00 - 9:00p

• SUNDAY OPEN ART: 3rd Sun, 1:30 - 4:00p

• FRIDAY OPEN ART: 2nd & 4th Fri, 7:00 - 9:00p

Visit our website to become a member and see our

scheduled activities including Art Classes, and IAA

Sponsored Workshops: www.irvingartassociation.org

MEMBER BENEFITS• Display your artwork in group or individual exhibitions

• Teach or attend workshops and classes

• Post a link to your artist website on our

Member Artists page

• Enter Regional and National competitions at

reduced rates

• Use our Art Library to research or study new techniques.

CORPORATE ART APPRECIATIONDo you know of an Irving business that would like to

display artwork in their facility? To learn about free art:

email: CAAP@irvingart.org

IRVING ART ASSOCIATION1975 Puritan Drive, Irving, TX 75061 • P.O. Box 153581,

Irving, TX 75015-3581 • 972-721-8063

irvingartassociation@gmail.com

THANK YOUto the VOLUNTEERSTXN Exhibit CommitteePatsi DavilaJean KnauberDeepa KoshaleySusan MurrayCynthia StoneLinda Whitaker

SPECIAL THANKS City of Irving Park and Recreation Department Board and Sta�Irving Arts BoardTodd HawkinsMarcie InmanKass PrinceIrving Arts Center Sta�Brenda McShanThe Chocolate RoseSoon Warren

If you are interested in purchasing artwork, contact the IAA Exhibits team at iaaexhibits@gmail.com or call 972-721-8063.