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Visual Arts: Representing the West

Representing the West: September 24- October 24

The West will come to life through vibrant colors in the works of artists with regional to national prominence in this year’s Representing the West Art Exhibition and Sale at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. Held September 24 through October 24, 2009, this show will once again feature works from some of the best painters in the Western United States.

Now in its seventh year, Representing the West is a national invitational exhibition of traditional representational art in a realist tradition. The work depicts the western American genre highlighting the diversity of the land and its people.

Representing the West Winners

The awards carried cash prizes for the winning artists, sponsored by the Thomas V. Healy Estate. Blake Milteer, Curator for the Taylor Museum at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center was this year’s juror.

Best of Show (2-dimensional)
The Old Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, Arizona by Frank LaLumia

First Place (2-dimensional)
Angel with a Lariat by Sam Thiewes

Second Place (2-dimensional)
Walk with Autumn by Tom Owen

Best of Show (3-dimensional)
Percheron by Dan Glanz

Representing the West Painters

Patti Andre • Nikolo Balkanski • Keith Bond • Marty Brens • Doug Candelaria
Mitch Caster • Lorenzo Chavez • Lyle Clift • Stephen Day • Tim Deibler
Donna Dellacroce • Don Dernovich • Fran Dodd • Kim English • Jane Ford
Jo Gaston • Jim Glover • Carol Jenkins • Frank LaLumia • Tom Lockhart
Leon Loughridge • Kim Mackey • Lorie Merfeld-Batson • Eric Michaels
Tom Owen • John Phillips • Nathan Solano • Sam Thiewes • Dave Throndson
Michael Untiedt • Teresa Vito • Ginger Whellock

Representing the West Sculptors

Dan Glanz • Chris Hunt • Cammie Lundeen • Andi Mascarenas