2nd Prize at the Texas National 2014

I am deeply honored to receive the 2nd Prize Award given to my painting "Fallen" at the Texas National Competition 2014, in Nacogdoches, TX. This is a National competition and I was so happy for just being included in the exhibition. 

Jerome Witkin was the juror, an artist I admire and respect very much. The exhibition is at display at the Stefen F. Austin Galleries until June 14th, 2014.

The first prize was given to Shelby Shadwell: "an Universal picture 11; and the third prize to Matthew Ballou "Strategic Influences". Amazing works!

You can read more about the exhibit here: http://www.sfasu.edu/7577.asp

Hunting Art Prize 2013

'Fallen' will be one of the 109 artworks participating on the Hunting Art Prize 2013! Here is the press information:

109 ARTISTS MOVE TO FINAL ROUND OF JUDGING
IN THE 2013 HUNTING ART PRIZE

HOUSTON, February 27, 2013 – Hunting PLC announced today that 109 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2013 Hunting Art Prize. 

These artists will now enter the second phase of a two-tiered jury process for the $50,000 prize, historically the most generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing. 

The panel of jurors that narrowed the submissions to the final 109 participants will reconvene in April to determine the winner, and the 2013 recipient will be announced at the Hunting Art Prize gala on May 4. 

The artists, who come from more than 40 cities and towns throughout the state of Texas, are: 

Miguel Avila, Missouri City Mateo Ayala, San Antonio Michael Bane, Fort Worth Debra Barrera, Houston Awadh Baryoum, Dallas Norman Bean, Maxwell Myla Bertinot, Houston Rainer Boehme, El Paso Marc Burckhardt, Austin Shannon Cannings, Lubbock Douglas Cartmel, Dallas Ron Cheek, Fort Worth Daniel Cobos, Edinburg David Collins, Plano Michelle Conard, Leander Felipe Contreras, Houston Kevin Cromwell, Lake Jackson Richard Deaver, San Antonio Gabriel Delgado, Universal City Margaret Dobbins, Houston Luisa Duarte, Houston Lindsey Dunnagan, Denton Jonathan Fontenot, Dallas AJ Frena, Coppell Pat Gabriel, Fort Worth Lori Giesler, Highland Village Louis Gleason, Texas City Arnold Gonzales, Corpus Christi Raul Gonzalez, San Antonio David Gray, Houston Fabian Guerrero, Houston Hollis Hammonds, Austin Marshall Harris, Fort Worth Nancy Hines, Montgomery Thomas Hopkins, San Antonio Jimmy Houston, Houston Sandria Hu, Kemah Ann Huey, Lancaster Edgar Ibarra, San Marcos Kelly Ingleright-Telgenhoff, Weatherford Carol Ivey, Fort Worth Veronica Jaeger, Pharr Nicole Jeffords, Austin Bethany Johnson, Austin Jennifer Jones, Denton Thomas Jordan, Frisco Angela Kallus, Fort Worth Nancy Lamb, Westworth Village Wilma Langhamer, McAllen Laura Lark, Houston Joan Laughlin, Houston Jayne Lawrence, San Antonio David Leonard, Austin Greg Lewallen, Waco

Patrick Lewis, Dallas Marlene Llanes, Pasadena Katie Maratta, Austin Indaco Marelli, Houston Mark Masterson, Houston Debbie Mattison, Fort Worth Ken Mazzu, Houston Daniel McFarlane, Spring Alexandra McGovern, El Paso Garrett Middaugh, Houston Courtney Miles, Waxahachie Patricia Murphy, Fort Worth Al Nash, Houston Jeanne Neal, Plano Gissette Padilla, Houston Carol Peterson, Lubbock Maria Pizzarello, Plano Gladys Poorte, Austin Ronnie Price, Nacogdoches Manuel Pulido, Fort Worth Lisa Qualls, Houston Lynn Randolph, Houston Allie Regan, Fort Worth Grant Reid, Austin Darcy Rosenberger, Houston Lesley Rucker, Dallas John Rust, El Paso Chris Sauter, San Antonio Leslie Sealey, San Marcos Caroline Sharplress, Houston Michelle Shedd, Houston Hana Shoup, Houston John Slaby, Katy Gregory Smith, Austin Hank St. John, Denton Ben Sum, San Angelo Raul Talavera, Monahans Runcie Tatnall, Nacogdoches Anna Tovar, Denton Roxana Tuff, New Braunfels Kelli Vance, Garland R.J. Vojir, Dallas Nha Vuu, Houston Tim Walker, Houston Sarah Welch, Houston Michael Westfried, Plano Wendy Wight, Houston Rachel Wiley, Galveston Kathy Windrow, Dallas Martin Wnuk, Friendswood Lee Wright, Houston Lauren Yandell, Victoria Sam Yeates, Austin William Young, Palestine Hsiu Ching Yu, Commerce

At a separate event following the gala to announce the winner, Hunting PLC will present a charitable contribution on behalf of the competition – and the artists who have entered to participate – to New Danville, a self-sustaining, master-planned community supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  This is the second consecutive year the nonprofit has been selected as the Hunting Art Prize charity. 

Hunting PLC moved the Hunting Art Prize to Houston in 2006 after a quarter century in the United Kingdom, where it emerged as one of Great Britain’s top art awards.  It is open to artists throughout Texas who are at least 18 years of age. 

For more information on the prize, visit www.huntingartprize.com.