Valley Artists Guild
2007 Gold Medal Exhibition
February 14 – March 3, 2007
The Juror for this show was Julie Snyder. She is an accomplished portrait painter and studied at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland.
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Some of the winning entries are posted below; a full list of winners is at the bottom of this page. Click on any image for a higher resolution version.
Natalie Smythe
“Islander”
2007 Gold Medal Winner
Norm Beal
3rd Place – Figurative
Linda Carlson
1st Place – Sculpture
Dallas Chase
HM – Modern
Ray Chavez
HM - Genre
Elaine Cohen
Merchandise Award
Echosong
Lee Brasler-Banarer Award
David Friedman
3rd Place – Modern
Holly Harmon
1st Place – Genre
Holly Harmon
1st Place – Still Life
Debra Hintz
HM – Scenic
Scott Kiche
1st Place – Figurative
Scott Kiche
2nd Place - Still Life
Linda Leifer
3rd Place – Scenic
Howard Marchese
2nd Place – Figurative
Terry Romero Paul
3rd Place – Still Life
Terry Romero Paul
HM – Still Life
Regan Schuylar
Merchandise Award
Jenelle Song
2nd Place – Scenic
Natalie Smythe
1st Place – Scenic
Fritz Suter
2nd Place – Modern
Miriam Thorin
HM – Figurative
Full List of Award Winners for VAG 2007 Gold Medal Exhibition:
Gold Medal: Natalie Smythe – “Islander”
Scenic:
1st Place: Natalie Smythe – “Sunlight Symphony”
2nd Place: Jenelle Song – “Caught by the Light”
3rd Place: Linda Leifer – “Santa Fe Wall”
HM: Debra Hintz – “Shelter”
Sculptural/Dimensional:
1st Place: Linda Carlson – “Passage”
Still Life:
1st Place: Holly Harmon – “Goldfinch and Sunflowers”
2nd Place: Scott Kiche – “Silent Collaborations”
3rd Place: Terry Romero Paul – “Sun Baked”
HM: Terry Romero Paul – “Tossed Salad”
Modern:
1st Place: Norton Wright – “Fanfair”
2nd Place: Fritz Siter – “Enough”
3rd Place: David Friedman – “The Tunnel at the Beginning of the Light”
HM: Dallas Chase – “Mexican Bazaar”
Figurative:
1st Place: Scott Kiche – “Autumn”
2nd Place: Howard Marchese – “Solitude”
3rd Place: Norm Beal – “Almeh”
HM: Miriam Thorin – “Hanna”
HM: Natalie Smythe – “Lily”
Genre:
1st place: Holly Harmon – “Testing the Water”
2nd Place: Jude Wiesenfeld – “Dry Goods”
3rd Place: Norma Birnberg Shayer – “Colonial St., Quito, Ecuador”
HM: Ray Chavez – “Soccer Girls”
Lee Brasler-Banarer Award:
EchoSong – “Gathering Storm”
Merchandise Awards:
Valley Moulding and Frame: Regan Schuylar – “While Rome Burns”
Daniel Smith: Jude Wiesenfeld – “Dry Goods”
Gene Autry Western Museum: Elaine Cohen – “Dreamer”