2024 Portraits Competition Winners
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Marissa Madonna, "Eclectic," acrylic and colored pencil
Jackson Wrede, "Girl Wearing Fur," oil
Sihua Liu, "Crystal Ball and Flower," oil
Xiong Yanteng, "Self Portrait," colored pencil
Special Merit
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Joel Mitnick, "Portrait of Aron," oil

Ghazaleh Naderian, "Lovely Gaze," charcoal

Michael Jarman, "Portrait of Fernanda," oil

Debb Bates, "Waiting for Daddy," charcoal

Heather Butler, "The Thinker," graphite

Nancy Walker, "Tom," oil

Felicia Feldman, "The Rose Tree," oil

Greg Paulson, "BB King," pencil

Eileen Sudzina, "Wedding Day," watercolor

Peter Tinkler, "Penny for Your Thoughts," oil

Cher Pruys, "Mischief," acrylic

Rosemary Bortolin, "The Proud Uncle," charcoal

Jenny Ink, "Roller Boogie Crew Part 1," mixed media

Hailey Wellauer, "Break Time," colored pencil

Cher Pruys, "Catching Snowflakes," acrylic

Sheryl Unwin, "The Seer," scratchboard

Louise Renée, "Seventies Sweethearts," pastel
Artistic Recognition
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Beth Trott, "A Tranquil Nature," watercolor

Teresa Pereira, "Meta-phorical Pears," oil

Bernadette Ballantyne, "Kiwi Kid," pastel

Lauren Yoho, "Irene," watercolor

Jill Storey, "Joel and Inky II," pastel

Justin White, "Another Desperate Man," oil

Tasha Waller, "Best Friends," colored pencil

Rochelle Oberholser, "In Sickness and in Health," colored pencil

Magali de Maistre, "Gregorio," colored pencil

Irina Kaplan, "Self Portrait," watercolor

Lorna Hannett, "Puppy Love," scratchboard

Aaron Krone, "Reflection," oil

Jamie Derr, "Pensive," oil

Lee Gobbi, "Margaret, Lilies," oil

Lisa Hammerstein, "Sweet Sixteen," colored pencil

Patrick Hedges, "Himba Maiden," scratchboard

Annette Alessi, "Kayden," charcoal

Sheila Tysdal, "Coffee Break," colored pencil

Lorraine Simonds, "The Trial," watercolor

Hailey Wellauer, "Break Time," colored pencil

Carina Imbrogno, "A Grandpa's Love," pastel

Jennifer Faria, "Winsome," oil

Robyn Bromham, "South Africa's Saviours," charcoal

Durhl Davis, "Candice," sanguine and pastels

Jordan Rando, "Amelia Earhart," graphite
Honorable Mention
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Nadine Baker, "Dreamer," acrylic

Lynne Rempel, "Rhapsody," oil

Susan Boudman, "In Loving Hands," oil

Jana Jaros, "Bracing Thoughts," acrylic

Nick Reys, "Baptized in Silence," graphite

Toni Armstrong, "Nina and Georgie," oil

Walter Dermul, "Adieu," oil

Lori Dawson, "Austin and Oliver," pastel
Jane Musser, "The Joy of One," pastel
Lauren Walker, "One Cool Dude," acrylic
Esin Bozdemir, "Laughing Child," pastel
Emmanuelle Fonsny, "Bathed in Colours," pastel
Gary Custer, "Self Portrait," watercolor
Carol Kent, "Allegro," pastel

Lauren Walker, "John Lennon," acrylic

Fernando Boavida, "My Niece," Joana

Han In Wong, "Contemplation," watercolor

Victoria Twomey, "Silence of Snow," mixed media

Bronwen Jones, "Wish We Could Turn Back Time," watercolor

Steffi Rodigas, "Jacinda Ardern - A Face of Peace," oil

Deb Frederick, "American Classic Beauty," watercolor

Michelle Delanty "Isaiah," watercolor/gouache

Susie McColgan, "Daddy's Girl," acrylic
Finalist
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Natalya Furneaux, "Boy with Emerald Eyes," oil

Michele Waldron-Cooper, "Beautiful Grounding," oil

Alicia Harvey, "Matisse in Green," acrylic

Alix O'Neil, "Women Colour Our Land," watercolor

Pat Shepherd, "Innocence," pencil

Ruth Gonzalez, "Wise Soul," oil

Kathy Bowles, "Sharon," mixed media

SC Gauthier, "Self Portrait," acrylic

Amy Szwaya, "Contemplative Boy," graphite and colored pencil

Kat Block, "Dr. Einstein, I Presume," graphite

Virginie Bergar, "Dreaming on a Starry Night," acrylic

Alexandra Veneziani, "Judith," graphite

Jane Hay, "V and Tea," watercolor