A virtual awards ceremony took place on Friday, January 15, 2021 for the 47th annual Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art Membership Exhibition. Awards were presented in ten categories, including one work honored as “Best in Show.” The exhibition features 112 works created by 61 artists and will be on view January 16 through February 21, 2021.
Now in its 47th iteration, the annual Membership Exhibition showcases works exclusively by current Albrecht-Kemper museum members. Each member may submit two original works not previously exhibited at the museum. Artworks are divided into ten categories: Oil and Acrylic Painting; Watercolor Painting; Drawing: pencil, pastel, pen and ink; Printmaking; Photography; Ceramics; 2D Mixed Media; Sculpture & 3D Mixed Media; Digital Art; Fiber and Textiles. Entries were evaluated on technique, composition, and aesthetic appeal by a panel of adjudicators from the St. Joseph arts community.
The museum is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 1 PM to 4 PM. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for seniors, and $1 for students. Museum members and children under age 6 are free. For more information about the exhibitions, call 816-233-7003.
Best in Show
Robert Jinkins, The Postmodernist's Possum
Oil and Acrylic Painting
1st Place: Jim Lawrence, Self Portrait
2nd Place: Jim Lawrence, Hew Locke
3rd Place (Tie): Linda Kinder, Blue Feeder; Cathie Thompson, Going Home
Honorable Mention: Cathy Kline, Nap-Time at Monet's
Watercolor Painting
1st Place: Lana Cease, Well Played
2nd Place: Diane Stolz, Ballet Love
3rd Place: Darla Zook, Look at Me When I'm Talking to You
Honorable Mention: Jacque L. Defenbaugh, Dragon Trace # 2
Drawing: pencil, pastel, pen and ink
1st Place: Robert Jinkins, Corner of 11th
2nd Place (Tie): Wanda Taylor, Pomegranate and Teapot; Wanda Taylor, Red and White Placemat
3rd Place: Lana Cease, Flamboyance
Honorable Mention: Ruthie Ingram, Girl with a Red Hat
Printmaking
1st Place: Don Anderson, Moonlit Mountain
Photography
1st Place: Don Anderson, Peaceful Pasture
2nd Place: Glen Gross, Sitting Birds
3rd Place: Megan S. Wyeth, Blue Botanicals
Honorable Mention (Tie): Bill Hankins, Colorado #41 - The View from Deadfall; Phillip Geller, Tabasco Tragedy; Matthew Gregg, Escape
Ceramics
1st Place: Patrick Larsen, Large Bottle
2nd Place (Tie): David Harris, Empty Nest; David Harris, Guardian
3rd Place: Lin Werner, Stoneware Vessel
Honorable Mention: Lin Werner, Stoneware Basket Twig Handle
2D Mixed Media
1st Place: Robert Jinkins, The Postmodernist's Possum
2nd Place (Tie): Jeff Foster, 2020; Lori Duff, The Night Letters
3rd Place: Frederick W. McDonald, Happy the Blue-Green Sea Turtle
Honorable Mention: Matt King, Alonzo's
Sculpture & 3D Mixed Media
1st Place: Chip Siskey, Prince Nymph
2nd Place: Patrick Larsen, UT Cubus Navis
3rd Place: Chip Siskey, Blue Moon
Digital Art
1st Place: Carolyn Anderson, Sweet Treats
2nd Place: Carolyn Anderson, Red Yellow Blue
3rd Place: Alicia Halpin, We Came in Peace for All Mankind
Fiber and Textiles
1st Place: Jacque W. Defenbaugh, Hope and Fear: Pandemic Self Portrait
2nd Place: Ada Niedenthal, Succulent Aloe Vera
3rd Place: Ada Niedenthal, Magical Aloe Vera
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