The judges commented that the overall quality of the artworks being shown at this event was exceptional.
Out of 211 quality artists, the follow were selected for special recognition by our judges:
| AWARD | ARTIST | CATEGORY | CITY, STATE |
| Best of Show | Jan Peng Wang | Oil/Acrylics Painting | Markham Ontario, CN |
| Best of 2-D | Tara Funk Grim | Mixed Media (2-D) | Bethany Beach, DE |
| Best of 3-D | Tanya Tyree | Sculpture | Afton, VA |
| Award of Distinction | George Bragg | Metal | Gulfport, FL |
| Award of Distinction | Andrew Carson | Sculpture | Seattle, WA |
| Award of Distinction | Peggy Furlin | Watercolor Painting | Lake Mills, WI |
| Award of Distinction | Dennis Goodman | Photography | Naples, FL |
| Award of Distinction | Kevin Liang | Oil/Acrylics Painting | Brooklyn, NY |
| Award of Distinction | Jeannie Maddox | Oil/Acrylics Painting | Dothan, AL |
| Award of Distinction | Erik Nelson | Mixed Media (2-D) | Pacific Grove, CA |
| Award of Distinction | Don Nibert | Clay Works | Fayetteville, AR |
| Award of Distinction | Russ Schmidt | Wood | Palm Bay, FL |
| Award of Distinction | Allan Teger | Photography | Vero Beach, FL |
| Award of Distinction | Antanas Ulevicius | Clay Works | Saint Petersburg, FL |
| Award of Distinction | Kimberly Willcox | Sculpture | Gainesville, FL |
Comments
Both judges and juror change with every event.
If you look at other Festivals, you will probably see those name also.
How often does the jury pool change for this show? Some artists seemed to be favorites for a series of years and then nothing. This happened several times throughout the list. Interesting.
Barry, Nice to see glass and jewelry made the list in January.
To see the Award History for the Bonita Springs National go to:
http://www.artinusa.com/bonita/pages_public_info/awardhistory.html
No jewelry or glass on the list. Interesting!
I see a few of our members made the award's list. Thanks for giving them some recognition here.