Artistic Excellence 2018

Meet the winners!

We are happy to present the winners of this year’s eighth annual Artistic Excellence competition. The competition is open to artists around the world, with no restrictions on medium or subject matter. This year we received more than 1,500 entries, but the 13 works on the following pages are the ones that most captured our attention. The winning artists hail from across the United States as well as from Canada, Austria, and Taiwan, but their works speak the universal language of art. Congratulations to all!

First Place | Bruce Lawes

 

 

 

 

 

Second Place | Loren DiBenedetto

 

 

 

 

 

Third Place | Jesse Lane

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Alexandra Averbach

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | John White

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Robbie Fitzpatrick

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Lynette Cook

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Wendy Liang

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Jolanda Richter 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | William Schneider

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Ya-Jen Ku

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Dhwani Parekh

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention | Elise Zoller