Meet the Winners
By Kim Agricola
Rance Jones, Gecko, watercolor, 38 x 30.
Each year we invite artists from around the world to submit their best original artwork to our Artistic Excellence competition, with no restrictions on medium, style, or subject matter. In response, we receive almost 1,500 entries from a diverse and gifted group of artists, including both emerging and established talents. Needless to say, the task of selecting our award winners is never easy. In the following pages, we present the 13 artworks that most captured our attention in this year’s 10th annual competition.
First Place: Rance Jones
Second Place: Jeremy Goodding
Third Place: Tanja Gant
Honorable Mention: Morgan Cameron
Honorable Mention: Eric Elia
Honorable Mention: Giddy Richt
Honorable Mention: Thomas W. Schaller
Honorable Mention: Kim VanDerHoek
Honorable Mention: Luis F. Pérez
Honorable Mention: Nathan Solano
Honorable Mention: Patrick Saunders
Honorable Mention: Sookyi Lee
Honorable Mention: Steven S. Walker
This story appeared in the December 2020/January 2021 issue of Southwest Art magazine.