43rd Annual Valley Visual Art Show
Oil on canvas “Confluence” by Hannah Stoll, featured in the 43rd Annual Valley Visual Art Show in 2022. Hannah’s painting earned first place in the People’s Choice Awards!
“I think Carbondale Arts does an amazing job with their shows and their programming.... Out of all our institutions in the Valley, they are probably one of the best at getting people in the door, so it’s good exposure...”
A video of the virtual tour, captured by KA Designworks
Carbondale Arts presented the 43rd Annual Valley Visual Art Show, which opened on Friday, January 21 from 10am-5pm, and was on exhibition weekdays (10am-5pm) and Saturdays (10am-2pm) at the R2 Gallery through February 25, 2022.
The Valley Visual Art Show is one of the longest-standing community art shows committed to showing the work of local artists. VVAS began in 1980 as a venue for local artists to share their artwork with the public. VVAS still provides this opportunity, especially for artists new to the area and budding artists, but the show has also become both a salute to the wide variety of artistic talents in our area and a time to bring the artist community together. This year’s show featured over 60 Roaring Fork Valley artists and included two and three dimensional work created in with wide variety of media. We received work from many new artists as well as many long-time local artists from the Roaring Fork Valley.
Also unique to the VVAS are the coveted People’s Choice Awards. Visitors to the R2 Gallery were invited to vote (only once!) for their favorite artwork.
Congratulations to our 2022 winners:
FIRST PLACE: “Confluence” (oil on canvas) by Hannah Stoll
SECOND PLACE: “Reconnecting” (Yule marble) by Judy Fox-Perry
THIRD PLACE: “Little Sopris Divide” (woodblock print) by Jim Harris
Participating artists in 2022 included:
Charles Andrade, Fred Annes, Maria Beam, Alice Beauchamp, Katie Browne, Raleigh Burleigh, Evelyn Cabrera, Liz Caris, Emily Chaplin, Becky Chase, Suzanne Clarke, Kay Clarke, Brian Colley, Russ Criswell, Larry Day, Staci Dickerson, Joslyn Doerge, MaryLou Felton, Clarissa Fortier, Judy Fox-Perry, Marcia Fusaro, Susan Graves, Doug Graybeal, Chet Haring, Jim Harris, Chris Hassig, George Hendrix, Hunter Hogan, Kathy Honea, Christie Interlante, Suzanne Jackson, Jeremy Joseph, Valery Kelly, Wewer Keohane, Michael Kinsley, Savanna LaBauve, George Lilly, Linda Loeschen, Michael McConnell, Roberta McGowan, Jocelyn Murray, Sally Nicholson, Mary Noone, Judith Nordhagen, David Notor, Ali O'Neal, Brenda Peters, Katherine Rickenbaugh Rich, Andrew & Annette Roberts-Gray, Sarah Rosenthal, Mila Rossi, Jill Sabella, Mark Simpkins, Jeffrey Stevens, Hannah Stoll, Richard Sundeen, Melanie Test, Liz Thele, Nicolette Toussaint, Paul Valentine, Rob Wardell, Greg Watts, Carolyn Williams, and Nina Zale
"Purple Iris” (hand glazed tile mural) by Liz Caris
Ceramic/Fiber/Wood/Glass/Stone:
Katie Browne, Liz Caris, Becky Chase, Suzanne Clarke, Russ Criswell, Judy Fox-Perry, Chet Haring, Savanna LaBauve, and Sarah Rosenthal
“Confluence” (oil on canvas) by Hannah Stoll
Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor):
Raleigh Burleigh, Evelyn Cabrera, Emily Chaplin, Kay Clarke, Brian Colley, Larry Day, Staci Dickerson, Marcia Fusaro, Susan Graves, Michael Kinsley, Linda Loeschen, Mary Noone, Judith Nordhagen, David Notor, Brenda Peters, Andrew & Annette Roberts-Gray, Jill Sabella, Hannah Stoll, Liz Thele, and Nicolette Toussaint,
“Thunderhead” (pastel) by Doug Graybeal
Drawing/Pastel/Printmaking:
Charles Andrade, MaryLou Felton, Doug Graybeal, and Jim Harris
“Glenwood Canyon” (photograph on metal) by Jeremy Joseph
Photography (traditional & digital):
George Hendrix, Jeremy Joseph, George Lilly, Roberta McGowan, Mark Simpkins, Richard Sundeen, Paul Valentine, Greg Watts, and Nina Zale
“Pears and Poppies” (cold wax and oil) by Alice Beauchamp
Mixed Media:
Fred Annes, Maria Beam, Alice Beauchamp, Joslyn Doerge, Clarissa Fortier, Chris Hassig, Hunter Hogan, Kathy Honea, Christie Interlante, Suzanne Jackson, Valery Kelly, Wewer Keohane, Michael McConnell, Jocelyn Murray, Sally Nicholson, Ali O'Neal, Katherine Rickenbaugh Rich, Mila Rossi, Jeffrey Stevens, Melanie Test, Rob Wardell, and Carolyn Williams