45th Annual Valley Visual Art Show
Congratulations to artist collaborators Jennifer Vanian and Patty Catt for winning 1st Place in the People’s Choice Awards this year (2024) for their entry “What Happened in Sherwood Forest”.
Also unique to the VVAS are the coveted People’s Choice Awards. Visitors voted for their favorite artworks through February 16, 2024.
2024 Valley Visual Art Show Winners:
1st Place: Jennifer Vanian & Patty Catt “What Happened in Sherwood Forest” (mixed media, see image above)
2nd Place: James Mason “Plant Life” (steel & copper)
3rd Place: Elizabeth Caris “Poppies” (hand-glazed tile mural)
Carbondale Arts presented the 45th Annual Valley Visual Art Show, which opened Friday, January 19and was on exhibition afterwards each weekday (10am-5pm) at our gallery space located inside The Launchpad (76 S 4th Street) through February 22, 2024.
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.
Last year’s 44th annual show featured about 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.
Artists participating in the 45th Annual Valley Visual Art Show included:
Charles Andrade, Fred Annes, Jessica Armstrong, Alice Beauchamp, Annie Bell, Deborah Bender, Sandy Boyd, Katie Browne, Lynn Burton, Elizabeth Caris, David Clark, Kay Clarke, Suzanne Clarke, Brian Colley, Donna Dale, Larry Day, Staci Dickerson, Benjamin Eric, MaryLou Felton, Shelly Franklin, Marcia Fusaro, Megan George, Doug Graybeal, Jet Hall, Chris Hassig, Hunter Hogan, Kathy Honea, Wewer Keohane, Michael Kinsley, Sarah Kuhn, Linda Loeschen, Jordan Lugibihl, James Mason, Stephanie McConaughy, Nika Meyers, Ashley Mosher, Annette Murphy, Sally Nicholson, Judith Nordhagen, David Notor, Eric Olander, Brenda Peters, Hamilton Pevec, Kelly Phillips, Katherine Rich, Annette Roberts-Gray, Mila Rossi, Jill Sabella, Jill Scher, Amanda Selsky, Paul Stanley, Denae Statzer, Jeff Stevens, Dick Sundeen, Jennifer Vanian & Patty Catt, Nicholas Ward, Carolyn Williams, and Dennise York
Ceramics + Glass
Elizabeth Caris, Donna Dale, Shelly Franklin, Kelly Phillips, Annette Roberts-Gray, Denae Statzer, and Dennise York
Painting (Oil + Acrylic)
Jessica Armstrong, Deborah Bender, Sandy Boyd, Kay Clarke, Suzanne Clarke, MaryLou Felton, Marcia Fusaro, Michael Kinsley, Jordan Lugibihl, Annette Murphy, David Notor, Brenda Peters, Jill Sabella, Nicholas Ward, and Carolyn Williams
Dry Media (Printmaking, Drawing, Pastel, Scratchboard)
Katie Browne, Larry Day, Megan George, and Doug Graybeal
Painting (Watermedia)
Charles Andrade, Linda Loeschen, Stephanie McConaughy, Nika Meyers, Judith Nordhagen, Eric Olander, Amanda Selsky, and Paul Stanley
Metal + Fiber
James Mason and Jill Scher
Photography
Lynn Burton, David Clark , Sarah Kuhn, Ashley Mosher, Hamilton Pevec, and Richard Sundeen
Mixed Media
Fred Annes, Alice Beauchamp, Annie Bell, Brian Colley, Staci Dickerson, Benjamin Eric, Jet Hall, Chris Hassig, Hunter Hogan, Kathy Honea, Wewer Keohane, Sally Nicholson, Katherine Rich, Mila Rossi, Jeff Stevens, and Jennifer Vanian & Patty Catt