NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ART EXHIBITION: WINNERS AND LOCATIONS
Entry forms available January 1st to participate in next spring’s exhibit. The form is on-line please LOGIN to register and start the process.
Roseau City Center, Roseau, MN April 13 – May 18, 2016
Adult Winners:
- 1st Place $500 Karlee Westrem of East Grand Forks, acrylic painting “Cargo Ship”
- 2nd Place $300 Theodore Schindler of Red Lake Falls, Clay Sculpture “Papa’s Saw Rig”
- 3rd Place $200 Debbie Aune of Gatzke, watercolor painting “Deadwood South Dakota”
- Merit Award $100 Lucille Nelson of Argyle, drawing “Time for Practice”
- Merit Award $100 Rock Bakken of Hallock, acrylic painting “Grandma’s New Hat and Old Dress”
- Merit Award $100 Rick Jensen of Crookston, wood carving sculpture “Childhood Fantasy (Treehouse)”
- Merit Award $100 Christine Foster of Thief River Falls, drawing “Soaring”
- Merit Award $100 Irene Bertils of Crookston, watercolor painting “Peaceful and Content”
Student Winners:
- 1st place $300 Kristy Williamson of Gatzke: paper media collage “McSteamy”
- 2nd Place $150 Marietta Geist of Crookston: drawing “Emma Granger: The Activist”
- 3rd Place $100 Macy Larson of Crookston: sculpture, “Silver Birch”
- Merit Award $50 Benji Wilebeski of Strathcona: colored pencil, “The Great Cathedral”
- Merit Award $50 Jessica Ross of Fisher, Painting “Alaskan Mountains”
- Merit Award $50 Marie Sandman of Crookston, Drawing “Beneath”
- Merit Award $50 Kyle McFadden of Newfolden Photography “There’s an Angel in All of Us”
- Merit Award $50 Breana Pruneda of Climax, Mosaic “Love Birds
People’s Choice Awards
Ralph Engelstad Arena Lobby, Thief River Falls, MN April 22 – May 04, 2015
ADULT CATEGORY:
- Nick Reitzel, Karlstad $500.00 1st Place “Our Sins are Forgiven” Mixed painting
- Deb Aune, Gatzke $300.00 2nd Place “Sandra’s Dolls” Watercolor painting
- Rock Bakken, Hallock $200.00 3rd Place “Lake Bronson” Acrylic painting
- Irene Bertils, Crookston $100.00 Merit “This is What Love Is!” Charcoal drawing
- Timothy Bhajjan, Crookston $100.00 Merit “Sun Dance” Watercolor painting
- Kathryn Rynning, Kennedy $100.00 Merit “Old Men with Stories” photograph
- Jan Osborn, Thief River Falls $100.00 Merit “Sunset at the Rainbow” Pastel drawing
- Loren Younggren, Hallock $100.00 Merit “Til the Cows Come Home” photograph
- People’s Choice Award: TBD May 04, 2015
STUDENT CATEGORY:
- Macy Larson, Euclid $300.00 1st Place I Came in Like, “Oh Yeah!” Sculpture
- Samantha Kraulik, Wannaska $150.00 2nd Place “Stomp” Charcoal drawing
- Abbigail Brekken, Crookston $100.00 3rd Place “Share a Little Happiness” Mixed Media
- Jennifer Koste $50.00 Merit “Bob Marley” Plaster sculpture
- Cassandra Houston-Johnson $50.00 Merit “Monks” Ceramic sculpture
- Peyton Svegdahl, Strathcona $50.00 Merit “Bubbles and Dots” Glass plate
- Jessica Ross, Fisher $50.00 Merit “Prisma Tigris” Acrylic painting
- Daylyn Kainz, Goodridge $50.00 Merit “Black Beauty” Acrylic painting
- People’s Choice Award: TBD May 04, 2015
American Legion Post 444, Middle River, MN April 16-27, 2014
100 Adult and Student Artists participated in this exhibition.
ADULT CATEGORY:
- 1st Place: $500 Beau Bakken of Hallock “Barcelona, Spain” acrylic painting
- 2nd Place: $300 Deb Aune of Gatzke “Dad Loves His Wood Stove” painting
- 3rd Place: $200 Loren Younggren of Hallock “Blizzard Dolly” photograph
- MERIT: $100 Mollie Rae Miller of Roseau “Primal” painting
- MERIT: $100 Jan Osborn of Thief River Falls “Settler’s Cabin at Old Mill” drawing
- MERIT: $100 Irene Bertils of Crookston “Arizona Dusk” pastel
- MERIT: $100 Kathryn Rynning of Kennedy “Norway’s Mother” photograph
- MERIT: $100 Robin Foster of Red Lake Falls “Dragonfly in B & W” sculpture
- PEOPLE’S CHOICE: $100 Deb Aune, Gatzke “Dad Loves His Wood Stove” painting
STUDENT CATEGORY:
- 1st Place: $300 Bryan Sanchez of Crookston “Cultural Self Portrait” mixed media drawing
- 2nd Place: $150 Morgan Anderson of Middle River “Seahorse” drawing
- 3rd Place: $100 Travis Tabatt of Goodridge “Tree” print-making
- MERIT: $50 Kyle Caputo of Crookston “Addictions” drawing
- MERIT: $50 Courtney Boutain of Goodridge “What’s Up Bear” drawing
- MERIT: $50 Julie Ibanez of Crookston “Burst of Brightness” painting
- MERIT: $50 Brooke Panzer of Crookston “Horsehair Pottery” sculpture
- MERIT: $50 Emilie Tykward of Grygla “Envy” sculpture
- PEOPLE’S CHOICE STUDENT: $50 Brooke Panzer, Crookston “Horsehair Potter” Sculpture
Fosston Library Arts Center, Fosston, MN April 12 – 21, 2013
Ninety adult and student artists participated.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Place $500 Painting “Power and Grace” by Rock Bakken of Hallock
- 2nd Place $300 Painting “Reflections of City Hall” by Christine Foster of Thief River Falls
- 3rd Place $200 Sculpture “Riding the Wind” by Katie Hruby-Schmidt of Fisher
- Merit $100 Mixed Media “Listen to the Stories” by Margaret Ehling of Red Lake Falls
- Merit $100 Drawing “Water Lilies” by Barb Pinc of Plummer
- Merit $100 Photograph “Nature’s Handprint II” by Bert Foster of Thief River Falls
- Merit $100 Photograph “The North” by Jill Green of McIntosh
- Merit $100 Painting “The South End” by Corissa Kruse of Thief River Falls
- People’s Choice TBA
Student Award Winners
- 1st Place $300 Drawing “Angry Harry” by Chandler Blanton of Greenbush
- 2nd Place $150 Mixed Media Drawing “Enchanting” by Luise Benkert of Warroad
- 3rd Place $100 Painting “Bangledesh Landscape” by Rebecca Sistad of Fosston
- Merit $50 Book Art Sculpture “I Can Only Imagine” by Alissa Fife of Warroad
- Merit $50 Drawing “Mallard” byHillary Cudmore of Fosston
- Merit $50 Photograph “Technical Self Portrait” by Haley Warnecke of Halstad
- Merit $50 Photograph “Apocolyptic Paradise” by Jackie Lee of Warroad
- Merit $50 Printmaking “My Mind in Math Class” by Kaley Quanrud of Williams
- People’s Choice $50 TBA
VFW Club and City Office, Kennedy, MN April 26 – May 6, 2012
One hundred and one adult and student artists participated.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Place $500 Painting “Frosty Wonderland” by LaVonne Forsberg of Thief River Falls
- 2nd Place $300 Painting “Through Bush, Through Briar” by Rock Bakken of Hallock
- 3rd Place $200 Mixed Media “Jerica” by John Leopold of Thief River Falls
- Merit $100 Sculpture “Tired Doll” by Deb Aune of Gatzke
- Merit $100 Drawing “Hidden With-in” by Lucille Nelson of Argyle
- Merit $100 Pastel Painting “Sunrise at 30 Degrees Below Zero” by Jean Ranstrom of Alvarado
- Merit $100 Photograph “Pecking Order” by Loren Younggren of Hallock
- Merit $100 Painting “Stockholm, Crossing” by Christine Foster of Thief River Falls
- People’s Choice TIE: $100 Loren Younggren of Hallock
- People’s Choice TIE: $100 LaVonne Forsberg of Thief River Falls
Student Award Winners
- 1st Place $300 Drawing “Surprise!” by Meghan Fish of Warroad
- 2nd Place $150 Painting “Fleur-de-lis” by Lillian Potter of East Grand Forks
- 3rd Place $100 Sculpture “Defensive Farmer” by Elijah Neufeld of Beltrami
- Merit $50Printmaking “Nevermore” by Kayla Whitaker of Roseau
- Merit $50 Sculpture “The Creeper” byLevi Lewis of Greenbush
- Merit $50 Photograph “Color/B&W Portrait” by Kathryn Jagol of Fertile
- Merit $50 Drawing “Just a Splash of Color” by Leah Klegstad of Hallock
- Merit $50 Sculpture “Blooming Life” by Evangeline Goulet of Warroad
- People’s Choice $50 Leah Klegstad of Hallock
Public Library, Crookston, MN April 4-17, 2011
One hundred forty adult and student artists participated.
Library and Community Center, Climax, MN April 21 – 25, 2010
One hundred fourteen adult and student artists participated.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Place $500 Drawing “Approaching Storm” by Irene Bertils of Crookston
- 2nd Place $250 Painting “Duluth MN” by Beau Bakken of Hallock
- 3rd Place $100 Painting “Stitching” by Phyllis Kalliokoski of East Grand Forks
- Merit $50 Painting “Orange Spotted Sunfish” by Ross Hier of Crookston
- Merit $50 Photography “Going, Going …” by Kathleen Shulstad of Halstad
- Merit $50 Photography “Small Yellow Lady Slipper” by Bruce Flaig of Fertile
- Merit $50 Sculpture “Self Effigy” by Corissa Kruse of Thief River Falls
- Merit $50 Painting “Symphony in Blue, Audience of One” by Margaret Ehling of Red Lake Falls
- People’s Choice $100 Rock Bakken of Hallock
Student Award Winners
- 1st Place $150 Sculpture “Lost at Sea” by Shannon Kaiser of Crookston
- 2nd Place $75 Pastel Painting “Hibiscus Flower” by Kayla Anderson of Plummer
- 3rd Place $50 Jewelry “Colors” by Ashley Pruneda of Shelly
- Merit $25 Drawing “Wrapped Cat” by Robyn Aune of Gatzke
- Merit $25 Computer Art “Summertime” by Cassie Deitz of Warren
- Merit $25 Sculpture “Terrapin Station” by Louis Figueroa of Crookston
- Merit $25 Mixed Drawing “Summit” by Summit Kuehn of Warrroad
- Merit $25 Photography “Quiet Passage” by Krista Jo Kappes of Ada
- People’s Choice $50 Miranda Martine of Climax
Note: The student portion is on YouTube search for Northwest Minnesota Art Exhibit.
Community Center, Fertile, April 22 – 26, 2009
Over 100 adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Place $500 Sculpture “The Watcher” by Robin Foster of Red Lake Falls
- 2nd Place $250 Watercolor “Robyn’s World” by Deb Aune of Gatzke
- 3rd Place $100 Mixed Painting “November Woodies” by Nick Reitzel of Karlstad
- Merit $50 Oil Painting “Valley Hayfield” by Jean Ranstrom of Alvarado
- Merit $50 Photography “Faded Dreams” by Bruce Flaig of Fertile
- Merit $50 Drawing “N.A. Girl” by Frank Kahoombaush of Thief River Falls
- Merit $50 Sculpture “Nuthatch and Birch” by Jean Reek of Thief River Falls
- Merit $50 Painting “Beneath the World We See” Margaret Ehling of Red Lake Falls
- People’s Choice $100 Rock Bakken of Hallock
Student Award Winners
- 1st Place $150 Pottery “Purple Clover” by Kirsten Kleven of Alvarado
- 2nd Place $75 Mixed “Silence” by Aryanna Ostgaard of Crookston
- 3rd Place $50 Mixed “What’s to Come” by Ashley Woolever of Crookston
- Merit $25 Painting “Barn” by Harlen Lundeen of Trail
- Merit $25 Jewelry “A Personal Garden” by Tina Patterson of Alvarado
- Merit $25 Drawing “Self Portrait” by Sara Mercil of Mentor
- Merit $25 Ink Drawing “Season of Autumn” by Hannah Waswick of Thief River Falls
- Merit $25 Photograph by Brandon Lien of East Grand Forks
- People’s Choice $50 Erika Knutson of Salol
Roseau City Center and Library, Roseau, April 30 – May 4, 2008
Eighty one adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Place $500 Drawing “Speed” by Lucille Nelson of Argyle
- 2nd Place $250 Sculpture Jewelry “Leaf Vessel” by Jennifer Patterson of Alvarado
- 3rd Place $100 Painting “Blue Heron” by Rock Bakken of Hallock
- Merit $50 Painting “Autumn Morn” by Margaret Anderson of Lancaster
- Merit $50 Photography “James Cooke State Park” by Deb Aune of Gatzke
- Merit $50 Mixed “Flame” guitar by Steven Kvasager of Oklee
- Merit $50 Computer Art “Bit by Bit” by Steven Reynolds of Wannaska
- Merit $50 Wood “Mountain Cabin” marquetry by Gordon Olson of McIntosh
- People’s Choice $100 Rock Bakken, Hallock
Student Award Winners
- 1st Place $150 Photograph “Beginning” by Alexy Johnston of Warren
- 2nd Place $75 Mixed “The Outcome” by Josh Mercil of Crookston
- 3rd Place $50 Drawing “Shadowed Innocence” by Brittany Czapiewski of Oslo
- Merit $25 Painting “A World of Color” by Amy Roesch of Crookston
- Merit $25 Computer Art “Troll” by Mercedes Lubarski of Warren
- Merit $25 Sculpture Clay “This is America” by Calla Blokzl of Crookston
- Merit $25 Sculpture Wire “Dance” by Carrie Alme of Greenbush
- Merit $25 Photography “Solitude” by Kristen Maruska of Warren
- People’s Choice $50 Brittany Czapiewski of Oslo
Stephen Arts Center, Stephen, April 11-15, 2007
Ninety adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $500.00: Ivy Bailie, Fosston: “Gooseberry Falls Tree” Painting
- 2nd Prize: $250.00 Rock Bakken, Hallock: “Moose” Painting
- 3rd Prize: $100.00 Jerome Fuglseth, Fertile: “Mother Wolf and Two Cubs” Wood carving
- Merit – Drawing: $50.00 Nick Reitzel, Karlstad: “Back From Iraq”
- Merit – Painting: $50.00 Viola Kvasager, Oklee: “Passing Thunderstorm”
- Merit – Photography: $50.00 Pamela Altepeter, Crookston: “Rainbow”
- Merit – Sculpture: $50.00 Carol Kankel, Red Lake Falls: Jewelry
- Merit – Mixed: $50.00 Robin Foster, Red Lake Falls: “Koi”
- People’s Choice: $100.00 Rock Bakken, Hallock
High School Student Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $150.00 Brittany Greenwood, East Grand Forks: “Guitar” Painting
- 2nd Prize: $75.00 Alexy Johnston, Warren: “Silo” Photograph
- 3rd Prize: $50.00 Christian Boe, Greenbush: “Broken Time” Mixed Media
- Merit – Drawing: $25.00 Kaia Korynta, Fisher: “M.C. Remix”
- Merit – Painting: $25.00 Angie Franks, Thief River Falls: “Falling to Pieces”
- Merit – Sculpture: $25.00 Daphne George, Warroad: “Hera”
- Merit – Mixed: $25.00 Joshua Mercil, Crookston: “Can You See the Handwriting on the Wall”
- Merit – Digital: $25.00 Melanie Dziengel, Kennedy: “Never Fear”
- People’s Choice: tied vote so $50.00 Brittany Ryba of Warroad; and $50.00 Brittany Czapiewski of Oslo
City Hall, Hallock, March 22 – 27, 2006
One hundred four adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $500.00: LaVonne Forsberg, Thief River Falls: “Majestic View” Painting
- 2nd Prize: $250.00 Carol Kankel, Red Lake Falls: Jewelry
- 3rd Prize: $100.00 Margaret Anderson, Lancaster: “Winter Enchantment” Painting
- Merit – Drawing: $50.00 Irene Bertils, Crookston: “Best Friends”
- Merit – Painting: $50.00 James Howard, Thief River Falls: “The Old Homestead”
- Merit – Photography: $50.00 Barbara Hansson, Lancaster: “Cattails”
- Merit – Sculpture: $50.00 Jerome Fuglseth, Fertile: “Woman”
- Merit – Ceramic: $50.00 Robin Foster, Red Lake Falls: “Raku Vase”
- People’s Choice: $100.00 Rock Bakken, Hallock
High School Student Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $150.00 David Stapleton, Fosston: “Filipino Fruit Stand” Painting
- 2nd Prize: $75.00 Rachel Huderle, Warren: “Over Time . . .” Photograph
- 3rd Prize: $50.00 Sarah Amundgaard, Warren: “Graffiti I” Photograph
- Merit – Drawing: $25.00 Andrew Sourdiff, Ada: “Flower Abstraction”
- Merit – Painting: $25.00 Nakita Estling, Warroad: “Iris”
- Merit – Sculpture: $25.00 Amanda Timm, Thief River Falls: “Old City Rail”
- Merit – Print Making: $25.00 Anya Bailey, East Grand Forks: “Nurturing Women”
- Merit – Digital: $25.00 Jocelyn Kraska, Hallock: “Construction”
- People’s Choice: $50.00 Anya Bailey, East Grand Forks
Ada/Borup High School, Ada, April 2005
Seventy three adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $500.00: John Leopold, Thief River Falls: “St. Peter’s Church: Apse End” Painting
- 2nd Prize: $250.00 Robin Foster, Red Lake Falls: “Untitled” Sculpture
- 3rd Prize: $100.00 Nick Reitzel, Karlstad: “Evening Ascent” Painting
- Merit – Drawing: $50.00 Lisa Ruebke, Ada: “Autumn Grove”
- Merit – Painting: $50.00 Sara Halvorson, Warroad: “Pogona!”
- Merit – Photography: $50.00 Twylla Altepeter, Crookston: “Old Glory in Medora”
- Merit – Sculpture: $50.00 Jerome Fuglseth, Fertile: “Deer”
- Merit – Print Making: $50.00 Jeanne O’Neil, East Grand Forks: “Last Light”
- People’s Choice: $100.00 Loren Olson, Ada
High School Student Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $150.00 Regina Osse, Warroad: “Maxed” 3-D Mixed Media
- 2nd Prize: $75.00 Tom Borowicz, Warren: “Peace” Drawing
- 3rd Prize: $50.00 Amanda Ross, Crookston: “Delicate Aurora” Photograph
- Merit – Drawing: $25.00 Miranda Fox, Halstad: “Wind in His Hair”
- Merit – Painting: $25.00 Rachel Huderle, Warren: “Afterglow”
- Merit – Sculpture: $25.00 Sam Syroravongl, Warroad: “Bubble Eye Koi Fish”
- Merit – Print Making: $25.00 Brittany Ryba, Warroad: “Unusually Colorful Trees”
- Merit – Digital: $25.00 Marie Turgeon, Hallock: “Floating in Astral Plains”
- People’s Choice: $50.00 Miranda Fox, Halstad
Warren/Alvarado/Oslo High School, Warren, May 2004
One hundred two adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $500.00: Asra Halvorson, Warroad: “Flight” Printmaking
- 2nd Prize: $250.00: John Leopold, Thief River Falls: “Doma Cathedral in Winter” Painting
- 3rd Prize: $100.00: Deb Aune, Gatzke: “My Girls” Drawing
- Merit – Drawing: $50.00: Jessica Pribula, East Grand Forks: “Fruit Still Life”
- Merit – Photography, Nature: $50.00: Bruce Flaig, Fertile: “Fall Teasel”
- Merit – Photography, Artistic Effect: $50.00 Carl Dahlen, Fisher: “Minnesota Winter”
- Merit – Sculpture: $50.00: Marjorie Schafer, Red Lake Falls: “St. Therese of Lisieux”
- Merit – Pottery: $50.00: Robin Foster, Red Lake Falls: “Dragonfly Platter”
High School Student Award Winners
- 1st Prize: $150.00: Jessica Mullins, Crookston: “Layers of Reality” 2-D Mixed Media
- 2nd Prize: $75.00: Kirk Hanson, Warren: “Silo” Photograph
- 3rd Prize: $50.00: Holly Schmidt, Crookston: “Consumed” 3-D Mixed Media
- Merit – Drawing: $25.00: Brittany Johnston, Angus: “Old Shed”
- Merit – Painting/Mixed Media: $25.00: Adam Pape, East Grand Forks: “John”
- Merit – Sculpture: $25.00: Sandy Zepada Hurtado, Crookston: “Fighting Temptations”
- Merit – Photography: $25.00: Megan Maruska, Warren: “Slidin”
- Merit – Digital: $25.00: Adam Sorum, Oslo: “Star Flower”
University of Minnesota in Crookston, April 2003
One hundred fourteen adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Prize: Marjorie Schafer and Robin Bodie, Red Lake Falls (pottery)
- 2nd Prize: Jeanne O’Neil, East Grand Forks (print)
- 3rd Prize: Christie Ketring, Fisher (drawing)
- Merit Drawing: Ami Klegstad, Hallock
- Merit Painting: James Howard, Thief River Falls
- Merit Photography: Barbara Hansson, Lancaster
- Merit Sculpture: Corky Miller, Euclid
- Merit Digital: Charlie Lindberg, Kennedy
- People’s Choice: James Garber, Warroad
High School Student Award Winners
- 1st Prize: Alicia Pietruszewski, Stephen (photograph)
- 2nd Prize: Leigh Bailie, Fosston (painting)
- 3rd Prize: Chris Lagasse, Crookston (drawing)
- Merit Drawing: Curtis Bjerke, East Grand Forks
- Merit Mixed Media: Brett Lynse, Crookston
- Merit Sculpture: Julia Hahn, Crookston
- Merit Photography: Kirk Hanson, Warren
- Merit Digital: Ashley Gubrud, Warren
- People’s Choice: Chris Krapohl, Thief River Falls
Park Place Mall, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota from April 20-21, 2002
Eighty-three adult and student artists participated in the full exhibit this year.
Adult Award Winners
- 1st Prize: Polly Peterson, Warren (print)
- 2nd Prize: David Danielson, Roseau (photomontage)
- 3rd Prize: Theodore Schindler, RLF (sculpture)
- Merit Drawing: David Hammond, Kennedy
- Merit Painting: Bev Hewitt, Lancaster
- Merit Photography: Ken Kalsnes, TRF
- Merit Pottery: Robin Foster, Red Lake Falls
- Merit Mixed Media: Angela Ecklund, Oslo
- Merit Drawing: Jason Soli, East Grand Forks
- People’s Choice: David Hammond, Kennedy
High School Student Award Winners
- 1st Prize: Kat Anderson, Stephen (mixed media)
- 2nd Prize: Jeff Sanden and Curt Bjerke, EGF (photos)
- 3rd Prize: Leonard LaCoursiere, RLF (sculpture)
- Merit Drawing: David E. Edwards, TRF
- Merit Painting: Kathleen Barrett, East Grand Forks
- Merit Photography/Digital: Dustin Kalt, Warren
- Merit Mixed Media: Nikki Boman, Alvarado
- Merit Painting: Adam Pape, East Grand Forks
- Merit Digital: Amy Webster, St. Vincent
- People’s Choice: Leonard LaCoursiere, RLF