Juror’s Choice: 2009 Regional Award Winners

Anthony Ackrill, Button, 2009, oil on platter, 5” x 10”

The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs announces the opening of Juror’s Choice: 2009 Regional Award Winners art exhibition, which is scheduled to run May 15 – July 11, 2010 in the Thomas Center Main Gallery. A free public reception will be held Thursday, May 27 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Thomas Center. The exhibition features over 30 works by five Florida award winners who were selected from the Thomas Center Galleries’ 2009 Regional Juried Exhibition.  Last year, there were 326 entries and the exhibition was juried by Michael Burban. This year’s award winners’ exhibition features 2D and 3D work by: Anthony Ackrill, Janis Brothers, Lorelei Esser, Sandra J. Hadley and Kevin McNamara.

Lorelei Esser, Sentinel, 2009, 3-D Construction, 5’ x 3’ x 1’

Anthony Ackrill received the $1000 Juror’s Choice Award. For information about the artist, please go to http://www.anthonyackrill.net/

Janis Brothers received a $500 Juror’s Choice Award. For information about the artist, please go to http://www.janisbrothersart.com/

Lorelei Esser received a $500 Juror’s Choice Award. For information about the artist, please go to http://loreleiesser.com/Lorelei_Esser.html

Sandra J. Hadley received an Honorable Mention. For information about the artist, please go to http://sjhadley.blogspot.com/

Kevin McNamara received an Honorable Mention. For information about the artist, please go to http://www.kevinmcnamara.us/

Sandra J. Hadley, Things Aren’t Always What They Seem, 2008, charcoal, 25.25” x 31.5”	Sandra J. Hadley, Pardon Me. Have You Any Dostoevsky?, 2006, charcoal, 25.25” x 33”