IOWA ARTIST STATE SHOW 2023
May 6, 2023 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
Newton Arboretum & Botanical Center, 3000 N 4th St. E, Newton IA 50208
CHAIR: Dana Freutel
JUDGE: Rick Stewart
May 6, 2023 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
Newton Arboretum & Botanical Center, 3000 N 4th St. E, Newton IA 50208
CHAIR: Dana Freutel
JUDGE: Rick Stewart
Iowa Artists 2022 state Show awards
The Iowa Artists State Show judge was Barb Vaske, pictured above, bottom right. She said it was very difficult judging because of the high quality of all the art. Congratulations to all of our winners!
Iowa Artists State Show Results
Best of Show: Laura Lengling, Morning Mantel, oil, 9”x12” (not pictured)
Richard Heggen Award: Nash Cox, Off Street Parking, watercolor, 22”x25” (Row 1, picture 1)
Doris Frandsen Award: Susan Kuennen, Retirement, willow & antler, 20”x14”x16” (Row 1, picture 2)
Blue Ribbon Winners (1st):
Anne Olssen, Plein Air Panorama,pastel, 36”x12” (Row 1, picture 3)
Ronald Erickson, Candy Dish & Lid, wood, 7”x5” (Row 2, picture 1)
Jim Updegraff, Boules Players, oil on cotton, 24”x36” (Row 2, picture 2)
Red Ribbon Winners (2nd) (Row 2, picture 3):
Sonja Johnson, Standing Tall, oil on canvas, 24”x28” (not pictured)
Ellen Henkels, Mississippi Mount at Chestnut, oil
Denis Johansen, First Tomato, wood sculpture, 8”x10”
White Ribbon Winners (3rd) (Row 3, picture 1):
Danna Fruetel, Awakening of Color, scratchboard, 16”x20”
Mary Johnson, Nora’s Daisies, pastel, 24”x21”
Karla Groh-Pals, Sunny, acrylic, 22”x28”
Yellow Ribbon Winners (Honorable Mention) (Row 3, picture 2):
John Carlson, Burbama I
Jane Shank, The Line Was Too Long
Mary Ann Gloe, Red Iron Bed, watercolor, 20”x30”
Iowa Artists State Show Results
Best of Show: Laura Lengling, Morning Mantel, oil, 9”x12” (not pictured)
Richard Heggen Award: Nash Cox, Off Street Parking, watercolor, 22”x25” (Row 1, picture 1)
Doris Frandsen Award: Susan Kuennen, Retirement, willow & antler, 20”x14”x16” (Row 1, picture 2)
Blue Ribbon Winners (1st):
Anne Olssen, Plein Air Panorama,pastel, 36”x12” (Row 1, picture 3)
Ronald Erickson, Candy Dish & Lid, wood, 7”x5” (Row 2, picture 1)
Jim Updegraff, Boules Players, oil on cotton, 24”x36” (Row 2, picture 2)
Red Ribbon Winners (2nd) (Row 2, picture 3):
Sonja Johnson, Standing Tall, oil on canvas, 24”x28” (not pictured)
Ellen Henkels, Mississippi Mount at Chestnut, oil
Denis Johansen, First Tomato, wood sculpture, 8”x10”
White Ribbon Winners (3rd) (Row 3, picture 1):
Danna Fruetel, Awakening of Color, scratchboard, 16”x20”
Mary Johnson, Nora’s Daisies, pastel, 24”x21”
Karla Groh-Pals, Sunny, acrylic, 22”x28”
Yellow Ribbon Winners (Honorable Mention) (Row 3, picture 2):
John Carlson, Burbama I
Jane Shank, The Line Was Too Long
Mary Ann Gloe, Red Iron Bed, watercolor, 20”x30”