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95th ANNUAL MCLEAN COUNTY AMATEUR ART EXHIBITION

March 4 - April 9, 2022

APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

This year's Judge:

Doug DeWitt is a Chicago-area artist and ecologist whose found-object sculptures, drawings, environmental land art and video are inspired by natural history and Midwest landscapes. Originally from northwestern Ohio, DeWitt spent many childhood hours exploring his grandparents’ farm buildings and catching crawdads in the creek near his home. He received a BFA in graphic design from Bowling Green State University in 1985, then moved to New England to experience the coastal landscape while working in Boston. Returning to the Midwest, DeWitt earned an MA in Studio Arts from Illinois State University in 1990. He designed exhibits featuring natural history, wildlife and anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History and John G. Shedd Aquarium, both in Chicago, where his love of nature, science and history merged with his art. DeWitt exhibits his artwork throughout the Chicago region and has shown in New York and South Korea. He is currently an ecologist and land manager with a private firm that restores native prairies, woodlands and wetlands, a profession that continues to inspire his art.

2021 AWARDS

Best of Show – Emma Oliver, Ethel

Ashley Ritter Award for Most Promising Art – Fariba Murray

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High School Graphics

1^st Place – Jack Miller, Daniel Plainview

2^nd Place – Kathleen Heuer, 8

High School Sculpture

1^st Place – Colin Norsworthy, Doughnuts and Tea

2^nd Place – Gabriel Tobin, Grandma’s Gauntlet

High School Painting

1^st Place – Haley Webb, Maize of Imagination

2^nd Place – Gabrielle Thomas, Observatory Gardens

High School Photography

1^st Place – Braden Kralis, Hinged Cycles

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University Graphics

1^st Place – Amy Yeager, Body II

2^nd Place – Draper Matthews, Erlenmeyer

University Sculpture

1^st Place – Emma Oliver, Ethel

2^nd Place – Cooper Gibson, Discodreams

University Painting

1^st Place – Jeanna Campbell, Fighting Beyond the Pain

2^nd Place – Shahrbanoo Hamzeh, Untitled Yet

University Photography

1^st Place – Danielle Keresztes (ked-a-stesh), Lavender Farm

2^nd Place – Torie Knibbs, Taking Back the Night Sky

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Adult Graphics

1^st Place – Fariba Murray, Nasturtium

2^nd Place – Dave Fulghum, I’m Watching You

Adult Sculpture

1^st Place – Deb Neumayer, Hard to Hold

2^nd Place – Roger L. Alexander, Rustic Chair

Adult Painting

1^st Place – Stew Salowitz, Hidden Stream

2^nd Place – Yvonne Hoop, Dale’s Abstraction

*PLEASE NOTE: Following the closing of the exhibition, all artwork must be picked up between April 12-16.

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