IN THE DETAIL Pen-and-ink artist layers thousands of strokes
As seen in The Times-Standard, September 29, 2006
The 2007 California Fine Art Jury:
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The 2007 California State Fair will be held from August 17 to September 3, 2007 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, CA.
Award-winning artworks to be exhibited at the State Fair
SACRAMENTO, CA (August 7, 2007) - The California State Fair announced today the award winning artworks for 2007 California Fine Art Competition. Open to California artists aged 18 and over, the 2007 competition received 1,833 entries. The jury selected 188 artworks from this field to be exhibited and eligible for awards. All award-winning artworks will be exhibited at the California State Fair August 17th through September 3rd 2007 in Building 7, Expo Center. Awards will be presented to the artists at an Awards Ceremony held Thursday, August 16, 2007.
A Juror’s Award and Best of Show went to sculpture “Grandma Planet” by Sacramento artist Dave Lane. The Juror’s Awards for 2-Dimensional Artworks went to “The Church of Private Enterprise” by artist Zachary Williams of Sacramento and “Autumn Oak” a drawing by Kay Harden of Fortuna. The Juror’s Award for Western and Equine Art went to “Hydra” a work in watercolor by Chris Rankin of Folsom. The Juror’s Award for Photography was awarded to “American River Blues” by Christopher Spurrell of Auburn. “The Beginnings of Clarity” a work in mixed media by Crystal Weber of Sacramento won the Juror’s Award for Artworks made from Recycled material.
Jurors also selected 30 artworks to receive Awards of Excellence and 152 artworks to receive Awards of Merit. In addition, the following special awards were also given: