2025 IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts Winners
ACA Volunteer League Best of Show – $6,000
William Kidd
George & June Musson Award $3,500
Dennis Angel
Iris Legacy Award $200
Margie & Bill Lombard
Buddy Davenport Award of Excellence $2,500
David Figueroa
Award of Distinction $800
Leigh Griffin
Andres Montenegro
Jon Welborn
Paul LaMontagne
Award of Commendation $600
John Kellum
Leif Johansen
William Alburger
Tim Carter
Oliver Hampel
Kipley Meyer
Judges’ Choice in Honor of Joey Twardowsz $400
Michelle McDowell Smith
Micheal Paul Cole
John Mascoll
Erika Mock
Curtis Whitwam
Award of Merit $350
Jana Epstein
Jack Hill
Andrew Libecki
Tony Savoie
Christian Nevin
Galina Kostanda-Lambert
Paul Miller
Jessica Ladd
LJ Eidolon
David Sandidge
Jon Lee
Claudia Melchiorre
Award of Honor $325
Alexa Smarsh
Colleen Williams
Gwendolyn Redfern
Jeff Ripple
Steve Andrews
Bill Colby
2024 IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts Award Winners
ACA VOLUNTEER LEAGUE BEST OF SHOW AWARD ($6,000)
David David Figueroa, Sculpture, Sanford, FL, Booth 218
GEORGE AND JUNE MUSSON AWARD ($3,500)
Michael Nelson, Ceramics, New Smyrna Beach, FL, Booth #17
BUDDY DAVENPORT, STATE FARM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ($2,500)
Jessica Ladd, Painting, Cookeville, TN , Booth 105
MCNAMARA FAMILY AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ($2,000)
Adam Pourciau, Photography , Deltona, FL , Booth 6
TRISH THOMPSON MEMORIAL EMERGING ARTIST AWARD ($1,500) The Trish Thompson Emerging Artist Program, a partnership with Daytona State College, encourages Emerging Artists to participate in the world of outdoor festivals by guiding them through the application process and the logistics of a festival at no cost to them. Mckenzie Cowan, Ceramics , Ormond Beach, FL , Booth “Emerging 1”
AWARD OF DISTINCTION (4) $800
– Larry Allen, Ceramics, Leeds, AL, Booth 208
– Dennis Angel, Drawing & Graphics, Edgewood, FL, Booth 24
– Mick Whitcomb, Sculpture, Springfield, MO, Booth 109
– John Mascoll, Sculpture, Safety Harbor, FL, Booth 81
AWARD OF COMMENDATION (6) $600
– Michelle McDowell Smith, Mixed Media , St. John’s, FL , Booth 3
– Donna Harris, Fiber, Casselberry, FL, Booth 36
– Jon Lee, Jewelry, Lewis Center, OH, Booth 57
– Michel Delgado, Mixed Media, Chicago, IL, Booth 66
– Michael Earley, Wood, Angier, NC, Booth 164
– Michelle McDowell Smith, Mixed Media, Roanoke, VA, Booth 3 & 4
– Sandra Matasick, Jewelry, Gainesville, FL, Booth 11
JUDGES’ CHOICE (5) $400
– Laura Beote , Ceramics , Satellite Beach, FL , Booth 81
– Lori Jenkins, Painting, Melbourne, FL, Booth 79
– Andres Montenegro, Andres Montenegro, Ceramics, Daytona Beach, FL, Booth 231
– Wendy Foreman, Jewelry, Ormond Beach, FL, Booth 7
– Vic Lee, Mixed Media, Saint Johns, FL, Booth 207
– Tim Carter, Wood, Ormond Beach, FL, Booth 239
AWARD OF MERIT (12) $350
– Robin Renee Hix, Photography , Wimberly, TX , Booth 133
– Blake Gore, Drawing and Graphics, Christiansburg, VA, Booth 33
– Jack Hill, Sculpture, Deland, FL, Booth 187
– Collin Margerum, Drawing and Graphics, Winter Springs, FL, Booth 56
– Kate Meyer, Painting, Fitzpatrick Painter, VA, Booth 101
– Adair Hinds, Mixed Media, Jacksonville, FL, Booth 106
– Christian Nevin, Jewelry, Orlando, FL, Booth 145
– Curtis Whitwam, Painting, Tampa, FL, Booth 14
– Steve Palmer, Glass, Minnetonka, MN, Booth 78
– Ummarid Eitharong, Painting, DeLand, FL, Booth 84
– Michael Braun, Digital Art, Tampa, FL, Booth 100
– Margaret Luttrell, Mixed Media, Knoxville, TN, Booth 92
– Margaret Baker, Painting, Winter Springs, FL, Booth 182
AWARD OF HONOR (6) $325
– Kate Fitzpatrick, Painting, Painter, VA, Booth 93
– Michael Paul Cole, Photography, Orlando, FL, Booth 235 – Haijin Sun, Painting, Leesburg, FL, Booth 96
– Monica Iversen, Painting, Anderson, SC, Booth 108
– David Jackson, Anderson, SC, Mixed Media, Booth 110
– Stacy Barter, Painting, Winter Park, FL, Booth 169
– Todd K Fox, Mixed Media, Orlando, FL, Booth 232
2023 IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts Award Winners
ACA VOLUNTEER LEAGUE BEST OF SHOW AWARD ($6,000)
Christian Nevin & Kelly Buera / Jewelry / Orlando, FL / Booth 142
GEORGE AND JUNE MUSSON AWARD ($3,500)
Todd Fox / Mixed Media / Orlando, FL / Booth #205
BUDDY DAVENPORT, STATE FARM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ($2,500)
Anne Schroeder / Painting / Alva, FL/ Booth 149
MCNAMARA FAMILY AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ($2,000)
Lorri Honeycutt / Photography / Austin, TX /Booth 122
TRISH THOMPSON MEMORIAL EMERGING ARTIST AWARD ($1,500)
Cheyanne Stamper / Photography / Holly Hill, FL / Booth “Emerging 2”
AWARD OF DISTINCTION (4) $800
Blake Gore / Drawing & Graphics / Christianburg, VA / Booth 32
Javier Rico / Mixed Media / Matthews, SC / Booth 42
Claudia Melchiorre / Jewelry / Cape Canaveral, FL / Booth 43
Steve Edgar / Fiber / Tallahassee, FL / Booth 145
AWARD OF COMMENDATION (6) $600
Michelle McDowell Smith / Mixed Media / St. John’s, FL / Booth 3
Ana Maria Andricain / Jewelry / Baton Rouge, LA / Booth 23
Bud Scheffel / Sculpture / Boynton Beach, FL / Booth 60C&D
Carol Clay / Fiber / Greensboro, NC / Booth 220
Margaret Baker / Painting / Winter Springs, FL / Booth 117
Xavier Nuez / Photography / Chicago, IL / Booth 178 & 179
JUDGES’ CHOICE (5) $400
Laura Beote / Ceramics / Satellite Beach, FL / Booth 81
William Kidd / Ceramics / Miramar, FL / Booth 106
McKenzie Fisk / Digital Art / Dallas, TX / Booth 27 & 28
Rezgar Mamandi / Mixed Media / Sterling, VA, Booth 124
Jen Kish / Jewelry / Palm Coast, FL / Booth 221
AWARD OF MERIT (12) $350
Robin Renee Hix / Photography / Wimberly, TX / Booth 133
John Mascoll / Wood / Safety Harbor, FL / Booth 82
John Costin / Drawing & Graphics / Tampa, FL / Booth 22
Brenda Gordon & Magnus Sebastian, Fiber / Delray Beach, FL / Booth 36
Ed Martin / Glass / Springfield, IL / Booth 142
Leigh Griffin / Jewelry / New Smyrna Beach, FL / Booth 110
Andres Montenegro / Ceramics / Daytona Beach, FL / Booth 30
Paul Miller / Fine Crafts / Brockway, PA / Booth 60A&B
Brett Miley / Digital Art / Sebring, FL / Booth 123
Chris Carlson / Jewelry / DeLand, FL / booth 139
Melissa Woods / Jewelry / Toledo, OH / Booth 157
William Cowherd / Mixed Media / Atlanta, GA / Booth 176
AWARD OF HONOR (6) $300
Kate Fitzpatrick / Painting, Painter / VA, Booth 93
Galina Kostanda-Lambert / Fiber / Ft. Myers, FL / Booth 8
Sandra Matasick / Jewelry / Gainesville, FL / Booth 13
Jenna Hirt / Jewelry / Port Orange, FL / Booth 77
Kenyatta Ray / Photography / Heverlee, Belgium / Booth 184
Dan Bi / Mixed Media / Markham, Ontario, Canada / Booth 198
2022 IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts Award Winners
ACA VOLUNTEER LEAGUE BEST OF SHOW AWARD ($6,000)
Anne Schroeder / Painting / Alva, FL / Booth 155
GEORGE AND JUNE MUSSON AWARD ($3,500)
John Mascoll / Wood / Safety Harbor, FL / Booth 82
BUDDY DAVENPORT, STATE FARM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ($2,500)
Michael Paul Cole /Photography / Hannibal, MO / Both 222
MCNAMARA FAMILY AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ($2,000)
Richard Auger / Photography / Jupiter, FL / Booth 160
TRISH THOMPSON MEMORIAL EMERGING ARTIST AWARD ($1,500)
Stephen Stubbs / Photography / New Smyrna Beach, FL / Booth 92
AWARD OF DISTINCTION (4) $800
Jessica Ladd / Painting / Cookeville, TN / Booth 99
Patricia Karnes / Jewelry / Winter Park, FL / Booth 26
Luis Gutierrez / Ceramics / Wake Forest, NC / Booth 55
William Ortman / Glass / Columbus, OH / Booth 119
AWARD OF COMMENDATION (6) $600
Reiko Uchytil / Ceramics / Grimes, IA / Booth 145
Jonathon Rose / Sculpture / Thmpson Statin, TN / Booth 144
Lawrence Packard / Drawing, Graphics / Winter Haven, FL / Booth 19
John Furches / Drawing, Graphics / Elkin, NC / Booth 179
Leeann Kroetsch / Fiber / Tampa, FL / Booth 10
Gail Snively / Ceramics / Melbourne Beach, FL / Booth 167
JUDGES’ CHOICE (5) $400
Susan Currier / Drawing, Graphics / Sebastian, FL / Booth 148
David David Figueroa / Sculpture / Sanford, FL / Booth 174
Catherine Goolsby / Jewelry / Scottsdale, GA / Booth 215
Pita Ohiwerei / Painting / Riverdale, GA / Booth 232
Dan Bi / Mixed-Media / Markham, Ontari / Booth 197
AWARD OF MERIT (12) $350
Vicki Jones / Drawing, Graphics / Belle Isle, FL / Booth 17
Rob Pemble / Wood / New Smyrna Beach, FL / Booth 71
Julie Latayan-Farrell / Sculpture / New Smyrna Beach, FL / Booth 219
Wendy Foreman / Jewelry / Ormond Beach, GL / Booth 9
Margie and Bill Lombard / Jewelry / Port Orange, FL / Booth 98
David Golzbein / Wood / Miami, FL / Booth 117
Christian Nevin / Jewelry / Orlando, FL / Booth 146
Alex and Gail Marksz / Jewelry / Jupiter, FL / Booth 152
Valerie Costanza / Ceramics / Newnan, GA / Booth 43
Melissa Oesch / Leather / Lexington, KY / Booth 141
Soli Pierce / Mixed-Media / Cortlandt Manor, NY / Booth 210
Barbara Umbel / Jewelry / Indian Harbour Beach, FL / Booth 58
AWARD OF HONOR (6) $300
Clayton Swartz / Sculpture / Pinellas Park, FL /Booth 1 & 2
Ryan Miller / Wood / Brockway, PA / Booth 60 A&B
Lisa Arkus / Mixed-Media / Galeton, PA / Booth 227
Michael Bonardi / Jewelry / Columbus, OH / Booth 164
Mary Wentzel / Painting / Ormond Beach, FL / Booth 35
Chris Hartsfield / Painting / Louisville, KY / Booth 236
2020 IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts Award Winners
ACA VOLUNTEER LEAGUE BEST OF SHOW AWARD ($6,000)
William Kidd / Ceramics / Miramar, FL / Booth 105
GEORGE AND JUNE MUSSON AWARD ($3,500)
Tony Eitharong / Mixed Media / DeLand, FL / Booth 91
BUDDY DAVENPORT, STATE FARM AGENT AWARD ($2,500)
David David Figueroa / Mixed Media / Sanford, FL / Booth 179
JIM AND KIM MCNAMARA AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ($2,000)
Lorri Honeycutt / Photography / Austin, TX / Booth 94
AWARD OF DISTINCTION (4) $800
Leeann Kroelsch / Fiber / Tampa, FL / Booth 10
Patricia Karnes / Jewelry / Winter Park, FL / Booth 26
Lynn Fisher / Ceramics / Belaire, MI / Booth 138
Erh Ping Tsai / Fine Crafts / Locust Valley, NY / Booth 127
AWARD OF COMMENDATION (6) $600
Ken Jensen / Ceramics / St. Augustine, FL / Booth 181
Luis Enrique Gutierrez / Ceramics / Wake Forest, NC / Booth 169
Margaret Baker / Painting / Winter Springs, FL / Booth 95
Christian Nevin / Jewelry / Orlando, FL / Booth 155
Vicki Jones / Drawing/Graphics / Belle Isle, FL / Booth 18
Wayne Gao and Michelle Chang / Fine Crafts / Rowland Heights, CA / Booth 165
JUDGES’ CHOICE (5) $400
Maria Cano / Jewelry / Lake Worth, FL / Booth 36
Marilyn Vaillancourt / Jewelry / Weeki Wachee, FL / Booth 9
Dean DiMarzo / Painting / Naples, FL / Booth 40
Sean Parrish / Mixed Media / Dunedin, FL / Booth 114
Michael Vagner and Nurit Asher / Jewelry / Eugene, OR / Booth 92
AWARD OF MERIT (12) $350
Lisa Cimino / Jewelry / Baltimore, FL / Booth 117
Colleen Williams / Ceramics / Chattanooga, TN / Booth 101
Elizabeth Borowsky / Ceramics / Andrews, SC / Booth 107
Robin Renee Hix / Photography / Wimberly, TX / Booth 132
Susan Currier / Drawing/Graphics / Sebastian, FL / Booth 168
Michael Paul Cole / Photography / Hannibal, MO / Booth 215
Orga Mihaylova / Jewelry / Pittsburg, PA / Booth 34
Karen and Jess Libecap / Painting / Hoover, AL / Booth 63
Sandy Lent / Glass / St. Simons Island, GA / Booth 109
Crystal Romanyszyn / Mixed Media / Seneca, SC / Booth 205
Julie Berndt / Ceramics / Dawson, MN / Booth 212
Greg and Jennie Lathrop / Ceramics / Durby, KS / Booth 152 & 153
AWARD OF HONOR (6) $300
Danny O’Driscoll / Painting / Batesburg, SC / Booth 27
Steve Edgar / Leather / Tallahassee, FL / Booth 204
Vladimar Pailodze / Painting / Lake Zurich, IL / Booth 31
Iizuka Noriko / Fiber / Allentown, PA / Booth 38
Reiko Uchylil / Ceramics / Grimes, IA / Booth 149
Laurel and Michael Davern / Jewelry / Lancaster, NY / Booth 220
