05/03/2026
A Fine Art Exhibition and Artist Reception - Winners' list below:
2026 Fine Art Exhibition Winners
Amateur Category
Best of Show/Amateur:
Connie Gilhooly “Sunbeams in the Trees”
Acrylic:
1st – John Williams “Game Board”
2nd – Bob Moore “Autumn Moon”
3rd – Ellen Noel “Winter”
Honorable Mention: Sharon Lange “Lady Liberty’s Lament”
Honorable Mention: Jeannie Noble “1983”
Water Media:
1st – Connie Gilhooly “Sunbeams through the Trees”
2nd – Nancy Dankworth “Crossing the Greens”
3rd – Mike Nygren “9 Doorways”
Honorable Mention – Dee Gillis “The Barn”
Honorable Mention – Lori Meyer “Peonies from My Garden”
Oils:
1st – Kim Ceccarelli “Grace and Strength”
2nd – Jennifer Davis “Restorative Hike on the Camino de Santiago”
3rd – Sharon Lange “Anya”
Honorable Mention – Dallas Rowlands “The Holding Trees”
Honorable Mention – Marla Uhrig “Horse in the Meadow”
Pastel:
1st – Jennifer Davis “Boardwalk View of Charleston Falls”
2nd – Marla Uhrig “Owl in Moonlight”
3rd – Kim Ceccarelli “Moment in Bloom”
Drawing:
1st – Susan Richards “Carolina Wren”
2nd – Marla Uhrig “The Sorrel”
3rd – Dee Gillis “Canal Locks, Tippecanoe City”
3 Dimensional:
1st – Mike Nygren “15 against the Wind”
2nd – Angela Grillmeier “Lady in Waiting”
3rd – Frederic Hill “Area 51???”
Honorable Mention – Mojgan Samardar “The Emerald Ascent”
Honorable Mention - Sarah Wrona “Grace”
Photography:
1st – Jenna Mumford “Surface Tension”
2nd – Frederic Hill “Falls of Yellowstone”
3rd – Lynn Shirk-Terrell “Spring Reflections”
Honorable Mention – Brenda Jackson “Eldean Covered Bridge”
Honorable Mention - Lynn Shirk-Terrell “Winter Reflections”
Mixed Media:
1st – Shelly Rohr “Dream”
2nd – Erika Thornbury “My Glowing Gifts”
3rd – Jim Valekis “The Greek Shepherd”
Honorable Mention – Nancy Dankof “Game Night”
Honorable Mention – Carol O’Neal “Jackson Who?”
Fiber:
1st – Helen Willis “Pensacola Beach”
2nd – Janet Woodworth “Puzzled Feline”
3rd – Ruth Morse “To My Husband”
Honorable Mention – Ruth Morse “True Friends”
Honorable Mention – Barb Schneider “Tear Down That Wall”
Advanced Category
Best of Show/Advanced:
Paul Rienzo “Monkeys in the Cupboard”
Acrylic:
1st – Paul Rienzo “Monkeys in the Cupboard”
2nd – Francis Trick “Light Sabers and the Force”
3rd – George Stum “Mr. and Mrs.”
Honorable Mention – Patty Brown “Cadiaeum Variegatum”
Honorable Mention – Cathy Pearson “Crazy Daisies”
Water Media:
1st – Samantha Ward “Tenacity”
2nd – John Buell “First Snow”
3rd – Stephanie House “Revenge of the Carb”
Honorable Mention – John Buell “The Patriot”
Honorable Mention – Evelyn Staub “Morning in Bloom”
Oils:
1st – Kay Cress “A Songwriter’s Studio”
2nd – Nicholas Culver “Yoshi’s Egg Harvest”
3rd – Stephanie House “Rays of Solitude”
Honorable Mention – Phillip Erbaugh “Painting in Colorado”
Honorable Mention – Chris Rowlands “Scouty Doodle”
Pastel:
1st – Elaine Balsey “Life Lines”
Honorable Mention – Katherine Taylor Green “Where Dreams Begin”
Drawing:
1st – Chris Rowlands “Look at those Eyes”
Honorable Mention – Kay Cress “Sadie”
Honorable Mention – Chris Rowlands “American Kestrel”
3 Dimensional:
1st – Ronald Landau “Indra’s Web”
2nd – Sam Grillmeier “Modern Life”
3rd – Sue Shira “Mountain Vista”
Honorable Mention – Ron Landau “Auric Wave”
Honorable Mention – Sue Shira “Flower Garden”
Photography:
1st – Ricki Lee Hahn “Blue Nebula”
2nd – Elizabeth Larsen “Spring’s First Breath”
3rd – Jamie Mumford “Broken”
Honorable Mention – Jamie Mumford “Diagonal”
Honorable Mention – Julia Mumford “Bloom Against the Blur”
Mixed Media:
1st – Francis Trick “Pink Garden”
2nd – Tami Beale “Laughter on the Lanai”
3rd – Daniel Ferguson “Rough Viewpoint”
Honorable Mention – Ronald Landau “Kintsugi #1”
Fiber:
1st – Lisa Bragg “Tree Frog”
Special Honors:
Ellen Cotterman Award sponsored by the Ellen Cotterman Fund – Phillip Erbaugh “Country Sunset”
Jeryl Laux Award sponsored by Rusty Harden – Alana Adamo “Tear Catcher”
Olive Boyd Award sponsored by Ruth Safreed – Hal Hunter “Red Buckeye in Morning Light”
Gail Stickelman Award sponsored by Diana Stickelman – Mike Nygren “15 Against the Wind”
People’s Choice Award voted on by the Public – Rebekah Russ “Waterfall”
Glass Brush Award sponsored by TCAAC - The arts are valuable to community, enhancing the culture, attractiveness and financial influence of Tipp City. The Glass Brush Award has been created to acknowledge individuals who have had a significant influence in making Tipp City a viable art community. This year’s recipients are Steve and Sally Watson.
Nominator’s Statement: Owners and operators of the Hotel Gallery at the corner of Second and Main Streets, this couple has played a vital role in the cultural life of downtown Tipp City. Since the mid-1970s, the Hotel Gallery has served as the cornerstone of the downtown revival – drawing visitors and businesses while fostering art, music, festivals, and artistic expression throughout the community.
