Circle Centre for the Arts, home of the Wyoming Valley Art League
2023 WVAL Spring Juried Winners
Best In Show
“Dancer” – Robert Bergstrasser
Drawing
1st Place
“Dancer” – Robert Bergstrasser
2nd Place
“Just Me – Self Portrait” – Barbara Jones
3rd Place
“Wildflowers” – Doris Cresko
Honorable Mention
“Gentle Waters” – Tobi Grossman
Photography
1st Place
“Wisdom Casts a Perfect Shadow”- Don Armstrong
2nd Place
“Buddies” – Sharon Rolland
3rd Place
“23 Ford at Night” – Robert Broghamer
Honorable Mention
“Impressions” – Allison Maslow
Sculpture
1st Place
“Gourd Pot” – John Clark
2nd Place
“The Centurion” – Barton Buchanan
3rd Place
“Off to Work” – Frank Mariano
Honorable Mention
“Topiary in Glass” – Edwin M. Jameson
(Rendition by Jason Kresock)
Painting
1st Place
“Sanctuary” – Helen Lavelle
2nd Place
“Worth” – Sharon Bowar Cosgrove
3rd Place
“Our Souls Entwine with Souls of Trees” – Rosemary Luksha
Honorable Mention
“The Birches” – Linda Keck
Mixed Media
1st Place
“Nuthatch” – Patricia McMahon Lacy
2nd Place
“Balance” – John Clark
WVAL 2022 Spring Juried Winners! Congratulations!
First row:
Barbara Jones – 3rd Place & Honorable Mention Drawing, Rosemary Luksha – 2nd Place Painting, Debbie Baer – Honorable Mention Painting, Linda Keck – 1st Place Sculpture, Frank Mariano – 2nd Place Sculpture, Allison Maslow (Gallery Director).
Row 2:
Donald Armstrong (President), Patricia McMahon Lacy – 3rd Place Sculpture, John Clark – 2nd Place Mixed Media, Phillip Paritsky – 2nd & 3rd Place Photography, Sharon Rolland – 1st Place Photography, Keith Hunter 1st & 3rd Place Painting, Lois Pluskey – BEST IN SHOW, 1st Place Drawing, Robert Broghamer 3rd Place Photography, Helen Lavelle 2nd Place Drawing. Absent: Marie Perks -1st Place Mixed Media, Mary Lou Steinberg – Honorable Mention Mixed Media, Richard Aston – 3rd Place Mixed Media.
Thank you to all who participated and attended! What a wonderful evening and exhibit!
Circle Centre for the Arts / Home of the Wyoming Valley Art League
2019 WVAL Fall Juried Exhibition Winners
Best in Show
John Lund
Pencil
“Soul Searching”
1st Place Drawing
John Lund
Pencil
“Soul Searching”
2nd Place Drawing
Shirley Trievel
Pastel
“Sunday Morning Light”
3rd Place Drawing
Joan Chisarick
Pastel
“Naples, Italy”
Honorable Mention Drawing
Shirley Trievel
Pastel
“Matriarch”
1st Place Painting
Frank Wengen
Watercolor
“Grisela’s Blue Bucket”
2nd Place Painting
Johnny Monstroski
Oil
“Sandy”
3rd Place Painting
Frank Wengen
Watercolor
“Where We Skip Stones”
Honorable Mention Painting
John Clark
Watercolor
“Hard Times”
1st Place Mixed Media
Troyano
Tree Bark
“The Thinking”
2nd Place Mixed Media
Mary Louise Steinberg
Mono Print
“Distant Reflections”
3rd Place Mixed Media
David K. Neiman
Mixed Media
“Stone Bridge”
Honorable Mention Mixed Media
David N. Neiman
Mixed Media
“In the Presence of the King”
1st Place Photography
Sharon Rolland
Photograph
“The Snake River”
2nd Place Photography
Michele Geiser
Photograph
“Untitled 8458”
3rd Place Photography
Phillip Marc Paritsky
Photograph
“Sand Exposed”
Honorable Mention Photography
Allison Maslow
Photograph
“Reclamation”
1st Place Sculpture
Patricia McMahon Lacy
Clay Mask
“Autumns Wind”
2nd Place Sculpture
John Clark
Gourd w Poly & Paper Clay
“Ancient Ways”
3rd Place Sculpture
John Clark
Poly & Paper Clay
“Spirit of Nature”
Honorable Mention Sculpture
Patricia McMahon Lacy
Ceramic
“Leprechaun with Homing Pigeon and Homing Lad”