Arts North International 27 Award Winners

48 107 Miller Joseph Crossing II
BEST OF SHOW, $1000 Award
Joseph A. Miller, 'Crossing II'

Congratulations to the Award Winners of the 2022 Arts North International 27 Exhibition. 

Thank you to the Jurors:

Susan Hensel

  • Multidisciplinary Artist
  • Gallerist, Susan Hensel Gallery

Curt Pederson

  • Principle Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, The American Swedish Institute

John T. Salminen NWS, AWS.DF

  • Watercolor Artist

For more information about the Jurors, please visit Arts North International 27 Exhibition.

A very special thank you goes to our award sponsors and contributors.

  • Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts
  • Billee Kraut & Butch Johnson - Arts North Star Sponsors
  • Allen & Carrie Clark
  • Minnesota Arts Center, Inc.
  • Plymouth Arts Council
  • Robbin Gallery
  • Sterling & Associates
  • Spirited ShelBea
47 117 Nixon The South Side Spires
46 066 James Overarching Idea
Nuorala Arts North Replacement Image
FIRST PLACE OVERALL, $800 Award SECOND PLACE OVERALL, $600 Award THIRD PLACE OVERALL, $400 Award
Jack Nixion, 'Study in Light and Form:
The South Side Spires' 
John James, 'Overarching Idea' Brad Nuorala, 'Broken Runway'

INDIVIDUAL CLASS AWARDS

44 042 Gallo This is the Place This State Youre In
43 067 James envelope
42 059 Holmes Before the Fire
41 069 Jiang Neptunes Garden
ACRYLIC FIRST PLACE, $200 Award
Toni Gallo, 'This is the Place, This 
State you're in'
ACRYLIC SECOND PLACE, $175 Award
John James, 'Envelope'
ACRYLIC THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
David Holmes, 'Before the Fire'
ACRYLIC FOURTH PLACE, $75 Award
Ming Li Jiang, 'Neptune's Garden'
40 009 Arnold Voluptuous triptych
39 098 Lutterman Celebration of Life
38 134 Sanders Look
CERAMICS FIRST PLACE, $200 Award CERAMICS SECOND PLACE, $175 Award CERAMICS THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
Gail Nash Arnold, 'Voluptuous Triptych' Brandon Lutterman, 'Celebration of Life' Amy Sanders, 'Look'
37 130 Renner Going to Work Under Search Lights
36 057 Hessel Lining Up
35 152 Volenec Division
DRAWING FIRST PLACE, $200 Award DRAWING SECOND PLACE, $175 Award DRAWING THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
C.J. Renner, 'Going to Work Under
Search Lights'
Tom Hessel, 'Lining Up' Dan Volenec, 'Division'
34 150 Treuer Luella
33 056 Hawton She Loved these Colors
32 053 Hardy Koi Kimono
FIBER FIRST PLACE, $200 Award FIBER SECOND PLACE, $175 Award FIBER THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
Blair Treuer, 'Luella' Jean Hawton, 'She Loved These Colors with
Her Red Hair'
Caroline Hardy, 'Koi Kimono'
31 010 Beaumont Indras Moon
GLASS FIRST PLACE, $200 Award
Shelley Beaumont, 'Indra's Moon'
30 129 Renner Beckett Wyeth Winter
29 019 Boyles Harris Machinery Redux Collage 1
28e 031 Cinque Respiration V
28d 051 Haefele Mysterious Notebook
MIXED MEDIA FIRST PLACE, $200 Award MIXED MEDIA THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
C.J. Renner, 'Beckett Wyeth Winter' Chris Cinque, 'Respiration V'
MIXED MEDIA SECOND PLACE, $175 Award MIXED MEDIA FOURTH PLACE, $75 Award
Debbie Boyles, 'Harris Machinery Redux Collage #1' Jean Haefele, 'Mysterious Notebook'
28c 108 Miller Joseph Messenger
28b 080 Kleinberger Together in a Mudbath
28a 046 Granros Somewhere in time
27 153 Volenec Julie
26 091 Lang King of the Mountain
25 093 Lasiewicz Fuck Fear
OIL FIRST PLACE, $200 Award OIL SECOND PLACE, $175 Award OIL THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
Joseph A. Miller, 'Messenger' Carolyn Kleinberger, 'Together in a Mudbath' Donn Granros, 'Somewhere in Time'
OIL FOURTH PLACE, $75 Award OIL HONORABLE MENTION, $50 Award OIL HONORABLE MENTION, $50 Award
Dan Volenec, 'Julie' Jesse Lang, 'King of the Mountain' Kara Lasiewicz, 'F*ck Fear'
24 095 LeClairSommer Leading
PASTEL FIRST PLACE, $200 Award
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer, 'Leading'
23 045 Granruth keeping the candles
22 109 Miller Lisa Timeworn
Christine Miller Arts North Replacement Image
20 015 Borg Purple Cabbage
19 126 Potts Forgiveness
18 144 Thompson Reflections
PHOTOGRAPH FIRST PLACE, 
$200 Award
PHOTOGRAPH SECOND PLACE, 
$175 Award
PHOTOGRAPH THIRD PLACE, 
$125 Award
Niki Grangruth, 'Keeping the Candles Lit, 2020' Lisa Miller, 'Timeworn' Christine B. Miller, "Courtship Pond...Rainbow Trout'
PHOTOGRAPH FOURTH PLACE, 
$75 Award
PHOTOGRAPH HONORABLE MENTION, $50 Award PHOTOGRAPH HONORABLE MENTION, $50 Award
Michael Borg,'Purple Cabbage' Michael Potts, 'Forgiveness' Joanne Thompson, 'Reflections'
17 156 Yuen Paiko Lagoon
16 055 Harris Visiting Moon
15 012 Borcherding Summer Storm
PRINTS FIRST PLACE, $200 Award PRINTS SECOND PLACE, $175 Award PRINTS THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
Stephen Yuen, 'Paiko Lagoon. Study no. 97' Marty Harris, 'Visiting Moon' Kate Borcherding, 'Summer Storm'
14 158 Zebrun Refuge
13 027 Carlson MA BRRRT
12 073 Kamrath Structure No 40685
SCULPTURE FIRST PLACE, $200 Award SCULPTURE SECOND PLACE, $175 Award SCULPTURE THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
Cameron Zebrun, 'Refuge' MaryAnn Carlson, 'BRRRT' Jon Kamrath, 'Structure No. 40685'
11 115 Nelson H Garden Party
10 068 Jeffery Gros-Horloge
09 004 Allen Reflections
WATERCOLOR FIRST PLACE, $200 Award WATERCOLOR SECOND PLACE, $175 Award WATERCOLOR THIRD PLACE, $125 Award
Heidi Nelson, 'Garden Party' Robert Jeffery, 'Gros Horlage - The Pride of Rouen' Julie Allen, 'Reflections'

SPONSOR SELECTED SPECIAL AWARDS

01 044 Gebura The Weight of Dreaming
08 122 Palbicki Pattern Recognition
FRIENDS OF HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS AWARD, $100  ROBBIN GALLERY (Robbinsdale, MN) AWARD, $100 
Alice Gebura, 'The Weight of Dreaming' Christopher Palbicki, 'Pattern Recognition'
07 088 Krohn Peeling the Layers
04 154 Wegler Gunflint Overlook
05 064 Hutchinson Hummer
STERLING  & ASSOCIATES AWARD, $200           ALLEN & CARRIE CLARK AWARD, $100      ALLEN & CARRIE CLARK AWARD, $100
Scott Krohn, 'Peeling Layers' Michelle Wegler, 'Gunflint Overlook' Sonja Hutchinson, 'Hummer'
40 009 Arnold Voluptuous triptych
03 005 Alvarez Milky Way on the Edge
02 021 Brown Autumn
MINNESOTA ART CENTER SCULPTURE AWARD, $100                               SPIRITED SHELBEA AWARD, $100                                       PLYMOUTH ARTS COUNCIL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, $100
Gail Nash Arnold, 'Voluptuous Triptych' Tomas Alvarez, 'Milky Way on the Edge Sara Slee Brown, 'Autumn'