2022 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Professional Artist Award Winners!
1st – Morning Light on Mill Creek by Ed Kennedy
2nd – Country Morning by Linda Pelowski
3rd – Tuesday Morning by Carolyn Damstra
Congratulations Plein Air Emerging Artist Award Winners!
1st – Morning at Neils by Michael Dority
2nd – Sundown on the Farm by Michael Tavares
3rd – Waiting for the Harvest by Lisabeth Curnow
Congratulations Quick Draw Artist Award Winners!
1st – Just a Memory by Tamera Menard Ovall
2nd – Waiting for the Season by Janice Dumas
3rd – Afternoon Ale by Margaret Robinson
Greg LaRock Award
Plein Art Poetry and Air Poetry – Pasture by Mary Hertler Tallman
Artist’s Choice Award
Plein Air Poetry by Mary Hertler Tallman
People’s Choice Award
River View #2 by Tina Hotchkiss
Essence of Dexter Award
August Blues by Carolyn Damstra
Best Nocturne
A Night on the Town by Tamera Menard Ovall
2019 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Professional Artist Award Winners!
1st – Vermilion Craze by Todd Zuithof
2nd – Stand of Trees by Sandra Ackerman
3rd – Artful Alleyway by Steve Puttrich
Congratulations Plein Air Emerging Artist Award Winners!
1st – A Lovely Tree by Lesli Weston
2nd – Tractor Time by Jeff Herndon
3rd – I Watch Over the Field by Andrea Rose
Congratulations Quick Draw Artist Award Winners!
1st – Dexter Mill Falls In by Ed Kennedy
2nd – Waiting for the Fog to Lift by Janice Dumas
3rd – Between the Pickups by Michael McCleer
Artist’s Choice Award
Truck Time by Mary Hertler Tallman
People’s Choice Award
Vermilion Craze by Todd Zuithof
Essence of Dexter Award
Dexter Depot by Cynthia Yates
Best Nocturne
Dexter Creamery Nocturne by Andrea Czarnik
2018 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Professional Artist Award Winners!
1st – Still in Use by Linda Klenczar
2nd – Afternoon Delight by Janet Kohler
3rd – Orange Landing by Jane Flanders
Congratulations Plein Air Emerging Artist Award Winners!
1st – From the Rocks by Kelly Shirkey
2nd – Walking the B2B by Tina Hotchkiss
3rd – Corner Sentinels by Vicki Berry
Congratulations Quick Draw Artist Award Winners!
1st – Come On In by Amy Collins
2nd – it Flows by Lorraine McFarland
3rd – Morning Artist by David Peacock
Artist’s Choice Award
Reflections by John Kelty
2017 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Professional Artist Award Winners!
1st – Beauty by the Side of the Road by Debra Howard
2nd – Big Scary Bush by Jane Flanders
3rd – Mulberries and Cream by Todd Zuithof
Congratulations Plein Air Emerging Artist Award Winners!
1st – A Fruitful Day by John Nagridge
2nd – Perspective DQ by Ronald Farrington Sharp
3rd – Barn III by Pam Siegfried
Congratulations Quick Draw Artist Award Winners!
1st – House of Fifth Street by Michael McCleer
2nd – On Deck by Todd Zuithof
3rd – The Alley on Alpine Street by Martha Elchert
Artist’s Choice Award
1st – Hideaway by Jill Stefani Wagner
2nd – Summer Stream by Todd Zuithof
Best Use of Color in Architecture Award
The Old Mill by Judy Kelly
Best Use of Color in a Landscape Award
Barn Poetry XXVIII by Mary Hertler Tallman
Best Sky in a Landscape or Cityscape Award
Southern Exposure by Mary Dice
2016 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Professional Artist Award Winners!
1st – Dexter Town Square by David Peacock
2nd – Jennings Road North of Joy Road by Michael McCleer
3rd – Barn Poetry #2 by Mary Hertler Tallman
Congratulations Plein Air Emerging Artist Award Winners!
1st – Stone Bridge by Soojin Ryu
2nd – Chickens are Loose by Suzanne Kars
3rd – Roth Farm by Steve Burdick
Congratulations Quick Draw Artist Award Winners!
1st – Mill Pond Bridge by Jill Stefani Wagner
2nd – A Quiet Place by Priscilla Olson
3rd – Dexter Quick Draw by John Kelty
People’s Choice Award
Along the Banks by Richard Onica
2015 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Professional Artist Award Winners!
1st – Downtown Dexter by Carlye Crisler
2nd – Dexter Depot by Janice Dumas
3rd – Retired by James Page
Congratulations Plein Air Emerging Artist Award Winners!
1st – Farm Early Morning by Patty Londy
2nd – Field of Dream by Pam Siegfried
3rd – Who’s Watching by Anne Sheill
Congratulations Quick Draw Artist Award Winners!
1st – Dexter Time by Jill Stefani Wagner
2nd – Train Depot by Sharon Will
3rd – Boxwood by Delilah Smith
2014 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Award Winners!
1st – Prize/Best of Show: Dexter Midday by Jill Stefani Wagner of Saline, MI
2nd – Prize: August Summer, by Jan Ruvido Stebbins of Dexter, MI
3rd – Prize: Mill Creek Park by Cornelis vanSpronsen of Canton, MI
Congratulations Quick Draw Competition Winners!
1st – Prize: Wild Flowers Along The River by Janet Kohler of Whitmore Lake, MI
2nd – Prize: Paint Your Wagon by Elizabeth MacDonald of Windsor, Ontario
3rd – Prize: Zeeb Road View by Janice Dumas of Milford, MI
2013 Award Winners
Congratulations Plein Air Award Winners!
1st – “Dexter Fields”, by Jill Stefani Wagner
2nd – “The Overlook”, by Sandra Difazio
3rd – “By The River”, by Delilah Smith
Congratulations Quick Draw Competition Winners!
1st – “Along The River”, by Janet Kohler
2nd – “Field”, by Wan Chuan Kesler
3rd – “Garden Corner”, by Sandra Hansen
People’s Choice Award Winners:
Sandra Difazio (Plein Air) & Janet Kohler (Quick Draw)