Interpretations 2025 Awards

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A textured woven tapestry featuring overlapping stair imagery in warm tones of orange, brown, and blue, with fringed edges.

SAQA Award

Selected by the jurors for artistry

Cameron Taylor-Brown, Threads of Time/ Lyon Weavers’ Staircase #1

A textured textile artwork featuring intricate embroidery, a partial portrait, and colorful patterns, mounted on a light-colored wall.

Miriam Machell Award for Beauty

Awarded by Starseed Corporation and Ken & Ann Edwards

Eden Quispe, Grandma Pearl

A vibrant collage featuring abstract patterns, a photo of a bench, and a silhouetted figure walking amidst colorful textures.

Mixed Media Award

Awarded by Sidney Windle

Bobbi Baugh, Stepping on the Cracks

Abstract artwork featuring a central square portrait created by intricate black patterns of lines, framed in white.

Visions Award

Awarded by Visions Giving Circle and VMOTA Board of Directors

Chrystel Floriot, The Smile

A detailed view of a wooden structure’s ceiling, showcasing beams and natural light filtering through a rustic environment.

Sebastian Family Award for Color Artistry

Awarded by Carol Sebastian-Neely

Phyllis Cullen, Whitewashed: Hidden Figures

A stylized woman in a patterned brown dress holds a green book, set against a vibrant, colorful cityscape background.

Award for Most Thoughtful

Awarded by Sue Robertson

Margaret Abramshe, Architect

A group of shirtless men in a vintage-style image, with one man in striped clothing playfully gesturing in front of the others.

Community Connections Award

Awarded by Carrie Frederick

David van Buskirk, Self Portrait Dancy Boy

Abstract quilt artwork featuring geometric shapes in shades of black, gray, and yellow, evoking a modern city skyline.

Emerging Artist Award

Awarded by Dr. Carl Brown and Charles Carpenter to New Artists (within 5 years)

Laurie Paquin, Composition 5