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Past Exhibit

Embracing Art XX

Embracing Art: A Coming Together of Amateur and Professional Artists

Embracing Art is an annual juried exhibit featuring works by North Alabama artists and was the inaugural exhibit for the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in April of 2003. The exhibit includes works in multiple media including pencil, watercolor, oil, acrylic, clay, and mixed media.

The Artists’ Reception will be held on April 18th from 6:00-7:30 pm.

Members’ admission is free and Guests will pay $5 at the door.

Light refreshments and cash bar available.

Congratulations to our EAXX Award Winners!
Best of Show-Tammie Clark
It Started with the Facings, mixed media
Second Place Overall-Cynthia Wagner
When the Cows Come Home, C-print photo collage on aluminum
Third Place Overall-Ludmilla Stevens
Vision, oil and gold leaf on canvas
Director’s Choice-Susan Estes
Respect, mixed media
Curator’s Choice-Elizabeth Lewis Scott
High Country Aria, oil
Honorable Mention
• Jennifer Dean Barnard, Flint Creek Lilies, oil
• Janice Barrett, Still Life, oil
• Mary Beth Johns, Checking In at 49, acrylic
• Pamela Keller, Bouquet Splash, mixed process acrylic
• Michael Manly, The Merchant, mixed media
• Michie’ Mooney, Pet Chicken, oil
• Rebecca Sower, Gathered, mixed media
• Samantha Tallichet, Butterfly Dreams, oil/acrylic

Participating EAXX Artists

Gary Anderson
Michele R. Banish
Jennifer Dean Barnard
Sherman Barnes
Janice Barrett
Billy Bates
Gail Bergeron
Kathleen Bost
LaKelle Brawley
Maria Camp
Kim Carr
Tammie Clark
Erica Light Cochran
Monica Dahl
Jim Dykes
Jessica Emrick
Marsha Ercegovic
Susan Estes
Whitley Fleming
Arthur J. Frederick
Elaundra Garner
Luke Hamilton
Rick Henry
Rickie Higgins
Barbara Howell
Taryn Chase Jackson
Mary Beth Johns
Dennis S. Johnson
Gary A. Jones
Pamela Keller
Karen Knight
Johanna Littleton
Joanne Lowery
Joyce Lowery
Janice Lowther
Gay Blackburn Maloney
Michael Manly
Denise Maurer
Raven Mobley
Michie’ Mooney
Jennifer Mumby
Jose’ Alfredo Ortiz
Kim Pourcho
Jeff Pressnell
Kelli Roberts
Elizabeth Lewis Scott
Hollen P. Seay
Mallie Sedlak
Jackie Segars
Pamela Shepard
Austin Smith
Beverly Basham Smith
Rebecca Sower
Kathleen Stephens
Mavis Stephens
Ludmilla Stevens
Samantha Tallichet
Laura Vann
Kathryn Lansing Vaughn
Cynthia Wagner
Cary C. Walker
Carolyn Wear
Rick White
Karen S. Young

All images copyright of the artist.

Best of Show- Tammie Clark | It Started with the Facings, mixed media
Second Place Overall- Cynthia Wagner | When the Cows Come Home, C-print photo collage on aluminum
Third Place Overall- Ludmilla Stevens | Vision, oil and gold leaf on canvas
Director’s Choice- Susan Estes | Respect, mixed media
Curator’s Choice- Elizabeth Lewis Scott | High Country Aria, oil

Honorable Mentions

Jennifer Dean Barnard | Flint Creek Lilies, oil
Janice Barrett | Still Life, oil
Mary Beth Johns | Checking In at 49, acrylic
Pamela Keller | Bouquet Splash, mixed process acrylic
Michael Manly | The Merchant, mixed media
Michie’ Mooney | Pet Chicken, oil
Rebecca Sower | Gathered, mixed media
Samantha Tallichet | Butterfly Dreams, oil/acrylic