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Award Winners

Each year at Art in Autumn we hire a distinguished judge from the regional arts and crafts scene. They have the responsibility of selecting our award winners out of 114 worthy exhibitors. The awards are: Best of Show – $1000, Second Place – $500, Third Place – $250, and four Honorable Mentions of $50.

2017

Best of Show – Dewey James
Second Place – Jen Swearington
Third Place – Rachaela DiRosaria

Honorable mentions: Linda & Carl Caristo, Erin Janow, Gigi Reneé, Audrey Laine Sawyer

2016

Best of Show – Tiffany Owenby
Second Place – Bridget Fox
Third Place – Allison Funk

Honorable mentions: Julie Merrill, Michael Smith, Sarah McCarthy, Mary McFarland

2015

Best of Show – Tiffany Owenby
Second Place – Hamlin Pottery
Third Place – Deb Karash

Honorable mentions: Sarah McCarthy, Dave MacDonald, Hamlin Pottery, Dave Goldman

2014

Best of Show – Reiko Miyagi
Second Place – JJ Jucick
Third Place – Connie Molland
Honorable mentions:
Best Booth: Sarah McCarthy
Emerging Artist: Katie Perry
Spirit of the Arts: Marcus Thomas
Innovative Use of Materials: Tiffany Owenby

2013

Best of Show – James Cornell
Second Place – Nancy Darrell
Third Place – Kim Thompson
Honorable Mentions: JJ Jucick, Maggie Joynt, Elizabeth Searle, Sondra

2012

Best of Show – Julie Merrell
Second Place – Andrew Brittain
Third Place – Cindy Riccardelli
Honorable Mentions – JJ Jucick, Chuck young, Tom Livingston, Kim Thompson

2011

Best of Show – Jen Swearington
Second Place – Alex Matisse
Third Place – Mikpo Pottery
Honorable Mentions: Marcus Thomas, Barbara Cook, Valerie Schnaufer, Deborah Bryant

2010

Best of Show – Rhanna Nyman
Second Place – Selena Glass
Third Place – Kim Thompson
Honorable Mentions: Courtney Tomchik, JJ Brown and Simona Rosasco, Andrew Brittain,  Nicole Bauguss

2009

Best of Show – Marcus Thomas
Second Place – Selena Glass
Third Place – Ray Jones
Honorable Mentions: Cynthia Walker, Mikpo Pottery, Nancy Fleming, Simona Rosasco & JJ Brown

2008

Best of Show – Will Baker
Second Place – Andrew Brittain
Third Place – Deborah Bryant
Honorable Mentions: Joy Moser, Nancy Fleming, Cynthia Walker, Kristin Schoonover

2007

Best of Show – Marcus Thomas
Second Place – Nancy Fleming
Third Place – ?
Honorable Mentions: Jennifer Hoolihan, Cynthia Walker, Akira Satake, Elizabeth McAfee

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