Annual DAC Regional Juried Art Exposition Awards
The 2026 Winners
Made Possible by Our Sponsors
Marydith Young
Cliff Whittaker
Best of Show
First Kiss
Sheron Garrett-Dickerson
Oil Media
3-D/Fiber Arts
Pottery, Sculpture, Jewelry, Textiles, Wood, Etc.
The Bather
Jim Diehr
3-D/Fiber Arts
First Place
Second Place
Wildflowers Table
Jackie Lewis
3-D/Fiber Arts
Honorable Mention
Golden Crowned Kinglets
Andy Chlupsa
3-D/Fiber Arts
Honorable Mention
Forest Guardian
Destiny McCamant
3-D/Fiber Arts
Third Place
Tennessee Tree of Life
Rochelle Wasserman
3-D/Fiber Arts
Honorable Mention
Walnut/Curly Maple Cabinet
Pat Finney
3-D/Fiber Arts
Honorable Mention
Astronaut in the Ocean
Charla Sky
3-D/Fiber Arts
Acrylic Media
Acrylic Paints, Acrylic Gouache, Acrylic Ink, Industrial Paints
Gaia's Demise
Tim Dawson
Acrylic Media
First Place
Second Place
Our Work Here is Done
Lexie Johnson
Acrylic Media
Third Place
Idea Board–Just Talking
Alison Lyne
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Her Teaching Became My Voice
Takaya Curlin
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Tearful Tabitha
McKenna Jewell
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
As Above, So Below
Lexie Johnson
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Neon Night Life
Roxanna Lawdonski
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Delicate Flight
Belinda Osorio
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Our Better Nature
Richard Page
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Catfish Kichen
Jerri Patterson
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Striding in Confidence
Linda Pierce
Acrylic Media
Honorable Mention
Reason the Cow
Julia Tong
Acrylic Media
Drawing
Graphite, Charcoal, Ink, Pastels, Markers, Pen, Crayons, Chalk, Pencil
Heat of the Moment
Leah Foote
Drawing
First Place
Second Place
Max and Mommy
Verna Chlupsa
Drawing
Third Place
Bird of Paradise
Douglas Hill
Drawing
Honorable Mention
Sea Grass
Betty Liles
Drawing
Honorable Mention
The Warning
Tony Murray
Drawing
Honorable Mention
Aging Gracefully, Ms Bertha
Nadine Shillingford
Drawing
Mixed Media/Collage
Two or More Different Media, Collage, Montage, Experimental
Veins of Light
Karen Wollenberg
Mixed Media/Collage
First Place
Second Place
Intentionally Random
Jane Olson
Mixed Media/Collage
Third Place
Untitled Landscape
Taylor Beals
Mixed Media/Collage
Honorable Mention
Copper Mine
Toby Delk
Mixed Media/Collage
Honorable Mention
Safety and Community in a World of Lies and Violence
Jennifer Pierstorff
Mixed Media/Collage
Honorable Mention
Little J
Nadine Shillingford
Mixed Media/Collage
Oil Media
Oil Paints, Oil Pastels, Water-soluble Oil Paints
Mind Windows
Jim Diehr
Oil Media
First Place
Second Place
Country Stillness
Kris Lee
Oil Media
Honorable Mention
Blissful Fields
Arrie Arcega
Oil Media
Third Place
Carnival Queen 1
Bethany Primrose
Oil Media
Honorable Mention
Grandma Winnie
Anna Burson
Oil Media
Honorable Mention
Lord Fred & Lady Gwen
Alicia Noda
Oil Media
Honorable Mention
The Season's Change
Linda Pierce
Oil Media
Honorable Mention
Cashmere Aura
Caitlin Rantala
Oil Media
Water Media
Solid, Liquid, or Powder Watercolor, Gouache, Tempera Paints
Morning Quiet in Bloom
Steven Chlupsa
Water Media
First Place
Second Place
Summer Time
Yuson Yi
Water Media
Honorable Mention
Morning Light Apalachicola
Frank Lott
Water Media
Third Place
Black as Night
Pat Patrick
Water Media
Honorable Mention
Octopus
Jane Moore
Water Media
People's Choice
The Boy and the Kid
Steve Chlupsa
Water Media
Here Comes the Sun
Michelle Freiling
Water Media
Nomaste
Margaret Tanner
Acrylic Media
