Peabody International Festival Awards Galleria Art Show Awards

PEABODY, MA — Peabody International Festival officials on Tuesday released the winners for this year’s International Galleria Art Show Festival.

The following were chosen as the top entries in this year’s show.

Professional Artists:
Oil Paintings

1st Place: #33B “Flowers in Bloom” by Charlotte Savage
2nd Place: #20C “Weeping Roses” by Michelle Jerow
3rd Place: #33A “Rosh Hashanah – Welcoming the New Year” by Charlotte Savage

Acrylic Paintings:
1st Place: #7B “The Nest” by Donna Barnes
2nd Place: #8A “Trey” by Anne Bowen
3rd Place: #7A “Shedding of the Birch” by Donna Barnes
Honorable Mention: #4A “Mother and Child” by Michael Barbera
Honorable Mention: #31B “Cat” by Karen Poon

Watercolor Paintings
1st Place: #22D “Winter Sky in West Peabody” by Barbara Kremer
2nd Place: #28A “Walking Path” by Lorraine O’Brien
3rd Place: #25D “Little Swimmer” by Eileen Montbleau
Honorable Mention: #29D “Dancing in the Vira” by Ana Ortins

Drawing
1st Place: #8B “Drumming with Mamadou” by Anne Bowen
2nd Place: #10A “Baltimore Oriole” by Mary Connor
3rd Place: #26A “Sitting Pretty by Ruth Mowder”

Photography
1st Place: #35B “Farnsworth Laundry” by Jillian Stanton
2nd Place: #8C “Reach for the Moon” by Anne Bowen

Amateur Artists:

Oil Paintings
1st Place: #5A “Gloucester Harbor Tall Ships” by Alan Baribeault
2nd Place: #6D “Birches in Shadows” by Beverly Barnes
3rd Place: #5B “Bass Rocks Coast” by Alan Baribeault
Honorable Mention: #13B “Rainy Day” by Sheila Falco
Honorable Mention: #1A “Ace’s First Train Ride” by Roseanne Ankiewicz

Acrylic Paintings:
1st Place: #34D “U.S. Navy Dauntless- 1942” by Joseph Smith
2nd Place: #18C “When Life Gives You Lemons” by Mary Higdon
3rd Place: #30A “And How Old Are You? By Nancy Pantano

Watercolor Paintings
1st Place: #13D “Still Life” by Sheila Falco
2nd Place: #38C “Fantasy” by Maryann Trudeau
3rd Place: #12B “The Discussion” by Peg Drummey
Honorable Mention: #14A “the Baroque Scio” by L. Cheryl Frank
Honorable Mention: #13D “Still Life” by Sheila Falco

Drawing
1st Place: #2B “My Precious Bread Loaf” by Abigail Bannister
2nd Place #17C By a Nose” by Kevin Hawes
3rd Place: #11A “Mulled Wine” by Beverly Barnes

Photography
1st Place: # 39B “A Day at Crane’s Beach” by Kayla Yanosky
2nd Place: #24B “Can You Guess How Many Tentacles I Have?” by Mary Miceli
3rd Place: #6C “Stone Zoo Lights” by Beverly Barnes

Best in Show:
#22D “Winter Sky in West Peabody” (Professional Watercolor Painting) by Barbara Kremer

Cultural Diversity Award:
#8B “Drumming with Mamadou (Professional Drawing) by Anne Bowen

The People’s Choice Award (the Popular Vote by those visiting the Galleria):
#4B – “Sunset #7 with Snow” (Professional Acrylic Painting) by Michael Barbera

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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