The Miniature Painters, Sculptors &
G
ravers Society of Washington, D.C. (MPSGS)
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Annual Exhibition

Every fall, we hold an International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature.  Our prospectus is available on-line (usually by the end of May), or can be requested by mail. Several activities are held in conjunction with the exhibit, including the following:

Collectors Opening:  We hold a private, invitation only Collectors Opening, generally the Saturday before the show opens.

Public Opening:  The opening is attended by many local artists, and often artists from other countries attend as well.  The public is encouraged to come, meet the artists, and purchase the beautiful art works.

Artist Luncheon/Awards Ceremony:  We host an Artist Luncheon followed by an Awards Ceremony.

Catalog:  An exhibition catalog is produced which lists the title, medium, and price of each art work, and the artist's name and address.  The catalog includes photographs of the award winning works in each category, and is distributed free to every participating artist and collector.  It is available to the public at the exhibit.

Demonstrations:  MPSGS members present demonstrations of miniature art techniques periodically during the course of the exhibition.

2012 Exhibition Info

Deadline for Art Work — Sep. 22

Artist Luncheon — Nov. 17, 1 pm
Awards Ceremony — Nov. 17, 3 pm
Opening Reception — Nov. 18, 2-4 pm
Exhibition — Nov. 19 through Dec. 29, 2012

The Mansion at Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852
301-530-0540
Weekdays 10-4 • Wed. 10-9 • Sat. 10-3
(closed Sun. & holidays)


Congratulations to our 2012 Award Winners!

Edith Trifiletti Memorial Award
Judge's Choice - Best in Show



Best Buds
Gail MacArgel
Margaret Hicks Memorial Award for
Best New Artist



Rothenburg Towers
Harold Hansen
Cathie P. Scott Memorial Award for
Best in Realism


21st Century Art Appreciation
Wes Siegrist

Joseph & Virginia DeBruyne Awards for
Oils & Acrylics
First Place

Still Life With Pomegranates
Irina Kouznetsova
Second Place

Domesticated Hunters
Sue Wall
Third Place

Magical Moment
Linda Rossin
Honorable Mentions - Oils & Acrylics
Looking in Awe, Elaine Hahn
Troika, Judy Lalingo
Grandmother's Care, Carol Lee Thompson

Watermedia
First Place

Back Porch
Dean Mitchell
Second Place

Closeted
Janet Laird-Lagassee
Third Place

Crane & Pine
Jing-Jy Chen
Honorable Mentions - Watermedia
Blue Plate 2, Katherine Friday
First Bank of the U.S., Glenn Leung
Three Stoneware Jugs, Wayne Waldron

Drawing
First Place

Sunset Ritual
Melissa Miller Nece
Second Place

Retirement Walk
Pamela Mitchell
Third Place

A Sunny Nook
C. Pamela Palco
Honorable Mentions - Drawing
Set Sail, Sam Garriott Antonacci
Door's Open, John Good
Pure Gold, Kimberly Jansen
Stone Barn, Deborah Maklowski

Pastel
First Place

Rockbound Shore
Dan Lednicer
Second Place

Golden Trail
Helen Mathyssen-Dobbins
Third Place

Unsettled Sky
Bob Richey

Graphic Art

First Place

Abundance
Mimi Hegler

Second Place

Kitchen Visit
Viviane de Kosinsky
Third Place

Valley Poppies
Genevieve Roberts
Honorable Mentions - Graphic Art
Love, Marcia Davis
Curiosity, Shirley Tabler
The Triplets, Alice Webb

Collage/Mixed Media
First Place

A Thicket in Winter
Mary Serfass
Second Place

Foundations
Airi Foote
Third Place

It's a Lovely Place
Doug Roy
Honorable Mentions - Collage/Mixed Media
Grandma's Crazy Quilt (#3/30), Nancy Leak
Winter Red, Carol Purcell

Col. Archibald King Memorial Awards for
Sculpture
First Place

A Family of Spoonbills
Paul Eaton
Second Place

A Good Life (#AP 2/5)
Joy Kroeger Beckner
Third Place

Enduring Endeavor
Ruth Penn
Honorable Mentions - Sculpture
Torso #1, Sally Giarratana
Newborn Brother, Helen Higgins
Oral History, Daniel Kronberg
Master of the Forest, Rosalba Negrete

Levantia White Boardman Memorial Awards for
Ivory/Ivorine
First Place

Jungle Home
Beverly Abbott
Second Place

Green Heron on Cypress Knee
Kay Petryszak
Third Place

Two Bridges to Town
Narissa Steel
Honorable Mentions - Ivory/Ivorine
Augusta Farm, Libby Eckert
Vanitas #3, Linda Lawler
Still Life With Limoge Plate, Joan Cornish Willies

Portraiture
First Place

Ladies in Waiting
Judy Minor
Second Place

Carley's First Communion
Violet Temple
Third Place

Girl in White
Michael Coe
Honorable Mentions - Portraiture
Self Portrait at 34, Mona Diane Conner
Strawberry Swirl, Janice Knoll

Still Life
First Place

Still Life With Granny's Pheasant
Rachelle Siegrist
Second Place

Seaglass
Tykie Ganz
Third Place

Iris
Nancy Still
Honorable Mentions - Still Life
Orchid Celebration, Regina Taormino
Mohnbluten, Hanna Woodring

Landscape
First Place

River's Edge
Judith Edgington Bayes
Second Place

Morning Has Broken
James Andrews

Third Place

Water's Edge Garden
Millie Shott

Honorable Mentions - Landscape
Barn & Bridge, Henry Fiore
The Water's Fine, Merril Hamilton
The Beaten Path, Elinor Sethman

Birds and Animals
First Place

Loving Eyes
Beth de Loiselle
Second Place

Maggie's Nirvana
Mary Jansen
Third Place

Serenity - Lowlands Gorilla
Luann Houser
Honorable Mentions - Birds & Animals
Splendor Love, Elise Chang
The Cougar, Brenda Morgan

International

First Place

Boats at Topsham, Devon

Joyce Rowsell

Second Place

Sorting Herbs
Chrysoula Argyros
Third Place

Water Time
Lal Kudahetty
Honorable Mentions - International
Country Retreat, Elizabeth Brown
Carvanserai, Hossein Fallahi
Pit Stop, Karyn Wiggill
For further info, contact: info@mpsgs.org