Award Winners

2022 Artist Award Winners

The following 14 artists will be invited automatically to return for the 2023 Cherry Creek Arts Festival.

Best of Show Gabrielle Gould, Jewelry, #199	2nd Place Amanda Outcalt, Mixed Media, #173	3rd Place James Pearce, Wood, #98

Merit Award Scott Coulter, Painting, #78	Merit Award Chris Dahlquist, Photography, #21	Merit Award William Kidd, Ceramics, #212

Merit Award Kelli MacConnell , Printmaking, #53	Merit Award Sandra Rodriguez & Emmanuel Diaz, Painting, #232	Juror’s Award Darryl Cox, Mixed Media, #132

Juror’s Award Leah Diament, Photography, #126	Juror’s Award Ginny Herzog, Painting, #184	2022 Commemorative Poster Artist Noelle Phares, Painting, #162

Bidder’s Choice Award Dolan Geiman, Mixed Media, #146	People’s Choice Award Jennifer Lashbrook, Digital Art, #32

2021 Artist Award Winners

Best of Show Erica Iman, Ceramics & Painting, #113	2nd Place Nicario Jimenez, Mixed Media, #178	3rd Place Michael Hayes, Glass, #107

Merit Award Leah Evans, Fiber, #124	Merit Award Gabrielle Gould, Jewelry, #175	Merit Award Clifton Henri, Photography, #17

Merit Award Justin Teilhet, Ceramics, #20	Merit Award Samuel Yao, Fiber, #2	Juror’s Award Scott Coulter, Painting, #166

Juror’s Award Robert Erickson, Wood, #173	Juror’s Award Kaeko Maehata, Glass, #86	2021 Commemorative Poster Artist Amanda Outcalt, Mixed Media, #98

2019 Artist Award Winners

Best of Show Chia Haruta, Printmaking	2nd Place Marilyn Endres & Eucled Moore, Wood	3rd Place Ashley Buchanan, Jewelry

Merit Award John Deng, Photography	Merit Award Nicario Jimenez, Mixed Media	Merit Award Brian Blackham, Painting

Merit Award Amanda Outcalt, Mixed Media	Merit Award Larry Allen, Ceramics	Juror’s Award Corey Pemberton, Mixed Media

Juror’s Award Mau Schoettle, Fiber	Juror’s Award Scott Hildebrandt, Sculpture	2019 Commemorative Poster Artist Jennifer Cavan, Drawing

2018 Artist Award Winners

Best of Show Miles Glynn, Photography	2nd Place Dolan Geiman, Mixed Media	3rd Place Melissa Dominiak, Painting

Merit Award Lisa Belsky, Ceramics	Merit Award Ashley Buchanan, Jewelry	Merit Award Jenny Henley, Mixed Media

Merit Award Johanna Mueller & Stanley Scott, Printmaking	Merit Award Heinrich Toh, Printmaking	Juror’s Award Joseph Bradley, Painting

Juror’s Award Aaron Hequembourg, Mixed Media	Juror’s Award Gregg Rasmusson, Ceramics	2018 Commemorative Poster Artist Seth Smith, Painting

2017 Artist Award Winners

Best of Show Suzanne Schmid, Jewelry	2nd Place Scott Hildebrandt, Mixed Media	3rd Place Heinrich Toh, Printmaking

Merit Award David Burton, Mixed Media	Merit Award Aaron Hequembourg, Mixed Media	Merit Award David Kammerzell, Painting

Merit Award Brice McCasland, Mixed Media	Merit Award Tony Ortega, Printmaking	Juror’s Award Brian Blackham, Painting

Juror’s Award Adam Crowell, Wood	Juror’s Award Christopher Wagner, Sculpture	2017 Commemorative Poster Artist Daryl Thetford, Digital Art

2016 Artist Award Winners

Best of Show Scott Hildebrandt, Emerging Artist Program	2nd Place Gabriela Horvat, Jewelry	3rd Place William Kidd, Ceramics

Merit Award Nile & Michelle Fahmy, Metalworks	Merit Award Carolina Cleere, Mixed Media	Merit Award Nicolette Absil, Jewelry

Merit Award Nick Leonoff, Glass	Merit Award Robert Hessler, Ceramics	Juror’s Award Monique Rancourt, Jewelry

Juror’s Award Aaron Hequembourg, Mixed Media	Juror’s Award Matthew Hemminghaus, Photography	2016 Commemorative Poster Artist Lynn Whipple, Mixed Media

2015 Artist Award Winners

Best of Show Chia Haruta, Printmaking	2nd Place Kaiser Suidan, Ceramics	3rd Place Richard Hall, Painting

Merit Award Paveen “Beer” Chunhaswasdikul, Ceramics	Merit Award Dolan Geiman, Mixed Media	Merit Award John Mascoll, Wood

Merit Award Shadow May, Sculpture	Merit Award Jennifer McCurdy, Ceramics	Juror’s Award Pamela Blaies, Painting

Juror’s Award Jerry Brem, Painting	Juror’s Award Patty Roberts, Glass	2015 Commemorative Poster Artist Tres Taylor, Mixed Media

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