Award Winners Over the Years
Art in Autumn award winners dating back to 2007.
Each year we are joined by a distinguished judge from the regional arts and crafts scene. This Judge has the responsibility of selecting our award winners out of over 100 worthy exhibitors. This is an exhaustive list of every Award Winner since the first year of Art in Autumn.
Award Prizes
Best of Show $1000
Second Place $500
Third Place $250
Honorable Mentions (4) $50
2025
Best of Show: Tiffany Ownbey
Second Place: Summer Merritt
Third Place: Jaana Mattson
Honorable mentions:
• Denby Dale
• Molly Walter
• Audrey Laine
• Linsey Puckett
2024
Best of Show: Eric Johnson
Second Place: Christy Vonderlack
Third Place: Amy Massey
Honorable mentions:
- Su Griggs Allen
- Molly Walter
- Dallas Primavera
- Audrey Laine Sawyer
2023
Best of Show: Wayland House, Printmaker
Second Place: Mary McFarland, Fiber
Third Place: Benjamin Davis, Metal, Iron
Honorable mentions:
- Vicki Love, Leather
- Kathleen Hunt, Kaleidoscope
- Bill Green, Photography
- Rosa Freidrichs, Clay
2022
Best of Show: Mandy Huffman and Fred Phillips, The Porch Potters
Second Place: Erica Stankwytch Bailey
Third Place: Nathan Favors
Honorable mentions: Jeff Wanat, Larry Brown, Molly Walter, Erin Janow
2021
Best of Show: Nathan Favors
Second Place: Mason and Summer Cooley, Pride & Archive
Third Place: Jim Norton
Honorable mentions:
2019
Best of Show: Su Griggs Allen
Second Place: Audrey Laine Sawyer
Third Place: Wayland House
Honorable mentions:
- Jamie Wickliffe
- Patricia Spangler
- Linda Azar
- Jean Yao
2018
Best of Show: Michael Hamlin
Second Place: Diane Milks
Third Place: Kelcey Loomer, Seed and Sky Jewelry
Honorable mentions:
- Benjamin Davies
- Wayland House
- Alice Scott
- Danny Robinson
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
Honorable Mentions:
- Jennifer Hoolihan
- Cynthia Walker
- Akira Satake
- Elizabeth McAfee
