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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.

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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:

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

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