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THE WINNERS OF THE 2008 ANNUAL STATEWIDE COMPETITION
BOUNTIFUL, Utah, February 11, 2008: The winners of the Bountiful/Davis Art Center's Annual Statewide Competition and Exhibition have been chosen. The works of the winners as well as an eclectic selection of 99 total pieces, submitted from over 180 Utah artists, will be exhibited from February, 15 through March 28, 2008. This is one of the longest-running juried visual arts exhibitions in Utah. The purpose of the exhibit is to highlight the works of Utah's most creative visual artists.
This year over 400 pieces of art were submitted for judging. The competition was open to all professional Utah artists. Original works of art in media including watercolor, oil, acrylic, mixed-media, drawings, pastel, graphics, photographs, weavings/textiles and sculpture were accepted. Artists entered up to three original works, completed within the last two years and not previously exhibited at BDAC.
The juror for this year's competition was Assistant Professor Eileen Doktorski, Art Department, Utah State University. Awards include $400 First Place, $250 Second Place, $150 Third Place, and Honorable Mentions.
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Artist Sunny Belliston,
a recent transplant to Utah is the Bountiful/Davis
Art Center's 2008 Annual Competition and Exhibition,
1st Place winner. Ms. Belliston
will receive the $400 cash award for a large oil
painting entitled: Untitled. Belliston is 28 years-old
and has been living in Salt Lake City for the
past six months.
"This piece is from a scene I pass everyday
as I walk to my studio." Belliston said,
"I liked the emptiness of the scene that
still implies something personal."
1st Place Sunny Belliston |
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According to Professor Doktorski the large number
of entries made it possible for her to create
a show of quality work, reflecting the distinct
characteristics she values most in art. "I
chose works that seemed to arise from a unique
and personal point of view." Doktorski said,
"The exhibition is filled with works that
have intrigue, a sense of mystery."
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| Other winners of this year's competition
include 2nd place and $250 for Stephen Henry.
Mr. Henry won for a wood sculpture entitled: American
Relics |
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Jim Frankoski won $150 for a 3rd place digital
photography collage entitled
Palm.
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Also recognized with honorable mention for outstanding
contributions to this year’s exhibit are Jon Trimble
for a graphite work entitled, Search, Absorb,
Evaluate, Aaron Bushnel for and oil painting
entitled, Freeway Fieldtrip, Chad
Crane for a mixed-media work entitled, Ultimo
Capitalo, Tyler Vance for a mixed-media
piece called Ildubrecian Tablet,
and Erin W. Barrett for an oil painting entitled,
Mascarpone & Rose.
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|  Search,
Absorb, Evaluate
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 Freeway
Fieldtrip
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Ildubrecian Tablet 
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 Ultimo
Capitalo
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Mascarpone & Rose 
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