Butler museum unveils winners of national show

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The National Midyear Exhibition opens today at the Butler Institute of American Art and will remain on view until July 28.

The annual curated show, now in its 89th year, received 652 submissions from 260 artists from across the country.

The judges – painter Sherry Giryotas and sculptor Phillip Shore, both of Dallas – selected 78 works from 64 artists from 14 states for inclusion.

The Butler museum, 524 Wick Ave., is open Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., and Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed Monday and major holidays). Admission and limited parking are free.

Here are the winners:

BEST IN SHOW

Susan Weintraub (Brooklyn, N.Y.): “McDonald Avenue” (watercolor/gouache,. 26” by 40”)

FIRST PLACE

Harold Zabady (Camp Hill, Pa.): “Corner Bar” (oils, 40” by 70”)

SECOND PLACE

Mark Winnat (Nashua, N.H): “Rain Delay” (acrylic, 12 by 24)

THIRD PLACE

David Dorsey (Pittsford, N.Y.): “Taffy #2” (oil on linen, 45” by 45”)

ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA AWARD

Ray Wollschleger (Delaware, Ohio): “Sir Dewy” (pastel on paper, 20 by 16)

PHIL DESIND AWARD

Robert Nicoll (North Canton, Ohio): “Lemon and Delft” (oil, 8” by 10”)

HONORABLE MENTION

Karen Brussat Butler (Norwalk, Conn.): “The North Country” (watercolor, 44” by 35”)

Edward Duff (Birmingham, Mich.): “Tower” (oil on paper, 8” by 8”)

Patty Flauto (Rocky River, Ohio): “Storm Tracker” (acrylic, 30” by 40”)

Victor J. Gomez (Miami, Fla.): “Transfigured Movement” (oil and monotype, 34” by 23”)

Russell Z. Harris (Chicago): “Cradling Cane II” (oil on linen and wood, 12” by 12”)

John E. James (Virginia Beach, Va.): “Breaking Open” (mixed, 17” by 14”)

Nils P. Johnson Jr. (Canfield): “Reservoir Pond” (oil, 40” by 50”)

Harvey P. Niven (Cleveland): “A Silvered Tree” (photo, 11” by 17”)

Joseph Ryznar (Lower Burrell, Pa.): “Vertical Landscape” (acrylic, 45” by 45”)

Carol Stevens (Medina): “Appaloosa” (mixed media, 20” by 26”)