2025 Awards

Juror: Neil Sherman

Competition Class

Best Body of Work:
Logan Hudson

Artists' Choice for Body of Work:
James Turner and Brock Larson (Tie)

Paintings of Exceptional Merit - POEM Awards:
Nocturne: Kelly Schamberger, "S'mores at 7:30," oil
Carl Bretzke, "Gray Day at Artists' Point," oil
Brock Larson, "September Field," oil
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer, "Rock Bottom," oil
Dan Mackerman, "The Fog of Sydneys," oil
Bob Upton, "Morning Rest," Gouache
Paul Bergquist, "Cascade River," oil

Best Historic Site - Awarded by Cook County Historical Society:
Ken Valentas, "Cook County History Museum," watercolor

Evergreen Award for Best Tree:
Lisa Stauffer, "Reaching Pine," pastel

Honorable Mentions:
​Bridget Ertelt, "As the Fog Rolls In, oil
Andrew Carr, "Seagulls in the Parking Lot," oil
Joanne Meierhofer, "Highway 61 Revisited," pastel
David R. Becker, "North House Folk School Food Kitchen," watercolor
Nelia Harper French, "Hidden Falls," oil