Pekin Days Art Show Results
2025 (updated after each show)
1st Place Avis Veikley – Space and Time
2nd Place Carol Greywater – Northern Reflections
3rd Place Judy Fladeland – Take It In, Then Take It In
Honorable Mentions Judy Fladeland – Summer Rose
Trudy Stubson – Passage Through
Painting – Watercolor
1st Place Ross Hier – “Jack Frost & a Snowy Owl”
2nd Place Brian Paulson – Neighborhood Track
3rd Place Mary Estrem – Morning Moo
Honorable Mention Mary Estrem – That is the Question
Painting – Acrylic
1st Place David Broden – Rocky River
2nd Place Jennifer Parker – Annie Oakley
3rd Place Donna Chalimonczyk – The Road Less Traveled
Honorable Mention David Broden – Sunset Calm
Drawing – Pencil
1st Place Jennifer Parker – Aromatic Pears
Honorable Mention Rita Graber – Old Friend
Drawing – Pastel
1st Place Michele Walsh Gorres – Hunkered Down
2nd Place Marilyn Niewoehner – Juliet
Honorable Mention Jayme Krsnak – Black and White Chicken
Pottery
1st Place Lisa Snyder – “Flying Stork”
2nd Place Holly Van Santen Knipe – Broken
3rd Place Lisa Snyder – “Singing Red Birds”
Honorable Mention Holly Van Santen Knipe – Cozy
Glass
1st Place Jon Offutt – Plants Grow at Night
2nd Place Gayle Anderson – Rosemaling with Glass
Sculpture
1st Place Heather Szklarski – The Deep Dark Woods
Honorable Mention Randi Goodoien – “In Dreams”
Photography
1st Place Scott Seiler – Sit Gently, the Earth Remembers
2nd Place Rita Frovarp – Autumn Splendor
3rd Place Suanne Kallis – “The Chase”
Honorable Mention Carlos Peech – Aurora Over the Wetland
Mixed Medium
1st Place Susan Poitras – Tobacco Bag, Lily, and Skull
2nd Place Vickie Evenson Gonzales – “Grandma’s Parlor”
3rd Place Bill Rivas – “Looking North”
Honorable Mention Susan Poitras – Shirt, Flower, and Orange Butterfly
Jewelry
1st Place Virginia Salzsieder – Geometric Entainment
Honorable Mention Virginia Salzsieder – Summer Elegance
Diversified
1st Place Deana Novak – Galactic Femme-Bot 002
2nd Place Heather Szklarski – Orange on Purple
Printmaking
Honorable Mention Karen L. Davidson – “Beginnings”
Best of Show
Judy Fladeland – Lavender in Light
Brenda Bjorlie Award
Aisha Ironhawk – Smudge Away
People’s Choice Award
Kristi Berdal – “One Is Gone“