NAA’s 2022 Fall Judged Exhibit is on display at the Needham Free Public Library until January 2, 2023 featuring original works by 27 NAA members.
The following awards were presented by judge Justin Life at our awards reception on November 10:
First Place – Bobbie Suratt
Second Place – Hillary Hanson Bruel
Third Place – Nelson Hammer
Honorable Mentions – Nancy M. Daly, Mark J. Richards, Nancy Motley Walton
Arnold Arboretum Fall Walk
by Julie Sahlins
Gouache
10x14
NFS
Autumn Rewards
by Kathleen Keating
Watercolor
12x16
$190
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
by Barbara Marchilonis
Watercolor
15x11
NFS
Cape Days
by Victoria Garbe
Watercolor
21x28
NFS
Cape Poge Bay
by Rob Ondo
Watercolor
17x13
$450
Clark's Island XIII
by Hilary Hanson Bruel
Mixed media - encaustic paint with thread
16x20
$850
SECOND PLACE
Dancing in the Breeze
by Anneliese Golubic
Oil
18x15
$250
Dark Water
by Judith Silverstein
Acrylic
16x20
$200
East West
by Naomi Wilsey
Watercolor
22x28
$750
Fancy Hair Day!
by Mena Levit
Pastel
12xx16
NFS
Flight LD0017
by Mark J. Richards
Oil on linen
27x24
$5,500
HONORABLE MENTION
I'm Watching You
by Nancy M. Daly
Acrylic and pencil
14x16
NFS
HONORABLE MENTION
In the Fens
by Patricia White
Ink drawing with watercolor
14.3x14.7
$300
Jennie
by Paula Rosen
Acrylic
11.5x13.5
NFS
Joyous Time
by Daniel F. Callahan
Oil
18x24
$450
Lazy Summer Day in Maine
by Suzanne Saevitz
Watercolor
20x14
NFS
Motif No. 1 at Low Tide
by Nelson Hammer
Watercolor
17.5x26
NFS
THIRD PLACE
Nature Fights Back
by Barbara Reynolds
Watercolor
16x20
$400
Ordinary Day Off the Coast of...
by Gail Hansen
Cyanotype
14x11
$300
Patchwork of Joy
by Joan Onofrey
Torn paper collage
20x16
$275
Poppies in the Field
by Randa Khuri
Watercolor
24x30
$450
Pre-colombino
by Patricia Varón
Watercolor
10x12
$350
Raven's Nest
by Martha Dowd
Watercolor, ink and collage
6.5x9.5
NFS
The Mixer
by Bobbie Suratt
Oil
11x13
$350
FIRST PLACE
Three Houses - Three Souls
by Irina Moroz
Felted wool with silk and viscose fibers
20x24
$900
White Barn
by Karen Shaw
Oil on canvas
40x30
$1,800
Yellow Beauty
by Nancy Motley Walton
Watercolor
24x20
$700
HONORABLE MENTION
About the Judge
Justin Life received an MFA from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts (2007) and a BFA in painting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2002); he also studied at the Winchester School of Art at Southampton University in England (2002). His shows include Affirming the Hand at the Courtyard Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2005); Boston Young Contemporaries at 808 Gallery (2007); and “Boston Drawing Project 10th Anniversary Show” at Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston MA (2009). Life also teaches at Tufts University and the Boston Architectural College.
Website: justin-life.com
Instagram: @justin_r_life
