Nevada Day 2025 Winners

Nevada Day Show – October 26, 2025|
Best of Show – “St. Mary’s in the Mountains”, W/C by Lou Wolgast
Spirit of Nevada – “Spirit of Sierra Nevada”, MM by David Dory
Pat Holub Award – “Comforts of Home” Pastel by Mariann Humphrey

Oil
1st – “A Music Lesson” by Walter Daniels
2nd – “Dancing Light” by Nanette Oleson
3rd – “Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe” by Pat Miller
HM – “Music Lover” by Walter Daniels
HM – “Blue Skies in Winter” by Barb Moniot
HM – “A Cool Day on Lake Tahoe” by Barb Moniot

Pastels 
1st “Warmth in Winter” by Deborah Stevenson
2nd “The Long Ride Home” by Michelle Bowler
3rd – “Comforts of Home” by Mariann Humphrey
HM – “Mail Time” by Linda Townsend
HM – “Forgotten Landmark” by Sabina Bye
HM – “Crossing the Carson River” by Linda Townsend

Photography
1st – “A Whole New World” by Wendy Whyman
2nd – “Taking Charge” by Kathy Port
3rd – “Bluebird on a Wire” by Kim Hunter Steed
HM – “Virginia & Truckee” by Stephanie Gabler
HM – “Golden Light on Mountains and Pond” by Constance Peters
HM – “Follow the Leader” by Steven Davis
HM – “Wild Horses High on the Hillside” by Constance Peters

Acrylics
1st – “Dentist Cowboy” by Alanna McDaniel 
2nd – “Two Wolves” by Alanna McDaniel
3rd – “Stand of Quaking Aspen” by Deborah Graham
HM – “Nevada Cowboy Sunset” by Ken Clarke
HM – “Nevada’s Great Blue Heron” by Audrey Markowitz

3D Art
1st – “Adventures in Nevada” by Robin Clark
2nd – “Nevada Show Girl” by Debbie Lambin
3rd – “Torched Gourd”, by Kristy Dial
HM – “Well, Hello There” by Kristy Dial
HM – “Guiter #3” by Ralph Hacker

Watercolor
1st – “Mikey Nevada Man” by Laura Lawrence                                   
2nd – “Legacy II – Dumped” by Ronnie Rector 
3rd – “Lavender Farm” by Laura Lawrence
HM – “Desert Solitude” by Reta Hanks
HM – “Sierra Storm Clouds” by PK Klein

Textile and Fiber Arts
1st – “First Snow” by Liza Obukhovskaya
2nd – “Winter is Coming” by Liza Obukhovskaya
3rd – “Blue-ringed Octopus” by Janet Chase
HM – “Ranchland” by Irene Taylor

Mixed Media
1st– “Nevada, Land of Spirit” by Audrey Markowitz
2nd– “Northern Nevada Loco” by Terri Russ
3rd – “First We Whisper” by Candy Webb
HM – “Northern Nevada Nostalgia” by Sabina Bye

Wet Media
1st – “Running from the Storm” by Michelle Bowler
2nd – “Another Nevada Iris” by Cheryl Nelson
3rd – “Wading in Washoe” by Mark Ramsey
HM – “Carson Valley:  A Usual Day by Rita Suminski
HM – “Patriotic Nevada” by Robin Clark

Digital Art

1st – “Treehouse” by Tabatha Theiss
2nd – “Nevada Stamp Red Rock Canyon” by Sandra Swan
3rd – “Winter Refuge” by Gary Sanchez
HM – River’s Edge” by Gary Sanchez

Other
1st – “The Sentinel” by Michelle Bowler
2nd – “Manhattan, NV” by Sabina Bye
3rd – “She” by John Warden
HM – “Blue Star Platter” by Ann Allen