The ARTIST NEWS page lists any recent awards member artists have won for their artwork or publication articles promoting their artwork.
Member Artists - please send one or two good quality images( no screen shots) along with the artwork title, art show title, and award title to cindy.vener@gmail.com. Please do not send art sales or juried show acceptance, only awards and newsworthy achievements. We only include Artist News for media that we allow in our exhibitions.
Artist News
Cynthia Ancel received First Place for her painting “Stars of Service” in the Starry Night Gallery’s “Red, White and Blue”. Exhibit is on display through July in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Cynthia Ancel received the Award of Distinction for “Pretty Pedi’s” in the Art League of Daytona Beach show “Figuratively Speaking”. Exhibit is on display through May 29th in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Cynthia Ancel received Second Place for her painting “Quiet Calling” in the Starry Night Gallery’s “I Am Daytona Beach”. Exhibit is on display through April 26 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Kathy Karol was awarded Third Place for her painting “Sunshine on My Shoulder” in the Spring 2026 Visual Arts Association (VAA) Galleria Exhibit.
Cheri Ptacek was awarded an Honorable Mention for her painting “Waiting to Ride” in the Winter 2026 Visual Arts Association (VAA) La Galleria Exhibit.
Cynthia Ancel received Best in Show for her painting “Man of the Sun” in the Galerie Elan “The Enigmatic Cat”. Exhibit is on display through July in Daytona Beach, Florida.