May 25th, 26th & 27th, 2019
This year's 45th Annual Western Art Show & Sale was another outstanding presentation of incredible Western fine art. A Memorial Day weekend tradition on Prescott, Arizona's historic Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza for more than 40 years, this extremely popular art event featured a beautiful park like setting (one of America's top 10 gathering places) and attracted thousands of art enthusiasts, Western collectors and visitors from far and wide...along with some of the nation's most talented Western artists.
2019 AWARD WINNING ARTISTS
2019 BEST OF SHOW
CHIEF by WEI TAI
ACRYLIC
1ST PLACE - MAJESTIC GRAND CANYON by CRAIG VILAUBI
2ND PLACE - #1470-MOCCASINS WITH FEATHERS & RED RIBBON by SUSAN HEMM-ZIVIC
3RD PLACE - AUTUMN GLOW by RUSSELL JOHNSON
DRAWING
1ST PLACE & BEST OF SHOW- CHIEF by WEI TAI
2ND PLACE - JAVELINA JOE by LIA BARDIN BOMAR
3RD PLACE - MOTHER'S TOUCH by JULIE NIGHSWONGER
MIXED MEDIA
1ST PLACE - LOS TRES LOBOS by JOSEPH ROBERTSON
2ND PLACE - GRIZZLY BEAR BRAVE by RANDY GALLOWAY
OIL
1ST PLACE - AUTUMN WHISPERS by BILL CRAMER
2ND PLACE & WESTERN HERITAGE FOUNDATION AWARD - ONE FOR THE ROAD by STEVE ATKINSON
3RD PLACE & PHIPPEN FAMILY AWARD - THE WORKING TRIANGLE by JULIE NIGHSWONGER
PASTEL
1ST PLACE - DESERT ARROYO by DON RANTZ
2ND PLACE - WEST WIND by DALE MARTIN
3RD PLACE - JUST A LITTLE PAINT by DONNA DUTRA
SCULPTURE
1ST PLACE - ICONS OF THE WEST by JIM STUCKENBERG
2ND PLACE - GOLD FEVER by TIM HARMON
3RD PLACE - I SEE YOU by AL GLANN
WATERCOLOR
1ST PLACE - NAVAJO GIRL by WEI TAI
2ND PLACE - MAKE THE FIRST ONE COUNT by STEVE ATKINSON
3RD PLACE - SUPERSTITION SURPRISE by RALEIGH KINNEY
PHIPPEN FOUNDATION AWARD
INDIAN NATION-WAY TO THE WEST by VALERIY KAGOUNKIN
PHIPPEN FAMILY AWARD
THE WORKING TRIANGLE by JULIE NIGHSWONGER
PRESCOTT WESTERN HERITAGE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
ONE FOR THE ROAD by STEVE ATKINSON
WESTERN ART COLLECTOR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
ART OF THE WEST AWARD
JULIE NIGHSWONGER
SOUTHWEST ART AWARD
SARAH PHIPPEN
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
PAUL HOPMAN
Special thanks go out to our outstanding 2019 sponsors for their generosity and community support. And be sure to visit our Silver & Gold Level sponsors online: COUNTRY BANK, BUCKY'S & YAVAPAI CASINOS, FINDLAY TOYOTA, PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, & TIENSVOLD, SHAFFER & WENZEL CPAS, PLLC.