The Bonifas Arts Center announces the winners of Northern Exposure XXV – the foremost and longest-running annual art competition in the Upper Peninsula. Known to showcase some of the best and brightest artists that the Upper Peninsula has to offer, this year’s event went above and beyond what supporters of Northern Exposure have come to expect.
Sponsored by the Bonifas Arts Center, Crawford Funeral Home, East Ludington Gallery, Frame Crafters, and Michigamme Moonshine Art Gallery, the Placement Awards were presented to the following:
First place ($500) to Brian Burroughs for Our Imperiled Incubation, second place ($300) to Carol Irving for B&W Obsession, and third place ($250) to Taimur Cleary for Burn (Off and Up)
Purchase Prize Awards were presented to the following artists:
Ben Bohnsack for Seney Wildlife Refuge: Ponds, Marshes, & Forests, Sponsored by Bay de Noc Community College; Tracy Anderson for Night Watch, sponsored by Darolyn and Robert Spannuth; Paul Arno Rose for Paradise, Sponsored by the Delta Chamber of Commerce; Catherine Benda for Summer’s Centerpiece, sponsored by Thrivent Financial – Brian Pahnke; Laura Maze for Escape, sponsored by Thrivent Financial – Brian Pahnke; and Paul Arno Rose for Contemplative Moment, sponsored by Schneider, Larche, Haapala & Co.
Featured Artist Awards were presented to the following artists:
Karen Tembreull for Vicissitude, sponsored by Lake Superior Arts Association Gallery; Karen Tembreull for Vicissitude, sponsored by Cappaert Contemporary Gallery; Karen Tembreull for Rainy Night, sponsored by Erickson Center for the Arts; Cameron Wilcox for Lake Superior Ice Cave, sponsored by Erickson Center for the Arts; Andreaka Jump for Formations 1, sponsored by Paige Wiard Gallery; Tracy Anderson for Night Watch, sponsored by Lake Superior State University Arts Center Gallery; Peg Sandin for Changing Colors, sponsored by Alberta House; Karen Tembreull for Vicissitude, sponsored by the Alberta House; and Cindy Wedig for Nurturing The Song In My Heart, sponsored by Finlandia University’s Reflection Gallery.
Media Awards were presented to the following artists:
Tracy Anderson for Night Watch, sponsored by the Escanaba Daily Press; Tracy Anderson for Night Watch, sponsored by Marquette Monthly; Michael Olson for The Blacksmith’s Hands, sponsored by the Iron Mountain Daily Press; Paul Nelson for Discrete Observer, sponsored by Munising News; Paul Arno Rose for Contemplative Moment, sponsored by the Manistique Pioneer Tribune; JoAnn Deuel Shelby for Summer’s End, sponsored by upperpeninsula.biz/ WYKX/ WDBC; Ben Bohnsack for Seney Wildlife Refuge: Ponds, Marshes, & Forests, sponsored by WLUC-TV6 & FOX UP; Judith Hemeleski for Mr. 2 Time Machine, sponsored by WLUC-TV6 & FOX UP; and JoAnn Deuel Shelby for Summer’s End, sponsored by ABC TV 10.
Sponsored by Alberta House Arts Center, Art U.P. Style Gallery, Borderland Arts, Cappaert Contemporary Gallery, Christine’s Gallery, Cooper Office Equipment, Erickson Center for the Arts, Frame Farm, Genesis Graphics, Heynssens & Selins, Lake Effect Arts Center, Les Cheneaux Island Arts Gallery, Sviland Paint & Wallcoverings, Village Artisans Garden Gallery, and Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, the Art News Network Awards were presented to:
Karen L. Trembreull, Joan M. Miron, and Scott Leipski.
Art Residency Awards were presented to the following artists:
Andreaka Jump for Formations 1, sponsored by Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island; Peg Sandin for Changing Colors, sponsored by Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba; and Carolyn Snyder for It Was a Good Day, sponsored by the Effie Mulcrone Award, St. Ignace.
The Bonifas Arts Center would like to thank the many sponsors who have made Northern Exposure XXV possible and the incredible artists whose art and talent make the U.P. a more vibrant and beautiful place to live. They would also like to thank the volunteers who worked hard to make this event successful.
