2026 Paul & Norma Tikkanen Painting Prize

public reception and awards ceremony Saturday, October 3, 6-9 p.m.
exhibit on display October 3-31

ACCEPTED ARTISTS AND WORKS FOR 2026

1. Suzan Kraus “Let the Raucous Begin”
2. Clare Murray Adams “Moonlit Laundry”
3. Dennis Long “Beauty of Purple”
4. Elizabeth Emery “what’s next door”
5. Bruno Casiano “Organico Humano”
6. Charlotte Lees “Earth Panel #4”
7. Susan Squires “Mottola/becoming something else”
8. Phillip Buntin “Untitled”
9. Josh Chefitz “Future Me”
10. Justin Brennan “All I Want”
11. Sharon Dundee “PATIENCE”
12. David Kuntzman “Polaron III”
13. Charles Kiss “Milkweed Entanglement #3”
14. Ronald Bayuzick “Spring Reacher”
15. Rebecca Kaler “The Apple Tree”
16. Jill Bascom “Membrane”
17. Dana Oldfather Darling “Persistence of Being”
18. Brielle Giancola “Fly like I know you are”
19. David Heatwole “Playground of Shadows”
20. Mary White “The Lies We Tell Ourselves”
21. Edward Macie “Repose”
22. Ken Coon “Ohio Hollywood”
23. David Buttram “East Side Shelter”
24. James Jones “ Merry Go Round”
25. Thomas Rooney “Fire Hose”
26. Jim Kolaczko “WW2 Veteran Reunion Event Shared with Grandson”
27. Toby Griffiths “Parallel Earth Continuum”
28. John A Sargent III “PRESUMING NO AUDIENCE”
29. Katy Richards “February 26th”
30. Sarah Curry “Pour it on Thick”
31. Gabrielle Rossetti “The Mantis Prays for a Kitchen Renovation and her Husband is an Alcoholic Squirrel”
32. John Carreon “Sorrow”
33. Darius Steward “ Education as Protection, Scene 2”
34. Nicole Maye Luga “Mad Scientist”
35. Dennis Balogh “Big Sister”
36. Timothy Callaghan “Lost Nation (Convenient)”
37. Martha Shiverick “ In the Year 2025”
38. Rober Raack “ My Little Monsters”
39. Timothy Herron “Hough Library”
40. Joan Pogalies “Lauretta Dreams of…”
41. Mark Giangaspero “Keith I”
42. Maxwell Miller “The Burden of the Fates”
43. Tion Best “ The Story of Yummy”
44. Tim Buckett “Mobile Home”
45. Katrina Polhamus “ Virginia’s Garden”
46. Judy Takacs “Three Fates Cut Ties”
47. Elana Maraldo “ An Artist’s Anguish”