Winners of the 2022 Tikkanen Prize
We’re delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Paul & Norma Tikkanen Painting Prize! Saturday night’s reception was a great event celebrating some truly phenomenal creative talent from northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania artists.
Congratulations to this year’s winners and final-round entrants — we look forward to next year’s competition.
First Place Realism: Ewuresi Archer, “MADAM”
First Place Abstract: Susan Squires, “reflection”
Second Place Realism: Elisa Albrecht, “Spark”
Second Place Abstract: Phillip Buntin, “Narrow Bands Divide Us, Fall Away”
Honorable Mentions:
Judy Takacs, “Trust Women”
David A. Leas, “Untitled”
Alison Stinely, “Conglomerate V”
Leigh Brooklyn, “We Have Come to Save You”
Rebecca Kaler, “The Lake Series #2”
Mathew Kolodziej, “Vessel”
The Tikkanen Prize exhibit will be on display through October 31. Our gallery is open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., as well as before shows and during intermission. Admission to the gallery is free.
CAN Journal story on Paul & Norma Tikkanen Painting Prize
PAUL TIKKANEN’S PAINTINGS, AND THE PRIZE HE LEFT BEHIND – Collective Arts Network – CAN Journal