The 39th Annual International Exhibition of PASTELS USA 2025: 99 Voices in Pastel is officially open at the prestigious Hilbert Museum of California Art until November 29, 2025. As always, there were many hands contributing to the success of this year’s show. Our new exhibition chair, Lynn Attig came to the job with plenty of experience, and that served us well. Mary Platt, Emily Valdez and the staff and volunteers at the Hilbert did an amazing job of making sure no detail was forgotten when planning for the exhibition and our reception. Our wonderful slate of jurors, Marla Baggetta, Michael Freeman, and Sandra Burshell took great care when evaluating the entries, and Colette Odya Smith engaged her wise expertise and judgment when assigning awards. (Watch the awards presentation and hear Colette’s comments on the 28 awarded paintings here) Finally, our thanks to Austin Hamby of ShowSubmit for always providing great support and ongoing improvements to the online submission process.
Awarded Works
Best of Show: Daniel Green Memorial Award
Donated by the Pastel Society of the West Coast
Autumn Splendor by Marie Tippets
1st Place: Wakeham/Sutherland Honor Award
Funded by donations from Pastel Painters of Cape Cod, Pastel Society of America, Connecticut Pastel Society
Old Souls by Mary Aslin
2nd Place: Presidents’ Award
Funded by donations from Sabrina Hill (in honor of Ruth Cabrera), Goodmundson Family, Comfort Family
The Call by Heidi Reeves
3rd Place: Membership Award of Excellence
Funded by donations from Marla Baggetta, SA Kushinka, Bobbye West Thompson, Pat Stoddard Aragon, Deborah Pepin
In the Bag by Diane Fechenbach
Fine Art Connoisseur/Streamline Publishing Award
Concrete Jungle by Nancie King Mertz
Fine Art Connoisseur Featured Artwork Award I
Emergence by Christopher Stillians
Fine Art Connoisseur Featured Artwork Award II
A Piercing Look by Parag Dinesh Borse
Royal Talens Award
Crossroads by Letitia Roller
Earthberry Pastels Award
Legacies by Patti Arbino
Dakota Art Pastels Award
Yachts Alive by Mike Ishikawa
Schmincke Award
Aspens by Albert G Handell
Terry Ludwig Pastels Award
Waiting For Parts by John Sherry
Jack Richeson Award
Sigh Once More by Teresa A Steinbach-Garcia
FASO/BoldBrush Award I
Pink by Lisa Rico
HK Holbein Inc Award
Coming In Hot-Pink by Diann Johnston
Clairfontaine Pastel Mat Award
Portrait of the bearded old man by Yanqi Zhai
Blick Art Supplies Award
Wild Lilac by Margaret Larlham
ShowSubmit Award
Frame Restoration at the Museum by Gerald Boyd
Golden Peak Media Award
The Moon and the Stars by Susan Kuznitsky
Airfloat Systems Award
Lost In Thoughts by Laura Mocnik
Armadillo Art & Craft Award
Bound and Beautiful by Bithia Bjurman
FASO/BoldBrush Award II
Market Day by Anne K Spivey
Ampersand Art Supply Award
The Journey Home by Linda Louise Mutti
Upstairs Art Gallery Award
A Dapple a Day Keeps the Nocturne Away by Mike Barret Kolasinski
King of Frames Award I
Springfever by Deborah Dickson Shea
King of Frames Award II
The Customers by Kristine K Finfer
King of Frames Award III
Ahhh! by Kathleen Weil
Diane Townsend Pastels Award
Last Prayer by Tatijana Jacenkiw
Accepted Works
Morning Routine by Elizabeth Amacher
You Fell For HER? by Barbara Archer-Baldwin
Phil’s Cabbage by Rose Ash Ever So Softly by Lynn Folse Attig Mountain Stream by Marcia A Ballowe
San Rafael Ridge by Jennifer Blackburn
A Chest Full of Scarlet by Stephanie Jean Brown
Drifting by Dawn Buckingham
Memory of a Perfect Day by Jean S Choi
Eternal Bloom by Han Christ
Oakdale Icon by Jay DeChesere
Backyard Blues by Keith Demanche
Paris Evening by Louise DeMore
Aglow by Katy DespotThe Yarrow Path by Francesca Droll
Jubilation Sky by Bridget Duffy
Jamila Caro by Merrilyn Duzy
Sweet Tea Time by Jennifer Evenhus
Eda & Joan in the Hammock by Jan Frank
Shadow Crossing by Ted FukaThe Lilies of Tubb Lake by Karen Gideon
Mountain Magic Design by Carrie Givens
Dawns Pink Moment by Karen L Glancy
Hoi An Lanterns, Vietnam by Marie Yoshiko Gonzales
Green Sweater by Jeri Greenberg Vivid Possibilities by Ellen Gust
The Procession by Leslie Hamilton
Here Comes the Sun by Kelly Ann HineBlossoming by Karen Horne
Koi (less) Pond, Fashion Island by April Hoskins
After the Rain by Inge Ivens
Sea Symphony by Virginia Kamhi
Bedside Garden – Te Koi by S.A. Kushinka
Tea and Biscuits by Sharon Faer LichtensteinBitty by Matt Lister Mt. Tam Radiance by Laura LovettBacks in the Water by Glen MaxionPink Hollyhocks by Susan MayfieldWhispering Meadow by Eveline MillerLavender Hillside by Karen A MillerCoastal Farm by Clark MitchellA Hard-Fought Victory by Billy Moro-Wey
She Loves The Sea by Jean MyersGilded Willow by Shannon O’DunnHigh Rise In NY by Janet L PattersonRemembering Youth by Alexander Perebatov
Feathers and Foam by Erika PerloffOn a Winter Walk by Sandra PlaceYou First by John PlishkaPath by the Pond by Barbara ReichCoyote Canyon by Natalie RichardsThe River Remembers by Carolyn RomerInterrupted by Sarah RoseThe Season’s Cadence by Mary H RussellMorning by Ann SandersLittle Wallflower by William SchneiderSpringfever by Deborah Dickson SheaBirthday Bash Aftermath by Jeff SlemonsSummer Evening by Carol Strock WassonGold in the Hills by Tamara SwindlerStately Oak by Rachel SylversDrinks and Tarot with Madame Lavaux by Nori ThorneKayaks at Cuesta Inlet by Jim TylerPinole Sentinel by Dug WaggonerToxic Air of the Algae Bloom by Avon WatersFollowing the Light by Bobbye West-ThompsonThrough The Mist by Rachel WhiteChicken Coup by Sharon WillSunset Rays by Christina WilliamsEgyptian Girl by Cheery YoungDesert Journey by Kathryn YoungSpicy Cooking by Kikuko Young
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