Local artists win Naples Art awards

Carol Orr Hartman's Night Flight-Rubicon Carol Orr Hartman of Cape Coral, Roger Sherman of Fort Myers and Pam Broderson of Sanibel took home awards last week at the Naples Art Association's "46th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition" at The von Liebig Art Center.

The exhibition, that runs through Jan. 13, honors the artists who in 1954 joined together to form the NAA, including Grace Lake, Elsie Dorey Upham and George Rogers.

The NAA received 455 entries from 244 member artists. Internationally-acclaimed American abstract painter Sam Gilliam, a pre-eminent artist based in Washington, DC, served as juror. He selected 179 works by 149 artists for the exhibition as well as the 23 award winners. The top three award winners will participate in a three-person exhibition at The von Liebig Art Center next year.

The von Liebig Art Center is located at 585 Park Street in downtown Naples and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. with free admission daily.

Artist winners from the greater Fort Myers area were:

• The Members' Gallery Award of Excellence in Digital Art ($500) - Carol Orr Hartman

of Cape Coral for Night Flight-Rubicon

(digital photograph on canvas)

• Joann and Earle Guffey Award of Excellence in Painting ($500) - Roger Sherman of Fort Myers for Marissa (oil on canvas)

• Femmes je vous aime Honorable Mention for Digital Art ($200) - Pam Broderson

of Sanibel for Cow Hit by Lightning 1948

(pigment ink on canvas) ¦