Las Vegas International Juried Art Competition Winners Announced

LAS VEGAS, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Jana's RedRoom Gallery, a Las Vegas art gallery located in the Arts District, invited artists worldwide to enter the inaugural Las Vegas International Juried Art Competition. The competition closed June 30 with 207 artists entering more than 350 individual pieces of art. Artists from 35 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, and 11 countries, including Armenia, Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Italy, Russia, South Africa and Switzerland entered the competition. The winners are:

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Best of Show: Denise Weaver Ross, Albuquerque, New Mexico     
Drawing: "The Jacks of Jupiter"     
Grand Prize: Solo Exhibit at Jana's RedRoom Gallery

Ceramics     
1^st Place     Leanna Carlson, Prince George, British Columbia     
2^nd Place    Beth Bishop, Las Vegas, Nevada     
3^rd Place     Tristyn Bustamante, West Palm Beach, Florida     

Drawing     
1^st Place     Bruce Matlaf, Las Vegas, Nevada     
2^nd Place    Peng Liu, Perth, Western Australia     
3^rd Place     Michael Volpicelli, Las Vegas, Nevada     

Glass     
1^st Place     Monika Capol, Chur, Switzerland     
2^nd Place    Paul Baker, Las Vegas, Nevada     
3^rd Place     Seda Saar, Malibu, California     

Mixed Media     
1^st Place     Sheridee Hopper, Las Vegas, Nevada     
2^nd Place    Kimberly Blake, Las Vegas, Nevada     
3^rd Place     Dean Oliverio, Golden Valley, Arizona     

Painting     
1^st Place     Robert MacPherson, Carlsbad, California     
2^nd Place    Jane Wise, Denver, Pennsylvania     
3^rd Place     Kathryn Gilbert, Henderson, Nevada     

Photography     
1^st Place     Jason Levi, Sun City West, Arizona     
2^nd Place    Jeff Knox, Las Vegas, Nevada     
3^rd Place     John Sluder, Melbourne, Florida     

Printmaking     
1^st Place     Joanne DeLomba, Cranston, Rhode Island     
                    2^nd and 3^rd Place N/A

Sculpture     
1^st Place     Deborah Rubin, Little Rock, Arkansas     
2^nd Place    Scott Laga, Ortonville, Michigan     
3^rd Place     Jeff Davis, Los Angeles, California     

Other Art Forms     
1^st Place     Nina Rizzo, Sedona, Arizona     
2^nd Place    Sharon Cahn, Sebastopol, California     
3^rd Place     Audrey Fox, Las Vegas, Nevada     

Nineteen artists received Honorable Mention in a variety of categories. The Best of Show and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and Honorable Mention winners' artwork will be on exhibit at Jana's RedRoom Gallery September 1-30. Winners will be honored at an invitation-only VIP reception September 10.

Nine jurors from across the U.S. and around the world judged the artwork. The jurors only saw the artwork submitted. Personal information about the artists was not available to the jurors.

About Las Vegas & Art     
In 2015, 42 million tourists from the U.S. and around the world visited the city and 3.5 million are expected in September, the month of the winners' exhibition. Over the last 30 years Las Vegas has evolved from the world's playground for gaming and nightlife to the top convention city in the U.S. with world renowned fine dining and shopping. Now Las Vegas is ready to evolve again as one of the world's premier cities for serious art buyers. Jana's RedRoom Gallery is located in the Arts Factory, in the 18b Las Vegas Arts District at 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89104. Visit Jana's RedRoom Gallery The Heart of the Arts District.

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