MARTINSVILLE, Va. (May 30, 2025) — Piedmont Arts and Lynwood Artists are proud to announce the winners of "Expressions 2025."
This annual open-entry exhibition presented by Lynwood Artists and Piedmont Arts showcases 207 works by 117 artists from Southern Virginia and the surrounding regions.
The exhibit was judged by Gretchen Carr, gallery manager at Tamarack Marketplace in Beckley, W.Va. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in seven categories, as well as purchase awards, the Lynwood Artists Award, and Best in Show.
The winning works include:
Student
Piedmont Arts Guild Special Student Award
Sponsored by Piedmont Arts Guild
The Last of the Cherry Tomatoes, Lily Ebrahimi
First Place
Sponsored by Imogene and Isadore Draper
The Coati, Olivia Doan
Second Place
Sponsored by Barbara Epperly
White Horse, Alexis Cannaday
Third Place
Sponsored by Ben Gravely
Foggy Reflections, Abigail Williams
Award of Distinction
Sponsored by Zachary Margrave
To, Honey, Bryson Broadnax
Drawing
First Place
Sponsored by Toy and Joe Cobbe in Memory of Betty Lou Pigg
Sour, Candi Finley Hall
Second Place
Sponsored by Janet and Richard Ashby
Let It Snow, Faye Wyatt
Third Place
Sponsored by Helen and Terry Carter
Nesting #5, Patricia T. Carr
Award of Distinction
Sponsored by Barbara Epperly
Pelican, Karen Sigmon
Photography
First Place
Sponsored by Jackie Thornton in Memory of Betty Lou Pigg
Strike a Pose (Anhinga-Everglades), Artemesia Blankenship
Second Place
Sponsored by Ellen Lou Wood
Sunrise in Monument Valley, Beth Marshall
Third Place
Sponsored by Christopher Allman DDS, Aesthetic and Family Dental of Martinsville
Dining in Sintra, Portugal, Richard Joyce
Award of Distinction
Sponsored by Suzanne and Rusty Lacy
Shout at the Heavens, Rocky Wall
3D
First Place
Sponsored by Sandra T. Ford in Memory of Jim Ford
Weight of the World, Pieter Bain
Second Place
Sponsored by Jackie Thornton in Memory of Betty Lou Pigg
Exploitation of the Zen Garden of Democracy, John Erickson
Third Place
Sponsored by The Jeweler’s Edge
Garland Jug, Lora Mahaffey and David Lunt
Award of Distinction
Sponsored by Anonymous
Laney, Karen Eggleston
Mixed Media
First Place
Sponsored by Randy Robertson
From a Rocky Foundation, Karen Sewell
Second Place
Sponsored by Gael and Smith Chaney
The Tree of Life, Fred Motley
Third Place
Sponsored by Barbara and Guy Stanley
Flowers Inside and Out, Kelly Willard
Award of Distinction
Sponsored by Roslyn and Max Wingett in Memory of Betty Lou Pigg
Mother Cherry in Winter, Anita Vigorito
Oil and Acrylic
First Place
Sponsored by Libby Kormos, Anne Madonia and Nancy J. Philpott in Memory of Betty Lou Pigg
That Magical Moment, Donald Towns
Second Place
Sponsored by Suzanne and Rusty Lacy
Iris Vase, Robert Hylton
Third Place
Sponsored by Dottie and David Lewis
One Way Out, Paul Weiner
Award of Distinction
Sponsored by Roslyn and Max Wingett in Memory of Betty Lou Pigg
November Sunrise, Kate Anderson
Watercolor
First Place
Sponsored by Lucy and A.C. Wilson
Daylilies, Paula R. Melton
Second Place
Sponsored by Marty Gardner
Dancing Girls, James Eastridge
Third Place
Sponsored by Shar and Greg Peitz
Time to Float, Michele Walter
Award of Distinction
Sponsored by Melody Margrave
Head ‘em Up, Move ‘em Out, Jane Carter Vaughan
Purchase Awards
Sponsored by Susan Critz
The Tree of Life, Fred Motley
Sponsored by Theresa Bechtel and Dave Meyer
Bulls on Parade 1:49, Jack Adkins
Chris’s Custom Framing
Frog on Fungus, Kimberly Boyd
Sponsored by Anonymous
Waves, Sunrise, Sea, Sand, Dune Grass, Dunes, Edna Whittier
Sponsored by Jackie Thornton
Making a Splash, Michele Walter
Nesting #5, Patricia T. Carr
Beets, Claudia Jutras
Sponsored by Gretchen Carr
November Sunrise, Kate Anderson
“Expressions 2025” will be on display through July 25. The exhibit is sponsored by Sovah Health and King's Grant.
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