An International Online Exhibition
With The Theme “New Beginnings”
57 artists were selected for this exhibition January 20 – March 20, 2018.
Top Winners
Valerie Patterson: Manhattan Arts International Featured Artist Award
James Campbell: Manhattan Arts International Featured Artist Award
Bren Sibilsky: Renée Phillips Special Honor Award
Special Awards
Elaine Hunter: James Bacchi, ArtHaus Gallery Award
Gale Rothstein: Carolyn Edlund Artsy Shark Award
Sheri Rush: Nancy Reyner Award
About the Special Awards Jury Panel
James Bacchi is an Iphoneographer – #inthesky photography. He was co-owner of ArtHaus Gallery, an award-winning San Francisco, California contemporary fine art gallery.
Carolyn Edlund is the founder of Artsy Shark, artsyshark.com, “Inspiring Artists To Build Better Businesses”. She is a renowned art marketing expert and writer who presents workshops throughout the U.S. She promotes artists in all mediums on her website.
Nancy Reyner, nancyreyner.com, is a Manhattan Arts International award-winning artist and instructor. She has appeared on HGTV’s “That’s Clever” and worked as a technical consultant for Golden Paints. She is the author of several art technique books including “Create Perfect Paintings”.
Awards of Excellence Winners
Elliot Appel, Lee Tisch Bialczak, Dawna Boehmer, Renata Bosnjak, Patti Bradeis, Nancy Calef, Len Cicio, Samantha Combs, Mary Lou Dauray, Cynthia Decker, Fernando Rodríguez Durán, Kristen Eisenbraun, Deb Ehrens, Michael Ehrhardt, Leanne Fink, Mary Gerakaris, Hayley Haddad, Joy Hagen, Carol Hanna, Laura den Hertog, Leonora Husveti-Frenette, Margarita Iakovleva, Karen Johnston, Helen Kagan, Katerina Kaloumenou, Darlene Kaplan, Kristina Kossi, Nancy Staub Laughlin, Lisa Botto Lee, Linda Lowery, Alan Majchrowicz, Sue Miller, Davit Mirzoyan, Jill Pankey, Laura Paray, Denisa Prochazka, Roslyn Rose, Terry Runyan, Halide Salam, Jan Schnurr, Toni Silber-Delerive, Matti Sirvio, Ruth Soller, Kelly Sooter, Ronald Story, Ana Tamara, Teri Leigh Teed, Teri Vereb, John Weller, Yvonne Welman and Lis Zadravec.
Honorable Mention Award-Winners: Mark Andresen, Terry Craig, Sally Eckert, Blima Efraim, Shao Fan, Kevin Hopkins, Friedhard Meyer, Jessica Newman and Victoria Pendragon.
Widespread Promotion: “New Beginnings” at manhattanarts.com was widely publicized across our social media networks, announced in the Manhattan Arts International weekly subscription-based e-newsletter, promoted on The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS blog, Renée Phillips The Artrepreneur Coach blog, in addition to other venues. The top winning artists and selected Award of Excellence winners were promoted on the Manhattan Arts International page on Artweek.com and on our YouTube channel.
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