It is unsure if she has already defended herself or is about to do so, but it is clear she has been the victim of an abusive situation. It is only after first meeting her eyes that the viewer notices the bruises and injuries that cover her body and that she is also holding a gun. In addition to winning Best in Show, “Spartan” has also won an ARC Purchase Award with an additional prize amount.Ī special congratulations is also due to Russian artist, Evgeniy Monahov, who has won the Bouguereau Award this year as well as an ARC Purchase Award for his painting of “Girl With a Gun.” This powerful image of a young girl, perhaps 13 to 15 years of age, engages the viewer directly generating a sense of fear mixed with strength. Perhaps the viewer has just lost a battle with this young warrior and is on their way down for the count. Between the viewpoint, the echoing effect of her arms, and the looser paint handling, there is almost an impression of blurry vision and a falling sensation. The onlooker’s viewpoint is from slightly below, as Ava looks down at her spectators. Although only a captured moment in time, the subject’s hair is already beginning to loosen from her braid and there is a slight echoing effect around her arms of the shadow’s contour, signaling she has already been battling. Using a multitude of flesh tones Liberace was able to accurately render a powerful manifestation of strength and aggression both in expression and body language. In this painting he depicts his daughter, Ava, conveying her “warrior spirit”. Our highest award, Best in Show, which is a $25,000 prize, has gone to Robert Liberace (USA) for his entry of “Spartan”, originally entered into the Portrait Category.
Our ARC Salon Finalists comprise of a select group of the very top-rated entries, 1,155 works in all, or 23% of entries.ĪRC has acquired 11 new works for the ARC collection, valued at over $140,000. 40% of entries, which translates as 1,977 works, qualified as semi-finalists, which is in and of itself a great accomplishment, as there were a large number of very fine works that did not qualify as semi-finalists. For the first time we introduced a semi-finalist round and are presenting both finalists and semi-finalists in these competition results, as we are proud to host the images of all these works for public view.
They have two grown children, James and Scott.The Art Renewal Center is pleased to present the winners and finalists of the 15th International ARC Salon Competition! This year the ARC received 4,941 entries from 83 countries. Kerry lives in Valrico, Florida, a suburb of Tampa, with her husband Jim. Kerry continues to be a driving force for the preservation of fine arts education. Her paintings hang in private collections in Australia, The United States and Europe. The TECO Public Art Gallery hosted Kerry’s first SOLO show in Tampa, Florida, September 4 - October 31, 2012.Īmong Kerry’s most notable select commissions, is former Congressman “Ike” Skelton, D-MO. She teaches regular classes and workshops at the Kerry Vosler Studio & Atelier in Tampa, Florida and nationally. Kerry has taught drawing, portrait, figure and plein air painting for many years. Kerry is also a board member of the Southern Atelier Classical Art School in Sarasota, Florida. In 2012 she was appointed faculty to the Portrait Society of America’s Annual Portrait Academy, Miami, Florida. Kerry has been the Florida Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America since 2005. In 2010 Kerry founded the Vosler Young Artists’ Studio, A Classical Atelier for children under eighteen in Tampa, Florida. Along with her regular commissions and teaching schedule she is beginning a Mural featuring Flamenco and expanding to other dance art forms. She is equally skilled in the mediums of oil, pastel, charcoal and conte.įor the past five years Kerry has been collaborating with local Flamenco Dancers to create historic representational paintings depicting the art form of Classical Spanish Flamenco. Today Kerry is a seasoned plein air painter, portrait and figurative artist. She became a plein air painter to expand her knowledge of color and to offer portrait commission clients more than just the typical indoor portrait. Kerry began studies in graphic design but soon realized she loved the portrait and figure. Her most influential instructors were, Daniel Greene, Robert Liberace, Lois Griffel & Judith Carducci. She received her formal art training the old fashioned way studying directly with master instructors.
Vosler was born in Seattle, Washington in 1957.