On a June afternoon, the 2025 National Juried Art Exhibition award recipients gathered on VMRC’s campus to see their works thoughtfully displayed, connect with fellow artists and jurors, and celebrate the occasion alongside family and friends. This year’s honored artists include:

Best In Division

• Division 1 (painting/drawing/printmaking): Last Light, by William Hays

• Division 2 (photography/digital art): Evening Walk, by John Terry

• Division 3 (fabric/assemblage/mixed media): B235, by George Radeschi

Honorable Mention

• Picnic, by Joan Sowada

• Meandering Mobius, by Jim Wilkin

• Mountain Moon, by Christy Dunkle

• Early Spring at the Pump House, by Leslie Landerkin

• Spring Flowers and Red Barn, by Laura Vines

• In The Woods, by Diane Wilkin

Juror’s Choice

• Robert Hunter: Honeybee, by Jessica Couch

• Erin Raedeke: Dance, by Dennis Kwesell

• Sara Prigodich: Portrait of a Chair, by Janice Breeden

Popular Choice

• A Girl and Her Cat, by Angela Liu

• Ducks in a Row, by Jennifer Carpenter

• Niulang and Zhinu at Great Bridge, Virginia, by Jessica Tang

Anne Pauley Award

Niulang and Zhinu at Great Bridge, Virginia, by Jessica Tang

Park Gables Gallery Grant: JoEtta Deaton

See All of This Year’s Art Works