Congratulations to three WG Artists for being accepted into, and also winning several top awards, at the 2025 40th annual American Plains Artists (APA) juried art exhibit and sale currently on display at the Pearce Museum in Corsicana Texas.
CALVIN CARTER
SPRINGTIME, oil, by Calvin Carter. ARROWHEAD AWARD
LAKOTA PRIDE, watercolor by Calvin Carter,
Museum Exhibition Award - an invitation for a future one-man art show @ Pearce Museum.
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CLYDE D. LEWIS
SOUTHERN CHEYENNE WAR HORSE, colored pencil & watercolor ledger art by Clyde D Lewis. AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
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TIM VANYA APA
ESPUELOS DE LOS VAQUEROS #7, oil by Tim "Pops" Vanya. AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WHIRLING DIRVISH, oil, by Tim "Pops" Vanya. PUBLISHER'S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE + 1/2 PAGE ARTIST'S FOCUS AWARD, sponsored by Western Art Collector national magazine.
THE ART OF CONVERSATION, oil, by Tim "Pops" Vanya. Museum Exhibition Award - an invitation for a future one-man art show @ Pearce Museum.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE ARTISTS!
The APA, a non profit organization first established in 1982, is focused on artworks in various mediums, of the great American plains. The original art must showcase the landscapes, wildlife, and the people's way of life, in historical or modern times. This show is offering over $15,000 in combined prize awards to the various winning artists.
The Art of the Plains exhibit, featuring two and three dimensional realistic and representational artworks, will be open to the public starting October 16 2025.
SHOW DATES: October 16 - January 5, 2026
LOCATION: Pearce Museum, at Navarro College, in Corsicana Texas.
This year's show juror is Dr. Darrell Beauchamp, Executive Director of the Museum of Western Art (MOWA) in Kerrville TX.
If you cannot attend the art show to see these award-winning original paintings in person, then be sure to browse through their artworks online at Western Galleries.
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Featured Photo: Ledger art pencil & watercolor drawings by Clyde Lewis.
Photos are courtesy of the artists.
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