For Immediate Release:

August 16, 2017   

Monmouth County Senior Art Show Winners Recognized

32 local artists receive awards

MANALAPAN, NJ –Thirty-two local senior citizens received awards at the Monmouth County Senior Art Show Awards Ceremony & Reception held today at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters on Symmes Drive.

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Monmouth County Office on Aging and Monmouth Arts produced the 2017 Senior Art Contest and Exhibition and invited all Monmouth County senior citizens to participate in the juried competition.

Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley, liaison to the Monmouth County Division on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services, was on hand to present the awards.

“I am continually impressed by the talented artists that we have here in Monmouth County and am proud to present them with their awards,” said Deputy Director Curley. “Many of these artists participate every year and each time they bring something new and more stunning than they did the year before.”

One hundred participants submitted artwork to ten categories that included acrylic, craft, digital, drawing, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, sculpture and watercolor.

Winners in each of the categories received first-, second-, third-place and honorable-mention ribbons. Winning Best in Show were Lois Wilkes of Middletown in the professional category for her photograph “Sisters,” and Jasmine Smith of Allentown in the nonprofessional category for her craft entitled “Winter Robin in Blizzard of 2016.”  All other winners and categories are listed below.

“With one hundred participants, it is incredible to see the creativity and variety among our artists,” said Curley. “These senior citizens are remarkable and I can’t wait to see what next year brings.”

The artwork is on display until Aug. 30 at the Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Dr. Photographs of the winning artwork also are posted on the Office on Aging webpage of the County’s website at www.VisitMonmouth.com.

“I encourage our library patrons to take some time to visit the display,” said Director Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the Monmouth County Library System. “It is truly an exhibition  not to be missed.”

First-place winners from each of the seven categories will be on display at the 51^st annual New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show, to be held at the Meadow Lakes community in East Windsor, NJ from Sept. 18 through Oct. 20.

For information about the Division on Aging, Disabilities and its other event and activities, stop by the County’s office at 3000 Kozloski in Freehold or call 732-431-7450.

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* List of winners follows.

2017 Monmouth County Senior Art Show Winners

Best in Show was presented to Lois Wilkes of Middletown in the professional category for her photograph “Sisters,” and Jasmine Smith of Allentown in the nonprofessional category for her craft entitled “Winter Robin in Blizzard of 2016.” 

Acrylic

Professional

First Plan                    Val Dyshlov                        Morganville                    On the River

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Allan Mogel                       Manalapan                      Florida Shore

 Second Place             Karen Martin                      Freehold Twp.                Quiet Time at White Pine

                                                                                                                        Farm

 Third Place                Carol Jankowski                 Freehold                          Wagon Ride

Craft

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Jasmine Smith                    Allentown                       Winter Robin in Blizzard of

                                                                                                                        2016

 Second Place             Beth DeMartino                  Tinton Falls                    Birch Trees

 Third Place                Patricia Supplee                 Ocean Grove                   Winter Night

Digital

Professional

 First Place                  Louis Rivera                       Tinton Falls                    Acid Rain

Drawing

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Theresa Trocchia                Interlaken                        Regal Doberman                                   

Mixed Media

Professional

First Place                   Nat Regan                           Ocean                              Sandy Hook November

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Pearl Patricio                      Neptune                          Alms! Alms to Poor

                                                                                                                        Orphans!

 Second Place             Dorathea Manaro                Manalapan                      Flowers for Sharon

Oil

Professional

 First Place                  Guido Guazzoni                  Ocean Twp.                    Pierced By a Ray of

                                                                                                                        Sunlight         

 Second Place             Leonardo Ruggieri             Lincroft                           Gina’s Fresh Catch

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Joseph Taliercio                 Marlboro                        Happy Ours

 Second Place             Frank Lumia                       Allentown                      The Rostafarian

Third Place                 Marion Dobrowolski          Neptune                         Endless Grazing

Pastel

Professional

 First Place                  Sharon Steinhorn                Marlboro                        Full of Flowers

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Ellen Silverman                  Manalapan                      Venice

 Second Place             Sol Hara                              Ocean Twp.                    Santa Fe Day into Night

 Third Place                Valerie Rigazio                  Freehold                         A Little Dancer

Photography

Professional

 First Place                  Lois Wilkes                        Middletown                   Sisters

 Second Place             Vince Matulewich              Morganville                   Pink Hibiscus

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Terry Halifko                      Neptune                         Lady Blue

 Second Place             William Jelinek                   Freehold                        Santorini Sunset

 Third Place                Thomas E. Smith                Allentown                      Guinea Turaco

Sculpture

Professional

First Place                   Tova Navarra                      Middletown                    This Changes Everything

Nonprofessional

First Place                   Georgette Giuffre               Howell                            Asparagus Plate

Watercolor

Professional

Honorable Mention    June Knopf                         Marlboro                         Palm Coast AU

Nonprofessional

 First Place                  Diane Schechter                 Manalapan                      Pottery and Shadows

 Second Place             Barbara Lomasson              Long Branch                   Amped

 Third Place                Bennett Campanella           Freehold                          Summer Time

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