April 1, 2021 Award Winners and New Master Members

A night of AIS accolades! Award winners for 5th Annual AIS Impressions: Small Works Showcase. AND Four new AIS Master Members  Watch the Facebook Live video --apologies for technical difficulties in the beginning.

"Each of these artists has been a member of AIS for at least ten years and they have won multiple awards over those years. The designation of Master is the highest honor our organization bestows on a member. In achieving this level, our Masters epitomize the highest level of impressionism and passionately give back to the society by sharing their knowledge." --Debra Joy Groesser AIS AIS President/CEO 2021 New Master Members Dan Beck AISM Anne Blair Brown AISM Howard Friedland AISM James Richards AISM Congratulations to you!

Award Winners 5th Annual AIS Impressions: Small Works Showcase. Thanks to Roger Dale Brown AIS for serving as Awards Judge

Best of Show $4,000 Cash Award Valerie Craig AIS Now and Then Oil 10 x 12

Second Place Southwest Art Full Page Ad Mary Qian AIS After Oil on Canvas 14 x 11

Third Place Chris Leeper American Art Collector-One half page Beech Grove Oil on Board 14 x 11 Fourth Place George Van Hook Art of the West - One half page Drydock Oil on Panel 12 x 16

AIS MASTER Award of Excellence Fine Art Connoisseur One half page and $600 cash C.W. Mundy AISM Children at the Beach Oil on Linen 12 x 12

Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Subscription susiehyer AIS Copper Canyon Vista Oil on Linen 12 x 12

Award of Excellence Gamblin $500 gift certificate and $250 cash Karen Philpott Whitson Bend Oil on Linen 12 x 12

Honorable Mention $100 cash Dan Beck AIS Purple Oil on Board 9 x 12

Honorable Mention $100 cash Ni Zhu AIS Buying Vegetables in Venice Oil on Panel 9 x 12

Honorable Mention $100 Cash Phil Starke Behind the Studio Oil on Board 16 x 12

Honorable Mention $100 Cash Debra Huse AIS Day Dream Oil on Linen 14 x 11

Honorable Mention $100 Cash Kathie Odom AIS For The Birds Oil on Board 10 x 16

Exhibition Dates: April 1 - April 30, 2021 View the juried artwork View the Masters, Officers and Board Artwork

Thanks so much to our Small Works sponsors.

Please contact Liz Ahrens, AIS Executive Director with any questions. 231-881-7685 aisdirector1@gmail.com

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Liz Ahrens, Executive Director   aisdirector1@gmail.com Debra Joy Groesser AIS, CEO/President   aispresident1@gmail.com Cheryl St John AIS, Vice President  cheryl@cherylstjohn.com Don Groesser, National Treasurer   americanimpressionistsociety@gmail.com Doreen St. John AIS, Secretary/Newsletter  doreen@doreenstjohn.com Mark Daly AIS, Board Member Theresa Proctor AIS, Board Member  Charlotte Dickinson AIS, Founder     Pauline Ney AIS, Co-Founder FOLLOW US!  AIS MEMBERS GROUP AND AIS PUBLIC PAGE Log into your AIS account to check your membership status. The American Impressionist Society, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1998 Mailing Address: PO Box 27818 Omaha, NE 68127 americanimpressionistsociety@gmail.com 231-881-7685