TOASTS
CONGRATULATIONS to local artist Ann Nichols whose oil painting “White Lilies” won the Lew Gordon Memorial Award in the Tennessee Art League’s 47th Annual Central South Art Exhibition in Nashville.
Nichols, who recently retired as arts editor at this newspaper, was one of 129 artists from 17 states in the exhibit. Juror Ruth Crnkovich, curator, fine art appraiser and director of Haynes Galleries in Nashville, selected 50 artworks from the 268 submitted. Of these, she designated 12 award winners.
In choosing the awards, Crnkovich said in her juror’s statement: “I concerned myself mostly with the impact and quality of the artwork. Does this piece make me stop in my tracks, move in closer for a better look, step back or to the side for a different view? Am I impressed with the quality of technique? Do I find myself going back to it again and again to see if I am seeing all there is to see in it? Could I live with this piece every day?”
Sculpture, photography and painting in all media are represented in the exhibition, which will remain on display through June 22 at the TAL Gallery, 808 Broadway, in downtown Nashville.