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Jurors and Guest Jurors
Meet Guest Juror, Julie Anna Freund
Christine White creates both classically rendered paintings and three-dimensional multimedia works that integrate up-cycled ma


Meet Guest Juror, Melody DeBenedictis
Melody DeBenedictis 'Painter of the West and its Wild' The palette of rich color Melody uses to recreate the images of the west come...


Meet Guest Juror, Doug Stewart
Doug Stewart Doug Stewart works in soft pastels, creating energetic and bold art that spans a wide range of subject matter. He has a fine...


Meet Guest Juror, Christine White
Christine White creates both classically rendered paintings and three-dimensional multimedia works that integrate up-cycled ma


Meet Guest Juror, Cher Pruys
Meet guest artist, Cher Pruys. She is known for her distinctive style of realism, treatment of light, and hypnotic, crisp detail.


Meet Guest Juror, E. C. Kanko
Meet guest juror, EC Kanko, an animal portrait artist who uses vibrant colors to draw focus and evoke mood.


Meet Guest Juror, Allison Luci
Meet Guest Juror Allison Luci, AKA Allie for the Soul. Allison's motto is, "Make your own happy." She makes hers through animal-themed art.


Meet Guest Juror, Maartje Fleetwood
Maartje Fleetwood is a California-based artist working primarily in oil. Influenced by old masters, like Rosa Bonheur, Edwin Landseer,...


Meet Guest Juror, Rebecca Findlay
Rebecca is an artist from the North-West of England who trained in Blackburn and Kingston Upon Thames. Preferring to use traditional...


Meet Guest Juror, Elyssa Helfman
Elyssa Helfman is an artist dedicated to honoring beautiful creatures with vivid colors, playful textures, and a grandiose impact....


Meet Guest Juror, Sarah Stribbling
Sarah Stribbling is a world-renowned, published pet portrait and conservation artist from the UK who specializes in highly detailed oil...


Meet Guest Juror, Torie Hilley
Born and raised in California, Torie Hilley is a wildlife conservationist, artist, and self-taught photographer. She was originally a...


Meet Guest Juror, Ashli Kingfisher
Ashli Kingfisher splits her time between her art practice and her work as Program Director at Clever Octopus. Clever Octopus focuses on...

Meet Guest Juror, Sharon Eisley
Sharon Eisley is a contemporary Surrealist painter and Director of Sebastopol Gallery. Her work often incorporates animals, humans, and...


Meet Wild Heart Gallery's Lead Juror, Sarah Soward
Sarah Soward is the lead curator at Wild Heart Gallery. She is a contemporary wildlife artist who likes to call herself a wildlife artist wi


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