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Jonathon Naylor Editor Flin Flon area artists cleaned up at the 36th Annual Northern Juried Art Show. They claimed the top three honours at the showcase of northern Manitoba talent, held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Gui Hall in The Pas. 'The calibre of work was awesome. I'm glad I wasn't picking the winners,' said chairperson James Dean. Winners were selected by a juried panel consisting of three renowned art figures from Winnipeg and Brandon. Sarah Trevor of Denare Beach took Best of Show honours with her fibre art collage called 'The Disappeared.' Lois Pedersen of Flin Flon won the People's Choice Award for 'Poplars,' an acrylic painting. And the prestigious Bridging the North Award went to Eila Duncalfe of Flin Flon for her acrylic painting, 'Bush Trails.' Dean said the award was handed out in celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Pas. He said the show highlighted a wide range of artists, from children under 10 to a 97-year-old elder from OCN, Evelyn Jebb, who entered handmade moccasins. More than 150 entries were on display from a dozen communities. Flin Flon, The Pas and Thompson were represented along with smaller towns such as Lac Brochet and Moose Lake. Aside from taking the top three honours, local artists also fared well in the individual categories. See 'Oil...' on pg. 7 Continued from pg. 3 In the oil painting category, Karen Clark of Flin Flon took first for an untitled piece, while Irvin Head of Cranberry Portage captured second in three dimensional art - category 2 for 'Sculpture'. In three dimensional art - category 1, Flin Flon's Lawrence Mandes placed first for 'Moccasins,' with Connie J. Smith of Cranberry Portage third for 'Bonding Bears.' Linda Mandes of Flin Flon ranked first in the watercolour paintings category for 'Reflection.' Also from Flin Flon, Elizabeth Fitzsimons won second for 'Heading Home' and Lois Pedersen took an honourable mention for 'Iris.' It was a clean sweep for Flin Flon in the acrylic or mixed media category. Lois Pedersen came in first for 'Poplars,' Eila Duncalfe second for 'Bush Trails' and Monique Rainville third for 'Alveolar.' An untitled piece by Rainville also earned her one of the honourable mentions. With her piece 'He Prowls the Forest,' Margaret Britton of Flin Flon finished third in the digital art, photography or paint-enhanced photography category. Honourable mentions went to Linda Mandes and Sandra Dixon, both of Flin Flon, for 'Never More' and 'Waterdrops' respectively. Not surprisingly, Sarah Trevor also took top spot in the fibre art category for 'The Disappeared.' In the youth category, Sydni Head of Cranberry Portage received an honourable mention for an untitled piece. Sydni entered both an acrylic painting and a drawing. Other entries Other entries from local artists were: Linda Sonnenberg Jackson, Flin Flon, 'Winter Trails' (acrylic / fabric), 'Storytime' (wire / fabric) and 'Across the Gaps' (wire / fabric) Tristan Simon, Flin Flon, 'Boreal Colour Push and Pull' (acrylic); and 'Blossom' (acrylic) Nicole Breedon, Flin Flon, 'Archemides' (acrylic) and 'Captured' (acrylic) Chad Plamondon, Flin Flon, 'Flon' (acrylic) Lois Pedersen, Flin Flon, 'Rose' (acrylic), 'Linn Tractor' (acrylic) and two untitled pieces (watercolour) Karen Clark, Flin Flon, two untitled pieces (batik) Austin Zimmer, Flin Flon, 'Lunch Time' (photography) and 'Dragon in the Sky' (photography) Kieran Black, Flin Flon, 'Pine Grosbeak' (photography) Linda Mandes, Flin Flon, 'Reflection' (watercolour) Margaret Britton, Flin Flon, 'Mystical Island' (photography) and 'After the Storm' (photography) Paul Bergman, Flin Flon, 'Autumn Birchview' (watercolour) and 'Pillow Lava Bay' (watercolour) Lawrence Mandes, Flin Flon, 'High Tops Leather' (beading) John M. Trotz, Flin Flon, 'Self Portrait' (photography), 'End of the Parade' (photography) and 'In the Beginning' (coloured pencil) Eila Duncalfe, Flin Flon, 'Mother's Irises' (acrylic), 'Artifacts of Logging Days' (acrylic) and 'Romance Oil' (acrylic) Norine Carriere, Flin Flon, 'Lone Tree' (acrylic) and an untitled piece (watercolour) Sandra Dixon, Flin Flon, 'Waiting for Mommy' (photography) and 'Coffee Time' (photography) Karina Odegaard, Creighton, 'Gawain, the Dragon' (clay) and an untitled piece (extruded clay pot) Crystal Banting, Creighton, 'Sweet Serenity' (photography) Elaine Angelski, Denare Beach, 'L'il Greek' (clay) and 'The Generational Bridge' (oil on panel) Donna Champagne, Denare Beach, 'Reaching' (acrylic), 'Princess Imp' (acrylic) and 'Forest Art' (acrylic) Connie J. Smith, Cranberry Portage, 'Cormans Landing' (stained glass mosaic) Next year's Northern Juried Art Show will be held in Churchill.
