Details & Deadlines. 2025-ENTRY-FORM-Hampshire County-Spring-FineArtsShow
Winchester VA artist Don Black grew up in Roanoke and came to art while pursuing a long career in music. He is now a retired Professor Emeritus of Music at Shenandoah University, where he taught clarinet and music theory, conducted symphony orchestra and opera productions and played jazz on the side.
He began painting in 1984, first with oils. Later he changed media and studied with several nationally prominent watercolor artists. In 1995 he earned signature membership in the prestigious Baltimore Watercolor Society. His early work was mostly representational. Now he paints in acrylics in a distinctive abstract style.
The George Washington Hotel purchased 3 of his painting during a major renovation. The Shenandoah Arts Council (now ShenArts) honored him with a retrospective of 75 paintings from a quarter-century of work. In February 2019 he was an honoree in the first “Hearts for the Arts” gala held at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. He was recognized for making a significant 40-year impact on the arts in the Shenandoah Valley. Over 25 galleries have represented him or hosted solo shows of his work. His paintings appear in collections in Canada, Europe, Australia and throughout the United States.
Visit his website at: https://www.donblackartist.com/
2024 Spring Fine Arts Show Winners
For a video of the judge’s comments about the award-winners, click here.
1st Place Kristen Colebank “Field Day”
2nd Place Joe Gainer – “When Buster Bites”
3rd Place Dustin Davis “Bookshelf Sculpture #1”
Honorable Mentions
1) Jill Baldinger “August Sky”watercolor
2) Robert Shobe “Mariposa” a mixed media piece
3) Jeff Keister “Open for Business” a photograph
4) Jan Gillies – “Aboriginal Snail” a shell and polymer clay 
5) Ed Mauer “Through the Window” a photograph 
People’s Choice Award:
A 3-way tie for 1st place!
Karen Dimaio “Capon Bridge”-colored pencil, Beck Hartman “Apollo”- oil, and Ed Mauer – “Through the Window” – photograph
A nice turnout for the opening reception and awards ceremony.
