Chip Thullbery Invitational Award Winners

Please join the Lake Wales Arts Council in congratulating the winners of the Chip Thullbery Fine Art Invitational Gallery Exhibition!

  • Best in Show: Fig. V, Gianna Santucci

  • Second Place: Bird of Paradise, John Guiseppi

  • Third Place: Street Musician, Linda Moffat

  • Award of Excellence: St. Lawrence, John Jacopelle

  • Award of Excellence: The Hand, Cake Marques

  • Honorable Mention: Extinction is Forever, Marilyn Rackelman

  • Honorable Mention: Sphaeralcea Ambigua, Chelsea Davis

  • Honorable Mention: Cracker Rider and Pony, Susan Robinson

  • Honorable Mention: Metrosythesis #14, Quanel Davis

In addition to their ribbons and cash prizes (through awards of excellence), all award winners received gifted Artist Memberships to the Lake Wales Arts Council which includes opportunities for studio time, access to educational services, photography services for their artwork, and networking opportunities.

These award winners faced stiff competition from a total of 119 entered pieces, 63 of which were juried into the gallery for display, and 44 artists.  Our judge, Ms. Susan Altman of Middlesex County College in New Jersey, had her work cut out for her in reviewing this show.  However, her expansive experience made her exactly the right person for this job. She offered video commentary on our award winners and the exhibit overall.

The Lake Wales Arts Council hosted the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony for the Chip Thullbery Fine Arts Invitational on November 13th where the winners were announced.  This is the second annual juried fine arts gallery competition for the arts council and the competition is dedicated to Mr. Chip Thullbery, who was a long-time member of the Lake Wales Arts Council.  Chip was instrumental to the inception of this Fine Arts Invitational and has been a driving force behind the Lake Wales Arts Festival.  He was a model of community involvement and selfless service, and it was an honor to work with him at the Lake Wales Arts Council.

Ms. Susan Altman is a practicing artist, educator, Professor, and Assistant Chairperson in the Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department at Middlesex County College.  She has taught studio art for over 33 years. She received her BFA in Printmaking from the State University of New York at Buffalo and her MFA in Printmaking from the Tyler School of Art of Temple University. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally, and can be found  in numerous public and private collections including the Museum of Modern Art/Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection at MoMA, William J. Dane Fine Prints Collection at The Newark Public Library, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Brooklyn Museum, and the Library of Congress. Susan currently lives and works in New York City.  

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The Lake Wales Arts Council extends a special thank you to Peterson & Myers, P.A. for making this, and all of our exhibits possible through their generous sponsorship. 

If you missed the Opening Reception for this exhibit, you can still come out to see this great artwork and our award winners during our normal gallery hours for the duration of this exhibit run.  Tickets are free but are required for attending the events associated with this exhibit. 

Exhibit Run: November 16th through January 6th 10 am to 3 pm (Monday through Friday)

You can also take the virtual tour of our gallery to see this stunning work.


Details about a Gallery Talk with our Director of Programs and Art After Dark will be forthcoming.

Questions regarding this exhibition may be directed to exhibits@lw-arts.org.

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