Current Exhibition

Our fifth Art competition “Landscapes” started in February 2024 and concluded on March 14, 2024. Art Room Gallery received entries from many countries around the world: USA, Taiwan, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, Denmark and France. The Landscapes theme in this competition included a diversity in types, styles and mediums (oil on canvas, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, digital painting, photography). The following evaluation criteria has been used for judging the artwork: creativity, interpretation of the theme, originality and quality of art, overall design, demonstration of artistic ability, and usage of medium. Jury decided to select 56 artworks for inclusion in the exhibition. Aside from First, Second, and Third place Jury also presented Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards.

Thank you, and enjoy the exhibition!

Statement:

Shawna Hinkel is a Master Photographer and Certified Professional Photographer from Dallas, Texas. She has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Texas A&M University, and has been a professional photographer since 2004. She earned her PPA Certification in 2014 and PPA Master of Photography degree in 2019. She was awarded Life Membership in Dallas PPA in 2020, earned her Accredited Professional of Animal Imagery degree in 2021. In 2023, she became the second Master of WPE from the United States, and also became a Master Photographer in Fine Art from MPI. Her work has been accepted in the PPA International Photographic Competition Annual Exhibition every year since 2016, with images published in the annual Showcase Collection and Loan Collection books as well. She was the Dallas Professional Photographers Association Photographer of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and was named as one of the Top 10 photographers in Texas in 2020. She also received the American Society of Photographers’ State Elite Award in 2020. She has won a variety of other awards, and has been featured in multiple art gallery exhibitions. I love to travel and find the beauty of each place, whether it is the natural world God created, cityscapes people created, or a magnificent place that was contributed to by both.

Statement:

My name is Jan Lowe of Victoria Australia, I paint and draw wildlife, and nature, my aim is to convey a story to the viewer. My preference is to work on Scratchboard and use watercolor for the colour, and hot-pressed paper and Claybord with watercolor. I tutor in Scratchboard and wild-life drawings. I prefer to work from life and spend time with the creature or place, get to know the subject, its unique personality and if it’s a place – get the feel and the mood. It’s important to capture what you feel and give the viewer an experience of what you experienced! However, not always able to paint on site, I will spend a lot of time photographing the subject and use various photographs to capture those unique moments. My images will not be perfect, but they will capture the subject as I saw through my vision and impact.