{"id":837,"date":"2016-06-17T15:12:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T22:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shannonmarcom.com\/blog\/?p=837"},"modified":"2016-06-17T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T22:12:13","slug":"25th-annual-colorado-governors-art-show-sale-announces-show-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shannonmarcom.com\/blog\/25th-annual-colorado-governors-art-show-sale-announces-show-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"25th Annual Colorado Governor\u2019s Art Show & Sale Announces Show Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GovArtShowLogo\"Best of Show \u201cIn the Wings\u201d is a collaborative piece by DeDecker and Kinkade<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Loveland, CO \u2013 The Colorado Governor\u2019s Art Show<\/a> & Sale is pleased to announce the most outstanding works from this year\u2019s show, including Best of Show, a special Award of Merit from show sponsor Western Art Collector magazine, and 10 other Awards of Merit. The work named Best In Show this year is \u201cIn the Wings,\u201d a sculpture that was a collaborative effort between Jane DeDecker and Alyson Kinkade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe judges\u2019 selection this year for our Best in Show award was unanimous,\u201d reported John Kinkade, board member for the Show. \u201cIt was a surprise to have a sculpture win given that, for the last 24 years, all prior Best in Show honors have gone to painters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jane DeDecker and Alyson Kinkade said of the award, \u201cWe are thrilled that \u2018In the Wings\u2019 won Best of Show this year. We feel the Arts are about connections, so it is exciting to us for a collaboration that celebrates sculpture and painting to have won because the Governor\u2019s Art Show embraces both mediums and unites the community in an appreciation of Colorado\u2019s great art so well.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe set out to create a piece that embodies the synergy of collaboration; much like dance itself \u2013 the individual contributes their own part to the larger composition. The act of collaborating sets ego aside to utilize the greatest aspect of each to see the best resolution of the end product. The work is a departure for each but derivative of past works and, like all art; it is an extension of our entire history.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat really sets this composition apart are the dualities throughout the piece; through color and the materials used, our method of creating, how the figures are both together and apart; the tension from these dualities draw the viewer in. It is radiant and explosive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Western Art Collector\u2019s<\/a> Award of Merit was given to \u201cThe Nightmare,\u201d by Nathan Solano.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The show also presented Awards of Merit to:<\/p>\n