Winners from this year’s Saint Louis Art Fair has been announced on Sunday.
With 12 special art categories, and over 180 exhibiting artists competing in this year’s fair — competition was brisk.
Some of the art categories include painting, glass, wood, jewelry, ceramics, drawing and pastels, sculpture, and mixed media.
2017 Overall Winners:
Best of Show: Joachim Knill, Booth #113, Painting
Uchitelle Founders Award: Mark Lewanksi, Booth #310, Glass
Mayor’s Innovation in Art Award: Booth #202, Sculpture
Victor Wang Juror Award: Amanda Outcalt, Booth #129, Mixed Media
Shannon Daut Juror Award: Armando Pedroso, Booth #213, Mixed Media
Jennifer Perlow Juror Award: David Bjurstrom, Booth #140, Drawing and Pastels
Katie Tull Emerging Artist Best of Show: Laura Hohn, Emerging Artist Booth, Ceramics
First Place Winners:
Painting: Matthew Cornell, Booth #206
Glass: Jim Engebretson & Renee Nielsen Engebretson, Booth #506, Michael Mikula, Booth #304
Wood: Terry Evans, Booth #412, James Pearce, Booth #505
Jewelry: Melissa Finelli, Booth #239, Ronald Linton, Booth #316, Roger Rimel, Booth #515
Ceramics: John Herbon, Booth #600
Mixed Media: Aaron Hequembourg, Booth #210
Second Place Winners:
Wood: Michael Bauermeister, Booth #511,
Photography: Kim Carr, Booth #313, Shawn Harries, Booth #104
Mixed Media: Rey Alfonso, Booth #300, Michael Madzo, Booth #205, H.C. Porter, Booth #634, Steve Jones, Booth #406
Printmaking: Chia Haruta, Booth #118
Fiber: Flora Zarate, Booth #108
Glass: Scott Gamble, Booth #214
Even though the winners have been announced, interested visitors can still attend the event until 5 p.m. on Sunday.