• • • PineRidge Arts Council • • •
visual arts
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Pat Gwen
Irene and Ryan Fedorczenko
Mayor Parish and Leslie A Parkes
From left: Best in Show • Maureen Lowry, OPG Award • Pat O’Brien congratulates Gwen Williams
Pickering Rotary Club Award • Irene Seetner presents award to Ryan Fedorczenko,
Mayor’s Award • Mayor Parish and Leslie A. Parkes, photography by Lou Schnippering
Juried Art Show Winners
2003  Adult
PRAC Best in Show • Maureen Lowry
OPG Award • Gwen Williams
Pickering Rotary Club Award • Ryan Fedorczenko
Mayor’s Award • Leslie A. Parkes
Sponsors Awards of Excellence
Angela Hennessey and Susan Lindo
Honourable Mention
Judy Bear and Michael Peech
2003  Youth Category
Optimist Club of Ajax Best in Youth
James Thompson
Mayor's Award • Priya Patel
Award of Excellence • Evan Kane
Honourable Mention • Stephanie Hadi
Juror • Vanessa Perry, has been involved in the cultural sector for many years as a Director-Curator of a public art gallery, practicing visual artist/photographer, and as an educator.
2002  Adult
Best in Show • Ryan Fedorczenko, Oshawa
Mayor's Award • Hi-Sook Barker, Pickering
Sponsors' Awards of Excellence
Joycelyn Ball, Joanne Hetherington,
Dianne Horvath, Tim Packer
Honourable Mention
Robert Hinves,
Charlot Morgan-McNeil,
Vanessa Pandos, Tony Rainford
2002  Youth Category
Best in Youth • Miles Tsang, Ajax
Mayor's Award • Amber Bond
Sponsors’ Awards of Excellence
Danielle Manning, Bob Xu
Honourable Mention
Ryan Howe, Danielle Manning

Juror • Stephanie Raynera, professional artist and lecturer of International repute.
2001 – Adult
Best in Show • Ray Partridge, Oshawa
Mayor’s Award • Bob Thackeray, Oshawa
Awards of Excellence:
Kim Burns, Oshawa;
Gail George, Unionville;
Marilyn Beaven Smith, Pickering;
Tim Packer, Whitby
2001 – Youth Category
Best in Youth • Blythe George, Ajax
Mayor’s Award • Jessen Sheridan, Ajax
Awards of Excellence:
Linda Moore, Ajax;
Randy McVeigh, Ajax

Juror • John Leonard, a Toronto-based artist and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy.
2000 – Adult
Best in Show • Paul Delaney, Ajax
Mayor's Award • Dianne Horvath, Ajax
Awards of Excellence:
Jocelyn Ball, Ajax
John Krasinski, Oshawa
Tony Rainford, Pickering
2000 – Youth Category
Best in Show • Alexandra Rao, Pickering
Mayor's Award • Allison Gonsalves, Ajax
Awards of Excellence:
Linda D'Alfonso, Pickering
Jessica Field, Pickering

Juror • David T. Wright, received a Masters' Degree in Fine Art in 1972 and exhibits extensively internationally.
1999 – Adult
Best in Show • Lynn Bishop, Sunderland
Mayor's Award • Isabelle Boisvert, Bowmanville
Awards of Excellence:
Gail George, Pickering
Nancy Howell, Pickering
Brent Mitchell, Pickering
Eva Mustafa, Oshawa
Ray Partridge, Oshawa
1999 – Youth Category
Best in Show • Jennifer Lee, Markham
Mayor's Award • Jennifer Hofhuis, Ajax
Awards of Excellence:
Debra Lee, Pickering
Tania Tellez, Pickering

Juror • Christopher Jackson, Head of Programs and Interpretation, McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
celebrating 15 years of supporting the arts in the Region of Durham