Awards Announced for Door Prize for Portraiture

“Fifty-seven” by Mark Zelten won the Best in Show award at the Door Prize for Portraiture.

Guest juror Graeme Reid, director of exhibitions at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, announced the award recipients of the Door Prize for Portraiture on June 27 at a reception for the artists and an estimated crowd of 130 at Chez Cheryl Art Space.

Reid quoted Robert Burns and discussed the history of the Australian portrait event that inspired hosts Cheryl Stidwell Parker and Stephen Lavell.

Winners of the Honorable Mention were Archelle “Buttons” Wolst, Sturgeon Bay, for “Irene,” and Jeff Young, Green Bay, for “Lizbeth.” Door Prize Best in Show went to Mark Zelten of Green Bay for his reflective and introspective self-portrait, “Fifty-seven.”

The Door Prize for Portraiture is an invitational event featuring both emerging and established artists in the region. The exhibit is open for viewing throughout July on Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays from 11 am – 4 pm. The exhibit features work in a variety of media – photography, painting, drawing and found object collage.

Chez Cheryl Art Space is located at 8360 High Plateau Road in Baileys Harbor. For more information call Cheryl at 920.421.1690.