Juror: Miriam Hoffman
The Portrait Society of Atlanta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Open Exhibition hosted by Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30306
First Place: Joel (Trinidad & Tobago), Oil, by Melvin Toledo
Second Place: Prayer Board, Oil, by Luke Graves
Third Place: Obsession Cuba, Charcoal, by Diana Kay Kirkpatrick
Merit Awards: Basquiat by Dewayne Alvin Mitchell; Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Leslie Murphy; Ej by Dan Vogel
People’s Choice Award: Self Portrait by Andre Price Johnson
Exhibition dates: October 16, 2025 to November 20, 2025.
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Award Winners
First Place, Melvin Toledo
First Place, Melvin Toledo for
Joel (Trinidad And Tobago), Oil
Second Place, Luke Graves
Second Place, Luke Graves for
Prayer Board, Oil
Third Place, Diana Kay Kirkpatrick
Third Place, Diana Kay Kirkpatrick for Obsession Cuba, Charcoal
Merit Awards
Dewayne Alvin Mitchell
Basquiat (Oil) by Dewayne Alvin Mitchell
Leslie Murphy
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Oil) by Leslie Murphy
Dan Vogel
Ej (Oil) by Dan Vogel
People’s Choice
Andre Price Johnson
Self Portrait (Charcoal) by Andre Price Johnson
The Finalists
Chad Awalt
Morning Song (Oil) by Chad Awalt
Andi Azuz
Aaron Asleep (Oil) by Andi Azuz
Irene Bailey
Nobel (Oil) by Irene Bailey
Echo Baker
Fur Coat and Blue Jeans (Oil) by Echo Baker
Keri E. Carnes
Inertia (Oil) by Keri E. Carnes
JiP Couderc
Lobsang (Acrylic) by JiP Couderc
Robin Neil Counts
Detached but Present (Mixed Media) by Robin Neil Counts
Bill Daniel
Joya (Oil) by Bill Daniel
Mary Villon DeBenveniste
Nan and Alex (Oil) by Mary Villon DeBenveniste
Cheryl Mann Hardin
Tribute to a Chief (Oil) by Cheryl Mann Hardin
Aaron F Henderson
This Little Light of Mine (Oil) by Aaron F Henderson
Ushi Jeffcoat
Portrait of the Artist (Oil) by Ushi Jeffcoat
Caroline Kelly
Portrait of Nancy Guzik (Oil) by Caroline Kelly
Shannon Kelly
Generations (Watercolor) by Shannon Kelly
Yusi Li
Portrait Of Doyle (Charcoal) by Yusi Li
Fio Lombardi
Marie (Oil) by Fio Lombardi
Azareah Marshall
Untitled Self (Pen and Ink) by Azareah Marshall
Rosanne Mckenney
Sunday Morning (Oil) by Rosanne Mckenney
Billy Moro-Wey
Deja (Paste) by Billy Moro-Wey
Zeinu Mudeser
Wrapped In Thought (Oil) by Zeinu Mudeser
Shijun Munns
Mr. Charlie (Oil) by Shijun Munns
Emily A. Pastor
Vessel (Oil) by Emily A. Pastor
Kendall Portis
Hugs for Matilda (Oil) by Kendall Portis
Yifan Qiu
Reincarnation (Oil) by Yifan Qiu
Liv Sciford
Venus in Retrograde (Sculpture) by Liv Sciford
Maureen Scullin
Phil’s Portrait, What I Love (Oil) by Maureen Scullin
Benjamin Joseph Shamback
Coelacanth Portrait (Oil) by Benjamin Joseph Shamback
Jen Singh
Quiet Strength (Oil) by Jen Singh
Sydney Smith
Twenty Eight (Oil) Sydney Smith
Ashley Stewart
Icon (Oil) by Ashley Stewart
Lisa P. Stockdell
Rising to the Ocassion (Pastel) by Lisa P. Stockdell
YuanYuan Sui
Profile of a Man in White (Oil) by YuanYuan Sui
Sophia Sun
Red Delicious (Oil) by Sophia Sun
Luana Luconi Winner
Great Faces Series Red Satin Rose (Oil) by Luana Luconi Winner