Awards & Scholarships

We have pledged to carry on Fred Oldfield’s legacy and are inspired by all those that have stepped forward to help us achieve it. We are proud to showcase the next generation of artists through this show. Below are our current award and scholarship winners and those throughout the years.

People’s Choice Award

NEW in 2019!

2022 ~ Judy Fairley
2021 ~ Valeria Yost
2020 ~ Steve Hill
2019 ~ Gabe Gabel

Best of Show Winners

These awards are given to the piece that receives the most votes cast by the artists.

2022:
Oil: David Marty
Watercolor: Bob Tandecky
Pastel: Katrina Kuivinen
Other: Karen Hathaway

2021:
Oil: Carla Morrison
Watercolor: Gary Bennett
Pastel: Katrina Kuivinen

2020:
Major Auction
Oil – David Mayer
Watercolor – Carla Morrison
Other – Jerri Shrader
Sculpture – Margie Jackson

Miniature Auction
Oil – Katrina Kuivinen
Watercolor – Ron Snowden
Other – Bonnie Zahn Griffith

2019:
Oil: Hulan Fleming
Watercolor: Rick Urdahl
Other Media: Jerri Shrader
Sculpture: Ron Adamson

2018:
Oil: Lori Twiggs
Watercolor: Ron Snowden
Other: Bev Plum
Sculpture: Jerry Snodgrass

2017:
Oil – Valeria Yost
Watercolor – Robin Harvey
Other Media – Judy Fairley
Sculpture – Jerry Snodgrass

2016:
Oil – Kelly Donovan
Watercolor – Ron Snowden
Other Media – Sandra Haynes
Sculpture – Jerry Snodgrass

2015:
Oil – Hulan Fleming
Watercolor – Ken Hurley
Other Media – Bev Plum
Sculpture – Jerry Snodgrass

2014:
Oil: Valerie Yost
Watercolor: Rick Urdahl
Other Media: Carl Seyboldt
Sculpture: Ron Adamson

2013:
Oil – Robert Krogle
Watercolor – Dave Bartholet
Other Media – Bill Conant
Sculpture – Jerry Snodgrass

2012:
Oil – Robert Walton
Watercolor – Floyd Drown
Other Media – Marilyn Manwaring
Sculpture – Walter Massey

2011:
Oil – Naomi Gray
Watercolor – Dave Bartholet
Other Media – Julie Thompson
Sculpture – Sandra Hiller

2010:
Oil – Kyle Paliotto
Watercolor – Dave Gressard
Other Media – Jerri Shrader
Sculpture – Margie Jackson

2009:
Oil – Robert Raymond
Watercolor – Rick Urdahl
Other Media – Judy Fairley
Sculpture – Tim Sullivan

2008:
Oil – Bob Walton
Watercolor – Peter X O’Brien
Other Media – Sandra Hiller
Sculpture – Ron Adamson

2007:
Oil – Janyce Sukow
Watercolor – Marilyn Manwaring
Other Media – Bev Plum
Sculpture – Ron Adamson

2019 Best of Show Winners (l to r):

Sculpture: Ron Adamson
Watercolor: Rick Urdahl
Other Media: Jerri Shrader
Oil: Hulan Fleming

Best Art Display

2019 – Karen Hathaway
2018 – Don Crook
2017 – Jennifer Lewis Norman
2016 – Carolyn Shipman
2015 – Ken Hurley
2014 – Hulan Fleming
2013 – Naomi Gray
2012 – Jerri Shrader
2011 – Aletha Deuel & Karen Hathaway

2019 Best Art Display Award Karen Hathaway

The Richards/Patron of the Year Award

These awards are given to the piece that receives the most votes cast by the artists.

How many of you know about this award? It was established to remember the Richards who were great patrons of the arts supporting established artists and new artists alike. They always were there to not only purchase art but to encourage the artists! This award is our way of saying Thank You to the Richards and to the many folks who have followed their lead in supporting the arts and the artists!

2019 Patron Award Winner Brock Tonnon

1989 – Leo & Winnie Wenzel, Seattle, WA
1990 ~ Bill & Mary Lancaster, Seattle, WA
1991 ~ Russell & Barbara Stone, Polson, MT
1992 ~ Ed & Mary Talbot, Seattle, WA
1993 ~ Mel & Dottie Jackson, Battleground, WA
1994 ~ Bob & Sally Praegitzer, Independence, OR
1995 ~ Lanny & Carole Wigren, Careywood, ID
1996 ~ Ray & Susie Renz, Post Falls, ID
1997 ~ Jim & Joanne Harkin, Spokane, WA
1998 ~ Ed & Sandy Linder, Lakewood, WA
1999 ~ Ron & Billie Dean Morrison, Tucson, AZ
2000 ~ Curt Campbell, Spokane, WA
2001 ~ Doreen Ligrano, Eatonville, WA
2002 ~ John & Mary Catherine Manley, Fircrest, WA
2003 ~ Jim & Kathy Bennett, Aumsville, OR
2004 ~ Sam & Patti Kyle, Sequim, WA
2005 ~ Skeet Jensen & Karen Cota, Tacoma, WA
2006 ~ Wayne & Joanne Jorgensen, Tacoma, WA
2007 ~ Joel & Lisa Ligrano, Puyallup, WA
2008 ~ Ren & Kathy Martin, Puyallup, WA
2009 ~ Lyle & Lois Boyd, Pt. Orchard, WA
2010 ~ Alan & Joan Tonnon, Bellevue, WA
2011 ~ Robert & Becky Miller, Yakima, WA
2012 ~ Jim & Jean Boyd, Gig Harbor, Wa
2013 ~ Mike & Kathleen Archbold, Tacoma, WA
2014 ~ Ken & Terry Johnson, Tacoma, WA
2015 ~ Steve & Jeri Mitzner, Malott, WA
2016 ~ Mike & Lela Eisenbacher, Puyallup, WA
2017 ~ Joan & Mike Hartlein, Kirkland, WA
2018 ~ Mori & Soufi Pourazari
2019 ~ Brock Tonnon, Bellevue, WA

Volunteer of the Year Award

This award is given by the Board of Directors to a volunteer who has generously given their time and talents throughout the year.

2019 ~ Chris Oliver
2018 ~ Denny Dargan
2017 ~ JuJu & Ken Slater, Puyallup, WA
2016 Mary Catherine Manley, Fircrest, WA
2015 Bill & Mary Wolfe, Tacoma, WA
2014 Darrell Cota & Karen Cota, Tacoma, WA
2013 Rosemary Dye & Lindsay Elliott, Tacoma, WA
2012 Jack Goforth ~ Bonney Lake, WA
2011 Joanne & Wayne Jorgensen, Tacoma, WA
2010 Jennifer Marshall, Bonney Lake, WA
2009 Glennis Golden, Federal Way, WA
2008 Skeet Jensen, Tacoma, WA

People’s Choice Award

NEW in 2019!

2021 ~ Valeria Yost
2020 ~ Steve Hill
2019 ~ Gabe Gabel

Nancy McLaughlin Award

The Nancy McLaughlin award is given annually to the female artist judged the most versatile in artistic talent. The award consists of a medallion and a certificate and is presented to the winning artist on Saturday night.

The award is given in the name of western artist Nancy McLaughlin (1932-1985). Ms. McLaughlin considered herself a sculptor first but she also worked in oil paint, watercolor, etching, dry-point, graphite, pastel, lithograph and serigraph. She was truly a versatile multi-media artist. This year’s award will be given by Marc and Linda McIntosh of Spokane. This award is sponsored by McLaughlin collectors Marc and Linda McIntosh and Ms. McLaughlin’s former agent, Jay Moynahan.

This year the City of Spokane Valley was the recipient of a Nancy McLaughlin heroic size statue. The statue “Harvest Time on the Big Missoula” was installed north of CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point Park and was a gift of the Spokane Valley Arts Council.

Nancy McLaughlin

McLaughlin Award Artist

2019 JR Hawse
2018 Kristi Usher
2017 Jennie Truitt, Chehalis, WA
2016 Katrina Kuivinen, Graham, WA
2015 Sandra Haynes, Newport, WA
2014 Marilyn Manwaring, Central Point, OR
2013 Bev Plum, Eugene, OR
2012 Jerri Shrader, Ocean Shores, WA
2011 Judy Fairley, Clarkston, WA
2010 Gabe Gabel, Sagle, ID

The Jennifer Marshall Scholarship

This scholarship is given to two young aspiring art students each year. It is given to honor the memory of Jennifer Marshall who was an avid volunteer of the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center. The recipients of this scholarship are chosen by Darrell Cota, Jennifer’s life partner and his sister Karen Cota, Jennifer’s close friend.

2019 Caroline LaRue
2018 Alex Warwick
2017 Joseph Beaupre
2016 Vivian McMeekin
2015 Logan Grieve
2014: Violet Broeker
2013: Solomon Broeker
2012 Jacob Chung & Grace Broeker
2011 Elizabeth Bones Moore & Eliana Swindler
2010 Grant Broeker & Rachel Broeker

The Joanne Kay Cramer Scholarship

joanne kay cramer scholarship This scholarship is given to a young aspiring art student in honor of Joanne Cramer who was an amazing artist and a lifelong friend of the Oldfield family. Joanne was a teacher for many years and it is only fitting that this scholarship will benefit a young art student. The award was made possible by Joanne’s dedicated husband Jay Cramer and their family.

2019 Emma Dickerson
2018 Matthew Crane
2017 Taylor Paige
2016 Daniel Lee
2015 Fiona Hall
2014: Logan Grieve
2013: Doran Nims
2012 David Douglass
2011 Richard Broeker