16th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival Award Winners

Wayne Art Center is proud to feature the work of the 2024 Plein Air Festival artists!

Enjoy a selection of work by each artist in our online gallery from spring 2024’s stunning exhibition and sale.

Buyers interested in purchasing work should contact Wayne Art Center at info@wayneart.org or 610.688.3553.

Click on each artist to explore more of their work.

Neal Hughes, NJ

Best in Show
Phillips on 9th Street

Edmond Praybe, MD

1st Place
Stoneleigh

Charles Newman, NJ

2nd Place
Off the "Beat" Path

Qiang Huang, TX

3rd Place
Stormy Weather

Valerie Craig, PA

Wayne Art Center Award
White Dog Prep

Jennifer Sampson, NY

Best Local Treasure
Radnor Morning

Caleb Stoltzfus, PA

Best Nocturne
Night Arbor

Kari Ganoung Ruiz, NY

Best Depiction of Light
Amongst the Stars

Henry Coe, MD

Best Pastoral Scene
Miller Road Pasture

Jonathan McPhillips, RI

Best Water Scene
Rainy Return

Thomas Bucci, ME

Best Architecture
The Wayne Train on Main

Olena Babak, ME

Plein Air Magazine Half-Page Award
Kuerner Farm House

David Lussier, ME

Plein Air Magazine Quarter-Page Award
Bright Morning

Beth Bathe, PA

Plein Air Magazine outdoorpainter.com Award
Impending Storm

Fred Jackson, PA

Plein Air Magazine outdoorpainter.com Award
Race Street Pier

Michele Byrne, NM

Revelite Fine Art Lighting Award
Sunshine on the Sycamore

Elaine Lisle, PA

Royal Talens Award
Sorrento's Corner

Natalie Shupe, UT

Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award
South Branch

Eileen Eder, CT

Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award
West Bound

Stewart White, MD

Michael Harding Award & Method Lights Award
Ghostly Shade of Pale

Lon Brauer, IL

Guerilla Painter Award & Gamblin Award
All But the Kitchen Sink

Jim Laurino, CT

Golden Artist Colors Award & En Plein Air Pro Award
House on 2nd Ave.

Bridger Barksdale, UT

Michael Harding Award & Ampersand Award
Chanticleer Tents

Christopher Leeper, OH

Vasari Award & Panel Pak Award
Corner

Elise Phillips, PA

Method Lights Award
Passing Clouds

Mick McAndrews, PA

JFM Enterprises Award & Rosemary & Co. Award
Fishin' in the Rain

Abby Ober, MD

SourceTek Award
Serenity

Rokhaya Waring, NC

Dixon Ticonderoga Award & Blick Art Award
White Swirl Irises

Cynthia Rosen, VT

Silver Brush Limited Award
A Gentle Murmur

John Slivjak, NJ

Silver Brush Limited Award
Old Pine at Kuerners

Jill Stefani Wagner, MI

Silver Brush Limited Award
Bryn Mawr Gateway

Barbara Berry, PA

Silver Brush Limited Award
Fleur-de-lis