50th Anniversary Mandarin Art Festival
Category Winners & Art Festival Judges

​Congratulations to our 2018's 50th Anniversary Mandarin Art Festival Award Winners
​Photos will be posted to the website soon

2018 JUDGES

Vina Schemer
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VINA SCHEMER
After earning her B.F.A., Vina Schemer has worked in Jacksonville as a studio potter, photo-ceramist and teacher since 1962.  She has served as the Southeast Regional Director of the American Crafts Council.  Her pieces may be found in the permanent collections of Ceramics Monthly magazine and the American Museum of Ceramic Art.  Her work has been featured in several books including Contemporary Ceramics by Susan Peterson.  She has been a featured artist in Studio Potter magazine and was one of two American artists invited to the 2nd and 3rd International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics in Grottaglia, Italy.

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Holly Keris
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HOLLY KERIS
Holly Keris is the Chief Operating Officer & Chief Curator at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.  She received undergraduate degrees in History and Humanities from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, and a graduate degree in the History of Art from the University of Virginia.  Holly has been with the Cummer Museum since 2003, where she strives to bring the Museum's Permanent Collection, exhibitions, and historic gardens to life for the broader community.

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BEST IN SHOW AWARDS

BEST OF SHOW
John Cheer

PEOPLES CHOICE
Brett Miley

JEWELRY
Judges Choice Serge Bojan
Award of Merit Douglas Brandow

RECYCLED/RECLAIMED
Judges Choice John Price
Award of Merit Brenda Flynn

PHOTOGRAPHY
Judges Choice David Leach
Award of Merit Steven Haley

FUNCTIONAL FINE CRAFT
Judges Choice Harry Hearne
Award of Merit Carol Adamson

SCULPTURE/GLASS
Judges Choice Bill Slade

MIXED MEDIA
Judges Choice Brett Miley

PAINTING
Judges Choice Dan Goad
Award of Merit Alain Bathelot