Jon Mark Tiger of Eufaula awarded Best of Show

July 02, 2009 04:43 pm

— Jon Mark Tiger of Eufaula received Best of Show for his graphic work titled “Dance for the New Corn” at the opening of the Competitive Art Show Sunday at the Five Civilized Tribes Museum.

Honors also were given to the following:
• Grand Heritage Award to Max “Huckleberry” Beshear of Fort Gibson for his painting, “Mother Corn.”
• Southeastern Wildlife Award went to Dino Kingfisher of Salina for “Surprises,” painting in acrylic.
• Cecil Dick Master of Heritage Award went to Janet Smith for a watercolor titled “Booger Dancers.”
Division winners included:
Painting:
• Sonja K. Ayers of Muldrow, “Come Here Often?” in oil, first.
• Gary Allen of Tulsa, “Crucifixion,” oil, second.
• Tony Tiger of Tahlequah, “Morningstar,” a collage with acrylic on panel, third.
• Marcus Scott of Oklahoma City for “Stickball Morning,” oil painting; Anita Caldwell Jackson of McAlester, “Out of the Fire,” acrylic and feathers; Max “Huckleberry” Beshears of Fort Gibson, acrylic on mat board, “Wolf Caller;” and Clayburn Beshears of Fort Gibson, “Cherokee Girls Tribal Life,” an oil on canvas, honorable mention.
Graphics division, including pencil, colored pencil, or graphite, winners:
• Ron Tanyan, pencil drawing, “Preparing for the Dance,” first.
• Sonja K. Ayers of Muldrow, work in pastel, “Pearl Earring,” second.
• Roy Boney Jr. of Tahlequah, “Komik Trickster - Jsistu,” third.
• Anita Caldwell Jackson, “Fixin Ta Get It,” prisma pencil, and Cer Scott' of Oklahoma City, charcoal, “Little Brother of War,” honorable mentions.
Miniatures division, art images not to exceed 4X4, media included watercolor, oil, tempera acrylic, pencil, colored pencil, or graphite:
• Mark Wolfe of Collinsville, “The Negotiation,” watercolor and ink, first.
• Jon Mark Tiger, “Into the Unknown,” media watercolor, second.
• Dino Kingfisher, acrylic titled “Fisherman,” third.
• Honorable mention: Susan Underwood, Delaware, “Usdi Tsogalii (Little Friends)” in watercolor.

Sculpture division:
• Gary Allen, “Eagle Warrior,” walnut wood and copper, first.
• Janet Smith, “Seven Clans,” sculpture in clay, second.
• Harry Oo-Sah-Wee, Tahlequah, “Tortoise and the Hare,” in stone third.
The artworks will be on display through July in the museum art gallery.
Information: 683-1701, e-mail 5civilizedtribes@sbcglobal.net or visit 1101 Honor Heights Drive in Muskogee.