The Artist Space Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the fourth Yellow online Art Exhibition. Along with the selected artists, the jury selected award winners in the following art categories: painting, sculpture and photography. The show displayed a variety of artistic styles and mediums: acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, oil on canvas, digital art, collage, photography, graphite, bronze. Out of all submissions received 62 artworks were selected to be included in the exhibition.
Best of Show
Stacey Barge
Short Biography and Statement
My art is an extension of me. I strive to create pieces that will take you to a moment in time and will bring you the emotion contained within that brief period. I am a coloured pencil artist and photographer based in Calgary, Canada. I reside with my husband, two goldens and two cats. When I’m not creating you can find me exploring the mountains and backcountry of our amazing country.
Painting Prize
Cher Pruys
Short Biography and Statement
Cher Pruys, ASAA SCA, IGOR, AAPL, CSAA, AMS, LMS, OSA, MAA, CFA, NOAPS, PSOA, AWA., AAOA, PSOC. "To take my inner visions with my hands and create a work of art for you the viewer .... That is the ultimate in self-expression." Cher Pruys was born in Regina. Over the years she lived in many places including Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Fort Frances, settling into her present home in Devlin, on the banks of the Rainy River with her husband Mark, and pets. By age three, Cher was seldom found without a drawing tool in hand. She worked in pencil, charcoal and ink over the years, picking up a paintbrush at the age of 35. Beginning with oil paints, she found her chosen mediums in acrylic, watercolor and gouache, and her passion for hyperrealism. Although self-taught, her dedication and talent have seen her work juried into 1057 International exhibits. She has acquired 1608 awards for her work in the International Juried Exhibits. Her work has graced the covers of 4 books, 46 magazines, including The Best Of Acrylic Fall 2021, cover of the May 2022 Arabella Magazine, #20 Hyperrealism Magazine with “Girls Girls Girls”, & #21 with “The Young Cowboy”, Artists & Illustrators March 2024 Artistonish 2024 July edition, Observica Elite 2024,Art Closeup Magazine#26 Jan. 2025, The back cover of Novum Artis #007, 2025, Hyperrealism Magazine Special Edition 2025, The Amazing World Of Cher Pruys, Sfumato Art Gallery Fall Exhibition 2026, “Reawakening’s” Group Exhibition Magazine Cover with “Hidden Groves”, The cover of Louvre Unbound Volume 5, with “Taxi Ride”. She has been featured in over 1000 International publications. Cher's works have found a permanent home in private and public collections worldwide.
Sculpture Prize
Jason Shih
Short Biography and Statement
Jason Shih was born in 1972 in Taiwan. In 1991, he began to specialize in metal sculpture when he was a sophomore in the Fine Arts Dept. of Taipei National University of the Arts. In 2001, he graduated from School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, and majored in Metal Sculpture. And then, he served as the metal sculptor Albert Paley's assistant, involved in crafts and public art work practices. Furthermore, he earned his Art Ph. D. from China Academy of Art, China (2015). Now, he lives in Taiwan, and consistently engages in the both areas of sculpture and public art. Jason Shih’s artistic vision is shaped by a diverse array of influences, from contemporary dance to avant-garde fashion. He cites German choreographer Pina Bausch and British designer Alexander McQueen as significant inspirations. Bausch’s explorations of time and space resonate with Shih’s interest in sculpture’s capacity to embody kinetic energy and spatial imagination. McQueen’s innovative approach to contemporary imagery and themes provides Shih with a broad canvas for creative expression. Shih’s work is also influenced by the aesthetic principles of Futurism and Constructivism, movements that emphasize dynamic energy and continuous motion. These influences are evident in his pursuit of capturing the beauty of movement and the elegant restraint of natural forces.
Photography Prize
Robert Koss
Short Biography and Statement
A past recipient of New York City’s Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer’s Fellowship in Photography in 1994 I have a masters degree in art from CSUN and have exhibited my artwork for many years including shows at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art and the Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. My photography is featured in Colors, AAP Magazine #21, September 2021, the Creative Quarterly 71 and the Creative Quarterly’s 100 Best Annual 2019. My artwork challenges the popular expectations of photography as a representational, objective, two-dimensional art form. My vision of photography is informed by the recognition of the illusionary space created by the camera. This “photographic space” appears real and dimensional but is a two-dimensional image. It is a perceptual paradox that invites touch but is untouchable, suggests depth but is flat. I remain actively engaged in changing and expanding the medium, combining advances in technology with the creative impetus to explore new and impressive ways of seeing.
Winners