Spain,Argentina and Mexico. The artist
hasearned numerous awards for his
paintings, including the Prix de Pastel
intheIAPS 2011 Master Circle Exhibition,
andthe Grand Prize Award in the 11th
Pastel100 Competition in 2010. Nguyen
isa PSA Master Pastelist, an IAPS
MasterCircle artist and a Distinguished
Pastelist with the PSWC.Abstract &
Non-Objective
Juror Colette
Odya Smith
(colet teodya
smith.com)
earned a
degree in
fine art and
humanities
and taught
artinthe public schools. She has been
painting with pastels for 25 years and
hasexhibited widely in the United
States,and in France, Germany and
China.The award-winning artist is
a Master Pastellist in the Société des
Pastellistes de France, a member of the
IAPSMaster Circle, a Master Pastelist in
thePSA, and a Distinguished Pastelist
inthePastel Society of New Mexico. Her
workhas been published in books and
magazines, including Pastel Journal and
Pratique des Arts. Smith teaches classes,
offersart critiques and has been a
jurorfor the PSA’s “Enduring Brilliance”
annualexhibition. Her artwork is repre-
sentedby Woodwalk Gallery, located in
DoorCounty, Wis.StillLife & Floral Juror Kathy
Hildebrandt (kathyhildebrandt.com)
isanaward-winning artist and instruc-
torwho specializes in contemporary
realism—particularly still life. Although
primarily a pastelist, she also works in
acrylic,watercolor and oil. Her work
hasbeen published in Pastel Journaland Pratique des Arts, and in several
editions of the Strokes of Genius and
AcrylicWorks juried competition books.
Hildebrandt
has had work
accepted in
exhibitions
across her
home country
of Canada
and the United
States. She
was invited to
participate in
the 2nd Biennial International Pastel
Exhibition held in Suzhou, China, in
2016, where her work was acquired
for the permanent collection of the
Pastel Museum of Art. She’s a Signature
Member of a number of art organi-
zations, and is a Master Pastelist of
Canada with Pastel Artists.CA and
a member of the IAPS Master Circle.Animal & Wildlife Juror Yael
Maimon (yaelmaimon.com) is an
Israeli artist best known for her paint-
ings of cats, which have earned her
international recognition. Although
grounded in realism, Maimon’s art-
work is often impressionistic in nature—
traditional yet contemporary. She
enjoys painting with a variety of media
including oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic
and mixed
media. Her art-
work has been
featured in solo
and collective
art exhibitions
in Israel and
abroad, and
has won
awards in
numerous
juried competitions, including multiple
appearances in the Pastel 100 and the
Artists Magazine’s Annual Competition.Landscape & Interior Juror
W. Truman Hosner (w truman
hosner.com) is a member of the
California Art Club, a Master Pastelist
with the Pastel Society of America
(PSA) and the Pastel Society of Eastern
Canada, a Master Circle member of the
International
Association of
Pastel Societies
(IAPS), a
Distinguished
Pastelist with
the Pastel
Society of the
West Coast
(PSWC) and
a Signature
Member of Degas Pastel Society. The
artist is devoted to open air painting,
where he paints both the landscape
and the figure. His work, which has
been featured in national and interna-
tional museum exhibitions, is part of
collections in North America, Europe
and Asia. Hosner earned his BFA at
Wayne State University, in Michigan,
and taught at the College for Creative
Studies, in Detroit. Before becoming
a fine artist, he was an illustrator, pro-
ducing work for such clients as the
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.Portrait
& Figure
Juror Cuong
Nguyen
(icuong.com)
began his
training in por-
traiture at the
age of 10 in his
native Vietnam,
so his passion
for drawing human faces started early.
Nguyen has been invited to teach his
techniques in locations around the
globe, including China, Italy, Belgium,Meet the Jurors
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