Aug 8 – 30, 2025 · Kent Art Association
Forty artists and more than 130 paintings, photographs, mixed media, glass, and sculptural works filled the Kent Art Association for August Light 2025. Juror Kim Zarney recognized outstanding work in each category. Congratulations to all of our honorees!
Best in Show
Alibaba Awrang
Thinking, calligraphy, 2024
Selected by juror Kim Zarney as the top work in August Light 2025.
Our Juror
Kim Zarney
“I enjoy the physical act of painting.”
Born in Medina, Ohio, Kim Zarney attended Syracuse University and graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Printmaking. Following school, Zarney worked as an illustrator, graphic designer and advertising agency creative director. For the past fifteen years, he has pursued a fine arts career with a specific focus on monochromatic works-on-paper.
Inspired by elements of the natural world, Zarney’s work has been seen in over 70 national and regional juried art exhibitions and is included in numerous public and private collections.
Recognition Awards
Honorees by Category
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Painting: Oil & Acrylic
Carolyn Cohen
San Andreas, mixed media
Christina Maschke
Silent Solitude, gouache and colored pencil
Lynn Slonaker
After the Storm, oil
Doreen O’Connor
Cottage Garden, acrylic on panel
Painting: Watercolor
Virginia Schaffer
Butterfly Magic, watercolor
Phyllis Chadwick
Dandelion, colored pencil and watercolor
Mary Jane Magoon
Chilly Walk, watercolor
Mary Jane Magoon
Tranquility, watercolor
Mixed Media
Alibaba Awrang
Thinking, calligraphy
Beth Levine
Cave Wisdom, fabric collage
Ely Knowles
Golden Wrinkle, canvas, fabric, and plaster
Muriel Stockdale
E Pluribus Flag, textile
Photography
Karen Golden
Distressed
Linda Hubbard
Fire Boat
John Clery
Great Blue Giselle
Tony Gomez
Ghostly Dress, Paris
Glass
Kenny Litwack
Buddy Holly, fused glass
Linda Parsloe
Kaleidoscope of Radiance, fused glass mirror
Linda Parsloe
Prairie, sandblasted glass plate
Kathy Peck
Fruit Salad, fused glass plate
Craft & Sculpture
Greg Chadwick
Resin and wood table (Craft)
Linda McMillan
Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, earthenware (Sculpture)
See more of our exhibitions on our Past Art Shows page.
