2009 Pacific Northwest Plein Air brought 32 talented artists together for a five-day plein air painting event that culminated in an awards ceremony and reception at Columbia Art Gallery on Friday, September 4th. Judging the competition, nationally recognized and awarding winning artist Ned Mueller made these selections:
Eric Jacobsen 1st Place
Mike Kowalski 2nd Place
Eric Bowman 3rd Place
Mitch Baird Honorable Mention
Cathleen Rehfeld Honorable Mention
Celeste Bergin Honorable Mention
Amanda Houston Honorable Mention
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Artist's Choice -
Eric Jacobsen And many Purchase Awards selected by collectors!
Thanks to everyone for their participation in making this a successful event!
A very special Thanks to Eric Jacobsen, Rich Krueger, Ned Mueller, Our sponsors and collectors, The Columbia Art Gallery staff and volunteers and Gallery Manager Catherine Kiewit.
The paintings will be on display at Columbia Art Gallery through September 28.
