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The Eighth Annual Swanton Fine Art Exhibit (SFAE) and Sale was held last weekend, October 8^th and 9^th, at Valleywood Golf Club in Swanton as 54 artists from 14 different communities competed for special recognition and prize money in six different fine art categories.  Students competed separately in four separate categories. 

The winners are listed below.  First Place (Blue Ribbon), Second Place (Red Ribbon), Third Place (White Ribbon), Honorable Mention (Purple Ribbon):

ADULT ENTRIES

Acrylic:  1^st – Randy Bennett (Rudolph, OH), 2^nd – Fred Lang (Perrysburg, OH), 3^rd – Randy Bennett (Rudolph, OH), HM – Jennifer Sowders (Fostoria, OH)

Drawing:  1^st– Donna Barhite (Wauseon, OH), 2^nd – Wendy Cousino (Holland, OH), 3^rd – Penny Mourray-Bee (Northwood)

Mixed Media:  1^st – Alexandra Lederman (Swanton, OH), 2^nd – Jennifer Sowders (Fostoria, OH), 3^rd – Timothy Tyree (Maumee, OH)

Oil:  1^st – Debra Buchanan (Toledo, OH), 2^nd – Debra Buchanan (Toledo, OH), 3^rd – Alexandra Lederman (Swanton, OH), HM – Donna Barhite (Wauseon, OH)

Photography:  1^st – Jack Myers (Grand Rapids, OH), 2^nd – Bill Horvath (Toledo, OH), 3^rd – Bill O’Connell (Swanton, OH), HM – Mary Frost (Swanton, OH)

Water Color:  1^st – Jennifer Sowders (Fostoria, OH), 2^nd – Cody Winter (Riga, MI), 3^rd – Cody Winter (Riga, MI), HM – Lucille Smith (Swanton, OH)

Best in Show – Debra Buchanan (Toledo, OH) for Oil Painting titled “Toy Soldiers II”.

People’s Choice – Alexandra Lederman (Swanton, OH) for Oil & 24K Gold Painting titled “Brave Bronco”.

STUDENT ENTRIES

Drawing:  1^st – Jordan Deaver (Swanton High School), 2^nd – Elyse Renkel (Otsego High School)

Multimedia:  1^st – Allena Cosgrove (Wauseon High School)

Painting:  1^st – Amanda Byczynski (Swanton High School), 2^nd – Riley Bateson (Swanton High School), 3^rd – Paige Shiple (Swanton High School)

Photography:  1^st – Elyse Renkel (Otsego High School)

Pictured: People’s Choice Award Winner “Brave Bronco” Alexandra Lederman

Click on the link above to access photos from the Exhibit. All photos are in the jpeg format to allow for editing and can be be downloaded for NO CHARGE courtesy of the fultoncountymedia.com website.