{"Id":7521,"Name":"Ardith Starostka","Biography":"\u003Cstrong\u003ECONTACT INFO:\u003Cbr\u003EWebsite:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.starstudioarts.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.starstudioarts.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAwards/Honors\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2014\u003C/strong\u003E Named Art Renewal Center Living Master\u003Cbr\u003EBest Figurative Award, American Society of Traditional Artists, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2013\u003C/strong\u003E Finalist, Figurative Category, International ARC Salon Competition\u003Cbr\u003EArt Renewal Center ARC Staff Award, Figurative Category, International ARC Salon Competition\u003Cbr\u003ESecond Place Award, Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr\u003EBest Figurative Award, International Guild of Realism Juried Show, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ\u003Cbr\u003EExceptional Merit Award, Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition, Atlanta, GA\u003Cbr\u003EFinalist-Portraits \u0026 Figures Category, \u003Ci\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine\u003C/i\u003E Competition\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2012\u003C/strong\u003E Artist\u0027s Choice Award, International Guild of Realism Juried Competition, Carmel, CA\u003Cbr\u003EFinalist-Portraits \u0026 Figures Category, \u003Ci\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine\u003C/i\u003E Competition\u003Cbr\u003EAmerican Society of Traditional Artists Juried Competition, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr\u003EFeatured in \u003Ci\u003EEpoch Times\u003C/i\u003E International Publication\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2011\u003C/strong\u003E Butler Institute of American Art, 75th National Midyear Exhibition, Youngstown, OH\u003Cbr\u003EFinalist \u0026 Award of Exceptional Merit, Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition, Atlanta, GA\u003Cbr\u003EJuror\u0027s Award \u0026 Top 100 Award, Paint America National Competition, 2011\u003Cbr\u003ETop 100 Award, Paint America National Competition, 2011\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2010\u003C/strong\u003E Merit Award-Portrait, Salon International Int\u0027l. Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX\u003Cbr\u003EFinalist, Figurative \u0026 Portrait Category, \u003Ci\u003EThe Pastel Journal\u003C/i\u003E\u0027s Pastel 100 Competition\u003Cbr\u003EFinalist, Outstanding Oil Painting, Fine Art Views Competition\u003Cbr\u003EFinalist, Outstanding Pastel, Fine Art Views Competition\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2009\u003C/strong\u003E Signature membership with the International Guild of Realism\u003Cbr\u003EMaster Signature membership with The American Women Artists organization\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2008\u003C/strong\u003E Award of Excellence, American Plains Artists 24th Art of the Plains Exhibit, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2007\u003C/strong\u003E Honorable Mention, Salon Int\u0027l. 2007, Int\u0027l. Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX\u003Cbr\u003ETop 200 Award, Paint America Competition\u003Cbr\u003E\nFinalist, RayMar Art\u0027s Second Annual Fine Art Competition\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2006\u003C/strong\u003E ARC Finalist, Figurative Category, 3rd International ARC Salon Competition\u003Cbr\u003E\nBest of Show, Art At the Center Juried Exhibition, Kansas City, KS\u003Cbr\u003EHonorable Mention, Salon Int\u0027l. 2007, Int\u0027l. Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX\u003Cbr\u003ETop 100 Award, National Arts for the Parks Competition, Jackson Hole, WY\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2005\u003C/strong\u003E ARC Third Place Award, Figurative Category, Art Renewal Center Second International Juried Salon\u003Cbr\u003EARC Finalist, Figurative Category, Art Renewal Center Second International Juried Salon\u003Cbr\u003EARC Purchase Award, Figurative Category, Art Renewal Center Second International Juried Salon\u003Cbr\u003ETop Fifty Award, Salon Int\u0027l. 2005, Int\u0027l. Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX\u003Cbr\u003EFirst Place, Mixed Media Category, American Mothers, Inc. National Art Competition\u003Cbr\u003EFirst Place, Mixed Media Category, Nebraska Mothers Association\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\n2004\u003C/strong\u003E Finalist-Portraits \u0026 Figures Category, Selected from over 13,000 entries, \u003Ci\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine\u003C/i\u003E Competition\u003Cbr\u003EHistorical Art Award, National Arts for the Parks Competition, Jackson Hole, WY\u003Cbr\u003ETop Honors Award, Portrait Society of America\u0027s International Portrait Competition, Boston, MA\u003Cbr\u003EARC Staff Award, Figurative Category, Art Renewal Center First International Juried Salon\u003Cbr\u003EARC Finalist, Figurative Category, Art Renewal Center First International Juried Salon\u003Cbr\u003ERuth Richeson/Unison Award, Second Top Prize, \u003Ci\u003EThe Pastel Journal\u003C/i\u003E\u0027s Pastel 100 Competition\u003Cbr\u003EHonorable Mention, Figurative \u0026 Portrait Category, \u003Ci\u003EThe Pastel Journal\u003C/i\u003E\u0027s Pastel 100 Competition\u003Cbr\u003E\nFirst Place, Oil Category, American Mothers, Inc. National Art Competition\u003Cbr\u003EFirst Place, Oil Category, Nebraska Mothers Association\u003Cbr\u003EFirst Place \u0026 People\u0027s Choice Award, Ernestine Quick Memorial Competition\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2003\u003C/strong\u003E Award of Merit, Trinidad National Fine Art Exhibition, A.R. 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