Ten artists receive awards at St. Charles Fine Art Show

Gary Stretar wins the 2024 St. Charles Fine Art Show's Best of Show award for an oil painting.

The St. Charles Fine Art Show, which took place May 25-26 in downtown St. Charles, showcased 100 artists in 13 mediums.

Ten exhibitors were presented with artist awards.

Best of Show

 Gary Stretar – Painting, Oil

Awards of Excellence

• William Boyle – Wood

• Karri Jamison – Painting, Acrylic

• Julie Latayan – Clay/Ceramics

• Igor Menaker – Fine Art Photography

• Rahmon Olugunna – Painting, Oil

• Aaron Sault – Fine Art Jewelry

Judges Awards

• Kyle Hendrix – Clay/Ceramics

• Eric Lee – Digital Art

• Kate Morgan – Mixed Media

Show sponsors were St. Charles Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Arcada Theatre, First Mid Bank & Trust, McGrath Honda of St. Charles, Solutions Networking Corporation, St. Charles Bank & Trust, Theriault Booth LLC Attorneys at Law, Mason Faith & Hoscheit D.DS., All Things Art Studio, Blick Art Materials, Clarke, Culligan Water, Elgin Community College, Heinz Brothers Greenhouse Garden Center, Kane County Magazine, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LawnBoyz Landscaping and Tri City Health Partnership, according to a news release from the St. Charles Business Alliance.