History of Award Recipients

William E. Weiss Purchase Award

2007 Bruce Graham, Saddlestring Cavvy, Oil
2006 Joseph Bohler, Autumn Snow Along the Missouri, Watercolor
2005 Mel Fillerup, Yellowstone Lilies, Oil
2004 Carrie L. Ballantyne, Great Basin Buckaroo, Color Pencil
2003 Linda Lillegraven, The Old River Road, Oil
2002 Gerald Balciar, Above All, Bronze
2001 Jim Wilcox, Canyon Frosting, Oil
2000 T. Allen Lawson, October Moon, Oil
1999 Gerald Balciar, Beaver Pond, Bronze
1998 Steve Kestrel, Fawn Egg, Bronze
1997 Charles Fritz, Ranch Buildings Above Rock Creek, Oil
1996 Oreland C. Joe, Star Blanket, Alabaster
1995 Jeffrey B. Rudolph, Home on the Range, Alabaster
1994 William Matthews, Homestead, Canyon de Chelly, Watercolor
1993 Donna Howell-Sickles, A Matter of Choice, Mixed Media on Paper
1992 Fred Fellows, No Easy Way Out, Bronze
1991 Bob Wade, Chief Joe, Acrylic on Photo Linen
1990 Ann Hanson, Traditions, Oil
1989 Buckeye Blake, The Broken-O, Gouache
1988 Ralph Oberg, Morning Fog on the Clark's Fork, Oil
1987 Sherry Salari Sander, American Bison, Bronze
1986 Michael Coleman, Brothers of the Deer, Oil

Painting Award

2007 Clyde Aspevig, Wind River High Country, Oil
2006 Cyrus Afsary, Mystical Transformation, Oil
2005 Linda Lillegraven, Ridgeline with Three Pronghorns, Oil
2004 Krystii Melaine, Sea of Gold, Oil
2003 Geoff Parker, Front Row Seat, Oil
2002 Ralph Oberg, Out Classed, Oil
2001 Ralph Oberg, Beaver Pond Bull, Oil

Sculpture Award

2007 Oreland C. Joe, Sr., Sacred Wind, Alabaster
2006 R.V. Greeves, Mandan Man, Bronze
2005 Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows, Giving Thanks, Bronze
2004 T.D. Kelsey, Bull Market, Bronze
2003 Linda S. Raynolds, Buddies, Bronze
2002 Robin Laws, Swat Team, Bronze
2001 R.V. Greeves, Bird Woman, Bronze

Artists' Choice Award

2007 Nikolo Balkanski, Autumn Palette (Red Stone, CO), Oil
2006 Grant Redden, Morning Light, Oil
2006 Cyrus Afsary, Mystical Transformation, Oil
2006 Jim Wilcox, A Frosty Sunrise, Oil
2005 E. Denney NeVille, Before the Night, Oil
2004 Co-Winner Cyrus Afsary, Dixie Forest, Utah, Oil
2004 Co-Winner Bruce Graham, Testing the Waters, Oil
2003 Jim Wilcox, Hanging Canyon Above String Lake, Oil
2002 Julie Oriet, Foothill Fantasy, Pastel
2001 T.D. Kelsey, Crash Course, Bronze
2000 T. Allen Lawson, October Moon, Oil
1999 M.W. Skip Whitcomb, Ranch Road - Twilight, Pastel
1998 M.W. Skip Whitcomb, First Day of Summer, Pastel
1997 E. Denney NeVille, Evening Calm, Oil
1996 John Fawcett, On the Rocks, Watercolor
1995 Sherry Salari Sander, Pile Up on the Freight Line, Bronze

People's Choice Award

2007 M.C. Poulsen, Kiss of Sunlight, Oil
2006 Steve Devenyns, Spirit of Wyoming, Oil
2005 Co-Winner Reid Christie, Wintering on the Clark's Fork 1806, Oil
2005 Co-Winner Karen Vance, Another Spring, Oil
2004 Co-Winner M.C. Poulsen, The Red Hat, Oil
2004 Co-Winner Karmel Timmons, The Buckaroo, Pencil
2003 Carrie L. Ballantyne, Season's Change, Color Pencil
2002 Reid Christie, Cold Morning - Yellowstone, Oil
2001 Duke Beardsley, Williams Fork Cowboy, Mixed Media
2000 M.C. Poulsen, Hearts and Angels, Oil
1999 Ty Barhaug, Walls of Stone, Oil
1998 M.C. Poulsen, Nighthorse, Oil
1997 Carrie L. Ballantyne, Day Dreamin’, Color Pencil
1996 Carrie L. Ballantyne, Cowboy to the Core, Color Pencil
1995 Bonita Roberts, Dakota, Pastel
1994 Bruce Graham, Lower Southfork, Oil
1993 William M. Davis, Gatherin’, Bronze
1992 William M. Davis, Forever, Bronze
1991 Fred Fellows, Down from the High Country, Bronze
1990 William M. Davis, Pronghorn, Watercolor

Dean St. Clair Memorial Award (Quick Draw People's Choice)

2007 Nancy Dunlop Cawdry, Greased Lightening, Dye on Silk
2006 Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, One Fine Day, Dye on Silk
2005 Larry Pirnie, Stoppin' for a Coupla a Pops, Acrylic
2004 Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, Red Sky Night, Cowgirl's Delight, Dye/Silk

Mike Maier Memorial Award (Quick Draw Random Choice)

2007 Blake Neubert, Untitled, Pastel
2006 Nikolo Balkanski, BIg Horn Summer, Oil
2005 Deanna Matteson, A Bride Goes West, Oil
2004 Joe Arnold, Gros Ventre Winter, Oil

Jurors' Choice Award
This award was discontinued in 2001

2000 Ty Barhaug, A Brighter Tomorrow, Oil
1999 T. Allen Lawson, October on the High Plains, Oil
1998 Clyde Aspevig, Frosty Morning, Oil
1997 Ty Barhaug, As Day Breaks, Oil
1996 Ralph Oberg, Christmas Morning, Oil
1995 Ty Barhaug, No Man’s Land, Oil
1994 Ty Barhaug, Awaiting Winter, Oil
1993 Deanna Matteson, In Harmony with her Spirit, Oil
1992 Ralph Oberg, Old Timers’ Camp, Oil
1991 Dan Mieduch, Union Pass, Oil
1990 Charles Winfield Miller, Scouting the Perimeter, Oil