The 2007 North Charleston Arts Festival Design Winner Kim Stryker exhibited a body of her work at the North Charleston City Gallery during the month of May.  Currently, she is the Creative Director for Vapor Apparel, located at 10 Storehouse Row in North Charleston and is in the process of creating the art and styles for a new line called Strike Apparel. She enjoys working in mixed media, creating visual excitement from a combination of textures, pencil, acrylics, and digital art.  She holds degrees in Public Relations and Commercial Graphics.

2007 North Charleston Arts Festival Adult Winning Entries  

Fine Art Winners (Total of 136 entries) Judged by: Mr. Glenn Miller - Art Instructor, Greenville County Museum of Art School  Best of Show: “Jump Mama” (Mixed Media) - Arianne King Comer, North Charleston, SC City of North Charleston Purchase Awards: “Nine 2 Five”  (Oils) - Fletcher Williams, North Charleston, SC “Shem Creek” (Acrylic) - Pedro Rodriguez, Hanahan, SC Category: Watercolor 1st Place: “Welcome Inn” - Don Roberts, Hanahan, SC 2nd Place: “Charleston’s Tradd Street” Kelly Hazel, Summerville, SC 3rd Place: “Basket Lady” - Dorothy Shromoff, Hanahan, SC Honorable Mention: “Shangrila” - Patricia Green Brinson, Moncks Corner, SC Category: Oils 1st Place: “Carolina Still Water” - Edward Byrd, Mt. Pleasant, SC 2nd Place: “Spruill Ave. Still Life” - Brian Scanlon, Mt. Pleasant, SC 3rd Place: “Frozen Film” - Fletcher William, North Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “Early Morning King Street” - Caroline S. Trickey, Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “West Ashley Vista” - Joyce Fleming, Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “Passage” - Ryoko Miller, Mt. Pleasant, SC Category: Acrylics 1st Place: “Barn Yard” – Don Beidler, Mt. Pleasant, SC 2nd Place: “Check That Out” - Nancy Badgley, Summerville, SC 3rd Place: “Summer Path” - Yvonne L. Rousseau, Summerville, SC Honorable Mention:  “Josie’s Pear” - J. Carol Gardner, Charleston, SC Category:  Mixed Media 1st Place: “Sushi” - Denise L. Greer, Rembert, SC 2nd Place: “Camiella” - Delaine Walters, St. George, SC 3rd Place: “Charleston Gate” - Jack Thames, Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “Lady of the Wood” - Kathie DuTremble, Mt. Pleasant, SC Category:  Drawing/Pastel 1st Place: “Far and Away” - Bob Graham, Mt. Pleasant,  SC 2nd Place: “Vered Hagalil” - Patricia Green Brinson, Moncks Corner, SC 3rd Place: “Almost Pink” - Peggy Howe, Mt. Pleasant, SC Honorable Mention:  “Shrimp Boats” - Nancy Davidson, Mt. Pleasant, SC Honorable Mention:  “Sunday Morning” - Jessica Hall, Summerville, SC   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photography Winners (Total of 126 Entries)  Judged by: Panel of Jurors using the Photgraphic Society of America Judging Guidelines Category: Color (Professional or Advanced Amateur) 1st Place: “Thirst” - Nese O. Zinn, Charleston, SC 2nd Place: “Enlightenment” - Nese O. Zinn, Charleston, SC 3rd Place: “Bundled Up” - Nese O. Zinn, Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “Pink Lotus Lilly” - Olivia Smith, North Charleston, SC Honorable Mention:  “Night Heron with Crab” - Olivia Smith, North Charleston, SC Category: Monochrome (Professional or Advanced Amateur) 1st Place: “Satellite” – Nese O. Zinn, Charleston, SC 2nd Place: “Laundry” – Nese O. Zinn, Charleston, SC 3rd Place:  “Trio” – Nese O. Zinn, Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “Bird Shanty” – Jennifer J. Daly, SC Honorable Mention:  “Swamped Canoe” – Allison Williams, Mt. Pleasant, SC             Category: Color (Amateur) 1st Place: “Early Morning Fog” – Jimmy Hartnett, North Charleston, SC 2nd Place: “Boone Hall Cabin 9” – Kelly Henderson, Goose Creek, SC 3rd Place: “Rainy Afternoon” – Jimmy Hartnett, North Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “Fallen Star” – Margo Mizell, Moncks Corner, SC Honorable Mention: “Father Art” – Qasem Qasem, North Charleston, SC Category: Monochrome (Amateur) 1st Place: “South Carolina Low Country” – Yulian Martinez, Charleston, SC 2nd Place: “Big Easy Rider” - Mark Moore, Charleston, SC 3rd Place: “Tribute to the Fallen” – Kate Wagenlander, Charleston, SC Honorable Mention: “Roxy” – Mark Gupton, Little River, SC Honorable Mention: “What Happens in Intercourse, Stays in Intercourse” – Mark Moore, Charleston, SC People’s Choice Award:  “Paria Rimrock II” (Professional/Color) - Robert Weissman, Hilton Head, SC