The Eminent Pastelist honor has been designed to recognize those artists who have continued to have work accepted and/or awarded in IAPS juried competitions after achieving Master Circle level. The Eminent Pastelist category was established in the spring of 2012. Recipients of the award receive a new ribbon for their Master Circle medallion and a golden lapel pin with an inset ruby gem.
To receive the Eminent Pastelist designation, artists must accrue five (5) points to achieve Master Circle status; and then for Eminent Pastelist, another 10 points for a total of fifteen (15) points are needed.
Points may be obtained as follows:
Only IAPS Juried Exhibitions accrue points; acceptance or awards in a member society’s exhibition does not count towards Master Circle or Eminent Pastelist status. Other eligible IAPS competitions have in the past included IAPS Convention Catalogue Cover Contests, the 2009 Calendar competition and the 2011 Poster Competition.
Recipients of the Eminent Pastelist honor are encouraged to bring it and their Master Circle Medallion with them to each convention to be worn at the Saturday Night Banquet.
The year indicates when each artist achieved their status.
An (*) indicates the artist is deceased.
Michele Ashby
Diane Fechenbach
Helen Kleczynski
Joe Kluck
Gigi Horr Liverant
Cuong Nguyen
Bre Barnett Crowell
Michael Freeman
Claudette Gamache
Christine Ivers
Isabelle V. Lim
Lisa K. Stauffer
JZ Xu
Willo Balfrey
Sandra Burshell
Margaret Larlham
Karen Margulis
Tara Will
Marcia Holmes
Glen Maxion
Richard McKinley
Christine Swann
Marie Tippets
Anna Wainright
Tony Allain
Gwenneth Barth-White
Eileen Casey
Liz Haywood-Sullivan
Jane McGraw-Teubner
Nancy Nowak
Jeanne Rosier Smith
Sally Strand
Lyn Asselta
Rita Kirkman
Desmond O’Hagan
Christine Bodnar
John Philbin Dolan
Brenda Mattson
Nancie King Mertz
Daggi Wallace
Alan Flattmann
Barbara Jaenicke
Diana DeSantis
Anne Heywood
Vianna Szabo
Terri Ford
Frederick Somers
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