The IAPS Master Circle was created to honor those artists whose work has been accepted and/or given awards in IAPS Juried Exhibitions. Artists who receive the Master Circle designation may use the letters “IAPS/MC” on resumes, websites, brochures, magazine articles and other media to indicate their membership in the Master Circle.
To receive the Master Circle designation, artists must accrue five (5) points. Points may be obtained as follows:
Each recipient of the honor receives a three-inch medallion engraved with his or her name and the year the honor was bestowed engraved on the back. The design of the medallion was created by IAPS founder and President Emerita, Urania Christy Tarbet. “It is of a rose with a pastel stick next to it. The rose represents the resurgence of spring, as pastel is in its Renaissance period, and is now being recognized as a wonderful medium after being in the dark for so long. I wanted something very special that had never been done in the art world before, to honor pastel artists whose work was accepted in our exhibitions or awarded prizes. It is important for the recipients to cherish this symbol of excellence. It can be worn at IAPS exhibitions and conventions, and readily identifies IAPS artists who have received one of the most important honors in the pastel world.”
The points which determine the recipients of the medallions given at the Convention are calculated from the fifth point received at or before the fall Webshow prior to the next Convention. Artists who get their fifth point for an acceptance or award in the Convention Juried Exhibit will receive their medallion at the next Convention in two years.
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 Master Circle Medallion are encouraged to bring it with them to each convention to be worn at the Saturday Night Banquet.
The year in which each artist achieved their Master Circle status is shown after the name; an asterisk* indicates the artist is deceased.
2024
Bithia Bjurman (2024)
Deborah Breedon (2024)
Terrilyn Dubreuil (2024)
Michèle Duretête-Brodel (2024)
Morgan Green (2024)
Karen Horne (2024)
Lynn Howarth (2024)
Susan Hurst (2024)
Natasha Isenhour (2024)
Mike Ishikawa (2024)
Gareth Jones (2024)
Anna Lisa Leal (2024)
Huichien Lin (2024)
Toni Lindahl (2024)
Patricia Lindley (2024)
Heidi Marshall (2024)
Nadine McCluskey (2024)
Glenn Escal Perez (2024)
Paula Phelps (2024)
Clarence Porter (2024)
Peggy Davidson Post (2024)
BF Reed (2024)
Lisa Rico (2024)
Bob Russin (2024)
Ann Sanders (2024)
Julie Skoda (2024)
William Sweeney (2024)
David Wolfram (2024)
Qingquan Zhang (2024)
Yanqi Zhai (2024)
Martina Zingler (2024)
2023
Shirley Anderson (2023)
Joe Baker (2023)
Yevgenia Bondareva (2023)
Jason Chang (2023)
Brian Cobble (2023)
Lisa Cunningham (2023)
Keith Demanche (2023)
Mary Jo Drueke (2023)
Veronique du Boisrouvray (2023)
Mandy Ellard (2023)
Kim Eshelman (2023)
Fred Fielding (2023)
Erin Gill (2023)
Suzanne Godbout (2023)
Deana Goldsmith (2023)
Carol Hall (2023)
Deborah Henderson (2023)
Daniel Keys (2023)
Shuk Lee (2023)
Karen Miller (2023)
Kelly Milukas (2023)
Janet Patterson (2023)
Sergey Pietila (2023)
Patricia Prescott Sueme (2023)
Judy Richardson (2023)
Glinda Schafer (2023)
Donna Shortt (2023)
Gail Sibley (2023)
Anne Singer (2023)
Kahne Smith (2023)
Greg Stone (2023)
Arlene Tarpey (2023)
Jai Wei (2023)
Kathleen Weil (2023)
Qingquan Zhang (2023)
Yang Zhao (2023)
Barbara Archer-Baldwin (2022)
Christopher Atkinson (2022)
Barbara Berry (2022)
Denali Brooke (2022)
Dotty Carringi (2022)
Vincent Chiaramonte (2022)
Jane Christie (2022)
Susan Cone Porges (2022)
Catherine Cullis (2022)
Elaine Despins (2022)
Betty Efferson (2022)
Carol Elliott (2022)
Pamela Hamilton (2022)
Randye Jensen (2022)
Becky Johnson (2022)
Sandra Kavanaugh (2022)
LaDonna Kruger (2022)
Clark Mitchell (2022)
Laura Mocnik (2022)
John Plishka (2022)
Sylvie Poirson (2022)
Mark Price (2022)
Nicola Reif (2022)
Gary Rupp (2022)
Ann Sanders (2022)
Mary Rinderle Smith (2022)
Sarah St. George (2022)
Doreen St. John (2022)
Vladislav Tatarinov (2022)
Christine Troyer (2022)
Anu Vedagiri (2022)
Marlene Wiedenbaum (2022)
Michele Ashby (2021)
Tom Bailey (2021)
Sarah Blumenschein (2021)
Evelyn Brody (2021)
Kris Buck (2021)
Roberta Condon (2021)
Elena Degenhardt (2021)
Robin Frisella (2021)
Alejandra Gos (2021)
Cory Goulet (2021)
Anne Kindl (2021)
Nancy Lilly (2021)
Fubao Ma (2021)
Joe Mancuso (2021)
Kathleen McDonnell (2021)
Renee Marz Mullis (2021)
Silja Salmistu (2021)
Brian Sauerland (2021)
Hei Shilei (2021)
Nancy Silvia (2021)
Lynn Simon (2021)
Susan Story (2021)
Otto Sturke (2021)
Sharon Pomales Tousey (2021)
Beth Tockey Williams (2021)
Marie Kash Weltzheimer (2021)
Olga Abramova (2020)
Susan Ellis (2020)
Eileen France (2020)
Julie Friedman (2020)
Joe Kluck (2020)
Randall Kronblad (2020)
Eveline Miller (2020)
Fabang Pei (2020)
Judy Perry (2020)
Corey Pitkin (2020)
Laura Pollak (2020)
Peter Seltzer (2020)
Halla Shafey (2020)
Stan Sperlak (2020)
Anne Strutz (2020)
Enid Wood (2020)
Lana Ballot (2019)
Kate Bergquist (2019)
Brenda Boylan (2019)
Lynda Conley (2019)
Tracy Ference (2019)
Michael Freeman (2019)
Adrian Giuliani (2019)
Rob Gregoretti (2019)
Tom Heflin (2019)
Haihong Jin (2019)
Betsy Kellum (2019)
Susan Kuznitsky (2019)
Judith Leeds (2019)
Tai Meng Lim (2019)
Marie Maines (2019)
Jory Mason (2019)
Jacqueline Meyerson (2019)
Maryann Mullet (2019)
Mary Ann Pals (2019)
Lisa Regopoulos (2019)
Teresa Saia (2019)
Janet Schwartz (2019)
Loriann Signori (2019)
Carol StrockWasson (2019)
Mary Lynn Sullivan (2019)
Karen Tighe (2019)
Gloria Vernon (2019)
Janice Wall (2019)
Lynne Wilcox (2019)
Donna Yeager (2019)
Edgar Carabio (2018)
Cynthia Crimmin (2018)
Bethany Fields (2018)
Julie Freeman (2018)
Amanda Houston (2018)
Katherine Irish (2018)
Dave Kaphammer (2018)
Cristine Kossow (2018)
Christine Obers (2018)
Carol Peebles (2018)
Charles Peer (2018)
Alain Picard (2018)
Arlene Richman (2018)
Cheri Saffro (2018)
Jeanne Tangney (2018)
Jude Tolar (2018)
Dug Waggoner (2018)
Jill Stefani Wagner (2018)
Junhua Xu (2018)
JZ (Jianzhang) Xu (2018)
Jacob Aguiar (2017)
Linda Armstrong (2017)
Lora Block (2017)
Gerald Boyd (2017)
Christine Camilleri (2017)
Bre Crowell (2017)
Jeannette Cuevas (2017)
Jeri Greenberg (2017)
Casey Klahn (2017)
Aurelio Rodriguez Lopez (2017)
Lee McVey (2017)
Judy Miller (2017)
Katrina Thorstensen (2017)
Tara Will (2017)
Tony Allain (2016)
Brian Bailey (2016)
Gwenneth Barth-White (2016)
Stan Bloomfield (2016)
Margaret Farrell Bruno (2016)
Ron Chapman (2016)
Tom Christopher (2016)
Suzanne deLesseps (2016)
Jennifer Evenhus (2016)
Jeff Fioravanti (2016)
David Francis (2016)
Ted Fuka (2016)
Irene Georgopoulou (2016)
Lisa Gleim (2016)
Joyce Hanson (2016)
Kathy Hildebrandt (2016)
Cindy House (2016)
Maureen Keough (2016)
Helen Kleczynski (2016)
Margaret Larlham (2016)
Bev Lee (2016)
Margi Lucena (2016)
Maria Marino (2016)
Nancy Marshburn (2016)
Glen Maxion (2016)
Deborah Quinn Munson (2016)
Linda Mutti (2016)
Ronnie Offen (2016)
Aline Ordman (2016)
Michele Poirer-Mozzone (2016)
Diane Rappisi (2016)
Rae Smith (2016)
Anna Wainright (2016)
Donna Aldrich (2015)
Willo Balfry (2015)
Mike Beeman (2015)
Donna Biggee (2015)
Jeanne Ciravolo (2015)
Roberta Combs (2015)
Carol Dallas (2015)
Lyn Diefenbach (2015)
John Philbin Dolan (2015)
Margaret Dyer (2015)
Diane Fechenbach (2015)
Ray Hassard (2015)
Jean Hirons (2015)
Gigi Horr-Liverant (2015)
Mike Barret Kolasinski (2015)
Janis Lacey Ellison (2015)
Isabelle V. Lim (2015)
Luana Luconi-Winner (2015)
Karen Margulis (2015)
Jane McGraw-Teubner (2015)
Richard McKinley (2015)
Nancie King Mertz (2015)
Elizabeth Mowry* (2015)
Connie Noah (2015)
Nancy Nowak (2015)
Matthew Peake (2015)
Claudia Post (2015)
Dennis Rhoades (2015)
Jeanne Rosier Smith (2015)
Donna Rossetti-Bailey (2015)
Marsha Hamby Savage (2015)
William Schneider (2015)
Jeanne Rosier Smith (2015)
Maureen Spinale (2015)
Debora Stewart (2015)
Christine Swann (2015)
Jane McGraw Teubner (2015)
Marie Tippets (2015)
Kari Tirrell (2015)
Lorraine Trenholm (2015)
Susan Williamson (2015)
Trilby Wood (2015)
Gigi Horr Liverant (2014)
Mary Aslin (2013)
Lyn Asselta (2013)
Karen Budan (2013)
Sandra Burshell (2013)
Robert Carsten (2013)
Christine Debrosky (2013)
Linda Dellandre (2013)
Susan Grinels (2013)
Karen Howard (2013)
Gary Huber (2013)
Karen Israel (2013)
Barbara Jaenicke (2013)
Edward Kennedy (2013)
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer (2013)
Patsy Lindamood (2013)
Kim Lordier (2013)
Andrew McDermott (2013)
Dan Michaels (2013)
Paul Murray (2013)
Barbara Benedetti Newton (2013)
Lisa Ober (2013)
Colette Odya Smith (2013)
Daggi Wallace (2013)
Kurt Weiser (2013)
Marla Baggetta (2011)
Phil Bates (2011)
Christine Bodnar (2011)
Linda Gross Brown (2011)
Bill Canright (2011)
Claudette Gamache (2011)
J Kay Gordon (2011)
Kathryn Hall (2011)
Liz Haywood-Sullivan (2011)
Marcia Holmes (2011)
Tatijana Jacenkiw (2011)
Janis Krendick (2011)
Deborah LaFogg-Docherty (2011)
Alice Laputka (2011)
Cuong Nguyen (2011)
Sangita Phadke (2011)
Maggie Price* (2011)
Lisa Stauffer (2011)
Sally Strand (2011)
Vianna Szabo (2011)
Patricia Tribastone (2011)
Sharon Will (2011)
Bonnie Williams (2011)
Alexandrine Bartlett (2009)
Judith Cutler (2009)
Christine Ivers (2009)
Brenda Mattson (2009)
Lucy Petrie (2009)
Terry Smith (2009)
Stephanie Birdsall (2007)
Peggy Braeutigam (2007)
Eileen Casey (2007)
Janet A. Cook (2007)
Alan Flattmann (2007)
Terri Ford (2007)
Cameron Hampton (2007)
Ruth Hussey (2007)
Rita Kirkman (2007)
Richard Lundgren (2007)
Kathleen Newman (2007)
Dianna Ponting (2007)
Jerry Power (2007)
Clauda Seymour (2007)
Frederick Somers (2007)
Doug Dawson (2005)
Nora deAragon (2005)
Diana DeSantis (2005)
Frances Dodd (2005)
Frank Federico (2005)
Carl Forslund (2005)
Sidney Hermel (2005)
Anne Heywood (2005)
Truman Hosner (2005)
Milton Meyer (2005)
M.L. Moseman (2005)
Desmond O’Hagan (2005)
Patricia Suggs (2005)
Urania Christy Tarbet (2005)
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