An Oregon Gallery Is Showcasing Some of the Craziest Shoe Art
Backstreet Gallery in Florence, Oregon, presented a new shoe exhibit last weekend, “Shoe In, Boot It Up, and Roll On,” featuring embellished shoes, paintings and other works related to footwear. The show is a result of the gallery’s Summer Community Challenge, which invited artists to paint, construct, photograph or decorate anything to do with footwear.
Sadie Ward served as the juror for the competition and selected winners in two categories: 2-D and 3-D. The first-place winners were Kathleen King in 2-D and Mariann Mawcinitt in 3-D. As a result, both artists will roll out a show of their own work at the gallery in November.
The full list of award recipients follows:
For 2-D
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1st place — Kathleen King for Shoe #3
2nd place — Pattie Brooks Anderson for “Dance Class”
3rd place — Betty Romero for “Cowboy Boots”
For 3-D
1st place — Mariann Mawcinitt for “Saturday Night/Sunday Noon”
2nd place — Micki Shampang-Voorhies for “Kinky Shoe Steel Heel #2”
3rd place — Abby Diane Watkins for “Toms”
“Shoe In, Boot It Up, and Roll On,” will be on display at Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay St., Florence, Oregon, until July 1. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
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