St. Charles Fine Art Show awards 10 artists for originality and technique

Posted May 27, 2025 10:44 pm

By Nicholas Lowe, St. Charles Business Alliance

The 27th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show, presented by St. Charles Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, took place on Saturday and Sunday, May 24-25, in downtown St. Charles.

This event featured a juried art show, along with family-friendly art activities, live entertainment and demonstrations, an art and music experience on the 1st Street Plaza, and more.

The St. Charles Fine Art Show showcased over 110 fine artists in a variety of different mediums that were judged by a panel on Saturday afternoon.

Roy Boswell, second from left, oil painting, is one of the Awards of Excellence at the St. Charles Fine Art Show. Also pictured are St. Charles Ward 2 Alderperson Jayme Muenz with St. Charles Bank & Trust’s Market President Michael Trimarco, left, and Vice President Relationship Manager Drew Kotche. Courtesy of C & E Photography

Ten exhibitors were presented with an artist award, sponsored by St. Charles Bank & Trust. These awards recognize the artist’s originality, technique, execution, expression, and overall impression of their art. The awards given are as follows:

Best of Show:

• Karri Jamison — Painting, acrylic (Wisconsin)

Awards of Excellence:

• Jason McLeod — Fine art jewelry (Virginia)

• Lidia Wylangowska — Painting, oil (Illinois)

• Feng Biddle — Painting, oil (Illinois)

• Roy Boswell — Painting, Oil (Indiana)

• Mays Mayhew — Painting, acrylic (Illinois)

• Kyle Hendrix — Clay/ceramics (Wisconsin)

Judges Awards:

• Eric Fortune — Painting, acrylic (Ohio)

• Christian Anderson — Wood (Illinois)

• Eric Lee — Digital art (Illinois)

The Presenting Sponsor for the 2025 St. Charles Fine Art Show was St. Charles Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Additional sponsors include Arcada Theatre, Solutions Networking Corporation, St. Charles Bank & Trust, St. Charles Closets, Theriault Booth LLC. Attorneys at Law, Batir Architecture, Mason Faith Hoscheit & Lefelstein, McGrath Honda of St. Charles, All Things Art Studio, Blick Art Materials, Culligan Water, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Heinz Brothers Greenhouse Garden Center, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LawnBoyz Landscaping, and Tri City Health Partnership.

To find more information on the 2025 St. Charles Fine Art Show and to view the list of award winners, visit www.stcharlesfineartshow.com.

For further inquiries, contact the St. Charles Business Alliance at (630) 443-3967.

About the St. Charles Business Alliance

The mission of the St. Charles Business Alliance is to drive economic growth to make the St. Charles Community a destination where people, businesses and tourism thrive. The Alliance produces Restaurant Week, St. Patrick’s Parade, Spring Shop Crawl, Fine Art Show, STC Live!, Jazz Weekend, Scarecrow Weekend, and Holiday Homecoming. For more information about the Alliance, visit www.stcalliance.org.

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