‘Boneyard Beach’ by Laurel Lake McGuire
Representing artists from across the country, including South Carolina, the 2025 Biennale is currently underway at the Art League Gallery on Hilton Head. The national call for entries attracted over 1,000 artworks from 41 states. Top pieces were selected based on the originality of concept, composition, and execution. The exhibition, which is the longest-running national juried art exhibition in the area, features multiple media types including Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Watermedia, Photography, Mixed Media, and Three-Dimensional.
Over $5,000 in prizes were awarded to the most outstanding
‘Orsabo’s Resistance’ by Alberto Barbusana Perez
works, selected by this year’s Biennale Judge, Tony Armendariz, an award-winning artist living and painting in Illinois. After a long career as a graphic artist, illustrator and web designer, Armendariz now focuses on teaching and creating art. His accolades include being published in Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector, and Watercolor Artist, as well as winning awards from the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Allied Artists of America, and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. He has previously served as the director of the Illinois Watercolor Society.
Armendariz presented the awards at a reception Friday evening, May 16.
The winners of Biennale 2025 are:
‘Marsh Reflections’ by Ellen Difazio
First Place: ORSABO’s RESISTANCE, an oil painting by Alberto Barbusano Perez from Houston, Texas.
Second Place: MARSH REFLECTIONS, an acrylic and mixed media painting by local artist Ellen Difazio.
Third Place: BONEYARD BEACH, a watercolor by Laurel Lake McGuire, from Morris, Illinois.
Biennale 2025 will run through June 13th at the Art League Gallery, located at 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head. For more information, visit www.artleaguehhi.org
