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Eyes on the July Salon Art Prize

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Master Artist Bill Davidson has revealed his selections for the July 2026 Salon Art Prize. Scroll down to see the winning paintings.

The Salon Art Prize Winners Preview:

1st Place Overall: “Companion”

Salon Art Prize - First Place Overall: Kathleen Erin, “Companion,” oil, 24 x 36 in. — First Place Overall: Kathleen Erin, “Companion,” oil, 24 x 36 in.

2nd Place Overall: “The Family Guardian”

Salon Art Prize - Second Place Overall: Shun Yao Xie, “The Family Guardian,” oil, 36 x 48 in. — Second Place Overall: Shun Yao Xie, “The Family Guardian,” oil, 36 x 48 in.

3rd Place Overall: “Cowboy Life”

Salon Art Prize - Third Place Overall: Leah Wiedemer, “Cowboy Life,” oil, 20 x 24 in. — Third Place Overall: Leah Wiedemer, “Cowboy Life,” oil, 20 x 24 in.

Plein Air Category Winners:

Best Plein Air Landscape: Jason Sacran, “Morning Light - Three Arch Bay,” oil, 24 x 30 in. — Best Plein Air Landscape: Jason Sacran, “Morning Light – Three Arch Bay,” oil, 24 x 30 in.

Best Plein Air Acrylic & Gouache: Terry Peca, “Porto Italia,” gouache, 4 x 6 in.

Best Plein Air Oil: Lyudmila Tomova Clark, “Guardian of the Harbor,” 14 x 18 in.

Best Plein Air Pastel: Barbara Berry, “Nomadic Nimbus,” 12 x 12 in.

Best Plein Air Watercolor: Orville Giguiento, “Treasures,” 17 x 11 in.

Enter The Salon Art Prize Today

All winners in The Salon Art Prize will be entered into the judging for the annual cash prizes, including the Grand Prize of $15,000 and their painting on the cover of PleinAir® or Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Could you be the next winner?

The next round of this art competition has begun. See the rest of this month’s winners and enter your best art at TheSalonArtPrize.com.

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Announcement prepared for the web by Cherie Dawn Haas, Editor of Plein Air Today