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show judges

Show Judge Resource Page

Show judges participate in what is the cornerstone of our leagues, our shows.  
Their insight can be valuable in the growth of our members as artists, & a place ribbon leads us to advanced competition.  
But not all show judges are the same.  
Read below for tips on selecting a judge.

This list serves as a resource for our leagues & was updated September 2020.
Inclusion in this list is NOT an endorsement of LSAG.

Each league is responsible for doing their own research beyond what is supplied here.  
This is simply a starting point, or as indicated on this website, a resource.
 


When selecting a judge:
1- Ask the potential judge if he / she is familiar with LSAG rules & guidelines and our divisions & categories.  
If they are not, direct them to the LSAG website's Enter page under Shows so they can familiarize themselves.   ALL LSAG sanctioned shows must abide by ALL LSAG rules, guidelines, and artists must adhere to division & category descriptions.  
Advance review of our show rules & organization should be a part of any judge's preparation for your event-- even judges with LSAG experience.

2- Seek advice of their recent clients or have more in-depth conversations with a new judge.

3- Use  'Best Practices':  
-Your judge should NOT be an active member of your organization or have other strong relationships / ties with the group as familiarity with fellow member artists & their works can bias a judge toward or against pieces.
-Always have BLIND judging; names & other identifying marks should be covered during the judging process.  
-If it is your practice to have an assistant walk with a judge, be sure the assistant(s) does not give unsolicited or solicited comments / opinions to the judge about art or artists.  No one should provide information that may bias a judge toward or against a piece or artist.  Instead provide a copy of the LSAG Prospectus with the rules, guidelines, category descriptions, & divisions to your judge. 
-If it is your practice to have an assistant walk with a judge, it is best to remain 'above board' and not have someone being an assistant during the time the judge is judging one of their own categories of participation. 
For example: 
If Molly works in mixed media and has an entry there,
she should NOT be walking with the judge in the Mixed Media category. 
She may, however, walk with the judge in any of the other categories provided she is not
a participant in any of them.    

4-Know that judges judge differently.  
The advice of one longtime show organizer & participant once said,
"You don't know HOW a judge will judge UNTIL they judge." 

5-It is also important to remember that
the job of the judge is not an easy one nor is it for the indecisive or the faint of heart who cannot stand up for what they believe are the best choices worthy of award. 
Select a judge who is decisive.

6-Select a judge you feel is trustworthy & someone whose work you respect.

7-Select a judge who can articulate the artistic reasons why they chose a piece beyond that they were drawn to it or have an admitted bias toward that subject or type of work.
Listen for good explanations like, "This piece includes these art elements... .  Notice the contrast, the use of color, how it makes your eye move around the piece... . "  
Avoid poor explanations like, "I was just drawn to this piece."  "Pieces with animals (or fill in the blank of a bias) always grab my attention.  (Name of city) is one of my favorite places to visit, so I loved this piece."  

Art is obviously subjective.  When we do all we can to avoid bias & favoritism, we are successful.
That does not mean that bias and favoritism won't show through in the selections of awards.
But when we've made every effort to communicate properly, we've done our best.

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If you are a show judge & would like to be added,  see what is needed on our
SUBMISSIONS to the WEBSITE page under ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
If you have a suggestion of a show judge, please contact that person directly & ask them to submit. 
​We cannot take suggestions & post them.  (It's a legal thing.)

Show judges not appearing on this list already who judged a league show in recent years are listed at the bottom.
Contact them & encourage them to add themselves to the list or contact the league to get feedback.

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Allison, M.
non-member, Professional
Judging area:  flexible
Member:  Contemporary Fine Art Intl, Figurative Artists Intl, Contemporary Landscape Artists Intl
allison@mallisonartist.com  /  713-240-4221
www.mallisonartist.com
Works in oils & abstract landscapes
Recent clients:  Galveston Art League



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Castillo, Victoria
non-member, Professional
Judging area:  flexible within 5 hours of Houston
Member:  Oil Painters of America (Signature), Salmagundi Club NYC (Elected), American Women Artists (Signature)
victoriaroach@yahoo.com  /  240-461-7799
www.victoriacastillo.com
Works in oils, pastels, sculpture & more
Recent clients;  CA Contemporary Art Competition, Women Artists of the West, & VASE TX Visual Arts Scholastic Events


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Dumas, Linda
LHAA, Professional
Service areas:  within 100 mile radius of Houston
Member:  ISEA, SLMM, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Steering Judge
lcdumas@aol.com  /  
713-248-5408
www.dumasarts.com
Works in collage, mixed media, acrylic, & more
Recent clients:  ALFB & TX City Art Festival



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Fitzpatrick, Robbie
TAL, Professional
Service areas:  flexible
Member:  Natl Watercolor Soc., Philadelphia Watercolor Soc., Soc. of Animal Artists
rnfitzpatrick@comcast.net  /  281-900-6705
www.robbiefitzpatrick.com
Works in watercolor, graphite, & pottery
Recent clients:  NSA & CAL



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Hill, Liz
non-member, Professional
Service areas:  Greater Houston Area (& outskirts)
Member:  Houston Watercolor Soc., Houston Art League, & Visual Arts Alliance
Lizhill4u@aol.com   /  713-252-7726
www.lizhillart.com

Works in mixed media, collage, & all watermedia
Recent judge/juror:  Galveston Art League



Hiser, Doug
NSA, Professional
Service areas:  flexible
Member:  Texas Art Educators Association
batraptorrz@aol.com  /  832-671-0400
www.doughiser.com
Works in watercolor, pen and ink, mixed media, & more
Recent judge/juror:  Houston Intl Festival; Certified Visual Arts Scholastic Event Art Juror; NWAL 



Hotard, Susan
WAL, Professional
Judging area:  flexible; within 50 mi. of Greater Houston Area

Member:  Portrait Soc. of America, Oil Painters of America, Audubon Artists Inc.
Susan@SusanHotardartist.com  /  936-271-4879
 www.SusanHotardArtist.com
Works in oil, pastel, & watercolor
Recent clients:   TAL &  WAL



Humble, Laurie
non-member, Professional
Judging area:  flexible
Member:  Nat'l Soc. of Artists, TX Watercolor Soc.,  Watercolor Soc. of AL
lh-art@comcast.net  /  832-282-6864
www.lauriehumble.com
Works in watercolors, oil, clay sculpture

Recent judge:  LHAA, WAS-H, NWWS-Seattle, WA
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Humphrey, Lesley 
WAL, Professional
Judging Area:  The Woodlands, Conroe, & Tomball
Member:  American Academy of Equine Art, Association of Animal Artists, Society of Equestrian Arts

paintpuddle@sbcglobal.net  /  281-356-8668
www.lesleyhumphrey.net
Works in oil, watercolor, & acrylic
Recent Clients:  WAL, TAL, & Pearl Fincher Mus. of Fine Arts
 




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Jung, Lynda 
CAL, Professional
Judging area:  flexible
Member:  WASH, TWS, AWS

LJVDesigner@aol.com  /  (281) 354-4366
Works in watercolors, acrylics, oils, & more
Recent Clients:  ALBC


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Latham, Debra
WAL, Professional 
Judging area:  flexible
Member:  Outdoor Painters Soc., Artists of TX, Laguna Plein Air Painters

debra@debralatham.com  / 832-515-6639
DebraLatham.com
Works in oils
Recent clients:  Humble ISD's "Reflections" Competitions, ALFB



Leago, Shirley Moore
NSA, Professional
Judging area:  flexible
Member:  Western Artists Assoc.

shirleymooreleago@gmail.com  / 281-610-5766
www.shirleymooreleago.com 
Works in oils, watercolors, screen printing, & more
Recent clients:  CAL, Kingwood Art Show, Pearland Art Show



Lee, Stephen M.
non-member, Professional
Judging area:  within a 50 mile radius of Coldspring
Member:  Western Artists Assoc.

stephen.lee.pro@gmail.com  /  713.985.9979

Works in oils, acrylics, watercolors, & more
Recent clients:  CAAL, VASE Juror-3 years
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Marks, Kathryn
CAL, Professional
Judging area:  flexible

kathrynmarksart@gmail.com  /  832-948-8190
www.kathrynmarksart.com
Works in watercolor, acrylics, precious metal clay (art & jewelry)
Recent clients:  CAL, TAL,  Kevin Brady Congressional Art Competition, & more



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Seeba, Maureen
non-member, Professional
Judging area:  flexible
maureenseeba@gmail.com /  281-460-3421
www.maureenseeba.com
Works in oils/acrylics, mixed media, metal, & more
Recent clients:  NWAL, WAL (1996), & annual student shows in gallery setting
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Shah, Zartasha
CAL, Professional
Judging area:  flexible
zartashashah@gmail.com  /  936-697-5027
https://www.facebook.com/Zartasha-Shah-139314549584676/
Member:  Natl Art Education Assoc
Works in oils/acrylics, watercolors, clay & more 
Recent clients:  New judge


Syvertson, Suzanne
ALFB, Professional
Judging area:  flexible
fineartbysuzanne@aol.com  /  281-642-4614
www.suzannemsyvertson.com

Works in oil, watercolor, mixed media, & more
New judge; ALFB Show Chair & LSAG Convention experience

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Williamson, Bruce L.
HAS, Professional
Service areas:  willing to travel in Texas
Bruce33w@gmail.com  /  713-927-8517
www.WilliamsonArt.com
 
Works in oils on canvas or panel, guache
Recent judge for HAS, ALFB, & Galveston Art League





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Are you a judge listed currently on this page and have a minor correction? 
Contact us at  lsagconnect@gmail.com.  Major listing changes occur in the summer and prior to Labor Day.


Other Judges Listed by Leagues In the Past: 
(client for whom a show was judged if provided)


*Please note these judges did not submit details as outlined for a listing.  Reach out to the league for whom they worked to get contact information and feedback.
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Bally, Andre (NWAL)
Bally, Virginia (NWAL)
Barkovich, JMM (LHAA)
Bean, Blake (LAG)
Bhati, Mohammed (CAL)
Brahm, Diane (IAA)
Dellandre, Linda (HAS)
Ellisor, Fran (ALFB)
Gauthier, Carla (HAS)
Hatcher, Marty 
​Hernandez, Gary (BFAL, CAL, IAA)
Humphrey, Tommy (LAL)
Jones, Nathan (NSA)
​Leslie, Melanie  (LHAA)
McClean, Mead (WAL)
Rader, Golda (CAAL)
Reid, Cynthia (CAL)
Reynolds, Reginald (LAG)
Stewart, Mark (HAS)
Vega, Javier (LAG)
Woodard, Ruby (LAG)
Wooten, Cheryl (BFAL)












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    • Database Login
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    • Submissions to the Website
    • Expense Vouchers
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  • News
  • More About Us
    • Our History
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    • Member Leagues >
      • Art League of Baytown
      • Art League of Fort Bend
      • Brenham Fine Arts League
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      • Imperial Art Alliance
      • Lake Houston Area Artists
      • Livingston Art League
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      • National Society of Artists
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      • Tomball Art League
      • Woodlands Art League
  • LSAG Calendar