The awards were announced live from Axiom Contemporary on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
The 24th Artlink Juried Awards Exhibition runs through October 19, 2025.
Three artists were announced as winners of the 24th Artlink Juried Awards Exhibition, with three additional artists receiving honorary mentions.
The top $5,000 award went to Emma Florance of Phoenix for her painting “Desert Dracula.”
The second place prize of $1,500 went to Jacy Coca of Phoenix for “Splitting Cells.”
Second runner-up and a $750 prize went to Joel Coplin of Mesa for his painting “Mad Dance.”
Four artists received Honorary Mentions:
- Kaori Takamura, “Blooming Flowers on Red and White Juban”
- Yunie Lenore, “Contemplation”
- Sam Schultz, “Money on Grocery Floor”
Artists also selected for the exhibition: Anjolaoluwa Ayodele, Bob Booker, Carolina Caples, Joseph Farbrook, Reed Hearne, Jo Ho, Rachel Leonard, Amy Menousek, Christian Marcum, Brigette McBride, Marie McCarty, Hedda Neelsen, Jenni Pirmann, Lynda Schlosberg, Diane Silver, Marisa D Skelpsa-Munoz, Rob Snyder, Soonae Tark, Dean Terasaki, Aaron Tsosie, Fred Ullrich, Sarah Watts, Jeff Weiss, Ozlem Yeni, and Xinyu Zhang.
The Juried Exhibition features 31 works selected by a jury panel from 260 submissions received from throughout Arizona. The panel included the following esteemed members of the arts community:
- Jay Kirk – Co-Founder & Curator, Axiom Contemporary
- Keshia Turley – Assistant Curator, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)
- Amy Young – Co-Owner and Co-Curator of Perihelion Arts and Pravus Gallery
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