Vote for Your Favorite Independent Lens Viewer Artist!

artists_8834.jpgOK, so we asked you to enter our “Are You a Visionary?” art contest, and boy, did you ever wow us with your talent. We never want Artists Month to end! In fact, we had originally planned to have only 10 finalists, but it was so hard to choose only 10 (and some of us went to bat for our personal favorites) that we decided to include 15 in the final vote.
So check out the slideshow of our talented contestants’ work, and then vote for your favorite. You can vote only once a day. Polling will close on Monday, April 25 at noon PDT. We’ll announce our winner on April 26!

(This works best if you click the four arrows icon in the bottom right of the window to make the slideshow full-screen, and click “show info” as the slideshow plays, to learn more about each piece and the artists.)
Ready to vote? Click on through to the other side!



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  • Tessa

    Sophia is fantastic!

  • Carita Weaver

    Very good.

  • Casey Minnick

    good luck babe!

  • Nancy Clarke

    After Joanne survived cancer, she had a vision and it reflected the inner being giving her hope to go on.

  • Rawnie

    displays a confidence in style of one who has been long-established

  • sue

    so much talent…

  • http://sites.google.com/site/allisonbodnarjaros2/home Allison Bodnar Jaros

    This is stunning!

  • Thurman

    Great works by all!

  • http://www.joanjones32.blogspot.com Joan Jones

    A touching work!!!!

  • http://www.tothgourdworks.com lisa toth

    wonderful!

  • tbg

    Painting, “Joann” is part of a project called Art As Social Inquiry http://artassocialinquiry.org/

  • Brenda Cohen

    Way to make a statement T! You are for the people and your expression shows that.

  • http://www.darrenalexander.webege.com Darren Alexander

    The Dream Car, by Vanessa… it really encourages one to think. I think about how some family had their dream car and what it must have been like, waiting for it. and then having it.. and now… it sits, alone, by the river.. wasting away. Dreaming.

  • http://www.bportraitproject.org clarity haynes

    Theresa is a visionary, finding ways to combine portraiture with social inquiry, human experience and social change. Brava!

  • Jenn

    Ryan is the BEST!

  • http://www.casetronaut.etsy.com ryan case

    honored to be included in this.

  • http://www.artiscolor.weebly.com Sasha Petrova

    Awesome this took me down a memorable trip down memory lane.

  • T

    Well this is fun…thank you! http://artassocialinquiry.org/

  • Sarah Reed

    Go Ryan!

  • http://web.me.com/natvann/art Nat Vann

    Truly provocative and daring work, pushing the boundaries!

  • Deanna Peterson

    Love this piece. Good luck Peter!

  • CLRyan

    Very sad yet beautiful . . definitely thought provoking. You are truly talented!

  • Sheila Johnson

    Go Pete!

  • joy

    very enlightening piece of work

  • stacy heath

    Awsome Vanessa keep up the good work!

  • Al

    Atta boy Tom Linton. Great color and style.

  • tammy

    Love it Myron!

  • Shawna Wyman

    Awesomeness!

  • terri

    nice job Myron,, impressive as always.

  • Elisha McCraw

    You are wonderful!!!!

  • Cindi

    I love it, Theresa!

  • Rob Flynn

    bad ass.

  • Andrea Samuels

    Sophia for the win!

  • Leversey Henry, Jr.

    Very thought provoking and eye catching!!

  • Shari Henry

    Draws me into the emotional chaos. Love it!

  • Patricia Moore

    I want this car!

  • Walter Romero

    A look back for a glimpse of the future of the gasoline powered automobile.

  • Effie Clewis

    Way to go Tony!!!
    Good Luck!!!

  • Effie Clewis

    I enjoy the integrated mediums used to create this piece.

  • Shannon B

    He is a cool talented dude.

  • Jared Fetzer

    Peter Koury has been a visionary with an eclectic view for some time and I love his work! Including this piece.

  • Mike Metzger

    That Penny chick made that there art with beer boxes. Dang!!

  • Holly H

    Good luck Ryan!

  • Lee Spencer

    Yeoooooowwwww! Ryan

  • Tammy Spencer

    Cast your vote for Case now – Go RYAN!

  • Martha Shepard

    Interesting!

  • Laura Munro

    Beautiful!

  • erin haasch

    thank you peter….

  • Monica Hunsberger

    terrific

  • Soi Powell

    Karen Lydon is great. I can relate to the containment.

  • Naomi

    Had a really tough time deciding between Dream Car and Personals, but the creativity of painting on personal ads after a breakup and the rawness depicted in the painting itself provided a depth that won me in the end.

  • Rich Grant

    cool

  • Sandra Engelking

    So many great pieces, but my favorite = Ryan Case! Love the title. :)

  • http://http Sharon

    Way to go Theresa

  • kim

    Ryan is awesome

  • heidi haggard

    werd

  • Leversey Henry, Jr.

    Love it!

  • Joseph Vasile

    Excellent!

  • Ersky

    Mr. henry has a profound and mature sense of how the combination of colors induce emotion. Excellent!

  • colombe loef

    Ryan’s. I see the pain!

  • Arianne Scarnecchia

    Ryan is awesome!

  • Kayla

    Go Ryan

  • Michael

    I appreciate and admire “Soul Chaos” by Tony Henry.

  • Meegan

    Very cool Vanessa…… You are so creative!

  • Jane Linton

    Looking good.

  • Beege Fifield

    what the mind can conceive it can achieve

  • Misty
  • Ann Boney

    Tony’s Soul Chaos speaks volumn, thank you for sharing.

  • lisa toth

    Wonderful work!

  • Kelly Jones

    Yay Penny!

  • katie

    I love the subject matter and the colors that were used

  • steve johnson

    Very cool

  • Annie

    Excellent work, Tony

  • mikki

    Great Job Tony!

  • Sharon

    What a wonderful way to recognize new artists! Thank you, Independent Lens! I love this show.

  • B Lee

    Amazing…very deep!

  • Patricia Moore

    this photo brings up so many images from novels about murders in the everglades, etc.
    a beautiful haunting and yet peaceful photo.

  • Karen jensen

    go Ryan

  • anne genske

    Love the Cockalorum!

  • jennifer chudnoff

    fantastic, go RYAN!

  • Aseel

    beautiful piece Dalia!

  • Jim Ross

    My favorite!

  • http://www.artiscolor.weebly.com Sasha Petrova

    Wonderful

  • Judy Mitchell Turner

    Tony, Soul Chaos is extremely captivating!

  • Vanessa Brignol

    Prettier everyday!

  • courtney deleon

    Go Sophia! its beautiful.

  • Jorge Jacobs

    Exquisite work of art.

  • Juan A. Terven Lizarraga

    Vanessa, your photo was great, the colors are interesting and also the meaning of the photo.. I like very much.

  • Effie Clewis

    Way to Go Tony!!!
    Great Job!

  • Windell Walker

    Hey Tony! Very nice…

  • Walter Romero

    Evocative…who, what, when, where, why and how???

  • Skye

    Genius! Sophia

  • christina connor

    GOOD LUCK RYAN

  • Sikod T Njem

    Good luck

  • BEzy

    Urequited Love beats all!

  • http://www.coriwalters.com Cori Walters

    Nice!

  • ron johnson

    very good keep up the good work my all your good dreams come true.

  • willy

    I like Sophia’s work the most!

  • jim facciuto

    Boy, Sophia has the correct middle name…..she “Nahiled”
    it!……Haunting,sad,soul-baring…….

  • Kayla

    go ryan

  • MaryAnn Papa

    You are so talented!

  • John Papa

    Great work Laurie, good luck!

  • Jessica

    Vanessa, wow, you have a great eye for seeing things some would miss, and finding the way to photagraph it, to bring it to life. I am excited to see more from you, A TRUE ARTIST!

  • Mary Lou Dawson

    Laurie, it is fantastic…can’t wait to see it at the gallery!

  • Valli Sauer

    Excellent

  • Jessica

    GREAT JOB EVERYONE. Vanessa, I was struck by your photo. It is a wonderful experience to see a photograph of something I am certain I see everyday, in a way I have never seen it before. I feel the photo, really see the car and what stories it could tell, if those seats could talk……It is hard to explain, but however I say it, you are a true visionary and artist. I hope to see more of your work

  • Ted Sauer

    Love the color!!

  • Theo

    Great Work!!!

  • Jane Linton

    Good luck!

  • amber p

    love it!

  • Rick

    Great work everybody! Here’s hoping the best for you all!

  • Kathy

    Excellent work!

  • Bart

    Great work JoAnne!

  • Debi Aberle

    Joanne displays an inner talent.
    Very soulful.

  • http://www.elementalmetaldesign.com joanne minnick

    Laurie Minnick’s use of the expressive power of natural form reveals a connection that we instantly can feel. Great art is truly felt.

  • Effie Clewis

    Fantastic!

  • Hadeel

    Hi there, it’s a unique piece of art

  • Allen

    Containment is a great piece of work and her writing is wonderful.

  • Anne Genske

    Superior work, Thomas.

  • Kathy Hefferman

    So sweet and makes think of my childhood and my sisters

  • http://www.artiscolor.weebly.com Sasha Petrova

    Best of the best.

  • http://www.aleafonthewind.weebly.com S Murphy

    My favorite.

  • Patricia Moore

    mysterious motor mishap?

  • Sandra

    Go Ryan!!

  • John Papa

    Laurie, you make me proud!

  • MaryAnn Papa

    Laurie, your family is as beautiful as your work.

  • Allison Jaros

    Sophia’s got the artists eye!!! VOTE FOR SOPHIA

  • Beth V

    Thanks, Tony, what a moving piece of work

  • Therese P

    The eyes are a pathway to one’s soul and clearly evident in the painting, “Joann”, as part of a project, “Art As Social Inquiry”. Bravo to Independent Lens for selecting this powerful painting and to the artist, Theresa BrownGold for having the compassion to paint it.

  • Walter Romero

    Dreams dashed on a river of gold.

  • Susan Hansen

    No contest…love yours, Aunt Joan!

  • Michelle Monroe

    Each piece is so very unique and carries the artist’s personality!
    Extraordinary work!

  • Shawna Pope

    I looked through all about 10 times… such talent!! In the end Tony speaks to me loudest! Artistic and insightful…

  • Walter Romero

    An obscure incident on the river of time.

  • David LeRoux

    Sophia- Haunting.

  • Sharon

    All of the pictures are breathtaking….just beautifully impressive

  • Eric Harry

    Way to go babe! This is a great shot full of expression and wonder. Wishing you the best.

  • Morgan P.

    Hey Cousin Tony! Good Job! You are a winner! Best of Luck!

  • Monica Heath

    vanessa “dream car”. Is the best

  • Bishop

    “Dream Car” invokes a spectrum of thoughts, from childhood memories….to modern social commentary.

  • Walter Romero

    Dreams of gold…reality in rust.

  • Patricia Moore

    all i have to do is dream.

  • MaryAnn Papa

    beautiful work, makes me miss Charlie even more

  • John Papa

    keep on working hard, it shows!

  • Ged

    I love the Tom Linton painting.

  • Pandora Berlin

    Brilliant use of light and color in Vanessa’s “Dream Car” — dreamlike indeed!!

  • Skye Powell

    She’s a thought provoking artist…pure genius!

  • http://www.sistersinharmonystore.com Ed umoja Herman

    Sister Sophia
    We at sisters in harmony are very proud of you and look forward to seeing great things from you in the near future
    shem-hotep
    Brother umoja

  • Yeyefini Efunbolade

    Awesome Sophia

  • cherl

    Nice job. Good luck…

  • Tomika

    Good Luck Sophia from your sister in harmony

  • Jane Linton

    The more I look at it, the better it gets.

  • Veronica

    great job!

  • tonya Felton

    very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Kat Eubanks

    I love this piece. I know it means at lot to JoAnne an her family.