Vesterheim is pleased to announce the 2018 National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition ribbon winners and Gold Medalists! Congratulations to everyone who participated.
Each year, artists enter their pieces in the exhibition and are awarded Blue, Red, and White Ribbons representing points that accumulate over successive years toward a Gold Medal. Judges also present Honorable Mention and Best of Show Awards. Visitors are invited to vote for People’s Choice Awards.
Ribbon winners and Gold Medalists are announced in conjunction with Nordic Fest, Decorah’s city-wide celebration of Norwegian heritage, which is held the last full weekend of July.
Knifemaking
Scott Johnson
Atkinson, NE
Work Knife
David Susag
Lanesboro, MN
“The Other Brother” Knife
Jerry A. Rengo
Hibbing, MN
All-Purpose Knife
Jacob Johnson
Ainsworth, NE
Work Knife
Spencer Ritzen, Gold Medalist
Corcoran, MN
Silver Fish Knife
Spencer Ritzen, Gold Medalist
Corcoran, MN
Silver Fish Knife
Rosemaling
Blue Ribbon
Mary Hanson
Dousman, WI
Telemark-Style Cake Tine
Red Ribbon
Leslie Landis
Sherman, TX
Hallingdal-Style Tankard
White Ribbons
Jan Norsetter
Verona, WI
Valdres-Style Cheese Bucket
Kathryn Evans
Lena, IL
Old Rogaland-Style Panel
Honorable Mentions
Kristin Birkeland
Salt Lake City, UT
Telemark-Style Bucket
Sally Stromseth
Decorah, IA
Rogaland-Style Plate
Ronna Thorson
Edina, MN
Telemark-Style Trunk
Best in Show
Sallie Haugen DeReus, Gold Medalist
Leighton, IA
Telemark-Style Trunk
People’s Choice
Nancy Schmidt, Gold Medalist
Waukesha, WI
Telemark-Style Trunk
New Gold Medalist in Rosemaling
Jan Norsetter
Weaving
Blue Ribbon
Kathryn Evans
Lena, IL
Card Woven Poncho
Red Ribbon
Helen Scherer
Shawnee, KS
Sæterjentens Søndag Wall Hanging
White Ribbon
Ann Vonnegut-Frieling
Telemarksteppe-Style Wall Hanging
Honorable Mention
Carol Culbertson
Evansville, WI
“Brita Remembered” Krokbragd Wall Hanging
Best in Show
Judy Ann Ness, Gold Medalist
Eugene, OR
“Playa: Impossible Sky” Krokbragd and Tapestry
People’s Choice
Helen Scherer
Shawnee, KS
Sæterjentens Søndag Wall Hanging
Woodworking
Blue Ribbons
Tod Raines
Allen, TX
Budstikke Replica
Scott Johnson
Atkinson, NE
Kolrosed Shaving Box
Red Ribbons
Cecil Parker
“Perhaps Another Cup of Coffee” Chair
Sunhild Muldbakken
Sioux Falls, SD
Acanthus-Carved Cabinet
Charles Banks
Litchfield, MN
“Ode to Axel” Carved Figures
White Ribbon:
Mike Lusk
Coon Valley, WI
Picnic Tine
Honorable Mentions:
Jeff Ward
Dover, MN
Porridge Spoon with Kolrosing
Sinita Dix
Caledonia, MN
“Kitty’s Temptations” Carved Figure
Amy Adams-Westin
St. Paul, MN
“First Night at the Ryman” Carved Figures
Taylor Johnson
Cashton, WI
Acanthus-Carved Kubbestol
Lowell Torkelson
Willmar, MN
Acanthus-Carved Shelf
Best in Show
Becky Lusk, Gold Medalist
Coon Valley, WI
“Elsa and Anna, The Real Frozen Princesses” Relief Carving
People’s Choice
Becky Lusk, Gold Medalist
Coon Valley, WI
“Elsa and Anna, The Real Frozen Princesses” Relief Carving
New Gold Medalists in Woodworking
Scott Johnson
Sunhild Muldbakken
