Sign up for email updates from The Woodlands Arts Council

Facebook instagram icon The Woodlands Arts Council Youtube Account The Woodlands Arts Council LinkedIn Page

Featured Artist


Each year, on the festival's opening day, a team of judges representing The Woodlands Arts Council reviews art from all participating artists to select a Featured Artist and Best of Show Winners. The judges are local gallery owners, art teachers, artists, and business professionals. Artists are scored on artistic merit and booth presentation. Prize winners are jury-exempt for two years and receive booth awards and other benefits.

2026 Featured Artist - Taman Vanscoy

Born March 26, 1979 in Santa Barbara California, and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, the imagery surrounding Taman as a child consisted primarily of cityscapes with the occasional glimpse of a sun-drenched desert climate. Annual trips to the Midwest, visiting the family farm and also being instinctively drawn to nature yet lacking the visual stimulation of wide-open, colorful landscapes, he began to idealize landscape compositions and color combinations in his mind. In essence, he would create an imaginary and almost dreamlike scene that to this day continues to be the first step when creating his paintings. By utilizing the subtle qualities of the medium, Taman creates minimal landscape scenes that capture the mysterious qualities of nature.

Artist Statement:

"My paintings serve as a form of self-expression, communicating ideas of desired peaceful contemplative serenity to the viewer. While my imagined scenes are typically quiet and serene, there is also a hint of mystery and drama. My technical approach is to alter and enhance the traditional subtle qualities of the watercolor medium by using a dry-brush technique to create texture and contrast, all the while juxtaposing with an overall soft and dreamlike feeling."

2025 Best of Show Artists

Michael Behr

Michael Behr

Photography
Minneapolis, MN
Peter Karner

Peter Karner

Ceramics
Denver, CO
James Offeman

James Offeman

Pastels
Missouri City, TX
George Perdomo & Jorge Villa

George Perdomo & Jorge Villa

Sculpture & Metal Works
Spring, TX
Randi Solin

Randi Solin

Glass
Brattleboro, VT
Lou Ann Townsend

Lou Ann Townsend

Painting
Albuquerque, NM
  • Copyright ©2025, The Woodlands Arts Council. All Rights Reserved.
  • Powered by  
Back to
Top