The Bennett Prize

Round 3 WINNERS & Finalists 


On May 18, 2023, Shiqing Deng was named the winner of the third Bennett Prize at the Muskegon Museum of Art in Muskegon, Michigan. And for the first time ever, “The Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt Prize for Achievement in Figurative Realism,” which includes $10,000, was awarded to Ruth Dealy

Bennett prize winner: 
SHIQING DENG

Life, oil on linen, 2021, 66” x 44."

 

DR. ELAINE MELOTTI SCHMIDT PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN FIGURATIVE REALISM WINNER: 
Ruth Dealy

Self Portrait with Mirror, acrylic on raw canvas, 2018, 60” x 60."
 

Finalists