LWers win top honors at Cypress Art League annual spring art show

LW ART LEAGUE

Leisure World residents Alice Sioson and Joan Boryta won top honors at the Cypress Art League’s 48th Annual Spring Art Show held on April 21 at the Cypress Community Center.

Collectively, Leisure World artists won three awards from a field of 252 art entries. The show attracted artists from all over Southern California and as far as Las Vegas, Nevada. Many visual arts such as painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, wood carving, digital arts and other 3D artworks were represented. Winners were awarded prizes in nine categories. Ribbons were handed out by Cypress Mayor Pro Tem Bonnie Peat and Cypress Art League President Pat Edep.

In addition to ribbons, the winners also received cash awards and gifts from sponsors. Alice Sioson’s 3D (ceramics) entry titled “Ballet Dancers” won first place, and her Chinese brush painting titled “Roosters” won third place. Joan Boryta’s watercolor painting titled “Wetlands” won a special award sponsored by the Uptown Long Beach Lions Club.

The Cypress Art League’s annual art shows/exhibitions are held during spring and autumn each year in coordination with the City of Cypress.

Winning artworks will be available for viewing through May 14 at the gallery of the Cypress Community Center, 5700 Orange Ave., Cypress, CA 90630. They can also be viewed online at www. cypressartleague.com. —Larry Sioson

Alice Sioson (l-r), Cypress Art League President Pat Edep, Joan Boryta and Cypress Mayor Pro Tem Bonnie Peat