KOKOMO – Warsaw artist Steve Creighton was awarded best of show for his landscape painting “Moonrise” at the 2016 Kokomo Art Association's 90th Annual Spring Show May 28 at the Kokomo Art Center. Creighton's work was entered in the Association's Class I Professional Division reserved for artists of two-dimensional artwork who have previously won either best of show or first place in the professional division of any KAA show. Creighton has won multiple best of show awards at Kokomo Art Association. The show’s judge was IU-Kokomo's Gregory Steel, assistant professor of fine arts and new media at IU-Kokomo. His work has been exhibited across the United States and Europe, most recently in China, Russia, London and in Barcelona, Spain. Creighton's newest artwork will be exhibited with photographs by area photographer Michael Kimble at Lakeland Art Gallery, 302 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, from June 8 through July 2. An artists' reception will take place June 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments. Regular Lakeland Art Association Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
