Of all of the awards bestowed upon the CAA
artists at the annual Cowboy Artists of America Show, this
particular award is especially meaningful.
Voted
on by the Active CAA members, the artist who is awarded this
honor has received a nod of approval from his peers for the
best over-all exhibition.
The Kieckhefer Award for
Best of Show is chosen by the judges from the gold
medal winners of the show categories oil,
sculpture, water solubles,
drawing and other media.
The
Ray Swanson Memorial Award was added at the request
of the Swanson Family with full CAA member support,
to honor longtime CAA member, Ray
Swanson, who passed away in 2004. The award is
an artifact from Ray's personal collection. The award
is given for a work of art that best communicates a moment
in time and captures the emotion of that moment.
2005 Show Award Winners
For
artwork details & enlargements, click thumbnails. 
