Fine Arts Poster History
For over four decades Memphis in May International Festival has included an original commissioned work of art created by notable Memphis artists as part of its salute to a select honored country. That artwork has then been used as the commemorative image on limited edition, highly collectible Fine Arts Posters annually. A complete gallery is displayed below with artist information and year.
Venezuela
Year: 1980
Size: 31 x 39
Artist: Ted Faiers
Medium: Woodcut on paper
Egypt
Year: 1981
Size: 43 x 55
Artist: Mary Sims
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
The Netherlands
Year: 1982
Size: 35 x 24
Artist: Veda Reed
Medium: Oil on paper
Israel
Year: 1983
Size: 65 x 45
Artist: Burton Callicott
Medium: Oil on canvas
Mexico
Year: 1984
Size: 36 x 26
Artist: Carroll Cloar
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Australia
Year: 1985
Size: 45R
Artist: Ron Pekar
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Japan
Year: 1986
Size: 38 x 49
Artist: Steve Yee
Medium: Watercolor on paper
China
Year: 1987
Size: 35 x 22
Artist: Fred Rawlison
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Great Britain
Year: 1988
Size: 30 x 24
Artist: Kenneth Williamson
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Kenya
Year: 1989
Size: 61 x 48
Artist: Ephraim Urevbu
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
France
Year: 1990
Size: 31 x 26
Artist: Jeanie Umbreit
Medium: Hand colored photo
New Zealand
Year: 1991
Size: 42 x 34
Artist: Valerie Berlin
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Italy
Year: 1992
Size: 32 x 38
Artist: Mary Norman
Medium: Oil on canvas
Russia
Year: 1993
Size: 37 x 49
Artist: Jeanne Reynolds
Medium: Pastel on paper
Ivory Coast
Year: 1994
Size: 51 x 63
Artist: George Hunt
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Thailand
Year: 1995
Size: 24 x 41
Artist: Emma Shaw-Smith
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
20th Anniversary
Year: 1996
Size: 35 x 35
Artist: Mary Sims
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Brazil
Year: 1997
Size: 49 x 43
Artist: Colleen Newport Stevens
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Portugal
Year: 1998
Size: 58 x 69
Artist: Freida Hamm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Morocco
Year: 1999
Size: 37 x 55
Artist: John Robinette
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
India
Year: 2000
Size: 56 x 80
Artist: Lurlynn Franklin
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
The Netherlands
Year: 2001
Size: 60 x 72
Artist: Veda Reed
Medium: Oil on canvas
Argentina
Year: 2002
Size: 32 x 40
Artist: Larry Edwards
Medium: Gouache on paper
South Korea
Year: 2003
Size: 35 x 47
Artist: David Mah
Medium: Acrylic mixed media on panel
The Republic of South Africa
Year: 2004
Size: 43 x 32
Artist: Brenda Joysmith
Medium: Pastel on paper
Ireland
Year: 2005
Size: 33 x 43
Artist: Pam Wagner
Medium: Oil on canvas
Costa Rica
Year: 2006
Size: 41 x 53
Artist: Nancy Cheairs
Medium: Oil on canvas
Spain
Year: 2007
Size: 38 x 55
Artist: Elizabeth Alley
Medium: Oil on canvas
Turkey
Year: 2008
Size: 35 x 35
Artist: Kat Gore
Medium: Mixed media on masonite
Chile
Year: 2009
Size: 38 x 48
Artist: Pam Cobb
Medium: Acrylic over goldleaf on wood panels
Tunisia
Year: 2010
Size: 16 x 20
Artist: Jed Jackson
Medium: Gouache on board
Belgium
Year: 2011
Size: 38 x 25
Artist: Tim Crowder
Medium: Oil and enamel with embroidery on paper
Philippines
Year: 2012
Size: 47 x 34
Artist: Pinkey Herbert
Medium: Oil on canvas
Sweden
Year: 2013
Size: 24 x 18
Artist: Elizabeth Edwards
Medium: Oil on canvas
Panama
Year: 2014
Size: 30 x 30
Artist: Bobby Spillman
Medium: Gouache on illustration board
Poland
Year: 2015
Size: 18 x 24
Artist: Lester Merriweather
Medium: Mixed media
Canada
Year: 2016
Size: 24 x 33
Artist: Jared Small
Medium: Oil on board
Columbia
Year: 2017
Size: 22 x 30
Artist: Nick Pena
Medium: Watercolor and sintra
Czech Republic
Year: 2018
Size: 22 x 30
Artist: Erin Harmon
Medium: Painted paper collage
Memphis – Bicentennial Celebration
Year: 2019
Size: 39.5” x 39.5”
Artist: Evelina Dillon
Medium: Oil on Canvas, Wooden Board
Ghana
Year: 2022
Size: 24” x 36”
Artist: Carl Moore
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Malaysia
Year: 2023
Size: 48” x 48”
Artist: Kong Wee Pang
Medium: Watercolor on Unprimed Canvas
