Welcome to the Academy of Western Artists Official Website!

Congratulations to all the winners this year!

Following is a list of the 17th Annual AWA Awards winners:

MEDIA

Radio Station-KKRN Montgomery Creek, CA
Disc Jockey-Billy Bowles

COWBOY POETRY:

Cowboy Poet-J. W. Beeson
Cowgirl Poet-Mag Mawhinney
Cowboy Poetry Album/CD-Deanna Dickinson McCall "Riding"
Buck Ramsey Book-Steve Deming "The Source"

WESTERN MUSIC

Western Music Male-James Michael
Western Music Female-Barbara Nelson
Western Music Duo/Group-Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers
Western Music Album-Paul Kelly "Old New Mexico"
Western Music Song-Barry Ward "Eli Crow"
Yodeler-David Bradley
Young Artist-Colby Sheppard

WESTERN SWING

Western Swing Male-Alex Dormont
Western Swing Female-Naomi Emmerson
Western Swing Duo/Group-Great Recession Orchestra
Western Swing Album-Brady Bowen "Tribute to Tom Morrell, Bob Boatright, Leon Chambers"
Western Swing Song-Erik Swanson "Big Texas"
Instrumentalist-Jessica Munn

PURE COUNTRY

Pure Country Male-Garry Ash
re Country Female-Kendall Barnes
Pure Country Duo/Group-Will Banister Mulbery Band
Pure Country Album-Ken Goldsmith "Legends In My Mind, Vol. 1-2-3-"
Pure Country Song-Mark Powell "Dublin Dr. Pepper"

SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Achievement-Gloria Miers

COWBOY TRAPPINGS

Cartoonist-Johnathan Rankin
Artist-Jason Scull
Spurmaker-Russell Yates
Hitcher-Shoni Maulding
Saddlemaker-Keith Seidel
Don King Memorial Saddlemaker-Dale Harwood
Braider-Vince Donley
Bootmaker-Dave Hutchings
Engraver-Joe Curtiss
Master Leather Artisan-George E. Hurst
Garnet Brooks Chuckwagon-Shirley Richardson