Equine Art 2011

Presented by the
Washington Thoroughbred Foundation,
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association
and Emerald Downs

Meet the Judges

Equine Art 2011 Winners

	Bobbi Loudon The intensity, energy and freshness that bursts forth from Bobbi Loudon’s artwork is drawn from the beautiful Pacific Northwest where she was born. With a degree in commercial art and her background in graphic and fine arts, Loudon has worked in various media, including painting, print-making, sculpture and glasswork. Print-making is special to her with focus on the collograph print and monotype, both one-of-a-kind hand-pulled prints. Her studio time is also shared with large scale (acrylic or mixed media) paintings and unique hand-cut glassworks. Loudon’s work has been shown, published and distributed in the US, Canada and Europe, and she has participated and won numerous awards in the equine art show at Emerald Downs. She is proud to have had her creations aboard two American naval vessels and in public schools in Washington State.

	Pepper Schwartz Dr. Pepper Schwartz is professor of sociology at the University of Washington. She is past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Pacific Sociology Association and the National Sexuality Resource Center. She is the author of 16 books and over 50 academic articles. She is currently the “Love, Sex and Relationship Ambassador” for AARP and the chief relationship expert for perfectmatch.com. She has been seen as an expert on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Morning News and Oprah, as well as a 13-year stint as a part-time commentator on KING-TV and KIRO TV. Schwartz lives in Snoqualmie on Rosebud River Ranch where she has a boarding facility and breeds Rocky Mountain horses.

	Jack & Theresa Hodge Jack Hodge is the vice president of Northwest Racing Association and Emerald Downs and served as the on-site coordinator for permitting, design and construction of the Auburn track. He and wife Theresa and their Oak Crest Farm have bred and/or owned Thoroughbreds since the early 1980s, including Washington champions Colonel Stevens, Finally Free and 1993 Washington Horse of the Year Peterhof’s Patea. Recently the Hodges and partners’ Willcox Inn took back-to-back wins in the Arlington Classic Stakes and Arlington Derby (G2) and they are also among the owners of the 2010-11 stakes-winning filly Upperline. The Hodges are avid art collectors. Some of their favorites include Salvador Dali prints, David Lee originals, R. C. Gorman sculpture, Leroy Neiman, George Carlson, Debra Butterfield and Dale Chihuly. Jack played a key role in the equine art show’s 2000 resurrection at Emerald Downs.

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