Announcing the 2020 Women in Wide Format Award Winners

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE six winners of the fifth annual Women in Wide Format Awards. This recognition is received by six female leaders who have advanced the wide-format digital print industry through their innovation, vision in spearheading successful businesses, and philanthropy. All serving in influential positions such as president, owner, and founder, these women are impacting our field as a whole as well as the communities they serve. They demonstrate leadership, progressive responsibility, and community awareness.

The six winners of the Women in Wide Format Awards were chosen by the editorial staff of Big Picture and Big Picture’s Editorial Advisory Board, comprised of 15 industry experts. All women were nominated by third parties, including colleagues, employees, vendors, and other industry observers. Nominators highlighted their candidates’ leadership, forward thinking, experience, community involvement, mentorship, awards, certifications, and more. The Women in Wide Format Awards are sponsored by Fujifilm, HP, Zünd, and the International Sign Association.

The 2020 Women in Wide Format Award winners:

Barbara Chandler Allen Founder/President Fresh Artists, Philadelphia	Susan Braverman President The Flag Shop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Mary Lou Goehrung President Signs By Tomorrow, Rockville, Rockville, Maryland
Kyra Hartnett Co-founder twenty2 wallpaper and textiles, Litchfield, Connecticut	Shannon Martin Director of business development Color Reflections Las Vegas, Las Vegas	Carol Yeager Owner/creative director MY Prints, Los Angeles