2026 ARTS Awards finalists chosen

2025.09.17

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DALLAS — The finalists for the 2026 ARTS Awards have been named, highlighting some of the biggest, brightest stars in the industry as well as newer and lesser-known players who will be celebrated at the awards event in January.

“Congratulations to this year’s finalists for their remarkable achievements,” said Sharon Davis, executive director of ART. Added Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center, “These finalists represent outstanding creativity and leadership across the industry, and we look forward to celebrating their success in Dallas this January.”

A committee of industry experts evaluated and ranked hundreds of nominations to determine the list of finalists.

This year, the regions for home accents, lighting, retail, and sales representative have been updated. The West and Southwest have been combined, and the East region has expanded.

The 36th ARTS Award finalists for each category are:

Interior Designer

Traci Connell | Principal | Traci Connell Interiors

Chad Dorsey | Creative Director | Chad Dorsey Design

Beth Dotolo & Carolina Gentry | Co-Principal Interior Designers | Pulp Design Studios

Kathy Kuo | Founder & CEO | Kathy Kuo Home

Eddie Maestri | Principal | Maestri Studio

Product Designer

Pamela Bailey | Currey and Company

Dann Foley | Foley & Stinnette

Corey Damen Jenkins | Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates

Libby Langdon | Libby Langdon Interiors

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

East Region 

Paul Fogg | Residential Sales Specialist | JANUS et Cie

Kevin Gannon | Partner | Gannon Sales Agency

Martha Graham | Principal | Martha Graham and Associates

Ruth Grigson | Sales Representative | Ivystone

West Region 

Andrea Combet | West Coast Regional Representative | Art & Function Sales Agency

Laura Fast | Sales Representative | Ivystone

Jennifer McNairy | Owner | MC Studio

Kelly York | Owner | York Sales, LLC

MANUFACTURER

Accent Furniture

Bernhardt Furniture

Classic Home

Crestview Collection

Eichholtz

Home Trends & Design

Jonathan Charles

Made Goods

Area Rugs

English Village Lane

Loloi

Rizzy Home

Unique Loom

Home Accents

Howard Elliott

Kalalou

Napa Home & Garden

Red Egg

Uttermost

Home Textiles

C&F Enterprises

D.V. Kap Home

HiEnd Accents

Jill Seale Design Studio

Lili Alessandra

Prince of Scots

Lamps

Arteriors

Couture Lamps and Home Furnishings

Pooky Lighting

QUOIZEL, INC.

Lighting Fixtures

Avenue Lighting

Ciana Varaluz

Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting

Hubbardton Forge

Lib & Co. Inc.

Visual Comfort & Co.

Outdoor Living

Azzurro Living

Danao Living

OW Lee

Tuuci

ZUO

Tabletop

Anna Weatherley Designs

Beatriz Ball

Daum

Maison Madison Home

Wall Décor

Antique Curiosities

LDN Art Collections

Paragon

Phillips Collection

Wexel Art

Furniture

Star Furniture | Houston, TX

The Arrangement | Dallas, TX

Design for the PPL | Spokane, WA

House Sprucing | Carrollton, TX

Michael Mitchell | Charleston, SC

Plein Air Atelier | Dallas, TX

SCENIC. The Storied Home | Boise, ID

HOME ACCENTS STORE

East Region

Birdie by Nina Liddle Design | Nantucket, MA

Bountiful Home by Jamie Merida | Easton, MD

Home for Entertaining | Cary, NC

West Region

Hunt & Bloom | Houston, TX

Talulah & HESS | Dallas, TX

The Tiny Finch | San Antonio, TX

LIGHTING SHOWROOM

East Region

Capitol Lighting | Boca Raton, FL

Charleston Lighting and Interiors | Charleston, SC

Elements Lighting + Decor | Carle Place, NY

Lighting First | Bonita Springs, FL

Tidewater Lighting & Design | Old Saybrook, CT

West Region

Fort Worth Lighting | Forest Hills, TX

Hansen Lighting | Orem, UT

Passion Lighting | Grapevine, TX

Robinson Lighting |  Plymouth, MN

The finalists will next submit materials for judging in the fall, by a separate panel of industry experts, and award recipients will be announced at the gala event in January. The special category award recipients for Academy of Achievement and the HEARTS Award will be announced in the coming weeks, ART said. Reservations for the ARTS Awards will open in early October.

Winners are determined and announced at the ARTS Awards ceremony on Jan. 9, 2026.