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Joyful Expressions Exhibit

Joyful ExpressionsAn Open, All Media, Juried Exhibition

Exhibit: Nov 21 – Dec 29
Kellogg and Reid Hodges Galleries

Opening Reception: Thursday, Nov 30, 5:00-7:00
Along with Artful Holidays and the Holiday Pottery Sale

AWARD ARTIST TITLE  MEDIA
1ST PLACE Susan Wiley Xs & Os Acrylic
2ND PLACE Linda Duhn In Full Bloom Oil
3RD PLACE Cosette Kosiba Neighborhood Palms Pastel
Best in 3D Ann Modrcin Queenie Paper Mache
MERIT Susan Art Have It Your Way Mixed Media
HONORABLE MENTION Ellen Kirwan Confluence Acrylic & Collage
HONORABLE MENTION Joyce Ely Walker Variations 4 & 5 Oil
HONORABLE MENTION Paul Kerkhoven Mariah SS, Mokume Gane & Christmas Tree Agate
HONORABLE MENTION Sue Kerr They Waited All Year For A Joy Ride Raku

 

Juror’s Statement Thank you, ArtCenter Manatee, for allowing me the opportunity to visit the Center, which I found to be a delightful and energetic work atmosphere. Evidenced by the number of pieces entered into the exhibition you certainly have a significant body of talented and dedicated artists. As I looked at the work, I could tell there are artist’s that find pure joy in the materials they work in! When walking through the work, I had a laugh, remembered with affection places I’ve been and people I’ve known, skies I’ve seen and on and on … I am always humbled by the role of the juror. And as many have said before, but I can honestly repeat, you should all be proud of your work!

First Place Susan Wiley’s Xs and Os painting of buttery yellow and vibrant orange is a well-executed piece of fun! The colors are deliberate and wise and the subject matter touches most of our sunshine memories described in her layers of delightful paint.

Second Place Linda Duhn’s In Full Bloom is a tapestry of color describing the flowers with rich hues bathed in light. The background residence adds to the depth and dimension in a pleasing yet formal composition.

Third Place Cosette Kosiba’s Neighborhood Palms is simply beautiful in such a grand old Florida way. Golden sunlight and an enchanting play of light and dark make this piece mesmerizing.

Juror: Vicky Randall
Vicky, originally from Nashville, Tennessee and now a South Florida sculptor, has been creating work in fabricated metals and cast bronze for over 40 years. She is well known for her monumental sculptures in stainless steel, and her work is represented in public art installations and over fifty private collections in the US and Germany. Her sculptures have been described as “majestic, lyrical and assertive of the space they occupy.” Reflecting on her artistic process, she says.

“Striving for simplicity, I demand harmony between the landscape and the cityscape with my forms. I use abstractions of steel and light to exemplify my impression of time.”

Pick up: Dec 30, 9:00-Noon

12×12/Off the Wall

An Open, All Media, Juried Show

On Display Nov 30-Dec 30
Reid Hodges Gallery

An all media open juried show with a twist or two. An entry requirement is that all pieces must be 12” x 12” or smaller (framed or unframed). Another twist, buyers will be able to take their newly acquired artwork right off the wall and will not have to wait for the exhibit to end to receive their purchases!

This exhibit will be shown with the International Society of Scratchboard Artists and the Holiday Extravaganza. Opening Reception will be Dec 1, 5:00-7:00. We will also kick-off the Artful Holidays sale.

AWARDS ARTIST TITLE MEDIA
1ST PLACE Carolyn Witschonke On Stage Encaustic Mixed Media
2ND PLACE Cheryl Kinderknecht Dali Does Taos Mixed Media
3RD PLACE Martha Ippersiel Night Vision Acrylic
MERIT Flint Gennari In The Lumberyard Slow Exposure Photography
HONORABLE MENTION Jean Cormier Take Off Little Gee Bee Oil
HONORABLE MENTION Cecile Moran Wilderness Gifts Acrylic Resist
HONORABLE MENTION Tamara Durst Empty Nest Watercolor

Juror: Leslie Jeffery  is an award-winning contemporary abstract artist born in Florida. She became aware of “art” at a young age painting with her grandmother, an accomplished oil painter. She studied painting, art history and constructive design at Florida State University. Her paintings are widely exhibited and have received numerous awards. She now works from her studios in FL and Highlands, NC where she spends the summer.  B.S. in Art Education | FSU

NAWA – National Assn. of Women Artists and NAWA-FL
ISAP – International Society of Acrylic Painters – Signature Member
FLAG – The Florida Artists Group and numerous other art organizations.

She is a Member and Past President of Las Damas de Arte, a Tampa-based group of women who exhibit together and raise money for art scholarships. She was co-founder of former The Carolina Gallery of Fine Art in Highlands, NC and twice Presenter for the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers at The Bascom in Highlands, NC.

Recent Solo Exhibitions:

“JOY of ART” Sep 15-Oct 12, 2022, Featured Artist, Ann Lea Fine Art Gallery, Cashiers, NC “SOUNDSCAPES”  Mar-Apr 2021 at Mirella Cimato Gallery, St. Pete Opera Co, St. Pete  “SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES” Nov-Dec 2020, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL     “ADIOS 2020” Dec 2020 Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL                    “

Recent Awards:
1st Place – Art Center Sarasota “UNCHARTED”  July 2020 for “Taste of Honey”
1st Place – Dunedin Fine Art Ctr “MAPPED OUT” Feb. 2021 for “Highways & Byways”

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Evolution, an all media open juried show, All Galleries April 15-May 1, 2025 Classes begin every week!

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