2012 Art Show Winner`s List
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2012 Art Show Winner`s List
Artists in Our Exhibit Adams, Cheryl • Barre, MA • [email protected] Benedict, Dorothy • W. Brookfield, MA • 508-867-6111 [email protected] Bigda, Kara • W. Brookfield, MA • 508-867-8584 [email protected] • www.karakbigda.com Bryant, Nancy • Palmer, MA • 413-284-4344 [email protected] • goneinc.com Busky, Demi • Hampden, MA • 413-566-3658 Kirk, Juli • Easthampton, MA • [email protected] Koteen, Ellen • Florence, MA • 413-584-8690 • [email protected] ellenkoteenphotographs.com Kubiak, Bernie • Amherst, MA • 413-259-1285 [email protected] • flickr.com/photos/berniekubiak Kusek, Michael • Monson, MA • 413-267-5894 • [email protected] LaPalme, Michele • Agawam, MA • 413-786-3246 Lastoff, Linda • Wilbraham, MA • 413-599-3216 • [email protected] Campbell, Les • Belchertown, MA • 413-323-7405 [email protected] • pvphotoartists.com Carney, Rebecca • Wilbraham, MA • 413-596-4481 Comstock, Leon A. • Springfield, MA 01119 • 413-783-2705 Conant, Pat • Westfield, MA 01085 • artid.com/pconant Corsini, David • Windham, CT • 860-450-0777 [email protected] • davidcorsiniart.com Lomas, Corey • Wilbraham, MA • 413-596-5027 • [email protected] Lussier, Barbara • Putnam, CT • [email protected] www.barbaralussiergallery.com Magovern, Doris • E. Longmeadow, MA • 413-525-7264 [email protected] Mastrangelo, Christina • Holyoke, MA • [email protected] christinamastrangelo.com McFarland, Sue • Conway, MA• [email protected] mcfarlandshandwork.wordpress.com Costanzo, Nancy • Hampden, MA • Nancycostanzo.com Darr-Morton, Elaine • Belchertown, MA • 413-323-9212 [email protected] • pvphotoartists.com Diaz, Jane • Willimantic, CT • 860-456-7791 • [email protected] Duncan, Darlene • Springfield, MA • 413-788-7823 • duncan.36@ verizon.net • facebook.com/Darlene Duncan Artist Dunn, Carol • Baltic, CT • 860-822-8412 • [email protected] • caroldunnart.com Eidman, E.E. • Enfield, CT • 860-741-1111 • [email protected] Fisher, Cheri • Monson, MA • 413-245-1080 [email protected] • www.flickr.cm/photos/fotobird-1 Gagnon, Ann • Wilbraham, MA • 413-596-4448 • [email protected] Gambaro, James • Belchertown, MA • 413-323-5117 [email protected] • jimgambarophotography.com Gillette, Douglas • Enfield, CT 06082 • www.douggillette.com Gonyeau, Judy • Monson, MA 01057 • [email protected] Groff, Barbara S. • Vernon, CT • 860-872-8246 [email protected] • barbaragroff.co Gurman, John • Shutesbury, MA • 413-256-2178 [email protected] Guthrie, Carole • Springfield, MA • 413-363-0050 [email protected] • caroleguthrie.com Hamlin, Linda • Huntington, MA • 413-667-3346 [email protected] • www.mldonline.net Hamlin, Steve • Huntington, MA • 413-667-3346 • steve@ stevehamlinwatercolors.com • stevehamlinwatercolors.com Harris, Robert • Northampton, MA • [email protected] Hess, Deborah • Westfield, MA • 413-568-9468 [email protected] Hodges, Maggie • Amherst, MA • 413-253-9074 [email protected] Horsnell, Maggie • South Hadley, MA • 413-533-6388 [email protected] Houghton, Geoff • Broadbrook, CT. • [email protected] steamfolk.com James, Clara • Ashfield, MA • [email protected] clarawjames.com Johnson, Davis • Monson, MA • 413-596-6966 Johnson, Emma • Brimfield, MA • 413-245-6090 • wildolive1@ verizon.net • www.etsy.com/shop/wildOliveCreations Kahn, Bruce • Northfield, MA 01360 • 413-498-5099 • [email protected] • www.brucekahn.net Keefe, Mary • Worcester, MA • 508-791-4127 Moriarty, Therese • E. Longmeadow, MA • 413-525-8878 [email protected] Morris, Pat • Stafford Springs, CT • [email protected] PatmorrisArtist.com Noonan, Mary • Storrs, CT • 860-429-5222 • [email protected] Rhoades, Elizabeth • Stafford Springs, CT • 860-851-9800 elizabethrhoadesfineart.com Rogers, Gregory • Dorchester, MA • 617-698-5670 contemporaryart.com/greg-rogers Rowley, Bill • 43 Brookwood Dr., Florence, MA • 413-586-9926 [email protected] • billrowleyphotography.com Savino, Diane • Hatfield, MA • [email protected] Scavotto-Earley, Barbara • Enfield, MA • 860-749-5501 • [email protected] • scavottosculpture.com Scholz, Art •Tolland, CT • 800-872-8271 • [email protected] •scholzart.com Shumate-Smith, Colette • Leominster, MA • 978-840-8893 • [email protected] • web.me.com/snossel2/A_line_Designs Simons, William • Ware, MA • 413-967-3338 Skowyra, Joyce • Palmer, MA • [email protected] joyceskowyraphotography.com Slavitt, Deborah Jane • Northampton, MA • [email protected] www.artisttogo.net Smith, David • Leominster, MA • 978-534-5919 • [email protected] Solomon, Maureen • Monson, MA • 413-267-3042 • [email protected] Solomon , Richard • Monson, MA • 413-267-5171 • [email protected] Stabell, Jean • New Salem, MA • 978-544-3861 • [email protected] Stevens, Michael D. • Fiskdale, MA • [email protected] Tencza, Frank •Wilbraham, MA • 413-596-3450 • [email protected] Theriault, Pierre • P.O. Box 522, Charlton, MA 01507 • 508-248-0720 Our Jury - 2012 Spring Art Exhibition & Sale JOHN C. CALHOUN John Calhoun is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute (BFA) and the Rhode Island School of Design (MFA). He has a studio in Holyoke and teaches art at Holyoke Community College and at Rhode Island School of Design (pre-college) and has also taught at Springfield College. He has exhibited in many solo and group shows in New England SUE KATZ Sue Katz studied for a master’s degree in sculpture at Ohio State University. She also studied ceramics with Peter Voulkos, U.C. Berkeley, and art history with Irving Sandler, New York University. After teaching ceramics and contemporary art history at New Jersey City University for five years, she moved to Western Massachusetts, raised a family, and co-founded and co-directed two community art galleries. She primarily creates art constructs combining painting and mixed media and has exhibited in many New England galleries. Recent group shows include, in 2011: Brush Gallery, Lowell, MA, Hampden Gallery, UMass, Amherst, Clark University, Worcester, Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown and FPAC Gallery in Boston. DENISE M. RIGGS Denise M. Riggs attended Savannah College of Art and Design. She studied the archival process, gum bi-chromate printing, which she practiced exclusively for ten years. In the late 90’s, she began to “see” color and break away from the strict darkroom parameters of the black & white processes. She now carries a small format camera seeking to capture an everyday object in an unfamiliar, abstract way. Denise says, “I shoot “straight”, there are no manipulations (no cropping or editing) in my work. Although it took me some time, I crossed the “digital divide” two years ago and am having lots of fun with the technology.” Her solo show, Reflections, is at the Northampton Center for the Arts this month. In 2011, her work was shown at the Danforth Art Museum in Framingham, The Cultural Center at Eagle Hill, Hardwick and at the Easthampton City Arts+Gallery, in Easthampton. 2012 Monson Arts Council Art Show Committee Our committee is composed of artists and those dedicated to art. You will see some of their work in this exhibition. Committee members and members of our Board of Directors are eligible to enter and be juried into our show, but are not eligible for our prizes. Many thanks to each: Co-coordinators: David Dupuis & Susan James. Members: Reed Coles, Betty Eisold, Mickey Kusek, Lynn Salem, Maureen Solomon, Roberta Wilson, and Jerry Wilson. Marianne Gambaro is our publicist. James Hoffman assisted with organization and registration. Gay Paluch coordinated our workshops. Neal Whitfield organized our digital entries. Photography by Lynn Salem & Nancy Bryant. Special thanks to the many Monson Arts Council volunteers who have helped us hang the art, staff the art delivery/pickup and, in many other ways, offered support and assistance: Juliet Bacchas, Tod Beall, Brian Clark, Tim Denney, Cathy Johnson, Christine Morrison, Eileen Saunders, Richard Solomon and Linda Spelko. Thank you also to Emma Johnson, our capable and efficient docent who serves as our staff during the show hours. Dave Xanatos is our webmaster. He deserves all the praise we can give him. Saturday, March 17 - Sunday, Aprl 1, 2012 Hours: Saturdays 10am - 5pm • Sundays Noon - 4pm Visit Our Show ONLINE During Exhibit Dates MonsonArtsCouncil.com Artists’ Reception ~ Saturday March 17, 1-4pm • Williams College Elizabethans a cappella concert • 3pm Sponsored by Johnsens Catering • Free & the Public is Invited! Wednesday, March 21, 6:30pm Let Art Be Your Muse - Writing Workshop Presenter: Sr. Maria Nace, SP Funded with a Grant from the Monson/Mass Cultural Council Brochure printed with sponsorship of Roberts & Sons Printing, Palmer, MA Workshops funded with a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Program design courtesy of Compleat Communications, Monson, MA Wine Tasting ~ Saturday March 24, 1-4pm ~ Bluegrass Band ~ Livestock Sponsored by Hardwick Vineyard & Winery Free & the Public is Invited! • All are Welcome Wednesday, March 28, 6:30pm Let Art Be Your Muse - Writing Workshop Presenter: Maria Arroyo Roberts AD Funded with a Grant from the Monson/Mass Cultural Council Tobenfeld, Emile • Framingham, MA • 508-405-2607 • [email protected] • www.foryourhead.com Viens, Joseph • E. Longmeadow, MA • 413-737-4927 • [email protected] josephviens.com Vinyard, Michael • Southbridge, MA • 508-453-4703 [email protected] • MomentsCapturedForever.com Vovas, Marcy • Springfield , MA • 413-783-8528 • [email protected] Watson, Constance •Worcester, MA 01605 • 508-852-8675 Wilda, Steve • Hadley, MA • 413-584-8482 • [email protected] • stevewilda.com Wilson, Jerry • Wilbraham, MA • 413-596-4481 • [email protected] Wilson, Roberta • Wilbraham, MA • 413-596-4481 • [email protected] Giclée of New England, Inc. • Hardwick Vineyard & Winery 1st Prize Photography Monson Arts Council 2012 Spring Art Exhibition & Sale Joyce Skowyra A Penny Imagine That! ~ Prizes Awarded Technically everything works together beautifully in Joyce's portrait of this little girl — the light, the composition, and especially the haunting expression captured on the girl's face. The cropping of the head was a risk that Joyce pulled off successfully to bring the viewer's focus down into her subject’s world. 1st Prize ~ Painting Michael D. Stevens Brenda’s Answer ~ Acrylic This abstract collage holds its own as a well constructed "puzzle" wherein the pieces fit to make a vibrant whole. Jurors liked the sophisticated approach and originality. Best of Show Doug Gillette ~ Cape Cod Landmark Silverpoint Jurors were unanimous in admiring the skill and vision of the artist. As juror Sue Katz said, “This portrait is a beautiful example of using the Renaissance sfumato technique of modulating tone to define volume, as opposed to line and edge. More importantly, the mood of quiet and calm and even a self-confident presence engages the viewer.” President’s Award Steve reviewed our show carefully, and he loved many of the works exhibited here, but returned time and again to this portrait. It was, for him too, “the best of show.” Committee Choice 2nd Prize ~ Painting Frank Tencza ~ Still Life with Jointer Plane ~ Acrylic This still life exemplifies its tradition of realistic detail with a dark background of a domestic theme frozen in time, in this case a tool. The deep black background and the frontal view of the plane makes a strong architectural-like composition and statement about the love of craftsmanship, both of the painter and the owner of the tool. 2 Steve Wilda Lemon Drops ~ Acrylic 1 Honorable Mentions ~ Painting Committee members have such a wide variety of tastes, we are each given three votes in order to assure that at some point we can agree on a prize winner. This year the vote came more easily. We all loved Steve Wilda’s intricate acrylic rendition of peeling paint and rusty pot spiced with the brilliance of the yellow lemons. 1. Roberta Wilson ~ Meghan ~ Oil 2. Kara Bigda ~ American Summer ~ Water Color 3. Christina Mastrangelo ~ Roses ~ Oil 4. Elizabeth Rhoades ~ Reflections On a Mud Pond ~ Pastel Emerging Artist Award Honorable Mention Rebecca Carney - Meg 2nd Prize ~ Photography Jean Stabell ~ The Birch One hundred people could have walked by this tree fallen in the water, but only an artist's eye would capture the scene so uniquely. Juror Denise Riggs said, “I was draw to this image because of it's abstractness. It's not immediately obvious what is happening compositionally — am I looking towards the sky? At a reflection? There's a need for viewer participation and the focused and unfocused areas work well adding to the image's interest.” Rebecca’s expressive, intense portrait of her daughter uses color and line in a masterful way to capture her personality. 1st Prize 3-Dimensional Work 1 2 3 2nd Prize 3-Dimensional Work Deborah Jane Slavitt ~ Miss Quiss ~ Fabric Art 4 David Corsini Tower of Flowers Metal & Glass Assemblage Above: Maggie Hodges ~ Sisters ~ Oil • Right: Barbara Groff Glazed With Light ~ Pastel Doug’s work is outstanding in his category. The two winning drawings were each excellent technically and compositionally, both strong and beautiful! Jurors admired the silverpoint medium and gave the drawing of the tree a top award for its substantial composition and well developed execution. They admired the concept and technique of the clarinet, as well as the beautifully drawn hands. William Simons The Curse is Broken! Imagine That! Corrugated Cardboard The Shepherd Family Award Honorable Mention Painting Doug Gillette Uncle Ralph’s Clarinet Graphite 1st Prize Drawing Christina Mastrangelo ~ Alexandra in Profile ~ Oil Selected by Steve Lowell, President, Monson Savings Bank Christina Mastrangelo ~ Alexandra in Profile ~ Oil 2nd Prize Drawing Barbara Shepherd and Bob Price of Monson underwrite this award, which is selected by Barbara. Barbara said, "I was drawn to this piece for its brightness and airy qualities. This is an accessible sculpture. It gives me the feeling of being in a garden, and I can imagine a place for it in my own garden, where I would feel the smile of a warm sunny day." Honorable Mention ~ 3-D Art Scholz ~ Hardware Man Metal & Wood Jurors awarded these pieces for their whimsical and joyful qualities. First Place went to Bill Simons for his imaginative use of his medium to create a work of art. They also loved the texture and personality of Miss Quiss. Hardware Man also seemed to reflect our theme so perfectly and a technically amazing metal creation. As juror, Sue Katz, said, “All three sculptures appealed to me for their sense of whimsy and intriguing techniques: they are just plain fun!” 3 Photography 1. Robert Harris ~ Ice at Harding Pond 2. Bill Rowley ~ Clay Jars, Rajasthan’ 3. Carol Dunn ~ Silent Melody Pigment Print Honorable Mention ~ Print Category Carol Dunn ~ Winter Silo ~ Solar Plate Etching