Annual Juried Show 2007
Each year Abington Art Center celebrates the talent of our friends and neighbors. Over 50 works of art by local and regional artists are on view through January 25, 2008. At the opening reception on Saturday, December 8 an award ceremony recognized outstanding works including Best in Show, Ceramics, Jewelry and Works on Paper. Below is the full list of award recipients:
Best in Show: Bruce Campbell “Untitled”
Trustee’s Award: Jessica Hersh “Barbie Teapots”
Janet & Stan Angelo Award for Excellence: Carole J. Meyers “Bedtime Stories”
Jim Bachman Memorial Award: Paul Gorka “Swimming in Hell”
Yvonne M. Kelly Award for Mixed Media: Suzanne Hunter “Combat Clutchbag”
Marjorie Carmosin Memorial Award for Jewelry: Adrienne Neszmelyi “Moorish Inspired Salt and Pepper Shakers”
Tile and Mosaic Award: Rochelle Leibowitz “Celebration of Life”
Miriam Belber Award for Best in Jewelry: Julie Mann “Keepsake Box”
Calfayan Construction Award for Technical Merit: Lisa McQueen Knight “For S. Plath”
Calfayan Construction Award for Creativity: Amy Mash “Untitled 1 & 2″
Elaine Adler Award for Ceramics: Heather Mae Erickson “Sprinkle”
Adler Memorial Award for Ceramics: Nancy Reese “Untitled (smoke and white)”
Home Depot Honorable Mention: Thom Hasenmayer “Amazing Drawings of Real Life Events”
Detail of work by Henry Berkowitz
Detail of work by Cynthia Back
ABOUT THE JUROR: Andrea Kirsh is an art historian who moved to Philadelphia in 2003. She has diverse curatorial and administrative experience in museums and public art, and has organized exhibitions of Carrie Mae Weems, Nam June Paik, Pat Oleszko, Fishli and Weiss, Chris Burden, William Wegman and Robert Arneson, among others. She wrote “Seeing Through Paintings; Physical examination in art historical studies” (YUP, 2000) with Rustin S. Levenson, and is adjunct faculty at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and Georgetown University, Department of Art History, and on the board of the College Art Association. Kirsh contributes regularly to Roberta Fallon and Libby Rossof’s Artblog, and writes the series “Philadelphia Introductions” for InLiquid.com.
Detail of work by Lisa McQueen Knight
Detail of work by Rochelle Leibowitz
