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Connecticut Women Artists 2020 National Open Juried Exhibition
Exhibiting Artists
Christine, Acebo, And Then I Ate Them
Pam Ackley, Emilia Grace
Pam Ackley, Winter
Margaret Bayalis, Between the Lines
Margaret Bayalis, Emerging
Brenda L. Bechtel, Cherished
Shelby Bonomo, 2020
Diane Brown, Blue & Yellow Series #5
Mary Burk Smith, Earth Series I
Mary Burk Smith, Warrior IX
Diane Cadrain, Sandy Neck II
Joanna Case, Scored Saggar Fired Pot
Joanna Cistulli, Bouquet of Love
Sharon Coffin, Coastal Series #1
Cynthia Cooper, Cascade
Patricia Corbett, The Blue Atlas
Mary Helen, Davis Dana in Winter
Pauletta De Lucia, Golden Eyes
Linda Boisvert DeStefanis, View Aloft
Gina Dunlap, Girl with a Green Scarf
Samantha Dziubek, You Won't See Me Fall Apart
Veronique Fournier-Wynne, Flower Lady
Diane Francis, Roman Forum
Denise Gaffney Hartz, Deep End
Denise Gaffney Hartz, Fossil Record
Ellen Gaube, MB 6
Teri Glassman, Ocean View
Susan Goldberg, Power Lines
Susan Goldberg, Mom's Chair
Susan Goldberg, Oak Tree
Nancy L. Greco, Wrapped Ponies
Annie Hayami, Mother and Son
Marianne Holtermann, The Little Washer Woman
Renee Hughes, We're All in it Together
Krista Johnson The Boys
Jacqueline Jones, Village Cinema
Hannah Jung, Blue Dream I
Elaine Juska Joseph, Comforting Arms
Rebecca Keller, Bangalore
Dian Kingsbury, Dangerously Cute Bobcat
Suzanne Kirschner, Silver Fish
Candace Klein, You
Tracy Klinesteker, Martini on the Rocks
Julianna Kristoff, Badlands at Dusk
Marcy LaBella, Far Away
Marcy LaBella, Il Tavolo Blu
Mary Lachman, Cellular Organelles
Marny Lawton, Shadows: Leaves, Light and Air #2
Janet Leombruni, Dancing With the Stars
Janet Leombruni, The Entertainer
Judith Levins, After the Corn is Cut
Patti Lizotte, Lollipop Pile
Tiantian Ma, Jackie And A Painting
Molly Mcdonald, Birds of a Feather
Nina McKitty, Family Portrait
Janet Miller, Sunny Window
Sharon Morgio, Speechless
Sharon Morgio, Hopeful
Naomi Nevo Ben Ari, Girl
Julie O'Connor, California, Before the Gigafire
Nancy Oates, Covid Mind
Nancy Oates, Covid Garden
Nancy Oates, Truth Matters
Juror's Statement
"As I juried this exhibition, I searched for work that combines technical and aesthetic development with a memorable image, a specific message, or a particular insight into the historic nature of 2020. I put together an exhibit that highlights the vibrancy of Connecticut Women Artists as a whole and celebrates the many ways art can transcend genres and help us to see the world anew. This exhibit provides a bright and hopeful note during this difficult time. I salute all the artists who submitted, including but not limited to the artists whose works are shown here. Thank you all for making your art and sharing it with the world.
Making art strengthens one’s sense of agency and action. The process slows us down, helps us to see with greater precision, and fortifies our critical thinking — as well as our intuitive senses. This experiential “toolkit” of our art process serves us well in life. Whether you are new to art or have been honing your vision for decades, I wish you a healthy year of art viewing and art-making. I hope you continue to be curious and adventurous as an artist. Perhaps art will help us rebuild our fractured world. As frightening and uncertain as these times can be, I trust artists to continue to nourish humanity by providing spaces for ambiguity, beauty, power, and courage."
Carol Padberg, MFA
Founder and Director, Nomad MFA, Hartford Art School
Exhibiting Artists
Mallorie Ostrowitz, Window with Painted Shutter
Linda Peduzzi, Evening Blue
Andi Pepper, Decanted Roses
Liane Philpotts, Short Supply
Joy Rademacher, I Met Her on Zoom
Lynda Regina, Some Like It Hot
Lynda Regina, Opening Act
Ann Rosebrooks, Peaceful Protest
Ann Rosebrooks, Let Freedom Ring
Grace Scharr McEnaney, Uncertainty
Julie Schnatz Rybeck, Kite Sky Series
Sarah Schneiderman, Name Something Yellow #10 (Daffodil)
Sarah Schneiderman, Sustainable Seafood: Don't Eat the Queen Parrotfish
Kimberley Scoble, Lazing
Kimberley Scoble, Midday Dinghies
Elizabeth Scott Early Summer, Lockwood Farm
Kara Simmers, Glacier's Journey Above Tíoochí Áayi
Victoria Sivigny, Palimpsest No. 18
Catherine Smith, The Joy of the Ride
Barbara Solomon, Woman Taking Flight
Marjorie Sopkin, The Lucky Ones Jessica Sperry, City Parks
Jessica Sperry, Cathedral Pile
Suzanne Starr, Best Friend
Suzanne Starr, Best Buddies
Georgia Stathoulas, Fluffy’s Dream Barn Caitlin Sweet, Fire
Patricia Tanger, Tracks
Kelly Taylor, Angles and Lines No. 2
Michele Tragakiss, Rabbit Hole
Claudia Van Nes, Flower Power
Frances Violante, Awakening
Diane Ward, See the Forest?
Sarah Warda, By The Southeast Lighthouse, BI
Janet Warner, The World as We Use to Know it
NC Whitcher, Fall
Karin Forde Whittemore, Threshold
Karin Forde Whittemore, The Quietude of the Cottage Closet
Linda Staphos Wosczyna, The Notorious RBG Collar
Jane Wright Wolf, Sealing Wax Palm: Intersection of the Culm