Ellarslie Open 36
Juried Exhibit
Gallery Talk with Award-winning Artists
Sunday, May 19, 2019
1:30 pm
On Display
May 4, 2019 – July 7, 2019
Read the review by Janet Purcell.
Thanks to TrentonDaily for this article about the award winners.
New Jersey’s Premier Annual Juried Show
Over the years, the Ellarslie Open has become a significant exhibition, drawing from the work of professional artists while encouraging and recognizing the work of emerging artists. Today, the Ellarslie Open serves as New Jersey’s premier annual juried exhibit, with acceptance into the show being highly coveted. The 36th annual Ellarslie Open broke all records for submissions in 2019, with 520 pieces submitted by 281 artists from the Delaware Valley and beyond. Nearly one hundred artists were first time applicants to the show. From the wide array of work by so many talented artists, the juror Liz Kelton Sheehan created an exhibition unlike any previous show, with a strong contemporary graphic component contrasted by more abstract works and highly-detailed still lifes.
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Independent Curator Liz Kelton Sheehan is an educator and independent curator of contemporary art with particular interests in public, interactive, and interdisciplinary projects. A resident of Bucks County, PA, she holds degrees in art history and museum studies from Bowdoin College and Tufts University, and has over 15 years of experience working with museums and organizations in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Since moving to the area six years ago, Sheehan has curated exhibitions for the Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ; the James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA; and the Hicks Art Gallery at Bucks County Community College. In addition, she is the co-organizer of the Lambertville-New Hope PechaKucha series, which she started in 2015 to provide a forum for the creative communities on both sides of the Delaware.Awards and prizes have been announced. Twenty-four artists in eight categories shared nearly $8000 in prizes. In addition, four works of art were accepted into the collection. Congratulations to all the award winners. And again, many thanks to Liz Sheehan for a fine job as juror.
Award-winning Works
Cassaundra Flor, Aeolian Cityscape The Blick Art Materials Award for Best in Show Overall
Chee Bravo, Subway Performers – Barcelona, TMS Purchase
Richard Hoffman, Indoor Winter Escape, TMS Purchase
Joseph Kazimierczyk, Firmly Rooted, TMS Purchase
Deborah W. Pey, Morning Light, C&C Purchase Award
Margie Milne, Portrait of Gabrielle, Pat and Julie Chiacchio Award for Best in Show – Drawing
Laurel Daunis-Allen, Reid Rocks, Jack Richeson Award for Runner Up – Drawing
Sue Ann Erickson, Karora, Award for Honorable Mention – Drawing
Carla Sakson, Sunrise, Hunter Research Award for Best in Show – Fiber Art
Lynne Hoffman, Barn, VI, Rago Fine Arts Award for Runner Up – Fiber Art
Marilyn Cowgill, Bow Knot (Transparency/Room Divider) Award for Honorable Mention – Fiber Art
Ivia Sky Yavelow, Alphabet Soup, Jack Richeson Award for Best in Show – Mixed Media
Libby Ramage, GooGoo Doll, President’s Award for Runner Up – Mixed Media
Deirdre Sheean, Number 45, Award for Honorable Mention – Mixed Media
Patrick Seufert, Dual Extension, Mel Leipzig Award for Best in Show – Painting
Annelies van Dommelen, Broken Fence, Princeton Brush Award for Runner Up – Painting
Lisa Falkenstern, Boater, Gamblin Artists Oil Color Awards for Honorable Mention – Painting
Joseph Gilchrist, Praise Waiteth for Thee, Diane Ciccone & Kali McMillan Award for Best in Show – Photography
John Slavin, Doylestown, PA, Jerry’s Artarama Award for Runner Up – Photography
Kenneth Hess, United Nations, Manhattan, for Honorable Mention – Photography
Cassaundra Flor, Aeolian Cityscape, Rago Fine Arts Award for Best in Show – Printmaking
Marc Schimsky, Uncertainty, Trustees Award for Runner Up – Printmaking
Madelaine Shellaby, Mother’s Garden, Award for Honorable Mention – Printmaking
Carol Magner, Nurturing, Frank Weeden Sculpture Award for Best in Show – Sculpture
Ivar Raphael, Branch Vase, Jerry’s Artarama Award for Runner Up – Sculpture
Abby Zoline, Red #1, Award for Honorable Mention – Sculpture
Dallas Piotrowski, Winter in the Pines, Blick Art Materials Award for Best in Show – Watercolor
Karen Terry, Fall, Jack Richeson Award for Runner Up – Watercolor
Diane Greenberg, Terra, Goddess of Earth, Award for Honorable Mention – Watercolor
Associated Events
Gallery Talk
Sunday May 19, 2019, 1:30 pm
Award winners discuss their work with the public
Breakfast with the Judge
Saturday, June 15, 2019, 10 am
Over pastries and breakfast beverages, Juror Liz Shelton Sheehan will discuss how works in Ellarslie Open 36 were selected.