On Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Norman L. Fagan West Virginia State Theater of the Cultural Center, 18 awards totaling $33,000 were presented to West Virginia artists and craftspeople. The awards ceremony preceded the opening of the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2005 at the Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The evening’s program was free and open to the public.
The exhibition, presented biennially by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, features works in the areas of painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, mixed media and crafts by 94 West Virginia artists. It will be on display through Jan. 29, 2006.
All 124 pieces in the exhibit, including the award winners, were chosen by jurors Donald Kuspit, art critic and professor of art history and philosophy, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and contributing editor at Artform, Sculpture and New Art Examiner magazines, and David McFadden, chief curator at the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City. Kuspit and McFadden viewed more than 430 submissions to select the show. The awards money is made available through the West Virginia Commission on the Arts of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History from funds appropriated by the West Virginia Legislature. The awards constitute one of the largest endowments for any single juried exhibition in the country.
Kuspit said “ . . . in West Virginia I was pleased to find many paintings, in a variety of styles, that seemed to establish an inner relationship with their subject matter, suggesting that the artist was not simply observing it but internalizing it, so that it became a part of his own identity, thus deepening its meaning.”
McFadden added “For someone whose art historical life has been focused on three-dimensional objects, it was a great pleasure to see such a wide and engaging range of painting, drawing and photography.”
Many of the works on display are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition. Cultural Center hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information about the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2005, call Stephanie Y. Lilly, exhibits coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 128.
A complete list of artists in the exhibition, including the winners, is below. The winning pieces can be viewed online.
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. Visit the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division. The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Ginny Painter
Director of Public Information
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
Phone (304) 558-0220
Fax (304) 558-2779
ginny.painter@wvculture.org
LIST of ARTISTS
Earline Allen
Huntington
Sea Spawn
Porcelain
16” x 13” x 13”, $580
G. Margaret Babb
Hedgesville
Hawaii
Applique quilt
86” x 86”, $2,200
Stephen Beckner
Elkview
Naked Underneath
Photography
28” x 22”, $500
Deborah H. Bowling
Bluefield
Interval
Mixed media
28” x 24”, $450 and
Robe of the Rising Sun
Mixed media
28” x 24”, $450
Award of Excellence $2,000
George A. Brown
Buckhannon
Trio
Marble, limestone
6” x 6” x 6”, $800
Bruce Burgin
Beckley
New River Gorge Bridge and
Star Trails
Photography
28” x 32”, $500
Gina Candelori
Bramwell
Cernunno
Oil on canvas
36” x 24” x 2”, $8,000
Susan Carney
Shepherdstown
Welt Sammlung I (World Order)
Monoprint
27” x 33”, $800
Frank Ceravalo
Martinsburg
North Bend AM
Digital Photography
12” x 29”, $350
Patricia Taylor Chapman
Huntington
Memorial
Mixed media
30” x 33” x 12”, $1,200
Sheila M. Chipley
Athens
Yum Yum Series II
Acrylic
16” x 20” each, NFS
Rob Cleland
Charleston
Taking Steps to Expand How We See
Oil on canvas
12” x 9” x 2”, $2,000
and
The Effects of Judgment on
Perception and Vice Versa
Oil on canvas
36” x 24” x 2”, $2,000
Michael Costello
Elkview
Departure from the Life in
Cape Town Station
Digital photography
18” x 20”, $375
T. Paige Dalporto
Charlton Heights
No Other Gods
Photography
16” x 20”, $250
C. Victor Deloe
Richwood
Marketry
Mixed media
27” x 22”, $300
Judith B. Douglas
Malden
Broomsedge and Greenbriers
Mixed media
19” x 25” x 2”, $390
and
Come Walk With Me
Mixed media
22” x 17” x 2”, $780
James E. Dunlap
Dunbar
Metanoia 7/7
Handcolored silver print
9” x 13”, $175
Chris Dutch
Charleston
I Remember the Summer My Mother Brought Letters from You
Stained Glass
73” x 42” x 5”, $5,000
Merit Award $500
Sonya Evanisko
Shepherdstown
Bikini
Mixed media
33” x 25” x 2”, $800
and
Tornado #8
Mixed media
33” x 25” x 2”, $800
F. Brian Ferguson
Oak Hill
Cold Mountain
Digital photography
18” x 22”, $300
Lori Flood
Morgantown
Wavy Spike Scarf
Merino wool
80” x 16”, $150
Brianne L. Gilkerson
Beckley
Mom
Prismacolor pencils
32” x 20” x 2”, $500 and
Prince
Graphite, charcoal
34” x 34” x 2”, $1,000
Merit Award $500
Mirjana Golubovic
Morgantown
Untitled (Web of Dreams)
Acrylic
34” x 26” x 2”, $300
Merit Award $500
Mary Grassell
Hurricane
Over and Under
Woodblock print
37” x 31”, $725
Bruce K. Haley, Jr.
Charleston
Aspen Spring
Enhanced color digital photography
18” x 24”, $275
and
Doors and Windows of Raquira #2
Enhanced color digital photography
24” x 18”, $275
Robin Hammer
Charleston
Casting of Orbs
Photography
19” x 25”, $600
George Harper
Harrisville
Pool
Digital photography
16” x 20”, $400
Cheryl Ryan Harshman
Wheeling
On Target #1
Clay monoprint
19” x 24”, $400
Alison Helm
Morgantown
Introspection
Stainless steel, stone, glass
70” x 33” x 17”, $5,000
Vernon F. Howell
Barboursville
Down Side Up
Mixed media
16” x 13” x 2”, $900
and
Thru Big Timber
Mixed media
18” x 30” x 2”, $1,500
Martina Huson
Charleston
Peace
Fused glass with gold detail
2” x 11” x 11”, $450
Karl Jacobson
Wheeling
Winter Shelter for Birds
Acrylic on paper
41” x 33” x 2”, $1,000
Patricia Jacobson
Wheeling
Footwork
Oil on paper
42” x 144”
Award of Excellence $2,000
Elizabeth Jaeger
Morgantown
Flight into Darkness
Watercolor, ink, colored pencil
24” x 31”, $600
Phil Jones
Charleston
Our Brothers Await Us
Acrylic, ink on canvas
31” x 25”, $786
Barrie Kaufman
Charleston
Learning to Sing
Woodblock, drypoint etching
23” x 16”, $1,200
Dane Klingaman
Charleston
Murray
Mixed media
19” x 25” x 3”, $500
and
Untitled
Mixed media
17” x 21”, $350
Keith Lahti
Chloe
Sculpted Vase
Stoneware
10” x 7” x 7”, $195
and
Altered Pitcher
Stoneware
10” x 7” x 5”, $250
Stephen Lawson
Morgantown
Sunrise over Sugar Grove
Photography
17” x 61”, $1,995
Merit Award $500
William K. Lightner
Charleston
Gravity Effects
Gesso, oil on canvas
24” x 36” x 2”, $780
Dave Litz
Charleston
Untitled
Stone, plastic
36” x 18” x 18”, $995 and
Untitled
Stone, plastic
38” x 20” x 20”, $995
Peter Massing
Huntington
Brush Fan
Plaster, art brushes
18” x 11” x 5”, $300
Elizabeth S. McClain
Morgantown
March Thaw
Oil on linen
36” x 28”, $3,500 and
Morning Bird Song
India ink on handmade paper
25” x 32”, $1,500
Merit Award $500
Brittain McJunkin
Charleston
Untitled (Alderson, West Virginia)
Digital photography
13” x 15”, $375
Mark Tobin Moore
Charleston
Holocaust Survivors, 1947
Mixed media
30” x 30” x 3”, $2,000
Roberta Morgan
Great Cacapon
Bowls
Oil on board
11” x 14”, $770
and
The Study of Life
Oil on canvas
34” x 38”, $6,460
Suzan Morgan
Buckhannon
Fractal #2
Cotton, flannel
20” x 20”, $430
Cynthia Myerberg
Morgantown
Postmodern Madonna
Fabric, photo transfers
35” x 30”, $1,500 and
What “The Pill” Does to Husbands
Fabric, photo transfer
35” x 30”, $1,500
Betty L. Neely
Fairmont
Center Piece
Watercolor
41” x 30”, $3,500
Liz Neumann
Wheeling
Mr. Rooster Man
Acrylic on canvas
24” x 30”, $900
and
Vincent’s Peace
Acrylic on canvas
18” x 24” x 2”, $900
Eric Pardue
Milton
Applied Physiology
Mixed media
20” x 16” x 2”, $300
and
Sound, Pronounce, Spell
Mixed media
20” x 16” x 2”, $300
Janet Parker
Charleston
Returning to Appalachia: November
Woven paper
7” x 7”, $250
and
Returning to Appalachia:
Winter Celebration
Woven paper
7” x 10”, $250
Brent Patterson
Buckhannon
Boise
Photo montage
29” x 35” x 2”, $850
Merit Award $500
and
Pizza Hut
Photo montage
29” x 35” x 2”, $850
Bernie Peace
Wheeling
Emily and Kelsey #4
Photo collage
20” x 10”, $500
Susan G. Poffenbarger
Dunbar
Canaan Framed II
Graphite, charcoal
26” x 31”
Award of Excellence $2,000
Emily Ritchey
Huntington
Empowerment Zone
Oil, paper on panel
14” x 8”, $500
and Memory
Oil on panel
12” x 8”, $500
Betty Rivard
Duck
Storm Coming - Braxton County, WV
Photography
21” x 25”, $190
Linda Walker Roberts
Beverly
Tulip Dream
Watercolor, cold-press paper
24” x 31”, $400
Merit Award $500
Pat Roberts
Charleston
Flea Market Extravaganza
Watercolor on wood
29” x 28” x 2”, $1,200
Norm Sartorius
Parkersburg
Bi-Hawk
Che Chen burl wood
8” x 8” x 3”, $2,600
Sandra Schmocker
Williamsburg
Farm Use
Watercolor on paper
20” x 16”, $900
Robert W. Schramm
West Liberty
Alone Again
Daguerreotype
12” x 9”, $950
and
Rue Norvins
Daguerreotype
20” x 16”, $350
Angelica Settle
Dunbar
The Musician
Monotype
24” x 18”, NFS
Naomi Settle
St. Albans
Renewal
Photography
12” x 18”, $260
Thad Settle
Dunbar
Journey
Oil on canvas
42” x 46”, $1,500
and
Quantum
Acrylic on canvas
12” x 12”, $500
Claire Sherwood
Huntington
Pipe Dreams
Cement, fabric, lace
12” x 12” x 12” each
Award of Excellence $2,000
and
Vessel for Mourning
Cement, lace
36” x 36” x 40”, $5,000
David C. Simmons
Charleston
Below the Road
Oil on panel
41” x 48”, $400
and
Purple Tree Wall
Oil on canvas
16” x 20”, $300
Dianna Simms
Charleston
Moonshine Sunflowers
Acrylic on canvas
48” x 44” x 2”, $600
Joe Smith
Elkview
Walnut Burl Nestled Bowls
Walnut burl
8” x 16” x 16”, $795
Robert Wrene Smith
Vienna
Phil Dean - House Painter
Watercolor
24” x 30”, $850
Thomas N. Smith
Charleston
Shaker
Oil
42” x 38”
Award of Excellence $2,000
Barbara Stanley
Charleston
Ben’s Run
Gouache on watercolor paper
14” x 23”, $1,950
F. Brown Steele
Franklin
Empty Vessels
Watercolor
21” x 21”, $1,350
and
Tunnel Vision
Aquatint etching
6” x 13”, $100
Keeley Steele
Charleston
Mama’s Minion #1
Marble, wood, leather
66” x 6” x 6”, $1,950
Linda Charles Stone
Madison
Motivating Force I
Mixed media
22” x 23”, $800
Ross Straight
Buckhannon
Badlands
Watercolor
28” x 38”, $1,600
Patricia Sutphin
Scott Depot
Reflections II
Oil on canvas
24” x 48”, $1,100
Susan Ting
Morgantown
Peering Iguana
Ceramic
14” x 6” x 6”, $300
Nancy E. Tirone
Triadelphia
All Meet Whom Day and Care Divide
Mixed media
27” x 30”, $1,000
and
Dance Me to the End of Love
Mixed media
25” x 29”, $750
Allen Toney
Huntington
A Poem of Air 2.0
Electronic painting
46” x 48” x 2”, $2,000
and
Towards Never After
Electronic painting
66” x 46” x 2”
D. Gene Jordon Memorial
Award $5,000
Robert Villamagna
Wheeling
Flood
Mixed media
34” x 22”, $2,000 and
Fountain of Youth
Mixed media
30” x 126” x 17”
Governor’s Award $5,000
Betty Warner
Charleston
Amish Ploughman
Watercolor
21” x 31” x 2”, NFS
Tanya Warwick
Charleston
My Bully
Mosaic
24” x 24” x 2”, $1,300
Herb Weaver
Bethany
Hook, Lying, and Sinker
Ceramic
50” x 16” x 16”
Governor’s Award $5,000
and
M. Tea Votes
Low-fired ceramics
39” x 18” x 13”, $750
Laura V. Wiik
Charleston
Performer
Mixed media
40” x 29”, $1,040
Randy B. Williams
Independence
Asphalt Trail
Acrylic on canvas
44” x 30”, $3,500
and
Moon over Eagle Rock
Acrylic on canvas
40” x 30”, $2,000
Tom Wills
Charleston
Doc’s Bar
Photography
14” x 16”, $300
Barbara Marsh Wilson
Hurricane
Dixie, Beatrice’s Pet Goat
Oil-based monoprint
42” x 36” x 3”
Award of Excellence $2,000
Mollie K. Woody
Huntington
When I Grow Up…
Polaroids, Plexiglas, lights
22” x 44” x 6”, NFS and
Light
Photography
11” x 14”, NFS
Raymond Yosuico
Berkeley Springs
Day of Pentecost
Acrylic on canvas
60” x 73” x 2”, $3,000
Genny Zbach
Fairmont
Small Stream
Flameworked glass
16” x 1”, $400
Naijun Zhang
Morgantown
View of Tiananmen in Beijing
Oil on linen
28” x 32”, $4,800