4 6 TH MID-STATE S CRAFT EXHI BI TI O N EVANSVILLE MUSEUM OF ARTS, HISTORY & SCIENCE December 8, 2019 - March 8, 2020 Evansville, Indiana
4 6 TH MID-STATE S CRAFT EXHI BI TI O N December 8, 2019 - March 8, 2020 Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science Evansville, Indiana This project was funded by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund.
The Evansville Museum thanks the following Award Contributors: Friends of the Evansville Museum John and Konnie Schlechte Dr. Joseph and Anne Schlechte Morris Marcia Kreyling Memorial Fund Frances Weil Memorial Fund in memory of Florita Eichel Jeanne Bowman Ellenstein Billie Sanders-Davies in memory of Robert A. Davies Martha Ryan in memory of Sam Ryan
Evansville Museum Members’
Evansville Museum Members’
Purchase Award Contributors:
Merit Award Contributors:
Ellen Glasgow
Jean Graham Lee
Cheryl and Dave Marshall
Eugene and Barbara Hamlow
Mrs. Spiro B. Mitsos
Kaman Hillenburg
Steve and Susan Worthington
Ms. Corinne Smith Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Tibbals Mr. and Mrs. John H. Weber Rick and Janet Zeiher
AB O UT T H E J U ROR Juror for this year’s competition is Dr. Chrystine Keener, assistant professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art and Culture at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Keener earned her Ph.D. in the History of Visual Culture from Indiana University, where she specialized in Early Modern art and culture. Her research focuses on the Italian Reformation, which predates the Protestant Reformation by thirty years, and its impact on the visual arts. She has presented her research at the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies in Toronto, the Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany, the College Art Association Conference, and the Renaissance Society of America Conference.
J URO R ’ S STAT E M E N T Selecting the entries for the 46th Mid-States Craft Exhibition was extremely challenging given the strength of all of the work submitted. However, when I jury or curate an exhibition, I must take into account several factors related to the museum, which will house the art for future generations to enjoy. First, I consider the aesthetic contribution that a selected piece will add to the museum’s collection. Second, I look for ways that the new works will create innovative avenues for dialogue between the museum’s permanent collection, curators, and the public. Lastly, I select work that exhibits exacting standards of craftsmanship. The strength of any museum is its ability to educate and appeal to a diverse population; a robust collection that pairs tradition with new forms and techniques enables an institution to craft stimulating and innovative exhibitions. I thank the Evansville Museum for the opportunity to jury this exhibition and for their gracious hospitality while I undertook this endeavor. The Evansville Museum has an amazing permanent collection, which continues to expand due to the creativity of its director, curator, and staff, and the generosity of its supportive community. Congratulations to all the artists! Chrystine L. Keener, Ph.D.
MICHELLE RIAL, Meander Fused glass, 17” x 57.5” x .5” $5,000 Friends of the Evansville Museum Purchase Award
BENJAMIN JOHNSON, Casual Impression blown glass, diamond engraved, sandblasted, 10.5” x 15” x 9.5” $450 Members’ Merit Award
MATTHEW PASKIET, Chalcedony Web Sculpture blown glass, 20.75” x 5.75” x 2.5” $500 Marcia Kreyling Memorial Purchase Award $500 Frances Weil Memorial Purchase Award presented in memory of Florita Eichel $400 Members’ Purchase Award
KEVIN DOTSON, Pressure Plate Series steel, canvas, 26” x 5” x 4” $250 Martha Ryan Merit Award presented in memory of Sam Ryan
ALEKSANDRA VALI, On the Edge of the Universe stone, metal, gold, 3” x 2” $1500 Dorothea Schlechte Memorial Purchase Award $250 Jeanne Bowman Ellenstein Purchase Award
HARIN SONG, Inwardness I acrylic, embroidery floss, frame, sewing, weaving, 23” x 19” x 1” $250 Billie Sanders-Davies Merit Award presented in memory of Robert A. Davies
KEVIN DOTSON detail of Pressure Plate Series steel, canvas 26” x 5” x 4”
BENJAMIN JOHNSON detail of Casual Impression glass, blown, diamond engraved, sandblasted 10.5” x 15” x 9.5”
HARIN SONG detail of Inwardness I acrylic, embroidery floss, frame, sewing, weaving 23” x 19” x 1”
EX H IB ITIO N C H E C K LI S T ANNE BEYER
ERIC DEPAN
Bloomington, Indiana
Smithville, Tennessee
Bullet
Bouquet in Grey
wood fired stoneware
glass
10.5” x 7” x 7”
15” x 6” x 6”
ELISA BOUGHNER &
Bouquet in White
MARTIN BOUGHNER
glass
Glenview, Illinois
18” x 6” x 6”
In Dreams glass and wood
KEVIN DOTSON
8” x 12” x 3”
Carbondale, Illinois Pressure Plate Series
SALLY BROGDEN
steel, canvas
Knoxville, Tennesse
29” x 11” x 9”
Untitled (2017 Black Pedestal Sculpture)
Pressure Plate Series
stoneware
steel, canvas
14” x 4.5” x 4.5”
26” x 5” x 4”
Untitled (2017 Wall sculpture)
BENJAMIN JOHNSON
porcelain
Chesterland, Ohio
19” x 4” x 4”
Casual Impression blown glass, diamond
ASHLEY CARROLL
engraved, sandblasted
Oxford, Ohio
10.5” x 15” x 9.5”
Confidence acrylic and mixed media on canvas
TRISH KORTE
8’ x 5’
Pekin, Indiana Woke
MICHELLE COAKES
mixed-media encaustic
Taylorville, Illinois
assemblage sculpture
Black Tube Vase #3 V1
20” x 18” x 7”
stoneware 11” x 4” x 4”
ROB MILLARD-MENDEZ
MATTHEW PASKIET
Evansville, Indiana
Holland, Ohio
Cicada Table
Chalcedony Web Sculpture
wood (maple, figured maple,
blown glass
ambrosia maple)
20.75” x 5.75” x 2.5”
32” x 46” x 16” MICHELLE RIAL DAWN MURTAUGH
Serena, Illinois
Evansville, Indiana
Meander
Tangerine Twilight
fused glass
textile
17” x 57.5” x .5”
15.5” x 19” 1” LAURA RICKS PATRICIA NELSON
Lafayette, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana
Round Barn Nightfall
Hurricane Damage - Caribbean
textile/fiber, wet felted wool
silver, copper, enamel, digital
16” x 23”
decals, tourmaline 3” x 3” x .5”
SUZANNE SIDEBOTTOM New Albany, Indiana
KELLY PARKER
Skate Key?
Parkview, Missouri
porcelain clay,
Penelope Cruz Chair
underglazes artist decals
ebonized ash
10” x 12” x 9”
34” x 19” x 20” CHRISTIAN SMITH Helix 2.0
Evansville, Indiana
spalted sycamore
Trypophobia Form
16” x 38” x 13”
wood (maple) 4.5” x 4.25” x 4.25”
HARIN SONG
PHIL WEASLEY
Chicago, Illinois
Westerville, Ohio
Inwardness I
Jarapas
acrylic, embroidery floss,
silicone, oil paint,
frame, sewing, weaving
human hair, cording
23” x 19” x 1”
35” x 12” x .5”
BARBARA TRISCARI
SCOTT WHEELER
Lebanon, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Van Heron
Left Shelf
fiber
wood collage
20” x 20”
16” x 11” x 1.5”
Lifes Paths
EILEEN WOODS
fiber
Columbus, Ohio
72” x 32”
Awkward School Pictures: Diane Embroidery
ALEKSANDRA VALI
floss, patterned fabric, wire
Geneva, Illinois
12” x 10” x 1”
On the Edge of the Universe stone, metal, gold
NOLAN WRIGHT
3” x 2”
Carbondale, Illinois Barnacles
Anatomy of Time
pine needle coiling
stone, metal, gold
13” x 9” x 5”
5” x 2”
Becalmed
WILL VAN DYKE
pine needle coiling
Evanston, Illinois
12” x 12” x 5”
Agrarian Structure stoneware ceramic 8” x 5” x 5”
PEGGY WYMAN Macomb, Missouri Enigma fiber (pine needles), sculpture 15” x 15” x 13.5” Comfort fiber (pine needles), sculpture 10” x 14” x 13” DAN ZAHN Moline, Illinois Matrix Bronze 22” x 12” x 10”
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