68th Art of the Northeast

Silvermine

68th Art

of the

Northeast

July 14 – August 25, 2018

Silvermine Arts Center – 68th Art of the Northeast Summer 2018 The job posed to the art juror is both an impossible prospect and a welcome challenge.

As a contemporary art curator, having the opportunity to look at several hundred new works of art in a few sittings is a great pleasure. This charge is truly the best part of the job. On the other hand, as a firm believer that art should be experienced in person, having to select an exhibition based on digital images viewed on a laptop proved to be a difficult task. Still, the high quality of submissions across all media shone through—390 artists each submitted as many as five works for consideration. In the end, 44 artists were selected for the 2018 Art of the Northeast exhibition.

The final selection must be understood as the opinion and eye of one individual. A different juror would have chosen an entirely different show. My subjective decisions were grounded in objective criteria—a balance of creative and formal elements. Color, technique, and composition weighed equally with subject, concept, and individual style. A strong and diverse range of work emerged.

From abstract to representational, these various offerings cut across categories and mediums: painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, print, collage, and ceramic art. This vast and impressive range of work speaks to the many individual voices creating contemporary art today.

In selecting the award winners, I placed emphasis on the unique voice and signature style of the individual artist. I find this particular combination is among the greatest challenges for artists working today. There are many artists who are excellent technicians. However, the more rare artist mines new territory, presents a singular vision, and delivers a surprising experience that captures one’s attention and interest. I had many captivating moments in reviewing the submissions for the Silvermine Arts Center’s 68th Art of the Northeast. Art makes you look. Great art makes you look again.

Patricia Hickson Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

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Exhibiting Artists Mark Andreas – Stamford, CT Lauren Eve Skelly Bailey – East Meadow, NY Werner Bargsten – Jersey City, NJ Gianluca Bianchino – Little Falls, NJ Debra Bilow – South Salem, NY Scott Bricher – South Kent, CT Eoin Burke – New Haven, CT Jennifer Cadoff – New Rochelle, NY Helen Cantrell – Old Lyme, CT Jeremy Cash – Brooklyn, NY Alexander Churchill – Norwalk, CT Susan Clinard – New Haven, CT Ashley Norwood Cooper – Cooperstown, NY Liz Dexheimer – Washington, CT David Dowler – Corning, NY Kevin Ford – Norwalk, CT Robert Gregson – Orange, CT

Renee Khatami – New York, NY Audrey Klotz – Weston, CT Linda Kuehne – Pound Ridge, NY Ron Lake – Westport ,CT Willard Lustenader – New Haven ,CT Angie O'Brien – Stamford, CT Peter Ostasiewicz – Norwalk, CT Elizabeth Panzer – Accord, NY Jill Parry – Mamaroneck, NY Michael Quirk – Shelton, CT Nan Runde – Hartford, CT Robert Sachs – Norwalk, CT Jean Sausele-Knodt – North Yarmouth, ME Ingrid Scheibler – Newton Centre, MA Rosalind Shaffer – Weston, CT Arlé Sklar-Weinstein – Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Susan Sommer – Accord, NY

Christine Guarino – Hudson, NY Ella Hilsenrath – New York, NY Martha Ives – New York, NY Paul Eric Johnson – Stafford Springs, CT Tracy Kerdman – New York, NY

Sofie Swann – Stamford, CT Kazaan Viveiros – Frenchtown, NJ Lisa Deloria Weinblatt – Bayside, NY Christa Whitten – Suffield, CT Joan Zagrobelny – Newtown, CT 3

Award Sponsors Rose-Marie Fox, Board Chair Russell Jinishian Carole Eisner Mollie & Albert Jacobson Jerry’s Artarama Winsor & Newton Event Sponsors Roger Mudre Anonymous Marilyn Clements Thomas Berntsen Miggs Burroughs Alberta Cifolelli Liz Dexheimer Bob Miranti Angie O'Brien Donations Elysa DeMartini Reception Sponsors Francos Wine Merchants Silvermine Market Volunteers Mark Andreas, Lucienne Buckner, Sharon Cavagnolo, Heidi Lewis Coleman, Cecilia Moy Fradet, Andrew Graham, Nash Hyon, Linda Kuehne, Laurie Peek, Lisa Thoren, Meg Tweedy, Joan Wheeler

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68th Award Winners for their body of work Board Chair Award – $1000 Best in Show and solo exhibit in 2020 Sofie Swann, Stamford, CT Patricia Warfield Jinishian Award – $500 Tracy Kerdman, New York, NY Carole Eisner Award for Sculpture – $250 Susan Clinard, New Haven, CT Mollie & Albert Jacobson Award for Sculpture – $200 Jean Sausele-Knodt, North Yarmouth, ME Jerry’s Artarama Award – $250 Gift Card Kevin Ford, Norwalk, CT Michael Quirk, Shelton, CT Winsor & Newton Award – Professional Watercolor Set Christa Whitten, Suffield, CT

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Mark Andreas

Dragon Douglas fir, rope, steel, plaster, water, 40” x 51” x 8”, $5,000 6

Lauren Eve Skelly Bailey

Washed Out Glazed porcelain with slip, cone 6, 5” x 4.5” x 4”, $450 7

Lauren Eve Skelly Bailey

Stacking Up Ceramic materials, resin and flock , 7” x 6” x 4”, $1,250 8

Lauren Eve Skelly Bailey

Ominous Clay, glaze, resin, acrylic and flock, 5” x 5” x 7”, $450 9

Lauren Eve Skelly Bailey

Cracked & Stacked Glazed ceramic material, multiple firings and resin, 6” x 8” x 5”, $600 10

Werner Bargsten

NordArtLg wall package Clay and copper, 21" x 27" x 5", $4,500 11

Werner Bargsten

2standing2package Clay and copper, 12" x 24" x 8", $2,500 12

Werner Bargsten

Untitled wall package Polyurethane and copper, 11" x 11" x 3", $1,800 13

Gianluca Bianchino

Transportal #6 – Beyond the Singularity Wood, enamel, acrylic, lens, LED, 9" x 8" x 8.5", $3,500 14

Gianluca Bianchino

Transportal #5 – Deep Core Wood, enamel, acrylic, lens, LED, 7.5" x 7" x 8", $3,500 15

Gianluca Bianchino

Transportal #4 – Emerald Ocean Spray–painted wood, lens, LED, 19" x 30" x 6", $3,850 16

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Debra Bilow

Winter Field North Country No. 4 Archival pigment print, 6" x 6", $750 17

Debra Bilow

Winter Field North Country No. 1 Archival pigment print, 6" x 6", $750 18

Debra Bilow

Winter Field North Country No. 2 Archival pigment print, 6" x 6", $750 19

Scott Bricher

Barnett Road Oil on linen, 56” x 48”, $4,000 20

Scott Bricher

Livingston Avenue Oil on linen, 66” x 96”, $7,000 21

Eoin Burke

The Explanation Acrylic paint, epoxy, 12�, $3,000 22

Eoin Burke

Pull Acrylic paint, epoxy, 12�, $3,000 23

Eoin Burke

Worship Acrylic paint, epoxy, 12�, $3,000 24

Eoin Burke

Dancer Acrylic paint, epoxy, 12�, $3,000 25

Eoin Burke

The delay Acrylic paint, epoxy, 12�, $3,000 26

Jennifer Cadoff

Stacks variation #1 Ink on watercolor paper, 28” x 28”, $800 27

Jennifer Cadoff

Crosshatch #1 Ink on watercolor paper, 28” x 28”, $800 28

Jennifer Cadoff

Interchangable Ink on watercolor paper, 28� x 28�, $800 29

Helen Cantrell

Cats, Cave 1 Woodcut, 36" x 38", $3,000 30

Helen Cantrell

Cats in the Mist Woodcut, 32" x 48", $3,500 31

Jeremy Cash

Portrait on fire Caran d'Ache crayon and pencil on paper, 10.75" x 8.25", $500 32

Jeremy Cash

Looking Left 2018 Caran d'Ache crayon and pencil on paper, 10.5" x 8", $500 33

Alexander Churchill

Tailgating at the Quiet Revolution Oil on canvas, 30" x 36", $2,200 34

Susan Clinard

Turbulent Waters Acrylic paint on wood, 52" x 108" x 30", $10,000 35

Susan Clinard

A Place For You Mixed media, 17"x 10" x 4�, $550 36

Ashley Norwood Cooper

Nest Robber Oil on panel, 30" x 36", $2,300 37

Ashley Norwood Cooper

Odalisque by the Woodstove Oil on panel, 36" x 30", $2,300 38

Liz Dexheimer

Dance Party Nightcrawlers Viscosity monotype, 32” x 48”, $3200 39

Liz Dexheimer

Dance Party Blues Viscosity monotype, 32” x 48”, $3200 40

David Dowler

Bernifal Fabricated steel, 50" x 72" x 1/8" - variable, $2500 41

Kevin Ford

Dentures Acrylic on linen, 9" x 12", $350 42

Kevin Ford

Plant Acrylic on canvas mounted to panel, 16” x 12”, $300 43

Kevin Ford

Flowered Vase Acrylic on linen, 12” x 9”, $350 44

Kevin Ford

Ol' Time Glove Acrylic on linen, 9” x 12”, $350 45

Robert Gregson

Tectonic Series 6 Acrylic on wood, 24" x 31" x 4", $2,600 46

Robert Gregson

Tectonic Series 1 Acrylic on wood, 25" x 51" x 6", $3,200 47

Christine Guarino

Taste and See: Peanut Butter and Jelly Watercolor, acrylic gel, oil, encaustic on paper, 37” x 30” x 2”, $1,000 48

Christine Guarino

Taste and See: Blueberry Muffin Watercolor, acrylic gel, oil, encaustic on paper, 37” x 30” x 2”, $1,000 49

Christine Guarino

Taste and See: Mint Julep Watercolor, acrylic gel, oil, encaustic on paper, 37” x 30” x 2”, $1,000 50

Ella Hilsenrath

prayer bed Fibers, wire, 21" x 47" x 17", $500 51

Ella Hilsenrath

Soft Spot Fibers, wood, wire, 49" x 19" x 15", $3,000 52

Martha Ives

Pleasures of the Pond Linocut, 19.5” x 18.5”, $400 53

Paul Eric Johnson

Mobil Man – from the Boston Color series Archival pigment print, 26” x 19”, $950 54

Paul Eric Johnson

Maria's – from the Boston Color series Archival pigment print, 26” x 19”, $950 55

Paul Eric Johnson

Beacon Hill – from the Boston Color series Archival pigment print, 26” x 19”, $950 56

Tracy Kerdman

What People Say Oil on canvas, 18” x 18”, $3,420 57

Tracy Kerdman

Cake Oil on wood, 20” x 16”, $3,800 58

Tracy Kerdman

Candles in Dish Oil on canvas, 18” x 18”, $3,420 59

Renee Khatami

Red Two Combined media, 20” x 15”, $950 60

Renee Khatami

Roots Combined media, 20” x 15”, $950 61

Audrey Klotz

Alternate Continent Acrylic, 49” x 25”, $1,350 62

Audrey Klotz

Red Dog Acrylic, 49” x 25”, $1,350 63

Linda Kuehne

Dream Deferred: Suburban Landscape, Cineplex Cinema, Tucson Arizona 2016 Archival pigment print, 24� x 34", $1750 64

Linda Kuehne

Dream Deferred: Suburban Landscape, Retail Space, Fountain Hills Arizona 2017 Archival pigment print, 24� x 34", $1750 65

Linda Kuehne

Dream Deferred: Suburban Landscape, Tokyo Rice Bowl, Tucson Arizona 2016 Archival pigment print, 24� x 34", $1750 66

Ron Lake

Riva Classica, Positano Photo front mounted to plexiglass, 43.5” x 58”, $4,500.00 67

Willard Lustenader

Chorus of Ideologues Alkyd on panel, 16� x 16", $3,200 68

Willard Lustenader

As Explained Earlier Alkyd on panel, 16� x 16", $3,200 69

Willard Lustenader

Nothing was Solved Alkyd on panel, 12� x 12", $2,000 70

Willard Lustenader

Reinforced Notion Alkyd on panel, 12� x 12", $2,000 71

Angie O'Brien

Blades 1 Mixed media, 8” x 8” x 3”, $500 72

Angie O'Brien

Blades 2 Mixed media, 8” x 8” x 4”, $500 73

Peter Ostasiewicz

Untitled 1 Acrylic, ink on wood, 17.5'', $3,000 74

Peter Ostasiewicz

Untitled 2 Acrylic, ink on wood, 17.5'', $3,000 75

Elizabeth Panzer

AirPlants Op.1 Archival pigment print, 21" x 30", $1,250 76

Elizabeth Panzer

Grevillea Op.2 Archival pigment print, 21" x 30", $1,250 77

Elizabeth Panzer

PlantScape Op.3 Archival pigment print, 21" x 60", $1,750 78

Jill Parry

Abstract series one B Acrylic and oil on paper, 24” x 18”, $685 79

Jill Parry

Abstract series two A Acrylic and oil on paper, 24” x 18”, $685 80

Michael Quirk

Falling Acrylic on paper, 7.2” x 7.2”, $400 81

Michael Quirk

Bear Acrylic on paper, 7.2” x 7.2”, $400 82

Michael Quirk

You Better Run Acrylic on paper, 8.5” x 11.5”, $600 83

Michael Quirk

Riot Cops Acrylic on paper, 7” x 9.2”, $600 84

Nan Runde

Ebb Tide Oil on panel, 24” x 18”, $950 85

Nan Runde

Facing East Oil on panel, 24” x 18”, $950 86

Robert Sachs

Ice Skating Rockefeller Center-5 Archival pigment print, 14� x 21�, $600 87

Robert Sachs

Ice Skating Rockefeller Center-8 Archival pigment print, 29� x 14�, $600 88

Jean Sausele-Knodt

Paint in the Mix, One Oil and graphite on board, cement, metals, 9” x 11” x 12”, $800 89

Jean Sausele-Knodt

Latest with Blues Oil, graphite and embroidery on board, 13” x 15” x 7”, $800 90

Jean Sausele-Knodt

Never Never Land Oil, graphite and embroidery on board, 13” x 10” x 7”, $800 91

Ingrid Scheibler

Untitled Acrylic/mixed media, 36” x 44”, $3,250 92

Ingrid Scheibler

Untitled Acrylic/mixed media, 36” x 42”, $3,250 93

Ingrid Scheibler

Existential Vignettes Acrylic/mixed media, 48” x 72”, $4,500 94

Rosalind Shaffer

A Walk in the Primeval Forest Underglazed and glazed ceramic white earthenware, 15” x 7” x 6”, $700 95

Rosalind Shaffer

Red Sea White stoneware, 10” x 10” x 6”, $550 96

Rosalind Shaffer

Fetch!

Underglazed and glazed white stoneware ceramic, 14” x 9” x 4”, $575 97

Arlé Sklar-Weinstein

Vortex – Spring Emerge Fiber sculpture, 20” x 15” x 8”, $3,000 98

Arlé Sklar-Weinstein

Vortex – Thaw Fiber sculpture, 22” x 10” x 6”, $2,400 99

Susan Sommer

Hope II Oil on linen, 30” x 24”, $3,500 100

Susan Sommer

Very Concerned Oil on linen, 48” x 36”, $6,500 101

Sofie Swann

Neighbors Acrylic on canvas, 48” x 60”, $5,500 102

Sofie Swann

Lollipops Acrylic & Persian tea on canvas, 48” x 60”, $5,000 103

Kazaan Viveiros

Pinstripe Cross Acrylic on panel, 40” x 30”, $4,000 104

Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt

Weinblatt–School Lunch 14 Oil on canvas, 48" x 80", $16,500 105

Christa Whitten

Base Camp Watercolor, gouache and pencil, 43.5� x 42�, $3,500 106

Christa Whitten

Shwedagon Pagoda on Blue Watercolor, gouache and pencil, 39� x 38�, $3,200 107

Joan Zagrobelny

Great Vessel 1 Ceramic, 21” x 13” x 13”, $1,100 108

Joan Zagrobelny

Homage SH Ceramic, 16” x 16” x 13”, $900 109

Joan Zagrobelny

Golden Spiral Ceramic, 16” x 15” x 15”, $800 110

Board Of Trustees

Gallery Staff

Chair & Treasurer Rose-Marie Fox Vice Chairs Robin Jaffee Frank* Barbara Linarducci* Secretary Shirley Leung

Gallery Director Roger Mudre roger@silvermineart.org 203.966.9700 x26

Board Members Mark Carta Mindy Green Kim A. Healey Joseph Kais Emily McDermott Karen Neems

Gallery Associates Janet Morris Teresa Gay Leslie Cullen

Guild Co-Chairs David Dunlop Roger Mudre* * Ex-Officio

Honorary Board Cynthia Guest Roger Mudre Sally Sheehy Leonard Tow Diana Wege

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