2023 Virginia Artists Juried Exhibition

The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center is proud to present the 2023 Virginia Artists Juried Exhibition. This statewide annual competition exhibition is an exciting glimpse of the many talented artists of our region. This year 452 artworks were submitted by 170 artists for consideration. Our juror Erik H. Neil, the Macon and Joan Brock Director at The Chrysler Museum of Art selected 103 works from 71 artists for the exhibition.

About the Juror, Erik H. Neil:

Erik H. Neil, Macon and Joan Brock Director, Chrysler Museum of Art   

Erik H. Neil, Ph.D. came to the Chrysler Museum of Art in 2014. As Director, he has reaffirmed the strong community focus of the institution and revitalized the exhibition program. Neil has been leading museums for twenty years. Earlier in his career, he was an active curator and worked with many notable artists, including James Turrell, Carrie Mae Weems, and Tony Oursler. He has also published books and essays in the History of Architecture, the History of Photography, and Contemporary Art.

Neil received his B.A. in History from Princeton University and his Ph.D. in History of Art and Architecture, from Harvard University.

Juror's Statement

“Judging a show like this can be extremely challenging especially when you have a mix of professional and amateur artists. In general, I look for mastery of the chosen medium, overall composition, color sensibilities, and content. Cliche subjects like sunsets, barns, and chubby babies usually do not get high marks with me, so please forgive my bias. I could have easily included another dozen works. I was drawn to “Sweet Potato" by the artist’s willingness to take such a humble and even unattractive subject and make it the center of the composition.”

 

 

 

 

 

Top 3 Winners: 

• First Place (Main image)

Eafrica Johnson, Sweet Potato

• Second Place (Upper left side)

Mary Swezey, Blue Tree

• Third Place (Upper right side)

Mimi Lanese, Look ‘The Red Eye’

 

 

2023 Award of Distinction: 

Karen Aneiro, Constellations (Middle right image)

Nanette Catigbe, Rush (Second from bottom image)

Dennis Winston, Woodland Pattern with Moon (Bottom image)

Sue Maida, Boboli Bath (Third from bottom image)

Cate Currier, Autochrome 4 (Below image)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participating Artists:

MaryLou Andrews	Nicole Benson	Sandra Clemons	Meaghan Dee	Kay Franz
Karen Aneiro	Mike Brewer	Kathy Cornwell	Michael DiBari	Karen Freidt
Liz Bahl-Moore	Theresa Brown	Emily Crews	Dannis Doles	Michael Gontesky
Michele Barnes	Nanette Catigbe	Sandy Curran	Mark Drefs	Carol Gruppe
Al Benas	Dave Chance	Cate Currier	Holland Etheridge	Cliff Guard

Jeffrey Deane Hall	Nancy Hewitt	Michael Jones	Huaqi Liu	Jackie Merritt
Jim Haller	Ellis Hinnant-Will	James Warwick Jones	Sue Maida	Carolyn Miller
Samantha Hand	Lynne Hundley	L.E Kincaid	Mahyar Malekpour	Amand Mines
Janice Hathaway	Petya Ivanova	Brian Kreydatus	Collette Mann	Michael Morgan
Barbara Hennig-Loomis	Eafrica Johnson	Mimi Lanese	Glen McClure	Paula Morse

Joel Moses	Doris Roland	Alyssa Strackbein	Cathy Ward	Timothy Yeaw
Ed Obermeyer	Mary Lee Ruff	Karen Sutton	Jama Watts
Christine Pianin	Lisa Sadler	Mary Swezey	Dennis Winston
Heather Price	Judith Saunders	Jim Thompson	Anne Wolcott
Elaine Quick	John Alan Stock	Tony Van Pelt	Wendy Woodell

 

The exhibition is on view now through November 11. The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am-6pm. Come by and see these remarkable art pieces before they're gone!