2019 National Prize Show

2019 National Prize Show

May 14 – June 22, 2019
at Kathryn Schultz Gallery & University Place Gallery
Juried by Camilo Alvarez & Steve Locke


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About Camilo | Camilo Alvarez is the owner (and director, curator and preparator) at Samsøn (founded as Samson Projects in 2004) in Boston, Massachusetts. Camilo was born in 1976 in New York City to Dominican parents and lived in Santo Domingo for 7 years. He received a BA from Skidmore College and is currently studying to receive a Masters in Museum Studies from Harvard University. He has worked at, among other places, Exit Art, Socrates Sculpture Park, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, MIT’s List Visual Art Center and the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. Samsøn’s programs and exhibitions have been reviewed by, among others, ArtForum, the Boston Globe and Flash Art.

 

About Steve | Steve Locke is a Boston-based artist, raised in Detroit, Michigan. He received an M.F.A. in 2001 from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and holds Bachelors Degrees from Boston University and MassArt. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in 2002. He has been artist-in-residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (2016) and for the  City of Boston (2018). He has received grants from The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, and The Art Matters Foundation. Solo exhibitions include, there is no one left to blame, curated by Helen Molesworth for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, The School of Love with Samsøñ (Boston, MA),  Family Pictures with Gallery Kayafas (Boston, MA and most recently #Killers at YOURS MINE & OURS in New York. He has had solo projects with the Boston Public Library, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Mendes Wood in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at VOLTA 5 in Basel, Switzerland and P.S. Satellites-A Project of Prospect IV in New Orleans. His work has been reviewed in ARTFORUM, Art in America, Art New England, JUXTAPOZ, The Boston Globe, and The New Yorker.

He is a Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston.


Image in header courtesy of 2019 exhibiting artist Lizzy Dargie.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Reception | May 15, 6-8pm at both gallery locations
Awards will be announced at 7pm at University Place Gallery
Artist Talk | June 7, 11am-1pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Presenters: Natalie Dark, Steven Edson, Kristen Emack, Bill Hecht, Jenn Houle, Moon Hee Kim, Steven Leahy, Astrid Reischwitz, Adrienne Sloane
Exhibition Dates | May 14 – June 22, 2019


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AWARDS

Best In Show | Astrid Reischwitz – Tapestry #7, Tapestry #3
First Prize | Ann Strassman, Broadway V
Second Prize | Kristen Joy Emack, Braids
Juror’s Choice | Jennifer Robin Caras, Jubilation, yet untouched
Juror’s Choice | Lizzy Dargie, Dichotomy I
Juror’s Choice | Patricia Schappler, City of Taras
Juror’s Choice | Anthony Peyton Young, “They Have Names III”: Trayvon Benjamin Martin 17, Feb. 5, 2016 Christian Taylor 19, Aug. 7, 2015 Tony Robinson 19, March 6, 2015 Victor White III, 22, March 3, 2014 Jonathan Ferrell, 24, Sept. 14, 2013 Keith Lamont Scott, 43 Sept. 20, 2016


EXHIBITING ARTISTS

First Name Last Name Location Title Media Dimensions Price Member Type Gallery Location
Thomas Acevedo Dorchester, Massachusetts Welcome Acrylic on canvas 37 x 17 inches $3,200 Associate Artist Member University Place
Barbara Bartlett Woodstock, Vermont Harmonic Honeycomb Filter paper dyed with eucalyptus leaves, beeswax and thread 38 x 28 x 2 inches $1,500 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Steve Bennett Cambridge, Massachusetts Digital Divide Photographic collage printed on metal 12 x 12 inches $250 Artist Member University Place
Michele Fandel Bonner Marblehead, Massachusetts Telling Recycled denim and clothing labels 34 x 78 inches $2,400 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Laura Lee Brady Cumberland, Rhode Island McAllen Cement, green rubber mat and mylar thermal blanket 36 x 72 inches NFS Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Krystle Brown Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (Gathering) 112 Pounds Single channel video 4 minutes and 34 seconds $1,000 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
James Buxton Farmington, Connecticut “I Am Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired!” Mixed media 32 x 32 x 68 inches $17,800 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Jennifer Robin Caras Hudson, Massachusetts Jubilation, yet untouched RGB photograph – sublimation process for print 35 x 30 inches $1,750 University Place
Michael Compton Cambridge, Massachusetts Ghost Town Watercolor 14 x 18 inches $1,600 Associate Artist Member University Place
Cynthia Y. Cooper Farmington, Connecticut ripple effect Acrylic on canvas 20 x 56 x 2.5 inches $1,450 University Place
Elizabeth Dargie Dorchester, Massachusetts Dichotomy I Satin fabric on insulation foam board 10 x 15 inches $1,500 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Natalie Dark New York, New York Arilos De Granada Colored pencil on paper 18 x 22 inches $5,400 University Place
Malcolm Montague Davis Boston, Massachsuetts WEST MUSCONGUS BAY BUOY STRINGS Latex on hardboard 45 x 45 inches $30,000 University Place
Tom Díaz Santa Fe, New Mexico Flying Digital photograph, pigment print 18 x 24 inches $395 University Place
Rob Diebboll Rockport, Massachusetts The Cove Oil on linen 24 x 36 inches $3,600 Artist Member University Place
Steven Edson Arlington, Massachusetts Road Paint 01 Photography 60 x 40 inches $5,000 University Place
Kristen Joy Emack Cambridge, Massachusetts Braids Photography 12 x 18 inches $350 Associate Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
C. Peter Erickson Newbury, Massachusetts microsoft Acrylic and gesso on panel 24 x 24 inches $575 Associate Artist Member University Place
Domenic Esposito Westwood, Massachusetts Opioid Spoon Bronze 18 x 6 x 5.75 inches $5,000 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Phyllis Ewen Somerville, Massachusetts In the Deep Ambient Field Sculptural digital collage, paint and magnets 20 x 25 x 3 inches $1,400 University Place
Kseniya Galper Quincy, Massachusetts Swiping through sunsets Oil on wood 12 x 12 inches $2,000 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Anne Garton North Eastham, Massachusetts Wrath Oil on canvas 24 x 36 inches $2,200 University Place
Kathryn Geismar Somerville, Massachusetts Somersault Oil on canvas 48 x 48 inches $4,800 Artist Member University Place
Susan Gilbert Monterey, Massachusetts Howdy Pardner Gouache on paper 40 x 32 inches $1,500 University Place
Conny Goelz Schmitt Beverly, Massachusetts Neverending Stories Interactive sculpture of vintage book parts 15 x 12 x 13 inches $3,800 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Conny Goelz Schmitt Beverly, Massachusetts Unframe My Art Dimensional collage of vintage book parts 20 x 23 x 2 inches $2,200 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Jose Gomez Poughkeepsie, New York Blue Ascent Pigment print on acid free banana paper (2/10) 17 x 11 inches $275 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Jose Gomez Poughkeepsie, New York Purple Room Pigment print on acid free mango paper (2/10) 17 x 11 inches $275 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Jose Gomez Poughkeepsie, New York Dreams Registry Pigment print on acid free mango paper (1/10) 17 x 11 inches $275 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Ronnie Gould Bedford, Massachusetts Opposing Ideologies Raku fired ceramics 23 x 14 x 17 inches NFS Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Christine Hagg Arlington, Massachusetts E.L.E.: 2050 Encaustic and mixed media 18 x 18 x 1.75 inches NFS Associate Artist Member University Place
Bill Hecht Reading, Massachusetts X-382 Found Object 30 x 20 x 8 inches SOLD University Place
Jenn Houle Haverhill, Massachusetts What we leave behind Acrylic on panel 12 x 16 inches (each) $2,200 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Barbara Johansen Newman Needham, Massachusetts Family Portrait Acrylic paint on panel, found objects 56 x 35 x 6 inches $7,499 Associate Artist Member University Place
Nils Johnson Lyme, New Hampshire Milano Selfie Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches $5,500 University Place
Abigail Kenny Providence, Rhode Island Self in Bed Embroidery floss on stretched muslin 6 x 8 inches $400 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Moon Hee Kim Somerville, Massachusetts Melt and Slide Oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches $9,500 Artist Member University Place
Christine Kyle Cambridge, Massachusetts Waypoint Ceramic, beeswax, resin and thread 6.5 x 6.5 x 14 inches $1,250 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Heather La Force Cambridge, Massachusetts Goss Oil on panel 18 x 18 inches $1,620 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Steven M. Leahy South Weymouth, Massachusetts Golden Yarmouth Acrylic 8.09 x 5 inches $2,600 University Place
Mary Lewey Cambridge, Massachusetts The Chrome Bouquet No. 1 Mixed media 8 x 10 inches $200 Associate Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Frantz Lexy Somerville, Massachusetts This isn’t what it looks like, I promise Acrylic on canvas 36 x 36 inches $6,500 Associate Artist Member University Place
Haley Matis-Uzzo Allston, Massachusetts HAIR VACATION Wood, styrofoam, synthetic hair, IKEA plant 2 x 2 x 5.5 feet NFS Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Caitlin McCormack Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marrow II Crocheted cotton string, glue, steel pins and velvet 19 x 9 x 3.5 inches $2,000 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Caitlin McCormack Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Influencer Crocheted cotton string, glue, steel pins and velvet 22.5 x 16.75 x 1.25 inches $1,800 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
AJ Nadel Long Island City, New York Les Demoiselles ll Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 inches $1,700 University Place
Ted Ollier Medford, Massachusetts The Inner Core Steel 26.2 x 26.2 inches $2,400 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Iris Osterman Framingham, Massachusetts Chalk Face Oil on canvas 56 x 42 inches $6,000 Artist Member University Place
Anthony Pabillano Houston, Texas Brave Hand-cut and layered paper 11 x 8 inches $500 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Susan Paladino Boston, Massachsuetts Boundaries Encaustic on wood panel 18 x 24 inches $700 Artist Member University Place
Destiny Palmer Medford, Massachusetts Foller da drink’n gord Upholstery Fabric, installation foam, bolts on panel 48 x 48 inches NFS University Place
Jane Paradise Provincetown, Massachusetts Winter Debris, Herring Cove, Provincetown Archival pigment print 21 x 28 inches $650 Associate Artist Member University Place
Jane Park Boston, Massachsuetts Wilt 01 Jacquard weave 56 x 45 inches NFS Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Jane Paulson Lexington, Massachusetts Sacred Geometry: Spiral Mixed media 26 x 31 inches $1,200 University Place
Nick Peterson-Davis Brookline, Massachusetts Zenia Bed Oil 36 x 48 x 2 inches NFS Associate Artist Member University Place
Astrid Reischwitz Bedford, Massachusetts Tapestry #7 Archival pigment print with embroidery 21 x 26 inches NFS Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Astrid Reischwitz Bedford, Massachusetts Tapestry #3 Archival pigment print with embroidery 21 x 26 inches NFS Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Beverly Rippel South Easton, Massachusetts In The Heat of the Day_Man By The Sea Oil on canvas 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches NFS Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Judy Robinson-Cox Gloucester, Massachusetts Ironing Away Her Cares Assemblage 4.5 x 1.75 x 2 inches SOLD Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Judy Robinson-Cox Gloucester, Massachusetts Resist Assemblage 4 x 5 x 4.5 inches $150 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Judy Robinson-Cox Gloucester, Massachusetts Jackson Pollock Assemblage 4 x 4 x 4.5 inches SOLD Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Claudia Ruiz Gustafson Framingham, Massachusetts Arroz con leche (Rice with Milk) Archival Pigment Print 16 x 16 inches SOLD Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Lisa Russell Braintree, Massachusetts Affinity #512 Oil on canvas 12 x 10 inches NFS Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Darcy Scanlon Moulton I don’t believe you Charcoal on bristol 19 x 24 inches $925 University Place
Patricia Schappler Bedford, New Hampshire City of Taras Oil and collage on birch 48 x 45 inches $6,900 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Adrienne Sloane Lexington, Massachusetts Games People Play: A Triptych (Part 1 – Seven Dirty Words: CDC Anagram, Part 2 – Know Their Names: Groper’s Word Search, Part 3 – Eyes on the Lies: 100 Days of Fictionary) fiber: free motion quilting 35 x 40.5 inches NFS Associate Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Roz Sommer Cambridge, Massachusetts Still Life with Apricot Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 inches $950 Artist Member University Place
Jessica Sperandio Waltham, Massachusetts Blame Laser cut acrylic 24 x 24 inches $150 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Mary J. Spitzer Marblehead, Massachusetts Pieta Found wood and carved dogwood 6 x 6 x 8 inches NFS Associate Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Tom Stocker Boston, Massachsuetts Forgive Me (Tracy Chapman) Acrylic on canvas 28 x 28 inches $2,800 Artist Member University Place
Gin Stone Harwich, Massachusetts Young Man (from vintage hand-tinted found photo) Acrylic and graphite on yupo 11 x 14 inches $500 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Gin Stone Harwich, Massachusetts U.S. Navy Man (from vintage hand-tinted found photo) Acrylic and graphite on yupo 11 x 14 inches $500 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Gin Stone Harwich, Massachusetts Untitled (from vintage hand-tinted found photo) Acrylic and graphite on yupo 11 x 14 inches $500 Artist Member Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Ann Strassman Weston, Massachusetts Broadway V Acrylic on cardboard 44 x 29 inches $9,500 Artist Member University Place
Alan Strassman Weston, Massachsuetts Green Building Digital photo, archival inkjet print 16 x 24 inches $450 Artist Member University Place
Eileen Taylor Brighton, Massachusetts Window (out) Paint, pencil, print encaustic on paper mounted on wood panel 8 x 10 inches $850 Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Stephanie Todhunter Medford, Massachusetts woman’s work Ink transfer, acrylics, india ink, collage, oil stick, gesso, cradled pine clayboard 24 x 24 inches $900 Artist Member University Place
Anthony Peyton Young Dorchester, Massachusetts “They Have Names III”: Trayvon Benjamin Martin 17, Feb. 5, 2016 Christian Taylor 19, Aug. 7, 2015 Tony Robinson 19, March 6, 2015 Victor White III, 22, March 3, 2014 Jonathan Ferrell, 24, Sept. 14, 2013 Keith Lamont Scott, 43 Sept. 20, 2016 Oil and bleach on canvas 24 x 30 inches SOLD University Place

Have questions? Please email Assistant Director, Rebecca Schnopp at rschnopp@cambridgeart.org, or call us at 617.876.0246

 

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All decisions/selections are made by the juror. All decisions are final.