January 7 – February 27, 2026
Opening reception | Thursday, January 8 from 6-8pm
at Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place
This is a juried, CAA Member-only exhibit
Juried by Boriana Kantcheva, Boston-based painter and printmaker, Director of Visual Arts at Mosesian Center for the Arts.
About The Members Prize Show | The 2026 Members Prize Show is open to all current members of the Cambridge Art Association (CAA) – including Artist, Associate Artist, Student, and Lifetime. Please note that the 2026 Members Prize Show will be presented at two galleries: Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place. Artists cannot choose which location their piece will be exhibited.
About the Juror
Boriana Kantcheva, originally from Bulgaria, has lived and worked in the Boston area for
over 25 years. She has received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and an MFA from
School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University joint degree program. She has
worked as an assistant teacher at the Carpenter Center for Visual and Environmental
Studies where she has received several Harvard University Certificates of Distinction in
Teaching awards. She previously managed a gallery in the Cambridge area. Currently, she
is the Director of Visual Arts at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. Boriana has
participated in numerous art shows in the Boston area and beyond. Her work can be seen
at 13 Forest Gallery.
JUROR STATEMENT
The Members Prize Show was a wonderful challenge! Since there was not a specific theme uniting the work, I was looking for pieces that “spoke” to each other, and it did not take long to see emerging themes. From artworks exploring nature, commenting on climate change, portraying isolation, and celebrating beauty to more formal explorations of color, line, form, and process artists in the exhibition are deeply invested in their work. I am always surprised and excited to see how artists who investigate similar concepts approach them differently. In a sense, I see the world through their eyes, and it makes me slow down and consider what has captured each artist’s attention. Some of the works are bold, bright and immediately noticeable and some pieces are very subtle and delicate demanding a closer look. I think it is important to create a balance. A successful group exhibition is often the one that allows artworks to shine on their own and yet exist in a dialog with the surrounding pieces.
In addition, I would like to express gratitude to all the artists who submitted work. There was so much truly remarkable art to choose from, and it was not an easy task to make the final decision.
KATHRYN SCHULTZ GALLERY EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Website | Title | Media | Dimensions | Price | |
| Susan | Alport | Brookline | MA | Cigar | Gelatin silver print | 12″ x 7″ | $425 | ||
| Robert David | Atkinson | Wyckoff | NJ | @robertatkinson_nature | robertdavidatkinson.com | The Egret’s Flight | Photograph | 30″ x 24″ | $750 |
| Iman | Aurora Sakkaf | Concord | MA | @auroradaze22 | imanaurorasakkaf.com | Oracle’s Wish | Acrylic on wood panel | 10″ x 10″ | $300 |
| Lisa | Barthelson | Rutland | MA | @lisa_barthelson | lisabarthelson.com | aii wall forms 1, art in isolation, family debris | Double-sided family debris monoprint forms on rives bfk paper, with printed collage and thread | 34″ x 22″ x 13” | $1,800 |
| Steve | Bennett | Cambridge | MA | @sjbennettvisualartist | stevebennett.com | 1.5C | Dye sublimation print on aluminum | 20″ x 30″ | $1,800 |
| Nancy | Crasco | Brighton | MA | @nancycrascoartist | nancycrasco.com | Salt Marsh II | Linoleum print over gelatin plate print | 13″ x 16″ | $450 |
| Elissa | Freud | Cambridge | MA | @elissafreud | elissafreud.com | Collage Monoprint | Collage and Monoprint | 12″ x 12″ | $600 |
| Erik | Gehring | West Roxbury | MA | @erikgehring | erikgehring.com | Two Islands in the Mist | Photograph – Archival Pigment Print | 24″ x 30″ | $650 |
| Kimberley | Harding | Portland | ME | @kimberleyaharding | kimberleyharding.art | Go Your Own Way | Bittersweet vine, handmade kozo paper with willow openings, birch bark, cedar bark, pine needles, undyed yarns | 30″ x 30″ x 18″ | $1,800 |
| Elizabeth | Hopkins | Boston | MA | @eahopkinsphotography | eahopkinsphotography.com | Here | Archival pigment print | 24″ x 16″ | $700 |
| Steve | Imrich | Cambridge | MA | @steveimrich | steveimrich.com | MIAMI CLOUD 2.1 | Oil on linen | 12″ x 10″ | $1,800 |
| Steve | Imrich | Cambridge | MA | @steveimrich | steveimrich.com | DENVER CLOUD 1.1 | Oil on linen | 12″ x 10″ | $1,800 |
| Sally | Jacobson | Lynn | MA | @7gardenangels | Portals and Vessels – Undine | Cyanotype on silk, rescued broken pottery | 8″ x 16″ x 16″ | $650 | |
| Farah | Joan Fard | Watertown | MA | farahjoan.com | Shame | Acrylic on canvas | 12″ x 16″ | $500 | |
| Dee | Kricker | Waltham | MA | Lost at Sea | Acrylic on canvas | 24″ x 36″ | $1,800 | ||
| Joan C. | Lacey | Brookline | MA | Sky, Sea and Sand III | Digital photograph | 16″ x 20″ | $435 | ||
| Jessica | Lomeli | Belmont | MA | @artbyjpl | artbyjpl.com | Autumn Lake | Acrylic on canvas | 8″ x 8″ | $160 |
| C.J. | Lori | Brookline | MA | @c.j.lori | cjlori.com | The Green Leaves in Summer | Oil on canvas | 24″ x 30″ | $3,500 |
| Emily | Manning-Mingle | Brighton | MA | @manningmingle | manningmingle.weebly.com | June 8 (3:04am) | Watercolor on paper | 10″ x 10″ | $400 |
| Katherine | McGough | Arlington | MA | @katherinemcgough | katherinemcgough.com | Old Sycamore | Watercolor on board | 16″ x 20″ | $750 |
| Judith | Montminy | Duxbury | MA | @montminyjudith | judithmontminy.com | Night & Day | Archival pigment print | 16″ x 16″ | $400 |
| Michele | O’Brien | Somerville | MA | @micheleobrienart | micheleobrienart.com | Subtle! | Collage | 15″ x 12″ | $175 |
| Ted | Ollier | Medford | MA | @mindhue | mindhuestudio.com | Titan Northern Polar Lakes | letterpress print | 11″ x 14″ | $250 |
| Sophia | Rémy | Cambridge | MA | Rotary No. 1, 2, 3 | Oil on wood | 9″ x 8″ | $595 | ||
| Paul | Sears | Newton Center | MA | paulfsears.com | Beanstalk | Wood | 50″ x 3″ x 3″ | $1,200 | |
| Katha | Seidman | Brookline | MA | kathaseidman.net | Moon in the Branches | Steel, copper, acrylic, plaster, acrylic paint | 24″ x 10″ x 10″ | $450 | |
| Anastasia | Sierra | Cambridge | MA | @anastasiasierra | anastasiasierra.com | Ice | Archival inkjet print | 24″ x 18″ | $1,200 |
| Joanne | Simon | Arlington | MA | @joannesimonart | joannesimonart.com | Play | Monotype on Japanese paper | 28″ x 23″ | $1,150 |
| Deanna | Skow – Six Eyes Stitches | Cambridge | MA | @six_eyes_stitches | sixeyesstitches.com | Clough Portrait | Cotton thread, linen/cotton blend fabric | 12″ x 12″ | $350 |
| Siri | Smedvig | Concord | MA | @sirismedvig | sirismedvig.com | Elements of Home | Mixed Media | 10” x 10” | $450 |
| Alan | Strassman | Weston | MA | alanstrassmanphotography.com | Solitude 38 | Photography | 12″ x 12″ | $450 | |
| Alan | Strassman | Weston | MA | alanstrassmanphotography.com | Solitude 632 | Photography | 12″ x 12″ | $450 | |
| Suzanne | Stumpf | South Natick | MA | @suzannestumpf | ceramicsatthe barn.com | Fossil II | Porcelain and porcelain paperclay sculpture | 10″ x 17″ x 7″ | $2,000 |
| Sylvia | Vander Sluis | Rochdale | MA | @sylviavsart | sylviavandersluis.com | Mistress of Calm Tides | Paper, chicken wire, Fosshape, plaster, air-dry clay, dyed wood sawdust, craft items | 27″ x 19″ x 12″ | $2,500 |
| Liz | Wilkinson | Lincoln | MA | @lizwilkinsonpainting | On the Edge | Acrylic paint on yupo | 11″ x 14” | $500 | |
| Liang | Yuan | Wellesley | MA | yuanmdart9189.myportfolio.com | Have You Ever Seen the Rain… | Oil on vinyl, acrylic on canvas, tear shaped mirror tiles | 20″ x 50″ | $1500 ($300 Each) |
CAA @ UNIVERSITY PLACE GALLERY EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Website | Title | Media | Dimensions | Price | |
| Clare | Asch | Waltham | MA | @aschclare | clareaschstudio.com | Garden in Orbit #7 | Acrylic on canvas over shaped wood panel | 43″ x 43″ | $3,600 |
| Lola | Baltzell | Brookline | MA | lolart.com | Hive Mind | Encaustic and cold wax collage on salvaged pool cue rack | 37″ x 21″ | $1,500 | |
| Jim | Batchelor | Brookline | MA | jpbatch-art.com | Arctic Ice: Microbial Life | Acrylics on canvas | 33″ x 24″ | $1,200 | |
| Edith | Beatty | Waterbury Center | VT | @EdithBeattyArt | edithbeatty.com | Refuge #1 | Fresco, handmade inks, cold wax, pigment stick | 48″ x 12” | $1,200 |
| Sage | Belber | Scituate | MA | @artsage8 | Motel By the Sea | Oil on canvas | 30″ x 40″ | $1,800 | |
| Paula | Borsetti | Beverly | MA | @paula_locuststreetstudios | paulaborsetti.com | Tied Tight In Ribbons | Acrylic, ink, graphite on paper mounted on deep cradled panel | 30″ x 22″ | $3,000 |
| Hilary Hanson | Bruel | Needham | MA | @hansonbruelart | hansonbruel.com | Clark’s Island XX | Encaustic with thread and pastel | 20″ x 15″ | $950 |
| Diane | Charyk Norris | Cambridge | MA | @dc.norris | charyknorris.net | Submerging | Watercolor monotype | 28” x 35.25” | $1,700 |
| Jin | Chyung | Lexington | MA | @jin.art.design | jinartdesign.myportfolio.com | Flowertopia | Mixed Media | 16″ x 20″ | $850 |
| Porter | Gifford | Cambridge | MA | @porgif | portergifford.com | Massachusetts Vernal Pool #7251 | Pigment Print | 10″ x 20″ | $1,000 |
| Christopher | Gill | Somerville | MA | @chrisgillart | chrisgillartist.com | Stones | Gouache on Paper | 42″ x 48″ | $4,000 |
| Jane | Goldman | Somerville | MA | janegoldmanart.com | Star | Watercolor monotype | 22″ x 30″ | $2,500 | |
| Yildiz | Grodowski | Somerville | MA | @yildizgrodowski | yildizgrodowski.com | First Embrace | Acrylic/Mixed Media | 24″ x 42″ | $2,800 |
| Martha | Heller | Newton | MA | @marthakheller | marthahellertextileartist.com | Skyscape | Recovered cotton colored with Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) | 25.5″ x 15″ | $600 |
| Sand T | Kalloch | Malden | MA | 4.6 Billion Years Old | Drawing on artboard | 38.75” x 38.625” | $5,000 | ||
| Jim | Kociuba | Beverly | MA | @jimkociuba | JimKociuba.com | Blue over Yellow | Acrylic over heavily textured Gesso and Marble dust on canvas | 36″ x 48″ | $1,600 |
| Michelle | Lander Feinberg | Needham | MA | @micheidi_studio | micheidistudio.com | Flower Fields | Acrylic on canvas | 40″ x 30″ | $1,500 |
| Justine | Lin | Andover | MA | @JustineLinArt | JustineLin.Art | Suspended Terrain | Acrylic on canvas | 24″ x 24″ | $1,800 |
| Erin Palazzolo | Loparo | Brookline | MA | @loparoerin | epl-art.com | daughter/mother dyad | Intaglio + chine colle print pair on kitakata rice paper printed at Mosesian Center for the Arts | 16.5″ x 22.5″ | $2,400 |
| Ricardo | Maldonado | Cambridge | MA | @rmm02138 | flickr.com/rmm02138 | Cape Sunset | Acrylic on board | 24″ x 24″ | $650 |
| Kevin | Maxwell | Cohasset | MA | kevin-maxwell-artist.myportfolio.com | Melting | Oil on canvas | 48 5/8″ x 24 5/8″ | $750 | |
| Judy | Miller Bailey | Boxford | MA | @judymillerbailey | judymillerbailey.com | Blush | Photography | 20″ x 20″ | $350 |
| Elizabeth | Noble | Wakefield | MA | @elizabethnoble.studio | elizabethnoble.studio | When the Wind Changed | Oil and cold wax on canvas | 48″ x 24″ | $3,000 |
| Diane | Novetsky | Somerville | MA | @dianenovetsky | dianenovetsky.com | Night Bloom | Acrylic on canvas | 40″ x 40″ | $4,000 |
| Wendy | Prellwitz | Cambridge | MA | @WendyPrellwitz | wendyprellwitz.com | Depth of Understanding | Monotype with woodcut & chine collé on Arnhem paper | 30″ x 18″ | $2,200 |
| Alexandra | Rozenman | Somerville | MA | @alexandra.rozenman | alexandrarozenman.com | Healing Each Other Under the Moonlight | Oil on canvas | 48″ x 48″ | $4,000 |
| Ingrid | Scheibler | Newton Centrer | MA | @IngridScheibler | www.ingridscheibler.com | One leg Infront | Acrylic/mixed media painting | 36″ x 36″ | $2,850 |
| Laurie | Simko | Chelmsford | MA | @lauriesimko | lauriesimko.com | Vernal Pool | Oil | 30″ x 24″ | $1,800 |
| Quincey | Spagnoletti | Boston | MA | @QuinceySpagsPhoto | quinceyspagnoletti.com | Runway Fashion Models | Archival inkjet print | 32″ x 40″ | $2,000 |
| Tom | Stocker | Boston | MA | @stockertom | tomstockerartist.com | Painting of Modern Shadows in Pointillism | Acrylic on canvas | 24″ x 20″ | $1,200 |
| Fleur | Thesmar | Belmont | MA | @FleurTdeFrance | fleurthesmar.com | Shift | Watercolor on paper | 22″ x 30″ | $1,500 |
| Barbara | Trachchtenberg | Newton Highlands | MA | @Barbara.trachtenberg | barbaratrachtenberg.com | Fall Brook in Monadnock | Oil on cradled board | 18″ x 24″ | $1,800 |
| Mara | Wagner | Cambridge | MA | @aberdeentreehousestudio | marawagnerart.com | Pilea and Geranium | Painted papers collage | 18″ x 24″ | $875 |
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Submission deadline | Friday, November 14 at 5pm EST
- Artist notification | All accepted artists will be posted on this webpage on December 3 by 5pm EST
- Exhibition dates | January 7 – February 27, 2026
- Opening reception | Thursday, January 8 from 6-8pm
- Drop-off* | Tuesday, December 16 and Wednesday, December 17, from 12-4pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place. .
*Late drop-offs will not be accepted.* Artwork cannot be shipped - Pick-Up* | Tuesday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 4 from 12-4pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place.
*If you do not pick up work from a show on the scheduled date, you will be charged a $15 per week storage fee + a $15 transportation fee if your artwork is exhibited at our CAA @ University Place Gallery. If your artwork requires a truck rental, you must pay the rental fee as well. All fees must be paid before or at pick-up.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- All mediums accepted: 2D, 3D and video work
- All artwork must be listed as for sale.
- Artwork must have been created within the past five (5) years.
- Work must be original, no reproductions.
- All work submitted must be available for the exhibition dates.
- All wall-mounted work must be wired or have D-rings for hanging (or note method of presentation upon entry). We do not accept sawtooth hangers.
- Diptychs/triptychs are considered as a single work and must be entered as a single JPEG.
- Artwork must not exceed 72 inches on the longest side.
- Total weight of wall-mounted work must not exceed 50lbs.
- Artwork must be gallery ready. Read all of our Art Entry Information.
- All artworks must be dropped off on the scheduled dates.
- Total weight of 3D work must not exceed 100lbs.
- CAA does not accept any ceiling-hanging artworks, due to structural concerns of the space
- Wall-mounted 3D work should be wired for hanging, artists must supply appropriate installation materials.
- The CAA has a limited number of pedestals. Pedestals can be reserved with CAA Staff upon acceptance. If artwork requires a pedestal of a specific size, the pedestal must be provided by the artist.
- For accepted video work, the artist is responsible for providing all necessary display and viewing equipment, including, but not limited to: display monitor, DVD player, USB drive, mounting hardware, remote controls, batteries.
APPLICATION FEES
Artists can submit up to 3 works. Entries are limited to one (1) submission per applicant or collaboration.
- CAA Artist + Associate Artist + Lifetime Members: $15 for one (1); $30 for two (2); $35 for three (3)
- Student Members + Fee Waivers: Free
Have questions? If you have questions after reviewing the above information, please email Associate Director, Anna Fubini at afubini@cambridgeart.org, or call us at 617.876.0246
Cambridge Art Association does not issue refunds for exhibition applications. Once submitted, changes cannot be made to any application. All applications must be entered via Submittable.
All decisions/selections are made by the juror. All decisions are final.
Image in header courtesy of 2026 Members Prize Show Artist Judy Miller Bloom