On Saturday, Oct. 13, in the West Virginia State Theater of the Cultural Center, 18 awards totaling $33,000 were presented to West Virginia artists and craftspeople. The awards ceremony preceded the opening of the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2001 at the Cultural Center.
The exhibition, presented biennially by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, features works in the areas of painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, mixed media and crafts by 116 West Virginia artists. It will be on display at the Cultural Center through Feb. 3, 2002.
All 126 pieces in the exhibit, including the award winners, were chosen by jurors Garry Barker, director of the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead, Ky., and Teresa S. Unseld, chair of the fine arts department at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Barker and Unseld viewed more than 497 submissions to select the show. The awards money is made available through the West Virginia Commission on the Arts of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History from funds appropriated by the West Virginia Legislature. The awards constitute one of the largest endowments for any single juried art exhibition in the country.
Barker said “As a whole, this exhibition reflects much creativity, quality, vision and effort. It is an impressive cross-section of West Virginia’s visual arts world.”
Unseld added “The exhibit clearly reflects some of the best works in the state. I was impressed with the rich variety of subject matter, media and styles.”
Many of the works on display are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition. Cultural Center hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information about the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2001, call Stephanie Y. Lilly, exhibits coordinator, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 128.
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. Visit the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division. The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2001
Sonja Adkins
St. Albans
MIMMIE’S LESSON
Mixed media
16" x 20", $200
Susan D. Amos
Morgantown
DANCING MUSES
Photography
16" x 20", $1,105
Frank D. Augustine
Philippi
MY MOTHER THE PSYCHOPATH
Oil
67" x 64", NFS
Steve Balcourt
Exchange
MOTEL CHAIR, SUNRISE, FLATWOODS, WV 2001
Photography - gelatin silver
chloride contact print
14" x 17", $250
Stephen Beckner
Charleston
WRAP #4
Photography - hand-colored
16" x 20"
Award of Excellence, $2,000
Lynn Boggess
Fairmont
BLUE HOLE, PRESTON COUNTY
Oil
16" x 20", $1,200
and
CLOVIS CREEK, MONONGALIA COUNTY
Oil
68" x 80", $4,500
Kevin Boyle
Elkins
ONE-EYED JACK
Soapstone (steatite)
5" x 5" x 4 1/2", $800
George Brown
Buckhannon
UNTITLED
Marble, limestone and jade
30" x 27" x 10", $2,800
Anja Bruggemann
Huntington
UNTITLED
Lithograph
48" x 37"
Award of Excellence, $2,000
and
UNTITLED
Drypoint
36" x 28", $500
Larry Keith Brumfield
Lavalette
BATHER
Acrylic
43"x 79"
Award of Excellence, $2,000
Carolyn Cavendish
Charleston
HOMEWARD BOUND
Mixed media collage
23" x 30", $1,400
Maria Bishop Chaffin
Winfield
BREEDS WELL IN CAPTIVITY
Ceramic
23" x 15" x 16", NFS
Patricia A. Chapman
Huntington
COWBOY MADONNA
Mixed media
15" x 36", $950
Helen Ziebold Chilton
Charleston
MIGRATING MONARCHS
Watercolor
48" x 68", $4,800
Karen Cohen
Frankford
RAINY DAY
Photography
16" x 20", $150
Michael Cornfeld
Huntington
BELLINGHAM, WA
Charcoal and pastel
46" x 29", $750
Phyllis B. Crickenberger
Lewisburg
GRANDMOTHER’S IRONSTONE
Watercolor
11" x 5", $1,300
T. Paige Dalporto
Charlton Heights
BLACKBIRD
Photography
16" x 26", $400
Michael Davis/Carol Freeman
Elkins
JACKET
Shibori dyed silk
38" x 24" x 6", $465
Chris Dutch/Robin Hammer
Charleston
THE RAPTOR’S BENCH
Mixed media
66" x 25" x 40", $5,000
Merit Award, $500
Linda Elmer
Fairmont
A GLIMMERING LIGHT
Acrylic
15" x 22", $400
Molly S. Erlandson
Charleston
BLUE FISH
Stoneware
36" x 11" x 11", $600
and
BIG DEAD CARP
Stoneware
37" x 10" x 8", $600
Whitney Eskew
Huntington
LEAF LIGHT
Reed mesh and paper
12" x 8" x 6", $555
Sonya Evanisko
Shepherdstown
ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND SHE GOES
Mixed media
15" x 19"
Award of Excellence, $2,000
Jeff Fetty
Spencer
DOVE
Photography
16" x 20", $475
Joanne J. Frazier
Union
HARVEST TIME
Oil
12" x 16", $2,600
Lou Riffe Gates
Ghent
RESTING PLACE
Watercolor/gouache
38" x 30", $850
Kathryn C. Gillispie
Elkins
SENECA ROCKS RAPTURE
Watercolor
30" x 22", $6,500
Kathy Gorrell
Sandyville
PORTRAIT OF CLARK
Pastel
18" x 24", $950
and
THE VIOLINIST
Pastel
28" x 40", $2,000
Mary Grassell
Hurricane
FIREMEN’S CARNIVAL - Triptych
Color woodblock print
42" x 23", $800
and
UMBRELLA AND MEMORY LOSSES - Diptych
Color woodblock print
32" x 20", $600
Jan Griffin
Charleston
THREE PILLOWS
Serigraph
4" x 4", $160
Nancy Gunnoe
Charleston
FAUX GARDEN
Mixed media
19" x 25", $600
Angela Harless
Charleston
MY DARLING DEEP
Oil pastel
41" x 31", $1,250
George Harper
Harrisville
METHODIST STEEPLE
Acrylic
22" x 19", $900
Elisabeth Wallace Hartman
Charleston
PRISM - Polyptych
Watercolor, gouache and pastel
33" x 21", $9,000
Merit Award, $500
Frank P. Herrera
Martinsburg
DOOLIN LANDING
Photography
15" x 15", $900
Vernon F. Howell
Barboursville
TIMBER FRAMED
Mixed media
15" x 23", $1,100
John F. Hudkins
Scott Depot
OCTOBER - Diptych
Mixed media
23" x 52", $600
Jo Anne Jacobs
Charleston
GARDEN PARTY
Watercolor
22" x 30", $400
Patricia Jacobson
Wheeling
PLACE OF MEDITATION - Triptych
Oil
27" x 80", $2,100
Elizabeth Jaeger
Morgantown
FOUR FOXES
Mixed media
28" x 35", $850
Susan Swager Johnston
Bethany
ARBOR POEM
Watercolor
25" x 36", $900
Peggy Jo Keefer
Winfield
BROKEN PROMISES
Pastel
31" x 25", $475
Henry C. Keeling
Charleston
REALISM/ABSTRACT I
Mixed media
16" x 20", $650
June Kilgore
Huntington
ZEN GARDEN: SCENT OF SPRING RISING
Acrylic
73" x 67", $5,000
Kathleen Kimble
Charleston
FESTIVE
Mixed media
32" x 15", $800
Sandra A. King
Clay
PORTRAIT TERRY KING
Mixed media
22" x 28", $900
Mark R. Kiser
St. Albans
POWDER HORN
Cow horn
13" x 3", NFS
Kathleen Kneafsey
Huntington
HAPPY HOMEMAKER TEAPOT
Saggar fired porcelain
9" x 9" x 6", $600
Keith Lahti
Floe
SPIRIT URN
Clay
18" x 9" x 7"
Award of Excellence, $2,000
Stephen Lawson
Morgantown
STURM & DRANG
Photography
18" x 61", $1,500
and
YEAR OF THE DROUGHT
Photography
21" x 61", $1,950
Jane Lefevre
Morgantown
LIDDED JAR
Ceramic
18" x 12", $500
Deborah D. Lester
Crab Orchard
SUNFLOWERS
Watercolor
22" x 28", $395
Terry Lively
Elkview
DEER CAMP SERIES - SHELDON’S STORY
Watercolor
21" x 27", $800
Jurgen Lorenzen
Summersville
BIRCH PATH
Photography
13" x 13", $395
and
NICHOLAS COUNTY WINTER
Photography
10" x 13", $395
Thomas Lynch
Rock Cave
WILLOW-BACK SIDE CHAIR
Wood
45" x 22" x 18", $650
Brittain McJunkin
Charleston
MYKONOS
Photography
16" x 19", $300
Merit Award, $500
David R. Merrill
Morgantown
OLD MAN FROM NEW ORLEANS
Mixed media
19" x 26", $6,500
Tonia Michos
Huntington
CELESTIALSCAPE
Gouache and pastel
44" x 60", $3,000
Merit Award, $500
Laura L. Miller
Harpers Ferry
NEFERTITI
Mixed media
19" x 14", $500
Mark Tobin Moore
Huntington
TO BE A MAN
Mixed media
72" x 48", $5,000
Drema J. Morgan
Ronceverte
SUNNY DAZE
Photography
11" x 14", NFS
Cynthia Myerberg
Morgantown
ALPHA AND OMEGA
Fiber
72" x 56", $1,950
Betty L. Neely
Fairmont
BRIDE AND GROOM
Watercolor
26" x 27", $1,050
O
St. Marys
SNOWFLOWER
Italian crystal alabaster
22" x 12" x 12", $5,000
Stephen J. Opet
Weirton
WATERMELONS
Mixed media
33" x 40", $1,500
Pam and Ren Parziale
Kearneysville
LEAPING FISH
Stoneware
12" x 8", $250
Bernie Peace
Wheeling
MARCIA with GRAFFITI #1
Photography
20" x 13", $450
Susan Petryszak
Scott Depot
LEMON & PLUM SERIES -
NESTING
Oil
39" x 39", $2,000
Lawrence E. Pierce
Charleston
ALDERSON
Photography - computer enhanced
18" x 26", $450
Merit Award, $500
Jeri Ellis Platt
South Charleston
FALL ARBOR
Watercolor
38" x 50", $1,000
and
BRIGHT FLOWER:
THIS MOMENTOUS DAY
Watercolor
36" x 26", $700
Susan G. Poffenbarger
Dunbar
ALLEGHENY SPRING - Diptych
Pastel
37" x 118", $9,000
Jim Probst
Hamlin
OTTO HUTCH #1
Cherry
39" x 20" x 78", $2,850
Merit Award, $500
Jarrett Rader
Richwood
FOREST
Photography
16" x 20", $128
Jesse F. Reed
Elkins
A MAN PLOWING A RICE PADDY, JAVA
Watercolor
18" x 24", $900
Linda Walker Roberts
Beverly
TEATIME FOR ARTISTS
Watercolor
22" x 30", $1,800
Patricia Louise Roberts
Charleston
KAYMOOR TIPPLE - Diptych
Mixed media collage
20" x 14", $900
Sally Romayne
Charleston
MOUNTAINS, ROCKS,
STREAMS 42
Mixed media
37" x 29", $1,500
Cecy Rose
Moundsville
REBECCA
Mixed media
32" x 40", NFS
Marie Salazar
Dunbar
BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
Mixed media
16" x 28", $1,500
Robert W. Schramm
West Liberty
A TRINITY OF PEARS
Photography - chrysotype
11" x 14", NFS
David Schwenker
Huntington
EVA AND MODEL
Conte
23" x 35", $600
Ralph Scorza
Shepherdstown
CELEBRATE WE WILL
Mixed media
4" x 4", $375
Charles Scott
Glenville
CANE HANDLED TEAPOT
Porcelain and clay
6" x 8" x 12", $100
Carter T. Seaton
Huntington
WILD, WONDERFUL
WEST VIRGINIA - I
Stoneware
10" x 10" x 16", $750
Joy Shott
Bluefield
ANGEL’S TRUMPETS #3
Watercolor
30" x 38", $1,800
Jaen Sidney
Orma
WINGED PIPE
Soapstone and cedar
10", NFS
Dianna Simms
Charleston
PILE OF PIGS
Watercolor
16" x 22", $400
Sarah Smelser
Morgantown
TEMPORARY FANCY
Monoprint
12" x 21", $600
Cubert Smith
Charleston
TRIBAL POT I
Clay
13" x 38", $900
Merit Award, $500
Thomas N. Smith
Charleston
T
Oil
36" x 48", NFS
Merit Award, $500
and
UNCLASSICAL STILL LIFE
Oil
38" x 38"
Award of Excellence, $2,000
Kathryn Stedham
Buckhannon
COGULIAN FOLKDANCE
Oil
48" x 36", $2,000
and
IN PASTURES OF GREEN
Oil
72" x 60", $4,700
F. Brown Steele
Franklin
PASSAGE - Triptych
Watercolor
36" x 24", $1,800
Keeley Steele
Charleston
HOT HOUSES WITH LEONARDO’S DOG - Diptych
Mixed media
40" x 27" each, $750
Sally dhruvá Stephenson
Morgantown
SUNFLOWER X 21
Photography
21" x 32", $800
N. David Stern
Charleston
CODE RED
Photography
17" x 20", $450
Thomas David Stump
Flatwoods
SLO POKE
Black walnut and poplar
12" x 6" x 6", NFS
Brian Thompson
Ripley
THE PROPHET
Bronze
17" x 30" x 8", $5,000
Nancy E. Tirone
Triadelphia
HEY ALL YOU LOVERS, LEAVE YOUR LIGHTS ON
Oil bar and marker
24" x 30", $500
Caryl Toth
Winfield
LONG-HIDDEN OBJECTS
Mixed painting
38" x 50", $2,000
Robert Villamagna
Wheeling
THE MORE YOU WANT
Mixed media
26" x 16" x 16", $1,500
Barbara H. Walker
Charleston
RATTLE #2
Mixed media
11" x 7" x 5", $500
Matthew Wallace
Charleston
RHODODENDRON TABLE
Hand-forged iron
17" x 38" x 38", $1,900
Betty Warner
Charleston
FOUR CORNFIELDS
Watercolor
48" x 26", $1,800
Jerre P. Watkins
Cross Lanes
DECEMBER RIVER
Acrylic
28" x 36", $700
Drema Duncan Watts
St. Albans
I WANT TO DANCE
Mixed media
31" x 30"
Governor’s Award, $5,000
Herb Weaver
Bethany
ALTAR PIECE
Clay
52" x 16" x 16", $1,000
John Wesley Williams
Clintonville
SLAB TABLE
Walnut and bird’s-eye maple
74" x 28" x 35"
Governor’s Award, $5,000
D. Gene Jordon Memorial Award
Laura Wiik
Charleston
THE END
Mixed media
40" x 20", $1,200
Cathy Conway Wilkin
Harpers Ferry
THE BIG IMPROV - Diptych
Acrylic
72" x 42", $2,580
Laure Williamson
Huntington
TIPPLE TOPS
Oil
24" x 36", $2,000
Shir Wooton
Beckley
PENUMBRA
Pastel
36" x 24"
Governor’s Award, $5,000
Aaron Yakim
Parkersburg
BRAIDY MELON BASKET
Basketry - hand-split white oak
15" x 15" x 15"
Award of Excellence, $2,000
Ida Louise York
Hurricane
PLANT AND MIRROR
Oil
16" x 20", $275
Donna W. Young
Charleston
THE UN-DAMNED
Colored pencil
36" x 26", $2,000
Naijun Zhang
Morgantown
A LITTLE RED BOOK
Oil
13" x 17", $4,000