Exhibition Archive

Small But Mighty/Off the Wall

Reservations by Sheryl Unwin, scratchboard

An Open, All Media, Juried Show

On Display Nov 23-Dec 28
Reid Hodges Gallery

Opening Reception Dec 2, 4:30-6:30

An all media open juried show with a twist or two. The only requirement for entry into this exhibit is that all pieces must be 12” x 12” or smaller (framed or unframed). Another twist, buyers will be able to take their newly acquired artwork right off the wall and will not have to wait for the exhibit to end to retrieve their purchases!

Juror: Jason Stockman
Jason Stockman is a ceramic artist and Assistant Professor of Studio Art at State College of Florida. With the architecture program in High School ending, he took his first ceramics class, and like many others’ stories, it was love at first touch. After receiving his BFA from Adrian College, MI in 2007 he graduated in 2011 with his MFA in Ceramics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Directly following graduate school, Jason continued in the academic world, becoming an Assistant Professor at a small liberal arts college in Ohio. After four years it was time for a change, so he moved to Florida for a warmer lifestyle that allows those long walks on the beach.

Acrylic Painters USA Exhibit

Best of Show: Wild Coast 4: Vanishing Wilderness, Maro Lorimer

Acrylic Painters USA
Searle and Reid Hodges Galleries

In 2006, a group of acrylic painters located in the Tampa Bay area founded an acrylic painters association (formerly ISAP-FL). This group is now Acrylic Painters USA Inc. The goal of the organization is to build a strong community of acrylic painters and to provide exhibition opportunities throughout the state of Florida. Artist Tony Ortega is the juror for this exhibition.

Awards

Best of Show: Maro Lorimer, Wild Coast 4: Vanishing Wilderness

2nd Place: Shirley Pearsall, Sunday Morning At Trip’s Diner

3rd Place: Carson Kapp, Vitruvian Woman

4th Place: Donne Bitner, Self Portrait

5th Place: Thomas Wilke, Silver King (Tarpon)

6th Place: Vickey Imes, Last One

7th Place: Linda Swindall, Power Play

8th Place: Carla Rudolph, Serenity

9th Place: Yugen Finity, Reclamation

10th Place: Tom Parker, Casual Chaos Observations

Honorable Mentions

Sue Johnson, Follow The Wind

Steffanie White, Cloudy With A Chance Of Pain

Joanna Coke, Reflections Of A Moonwalker

Lynn Shaffer, View From The Window

Juror: Tony Ortega

Juror Bio: Tony Ortega holds an MFA in drawing and painting from the University of Colorado and is currently a professor at Regis University. He is the recipient of the coveted Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts (1999) and the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts (1998). He has been a working artist and teacher for the past 36 years and is known for his vibrant, colorful artwork. Tony Ortega’s lifelong goal is to contribute to a better understanding of cultural diversity by addressing the culture, history, and experiences of Chicanos/Latinos through his art. His work can be found in Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, and the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center. He has exhibited extensively in the United States, Latin America, and other parts of the world.

Juror Artist’s Statement: Throughout history, artists have responded to social concerns around them with artwork that depicts culture, religion, social injustice, human rights, environmental degradation, and political power. Artists have used a variety of media such as paint, photographs, pastels, sculpture, and prints as extensions of their caring hearts and concerned minds to explore the aesthetics of interconnectedness and social responsibility. I believe that there is a relationship between art and social justice. My goal as an artist is to create artworks that are personal and which also express a sense of social responsibility. anguage speaks to the issue of international migration, focuses on shifting demographics, draws from pop culture, and seeks to present truth at a more local, personal level.

Reflections Exhibit

1st: Let’s Think This Through by Nancy Goff, 2nd: Smokestacks: Almost to Chicago by Jennifer Bateman, 3rd: Selby Reflections by Goldie Tremblay

On Display: Oct 26 to Nov 19
Opening Reception: Oct 28, 5:00-7:00 – Masks Required
Free and open to the public

Reflection can mean many things, a casting back of light or heat, mirroring, fixing of the thoughts on something, careful consideration, all aspects that encompass the creative process. Show us your reflections.

Also showing will be Acrylic Painters USA, a curated show.

Margy Rich, Juror
Juror’s Statement
This work was created during a time when the exhibition theme Reflections is quite relevant. The multiple dimensions of this word imply introspection, memory, and the phenomena of nature that can propel us all forward. I was inspired by the efforts of all artists who submitted work for review. If your work was not included, please don’t be discouraged. Your creative journey is valued. The works chosen for this exhibition strongly demonstrated the following criteria. They conveyed the theme in a personal way. These works were well organized using the visual elements of design and the most remarkable of them used the elements to accentuate the idea they wanted to convey. I also wanted this exhibition to reflect the diversity of materials, scale, and methods that this Art Center embodies. The sum of these individual interpretations composed as an exhibition provides much to think about.

BIO: Margy Rich, State College of Florida Associate Professor Studio Art, holds an MFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with honors. Margy is an Associate Professor of Studio Art at State College of Florida (SCF). She leads the 2D Studio Art Program at SCF. Her own studio practice encompasses drawings and paintings. Her work is represented in numerous public and private collections.

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Demos

Demos:
Please register for these free demos, 941-746-2862
Thursday, Sep 30, 2:30-4:30, Bill Farnsworth OPA
Friday, Oct 1, 9:00-11:00, Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA
Friday, Oct 1, 1:30-4:00 Plein Air
Friday, Oct 1, 4:30, Group Critique, John Michael Carter OPAM
Saturday, Oct 2, 10:00-Noon, Hodges Soileau OPA

Thursday, September 30, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Painting Demo by Bill Farnsworth OPA
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W, Blue Studio
A 1980 graduate of the Ringling School of Art and Design, Bill Farnsworth has spent more than 40 years as an Illustrator and Fine Artist. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Bill spent many years painting landscapes of the rural area, while supporting himself and family with his growing illustration career. His paintings have been in many National Shows, museums, and private collections throughout the United States.

Friday, October 1, 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Painting Demo by Juror of Awards Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W, Red Studio
Katie Cundiff OPA acquired an early appreciation for the fine arts, drawing, and painting, under the tutelage of artist parents. Early works resulted in scholarships from National Scholastics Magazine and the Croatian Fraternal Union, earning a B.A. in Fine Arts and Painting from Ringling College of Art and Design. A love of the out of doors combined with painting has produced numerous awards and recognition in plein air events. Her work also includes still life, figurative, and wildlife, and has been featured on apparel and print for Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Unlimited, The Billfish Foundation, Safari Clubs International, and Gulf Coast Conservation Association. In addition, Cundiff has been featured in American Art Collector Magazine, American Artists Magazine, Southwest Art, and at the Museum of Florida Art and Culture in Sebring, Florida. Juried exhibits and awards include those from Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, Women Painters of the Southeast, Cumberland Society of Oil Painters, and American Impressionists.

Friday, October 1, 1:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
OPA Plein Air Painting in Bradenton
Location: Meet at ArtCenter Manatee at 1:30 p.m.
Bring your art supplies and join us for a morning of plein air painting in and around the Bradenton area. There is no shortage of subject matter in this beautiful coastal town! Artists will paint on their own, but a list of recommended locations will be made available. OPA will supply Gamsol.

Friday, October 1, 4:15 p.m.
Group Critique Session with John Michael Carter OPAM
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W.
Bring your painting from the morning plein air session (or another painting if you like) for an insightful group critique session led by John Michael Carter OPAM.

Saturday, October 2, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Painting Demo by Hodges Soileau OPA
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W
For more than twenty-five years, Hodges had a successful illustration career gracing the covers of more than three hundred books. He worked for most of the major publishing houses in New York, Field and Stream Magazine and notably Scholastic (Babysitters Club series) and, Harlequin (Romance Covers). Hodges was a long-time member of the prestigious Society of Illustrators where he received many citations of merit for work exhibited in annual shows. After years of executing ideas and concepts of others, he presently paints subjects that are of personal interest. His work hangs in private collections as well as the United States Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard permanent collections. The permanent collection of Golf Digest Magazine includes several of his paintings.

Call 941-746-2862 to register for these free demos. Seating is limited.

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition

Aground by Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA, Juror

Exhibition: September 28 – October 22, 2021

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The premier exhibit will features 124 of the finest representational oil paintings. OPA is the first national organization founded for the sole purpose of representing traditional, representational oil.

Artists, collectors and art enthusiasts will find an unparalleled collection of traditional oil paintings representative of the high quality of work being produced by the nationally and internationally acclaimed group of oil painters in this exhibition. OPA’s membership is comprised of over 3,500 artists from across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Over the years, OPA’s exhibitions have garnered a reputation for being one of the premier art shows in the country.

The awarding juror is respected OPA Signature member and Sarasota resident, Katie Dobson Cundiff. Her focus in the jurying process was to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Eastern Regional Award Winners

AWARDS AND DONORS	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
Associate and Signature Division
Gold Medal Cash award funded by OPA	$4,000	Marc Anderson	The Beaver Pond $3,500 24″ x 34″
Silver Medal Artist Focus Feature funded by American Art Collector Magazine	$3,400	Krista Johnson	Old Friends $5,200 30″ x 40″
Bronze Medal One full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine valued at $3,380	$3,380	John V. Whytock	Queen Pea $2,950 16″ x 20″
Most Original Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Account valued at $1,250 and merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($200)	$1,450	Gail E. Wegodsky	Sittin’ in the Latitude Yearn Seat $2,500 22″ x 32″
Realism Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by JFM Enterprises	$500	Sandra Desrosiers	Better Days $1,400 12″ x 12″
Impressionist Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire	$500	Hope B. Reis	La Solana View to Sunroom $4,200 24″ x 20″
Animal Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) and $250 cash award funded by OPA	$500	Tamara A. Sigler	Unkindness of Ravens $1,725 14″ x 18″
Figurative Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire	$500	Julie Rosa	Daydream $3,200 16″ x 24″
Landscape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA	$500	Bill Farnsworth OPA	Cool Shade $3,600 16″ x 20″
Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA	$500	Dan Beck OPA	Lori in Blue $2,200 16″ x 12″
Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA	$500	Martin Pate	Drunkard’s Path $2,800 22″ x 28″
Seascape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours valued at ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA	$500	Yelena Snovsky	Sunset $4,700 24″ x 30″
Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials	$100	Stephanie Amato	White Lilies $1,800 12″ x 16″
Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials	$100	Patricia Nebbeling OPA	Peonies $1,500 14″ x 16″
Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials	$100	Li Volk	Nobleman $4,700 20″ x 16″
Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials	$100	Steven J. White	Sentinel $1,600 18″ x 24″
Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials	$100	Yan Sun OPA	Fishing Boats Maintenance $4,500 20″ x 24″

Juror: Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA
Recognized for her bold and confident brushwork, Katie Dobson Cundiff is one of Florida’s best-known impressionist painters. Born in Chicago in 1950 to artist parents, Katie began painting at an early age and was awarded a National Scholastic Scholarship in 1968 to attend the Ringling College of Art and Design. Upon graduation, she and her husband founded a decorative accessory design business and later expanded to include a chain of retail art galleries featuring their exclusive work. A later venture was a business centered around wildlife art apparel printing with clients including Ducks Unlimited, the Wildlife Federation of Florida and the Gulf Coast Conservation Association. Through the sale of Katie’s designs, hundreds of thousands of dollars were contributed to these organizations. In 2000, Katie began to focus exclusively on her oil painting, with an emphasis on plein air, or outdoor, landscape work. She entered her first plein air competition in 2004 and, in 2009, returned to painting and teaching full-time. In addition to her own workshops,

Katie is an adjunct Professor at Ringling College of Art and Design. Katie is a member of, and has exhibited with, many respected regional and national art organizations. These include The Oil Painters of America, The American Impressionist Society, American Women Artists, Women Painters of the Southeast, Cumberland Society of Painters and Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. She has won numerous awards for her work and is represented in both public and private collections.

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Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition Gallery

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition
September 28 – October 22, 2021
Call 941-746-2862 for more information or to purchase a painting.

The Calling by Richard Alexander, 11×17, $875

White Lillies by Stephanie Amato, 12×16, $1,800

The Beaver Pond by Marc Andersen, 24×34, $3,500

Bud's Old Cherry Tree by Kathy Anderson OPAM, 30x24, $5,500

Where the Deer Run by Denise R Antaya, 24×18, $2,950

Red and Yellow Joy by Carol Arnold, 10×20, $2,500

Afternoon Tea by Suzanne Aulds, 18×24, $2,000

Blue Skies of Taormina by Nikolo Balkanski OPAM, 16x20 $3,500

Rockport Harbor by Poppy J Balser, 12×16, $1,100

Bliss by Sue Barrasi, 10×12, $975

As It Opens by Stacy M Barter OPA, 8×10, $1,250

Sunrise, Early Spring by Paul F Batch, III OPA, 30×40, $7,500

Lori in Blue by Dan Beck OPA, 16×12, $2,200

Memories in Grey by Kevin C Beilfuss OPA, 24×36, $8,000

Touch of Light by David Boyd, Jr OPA, 18×24, $2,400

Under Beacon Basin by Lon Brauer OPA, 20×20, $3,850

Circle of Life by Shelley Breton, 12×16, $950

Still Magnolias by Jenny Buckner OPA, 30×40, $9,500

Apples of Adoration by John Buxton, 17×13, $6,500

Peonies Dance by Ken Cadwallader OPAM, 12x16, $2,500

Idle Hours by Elizabeth Cedrone, 12×16, $1,800

Thirsty Roses by Rosanne Cerbo, 12×9, $1,250

Dulcinea by Adam Clague OPA, 14×11, $1,350

Still Life by Natalia I Clarke, 11×14, $950

Race The Wind by Kathleen Coy, 8×10, $1,900

A Studio Composition by Steven L Creighton, 16×12, $900

Swing Bridge Tender House Sunset by Karen L Crenshaw, 20×16, $900

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever by Nancy S Crookston OPAM, 16x20, $2,000

Winter Evening by Joshua L Cunningham, 12×16, $1,400

An Seisiun by Donald E Curran OPA, 16×20, $2,000

Sunset Sails by Mark Daly, 30×24, $9,500

Morning Delight by Arlene E Daniel, 16×20, $1,620

Together Again by Randi J Davis, 8×10, $560

Better Days by Sandra Desrosiers, 12×12, $1,400

Hanging Grapes by Loren DiBenedetto, 24×18, $3,800

Katie Cundiff Dobson

Sundance by Gerald Erley, 10×10, $950

Cool Shade by Bill Farnsworth OPA, 16×20, $3,600

Alice by Larry C Felder, 18×24, $4,500

Early Birds Over Lake Killarney by John Felton, 16×20, $1,400

Manu by Nanette Fluhr. 30×24, $15,000

La Abuela by Howard Friedland OPAM, 11x14, $2,500

November's Beauty by Mary Garrish, 20×24, $3,200

A Day Without Rain by Salvatore Graci, 33×18, $4,555

Home by Katherine T Grossfeld, 30×30, $3,000

The Red Barn by Albert Handell OPAM, 24X36, $18,500

Early July by Marc Hanson OPAM, 24x30, $5,400

Lemon Squares III by Melissa Hefferlin, 11×11, $1,300

Last Stand by Frits Hoendervanger, 20×13, $3,800

Midsummer's Eve by Paula B Holtzclaw OPA, 24×20, $4,900

Homeless Old Man in India by Hai Ou Hou, 16×12, $3.200

August Evening by Neal J Hughes OPA, 30×30, $9,400

Reluctance by Maria C Jimenez, 12×9, $1,200

Old Friends by Krista Johnson, 30×40, $5,200

Cattail Cotton by Nils P Johnson, 24×36, $4,200

Sheltered by Rana Jordahl, 18×18, $1,900

Saluti by Charles G Kapsner, 9×12, $4,750

Dear Ruby by MaryBeth Karaus OPA, 24×36, $5,200

Taxi Stand by Shelby L Keefe OPA, 12×16, $1,850

Tall Ships by Alana M Knuff, 18×24, $2,800

Four Musketeers by Yelena Lamm, 12×30, $3,800

Last Alta Reflections by Christine Lashley OPA, 14×18, $2,650

Blue Palm by Joyce E Lazzara, 40×30, $6,800

Waning Light by Dottie T Leatherwood, 10×30, $1,600

Distant Memories by Jeff Legg OPAM, 24X36, $19,500

Incoming Tide by Calvin Liang OPAM, 12x16, $2,400

Driving Force by Amanda Lovett OPA, 20×30, $3,050

Drifter in Repose by Johanne Mangi, 18×36, $7,000

Golden Morning by Patrick McGannon, 20×16, $1,000

Bittersweet and Dragons by Lynne B Mehlman, 12×16, $2,800

Catopezinho de Sao Benedito by Monica Mendes, 26×32, $2,500

Act One Scene Two by Sandra L Murzyn, 16×12, $1,500

New Digs by Debra Nadelhoffer, 20×24, $2,000

Peonies by Patricia Nebbeling OPA, 14×16, $1,500

Plated Lemons by Judith Nentwig, 10×10, $500

Autumn Harvest by Pamela C Newell OPA, 10×20, $1,800

Lemon Reflections by Agnes Niemiec, 11×14, $750

Mood Indigo by Barbara Nuss, 10×16, $1,700

Burn Pile by Kathie Odom OPA, 15×24, $3,400

Wooded Pond by Aline E Ordman OPA, 16×20, $1,800

Early Morning by Sarah M Paddock, 16×20, $1,800

Afternoon Tea by Marcia J Palmer, 11×95, $1,100

Winterset by Robert Papp, 38×27, $9,500

Drunkards Path by Martin Pate, 22×28, $2,800

Not Forgotten by Susan J Patton, 24×30, $2,850

Folklore by Susan S Perrish, 24×18, $1,200

June Moon & Lil' Belle by Elizabeth Pollie OPA, 24×24, $5,600

Tanned by Antwan L Ramar, 12×16, $1,500

La Solana View to Sunroom by Hope B Reis, 24×20, $4,200

Daydream by Julie Rosa, 16×24, $3,200

America's Pastime by John Schisler, 30×12, $3,500

Joy Comes in the Morning by Larry Seiler, 24×36, $4,800

Pile Up by Claudia H Seymour, 18×20, $5,000

April Snow by Shi Xiangbin, 16×20, $1,800

Unkindness of Ravens by Tamara A Sigler, 14×18, $1,725

Sweet Honeybells by Robert J Simone, 20×16, $3,000

Ocean Sunset by Michael Situ OPAM, 12x16, $2,000

Flowers, Citrus and Oils by Shannon Smith Hughes, 24×24, $4,400

David and Goliath by Mary O Smith, 24×36, $3,500

Sunset by Yelena Snovsky, 24×30, $4,700

The Granite Coast by Hodges D Soileau OPA, 12×16, $1,900

The Preparation by Pavel Sokov, 40×30, $35,000

Light and Colour by Janet Stapinski Greco, 14×11, $1,400

Fallen Idol by Shawn Sullivan, 16×20, $1,970

Say What? by Joseph Sundwall, 20×20, $4,100

Fishing Boats Maintenance by Yan Sun OPA, 20×24, $4,500

Little Island in the Afternoon by Deborah Tilby OPAM, 20x20, $2,800

Golden Calm by Patricia C Tribastone, 16×12, $1,500

Night Crossing by Seth Tummins, 14×24, $3,000

Nobleman by Li Volk, 20×16, $4,700

Round the Corner to the Sea by Barb E Walker, 12×12, $1,000

One Old MF (Massey Ferguson) by Steven S Walker, 30×40, $4,900

Radiant Selene by Charles Young Walls OPA, 16×12, $4,000

The First Ride by Shuli Wang, 18×24, $3,600

Her Many Colored Blanket by Sarah Warda, 24×18, $3,600

Firefly by Chuck J Weber, 20×26, $2,200

Sittin in Latitude Yearn Seat by Gail E Wegodsky, 22×32, $2,500

Golden Hour by Trish Wend, 16×12, $2,300

Sentinel by Steven J White, 18×24, $1,600

Queen Pea by John V Whytock, 16×20, $2,950

Carolina Casting by Leah Wiedemer, 24×36, $3,500

Wissahickon Ducks Posing by Keith G Willi, 16×20, $960

After the Storm by Marge Worthington, 16×20, $1,900

Morning Correspondence by John Michael Carter OPAM, 36×24, $12,500

Aground by Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA, $2,450

Associate Member = no designation, Signature Member = OPA, Master Signature Member = OPAM

From The Mind’s Eye

June 29 – August 5
An Open, All Media Juried Exhibit
Kellogg, Searle & Reid Hodges Galleries

Many artists rely on their environment to inspire their artwork, while others create their work directly from the mind’s eye only. Artists are challenged to channel the visions from their mind’s eye into their work.

Juror: Catherine Bergmann
Curatorial Director at Dunedin Fine Art Center

Pick-up: Friday, August 6, 9:00-2:00

Sarasota Sumi-e Society Member Show

Sarasota Sumi-e Society Member Show
June 2-June 25

The Sarasota Chapter was established July 17, 1990 as a non-profit organization to promote the art of East Asian Brush Painting. The Chapter was formed under the authority of the Sumi-e Society of America, Inc.

The term Sumi-e means “ink painting” in Japanese. The society uses the term Sumi-e to embrace the entire field of East Asian Brush painting. Members often demonstrate or teach brush painting techniques to various local groups and schools. Our membership includes painters, non painters, professional artists, calligraphers, teachers and students.

Our emphasis is on education, appreciation and sharing through monthly meetings, newsletters, workshops and exhibits.

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Small But Mighty/Off the Wall

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Reflections Exhibit

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Demos

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition

Eastern Regional Award Winners

Associate and Signature Division

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition Gallery

From The Mind’s Eye

Sarasota Sumi-e Society Member Show

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