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JUROR’S STATEMENT I am honored to present you with my choices for the 2021 Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. We as an arts community have grown and changed in any number of ways during the last year and a half. Our art practices have expanded with inspiration, research, and materials. I found all of these things in the artwork submitted to the 2021 Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. It was a joy to see such a strong selection of work to select from, especially from the areas of photography and painting. I enjoyed seeing the beautiful interpretations of landscape, portraiture, and narrative storytelling. Congratulations to everyone but especially the winners for their deep commitment to expanding the field of art.Thank you, Karen Hampton, Juror

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BEST OF SHOWBryan Hoffman

Kellie Looks Left, acrylic on wood, 20192ND PLACE | David FeingoldUnder Siege, digital, 2020

MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART

Photo courtesy of Karen Hampton

CURATOR’S CHOICE | Lee Ann FrameThe Waters Began at Home, intaglio, 2021

92ND MICHIGAN CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION

DIRECTOR’S CHOICE | Peter BlackburnDream Lake Sunset, photography, 2021

IN APPRECIATION The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to host the longest running regional art competition in the state of Michigan. Artists and sponsors—you are deeply appreciated. Without you, there would be no exhibition. The MMA would like to extend sincere thanks to all who made the 92nd Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition and awards possible.

About the JurorKaren Hampton is an internationally recognized conceptual artist whose work addresses issues of colorism and kinship within the African American community. She is a weaver, dyer, painter, embroiderer, storyteller, and teacher. She holds a BA from New College in San Francisco, CA and a MFA from University of California at Davis and her art has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include those at Michigan State University in Lansing, MI; the Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu, HI; the Jack Bells Gallery in St. James, London, England; the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA; and Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Group exhibitions include those at the University of Massachusetts-

Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA; the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, CA; the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA; and the Muskegon Museum of Art’s own traveling exhibition Innovators and Legends: Generations in Textiles and Fibers which ran from 2012 to 2015. Hampton taught at Howard University in Washington, D.C. from 2007-2011 and in 2017 was an assistant professor and Critical Race Issues Resident Artist at Michigan State University. Hampton’s artwork is held in the collections of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum, Hamilton College, Clinton NY and the Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii. She received the coveted Eureka Prize from the Fleishhacker Foundation in 2008.

3RD PLACE | Hal Gould Squatters Camp Mexico, platinum/palladium photographic print, 2020

FRIENDS OF ART AWARD | Carolyn SowaRain After Dark, water based oil, 2021

SEPTEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Ralph ‘Nunzi’ AnnunziatasilenceINsojournEbony pencil, gesso, acrylic polymer, and gloss gel on canvas, 2021$8,500Grand Rapids

Hannah AppsRust Belt LivesOil on panel, 2020$1,300Kalamazoo

John ArnoldiGW SentryPhotography, 2021$325Twin Lake

Cindy AwreyMichigan MoodsOil, 2021NFSHolland

Darci BanksNowOil and acrylic paint, mica powders, and gilding on canvas, 2020$1,400Muskegon

Michael BanksPearOil on wood panel, 2019$290Muskegon

Russell BarneveldAfter The RiotsPhotography, 2021$300Grand Rapids

Dianne Bartnick-BortonGoing HomeAcrylic, 2121$800Grand Rapids

Zoe BeaudryA Picture of the FutureOil on canvas, 2019$850Detroit

Kathleen BechtelThe Beating of Cardinal WingsOil, 2021$1,200Jenison

Cindy BenderRockyWatercolor, 2021$800At the MarinaWatercolor, 2020$1,200Zeeland

Danielle Benson-FennellStamp of ApprovalWatercolor on Yupo, 2021NFSGrand Rapids

Robert BiggsMöbius.01BIndiana Limestone, 2021NFSGrand Rapids

Boisali BiswasDifferent TimesWeaving, 2021$1,200West Bloomfield

Peter BlackburnDream Lake SunsetPhotography, 2021NFSWhitehall

Lynda Fox BlankinshipWe’re SpeakingAcrylic on Canvas, 2021$750Ludington

Jennifer BoesChallenged: Infrastructure #9 & #10Cotton, dyed, printed, quilted, 2020$900Ann Arbor

Karen BondarchukIntelligence is a Murky SubjectCharcoal on Rives BFK, 2020$4,800Kalamazoo

Joan BonnetteGuardians of the GateCharcoal powder, ebony pencil, water color, collage, 2018$2,200South Haven

Jean Allemeier BootJapanese GardenEtching, aquatint, with Chine collé, 2020$450Ada

Katherine BourdonComposition in COil and cold wax, 2020$3,200Muskegon

Deborah BowenHidden TreasureOil, cold wax medium, Stabilo, oil pastel, graphite, 2021$2,900Chalk TalkOil, cold wax medium, graphite, oil pastel, Stabilo pencil, 2021$2,900Spring Lake

Michael BryantNeolithic ShootersRaku ceramic, 2019$225Lowell

Paul BurkBarn and Field RakePhoto, 2020$300Fremont

Larry ButcherDrawing ParallelsPencil on Arches paper, 2020$3,500Midland

Beth BynumWordPlay with RumiMixed-media, collage, 2021$425WordPlay-Important MessageMixed media collage, 2021$425Kingsley

Dianne Carroll BurdickOne Hundred YearsDigital photography, 2021$500Grand Rapids

Tammy CarusoSamuraiOil and cold wax on canvas, 2020$4,500Whale IAcrylic on canvas, 2021$1,825Shelby Township

Kristin CasalettoSelf-portrait as Super Patriot IVEncaustic and plaster cast on panel with custom frame, 2020$3,650Grand Rapids

Jeremy ChurchMidnight LightDigital photograph on metal, 2021$500Muskegon

Deborah ClarkGrand Island ShipwreckPhotography, 2019$450Manistee

Lynda ColeBlue AdriftOil paint, cold wax, and silver leaf on cradled Gessobord panel, 2021$4,000Shrouded EarthOil paint, cold wax, and silver leaf on cradled Gessobord panel, 2021$4,000Ann Arbor

Daniel CombsFamilies Belong TogetherPhotography, 2018$750Ada

Douglas CoonJoshua Tree ArchPhotography, 2020$300Hillsdale

Ferrel CordleJimi HendrixWatercolor, 2020$495Whitehall

Sue CorteseKumo IV - PopularityFiber art - Shibori/Indigo, 2020$500Holland

Marlan CotnerSpring ShadowsBallpoint ink over toned gesso on wood panel, 2019$625Pines at Chinook PierMetal leafing over acrylic paint on wood panel, 2021$825Grand Haven

Bettina CousineauBlossom TimeMixed media drawing, 2020NFSCampsitePen on paper with collage elements, 2020NFSGrand Rapids

Donald CronkhiteBlue CrescendoOil on linen, 2021$8,000Allen Park

Adam DahlstromSaint SebastianMixed media collage, 2020$2,700Muskegon

Darcy DangremondOld Man of the SeaPhotography, 2020$525Grand Haven

Paula DeGregorioPlastic and ClayOil on canvas board, 2021$1,200Pentwater

Bette DelVecchioAncient KimonoClay, paint, wood, 2021$1,000Grand Haven

Alla DicksonWhat Lies BeneathOil, 2021$1,200Zeeland

Jillian DicksonHere and Now, Then and TherePastel, color pencil, watercolor, sequins, charcoal, marker, 2019NFSRockford

John DiephouseDew on the HudsonMetal print, 2019$900Jazz HandsMetal print, 2020$900Lansing

Rachel DrellesGirl with MonarchWatercolor and gouache, 2021$700The Young GardenerWoodcut, watercolor, collage, 2019$500Norton Shores

Henry DroskiEbb and FlowPhotography, 2019$450Evening LightPhotography, 2020$450Grand Rapids

Gary EleinkoWhat Would Carl SayMixed, collage, watercolor, pencil, on paper, 2020$2,250Detroit

Susan EllisonDeering Street BridgeGraphite, 2020$1,800Grand Haven

Robert EovaldiPigeon Creek RainbowPhotography, 2015NFSHolland

Jane EwingBeachloreWatercolor, gouache, sumi, acrylic, Bister, BFK Rives paper, 2021$150Grand Haven

Olivia EzingaSee You in the Days Gone By35mm film scan, digital pigment print, 2020$200Grosse Pointe Park

Katherine FaulkGrandfather ClockBlack ink pen on fabric, 2021NFSWyoming

David FeingoldUnder SiegeDigital, 2020$550Behind BarsDigital, 2021$550Freeland

Linda King FergusonEquivalence 129Acrylic on tinted cut stretched linen, 2021$2,000Au Train

Patricia FlynnNatural ElementsWatercolor, 2019$1,200Holland

Lee Ann FrameDeep Into The WoodsEtching and aquatint, 2021$1,000The Waters Began at HomeIntaglio, 2021$1,000Fruitport

Frank GalanteA Perfect PairOil on hard board, 2020$300Pentwater

Richard GalosyIt Is What It Is 2Digital print on stretched canvas, 2021$475North Muskegon

M. Saffell GardnerPtah The el DaoudWelded steel and red oak, 2021$7,500Highland Park

Laurel GeisMeanwhile, I’m Still Thinking2021Oil on canvas, 2021$850Whitehall

Kimberly GillThe GuardianAcrylic, charcoal, and varnish, 2020$1,500Always on Her MindAcrylic, 2020$925Byron Center

Hana Girdvainis-SawyerMotherless Child DiptychAcrylic, 2021$2,000Muskegon

Dennis GordonInto the WoodsWoodcut, 2019$425Winter Oak LeavesWoodcut, 2021$585Ann Arbor

Hal GouldSquatters Camp MexicoPlatinum/Palladium photographic print, 2020$300Man with a White Cane, Santa Fe, New MexicoHand colored cyanotype photograph, 2021$300Pinckney

Jennifer GreenFermataPhotography, 2021$700Whitehall

Rissa GrovesDivided ReflectionLinocut, 2020$450UnawakeLinocut, 2020$300Midland

Gabriel GuerreroUntitledTextile sublimated altered photo print, 2021$2,400Muskegon

Tatsuki HakoyamaTell Me the Color of the RainOil on canvas, 2019$2,500Grand Rapids

Judy HallisyWater SpiritBlown glass, 2020$375Saugatuck

Phillip HansonHarvestDigital archival print, 2021$1,100Forest BathingDigital archival print, 2021$1,300Saginaw

Ellie HaroldBirds Through the MirrorOil on canvas, 2019$10,000Frankfort

Jeffrey Heaton & Theresa HeatonNation DividedMixed, 2020$2,000Lawrence

Thomas HegewaldAll of the Elements, Dead Horse PointInfrared photography, 2020NFSSolitary Tree, Saugatuck Dunes State ParkInfrared photography, 2020NFSGrand Rapids

Kenneth HepworthCrystal SunsetPhotography, 2021NFSShelby

Helen HiertaMeditationClay, 2019$8,000Greenbush

David HileAdoring NatureGraphite, white charcoal, and terracotta pastel, 2020$1,100Ypsilanti

Marc HoeksemaThe CrestPhotograph printed on wood, 2021$375Muskegon

Bryan HoffmanKellie Looks LeftAcrylic on wood, 2019$3,750Saugatuck

Sungwon HongImpedimentOil on canvas, 2020$3,500Ann Arbor

David HuyserIce Pick Attack on the JellyfishPhotography, 2019$150Muskegon

Michael InmanPipe DreamsMixed media - iPhoneography and metallic Ink with gold foil leaf, 2021$1,500Midland

Michael JamesContemplations of an Empty NestAcrylic on canvas, 2020$8,000Roadtrip Through Wyoming While Trying to Ignore the Service Engine LightAcrylic on canvas, 2020$10,000Watersmeet

Haley JosephDie Andacht IMontage photograph, 2021$125Alto

Philip JosephAncient CityAcrylic, 2018$4,800Onekama

Norm KittlesonPandemicPhotograph, 2021$600Whitehall

Colleen KlesmithAgonyCharcoal, 2020$800ParadeMixed ink and acrylic, 2021$100Grand Rapids

Bowen KlineHigh LineOil and acrylic, 2020$2,900Romeo

Zan KnechtImagine Being EnslavedSpangles on wood, 2021$6,190OvavaStainless steel and stone, 2021$850Grand Rapids

Michael KooleRocky SunsetPhotograpy, 2019$190Silver Lake Dunescape 03Photography on Brushed Aluminum Metal, 2021$250Wyoming

Lynne KramerThree Fancy SistersHand blown glass, 2021$850Benton Harbor

Mark KrecicBig BangSpalted maple, 2021$750Dexter

Michelle Krievins-Newman18th SummerEncaustic on panel box, 2021$2,25021st AutumnEncaustic on panel box, 2021$2,250Muskegon

Philip KrzeminskiC...V...1...9...Oil bar and charcoal, 2020$1,200Clinton Township

Douglas LaFerleCuriouser and CuriouserOil on canvas, 2018$5,000Royal Oak

John LebenGhost TreeDigital painting on canvas (ed. 1/5), 2021$1,250Saugatuck

Martha Liddle-LametiSanta Barbara Sky-The Mesa, CaliforniaFelted wool and mixed fabrics and fibers on cloth, 2019$2,500Heidelberg CastleFelted wool, silk and mixed fibers on industrial felt, 2021$3,000Sanford

Jamey LimbersUntitled 2Ceramic, 2021$475Lowell

Ingrid LindforsSteel Dee Lite1984 photo and steel, antique frame, duct tape board; 1984-2021$1,100Whitehall

Leon LouWes the Abstract Visual ArtistWatercolor, 2021$450Grand Rapids

Elisabeth MajorAbout FaceCut paper mounted on canvas, 2021NFSMuskegon

Cathy MarashiHommage to PythagorusAcrylic and mixed-media on canvas, 2021$3,200Grand Rapids

Nathan MargoniCovid DreamAcrylic on canvas, 2021$2,500Desperate TimesAcrylic on canvas, 2020$2,500Benton Harbor

Taylor MazerMore Construction?Pen and ink, 2021$995Grand Rapids

Catherine McClungCursed GroundWatercolor, 2021$1,100Red Letter DayWatercolor, 2021$1,100Spring Lake

Wendy McWhorterOld HavanaOil, 2021$300Kewadin

Lisa MedendorpI Will If You Won’tDigital photography, 2021$450Muskegon

Rebecca MottDon’t Trade Your Legs For WingsMonoprint with collage, 2021$375Ludington

Minji NamkoongScenery 1Silk, organza, linen, 2021$1,800Ann Arbor

Linda NelsonBig CherryAcrylic on canvas, 2021$450Pentwater

Timothy NorrisPlan and ElevationCharcoal, gouache, acrylic, sculptamold, wood on board, 2021$900Muskegon

Randall NyhofDrifting AlongPhotographic composite, 2020$300Canoes at Lost LakePhotography, 2021$300Grand Rapids

Patrik RoggenbauVirgin of the AmazonOil, paper, glass pearls, wood, gold leaf on canvas, 2019NFSSpring Lake

Maria RuggieroAccoutrements 1Watercolor, 2020$3,000Ann Arbor

Linda RzoskaOak Divinity IIIArchival inkjet print with hand applied color, 2021NFSKalamazoo

Ronan SampsonHollow Body ClubWood-fired stoneware, 2019$1,000Belleville

Paul SchranzOne Minute to 1:30Digital collage, 2021$450Triage at the BridgeDigital collage, 2020$450Twin Lake

Kay SeversonRemembering ParadiseWatercolor, 2021$700Kalamazoo

Charles SharbaughRoadscapeSculpture, solid teak wood, domestic and imported veneers, 2020$45,500Holly

Carolyn SowaRain after DarkWater based oil, 2021$800Caledonia

Carolyn SwiftBalm (Windy Night, Full Moon)Mixed media relief and collage, 2021$1,400Traverse City

Pamela TrippMagnolia ManOriginal images on paper, paper clay, magnolia seed pods, 2020$500Baldwin

Mariann TsilisMajesticMetals, 2021$270Vicksburg

Checklist Award Winners printed in ORANGE. NFS = Not for Sale

Lou VallanceUntitled AgainMixed media, 2020$950Prelude & ExodusMonoprint on paper with collage, 2021$800Rockford

Shirley Van BenschotenSleeping Bear Sand DunesOil and acrylic, 2015$2,500Tecumseh

Leslie VictorShaw Walker: The Color of DecayDigital media, 2021$900Holland

Kristi VisserOut Of The DepthsAcrylic and mixed media, 2020$700Fremont

Jessica Mia VitoReverieOil on canvas, 2020$9,000Dundee

Nikki WallCathead Bay (Lake Michigan / Leelanau County)Acrylic on Masonite, 2020$2,800Grand Rapids

Stephanee WallaceThe Look is in His EyesCasein, 2021$1,500Middleville

Julie WestmaasWatchful EyeCollage quilt using variations of fabric with hidden images, 2021NFSIt Was The SkyCollage quilt using a variation of fabric and thread, 2020$700Norton Shores

Scott WistinghausenIgnorance Breeds FearOil on canvas, 2021$600Brighton

Nobuko YamasakiCircle of LoveAssembly with woodblock print, 2020$800Big CatchWoodblock print, 2019$450Grosse Pointe Shores

Chelsea ZielinskiHis FaceWater color, 2018NFSThe Shadow of VenusCharcoal on canvas, 2021$3,500Muskegon

Cary OkoroSasha in Green Army Coat, MemoryAcrylic on canvas, 2020$700UndeterredAcrylic on canvas, 2021$1,500Grand Rapids

Joan Painter-JonesNight MusicMixed media and found objects on wood, 2020$975MilanColorful CartMixed media on wood, 2020$975Milan

Catherine PampaloneYour PathGlass, 2021$975Clear LakeGlass, 2021$975Stevensville

Candace Compton PappasSelf-Portrait with Bittersweet GreensHi-resolution inkjet print, 2019$850Chelsea

Marat ParanskyTextinctionOil on canvas, oil on wood, plexiglass and wood, 2019$2,000Farmington Hills

Steven ParkhurstLady of the VesselsiPhone photography, 2021$500Midland

Stone PengSailing AlonePhotography, 2019$500It’s Springtime at China Rural VillagePhotography, 2019$500Grand Rapids

Bruce PetersonEgyptian HaloAssemblage with found objects, 2021$1,500Detroit

Theodore RamsayPortrait of Scott Joplin and His MusicAcrylic on canvas, 2021$1,500Ann Arbor

Kathryn Anania RatliffTempleWatercolor, 2021$6,000East Grand Rapids

John RiepmaRivetingTurned wood - curly maple and walnut, 2020$475Tangled Up in BlueBlown glass, 2020$345Grand Haven

Deborah RockmanLove and HateCollage, 2021$700Rich and PoorCollage, 2021$700Grand Rapids

Best of Show | $1,500 Bryan Hoffman, Saugatuck Kellie Looks Left2nd Place | $1,000 David Feingold, Freeland Under Siege

3rd Place | $750 Hal Gould, Pinckney Squatters Camp Mexico

Honorable Mention | $150 Ralph “Nunzi” Annunziata, Grand Rapids silenceINsojourn

Honorable Mention | $150 Henry Droski, Grand Rapids Ebb and Flow

Director’s Choice | $500 Peter Blackburn, Whitehall Dream Lake Sunset

Curator’s Choice | $500 Lee Ann Frame, Fruitport The Waters Began at Home

Friends of Art Award | $250 Carolyn Sowa, Caledonia Rain After Dark

Phil Chmura Memorial Award | $200 Helen Hierta, Greenbush Meditation

West Michigan Potters Guild Eleanore Smith Memorial Ceramics Award | $150 Jamey Limbers, Lowell Untitled #2

Robert and Veronica Youngman Memorial Award for Graphic Arts | $150 Nobuko Yamasaki, Grosse Pointe Shores Big Catch

Docent’s Choice | $100 Nathan Margoni, Benton Harbor Desperate Times

HONORABLE MENTION | Ralph “Nunzi” AnnunziatasilenceINsojourn; Ebony pencil, gesso, acrylic polymer, and gloss gel on canvas; 2021

2021

A W A R D S

ROBERT AND VERONICA YOUNGMAN MEMORIAL AWARD FOR GRAPHIC ARTS | Nobuko Yamasaki Big Catch, woodblock print, 2019

HONORABLE MENTION | Henry DroskiEbb and Flow, photography, 2019

DOCENT AWARD | Nathan Margoni Desperate Times, acrylic on canvas, 2020

CONGRATULATIONS, ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THE 92ND MICHIGAN

CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE ARTISTS THAT ENTERED!