Details
Start Date
Tue, June 26, 2018 @ 10:00 AM
End Date
Thu, August 2, 2018 @ 5:00 PM
Location
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
CUYAHOGA VALLEY ART CENTER’S
IN BLOOM: A Floral Exhibition
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center Offers Area Artists the Opportunity to Participate in a Juried Floral Exhibition
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center (CVAC) invited area artists to participate in, IN BLOOM: A Floral Exhibition, to be on display in CVAC’s gallery from June 26th – August 2nd. This juried exhibition highlights works of art spanning across a plethora of differing artistic mediums. “Flowers have been utilized as a form of visual communication for centuries, its symbology reflecting both social changes and artistic innovations throughout time.” tells Danielle Dieterich, Director of CVAC. “This exhibition shall highlight the visual impact of flowers through a variety of different mediums.”
This exhibition opens to the public on Tuesday June 26th. A People’s Choice selection process will take place starting June 26th. Juror & People’s Choice awards will be distributed as the winners are celebrated during the IN BLOOM: A Floral Exhibition Reception on Friday, July 13th from 5:30-7:00 PM. Patrons will have the opportunity to mingle with the artists, enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres and purchase art during this free reception.
JUROR: Carolyn Lewis
The art of Carolyn Lewis is inspired by nature, wildlife, and people. Her commissioned portraits of individuals and animals, and her powerful landscapes, are steadily gaining acclaim in national art circles. Lewis is a member of the Group Ten Gallery in Kent as well as the Oil Painters of America, Ohio Plein Air Society, Akron Society of Artists and the Portrait Society of America. She received an Honorable Mention for her work from The Artist’s Magazine National Landscape Competition where she was ranked in the top 6 out of over 9000 entries. Lewis has served as juror in the past to a plethora of highly acclaimed exhibitions throughout the US and is excited to be a part of CVAC’s Landscapes Exhibition.
Lewis selected Tom Mayer’s piece Floral Explosion as the Best of Show, Marjorie Detting’s oil painting Special Picks for Second-Place and Maryann Mosyjowski’s Purple Passion as the Third-Place winner for this years exhibition.
Artist Credit: Marjorie Dettling Charleston Garden
Exhibition Catalog: 2018 Floral Ex Catalogue
Winners:
| BEST OF SHOW | |
| TOM MAYER
MOGADOR, OH
Floral Explosion Watercolor
$250 |
“Beautiful use of color and shapes.” – Carolyn Lewis |
| SECOND-PLACE | |
| MARJORIE DETTLING
AKRON, OH
Special Picks Oil
$375 |
“Love the brushstrokes / palette knife application & variance of color.” – Carolyn Lewis |
| THIRD-PLACE | |
| MARYANN ‘Mo’ MOSYJOWSKI
AKRON, OH
Purple Passion Alcohol Ink
$150 |
“Wonderful color and simplicity.” – Carolyn Lewis |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| STEVE FOUNTAIN
KENT, OH
Brecksville Prairie Trail Oil
$450 |
“Great design & color harmony.” – Carolyn Lewis |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| PAT EDWARDS
ASHLAND, OH
Immortality Watercolor
$150 |
“Great control of medium showing a beautiful delicacy.” – Carolyn Lewis |
All Participants in Exhibition:
| Sally Heston | Broadview Heights, OH | Oil Lamp with Vase of Flowers | Watercolor | $300 |
| Sally Heston | Broadview Heights, OH | Coneflowers | Watercolor | $250 |
| Athena Brown | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | A Bee’s Perspective | Oil | $200 |
| Athena Brown | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Midnight Flower | Mixed – Acrylic/Glitter | $200 |
| Gloria Fickert | Akron, OH | Dogwoods | Watercolor | $100 |
| Gloria Fickert | Akron, OH | Red in Bloom | Watercolor | $125 |
| Danica Zeise | Medina, OH | My Garden | Alcohol Ink | $90 |
| Danica Zeise | Medina, OH | Spring Woodland Walk | Alcohol Ink | $150 |
| Ed Jakubick | Warren, OH | Wild Flowers | Alcohol Ink on Tile | $90 |
| Marjorie Dettling | Akron, OH | Daylily Delights | Oil | $600 |
| Marjorie Dettling | Akron, OH | Special Picks | Oil | $375 |
| Merrily Sprague | Silver Lake, OH | Isotropic Dahlia | Watercolor | $375 |
| Merrily Sprague | Silver Lake, OH | Hieroglyphs of Diety | Mixed Media | $75 |
| Deanna Clucas | Richfield, OH | Gift from Birds | Watercolor | $90 |
| Pat Edwards | Ashland, OH | Immortality | Watercolor | $150 |
| Pat Edwards | Ashland, OH | Sunflower Duet | Watercolor | $150 |
| Steve Fountain | Kent, OH | Brecksville Prairie Trail | Oil | $450 |
| Steve Fountain | Kent, OH | Pic.tcher | Oil | NFS |
| Maryann “Mo” Mosyjowski | Akron, OH | Purple Passion | Alcohol Ink | $150 |
| Maryann “Mo” Mosyjowski | Akron, OH | Harmony | Alcohol Ink | $150 |
| Annette Thorson | Akron, OH | Yellow Roses in Blue Glass | Mixed | $100 |
| Annette Thorson | Akron, OH | Chipmonk’s Eye View | Mixed | $100 |
| Tom Mayer | Mogadore, OH | Floral Explosion | Watercolor | $250 |
| Janet Willis | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Arizona Agave | Photo | $45 |
| Janet Willis | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Art Deco Floral | Photo | $45 |
| Leo Miller | Ravenna, OH | Pink & Brassy | Welded Steel, Brass, Auto Paint | $100 |
| Leo Miller | Ravenna, OH | Peace Roses | Welded Steel, Auto Paint | $100 |
| Todd Bergert | North Canton, OH | Flower Girl | Oil on Clayboard | NFS |
| Richard Willett | Tallmadge, OH | Morning Bouquet | Pastel | $120 |
| Richard Willett | Tallmadge, OH | A Rose Is A Rose | Pastel | $95 |
| Barbara Faulkner | Hudson, OH | Reflection | Watercolor | NFS |
| Emily Kohmann | Massillon, OH | Three Sisters | Acrylic | $195 |
| Emily Kohmann | Massillon, OH | Blossom | Acrylic | $95 |
| Marilyn Szwed | Richfield, OH | Calla Dance | Watercolor | $175 |
| Tina Myers | Massillon, OH | Living in the Trees | Acrylic on Canvas | $450 |
| Susan Eitelman | Massillon, OH | Winter Harbor | Oil | NFS |
| Linda Lyons | Medina, OH | Bloomin | Watercolor, Collage, Hydrangea Petals, Leaves | $475 |
| Linda Lyons | Medina, OH | Welcome to my World | Watercolor, Collage | $265 |
| Christine Beatty | Akron, OH | The Bouquet | Alcohol Inks on Canvas | $150 |
| Christine Beatty | Akron, OH | Morning Delight | Encaustics | $100 |