This year’s show was juried by Claude Elliott, Arts Consultant and Independent Curator. Artists from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia were invited to submit original hanging work, in any medium, to be considered. Response from the call was significant, with 157 artists submitting over 700 pieces. Elliott selected 118 pieces for the show, all from different artists.
About the juror:
Claude Elliott, arts consultant and independent curator, began his career as Assistant Curator at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Prints, Drawings and Photographs. He interned at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Library of Congress, and the National Gallery of Art. He served six years as Deputy Director of Step Afrika! Prior to moving to Washington, DC he was a Program Officer with the Rhode Island Foundation where he managed a fund for the creation of new works and fellowships for visual artists, writers, and music composers. He is a recipient of a DCCAH Arts and Humanities Fellowship, a Curatorial Grant, Humanities DC Vision Grant and DC Oral History Collaborative Grant. His curatorial interests are creative ideas that are purposeful, mastery of technique, and the intersection of art, history and culture as a bridge for individual reflection and community dialogue. Elliott has a Master of Arts in Art History from the University of Mississippi, Master of Human Services Management, Brandeis University and Master of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University. He has served on review panels for Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, NEA Challenge America, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and Rhode Island Council for the Arts.
On Monday, February 7th, Elliott spent several hours making the tough decision on who would be awarded the First, Second, and Third Prizes, along with several Honorable Mentions. Here are his selections:
This is a hybrid exhibition. Please call Hill Center to schedule an appointment to view the gallery at (202)-549-4172.
Work can be purchased online by clicking on the photo of the piece. Pieces will be available for pick-up at Hill Center or by arrangement with the artist on/after June 4, 2022.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT OUR PRIZE WINNERS AND REGISTER FOR A VIRTUAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN THEM AND OUR JUROR ON THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 6:30PM-7:15PM.
Karen Van Allen – At 50
Martin de Alteriis – What Joins Us
Katherine Altom – Water Lilies
Marie-B Cilia De Amicis – Harar
Ken Bachman – Georgetown
Anne Barnes – Legs
Elizabeth M. Beach – Earth, The Bringer of Life
Becker, K. — Jan. 6-From What Remains, We…. (Hill Center)
Denise Bentley – Zebra Watch
Jeffrey Berg – Legacy
Ralph Blessing – Rainfall Rendevouz
Madison Bolls – Ceremony and ritual
Prudence Bonds – Purity
Alan Braley – Ribbons of Light
Kimberly Brammer – Mothering Abstraction
Anthony Bremer – View From The Hill
Kathriel Brister – Sharkboy Dreams
Judy Buelow – Lockdown 2020
Kimberley Bursic – Untitled # 1: On the Corner
Sally Canzoneri – DC Women Workers: 1942 & 2014
Beth Cartland – Purple Stairs Will Carry You Far
Adam Chamy – Sunriseset
Antoinette Charles-Aqui – This Old Mill
Marilyn Christiano – Reflecting Pool
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Paula Cleggett – Book Club
Rhys Conlon – Stegosaurus
Michael Crossett – Tracks
Alex Curley, West Cosmos Trail, Acrylic on Canvas, 22×33 inches, 2021
Timothy DeVenney – Near-at-Hand #A1
Samuel Dixon – Red Wine Tasting II
Grace Dobrow – Mykonos
Sean Dudley – Peregrine 329
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Elizabeth Eby – Perfect Storm
Karin Edgett – remembering john lewis
Diane English – Ripple Effect
HONORABLE MENTION: CinCin Fang – Huangshan (After Liu Haisu)
HONORABLE MENTION: Jill Finsen – Approximately 63 Horses and A Cow
Michael Fleischhacker – Mt Airy MD Clock and Flag 2
2ND PRIZE: Cheryl Foster – Golden Crows
Christopher B Fowler – Bibliotek II
Mary Beth Gaiarin – Curious Cows
Lorena Garcia – Arrival
Charlie Gaynor – Vessel
Nico Gozal – By Way of Water
Tom Greaves – M. Lisa
Cathy Grubman – Both Sides Now
Gail A. Hansberry – Twilight at NMAAHC
Autumn Chaos
Imani Jackson – We Have on this Earth What Makes Life Worth Living
Warren Jackson – The Time is Wright
Leonard Jewler – Morning after arrival
Barbara Johnson – Engraving Artist at Congressional Cemetery
Cynthia Farrell Johnson – It is Well With My Soul
Sharman Johnson – Monday Morning
Lily Kak – Sunrise on the Ganges River
Aleksandra Katargina – Persephone’s Plight
Sally Kauffman – Out of This World
HONORABLE MENTION: Maddy Keener – Into the Sky
Steve Kunin – Yellow Bird Store
JoAnn Lamicella Laboy – Pipe Dreams
Deborah CC LaCroix – Edible Forest
Pamela Harris Lawton – Jeanette
Anthony Le – Don’t Swim on an Empty Stomach
Wan Lee – Mississippi Creek
Kevin R Leonard – Starr Fruit
Barry Lindley – Klingle Trail, January Afternoon
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Linda Lowery – Khai with Tears
Ruth Lozner – Madonna of the Summer
Nicole Maloof – 7 Ruth Clarke (1779-1808)
1ST PRIZE: Nipun Manda – Untitled
Jane Mann – Who Tells the Story?
Isabella Martire – Determined
Charlotte McAdams – Still life
Marla McLean – Roots Song
Marthe McGrath – Cabbages and Kings
Mike McSorley – Railroad Bridge
Steve Moen – River Gorge Time
Bantu Bombshell
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Barbara Novak – Shaman
Larry O’Reilly – PhotoArt: Yellow Gloves
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John Pacheco – seascape
Terry Pellmar – River Rocks II
Ann Pickett – Mother Nature
Pauline Rakis – Looks Like Sunshine
Meera Rao – Hide and seek Turtles
Felicia L. Reed – Resolution
Preston Sampson – Homeboy Ralph
Maria Santiago – Jupiter background in black 5
LeAnne Sawyers – Beach Boulders
Wil Scott – Love All
Judy Searles – Global Warming
Stu Searles – Looking Left
Sameer Sharma – Running To Stand Still
Gail Shaw-Clemons – All Powerful
Ann Stoddard – She has a lot of anger, Speech and Hearing Series
HONORABLE MENTION: Glenn Strachan – Stormy Aftermath on the Magothy River
Jacquelynn V. Thompson – Indigenous
Ragnar Thoresen – Autumn in DC
Roderick Turner – SE Washington DC
Patricia Underwood – Birch Bark
John Verdi – Head Shot
Kelly Walker – Sonoma
Sevgi Wallack – New Orleans
Steve Wanna – Myths of Creation – CE191113.1035
Carol Ward – Zipper
HONORABLE MENTION: Raphael Warshaw – Goeteman Residency 101
Richard Paul Weiblinger – Buoys in Fog 1477
Pat Whittle – Through the Woods
Acquaetta Williams – In Plain Sight No 4
Nathaniel Williams – Heading East
Karen Zens – Lagoon
