National Juried Exhibition of 2022
Gallery of artwork images at bottom of post.
February 4-26, 2022
National Juried Exhibition of 2022
Opening reception: Friday, February 4, 5:00-9:00 PM
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present its 16th annual National Juried Exhibition, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 50 artists throughout the region. The National Juried Exhibition was developed in 2006 to provide a forum for artists to compete on a regional scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition encompasses all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists working in a variety of media such as photography, acrylic, pencil, fibers, oil, paper, and more. Over $1,000 in cash awards will be announced at a brief awards ceremony at 6:00 PM on February 4.
Exhibiting artists include:
+ Gary Anderson of Huntsville, AL
+ Dave Edens of Madison, AL
+ Dawnice Kerchaert of Pontiac, MI
+ Matthew Rentz of Asheville, NC
+ Sheila Chesanow of Athens, TN
+ Adrienne Justine Dye of Gatlinburg, TN
+ Alan Finch of Jacksboro, TN
+ Samantha Steadman and Carla Taylor of Johnson City, TN
+ Stephen Simmerman of Jonesborough, TN
+ Torrance Redford of Kingsport, TN
+ Neranza Noel Blount, Danqi Cai, Michaelanne Collins, Virginia Taylor Derryberry, Jurgen Dopatka, Andrew Godwin, Brian Horais, Jeanne Kidd, Anne Kinggard, David Liles, Marga McBride, Brian R. Melton, Allen Monsarrat, Lisa J. Mullikin, Anders Nienstaedt, Mary O’Neill, Leesa Lynn Osburn, Manya Pirkle, Adam Rowe, William A. Timm and Lyndsey Ullom of Knoxville, TN
+ Judy Kelley Jorden and Marcia M. Shelly Lenoir City, TN
+ Lil Clinard, Ted Richards and Dennis Sabo of Loudon, TN
+ Ed Bates, Michele Croslin and Marianne Woodside of Maryville, TN
+ Mike E. Sandlock of Morristown, TN
+ Elaine Culbert, Yvonne Dalschen and Kelli L. Thompson of Oak Ridge, TN
+ Jane Newman of Ooltewah, TN
+ Charlotte Rollman of Sevierville, TN
+ Sheila Lutringer of Strawberry Plains, TN
+ Lynda Best of Tellico Plains, TN
+ Laurie Szilvagyi of Vonore, TN
+ Wade Schmitz of Houston, TX
About the juror: Tommie Rush, a native of Mobile, Alabama, is a glass artist who lives and maintains a studio, Tomco Inc., in Knoxville, Tennessee. She began her early studies in ceramics which ultimately lead her to working in glass. By 1980, Rush began to share a studio space with renowned artist Richard Jolley, who she married several years later. Through tireless experimentation and the development of custom blended glass mixed in the studio, she has created a unique and identifiable style which has been celebrated in over 75 exhibitions. Her work can be found in numerous private and museum collections through out the United States including the Sheldon Art Museum and Sculpture Garden in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C., and the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee, among others. Rush completed a glass and welded steel site specific commission for the headquarters of Scripps Networks in Knoxville. As a tireless supporter of the arts, she has served on several national boards including the Glass Art Society in Seattle, Penland School of Craft, Asheville, North Carolina, and the American Craft Council located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She currently serves on the Public Art Committee Advisory Board, the UT Arts and Humanities Advisory Board, and on the Big Ears Board in Knoxville, Tennessee.
