Current Exhibits

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The jurying for Identity: PLACES is now complete. Scroll down to view the entire list of accepted artists.




Toby Caulk                        Angle of Elevation
Toby Caulk                       #365projectart-Abandoned
Kimberly Chapman     Ghost Ship: In Search of Place
Michael Civis                  Reclaimed Dreams #I
Michael Civis                  Where Silence Dwells
Andrea Dawson            Alone in Winter
Laura Dumm                   Saraband For A Sinking Fantasy Land
Becky Grasser               Archway 
Beth Gregerson           Contentment Lagoon
Rachel Hathhorn         Broken Window Country
Rachel Hathhorn         Evening Reflection
Rachel Hathhorn         Covered Ashtabula
Susan Hood                    Muir Woods
Zackary Hoon               Times Square
Zackary Hoon               Copenhagen
Patricia Januszkiewicz            Bodie Island Lighthouse
Maria Kaiser                   From the Porch
Maria Kaiser                   Lighthouse 1
Noelle King                     A River in Providence
Susan Lash                      Under the Stars
Dale Lazar                       Holocaust Memorial (Berlin, Germany)
Dale Lazar                       Workman on Roof (Budapest, Hungary)
Dale Lazar                       Israelite Samaritans on Temple Mount (Mt. Gerizim, West Bank)
Jennifer Leach              Silver Lake II
Jennifer Leach              #Candylandscape53
Charles Linck                 Heaven in Arizona
Charles Linck                 Chagrin at Night
George Lorio                  Home? 
Wayne Mazorow         Misty Morning, Kolff Riffle
Wayne Mazorow         Poison Sumac & Tamarac
Jan Mettee                     Glimpse of Light
Jan Mettee                      A Story Told
Nancy Minter                I Am Ephemeral: Norway's Kjosfossen Waterfall
Nancy Minter                I Am Enduring: Tibet's Rongmei Mountain
Nancy Minter                I Am Endless: Norway's Fjords
Virginia Morrison       Guanajuato Wall 1100236
Virginia Morrison       Frida's Casa Azul 7966
Karen Mulloy                Fall on Chagrin River
Eileen OConnor          Calm Breath, Final Light
Susan O'Connor          A Path Less Taken
Kate Oulton                  Ocho Rios
Matt Pallante               Chagrin River Overlook
Matt Pallante               Through Holden's Gate
Jordi Rowe                    The Great Beyond
Christina Sadowski   The Louvre at Night
John A Sargent III      THE ARC 
Barbara Schmid           Delmarva Lane
Barbara Schmid           Central Park Dreaming
Leah Schretenthaler  I Want To See The Land How It Used To Be
Diane Seskes                 No Outlet
Diane Seskes                 Dead 
Mark Simone                 I'm Wearing a Hat
Craig Staufer                Cock of the Walk
Craig Staufer                Stormy Evening on the Inlet Trail
Michael Steinberg     Homage to scream
Amanda Taves              View from a Stranger's Window, Chicago, IL, Estate Sale No. 64
Eva Volf                           Light Seeker
Victoria Wagner        Plein Air at Luvin Lavender Farm
Kim Zarney                   Boulders

Identity:PLACES
January 25–March 6, 2019

Opening Reception:  Friday, January 25, 2019, 6–8 p.m.

FREE and open to the public

Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Valley Art Center, Margaret "Peg" Bowen Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

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Awards

Best in Show
Jennifer Leach | Cleveland Hts., Ohio
Super Real Triptych, Lino print, toner transfer, chine colle, acrylic, bullet holes
 
First Place
John Paul Costello | Cleveland, Ohio
Levels, Wood
 
Second Place
Nancy Minter | Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Bergen Norway, Oil on canvas
 
Third Place
Kathy Simone | Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Gaze 7: Man From Erika De, Oil on canvas
 
Elsie and Byron Lutman Award
Wally Kaplan | Beachwood, Ohio
The Look, Mixed media (charcoal, conte, oil)
 
Hope Emerling Watercolor Award
Judy Yen | Strongsville, Ohio
Summer on the Cuyahoga, Watercolor
 
Russell Hardy Watercolor Award
David Randall | Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Welling Up, Watercolor
 
Phyllis Lloyd Memorial Award: Abstract Painting
Marti Higgins | Orange Village, Ohio
Sheaves, Acrylic on canvas
 
Honorable Mention
Tim Gilbride | Akron, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio, November 5th, 2017, Digital photographic print

Michael High | Chardon, Ohio
Feeding Lies to Truth, High-fire stoneware with metallic stains and iron oxide

Patt McClain | Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Listen Up, Guys, Watercolor

John Saile | Cleveland, Ohio
Margot’s View: The Dreamy Evening Sky Settles Down On Sunset Lake, Digital derivative
     screen print on hand-made paper

Melinda K.P. Stees | Chagrin Falls, Ohio
How will YOU take a stand? (Unexpected 3D #1), Fiber/knitted yarn

Antwoine Washington | Richmond Hts., Ohio
Coates, Graphite and charcoal