Jurying ATHICA’s 2020 juried exhibition which features contemporary art in all media that explores or references “Space” was an honor and challenge. Our experiences during the pandemic have redefined what our space is. For several months we have been quarantined, asked to protect our body, and distance ourselves from each other. It’s been a surreal apocalyptic dream that we haven’t woken up from. When I was asked to jury this exhibition, I was interested what the submissions would be and how artists would respond to this moment. What I found was a pool of selection that conveyed space with beauty, metaphor, structure, and language. It was a difficult task to select from a pool of exceptional talents.
As a curator and artist with a specific focus on installation and drawing, selecting pieces that demonstrated a relentless determination to realize one’s vision was at the forefront of my mind. The notion of Space itself is a massive subject. It can be defined objectively and subjectively. From the pool I focused on the visual narrative and the poetic space. I selected works that defined space as structure, metaphor, nostalgia, imagination, intimacy, ephemera, chaos, void, abstraction, and magic. The selected works explore a well-rounded variety of mediums and conceptual frameworks in an effort to engage all of our senses.
As we adapt in the time of pandemic and continue to make and develop our ideas as artists, we are fortunate to have a space to be able to escape and share our experience with others through this exhibition. Art creates an infinite landscape and it’s an honor to be part of it.
— Hannah Israel, August 2020
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Karly Villaseñor | “Gentle on My Mind” | 12″ x 12″ | Mixed Media | 2019 | $300
Kariann Fuqua | “It Came From Within” | 26″H x 16″W | Mixed Media | 2020 | $600
Kariann Fuqua | “Silent Passage” | 12.5″H x 31.5″W | Mixed Media | 2020 | $600
Lisa Freeman | Question of Quarantine | 12″ x 11″ x 11″ | Assemblage | 2020 | $650
Lisa Freeman | Isolation | 9″ x 101/2″ x 6″ | 2020 | $475
Robert Clements | WHITE PRIVILEGE WITH TEA AND IPOD | 14 1/2″ X 10 1/2″ | 2017 | $200
Kate Burke | “forever and always” | 16″x20″ | thread and tulle embroidery | 2020 | $550
Bradley C. Lockridge | “Land Sea Sky” | 36” x 24” x 3/4” | Oil on canvas | 2020 | $2,500
Maggie Davis | “No dolphins here!”
Christine Bush Roman | “Unrecognizable” | 18″ x 24″ | mixed media on paper | 2020 | $800
j·m·mcdevitt | “hestia” (from series “murmations”) | 60″x48″ | acrylic paint and ink on canvas | 2020
Sally W Eppstein | Life’s Path | 77″ x 24″ x 24″ | Ironwood tree trunk found in Ellijay, GA, acrylic paint and medium, vintage doll petticoat, cooper, string | 2019 | $2,800
Alison Kocher | Anticipation | 10” x 10” | acrylic paint on canvas | 2020 | $50
Allie Jackson | Contemplation Aims at Nothing | 16×20 | oil on canvas | 2019 | $300
René D. Shoemaker | Les toits d’Aubusson. Chemin d’horloge. Aubusson | 20″ x 19″ | Hand-painted silk | NFS
Richard Haley | Attempt to Disappear Into the Space Where My Drive Meets the Street | Photograph | 36″x24″ | 2019 | $1500 edition of 3 | Exhibition Committee Award
Reid McCallister | Social Distancing | 27″ x 21″ x 6″ | Construction | 2020 | $1200
Reid McCallister | Inner Space | 13″ x 16″ x 5″ | Construction | 2020 | $450
Naomi J. Falk | Intrepid Space Force Command Center Bravo Explores the Universe (Globular Cluster NG6441) | 6.5″ x 8.5 | digital drawing and photo collage with NASA image | 2020 | $250
Jennifer Hartley | Snapshot with Friend | 16″ x 18″ | Acrylic on Canvas | 2020 | $500
David Noah | Masked/Unmasked Lisa Freeman | 11×17 | photograph | July 3, 2020 | $250 | Winner, Future Show Award
Will Pergl | “The Crack in the Liberty Bell” | 34″ x 9″ x 11″ | metal coated brass | 2019 | $2000 | Winner, Juror’s Award
Ronnie Ray Speight | “The Bracelet Makers” | 28″x28″ | Oil on Canvas | 2020 | NFS
Ronnie Ray Speight | Storytime | 16″x24″ | Oil on Canvas | NFS