Mid-Atlantic New Painting 2016

Ridderhof Martin Gallery

Opening Reception, 5-7pm: Thursday, January 14

Juror’s Talk by Lauren Ross: Thursday, January 14, 4-5pm

Exhibition on view: January 15- February 26, 2016

The UMW Galleries is proud to host the tenth Mid-Atlantic New Painting biennial exhibition! The competition was open to artists 18 years of age and older, living in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Entries must have been completed within two years of the application deadline.

We received over 120 applications and will feature the work of 30 artists.

Juror: Mid Atlantic New Painting 2016 has been juried by Lauren Ross. Ross is curator of the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has served as the Nancy E. Meinig Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma and she was Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator and Director of Arts Programs at Friends of the High Line in New York City. The University of Mary Washington Galleries is honored to have Ross as the Juror for our 2016 Mid-Atlantic New Painting Exhibition.

Miles Hall, Shruz, Nevada, oil on canvas

Featured Image: Miles Hall, Shruz, Nevada, 2014. Oil on wood panel, 29 x 36 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

Participating Artists

Kristi Arnold, Mary Anne Arntzen, Kevin Brady, Bobby Coleman, Constance Culpepper, Cianne Fragione, Steve Griffin, Miles Hall, Suzy Kopf, Hanna Kozlowski-Slone, Chee-Keong Kung, Kat Lyons, Trevor Manders, Aina Nergaard-Nammack, Brittany Phillips, Kelly Queener, Meredith Raiford, Troy Richards, Jacob Rivkin, Brooke Rogers, Gwyneth Scally, Melissa Schapell, Jillian Schley, Beth Shipley, Viviane Silvera, Anthony Smith, Casey Snyder, Watson, Sarah West, Taylor White, Zach Zecha