July 2019 | National Juried Exhibition

Glenn Strachan "A Woman in Recline in Siem Reap, Cambodia", 2019, 27 x 22 inches

CURRENTS

July 5-26, 2019

Reception: Friday, July 12, 5-7 pm

Chico Art Center is pleased to present the 2019 National Juried Exhibition. Juried by Sacramento 1616 Artspace gallerist Mima Begovic, the works are a rich mix of painting, collage, mixed media, sculpture and photography. Ranging across diverse genres, styles, and media, the exhibition presents complementary yet distinctly individual artistic sensibilities.

Featured artists are Pennie Baxter (Chico, CA), Benjamin Ehrmann (Fair Oaks, CA), Stacey Gregory (Salinas, CA), Libby Harmor (Sacramento, CA), Lori Harrington (Chico, CA), Erin Juliana (Brooklyn, NY), Lindsey Kapoor (Chico, CA), Zach Koch (Starkville, MS), Amanda Kralovic (Shephard, MI), Dave Lane (Sacramento, CA), Christina LaSala (San Francisco, CA), Barbara Martin (Hillsboro, OR), Leighton McWilliams (Arlington, TX), Sarah Meftah (San Francisco, CA), Frederick Nitsch (Chicago, IL), Thomas Pickarski (New York, NY), Mark Powers (San Francisco, CA), Simone Schiffmacher (San Antonio, TX), Nick Shepard (Sacramento, CA), Jupp Soetebier (Benicia, CA), Glenn Strachan (Pasadena, MD), Richard Vertolli (Chico, CA), Ingrid V. Wells (San Francisco, CA), Forest Wong (Oroville, CA), Jenny Wu (Washington, DC)

Juror's Cash Prize Winners: Christina LaSala, Frederick Nitsch, Simone Schiffmacher; People's Choice $250 Award: Stacey Gregory

This exhibition is generously sponsored by Jo Ann Palmer. Cash prizes made possible by Art House Contemporary Sculpture.

Glenn Strachan, A Woman in Recline in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2019, 27" x 22"

Simone Schiffmacher, Sheet 7, 2018, Beaded Sheet with Shell Logo over Object,13x8x4"

Libby Harmor, House of Five, 2017, woven money, 9.5"x11.5"

Amanda Kralovic, The ability to cause change, 2019, collagraph and photolithography, 16x20

Leighton McWilliams, "MGM/Contrails", 2017, Mixed Media/Photo, 9"x9"x2"

Pennie Baxter, Autotomy of a Planet, 2019, printed clear and textured glass, 8"x10"

Leighton McWilliams,"Pinocchio", 2017, Mixed Media/Photo, 7"x5"x1"

Stacey Gregory, Under Pressure, 2018, Acrylic on wood, metal, glass, fossilized sand dollars, metal base 54"x24"(diameter)

Christina La Sala, 14 Rivers, 2019, Muslin, Steel wool, salt, 60" x 36" x 8"

Christina LaSala, Stone's Throw, 2019, Muslin, steel, salt, 30" x 42" x 8"

Ben Ehrmann, Untitled, 2019, colored pencil on Arches paper, 30x22

Lindsey Kapoor, All For Nothing, 2019, Confidential envelopes, 5" x 9" x 9"

Zach Koch, God exists and he's American, 2016, oil on panel, 11" x 14"

Erin Juliana, Invented Architecture, 2018, acrylic on panel, 16x28"

Nick Shepard, Imperfect Smooth, 2018, Digital Pigment Print

Lori Harrington, Point Cabrillo Light Station, Photograph, 23x16"

Leighton McWilliams, "Pinocchio", 2017, Mixed Media/Photo, 7"x5"x1"

Frederick Nitsch, Untitled from series "A Cage You Might Have Sprung, Flown Away", 2019, mixed media on cardstock, 8.5 x 11"

Barbara Martin, Who Needs Caffeine?, 2018, Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil, 24"x16"

Ingrid Wells, "She Laughed as Loudly as She Wished", 2019, oil on canvas, 48x36"

Soetebier Jupp, "Wise would seem the breaker of rings if he would eat the gleaming heart", 2018, acrylic polymer mixed on canvas, 36x36"

Jupp Soetebier, in that hall i forgot, 2018, acrylic polymer mixed on canvas, 36x36 inches

Rick Vertolli, "Running Loop", 2018, Oil Paint, 9x51"

Stacey Gregory, War Horse 2020, completed 2019, Acrylic on resin, clay, wood, computer circuitry. 22"x20"x8"

Dave Lane, Eccentric, 2019, mixed media, 18X18X40

Dave Lane, Family, 2008, mixed media, 18x18x40

Thomas Pickarski, Icescape no. 43 (3 piece triptych), 2019, inkjet print face mounted to plexiglass, unframed floats 1 inch from wall, 28x72"

Prospectus for Exhibiting Artists