9th International Juried Print Exhibition
December 10, 2021 - January 29, 2022
Statement from Juror Sarah Smelser:
When I really want to know about something, I consult the dictionary.
To jury this show, not knowing where to start, that’s what I did. I looked up the meaning of ‘juror’ in the dictionary: “noun: a member of a jury.” Not too enlightening. I looked further: “jury: noun: a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.” So … a jury listens, examines, and discusses their findings. However, the word has another definition: “adjective: improvised for temporary use.” This definition intrigues me.
The temporary nature of something makes it alluring: ice in a cocktail, the smell of a good meal, a warm fire when it’s cold outside. A gorgeous sunset? Temporary. One of the best temporary things is a conversation because it’s a combination of elements: different characters respond to each other, voices overlap, laughter hangs in the air. There are expressions of joy, of sadness, of wonder, of curiosity. Sentiments layer, work in concert, and they complement one another. This is also the nature of a juried exhibition.
In this show there are landscapes, mindscapes, figures, and figures of speech. There are still lives, still waters, abstractions, and abstract notions. Spaces, faces, and fanciful places. Images and ideas interweave, coincide, and interlace; there’s a chord of notes in concert with one another. And the show is temporary, all the sweeter. At the end of the show, the pieces go back to their creators. Each one is noteworthy in its own way, but you must admit that they work well together: a magical mixture of luck and planning. If you’re in the area and can come see it, please do. If you’re an artist whose work is in the show, I hope you agree that you’re in good company. Like many great things, Remarque’s 9th International Juried Print Exhibition won’t be around for long.
When I really want to know about something, I consult the dictionary.
To jury this show, not knowing where to start, that’s what I did. I looked up the meaning of ‘juror’ in the dictionary: “noun: a member of a jury.” Not too enlightening. I looked further: “jury: noun: a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.” So … a jury listens, examines, and discusses their findings. However, the word has another definition: “adjective: improvised for temporary use.” This definition intrigues me.
The temporary nature of something makes it alluring: ice in a cocktail, the smell of a good meal, a warm fire when it’s cold outside. A gorgeous sunset? Temporary. One of the best temporary things is a conversation because it’s a combination of elements: different characters respond to each other, voices overlap, laughter hangs in the air. There are expressions of joy, of sadness, of wonder, of curiosity. Sentiments layer, work in concert, and they complement one another. This is also the nature of a juried exhibition.
In this show there are landscapes, mindscapes, figures, and figures of speech. There are still lives, still waters, abstractions, and abstract notions. Spaces, faces, and fanciful places. Images and ideas interweave, coincide, and interlace; there’s a chord of notes in concert with one another. And the show is temporary, all the sweeter. At the end of the show, the pieces go back to their creators. Each one is noteworthy in its own way, but you must admit that they work well together: a magical mixture of luck and planning. If you’re in the area and can come see it, please do. If you’re an artist whose work is in the show, I hope you agree that you’re in good company. Like many great things, Remarque’s 9th International Juried Print Exhibition won’t be around for long.
Jennifer Clarke, Arizona
Desert Icon I Mezzotint 8" x 8" |
Laura Bigger, Missouri
Event Manière noire stone lithograph 13.75" x 9.5" |
Jennifer Clarke, Arizona
Entanglement Mezzotint 11.5" x 14.5" |
Andrew DeCaen, Texas
Drop Leaf Lithograph and screenprint 20" x 15" |
John Dobbie, New York
Fabricated Obsequy Screenprint 18" x 18" |
Melissa Harshman, Georgia
Altered Botanical I Ink jet and stitching 16" x 12" |
Jacob Crook, Mississippi
Distillation Mezzotint 12" x 9" |
Gregory Brophy, New York
Information Overload Photopolymer gravure 20" x 25" |
Andrew DeCaen, Texas
Place Lithograph 15" x 20" |
Beauvais Lyons, Tennessee
Circus Orbis Dimensional Showcard: Lola the Flying Canine Lithographic pop-up book 10" x 18" x 8" |
Laura Bigger, Missouri
Radiate Monoprint (intaglio, relief, & copper leaf) 14.5" x 10.5" |
Catherine Sollman, Illinois
Water Level Woodcut & linocut on Japanese paper 8" x 10" |
Catherine Sollman, Illinois
Visitation Day Monoprint 10" x 14" |
Shirley Bernstein, Connecticut
Rolling Out Reduction woodcut 12" x 12" |
Laura Smith, Hawaii
A Long Swim Woodcut & chine collé accordion book 11" x 30" x 9" |
Marilee Salvator, Kentucky
Growth 10 Line etching, aquatint, screenprint and collage 7" x 5" |
Neal Cox, Texas
Fourteen Double reduction linocut 12.5" x 10" |
Mary Becker, Oklahoma
Mosaic Virus IV (Rachel Ruysch Redux) Handcarved linocut and laser-engraved woodcut 30" x 22" |
Jared Wickware, Hawaii
Portrait of Martha Burin engraving on copper 8" x 6" |
Stephanie Berrie, Ohio
Roadkill Diaries Entry 05: Empty Nest (Blood Loss) Mezzotint with color flats & blind embossment 12" x 8" |
Deborah Lader, Illinois
The Ascension of Venus Etching and aquatint 8" x 10" |
Jessica Dunne, California
Purple PreOccupations II Spit-bite aquatint 5" x 7" |
Peter Baczek, California
Diagonals Aquatint etching 6" x 10" |
Sarojini Johnson, Indiana
Birds Are Disappearing Artist’s book with box and intaglio prints 8" x 5" x 2" |
Daryl Howard, Texas
Even the Full Moon Listens to Falling Water Japanese woodblock print 13" x 10" |
Connie Wolfe, Illinois
Detached Screenprint 15" x 19" |
Betty Friedman, California
Untitled #257 Intaglio & chine collé 11" x 14" |
Dana Zed, California
The Path Intaglio etching 4" x 6" |
Cathie Crawford, Illinois
Confluence Reduction woodcut 10" x 8" |
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Eszter Sziksz, Florida
10_Sziksz_Eszter-_Self-control Screenprint, accordion book 5" x 5" x 2" |
Michael Baum, South Dakota
Badlands #9 Screenprint 8" x 8" |
Jared Wickware, Hawaii
Simple Pleasures – View from Shangri La Engraving on copper 7.25" x 5.25" |
Bernadette Madden, Ireland
Pentimento 12.19 Screenprint, stencil, sponging & painting 26cm x 20cm |