MFA (Maryland Federation of Art) invited all member artists to enter its annual spring member competition. Any original 2-D or 3-D work created in any media was elegible. Submissions representing 4 states and Washington D.C. totaled 353 artworks from 100 artists. The juror selected 72 works by 54 artists for exhibition. NOTE: Due to Covid-19, MFA is unable to present the exhibition in MFA’s Circle Gallery. Please visit our website from May 6 - May 30, 2020 to enjoy the virtual artwork displayed on Curve Gallery and in the Sales Gallery. Images were provided by the artists at time of entry.

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AWARDSCash awards designated by the juror total $500. A $50 Conley Award for 3-D work is funded and selected by Suzi and Rob Conley.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The MFA appreciates the support of the Arts Council of Anne Arundel Co., Inc., and Maryland State Arts Council

MFA Board President: David DiazExecutive Director: Joann VaughanExhibitions Manager: Raegan C. ThomasGallery Intern: Martha CampbellGallery Intern: Kristina DoverGallery Intern: KC GallowayCatalog: Sharon Arsenault

JUROR’S STATEMENTIn the short time since I was asked to be the juror for the Spring Member Show 2020 Exhibition not only have some things changed, but perhaps everything has changed. Two very long-lived artists of importance to me have died in the space of a few months, Wolf Kahn (aged 93) on March 15, 2020 and William Bailey (aged 90) April 13, 2020. Neither men died because of the pandemic, but like so much that relates to this particular moment in time, the estimation of their lives and careers must be quietly deferred to a future date and time. I take this opportunity to pay homage to them and mark a moment of reflection in their honor.

As much as I admire the work of these two artists, I am equally drawn to their long-lived-ness and the stubborn proposition that one must work hard at this most serious of avocations despite successes and failures, fame and neglect, praise and insult.…points that I would like to underscore for the artists that submitted work to the show. For the artists that are in the exhibition, congratulations and keep up the good work, the works in the show are but jigsaw pieces in an ongoing lifelong puzzle that takes shape only through time and persistence. To the artists that were not selected, I would encourage you to look upon this insult but lightly, the blame must be laid at the feet of the judge, your humble juror, rather than yourselves whose efforts must remain a cause for recognition by better arbiters of taste in the fuller light of a clearer day.

In a group exhibition, one of a range of media, without theme or focus, my critical motivation tends to hew to some very basic ideas; chief among them the demonstration of a developed sense of design, skill, and visual intelligibility. If these factors are in evidence then I swiftly move to other concerns such as mood, character, inventiveness, imagination, personal vision, expression, and ownership of the endeavor. If a conventional subject is executed with exceptional skill, I will notice that, if an unconventional subject or approach is what is going on, I will take that on advisement. My strongest bias is for the products of natural perception and hand work involving pencils, inks, paints, and clay, a prejudice that will not work well for many in the show and many visitors as well. A high number of the artists in the exhibition checked off all of these boxes in many instances, but the award winners and honorable mentions and another 20 or so works just on the thresh-hold caught my eye a bit longer. Paul Reuther, Juror

JUROR Paul Reuther studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, complet-ing the 4 year certificate program and art history at The University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated (BFA) magna cum laude. Attending graduate school in Washington, DC and earning an MFA, and he studied with William Woodward and Frank Wright at The George Washington University. He was recipient of the 2014 City Arts Projects Grant, District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the 2014 Artist Fellowship Grant, District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He is the founding member of The Washington Drawing Center, a non-profit group dedicated to the discipline of drawing. He paints

plein air regularly in the summer months, often in Italy and in places farther flung. He was artist-in-residence at arte studio ginistrelle, Assisi, Italy in August 2012 and again at JSS in Civita Castellana, Italy in 2014. In addition to landscape, the artist draws the figure from life. Not lining up very neatly with any particular breed of art or artist, he tends to be on the painterly side of easel painting relying upon direct observation and natural perception. Reuther teaches drawing, painting, and technical art history in the Washington area at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD and at The Corcoran School of Arts & Design, George Washington University in Washington, DC.

L - R: W. Jaeger, Diamonds Fell From Her Eye, 22x30; Bob Peterson, Light Houset, 22x18; Gina Durgin, Palm Desert Oasis (Juror’s Choice), 48x24

Established in 1963, Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) is a non-profit 501(c) 3 art organization supported by individual, corporate, and public sector contributions. Please visit www.mdfedart.org to explore membership options, and numerous exhibition possibilities at MFA’s Circle Gallery and at off-site locations.

CATALOG

Spring Member Show

1. Beth Altman(Washington,DC)Hannah photography POR

2. Qrcky Art(Baltimore,MD)Coco Hue oiloncanvas $5000

3. Qrcky Art(Baltimore,MD)let my people go oiloncanvas $4000

4. Joanne Strehle Bast(Littlestown,PA)Vision In Purple I feltedwool,freeformmachineembroidery,handstitchedgemstoneflowers $400

5. Petra Maria Bernstein(Salisbury,MD)Earth Day metalprint $550

6. Joan Bevelaqua(Columbia,MD)Ophelia graphite $675

7. Joan Bevelaqua(Columbia,MD)Wedding Dress oil $1200

8. Mary Ellen Carsley(PortRepublic,MD)Amaryllis graphite $350

9. Mary Ellen Carsley(PortRepublic,MD)Seed Pods watercolor $150

10.Mary Ellen Carsley (PortRepublic,MD)Mouse drypoint $150

11.Neil R. Dreibelbis(Exton,PA)Bits and Pieces mixedmedia:photo,pen&ink,acrylic. POR

12.Micheal Rhian Driscoll(Annapolis,MD)Surrealities, Storefront, St. Michael’s MD, Summer 2016 (wish) iPhone/prisma/snapseed $300

13.Gina Durgin (Barstow,MD)Fall Into Spring resinoverfluidacrylictechniquesongallerywrappedcanvaswith3Dembellishment $700

14.Gina Durgin (Barstow,MD)Palm Desert Oasis resinoverfluidacrylictechniquesongallerywrappedcanvaswith3Dembellishment $850

15.EARL, Jim(Crownsville,MD)Queen Conch and Cordless Drill etching $300

16.Christopher B Fowler(PtofRocks,MD)Morning Comes to Lahaina filmphotography $279

17.Kay Fuller(Annapolis,MD)Spring Fling III acrylicandcollageonpaper $295

18.Kate Gaudreau(BelAir,MD)Kioku gouacheonclayboard $195

19.Michael Gaudreau(BelAir,MD)Celestial Moment pastel $900

20.Mary Ellen Geissenhainer(Pasadena,MD)Toy Crate coloredpencilonDuralar $1200

21.Judith Ann Guenther(Springfield,VA)Broken Glass photography $240

22.Wayne W. Guenther(Springfield,VA)Wave of the Future photography POR

23.Richard Hall(Massey,MD)Eileen’s Window digitalphotography $250

24.Lee Halvorsen(Springfield,VA)Nighttime Journey archivalinkjetprint $400

25.David Allen Harris(Washington,DC)And The Land Is Free archivalpigmentprintphotoonwatercolorpaper $300

26.David Allen Harris(Washington,DC)Thorny Issues archivalpigmentprintphotoonwatercolorpaper $600

27.James Francis Hollan(Arnold,MD)Self Portrait with Black Hat mixedmediaoncanvas $400

28.Tamora Ilasat(Washington,DC)Gaia, Earth Goddess acryliconpaper $495

29.Bill Jaeger(SevernaPark,MD)Diamonds Fell from the Her Eye watercolor $2000

30.Marilyn Lowney Johnson (Philadelphia,PA)One Two Three Four digitalphotographsignedonfineartpaperframed $175

31.Guy Terry Kuhn(Hagerstown,MD)Nipples pencilonpaper $600

32.Guy Terry Kuhn(Hagerstown,MD)Rivets pencilonpaper $400

33.Guy Terry Kuhn(Hagerstown,MD)Ruffled pencil,ink,acyrliconpaper $175

34.Cathy Leaycraft(Parkville,MD)Invation photographyandencaustic $120

35.Dan McCormack(Accord,NY)Lenoir_R_03-06-20--0548 cellphonecamera,archivalpigmentprint $750

36.Nancy McPherson(Annapolis,MD)The Bridge mixedmedia $125

37.Tyler Andrew Mitchell(Davidsonville,MD)This IS Me Smiling oiloncanvas $4000

38.Tyler Andrew Mitchell(Davidsonville,MD)Untitled rawdigitalphotograph(notphotoshop) $250

39.Allen E Neyman(Rockville,MD)Double Dog Digger archivaldigitalphotoprint(composite) $350

40.Richard Niewerth(SevernaPark,MD)Laocoon of the Food Court oiloncanvas $950

41.Leslie Nolan(Herndon,VA)Orange Drip latexhousepaint&acryliconcanvas $7500

42.Jeff Norman(Annapolis,MD)Capitol Full Moon Photo $250

43.Mary Opasik(Catonsville,MD)Rudder Fish woodensailboatrudderpart,horseharnessandautoparts,aluminumfragments,rope $1000

44.Mary Opasik(Catonsville,MD)Sapphire Fish foundcatalyticconverter,tin,repurposedaluminum&vacuumparts $1000

45.Bob Peterson(Annapolis,MD)Wildwood archivalprintonbamboopaper $150

46.Bob Peterson(Annapolis,MD)Lighthouse archivalprintonfineartpaper $150

47.Linda Gale Popp(Hampstead,MD)Just Call Out My Name mixedmediaassemblage $275

48.Linda Gale Popp(Hampstead,MD)We Went Out To The Meadow foundobjectassemblagesculpture $175

49.Jennifer Wilkinson Rynbrandt (Hampstead,MD)Frank’s Farm (Kalkaska County, Michigan) acryliconcanvas $1950

50.Renee Sandell(Bethesda,MD)Faith paintedsilk POR

51.Leslie Sater(Pasadena,MD)Anne pastel $750

52.Wil Scott(Annapolis,MD)Nature’s Gold digitalphoto $150

53.Arthur Smalley(Monkton,MD)Continuous Three Dimensional Line sculpturemadefromnaturalwood. POR

54.Michelle Spiziri(Cockeysville,MD)The Cyclist acryliconampersandclaybord $1500

55.Michelle Spiziri(Cockeysville,MD)Mother acryliconampersandclaybord $1500

56.Jen Sterling(Arnold,MD)Rose Falls acryliconcanvas $300

57.Jen Sterling(Arnold,MD)Morning Mist acryliconcanvas $400

58.Lida M. Stifel(N.Potomac,MD)Tractor oiloncanvas $550

59.Sarah A Strickler(Arlington,VA)Chained photography $275

60.Jane Ebert Torano(Annapolis,MD)In Bloom acrylic POR

61.Gil Ugiansky(Annapolis,MD)Balancing Act 9 - Two Cubes & a Rhombohedron paintedmildsteel,interactivekinetic $3900

62.Marilyn Block Ugiansky(Annapolis,MD)Magenta Striations acrylics $1700

63.David Lawrence Vetal(Pasadena,MD)First Communion, Baltimore c. 1964 oiloncanvas $750

64.Don Weaver(Wernersville,PA)Blue Chair mediaonwood $650

65.Don Weaver(Wernersville,PA)monarda mixedmediaonwood $550

66.Richard Paul Weiblinger(Laurel,MD)Crystal on Fence 6990 archivaldigitalprint $300

67.Richard Paul Weiblinger(Laurel,MD)Rock Jetty with Crystal 7107 archivaldigitalprint $300

68.robert alan weinstein(Washington,DC)I live on Capitol Hill 1 of 1 archivaldigitalphotoprintonmetal $360

69.robert alan weinstein(Washington,DC)i live on Capitol Hill 2 archivaldigitalphotoprintonmetal $360

70.robert alan weinstein(Washington,DC)i live on Capitol Hill 3 archival.digitalphotoprintonmetal $360

71.Bryan K Zidek(Edgewater,MD)Understudy with Pears oil POR

72.Bonnie Zuckerman(EllicottCity,MD)Olive Dish hand-paintedceramicwithwaxresist $325

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