June 30 – August 25, 2012
Haslem and Hodge Galleries
Sponsored by: First Financial Bank
Events: Reception June 30, 4-6 p.m.
From Jeffrey Grove:
It is a privilege to have been asked to serve as Juror for the 68th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition. The Swope Art Museum must be applauded for their continuing commitment to honoring and recognizing the talented artists of the region, who are, as this selection demonstrates, a highly attuned and sophisticated group.
In this exhibition, paintings ranging from purely abstract to the hyper-real hang alongside photographs in every scale, of every subject. It is also inspiring to see work by metal smiths, woodcarvers, and textile artists included among large and small scale sculptures that are sometimes humorous and perhaps, at times, even critical.
Having been born and raised in Southern Illinois, I sensed a familiarity and kinship with much of the work submitted for this exhibition. Not that these works could not have been produced anywhere, or are marked by some particular sense of Regionalism, rather many of them capture a spirit or ineffable sense of place that is particularly familiar to someone from this part of the country. Each of the artists included in the exhibition is to be commended for their commitment, curiosity, and sincere desire to communicate with others through their work.
Award Winners
David Cunningham
If A Man Lives A Pure Life,
Nothing Can Destroy Him
Howard E. Wooden, Sr. Memorial Grand Prize
David Cunningham, Indianapolis, IN
Phyllis Dye Turner Award of Excellence in Honor of Elizabeth Petrulis, Swope Curator
Julia Sermersheim, Santa Claus, IN
Alliance of the Swope Award of Distinction
Fran Lattanzio, Terre Haute, IN
Courtland Blade
The Cubicles
Alliance of the Swope Award of Honor
Courtland Blade, Indianapolis, IN
David and Jerry Mitchell Award of Honor
Christopher Troutman, Charleston, IL
Anonymous Award of Recognition
Terri Duncan, Lafayette, IN
Rachel Baxter
Chainsaw Study IV
Arts Illiana Award of Recognition
Rachel Baxter, Bloomington, IN
Body Art Tattoo & Piercing Emporium Award of Recognition
Sandra Baumgartner, Charleston, IL
Guille and Cindy Cox Award of Recognition
Justin Henry Miller, Fort Wayne, IN
Jackie Tice
Rebecca
Vernon B. Cristee Memorial Award of Recognition
Jackie Tice, Terre Haute, IN
Lant and Amanda Davis Award of Recognition
Orie Shafer, West Lafayette, IN
Sharron R. Jolly Award of Recognition in Honor of Janet Newman
Edwin Cheek, Bloomington, IN
C. Maura Poshka
Agony in the Garden
Nancy and Fred Nation Award of Recognition
C. Maura Poshka, Decatur, IL
Robert H. Puckett Award of Recognition in Memoriam of Barbara C. Puckett
Taylor Kingery, Greenup, IL
Rick and Candy Shagley Award of Recognition
John Gardner, Terre Haute, IN
Ivona Hedin
Wild Geese in the Morning Sun
Mrs. Barbara A. Vogel Award of Recognition
Ivona Hedin, Bloomington, IN
David and Joan Zaun Award of Recognition
Monica Gorski, Lake Orion, MI
Danette Angermeier Memorial Award of Merit
Karen Reed, Charleston, IL
Gary L. Morris
A New Day
Tom and Connie Francis Award of Merit
Gary L. Morris, Terre Haute, IN
Eileen and Ted Prose Award of Merit
Cheryle Lowe, Indianapolis, IN
Anonymous Purchase Awards
Karen Bekkering, Clinton, IN
John Gardner
untitled
John Gardner, Terre Haute, IN
John Gardner, Terre Haute, IN
Indiana State University Permanent Art Collection Purchase Awards
Patricia Belleville, Champaign, IL
Kristy Hughes
Lost in Concentration
Kristy Hughes, Bloomington, IN
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Purchase Awards
Christy Brinkman-Robertson, Terre Haute, IN
Fran Lattanzio, Terre Haute, IN
Roger Pfingston, Bloomington, IN
People’s Choice Award Sponsored by the Alliance of the Swope