January 30 – April 25, 2025
Opening Reception + Awards Presentation | Thursday, January 30 from 6-8pm
Presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place
Juried by Shana Dumont Garr, contemporary art curator, writer, and educator based in Greater Boston.
About Members Prize Show | The 2025 Members Prize Show is open to all current members of the Cambridge Art Association (CAA) – including Artist, Associate Artist, Student, and Lifetime. Please note that the 2025 Members Prize Show will be presented at two galleries: Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place. Artists cannot choose which location their piece will be exhibited.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Shana Dumont Garr is a contemporary art curator, writer, and educator based in Greater Boston. Currently, she is a professor at Emerson College in the Department of Visual and Media Arts and an assistant curator of special projects and campus engagement at Emerson Contemporary, an academic gallery specializing in media art.
Garr is a doctoral student in art and philosophy at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, focusing her research on how, spirituality, religion, and technology impact relationships with the land in the context of climate change.
Garr was the Curator of Fruitlands Museum in Harvard from 2016 to 2022, most recently co-curating the New England Triennial with Sarah Montross, Chief Curator at deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum. Previously Garr served as the director of Kingston Gallery, the Director of exhibitions and programs at Artspace in Raleigh, NC, and held roles at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC, and the Montserrat College of Art Gallery and Visiting Artist Program in Beverly, MA. Garr earned her MA in Art History from Boston University, and her BA in Creative Writing and Art from Colby College in Waterville, ME.
JUROR’S STATEMENT
It has been a pleasure to immerse myself in art made by this community. I appreciate the trust that was given to me to jury this year’s member exhibition, and took care in the process while reveling in the opportunity to see a wide range of art in many mediums by artists at various points of their lives.
In the television series “Portrait Artist of the Year,” a group of nine artists–
both professional and amateur–meet at a museum and paint the portrait of noted people, including actresses and athletes, while museum guests watch. Three art experts judge the paintings after three hours, narrowing them down to a winner, and the competition goes on to further stages. My favorite part of the show is watching the artists at work (with the portrait sitters’ reactions being a close second). My enjoyment of studio visits and conversations with artists inspired me to focus my career on contemporary art.
I thought of the Portrait Artist of the Year judges’ process while reviewing this year’s 177 submissions, most of which included three entries, which amounted to paring down 500 works to about 70. To accomplish this, I created a set of parameters and then selected the art that most closely suited them. Before stating these parameters, I want to share my commiserations with the artists whose work did not end up in this grouping, as your work was lovely to see, and I valued the opportunity to see what you sent.
For the 2025 CAA Members show, each accepted work fit one or more of the following qualities:
- The form and the meaning support each other
- Seeing the work inspired me to create, whether to try new techniques or to write about what I saw
- The artist demonstrated mastery in their chosen techniques
- What the art communicated could not have been shared in any other way
The paintings, prints, photos, sculptures, and other works include gorgeous patches of light illuminating interiors at sunset, the wonder of new love, the painful challenge of loneliness, the savvy enterprise of upcycling, and lamentations about climate change and the associated stress of extractive practices on natural resources. The works of art share the styles, techniques, and palettes of many cultures. They share quiet moments, triumphant epiphanies, and complex questions.
For me, the promise of making, seeing, and sharing art brings hope. Art is one of the most vital communication tools. If beauty and love are equivalents, then art transmits the love of what the artist sees, what inspired them to make, the time spent making it, and the belief that it should be shared for others to enjoy.
CAA is vital to sustaining the beauty and love of this community. Thank you to Erin Becker, who departed CAA during the process of jurying this show, after years of generous and inspiring service to the Cambridge art community, and Candice Driver, who patiently supported me along the way, Tyler Whitaker, and volunteers, whose work created an exhibition that enables each work of art to shine on its own and as part of a lively grouping.
AWARDS
- Artist of the Year: Shelby Feltoon
- Artist of the Year: Emily Manning-Mingle
- Artist of the Year: Anastasia Sierra
- Artist of the Year: Neetu Singhal
- Artist of the Year: Barbara Trachtenberg
KATHRYN SCHULTZ GALLERY EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Website | Title | Media | Dimensions | Price | |
| Susan | Alport | Brookline | MA | SEEING THROUGH | Digital print of mixed media collage | 10″ x 8″ | $750 | ||
| Bayda | Asbridge | Worcester | MA | @bayda’s art | www.baydasart.com | The Elephant in the Room | Saori weaving, hardware cloth, porcupine quills | 20″ x 20″ x 35″ | $1,250 |
| Jane | Coder | Amesbury | MA | Jane V Coder | janecoder.com | Peacekeeping Meeting | Acrylic, ink | 24″ x 24″ | $600 |
| Barbara | Corrigan | Concord | MA | @corriganbarb | barbcorrigan.com | October Swirl | Woodcut | 12″x12″ | $550 |
| Nancy | Crasco | Brighton | MA | @nancycrascoartist | www.nancycrasco.com | Clouds Over Crane Beach | Linoleum print | 18″ x 12″ | $600 |
| Karen | Dubrovsky | Lexington | MA | @findinglarks | Super Steel | Colored pencil on paper | 31″ x 21″ | $1,500 | |
| Shelby | Feltoon | Newton | MA | @shelfel16 | untitled (interiors) | oil on panel, digital photograph | 8″x10″x1″ (painting); 6″x8″x.5″ (photo in frame) | $750 | |
| Laura | Ferraguto | Cambridge | MA | @lauraferraguto | www.lauraferraguto.com | Three Dandelions | Archival pigment print from original phytogram | 18″ x 15″ | $600 |
| Diane | Franklin | Jamaica Plain | MA | @diane.franklin | https://www.dianefranklinart.com/ | Reflections 3 | Fabric with shibori dyeing and snow dyeing | 56.5″ x 23.5″ | $1,850 |
| Erik | Gehring | West Roxbury | MA | @erikgehring | www.erikgehring.com | Minimalist Smoky Mountains | Archival pigment print | 24″ x 30″ | $650 |
| Jose | Gomez | Brookline | MA | Eight | Archival inks, watercolor paper, acid free glue | 36″ x 18″ | $3,000 | ||
| Carol Anne | Grotrian | Cambridge | MA | @carol_anne_grotrian | www.carolannegrotrian.com | Rebellion or Surrender | Indigo, shibori, raw edge applique/boro, sashiko stitching & quilting by hand, hand dyed cottons. | 47″ x 33″ | $3,800 |
| Mark | Heffley | Concord | NH | @secondascentdesigns | www/secondascentdesign.com | Balanced Chaos w/ experiment #3 | Upcycled climbing rope | 38.5″ x 34.5″ x 22″ = 10″ for ottoman | $18,000 |
| Martha | Heller | Newton | MA | @marthakheller | marthahellertextileartist.com | Women’s Work, The Founders | Thread | 33″ x 11″ x 6″ | $1,200 |
| Sally | Lebwohl | Cambridge | MA | sallylebwohl | sallylebwohl.com | La Commessa | Soft pastel on paper | 11″ x 16″ | $500 |
| Erica | Licea-Kane | Arlington | MA | @licea-kane | www.licea-kane.com | Woozy Plaid | Acrylic pigment, acrylic medium, natural wood | 36″ x 24″ | $4,500 |
| Jessica | Lomeli | Belmont | MA | @artbyjpl | www.artbyjpl.com | You Have Just Begun | acrylic on canvas | 8″ x 8″ | $160 |
| Emily | Manning-Mingle | Brighton | MA | @manningmingle | https://manningmingle.weebly.com/ | A shallow sound (Ox-Bow Lagoon) | Organza, voile, acrylic, fabric dye, spray paint, colored penail, and embroidery thread on sewn canvas | 46″ x 63.5″ | $6,500 |
| Linda | Morgenstern | Cambridge | Ma | @linda.m.morgenstern | Ocean by Night | Oil on canvas | 6” x 6” | $400 | |
| Hannah | Nersasian | Framingham | MA | @Wyld_Woodland | www.etsy.com/shop/Wyldwoodlandart | Man or Bear | Acrylic on book pages mounted on cradled wood panel | 10″ x 10″ | $475 |
| Charles | Norris | Cambridge | MA | www.norrisnorris.com | Birdland II | Woodblock print | 32″ x 32″ | $1,800 | |
| Mark | O’Grady | Lynn | MA | Reading Dante | Gouache, ink, and graphite on paper | 10″ x 10″ | $1,000 | ||
| Linda | Okun | Brookline | MA | @lindaokunart | River View at Great Meadows | Watercolor | 9″ x 12″ | $200 | |
| Amanda | Pickler | Malden | MA | @pickler_art | amandapickler.com | Looking At Her Looking At Me, Dyptch | Oil on gessoboard | 10″ x 18″ | $800 |
| Astrid | Reischwitz | Bedford | MA | @astridreischwitz | www.reischwitzphotography.com | Chicken Fricassee | Archival pigment print, edition of 6 | 18″ x 24″ | $1,900 |
| Edwina | Rissland | Belmont | MA | http://www.rissarts.com | Boatyard Diagonals | Archival pigment print | 20″ x 16″ | $460 | |
| Alice | Rosa | Concord | MA | @alicerosa_botanicalart | Camelia japonica ‘San Dimas’ | Colored pencil | 23″ x 19″ | $1,250 | |
| Anastasia | Sierra | Cambridge | MA | @anastasiasierra | www.anastasiasierra.com | Shadows | Archival Inkjet print | 32″ x 24″ | $1,500 |
| Siri | Smedvig | Concord | MA | @sirismedvig, @sirismedvigartist, @alchemyenchantress | www.sirismedvig.com | Divination Pool | Mixed media | 7″ x 5″ | $270 |
| Roz | Sommer | Cambridge | MA | @rozsommer | rozsommer.com | Foremother 3 | Gouache on Yupo | 11″ x 14″ | $575 |
| Brenda | Steinberg | Cambridge | MA | Noir Moment | oil on cradled board | 10 x 8 “ | $420 | ||
| Suzanne | Stumpf | South Natick | MA | @suzannestumpf | www.ceramicsatthebarn.com | Not to held but to be believed in, No. 2 | Porcelain sculpture | 8″ x 5″ x 5″ | $500 |
| Lynn | Viamari | Southborough | MA | @lynnviart | lynnviamari.com | Storm Approaching Monte Castello di Vibio | Oil on paper mounted on aluminum | 9″ x 12″ | $800 |
| Martha | Wakefield | Belmont | MA | @mwakefield_photoarts & @mmwakefield | marthawakefield.com | The Past is Present | Vintage porcelain saucer, brass hardware, printed silk organza | 6″ x 6″ x 5/8″ | $200 |
| Paul | Weiner | Somerville | MA | Capturing a Peacock | Photographic digital print | 9″ x 14″ | $2,000 | ||
| Elizabeth A. | Zeldin | Watertown | MA | @elizabethzeldin @silverglassartgallery | www.betsyzeldin.com | Early March, Rush Hour Boston | Watercolor on D’Arches | 13.75″ x 15″ | $2,000 |
CAA @ UNIVERSITY PLACE EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Website | Title | Media | Dimensions | Price | |
| Lola | Baltzell | Brookline | MA | The Lost Glove is Happy | Encaustic | 36″ x 24″ | $3,200 | ||
| Lisa | Barthelson | Rutland | MA | @lisa_barthelson | www.lisabarthelson.com | nature of things 8 | Block print: woodcut, linocut, ezcut prints on mulberry paper, collaged onto Japanese paper, mounted on wood panel | 20″ x 20″ | $1,250 |
| TJ | Bergeron | Brighton | MA | @tjbergeronstudio | https://tjbergeronartist.wixsite.com/artist | Please Stand Still | Acrylic, graphite and ink on panel | 24″ x 36″ | $3,000 |
| Paula | Borsetti | Beverly | MA | @paula_locuststreetstudios | https://www.paulaborsetti.com/ | Wear The Pants | Acrylic on linen | 36″ x 36″ | $3,000 |
| Chelsea | Bradway | Southborough | MA | @officail.all.things.sparkley | https://www.allthingssparkley.com | Ascending | Color photograph | 32″ x 26″ | $575 |
| Steven J. | Cabral | Somerville | MA | @steven_cabral36 | Stevenjcabral.com | Equanimity #4 | Acrylic and flashe on canvas | 56″ x 40″ | $4,500 |
| Mark | Chadbourne | Chestnut Hill | MA | www.markchadbourne.com | Urban Crossroads | Acrylic on canvas | 30″ x 30″ | $1,000 | |
| Claudia | Doherty | Newton | MA | @claudia_paintings | claudiadoherty.com | Sunk | Acrylic | 22″ x 28″ | $1,000 |
| Zachary | Faugno-Teig | Somerville | MA | @zackft.art_ | https://zackft.art/ | Untitled No.3 | Acrylic paint | 36″ x 48″ | $800 |
| Porter | Gifford | Cambridge | MA | @porgif | www.portergifford.com | Simonds Park Pines | Pigment print | 18″ x 20″ | $800 |
| Ericka | Gray | Arlington | MA | @erickagrayart | www.erickagray.com | Radiance | Oil on canvas | 24″ x 30″ | $1,150 |
| Eddie | Hall | Berlin | CT | @eddiehallart | www.eddiehallart.com | Periphery | Acrylic on found window | 31″ x 17″ | $1,350 |
| Kay | Hartung | Acton | MA | @kayhartung | Geocolor 15 | Encaustic on shaped wood panel | 25″ x 23.5″ | $3,500 | |
| Wilson | Hunt | Boston | MA | @wilsonhunt2 | www.wilsonhunt.com | Briar Patch | Acrylic on Yupo | 31″ x 31″ | $4,000 |
| Steve | Imrich | Cambridge | MA | @steveimrich | steveimrich.com | BALLFIELD | Oil on linen | 33″ x 51.5″ | $8,500 |
| Nidhi | Jha | Cambridge | MA | @nidi.nj | Radha Krishna | Mixed media: India inks, marble paste, acrylic, imitation pearls, acrylic stones, fabric | 36″ x 48″ | $8,000 | |
| Joni | Lohr | West Roxbury | MA | joni lohr photography | www.jonilohr.com | The Piano Has Been Drinking | Photograph, metal print | 16″ x 24″ | $400 |
| C. J. | Lori | Brookline | MA | @c.j.lori | https://www.cjlori.com/ | Loch Leaving | Oil on canvas | 24″ x 30″ | $3,500 |
| Eveline | Luppi | Riverside | RI | @evelineluppi_art | www.evelineluppi.com | Captain’s Choice | Acrylic | 36″ x 36″ | $2,500 |
| Abigail | Nelson | Nahant | MA | Carnival | Acrylic paint, shellac ink on watercolor paper | 18″ x 12″ | $625 | ||
| Shalea | Niles | Boston | MA | @thaarthealer333 @shaleaniles | shaleaniles.com | Think of All | Watercolor on wood | 16″ x 18″ | $300 |
| Elizabeth | Noble | Wakefield | MA | @elizabethnoble.studio | https://elizabethnoble.studio/ | Nya | Oil on canvas | 60″ x 42″ | $8,900 |
| Iku | Oseki | Somerville | MA | ikuosekipaints | www.ikuoseki.com | Flower Arrangement | Acrylic | 31″ x 33″ | $2,300 |
| Deborah | Peeples | Cambridge | MA | @debpeeplesart | www.debpeeples.com | Out With Lanterns | Encaustic on panel | 40″ x 46″ | $5,000 |
| Wendy | Prellwitz | Cambridge | MA | @wendyprellwitz | wendyprellwitz.com | Moon Dreams | Oil on panel | 18″ x 18″ | $1,850 |
| Jan | Reiss | Jaffrey | NH | janreissphotography.com | In the Morning: Kingston Treehouse, Lion Sands River Lodge, South Africa | Digital photograph | 17″ x 22″ | $450 | |
| Nicole | Rossi | Medford | MA | @nicole_rossi_art | https://www.nicolerossipainting.com | In the Garden | Oil, mica, and gold leaf on canvas | 36″ x 24″ | $1,700 |
| Kelly | Russo | Scituate | MA | @kelly_russo_art | www.kellyrussoart.com | Full House | Acrylic on wood | 24″ x 24″ | $875 |
| Neetu | Singhal | Cambridge | MA | @neetusiingghal | https://www.neetusinghal.com/ | MEDITATIVE SQUARES | Mixed media and acrylic on canvas | 40″ x 30″ | $7,900 |
| Martha | Starr | Charlestown | MA | @marthastarr2 | MarthaStarr.Art | What a Strange World We Live In | Painted paper collage, graphite, mono prints, acrylics. | 30″ x 36″ | $1,500 |
| Alan | Strassman | Weston | MA | www.alanstrassmanphotography.com | Dead Trees #342 | Photography | 22″ x 30″ | $450 | |
| Fleur | Thesmar | Belmont | MA | @FleurTdeFrance | www.FleurThesmar.com | Fresh Pond | Watercolor on paper | 30″ x 45″ | $3,000 |
| Barbara | Trachtenberg | Newton Highlands | MA | @barbara.trachtenberg | https://www.barbaratrachtenberg.com | To Valencia | Acrylic and mixed media on canvas | 36″ x 36″ | $1,440 |
| Shukkuen | Tse | Somerville | MA | @shukkuen.math.art | MathorArt.weebly.com | Thriving out of 360 Degrees | Acrylic | 24″ x 30″ | $1,500 |
| Mara | Wagner | Cambridge | MA | @aberdeentreehousestudio | marawagnerart.com | After Sarian 2 | Paint and paper collage | 21″ x 26″ | $950 |
| Carol | Whalen | Hampton | NH | @carolwhalenart | www.carolwhalenartstudio.com | Ireland | Oil on linen | 24″ x 30″ | $995 |
AWARDS:
Every year CAA awards 5 Artist of the Year Awards, which come with a 1-year membership to CAA and a $250 prize.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Submission deadline | Friday, December 13, 2024 at 5pm EST
- Exhibition dates | January 30 – April 25, 2025
- Opening reception | Thursday, January 30 from 6-8pm
- Artist notification | All accepted artists will be posted on this webpage on January 10 by 5pm EST
- Drop-off* | Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22 from 12-4pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place.
*Late drop-offs will not be accepted. - Pick-Up* | Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 from 12-4pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place.
*If you do not pick up work from a show on the scheduled date, you will be charged a $15 per week storage fee + a $15 transportation fee if your artwork is exhibited at our CAA @ University Place Gallery. If your artwork requires a truck rental, you must pay the rental fee as well. All fees must be paid before or at pick-up.
For any questions or concerns regarding artwork drop-off or pick-up, please contact Candice Driver, cdriver@cambridgeart.org
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- All mediums accepted: 2D, 3D, video/digital/multimedia work, installations
- All artwork must be available for sale.
- Artwork must not exceed 72 inches on the longest side.
- Artwork must have been created within the past five (5) years.
- Work must be original, no reproductions.
- All work submitted must be available for the exhibition dates.
- Artwork that has been previously accepted into a CAA show will not be considered.
- Artwork must be gallery ready. Read our Art Entry Information page for more details.
- All wall-mounted work must be wired or have D-rings for hanging (or should note method of presentation on the entry form). We do not accept sawtooth hangers. Please note: artworks displayed at CAA @ University Place must be installed using a cable hanging system, meaning work must those artworks must be wired or have D-rings.
- Diptychs/triptychs are considered as a single work and must be entered as a single JPEG, and must meet the size requirements of a single artwork.
- Total weight of wall-mounted work must not exceed 25 lbs.
- We cannot accommodate works that hang from the ceiling for this exhibit.
- All artwork images should be a maximum file size of 5MB.
- On the submission form we have provided a Frame/Presentation image field. This image is not required. In this field an artist can upload an image of their artwork in the frame, or a second, detail image. It will be added to the online portion of the exhibition to give viewers and potential buyers an idea of what the work looks like in person and installed.
3D WORK REQUIREMENTS
- Total weight of 3D work must not exceed 50 lbs.
- Wall-mounted 3D work should meet all 2D requirements listed above.
- Artists must supply appropriate installation materials and directions.
- The CAA has a limited number of pedestals. Pedestals can be reserved with CAA Staff upon acceptance. If artwork requires a pedestal of a specific size, the pedestal must be provided by the artist.
VIDEO REQUIREMENTS
- For accepted video work, the artist is responsible for providing all necessary display and viewing equipment, including, but not limited to: display monitor, DVD player, USB drive, mounting hardware, remote controls, batteries. The CAA has two, 32-inch flat screen monitors available for use, on request.
Please review our in-person and online exhibitor guidelines
FEES
Artists can submit up to 3 works. Entries are limited to one (1) submission per applicant or collaboration.
- CAA Artist + Associate Artist + Lifetime Members: $15 for one (1); $30 for two (2); $35 for three (3)
- Student Members + Fee Waivers: Free
Image in header courtesy of 2025 Members Prize Show artist, Mark O’Grady
Have questions? If you have questions after reviewing the above information, please email Associate Director, Candice Driver at cdriver@cambridgeart.org, or call us at 617.876.0246
Cambridge Art Association does not issue refunds for exhibition applications. Once submitted, changes cannot be made to any application. All applications must be entered via Submittable.
All decisions/selections are made by the juror. All decisions are final.