Image in header courtesy of 2022 National Prize Show exhibiting artist Connie Brown
May 19 – July 7, 2023
Presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery and University Place Gallery
Open to all artists 18 and older living and working in the United States
Juried by Robin Cembalest, respected journalist, popular Instagrammer, and the former editor of ARTnews.
NATIONAL PRIZE SHOW PROGRAMS
In-person Opening Reception: May 19, 2023, 6-8pm EST at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery and at University Place Gallery
National Prize Show Artist Talk: Wednesday, June 21 from 7:00-8:00pm via Zoom; pre-registration is required. With Award Winners Louise Arnold, Virginia Cramer, Leslie Donahue, Joan Green, Nasiri Guzman, Yaming Jiang, & Asjha Malcolm.
2023 NPS Keynote – Instagram for Artists, with Robin Cembalest: Thursday, June 15 from 6:30-8:30pm via Zoom; pre-registration is required.
Juror: Robin Cembalest
Respected journalist, popular Instagrammer, and the former longtime editor of ARTnews, Robin Cembalest trains arts professionals to communicate effectively across all editorial channels.
Over 16 years at the helm of ARTnews, she shepherded the century-old magazine into the digital era, expanding its content and training generations of interns, writers, and editors.
In 2014, she launched her business Robin Cembalest Editorial Strategies, helping art-world clients to design and implement mission-based content. She teaches professional development workshops in writing, social media, and other essential skills at art schools, residencies, museums, professional organizations, and independently on Eventbrite.
An award-winning writer who has published widely in the art and mainstream press, Cembalest is best known today as @rcembalest, handle of her Instagram and Twitter feeds.
Please join us for the 2023 NPS Keynote: Instagram for Artists, with Robin Cembalest on Thursday, June 15 from 6:30-8:30pm via Zoom
Juror Statement:
Traditional and experimental, timeless and timely: the 61 artists in this exhibition keep surprising us with their originality, inventiveness, and creative forms of expression.
Their media are diverse: They forage, weave, weld, carve, collage. Some work with paint on canvas; others, camera and computer. You’ll find documentary photography (Lydia Douglas’s kinetic diasporic dancers) and lyrical abstraction (Iman Aurora Sakkaf’s dreamy acrylic paintings). Luminous stained glass (Cassie Doyon’s tribute to Bonnard) and intriguing forest fungi, made of stone (Robin MacDonald-Foley). Some artists portray a state of nature; others, a state of motion; others, a state of mind.
If there were a prize for a recurring subject, it would be landscape–especially New England’s distinctive topography. Masha Hoffey serves up a lush and moody take on a New Hampshire summit. Using oil on paper, Amalia Tagaris conjures the atmospheric effects at Maine’s Cape Elizabeth.
Water is everywhere. Tranquil seas (Rob Diebboll’s minimalist “Summer Meditation”), roiling waves (Jess Hurley Scott’s dramatic painted plexiglass), scary rough seas (Susan Dodge’s struggling swimmers). Rising seas that threaten us all, as in Alexandra Rozenman’s eerie flooded music school. In Iku Oseki’s “Deluge,” skateboard-toting teens part the waves—hope for the future?
For some artists, nature’s fruits are a continuing inspiration. In brilliant color, Ellen Grabiner shares her deep study of the quirky prickly pear, while Virginia Cramer’s more abstract work highlights the mythologies and personalities of pomegranates. In his detailed graphite drawings, Jim Banks renders the wonder of weeds, while Nancy Crasco’s textile works depict invasive plants.
Then there are animals, joyful and expressive. Stretching luxuriously on draped fabric, Camila Martorell Michel’s black cat slyly evokes art history’s odalisques (and their consorts). Zhonghe (Elena) Li’s Zen racoon is a contemporary take on the Chinese art of papercuts—through a process that includes silkscreen and watercolor monoprint.
In other twists on tradition, Bayda Asbridge wove an Arabian pot from aluminum wire, with a ball inside to shake things up. Roya Amigh samples Persian miniatures in her delicate sewn pieces advocating for women’s rights.
Yet another art-historical tradition, the self-portrait, is in full force—used to proudly convey identity, assert identity, and sometimes to obscure it. Depicting herself on wind-swept beach, Kseniya Galper is alone–but not. Michele Riche’s abstracted “Bather’s Self-Portrait #1” is a study in isolation. In “Another Mourning,” Campbell McLean appears with their partner at a gleefully sluggish breakfast. For Julia Brown, who is autistic, a smocked blue sateen textile acts as a stand-in for the artist. Its title, “Please, Touch Gently,” is at once a warning, an entreaty, and a call to action.
Finally, there’s Nasiri Guzman’s “Me, Myself, and I,” a self-portrait of the artist, brush in hand, set in a living room studio. It’s an intricately choreographed scene, enriched by multiple conversations among objects in the space where the creative and domestic collide. The more you look, the more you see.
AWARDS
Best in Show ($1,000) | Nasiri Guzman, “Me, Myself, and I”
First Prize ($750) | Louise Arnold, Woodshed II
Second Prize ($500) | Virginia Cramer, Pomegranate 3
Juror’s Choice Award ($100) | Leslie Donahue, Pool II
Juror’s Choice Award ($100) | Joan Green, Or So It Seems
Juror’s Choice Award ($100) | Yaming Jiang, Untitled
Juror’s Choice Award ($100) | Asjha Malcolm, The Backdoor
Juror’s Choice Award ($100) | Mara Wagner, Emily’s Tablescape
DATES & DEADLINES FOR ARTISTS
Submission deadline: March 31, 2023 at 5pm EST
Artist notification: All accepted artists will be posted on this webpage on April 14 by 5pm EST
Drop-off*: Thursday, May 11 & Friday, May 12, 2023 from 12-4pm EST *Late drop-offs will not be accepted.
Shipping deadlines*: May 11, 2023 at 4pm EST – Please make sure that all shipments are made to 25 Lowell St., Cambridge, MA 02138 during regular gallery hours. *Late drop-offs will not be accepted.
Pick-Up*: Saturday, July 8, 2023 from 10am-2pm EST at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and 10am-1pm at CAA @ University Place; Tuesday, July 11, 2023 from 12-4pm EST *Artists who are not in contact with staff about a late pick-up within 7 days of the official dates will incur a $15 per week fee until the artwork is picked up. The fee 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
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
| First Name | Last Name | Website | Title | Media | Dimensions | Price | Gallery | |
| Susan | Ahearn | @susan.ahearn | SusanAhearnArt.com | Strange & Harmonious (after Giorgio Morandi) | Painted paper collage | 4.74 x 6.25 | $650 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Roeya | Amigh | Royaamigh | www.royaamigh.com | A Line of Speed and Fire [Khatti ze Sor’at va Atash, 1980] | paper, thread, lace, and pieces of cloth and mirror | 34 x 31 x 6 inches | $5,500 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Louise | Arnold | @louisearnoldart | www.louisearnoldart.com | Woodshed II | oil on canvas | 48″ x 60″ x 2″ | $7,900 | University Place |
| Bayda | Asbridge | https://www.instagram.com/baydasart/ | www.baydasart.com | Exotica | aluminum wire basketry weaving | 21″ x 28″ diameter | 1,200 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Jim | Banks | Curtain | Graphite on ragboard | 14 x 29 in. | 1800 | University Place | ||
| Julia | Brown | feyastudio.weebly.com | Please, Touch Gently | Sateen fabric, cotton thread, wooden frame | 29 x 56 x 1.5 inches | $1,500 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Catherine | Caddigan | catherinecaddigan | catherinecaddigan.com | As Authentic as Your Neighbor | Digital Capture | 16 x 16 | $350 | University Place |
| Guadalupe | Campos | @Daguads | www.guadalupeicampos@gmail.com | Let’s Age Like Trees | Hair, thread, wood, nails | 24″x8″ | 7,000 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Virginia | Cramer | virginiacramerart123 | virginiacramer.com | Pomegranate 3 | Oil and Oil Stick | 16 x 20 x 2 | 975 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Nancy | Crasco | nancycrascoartist | www.nancycrasco.com | Robinia Pseudoacacia | Fiber: gelatin plate and linoleum prints on cotton organdy and silk organza | 24 x 52 x .25 | 4,000.00 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Judith | Daniels | https://www.instagram.com/judith.m.daniels/ | https://www.judithmdaniels.com | Lineman | Textile Paint, Silk, Wool, Rayon Thread | 20.5H X 20.5W X D.25 inches | $1,250 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Robert | Diebboll | @robdiebboll | https://www.robdiebboll.com/ | Summer Meditation | oil on linen | 32 x 41 | 5600 | University Place |
| Susan | Dodge | https://www.instagram.com/susandodger/ | www.SusanMDodge.com | Swimmers 13 | Acrylic on Canvas | 40″ x 50″ x 2″ | $3,000.00 | University Place |
| Leslie | Donahue | @leslie.donahue | lesliedonahue.cargo.site | Pool II | Acrylic on Canvas | 36 x 24 inches | 1,444 | University Place |
| Lydia | Douglas | @pzhead | https://pzhead2.wixsite.com/lydiadouglas-pzhead | Africans in the Diaspora | Black and White Silver Gelatin Print | 20″X24″ (it’s 2 dimensional) | $1,100 | University Place |
| Cassie | Doyon | @pangea_mosaics_ | www.cassiedoyondesigns.net | Tribute to Bonnard | Stained glass mosaic | 36Hx20W” | $1,800 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Amy | Dyer | @amymadeart | amydyer.art | The Swimmer | Oil on canvas | 48x32x1.5 | 2000 | University Place |
| Tina | Feingold | @tinafeingold | tinafeingold.com | Eco | Oil on Canvas | 50x40x2 | $5,000 | University Place |
| Juls | Gabs | www.instagram.com/julsgabs | www.julsgabs.com | Possibly Maybe #1, 2023 | Digital Painting on Hahnemuhle German Etching paper | 50 x 41 inches | $1,850 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Kseniya | Galper | @kseniyagalper | Self-portrait with other people | oil on panel | 11×14 | 1800 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Erik | Gehring | @erikgehring | www.erikgehring.com | Red Maple II | Photograph – Archival Pigment Print | 20×26 | $425 | University Place |
| Kathryn | Geismar | @geismarart | www.kathryngeismar.com | I’m coming back for u | Acrylic on Canvas | 60x48x1.5 | $5,750 | University Place |
| Ellen | Grabiner | @grabiner | egrabiner.com | Prickly Pear Riot | Tetra Pack Drypoint and Colored Pencil | 8 x 8 | $800 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Joan | Green | @joangreenpainter | www.greenbrownart.com | Or So It Seems | mixed media (including paper, India ink, take-out coffee sleeves, bag handle, etc) | 28 x 40 x 1″ | $2,800 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Joshua | Greenberg | https://viridianartist.com/joshua-greenberg | Abstract Still Life: No.4 | Photography | 16×20 x1.5 Framed | $1,250.00 | University Place | |
| Nasiri | Guzman | @NasirisArtPage | “Me, Myself, and I” | Oil on Canvas | 24″x30″x1.5″ | $1,500.00 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Masha | Hoffey | masha.hoffey.art | mashahoffeyart.com | Percival | ink, graphite, gouache, silver leaf on panel | 16 x 16 | 950 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Youngsheen A | Jhe | youngsheen_art | youngsheen.com | Nonetheless I | oil on canvas | 36 x 26 x 1.5 in | $5,000 | University Place |
| Yaming | Jiang | sbjk_sbjk | Untitled | Watercolor on paper mounted on wood panel | 12*12 | 600 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Nils | Johnson | nilspjohnson | nilsjohnsonartist.net | Cattail Cotton | oil on canvas | 24″ x 36″ | $5,500 | University Place |
| Marky | Kauffmann | marky.ek | markykauffmannphotography.com | Denim Dress | archival pigment print from original chemigram | 36x24x0 | $1,000 | University Place |
| Dee | Kricker | Around the Farm | Mixed Media Acylic Painting with Collage | 24″ x 30″ x 1.5″ | $3,200.00 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | ||
| Bonnie | Lerner | Women Waiting | Monoprint Collage | 15″ x 20″ | $1,000 | University Place | ||
| Zhonghe (Elena) | Li | hehe.li | wildcraneblog.wordpress.com | Earth Rebirth Series 3: a Zen or Epiphany Moment | From papercut to silkscreen to watercolor monoprint | 11 * 14 * 0.1 inches (before framing) | 300 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Claire | Lima | clairemillettlimaart | clairemillettlima.com | Exposing the Source | Foraged Natural Materials, Organic and Synthetic Fibers | 72H x 60W x 4D inches | $2,800 | University Place |
| Robin | MacDonald-Foley | @stoneskystudio | https://robinjmf.com/ | Forest Fungi | Wonderstone, Agate | 2 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches | $650 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Asjha | Malcolm | @jaaahjaaahhhhh and @asjha.m | asjhamalcolm.com | The Backdoor | oil on wood panel | 20 x 16 inches | $350 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Camila | Martorell | cams.arts | Big Stretch | Oil On Canvas | 48x36x2 | 2,500 | University Place | |
| David | Martsolf | https://www.instagram.com/davemartsolf/ | https://www.martsolffineart.com | Here We Are | oil on canvas | 40x72x1 | 16,000 | University Place |
| Michelle | McElroy | @michellemcelroyart | www.michellemcelroy.com | Toaster | Oil on canvas | 8x10x1.5 | $275 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Campbell | McLean | @art_by_campbell | Another Mourning | Oil on Canvas | 40″x26″x1.5″ | $1,800 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Maria | Merlino | @theartistmgm | Medicinal Magic | Pen and ink on Arches drawing paper | 13”x17”x.75” | $950 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Amanda | Millis | @amandacmillis | At the Table | Oil on linen on cradled panel | 30″ x 40″ | 3600 | University Place | |
| Daphne | Minkoff | daphne_minkoff | www.daphneminkoff.com | Reverie | Collage, oil on board | 20″x24″x2″ | $1,400 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Luke | Mitchell | https://www.instagram.com/lukemitchell__art/ | Man on Train | Oil on Canvas Panel | 12″ x 12″ | $500 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Frances | Schreiber | francesschreiber.org | Standing Alone | watercolor | 22 X 20 (image); 30.5 X 28 (framed) | $1,200 | University Place | |
| Iku | Oseki | ikuosekipaints | www.ikuoseki.com | Deluge | acrylic | 30″ x 48″ | $3,000.00 | University Place |
| Jane | Paulson | janepaulson-artist.com | Transit Authority (Inspired by Maxwell Roberts) | Cut Paper | 18.5″ x 30.5″ | $575 | University Place | |
| Maritza | Ranero | @Marz61 | www.maritzaranero.com | CHILLY WILLY | enamel paints and spray paint on cradled wood panel | 12Hx9Wx.25D | 1,300.00 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Michele | Riche | https://www.instagram.com/m_riche/ | https://www.micheleriche.com/ | Bather, Self-Portrait #1 | oil on canvas | 11″ x 14″ x .75″ | $950 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Alexandra | Rozenman | @alexandra.rozenman | www.alexandrarozenman.com | Flood in a Music School | oil on canvas | 24 x 28 x 1.5 | 2,000 | University Place |
| Iman | Sakkaf | @auroradaze22 | imanaurorasakkaf.com | Roam | Acrylic on wood panel | 10 x 10 x 1.5 inches. | $250 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Jess | Scott | @jesshurleyscottart | www.jesshurleyscott.com | Green Light | hand painted acrylic on layers of lucite panel, painted in reverse, signed on the verso | 14.25″ x 30.25″ x 2″ | $2,650 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Carolyn | Sirois | caro_siro | carolynsirois.come | blossom | anchor cement / altered book pages / rice paper / graphite | 9″ x 5.5″ x 6″ | $550 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Amalia | Tagaris | amaliatagarisart | www.amaliatagaris.com | Cape Elizabeth Seascape I | Oil on paper | 5″ x 7″ | 300 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Bekka | Teerlink | @bekkateerlink | https://bekkateerlink.com/ | News Reports from Planet Earth | Acrylic on Canvas | 30x30x1.5 inches | 3600 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
| Matthew | Temple | @matt.temple_photos | Stop | Inkjet Print | 16″x20″ | $300 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery | |
| Fleur | Thesmar | @fleurtdefrance | www.FleurTdeFrance | Icy Spring | Watercolor | 22×30 inches | 2000 | University Place |
| Mara | Wagner | @aberdeentreehousestudio | marawagnerart.com | Emily’s Tablescape | Acrylic-painted cut and torn papers, oil stick | 37×32 | $950 | University Place |
| Elissa | Yanover | https://www.instagram.com/elissa_paintings/ | Earth Study | Print/Chine Colle | 6″ x 6″ 14 x 11 framed | $350.00 | Kathryn Schultz Gallery |
Have questions? Please email Candice Driver at cdriver@cambridgeart.org, or call us at 617.876.0246
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