2012 Members Show

2012 Members Show
on view August 31 – October 28,  2012

(Synovus, Everett and Stanley Gallery)

This show cements the Morean’s mission of connecting people with art by showcasing our members’ talent and giving the public the opportunity to purchase locally-produced art. The 2012 Members exhibition will include over 100 works of art expressing a full spectrum of images and ideas through painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, jewelry, clay, mixed media, fiber, mosaic, glass and digital art, all from our gifted members.

 

Megan Voeller 

We are happy to announce that the Members Show Judge for 2012 is Megan Voeller!

As visual art critic for Creative Loafing, Megan Voeller has written more than 250 exhibit reviews and stories about art and visual culture in Tampa Bay since 2006. Her writing has also appeared in Art Papers, NY Arts, d'Art International and Tampa Bay Metro. She holds a BA in studio art with honors from Williams College, an MA in media studies from the New School and an MA in art history from the University of South Florida.

 And the winners are...

  

Margaret Murphy Steward Best of Show (1st Place)
Wade Slater
The Sun Also Rises
Wood & Clay

 

Award of Excellence (2nd Place)
Melissa Yungbluth
If 3's a Crowd, Then 4's a Party!
Slipcast Clay with Glaze, Underglaze, Decal and Luster

 

Award of Distinction (3rd Place)
Jill Oldenski
A Speckled Bird
Mixed media

 

Mark Pheiffer Memorial Award for Work in Metal
CyberCraft Robots
Corvus: Star Ranger

 

John Eckert Memorial Award for Clay
Marjorie Dyson
Summer Pleasures

 

Tim Salen Memorial Award of Work in any Medium
Chelsea Smith Lauren
The Uninvited Guest
Oil

 

John Brown Memorial Award for Painting
Polly Perkins
Succulent Worlds

 

Beth Reynolds Award for Photography
Terri Gross
Back to the Future

Honorable Mentions

   

   

   

 

 Top to Bottom, Left to Right:
Jack Bond, Dick Caldwell, Maria Damico, Mark Davis
Deanne DeForest, Chris Eisenbraun, Chris Giuffre, Pat Harvey
Patton Hunter, Kevin Kuenzel, Debra Mixon, Jo Proietti
Rebecca Skelton, Linda Pieroth Smith

 

BECOME A MEMBER
(only members may enter the Members Show.)

 

SPONSOR AN AWARD
Support local artists with our new Members Patron Program initiative!
(There will be a private viewing from 5-5:30pm for Members Show Patrons on the night of the opening.)

 

 Selected works from the 2012 Members Show

   

    

   

   

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
Chris Giuffre, Leslie Neumann, Betsy O West, Teofana Zaric
Josh Fuller, Melissa Yungbluth, Marilynne Wasielewski, Dean A Robinson
Kally Harvard, Jane E Carpenter, Marianna Wysocki, Matt Schiemann