The Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is pleased to announce the jury winners for the 13th Annual NO DEAD ARTISTS Juried Exhibition of Louisiana Art Today co-sponsored by The Gambit. The exhibition opened on Saturday September 5, 2009 with an artists' reception. Each year the show draws attention to an emerging generation of contemporary artists who live and work in the state of Louisiana and celebrates its cultural resiliency. For thirteen years, No Dead Artists has provided the art world with the opportunity to see innovative works being produced in Louisiana. The concept for No Dead Artists was initiated in 1995 by Jonathan Ferrara and Alex Beard to give a voice to emerging artists and help them gain recognition for their passion in life.
Each year hundreds of artists submit their work to a jury of renowned arts professionals and noted collectors. Participation in the show has been a springboard for several artists leading to national recognition, museum and corporate acquisitions, and gallery representation. The exhibition has become an annual rite of fall and showcases the newest talents emerging in Louisiana today and beckons the opening of the art season. The opening draws thousands of art enthusiasts to the gallery.
The 2009 Jury Winners are:
May Babcock, Mary Beyt, Gabrielle A. Chapin, Yvette Creel, Amy Guidry, Ryan Watkins-Hughes, Amy Haldrup, Stephen Hoskins, Eleanor Owen Kerr, Katie Knoeringer, Adam Mysock, Jonathan Pellitteri, Dan Rule, Paige Valente and Sara White.
This year over 1000 works by over 200 artists were submitted to be juried. 25 works of art by 15 artists were chosen by the three prestigious jurors.
The 2009 Jurors are:
Miranda Lash: Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, New Orleans Museum of Art.
John Kemp, writer: ARTnews, Art & Antiques, American Artist, Louisiana Life and Managing Editor of Louisiana Cultural Vistas.
Charles Whited: well-respected collector, New Orleans, LA.
Past jurors have included Dan Cameron, Billie Milam Weisman, J. Richard Gruber, Robert Tannen, and the late John Scott.
The 2009 exhibition features painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography and video works by artists living and working in Louisiana. In addition to having their works exhibited at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, selected jury winners will be featured in an article in the September 1st issue of The Gambit written by art critic, D. Eric Bookhardt.
The 13th Annual No Dead Artists Juried Exhibition of Louisiana Art Today, opens to the public at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery 400a Julia Street, New Orleans, with a reception to meet the jury-winning artists on Saturday, September 5, 2008, 6-9pm. The exhibition will be on view from September 2 - 26, 2009.
IMAGE
Gabrielle A. Chapin
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 30 in.
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