I'm extremely honored that my "Encounter" has been juried into the 53rd Founders Juried Awards Exhibition of Naples Art Gallery. The Gallery has received 900+ (!) artwork entries for this yearly national competition, and I'm so grateful that my painting is among the 50 finalist artworks showing at this amazing exhibition.
The 53rd Founders Juried Awards Exhibition is a national exhibition open to artists residing in the United States. Founders exhibitions are a long-held tradition honoring the artists who came together in 1954 to create Naples Art, the first non-profit visual arts organization in Collier County, Florida. Founders exhibitions serve as a platform for local artists to share the spotlight with their peers at the national level. The brick-and-mortar exhibition will be on view in Naples, Florida from Dec. 6. 2019 - Jan. 9. 2020 . The jurors are: John Loscuito, Art Gallery Director, Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers; Robert Lovejoy, Art Professor at American University in Washington, D.C. and Erin Palmer Szavuly, Associate Professor and Art Dept. Chairperson at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. Located in the heart of the 5th Avenue South dining and entertainment district, the non-profit Naples Art Association is celebrating its 65th year as the premier visual arts organization in the City of Naples, Florida.
