INT'L All Media 2025

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Now in its 30th year, INT’L All Media 2025 is a call to the creativity of artists worldwide. What began as part of the Americas 2000 series has grown into a vibrant showcase of diverse media, methods, and ideas. Presented by the Northwest Arts Center, the exhibition continues Minot State University’s long-standing commitment to fostering contemporary visual arts and honors a legacy rooted in innovation and community while inviting bold new perspectives. We welcome the artists that share their passion and add their voice to a conversation that spans borders and disciplines. We are grateful for letting that vision become part of our story!

INT'L All Media Juried Exhibition
October 23 - December 20, 2025
Walter Piehl Gallery
Northwest Arts Center
Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota

JUROR: Melissa Monroe, Portland OR — melissamonroeart.com

MELISSA MONROE is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Portland, Oregon, known for her playful and expressive artwork. Since beginning her artistic journey in 2013, she has immersed herself in painting, textiles, and sculpture—creating work that explores vulnerability, transformation, and self-reflection. In 2021, she began creating handmade rugs, quickly becoming an innovator in the tufting technique by blending painterly abstraction with fiber-based work and sculpture. Her spiritual and performative practices also extend into mask-making and video installations. Melissa’s work has been exhibited widely in galleries and art fairs across the U.S., including exhibitions at Brassworks Gallery in Portland, Hey There Projects in Joshua Tree and Mortal Machine, New Orleans as well as showing at the Seattle Art Fair and Scope Art Fair in Miami.

Reception & Online Viewing:
Thursday, October 23, 2025
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Juror's Talk and Awards
Best of Show, Merit and Purchase Awards to be announced at the reception.

JURORS STATEMENT:

It was an honor to serve as the juror for this exhibition at the Northwest Art Center. With an open call to all media, I wanted the selection to reflect the many ways artists give form to their ideas. The chosen works span a wide range of materials and approaches, demonstrating how art can be both technically diverse and emotionally resonant.

In reviewing the submissions, I was drawn to work that was not only well executed but also had a strong voice — pieces that said something, that carried emotional weight or revealed the artist’s point of view. Each selected work, whether subtle or bold, speaks to the power of creative expression to move us and to reflect the complexity of being human.

As an artist myself, I’ve found that creating work has carried me through many difficult times. When the world feels chaotic, turning to creativity feels not just grounding but essential. Making and experiencing art reminds us that there is still beauty, connection, and meaning to be found — and that, to me, is the most important thing.

- Melissa Monroe


Artists and Works Selected
Artists and Works Selected:

 

Jenny Wu, Hartford, CT, USA. “How To Take Something That’s Ephemeral And Make It Endure,” latex paint and resin on wood panel.
Bro Halff, Koloa, HI, USA. “Midsummer Pasture, Mercer County, North Dakota,” watercolor.
Michael Fleischhacker, Silver Spring, MD, USA. “Interior National Library, Jerusalem I,” silver gelatin print.
Michael Fleischhacker, Silver Spring, MD, USA. “Interior National Library, Jerusalem II,” silver gelatin print.
Yun Shin, Clarksville, TN, USA. “Scene 01,” graphite, photo transfer on paper.
Yun Shin, Clarksville, TN, USA. “Scene 02,” graphite, photo transfer on paper.
Jenny Dowd, Prairie Grove, AR, USA. “Tiny Library Adventure,” stoneware, slip, wire.
Deana Novak, Williston, ND, USA. “Galactic Femme-Bot 005,” collage on Suminagashi dyed paper.
Deana Novak, Williston, ND, USA. “Galactic Femme-Bot 001,” collage on Suminagashi dyed paper.
Jason Cytacki, Norman, OK, USA. “Out Yonder,” oil on linen.
Jason Cytacki, Norman, OK, USA. “Duke,” oil on panel.
Liya Snyder, Grand Forks, ND, USA. “Cat in the Garden,” stoneware, hand painted on raw enamel.
Todd Johnson, Knoxville, TN, USA. “Peppermint Sticks,” acrylic on paint chip.
Todd Johnson, Knoxville, TN, USA. “Cream Puffs II,” acrylic on paint chip.
Jennifer Sugarman, Carmel, IN, USA. “Night Vision,” watercolor.
Jennifer Sugarman, Carmel, IN, USA. “Folly Fantasy,” watercolor.
Dyana Decoteau-Dyess, Vermillion, SD, USA. “Mashkode-Bizhiki (Plains-Bison),” soapstone.
Dyana Decoteau-Dyess, Vermillion, SD, USA. “Deadly Uncle,” screenprint.
Dan Kirchhefer, Norman, OK, USA. “My Self-Portrait as a Cow,” watercolor, gouache, pastel, pencil.
Dan Kirchhefer, Norman, OK, USA. “Magic Garden,” etchings, bookmaking.
Carol Fielhaber, Minot, ND, USA. “Knowing,” acrylic mixed media on paper on canvas.
Mary Bauer, Grand Forks, ND, USA. “the chorus shares their truth,” porcelain.
Mary Bauer, Grand Forks, ND, USA. “shino jar,” high fire white stoneware.
Nikki Painter, Chesterfield, VA, USA. “Small Layered Garden (Pattern Daisies),” gouache, colored pencil on layered paper and foam board.
Nikki Painter, Chesterfield, VA, USA. “Small Layered Garden (Firewheel Web),” gouache, colored pencil on layered paper and foam board.
Nikki Painter, Chesterfield, VA, USA. “Small Layered Garden (Yellow Zinnias),” gouache, colored pencil on layered paper and foam board.
John Gummere, Morrisville, PA, USA. “What Exit?,” oil on canvas.
Rayson Renfrow, Minot, ND, USA. “Glenburn Hall,” tricolor gum bichromate.
Tamara Young, Minot, ND, USA. “Calling My Spirit Back,” digital photography.
Tamara Young, Minot, ND, USA. “No to Consumption,” digital photography.
Tamara Young, Minot, ND, USA. “Spirit Plate: The Offering,” digital photography.
Jason Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “2025_6_1 (resolution fifty-three),” india ink, walnut ink, gouache on watercolor paper.
Rumi Tominaga, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan. “Self Portrait 011,” hand cut collage on archival paper.
Joseph Holsapple, Woodway, TX, USA. “The Director,” oil on panel.
Li Tang Chen, Garden City, GA, USA. “Idomestication,” wood, mix installation.
Alexandra Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “20th Birthday Flowers,” oil on panel.
Alexandra Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Echinacea,” oil on panel.
Jay Garre, Moorhead, MN, USA. “Sunflower Boy (transmasculine joy),” stoneware, colored slip.
Olena Nabilsky, Brooklyn, NY, USA. “Wild Lands,” oil on canvas.
Derek Wilkinson, Emporia, KS, USA. “Radiant Reverie,” oil on canvas.
Sadie Wenginger, Velva, ND, USA. “Charred,” digital photography.
Eric Zuccola, Minneapolis, MN, USA. “Moon Mirror,” mixed media collage.

 


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