INT'L All Media 2024

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The Northwest Arts Center is excited to announce the 29th year of the All Media juried exhibition at Minot State University. Founded to enhance the visual arts experiences of students, the campus and the regional art community and to build a teaching fine art collection, the exhibitions continually attract excellence in contemporary art each year. INT'L All Media 2024 continues to welcome artists from around the world. We are grateful to the many artists who have shared their work and passion for art with our audiences and invite you to join them.

INT'L All Media Juried Exhibition
October 10 - November 23, 2024
Walter Piehl Gallery
Northwest Arts Center
Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota

JUROR: Cat Graffam, Portland, ME — www.catherinegraffam.com

CAT GRAFFAM is an artist and educator based in Portland, Maine. She received her BFA in painting from New England College in 2015 and has since exhibited internationally and received awards for her art as well as her advocacy for trans and intersex rights. She creates figurative paintings, video essays on issues in the art world, and occasionally makes video games. Her work has been featured in TIME, VICE, Make: Magazine, and on the cover of POLITICO.

Reception & Online Viewing:
Thursday, October 24, 2024
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:

Thank you to the staff of Northwest Art Center and to Minot State University for inviting me to jury the 29th INT’L All Media exhibition. It was a pleasure to view all of the fantastic art that was submitted, and a true challenge to select only a portion of them. Congratulations to all of the artists included in the exhibition. As a traditional and digital artist I have a deep appreciation for the thought, time, and honed skills that have gone into the making of all of these pieces. I was blown away by the mastery of traditional techniques that were submitted, as well as surprised by the ambition to deviate into newer means of art making.

I approached the jurying process by viewing the exhibition as an opportunity to display a survey of the current state of art making in 2024—a snapshot of the present in both media and content. Reflecting on this approach lead me to two questions when considering each submitted piece:

  1. How are modern aesthetics and ideas shining through and transforming centuries old methods in ways that could only exist today?
  2. How are artists utilizing budding new mediums to expand how art can be made and experienced?
All of the work showcased provides a response to at least one of these questions, and is part of the conversation of what it means to make art right now. The gambit of mediums and perspectives shown are a slice of what is possible.

- Cat Graffam


Artists and Works Selected
Artists and Works Selected:

 

Peter Baczek, Oakland, CA, USA. “Composition in Gray,” Etching.
Peter Baczek, Oakland, CA, USA. “Iron Tree,” Lithograph.
Jacob Crook, Starkville, MS, USA. “One Time Only,” Mezzotint Engraving.
Jacob Crook, Starkville, MS, USA. “Nightrise V,” Mezzotint Engraving.
Valerie Escobedo, Findlay, OH, USA. “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” Oil on panel.
Valerie Escobedo, Findlay, OH, USA. “The Rabbit Hole,” Oil on panel.
Carol Fielhaber, Minot, ND, USA. “I’ll See You There,” Acryilic mixed media on canvas.
Jason Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “2024_5_29 (resolution nine),” India ink on watercolor paper.
Alexandra Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Atousa,” Oil on panel.
Alexandra Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Apartment Entrance,” Oil on panel.
Gregory G. Fry, Florence, SC, USA. “Palindrome,” Lithography, serigraph.
Chauncey Hay, Struthers, OH, USA. “Pulleys for Work,” Lithograph, screenprint.
Melissa Heilig, Fletcher, OK, USA. “Ephemeral Skies,” Oil.
Carlos Herrerte, Lincoln, NE, USA. “Sights of The Past,” Photography.
Tienna Johnson, Bismarck, ND, USA. “The Succession (#2),” Stoneware with fired acrylic.
Kimi Kuniyoshi, Pensacola, FL, USA. “Quirky Quarks,” Mixed media.
Miriam Kurman, New York, NY, USA. “Between Ambiguous Loss and Tenuous Hope, No. 6,” Acrylic, china marker, ink, graphite on paper.
Tim Lamey, Fargo, ND, USA. “Shadows,” Silver gelatin print.
David Larson, Cambridge, MA, USA. “Weary Gaze of a Space Wizard,” Alcohol ink marker on paper.
Jessica Mohl, Crawfordsville, IN, USA. “What Grows From Sorrow,” Red brass, sterling silver, freshwater pearl.
Jessica Mohl, Crawfordsville, IN, USA. “Of Her Hands,” Copper, silver, antique lace, lens, 14k gold, seed pearl.
Ben Nathan, Rock Springs, WY, USA. “Intersection,” Hand-embellished woodcut.
Ben Nathan, Rock Springs, WY, USA. “Volunteer Nerves,” Linocut, drawing, on handmade paper.
Lake Newton, Memphis, TN, USA. “The Dailies 01,” Archival pigment print, photography.
Deana Novak, Williston, ND, USA. “Galactic Femme-Bot 002,” Collage, suminigashi.
Brigid O’Kane, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Light of Killeagh,” Graphite on Fabriano paper.
Brigid O’Kane, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Books of Killeagh,” Graphite on Fabriano paper.
J G Orudjev, Frederick, MD, USA. “One Evening,” Mixed media collage.
Reagan Pufall, Council Bluffs, IO, USA. “Handtake: Threatened,” Resin 3D print.
Joy Saha, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. “Traditional Fishing Festival,” Photography.
Hanna Seggerman, Knoxville, TN, USA. “Connected Ground,” Free motion embroidered muslin, hand dyed ink.
Ryer Spann, Portland, ME, USA. “Collecting items and trinkets at night with friends,” Photography, archival ink print.
Patti Stillson, Wichita Falls, TX, USA. “The Bosque,” Photography.
Bart Vargas, Omaha, NE, USA. “TRAUMA,” House paint on canvas.
Derek Wilkinson, Emporia, KS, USA. “Beauty and the Beast,” Graphite on paper.
Derek Wilkinson, Emporia, KS, USA. “Erectus and Sapien,” Graphite on paper.
Eric Zuccola, Minneapolis, MN, USA. “This is Why They Were Called Lost,” Digitally scanned collage.

      


For More Information
Phone: 701-858-3264 or 800-777-0750 (ex.3264)
E-mail: nac@minotstateu.edu

History
» The History of the Northwest Arts Center
» The History of the MSU Annual Juried Competitions