Americas 2020: Paperworks

Americas 2020: Paperworks
January 13 through February 24
Walter Piehl Jr. Gallery
Northwest Arts Center
Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota

Juror: Christina Z. Anderson,
Bozeman, MT

Public Reception:
Thursday, February 13, 2020
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Gallery Talk and Awards
Best of Show, Merit and Purchase Awards to be announced at the reception. 

Artists and Works Selected:

Best of Show
Marianne Petit 
New York, NY
“My Hysterectomy from the Our Hysterectomies Project”
accordion book, digital print on epson fine art rag paper with archival inks

Merit Award
Keith Dull
Ashland, OH
“I Am Knot: Cracked Reflector”
color reduction woodcut

Merit Award
John Ferry
Prairie Village , KS
“Mid-Century Modern #2”
acrylic gouache

Merit Award
Ann Meyer
West Bend, WI
“Light Wind, Curtin Springs Station, NT Australia”
acrylic ink on fabriano paper

Merit Award
Heather Muise
Greenville, NC
“Entangled”
4 plate etching with aquatint

Merit Award
Melissa Wilkinson
West Memphis, AR
“Chimera #3”
ink wash on paper

Awagami Paper Award
Brianne Witt
Spring Arbor, MI
“Self-Portrait”
colored pencil

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Gerald Alderman, Athens, GA, USA “Night in Old Havana” printed photograph on paper
Peter Baczek, Oakland, CA, USA “Night Cargo” lithograph
Kathryn Bagwell, Dallas, TX, USA “Mates for Life #1” paper collage
Elizabeth Bennet, Cupertino, CA, USA “Grocery Stories: Banana, Bag” silk screen on brown bags
David Blow, Hickory Creek, TX, USA “Free Spirit” digital photo archival print
Capucine Bourcart, New York, NY, USA “CARESSES II l City Island” photography (sand, acid-free glue, fine art photo paper)
Kayla Cochran, Chesapeake, VA, USA “Bee” ink
Sue Carrie Drummond, Jackson, MS, USA “Insidious Delicacy” handmade paper with watermarking and pulp paint
Keith Dull, Ashland, OH, USA “I Am Knot: Cracked Reflector” color reduction woodcut
John Ferry, Prairie Village, KS, USA “Mid-Century Modern #2” acrylic gouache
Kate Frost, Spartanburg, SC, USA “The Kids Over There” screenprint
Shaina Gates, Exeter, NH, USA “The two-colorability of three-dimensional regions (fractal topology)” watercolor on paper
Janet Gorzegno, Hattiesburg, MS, USA “Dreaming While Awake” gouache on paper
Alex Gray, Alexandria, VA, USA “Mouth of the Tye River, Nelson County, Virginia” woodcut
Iris Grimm, Boston, MA, USA “last days of winter” solargraphs, hand bound as an accordion sleeve
Becky Grismer, Spearfish, SD, USA “Putting Down Roots: Walter” mixed media, encaustic on eco-dyed paper
Becky Grismer, Spearfish, SD, USA “Putting Down Roots: Mary” mixed media, encaustic on eco-dyed paper
Marco Hernandez, Wichita, KS, USA “El Pajarero y los Cuervos” etching
David Hicks, Cleveland Heights, OH, USA “Cycle” graphite on paper
Phillip Hook, Vermillion, SD, USA “Map 002” graphite on paper
Richard Hricko, Philadelphia, PA, USA “Remnant III” polygravure on somerset satin
Tressa Jones, Pittsburgh, PA, USA “Slip” screenprint
Tanner Lind, Fargo, ND, USA “Another Trip Around the Sun” oil on paper
Ceres Lau, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia “Cosmos” archival paper
Kristina Lyle, Nashville, TN, USA “Lake Meade/Hoover Dam” cut paper on paper
Tonia Matthews, Baltimore, MD, USA “Mike’s Journey” monotype and intaglio
Ronnie McClure, Canterbury, NH, USA “Pulse” pigmented inks on rag
Ann Maureen Meyer, West Bend, WI, USA “Light Wind, Curtin Springs Station, NT Australia” acrylic ink on fabriano paper
Atanas Mihaltchev, Deaux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada “Barcelona” fabriano black paper
Ashley Miller, Albuquerque, NM, USA “Moldy Bread” cibachrome print
Heather Muise, Greenville, NC, USA “Entangled” 4 plate etching with aquatint
John Harlan Norris, Lexington, KY, USA “Search Party” acrylic on risograph on paper
Jim Pearson, Lawrenceville, IL, USA “Landscape, Memory and Bone: Requiem” hand drawn digital print with a few added photo elements
Marianne Petit, New York, NY, USA “My Hysterectomy from the Our Hysterectomies Project” accordion book, digital print on rag paper with archival inks
Marianne Petit, New York, NY, USA “The Struwwelpeter and More Morbid PopUp Tales” pop-up book
Rayson Renfrow, Minot, ND, USA “A Hitman. A Nun. Lovers.” lithograph & silkscreen
Rayson Renfrow, Minot, ND, USA “101 South Main” lithograph with gold powder
Libby Saylor, King of Prussia, PA, USA “Collage 32” mixed media on paper
Phil Scorza, Orange City, IA, USA “Littoral #6” pigment transfer and acrylic on paper
Edward Shmunes, Columbia, SC, USA “Looking for Lola” photography
Yulia Shtern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada “Marfil” up-cycled paper, cardboard and fabric; varnish glue
Qing Song, Salt Lake City, UT, USA “Girl with Refrigerator” watercolor on paper
Diane Stolz, Kansas City, MO, USA “Ballerina” watercolor
Laura Tanner Graham, Tucson, AZ, USA “Infra-Red I Infra-Structure” ink on hand-cut mylar
Ron Testa, Wilmette, IL, USA “Aunt Alice and her Chevrolet” digital drawing
Ron Testa, Wilmette, IL, USA “Mayhem Trilogy” digital drawing
Tonja Torgerson, Bloomington, IN, USA “Untitled (purity)” serigraph
Rhonda Urdang, Flagstaff, AZ, USA “Mabel Dodge Luhan with Coyote (1923)” femmage with hand-cut found paper, historical elements, metallic ink
Linda Whitney, Valley City, ND, USA “Niso - Hummingbird Dancer” mezzotint
Melissa Wilkinson, West Memphis, AR, USA “Chimera #3” ink wash on paper
Brianne Witt, Spring Arbor, MI, USA “Self-Portrait” colored pencil
Anne Yoncha, Wilmington, DE, USA “Succession: a Visual Score (in collaboration with composer Shari Feldman and cellist Julia Marks)” digital video, hand-made locally-sourced tannic dye on paper with digital overlay of 2 minutes of midi biodata sonified by cello
Erin Zerbe, Marietta, OH, USA “My Father’s House” handmade flagbook