INT'L PW 2025

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The Northwest Arts Center is excited to announce the 53rd year of the Paperworks 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 attract excellence in contemporary art each year. INT'L Paperworks 2025 continues to welcome entrants 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 Paperworks Juried Exhibition
January 9 through February 20, 2025
Walter Piehl Gallery
Northwest Arts Center
Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota

Reception & Online Viewing:
Thursday, January 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.

Juror: Michael Reedy, Ann Arbor, MI

Michael Reedy currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and teaches drawing at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Art & Design. His work has been included in over 250 national and international exhibitions and can be viewed in numerous private and institutional collections including Clatsop Community College, Minot State University, Shippensburg University, Penn College of Technology, and the Hoffman Trust National Collection in association with the San Diego Art Institute. His work has been featured in over 40 books and journals including Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoze, Spectrum, and Fresh Paint. Notable recent creative activities include a two-person exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco and solo exhibitions at Helikon Gallery in Denver, The Scarab Club in Detroit, Arch Enemy Arts in Philadelphia, Revolution Gallery in Buffalo NY, and BeinArt Gallery in Brunswick, Australia. His work was also recently featured in Create Magazine, Creative Quarterly, The Moleskine Project Vol. 2 (Spoke Art), and Manifest Gallery’s 15th International Drawing Annual.

JUROR'S STATEMENT

Serving as the Juror for INT’L Paperworks 2025 has been both an honor and a privilege - and I am grateful to have been invited to serve in this capacity. The jurying process can be both exciting and complicated, especially when done remotely and all context for the work has been largely removed. While the work submitted for inclusion share paper as a common element or source of inspiration, I was excited to see the variety of media and processes utilized in the works, from woodcut and photography to collage and oil paint. As a juror, I worked to embrace the various forms of work submitted while remaining focused on pieces that exhibited strong compositions, creative use of media, and technical skill. In the end, making choices for inclusion and exclusion is not an easy feat, and it was certainly a challenge to narrow down my selections. Ultimately, I chose work that made me want to look—and look again. Many of the pieces are visually remarkable and well crafted, instilling a sense of wonder, while others are compelling due to their conceptual depth.

As always with juried exhibitions, I would be remiss not to remind the applicants and audience alike of the subjective nature of the process. Many outstanding works of art had to be excluded from this show, though their absence should not be viewed as an indicator of a lack of talent, originality, or interest. Undoubtedly, a different juror could have easily chosen other works for an entirely different yet equally gratifying exhibition. In closing, I want to thank all of the artists who submitted their pieces for consideration; I truly enjoyed seeing your work and I hope you continue to share your art as much as you can!

— Michael Reedy

Awards:

Best of Show
Kate Borcherding
Huntsville, TX, USA
“Fall Storm”
Woodcut

Merit Award
Gail Postal
New York, NY, USA
“Vinnie”
Graphite, colored pencil, acrylic

Merit Award
Kathleen Ristinen
Athens, OH, USA
“Wild Fire Morning”
Woodcut

Merit Award
Cathie Crawford
Peoria, IL, USA
“Convergence”
Reduction woodcut
with pochoir

Merit Award
Joseph Holsapple
Woodway, TX, USA
“Duet”
Charcoal and pastel
on paper

Merit Award
Alexandra Franz
Cincinnati, OH, USA
“Macbeth”
Oil on shellacked paper
Artists and Works Selected:

 

Christine Baum, Kings Park, NY, USA. “Lost and Found Wallpaper,” Repeat pattern block print.
Charlese Bell, Lansford, ND, USA. “the things I share with my sister,” Graphite.
Kate Borcherding, Huntsville, TX, USA. “Waiting II,” Woodcut.
Kate Borcherding, Huntsville, TX, USA. “Fall Storm,” Woodcut.
Charles Clary, Conway, SC, USA. “Memento Morididdle Movement #680,” Hand cut paper and collage on found frame.
Cathie Crawford, Peoria, IL, USA. “Convergence,” Reduction woodcut with pochoir.
Cathie Crawford, Peoria, IL, USA. “Apricity,” Reduction woodcut with pochoir.
Arvin Davis Jr., Minot, ND, USA. “SUCKING UP TO THE DUCK,” Mixed media.
Diana DeCoteau, Minot, ND, USA. “Mae,” Photography.
John Diephouse, Lansing, MI, USA. “Alone With Her Thoughts,” Photography.
John Diephouse, Lansing, MI, USA. “Repression (With Sight of Home),” Digital collage..
William Dooley, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. “Heartstrings,” Oil pastel and ink on paper.
Ian Etter, Flower Mound, TX, USA. “French Blush,” Acrylic ink, colored pencil on off-white paper.
Jason Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “2024_7_14 (Resolution Fourteen),” India ink on watercolor paper.
Alexandra Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Minerva,” Oil on shellacked paper.
Alexandra Franz, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Macbeth,” Oil on shellacked paper.
Randy Hall, San Angelo, TX, USA. “Flowing with the Valley Spirit,” Mixed media on paper.
Shannon Hickok, Duluth, MN, USA. “The Hope of Strength’s Embrace,” Serigraph.
Lizzie Hill, Elizabeth, IN, USA. “Interconnected Fractures,” Homemade paper, cotton thread, clover seed.
Joseph Holsapple, Woodway, TX, USA. “Duet,” Charcoal and pastel on paper.
Craig Linderman, Pickney, MI, USA. “Qwert,” Graphite.
Roxanne Mathis, Minot, ND, USA. “It Makes You Think, she sighed,” Ink and acrylic.
Yoske Mitsui, Brooklyn, NY, USA. “A Particular Day,” Print and drawing on paper.
Ben Nathan, Rock Springs, WY, USA. “Sunset Seating,” Reductive relief linocut on homemade recycled cotton paper with gel pen and colored pencil.
Ben Nathan, Rock Springs, WY, USA. “Home Again, Home Again,” Reductive Relief Linoleum Cut, printed on handmade recycled cotton paper.
Brigid O’Kane, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Persimmon Dreams,” Graphite , fabriano paper.
Brigid O’Kane, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Orange of Padula,” Graphite , fabriano paper.
Gail Postal, New York, NY, USA. “Vinnie,” Graphite, Colored Pencil, Acrylic Paint.
Reagan Pufall, Council Bluffs, IA, USA. “Landscape,” Paper cuts.
Kathleen Ristinen, Athens, OH, USA. “John, Katherine & Elaine (1932),” woodcut.
Kathleen Ristinen, Athens, OH, USA. “Wild Fire Morning,” woodcut.
Seth Rouser, Rock Hill, SC, York. “A Simple Test,” Mixed media on illustration board.
Astri Snodgrass, Boise, ID, USA. “The World As We’ve Known It,” Ink, gouache, wax pastel, matte medium, and collaged kozo paper on Strathmore drawing paper.
Astri Snodgrass, Boise, ID, USA. “Twining Then and Now,” Ink and wax pastel on kozo paper.
Ryan Stander, Minot, ND, USA. “Untitled,” Lithograph, metallic pigments.
Katherine Sullivan, Holland, MI, USA. “Mother Courage 2,” Gouache on paper.
Rhonda Urdang, Flagstaff, AZ, USA. “The Conjuring of Our Lady of Andromeda (Unchained),” Collage with hand-cut found paper.
Tamara Young, Minot, ND, USA. “2 Minds Thinking As 1,” Photography.
Eric Zuccola, Minneapolis, MN, USA. “Much Assembly Required,” Physical collage digitally scanned and sized.


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

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