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Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields • April 13 – June 9, 2018

Award-Winning Indiana Artists since 1917

This year’s juror – Patrick SaundersPatrick Saunders is an artist, painting and creating art while traveling across North America in an Airstream with his photographer wife, Kimberly.

He has earned awards from the American Advertising Federation, the International Academy of the Visual Arts, the Web Marketing Association, the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts and the Oil Painters of America. He was featured by Southwest Art Magazine as one of their 21 Artists to Watch Under 31 and as Educator of the Year at the Kansas City Art Institute.

In 2013, Patrick turned his attention to plein air painting, winning awards at numerous nationally recognized competitions across the US.

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Purchasing InformationIf you are interested in purchasing a work of art from the exhibition, please contact

Laurie Wright • l a u r i e @ l a u r i e w r i g h t . c o m

About the Indiana Artists A Celebrated Past — An Al ive Future

In January 1917, professional artists Carl Graf, Otto Stark, T.C. Steele, Wayman Adams, Simon Baus, Paul Hadley, Randolph Coats, Frederick Polley, Clifton Wheeler, and William Forsyth gathered in Indianapolis to form the Indiana Artists Club.

The Club’s primary goal was to promote the artistic interests of its membership and the community. To fulfill this goal, the Club assisted in the creation of the Indiana Federation of Art Clubs and the Hoosier Salon Patrons Association. The primary activities of the Indiana Artists Club, then and now, are the two annual exhibitions. The early exhibitions were displayed in changing locations throughout Indiana. For more formal and consistent recognition, the exhibition moved to the auditorium in the L.S. Ayres department store in 1913 where it was held for many years. Jump ahead to 2016, and the organization updated its name to the more contemporary, Indiana Artists (IN/A).

The IN/A continues the primary goals of representing artists and educating the community. It is a vibrant community of over 150 Indiana artists engaged in disciplines of art. Since 1992, the Annual Juried Exhibition is held each spring at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. The Annual Members Exhibition is held in various locations throughout Indiana. A board of directors consists of artist members who are elected annually and lead the organization.

For more information about the IN/A, members’ artwork and contact information, new membership requirements, and scheduled activities, visit our website.

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Indiana Artists Board of Directors James Hubbard President/Members Exh. Chair

Laurie Wright 2nd VP/Juried Exh. Co-Chair

Pamela Chase Newell Juried Exh. Co-Chair

Donna Shortt Social Media Chair/Website

Bill Wissel Treasurer/Data Base Manager

Carrie Wild Recording Secretary

Michael McAuley New Member Chair

Dan Annarino Publications

April Willy Historian

Jerry Points Advisor at Large

Susan Mauck Advisor at Large

Steve Warner Advisor at Large

Hewook Lee Advisor at Large

Beth Clary Schwier Advisor at Large

86th Annual Juried Exhibition Award Winners

$1000 AwardJeanne McLeishFerns at the Beechtransparent watercolor

$1500 AwardWyatt LeGrand

Another Bovine Committeeoil on canvas

$3000 AwardJerry SmithAutumn Quilt

acrylic, washi paper on watercolor paper

$2000 AwardAlan Larkin

Rivalsoil on linen

Best of Show Indiana Artists

First Prize Cecil F. Head Fund

Second Prize Cecil F. Head Fund

Third Prize Cecil F. Head Fund

$800 AwardJoel Fremion

263, Portrait of Artist Michael Poorman

fabric, leathers, suedes, paint, markers

$300 AwardJerry Points

Blue Moonoil and wax on gessoed wood panel

$300 AwardRich Ernsting

Too Coldtransparent watercolor

$600 AwardMartha Nahrwold

Aspen Abstract Iacrylic inks, pencil on Masa paper

$300 AwardSabrina Zhou

Harvest Timesoft pastel on sanded board

$300 AwardTroy Kilgore

Left Turnoil on panel

$500 AwardKari Black

The Day Afteroil on canvas

$300 AwardLisa VanMeter

Crashcolor reduction woodcut

$300 AwardBartosz Pietrzak

Untitledarchival digital photograph

Jury Prize of Distinction • Cecil F. Head Fund

Merit Awards

Mason ArchieSycamores and Wheat

oil on Belgian linen

$15500

Kari BlackThe Day After

oil on canvas

NFS

Robert BrattonNeeding Repairstransparent watercolor

$900

Rena BrouwerVortex

permanent inks on Yupo

$1200

Jody BrunsNaptime

woodblock relief print

$175

Mark BurkettHoneycomb Rock

oil on panel

$1200

Kathryn ClarkCuban Lady

oil on canvas

$3200

David CunninghamRock of Ages

oil on panel

$1450

Mary Ann DavisSummer Pond

pastel on sanded paper

$2200

Thomas DuffyPocket Watch and Pipe

archival pigment print

$255

Stephen EdwardsIce Echos

transparent watercolor

$1200

Rich ErnstingToo Cold

transparent watercolor

$1600

Karen FehrSpring has Sprung

transparent poured watercolor

$500

Joel Fremion263, Portrait of Artist

Michael Poormanfabric, leathers, suedes, paint, markers

$3500

Penny French-DealSummer Blend

oil on linen

$3200

Carol GriffithApproaching Stormdigital archival photograph

$210

Marie HendersonRed Rising

acrylic on handmade paper

$400

Thomas HimselPeek-a-Boo Hydrangea

oil on linen

$1700

Joyce K. JensenEmpty Silo

India ink on watercolor paper

$900

Troy Kilgore Left Turnoil on panel

$1600

Alan LarkinRivals

oil on linen

$4000

Abby LauxThe Wild Ones

oil on canvas

$1300

Wyatt LeGrandAnother Bovine Committee

oil on canvas

$4500

Cheryle LoweGears and Years

transparent watercolor

$1800

Beverly MathisIris Closeup

transparent watercolor

$650

Jeanne McLeishFerns at the Beechtransparent watercolor

$1200

Bob MeyersCruising Lake Lipsie

oil on canvas

$800

Martha NahrwoldAspen Abstract I

acrylic inks, pencil on Masa paper

$600

Pamela C. Newell Simply a Peony

oil on linen panel

$1200

Sharon Owens Woven Perceptions

hand blown glass

$975

Alan PatrickFog Clearing

oil on panel

$2000

Maureen PestaThe Day Before the Rains Came

pastel on sanded paper

$1000

Barbara PetersonAmong the Leaves

oil on canvas

$3300

Bartosz PietrzakUntitled

archival digital photograph

$800

Jerry PointsBlue Moon

oil and wax on gessoed wood panel

$2500

Patricia Rhoden Overwhelmed

oil on canvas

$875

J. Anna RobertsBlue Soft Shell Crab

transparent, opaque watercolor

$2500

Lawrence RudolechVW

oil on canvas panel

$4400

Donna ShorttFleeting Light

oil on canvas

$2000

Jerry Smith Autumn Quilt

acrylic, washi paper on watercolor paper

$1200

Carol Strock WassonWinter Solitude

pastel on pastel board

$1500

Lisa VanMeterCrash

color reduction woodcut

$455

James Weaver27 South to Richmond

acrylic on board

$1500

Carrie WildOf Wings and Water

ink and watercolor

$695

Sabrina ZhouHarvest Time

soft pastel on sanded board

$1200

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

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From the President

Catalog design by Dan Annarino

2017 Best of Show October Blaze Jerr y Points

Congratulations to the members who were selected to exhibit their work for the 86th Indiana Artists Annual Juried Exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) at Newfields. Every year I am excited to see new work displayed within the Bret Waller Gallery. I’m continually amazed at the high quality of artwork from our membership who are so deserving of the generous awards Indiana Artists bestows each year.

Our juror, Patrick Saunders, was a full time faculty member of the Kansas City Art Institute from 2001-2006. Since that time, Mr. Saunders has concentrated on plein air painting while traveling North America, giving workshops from coast to coast, and winning national recognition in many competitions including the Collector’s Choice Award at the 2018 Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational. We are also very fortunate this year to offer Indiana Artists members a Saunders Plein Air Workshop.

Indiana Artists has four major exhibitions in 2018, the first being the Annual Juried Exhibition at the IMA at Newfields from April 13–June 9. The Fishers Town Hall Exhibition will be held again this year from June 2–June 30.

An Indiana Artists Board of Directors Exhibition will be held at the Columbus Visitors Center throughout August and the Annual Members Exhibition will be at the Anderson Museum of Art from September 9–October 20.

We are grateful to the IMA at Newfields and their entire staff for the design and installation of this stunning exhibition. We greatly appreciate their continued support of Indiana Artists and look forward to our relationship for many years to come.

I also wish to acknowledge our dedicated Board of Directors who donated many hours of their time this past year. My sincere thanks go to Laurie Wright and Pam Newell, Annual Juried Exhibition Co-chairs.

We are unique in that our organization is run entirely by artists for artists. Please visit our website if you are interested in applying to become an artist member or to contribute financially to our cause of elevating the arts and recognizing those artists who have dedicated their lives to this endeavor.

James W. Hubbard • President, Indiana Artists