Studio Montclair presents its 26th Annual Open Juried Exhibition “ViewPoints 2023” at Studio Montclair Gallery, Studio Montclair’s nonprofit gallery located in downtown Montclair from April 28 to June 2, 2023.
Leach Gallery
641 Bloomfield Ave.
Montclair, NJ
862-500-1447
Gallery Hours:
By Appointment only.
Opening Reception: Friday, April 28, 6:00 to 9:00pm
Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners!
Phoebe M. Pollinger Best in Show Award
Barbara Novak, “Shaman”
Second Place
Janet Boltax, “Madame Vivien V”
Third Place
Paulina Olivares, “The Woman with the Red Dress”
Honorable Mentions
Jean-Paul Picard, “Glass Block 12”
Alison Deas, “Roots?”
Francesca Azzara, “Finding the Time”
“Studio Montclair’s annual exhibition ViewPoints does not disappoint. With over 70 artists and artworks selected from hundreds of talented entries, a high level of skill and innovation is on display. The works in the exhibition are merely a slice of the vast ways artists are telling the story of what it means to be human in the 21st century. Primarily told through painting, photography, and collage, they cover themes of nature, transformation, joy, and death. Replete with skill and exciting techniques, this was a difficult group of works to jury.
“There are many gems for thought running through the works in this exhibition, and the conversations between them will be great and expanding. I am honored to have the opportunity to participate in the production of Viewpoints 2023 and look forward to revisiting the artworks in the gallery,” said Juror, Diedra Harris Kelley, Co-director of the Romare Bearden Foundation.
Participating Artists:
Rui Abrunheiro, Charlene Avery, Francesca Azzara, Carol Cassel Baker, Patrick Binns, Lindy Blanchard, Janet Boltax, Joseph Borzotta, Samantha Brown, Beth Burstein, Lynne Buschman, Melissa Carubia, Pauline Chernichaw, Pam Cooper, Alison Deas, Elaine Denton, David Derr, Stephen Ellis, Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Helma Fernandez, Tim Folzenlogen, Rick Freeman, Allan Gorman, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Evans Gray, Chanda Hall, Alice Harrison, Linda Brooks Hirschman, Samar Hussaini, Linda Jacobs, Paul Jervis, Linda Johns, Robin Keller, Merrie Koehlert, Neal Korn, Joshua Lopez, Joanna Madloch, Dave Magyar, Jessica Margo, Dan McCormack, Patrick McCoy, Patricia Meko, Steven Meko, Chuck Miley, Wade Miller, Pamela Moore, Marianne Moore, Charles Mulford, Dennis Murray, Barbara Novak, Paulina Olivares, Patricia Patzi, Laurie Peek, Laurie Pettine, Katharine Philip, Jean-Paul Picard, Erica Engfer Pizza, Gail Postal, Marybeth Rothman, Michael Scherfen, Alix Anne Shaw, Elaine Shor, Sampy Sicada, Catherine Thurston, Peter Tilgner, Ann Vollum, Kate Walto, Julie Waltz-Stalker, Violet Yin, Cynthia Zapanta
Juror: Diedra Harris-Kelley’s curatorial experience is wide-ranging from photography, painting and prints to contemporary art and has served as the Curatorial Consultant for an exhibition program at Jazz at Lincoln Center. She has deep experience as a college level instructor having taught at Barnard College, “Romare Bearden: Home is Harlem” as part of the Harlem Semester Initiative, Columbia University, NYC in the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) and at New York University. Ms. Harris-Kelley currently serves as the Co-director of the Romare Bearden Foundation.
Ms. Harris-Kelley has a BA in Fine/Studio Arts from California State University, Long Beach and a MFA from the University of Michigan.