Studio Montclair presents its 23rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition “ViewPoints 2020” at Studio Montclair Gallery, Studio Montclair’s nonprofit gallery located in downtown Montclair from October 30 to November 27, 2020.
127 Bloomfield Ave.
Montclair, NJ 07042
862 500-1447
Gallery Hours:
By Appointment only.
Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners!
Phoebe M. Pollinger Best in Show Award
Santiago Cohen, “Store”
Second Place
Robert Richardson, “Warmth”
Third Place
Bascove, “The Time we Spend with Words”
Honorable Mentions
Ry An, “Best Friend”
Armand Iztueta, “Scattered Memories”
Elaine Shor, “Same Old Thing”
This year’s exhibit features 58 works selected from nearly 1,000 that were submitted. They reflect a vast range of materials, subject matter, themes, meanings, and metaphors, and present new stylistic approaches, multicultural portraits and imagery, fresh viewpoints, and highly original use of color and technique. According to juror Virginia Fabri Butera, the works were “selected for their quality of execution, unusual use of materials, innovative compositions, compelling subject matter, and themes that speak to life in 2020 as well as ideas that have been present for thousands of years.” Considering how many excellent works she had from which to choose, Butera described the selection process as one of great difficulty. Ultimately, she chose works that “changed the way I think about art and the human condition…pieces that intrigued or horrified me, that showed me attitudes I never considered and subject matters that are often overlooked.” Visitors to “Viewpoints 2020” will be richly rewarded with artwork from nearly every corner of the U.S. that will challenge and inspire them.
IMPORTANT DATES
Exhibit Dates: October 30 – November 27, 2020
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 1, 2020 from 1-4pm.
ZOOM reception and Cash Awards: Friday, October 30 from 7-8:30pm. Click here to register.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Laura Alexander, Ry An, Carol Cassel Baker, A Bascove, Amy Becker, Vincent Buchinsky*, Monica Camin, Santiago Cohen, Pam Cooper, Alicia Ferreira, Jon Gabry, Joan Gantz, Stephen Geoffrey, Ronald Gonzalez, Allan Gorman, Paul Hitchen, Daryoush Houshmand, Armand Iztueta, Evgenia Klimenko, Joe LaMattina, Stacy Leeman, Eric Levin, Manuel Macarrulla, Joanna Madloch, Anand Manchiraju, Jessica Margo, Michael May, Brian McCormack, Jennifer Anne Moses, Ruth Bauer Neustadter, Mary Alice Orito, Michael Paquette, Arianne Petersen, Jean-Paul Picard, Amparo Pikarsky, Andrea Placer, Robert Richardson, Theda Sandiford, Bill Sarnowski, Christine Sauerteig-Pilaar, Michael Scherfen, Nadia Sheikh, Pamela Shipley, Elaine Shor, Barbara Simcoe, Deneise Smith, Raymond Smith, Joel Sobelson, Isaac Stackell, Brian Stymest, Sandy Taylor, Dara Tesse, Doug Testa, Lauren Vroegindewey, Lisa G Westheimer, Michael Wiley, Michael Woodle, Harold Zabady
*Studio Montclair mourns the passing of Vincent Buchinsky due to COVID-19 in early April, 2020.
JUROR BIO
Virginia Fabbri Butera, PhD, is the Director of the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, a tenured Professor of Art History, and Chairperson of the Art Department, the Dance and Music Minors, and the MA Program in Digital Media Design and Marketing at Saint Elizabeth University in Morristown, NJ. She received her BA in Renaissance Studies from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, her MA in History of Art from Johns Hopkins University and her PhD in Art History from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. She has curated art exhibitions for more than 40 years and has published and lectured widely during her career.
