EXHIBITIONS
Blue Ribbon
Jul 27–Aug 22
Jul 27 – Aug 22 Dillon Gallery: Blue Ribbon Members' Show • Judge: Chris Rifkin (Click on images to enlarge)
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 30, 6 pm on Facebook Live
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South Shore Art Center’s Blue Ribbon Members’ Show is particularly important to us because it represents everything we stand for: a community united in creativity. Blue Ribbon is one of two shows annually at which our members are guaranteed an opportunity to showcase their work. Having the word “member” in the exhibition’s title is intentional; this is a member benefit – with participation limited to Art Center members in good standing.
Blue Ribbon Awards (in alphabetical order by artist):
“Tulips,” Joanne Kaczowka “Heading Back to Sea,” Kay Kopper “Summer Wave,” Karen Pinard “Blue Day,” Tina Watson |
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order by artist):
“Berry Thicket,” Kathleen Folino “Bright Spot,” Amy Geyer “Connemara,” Becky Haletky “Yellow Nude 2,” Anthony Pilla |
Judges Comments
Chris Rifkin, Judge
Blue Ribbon Awards (in alphabetical order):
“Tulips,” Joanne Kaczowka
This small painting has gestural forms and a pop of color. I like how the artist lays down the paint in such a bold take no prisoners fashion.
“Heading Back to Sea,” Kay Kopper
This is a quiet and gentle watercolor with subdued use of color and a sense of stillness around the horseshoe crab.
“Summer Wave,” Karen Pinard
This watercolor captures crashing waves and foam. It is full of energy and dances with light.
“Blue Day,” Tina Watson
This painting is expansive with lots of energy and movement in the sky reflected in the water, using a very limited palette of blue, black and creamy white.
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):
“Berry Thicket,” Kathleen Folino
This etching has washes of color flowing over it, creating a delicate and evocative print.
“Bright Spot,” Amy Geyer
I like the subdued and quiet simple forms and lines, plus the use of collage that adds depth to the etching.
“Connemara,” Becky Haletky
This watercolor has a wonderful sense of serenity about it; the horses at rest, the hushed landscape in the background.
“Yellow Nude 2,” Anthony Pilla
This woodcut shows a bold use of color with a classical nude, and it swirls with energy.
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Susan Ahearn
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Richard Alemian
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Kim Alemian
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Kimberley Albanese
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Dana Barunas
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Joreen Benbenek
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Robert Beaulieu
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Sally Bousquet
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Robert Brodesky
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Rita S Berkowitz
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Maureen Brookfield |
James Burke |
Catherine Caddigan
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Barbara Chaisson |
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JoAnne Chittick
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Heather Collins
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Keith Conforti The Power Grid, 2020 Photography: Ditital Image capture, 12 x 24 x 1 in $450
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Tara Connaughton
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David Cucinotta
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Martha Donovan
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Mike Dick
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Erin Donnellan-Kroninger
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Janice Gallinger
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Kathleen Folino
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Kathleen Draper Garner
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Daniel Garte
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Douglass Gray
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Amy Geyer
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Lisa Goren
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Denise Byrnes Graham
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Virginia Holloway
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Becky Haletky
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Joanne Kaczowka
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Kay Kopper
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Richard Horn
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Nancy Howell
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Ken Lindgren
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Robert Leaver
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Mary Marley
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Jan McElhinny
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Maria Monaco Perpetual Acrylic, 8 x 10 in $75
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Marguerite Moore
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John Neidecker
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Linda Osborne
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Laurinda O'Connor
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Susan Page-Thompson
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Dorothy Amore Pilla
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Steve Panicci
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Dorothy Pentheny
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Karen Pinard
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Donna Rossetti-Bailey
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Judy Rossman Ribbon Candy, 2020 Clay/Stoneware, 8 x 11 dia $125
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Elise Russo
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Eileen Rotty
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Fay Senner
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Stephen Sironi
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Stephen Sheffield
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Vcevy Strekalovsky
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Erin Sunday
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Syma Wall Guardians, 2020
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Tina Watson
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Phyllis Wenzel
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Jo Killion Wildes
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