New Horizons: Landscapes 2023
6th Annual Juried Exhibition
Landscapes are one of the long-time subjects for artists taking in the beauty of their surroundings and representing what they see. But how has it changed in recent times? What new connections to our surroundings will be found or lost?
The landscapes around us are dramatically changing as well as our relation to nature. Furthermore, will we see landscapes as mere replications or photographs or can we apply color, light, design and texture to represent the larger essence of what we see or experience.
Just as impressionism, then cubism radically changed our perception of landscape art, what new interpretations are present today? Discover what's on the horizon for new landscape work!
Juried by Lynn Thorpe, Former Professor of Art Northwest Community College and Award-Winning Artist
The exhibition features 53 artworks from 38 artists all over the United States.
Artwork by (from top left) Heather McGarey, Ann Montera, Marc Jones, Jason Lineman, David Disko, Lisa Downs, Georgia Rowswell, Bonnie Lebesch
DETAILS
Exhibit Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 – April 7, 2023
Opening Night Reception: Friday, March 3, 2023 from 6-8pm
Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Friday: 1-5pm
Saturday: by Appointment only
Sunday & Monday: Closed
AWARD WINNERS
Gold Award: Georgia Rowswell - “Thunderhead Off Happy Jack Road”
Silver Award: Rebecca L. Kuri - “New Mexico Landscape #3”
Bronze Award: Bonnie Lebesch - “Big Wyoming Storm”
Honorable Mention: Shell Ray Blanchard - “Paradise Found”
Honorable Mention: David Disko - “Punctuated”
Honorable Mention: Andrea Gabel - “Hill Slip”
Honorable Mention: Grant Pound - “WTF Bunny: Severance”
GOLD
Georgia Rowswell
“Thunderhead Off Happy Jack Road”
Textiles, 36” x 22”
2020
Details
SILVER
Rebecca L. Kuri
“New Mexico Landscape #3”
Photography, 9” x 12”
2021
BRONZE
Bonnie Lebesch
“Big Wyoming Storm”
Acrylic on Canvas, 22” x 14”
2022
HONORABLE MENTIONS
FINALISTS
SELECTED ARTISTS
Sarah Babbitt, Fort Collins, CO
Shell Ray Blanchard, Loveland, CO
Gina Blickenstaff, Fort Collins, CO
Gloria Campbell, Fort Collins, CO
Scott E. Christensen, Fort Collins, CO
Kelly Curl, Fort Collins, CO
Gail Denton, Longmont, CO
David Disko, Albuquerque, NM
Lisa Downs, Greeley, CO
Andrea Gabel, Fort Collins, CO
Sydney Golba, Grand Junction, CO
Erika Heffernan, Key West, FL
Bruce Herman, Eagle River, AK
Per Hogestad, Fort Collins, CO
Marc Jones, Loveland, CO
Elizabeth Kayl, Fort Collins, CO
Terry Kreuzer, Cheyenne, WY
Rebecca Kuri, Fort Collins, CO
Jason Lanegan, Spanish Fork, UT
Nancy Langston, Chassell, MI
David LaPalombara, Athens, OH
Bonnie Lebesch, Fort Collins, CO
Patsy Lindamood, Huntsville, TX
Heather McGarey, Louisville, CO
Pamela McKinnie, Frederick, CO
Gordon Middleton, Loveland, CO
Ann Montera, Windsor, CO
Ann Morgan, Denver, CO
Dave Norwood, Eaton, CO
Maria Pazos, Mountain View, CA
Jose Perez, Greeley, CO
Dan Plummer, Lake Charles, LA
Grant Pound, Loveland, CO
Georgia Rowswell, Cheyenne, WY
Carol Schinkel, Fort Collins, CO
Tom Schukar, Fort Collins, CO
John Wooldridge, Beulah, CO
Joyce Wynes, Davidson, NC
JUROR
Lynn Thorpe
Juried by Lynn Thorpe, Former Professor of Art Northwest Community College and Award-Winning Artist
Biography
I grew up in a small Wyoming town on the edge of the Black Hills. University studies took me to the University of Washington in Seattle (BA 1968); to the Canberra School of Art, Canberra, A.C.T. Australia (1975-1977); and the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (2nd BA and MFA 1983). Non-toxic Printmaking studies took me to the Canadian institute of Non-Toxic Printmaking in 1994 and 1997.
I have worked in a number of capacities from baking in restaurants, to selling art supplies (Australia), to running a printing press(Canada), and to academic positions in the US. While on the faculty of Northwest College in Powell,WY, from 1984 to 2004, I taught courses in Design 2D, Color Theory, Printmaking, Drawing and Painting. At Black Hills State University, Spearfish,SD, I taught Drawing, Design2D, and Art History as an adjunct faculty, 2005-2011.
I have been listed a number of times in Who's Who Among America's Teachers; and received a NISOD nomination for outstanding teaching in 2004. I note these honors, as teaching was a very nerve-wracking and exceptionally rewarding activity for me. Watching students grow and become themselves has been a true privilege.
My work is held in a number of collections throughout the country, including the Wyoming Governor's collection; the University of Wyoming Art Museum; the South Dakota Governor's collection; the South Dakota State Art Museum collection; the Dahl Art Center, Rapid City, SD; the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; the Rapid City Regional Airport, and the headquarters of Raven Industries of Sioux Falls, SD; and The Brinton Museum, Big Horn Wyoming.
After 5 years in Billings , MT, where I was part of a wonderful women's art group, 604; volunteered at The Yellowstone Arts Center; and explored the landscape of the Rims, I now have a home/studio in Rapid City, South Dakota, where I paint full time; volunteer at The Dahl; and get out of town to visit family, grandchildren, and friends.
Start From a High Place by Lynn Thorpe
A Simple Twist of Space by Lynn Thorpe
Juror’s Statement
It has been an honor to be asked to juror The New Horizons: Landscapes 2023 Exhibition. In looking at the submissions I kept upper most in my mind the well-stated premise of the exhibition--that we make a variety of choices to convey the larger essence our experience of it. And further”... that our interpretation of our landscapes today will represent where we are globally, nationally, personally and spiritually.”
There were so many beautiful submissions by accomplished, experienced, and professional artists, it was very difficult to have to limit the number of accepted works. The premise of the exhibition and my own experience and interpretation of the landscape guided my decisions.
Thank you for the opportunity to look at all these works. The experience has energized my trove of ideas, and twisted my head around to look in different directions. Hopefully the exhibition will do the same for all who view it.
OPENING - SLIDESHOW
EXHIBITION - SLIDESHOW
CURATOR
Kumiko S. McKee