NAA’s 2022 Spring Judged Exhibit is on display at the Center at the Heights (CATH) through the end of May featuring original works by 31 NAA members. The following awards were presented by judge Sarah Alexander at our virtual reception on May 11:
First Place – Martha Dowd
Second Place – Patricia Varón
Third Place – Irina Moroz
Honorable Mentions – Nelson Hammer, Rachel Martone, Nancy Present-Van Broekhoven, Patricia White
Noted NAA members also participated in the Needham Open Studios weekend event on May 14 – 15.
Milk Pod Magic 2021
by Georgina Arrieta-Ruetenik
Photography
8x10
Available Upon Request
Keep It Togetherby Hilary Hanson Bruel
Encaustic / Mixed Media
10x8
$175
Needham Open Studios artist - Location 12 Purple Couch
by Martha Dowd
Rubber cut w/ water based inks
4.75x5.75
NFS
FIRST PLACE
Lake of the Ozark
by Judy Faling
Watercolor on canvas
13x16
NFS
Feather Duster
by Thomas Gaitley
Photography
12x18
$375
Come Ride With Me
by Victoria Garbe
Watercolor
16.5x18.5
NFS
Sunlit Peaches
by Marina Grinspan
Acrylic on canvas
10x8
NFS
Mediterranean Shadows
by Anneliese Golubic
Acrylic
14x11
$200
I Feel Pretty! Oh, So Pretty!
by Nelson Hammer
Watercolor
15x11
$500
HONORABLE MENTION
Ukraine
by Kathleen Keating
Watercolor
16x20
$200
Spring Flowers
by Randa Khuri
Watercolor
13x19
$350
Secret Garden
by Mena Levit
Pastel
20x16
$650
Day's End
by Barbara Marchilonis
Watercolor
17x13
NFS
Ancient Bristlecone Pine
by Rachel Martone
Linocut print
11x14
$300
HONORABLE MENTION
Daydreamingby Irina Moroz
Felted wool, silk fabrics, silk fiber
12.5x12.5
$300
Needham Open Studios artist - Location 6THIRD PLACE Hanging Out: Great Marsh, Concord MA
by Nancy Present-Van Broekhoven
Mixed Media
14x17
$295
HONORABLE MENTION
Signposts on the Way to Maybeby Mark J. Richards
Oil on linen
16x20
$650
Needham Open Studios artist - Location 9 Orchids
by Paula Rosen
Acrylic
11x14
NFS
A View of Scibnocket Pond on Martha's Vineyard
by Suzanne Saevitz
Watercolor
18x22
$300
Pink Sky
by Karen Shaw
Oil on canvas
16x16
$400
X Peony
by José Spencer
Mixed Media
8x8
$250
Bird's Eye View
by Marguerite Swartz
Watercolor
12x9
NFS
Theatre
by Fleur Thesmar
Watercolor on paper on aluminum
10x13
$200
Savannah Porch
by Patricia Varón
Watercolor
8.5x11.5
$300
SECOND PLACE
Hung for the Duration
by Nancy Motley Walton
Watercolor
13x16
$350
Reciprocity in Blue
by Sasha Weigel
Oil on canvas
14x11
$800
Wings Cove
by Patricia White
Ink drawing with watercolor on paper
13x13.5
$250
HONORABLE MENTION
About the Judge
Sarah Alexander is a multi-disciplinary artist working on paper, canvas, and sculpting with steel. She is the Director of Visual Arts and teaches at Hopkinton Center for the Arts in Hopkinton, MA. She is a Core Artist Member at Fountain Street Gallery in Boston, MA. Her work is in private collections and has been shown extensively throughout New England, and abroad. Her work has been published by North Light Books; INCITE, Dreams Realized, INCITE 2, Color Passions, INCITE 3 The Art of Storytelling; The Best of Mixed Media. She is the mother of sculptor Elizabeth Alexander.
Website: www.wanderingmindstudio.com
Instagram: @wanderingmindstudio
Facebook: sarahalexanderartist