Grand Showing at the Ohio State Fair
The biggest art exhibit in the state is back in full force at the Ohio State Fair.The 2023 Fine Arts Exhibition includes more than 360 art works by more than 280 artists – professionals and amateurs from throughout Ohio – on view in the Cox Fine Arts Center at the south end of the fairgrounds.
A very exciting evening for Phoenix Rising members at the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition’s Artist Reception. Two of our members took BOTH Juror’s Choice Awards, Professional Division-Congrats to Susanna Harris & Christine D’Epiro Abbott. In total 9 members have 22 pieces of artwork in this juried, statewide exhibition. On display in the Cox Fine Arts building through August 6th! In addition, Eliana Calle Saari had the esteemed role as Juror for the Amateur Division. Kudos to ALL.
In the NEWS!
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Juror’s Choice Award Winner, Susanna Harris! “Fading” Print media, hand cut paper, embossing, fluorescent ink
Juror’s Choice Award Winner, Christine D’Epiro Abbott! “Preparing for the Next Day” Silkscreen. Also shown is “Compact”, drypoint and monotype
Elaina Workley; left: “A Moment Between Past and Progress, Divided”, relief and chine colle; right: A Ritual of Gathering of the Self”, Relief, Intaglio, image transfer, monoprint
Peter White; left: “Feathers & Petals”, silkscreen; right: “Lay Your Eyes Upon Me”, silkscreen on vellum. Not shown: “Living Deliciously”, relief.
Kristina Weaver; left “Tiamat” reduction relief; right: “Baby Birds and Gummy Worms”, mokuhanga print
Judith Steele; top left: “Casting Egret”; top right “Casting Crane”; lower left “Casting Flamingo”, lower right “Casting Condor”. All prints are 3 color monoprints and collagraph
Karen Albanese Campbell, left “She Smiles at the Future”, woodcut; right: “Farther Away Than Before”, Woodcuts, cut, mounted and stitched.
The esteemed Juror for the OSF Amateur Division, Eliana Calle Saari
Ohio Arts Council Amateur Award Winner, associate member, Angela Finney for her work “Be the Light”, fabric construction (not shown in this photo. Shown on left: “The Artist”, monotype; on right: Murphin’s Ridge 1 and Murphin’s Ridge 2, both are monotypes. Congratulations!
Associate member and Board member, Rod Bouc, “Smith’s Fall Corn”, pigment stick on board
Phoenix Rising is dedicated to the fine art of printmaking and we acknowledge & encourage all printmakers. Each year we fund a cash prize for printmaking in the Professional, Amateur Divisions and the High School division of the Ohio State Fair fine art exhibitions. Thank you to core members Alana Hiser, Elaina Workley and Peter White for selecting this year’s award winners. Our Professional Award winner is Edward Steffanni for his color lithograph, “Somewhere Over Ohio”. The winner of our Amateur Award is Greg Krivicich for his etching “Fragile Forest”. The winner of our High School award is a 2023 graduate of Wellington School in Upper Arlington, Miss Kyla Hammond for her print “Le Pidgeon”. Congratulations!
Professional Award Winner, Edward Steffanni with his color lithograph “Somewhere Over Ohio”. Well done!
Amateur Award Winner – Greg Krivicich with both of his printmaking entries. The selected winner is the lower one, an etching titled “Fragile Forest”.
High School Award Winner Miss Kyla Hammond for her print “Le Pidgeon” (lower artwork)