Members Shine at 2022 Ohio State Fair
We are proud to announce that 6 of our members are included in the 2022 juried Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition on display through August 7, 2022 at the Cox Fine Arts Center. Three of these six members also received awards! 212 works of art by 135 artists from across the state of Ohio are on display. The opening reception was held on July 26, the evening before the OSF officially opens to the public.
Members included in the exhibit include:
Karen Albanese Campbell “Man Looking for His Brother” (left); “Boy Carrying His Sleeping Bag”, (right) which received an Ohio Arts Council Award; “Boy Walking Past Soldiers” acrylic on canvas, oil pastel, mylar blankets.
Christine D’Epiro Abbot “nearest and dearest (shown) which received a Greater Columbus Arts Coucil Award; “Woven”, Silkscreen
Eliana Calle Saari “Domesticity” (shown) Installation of Silkscreen on Fabric, which received a Greater Coumbus Arts Council Award; “Walking in Cartagena” woodcut print and chine colle
Judith Steele “Samara Equinox Green” (on left); “Samara Dawn” (on right); Woodcut relief and monoprint
Associate Member, Kristina Weaver ” Frau Welt”, reduction relief
Elaina Workley “Stale Air of Early June”, image transfer print on cotton, woven
Here are three core members that received awards! They certainly look happy!
from left: Christine D’Epiro Abbot – GCAC Award; Karen Albanese Campbell – OAC Award; Eliana Calle Saari – GCAC Award.
Pursuing our mission to practice and promote the fine art of printmaking, our cooperative sponsored two printmaking awards! Congratulations to our fellow printmakers!
Lucas County Resident, Craig Fisher, was awarded the Professional division prize of $200 for “Pale Blue Passage” intaglio aquating, woodblock, chine colle
Franklin County Resident, Angela Finney, was awarded the Amateur division prize of $100 for “What Is It Good For”, monotype