126th Annual Adult Student Exhibition
Virtual Award Ceremony: Friday, January 24, 2025, 6-8pm
Closing Reception: Friday, January 31, 2025, 6-8pm
For 126 years, the Annual Adult Student Exhibition has celebrated the vibrant artwork created by Fleisher’s students. The exhibition provides students with the opportunity to show their work in a public gallery. Cash prizes are awarded to students in a wide spectrum of mediums including fiber arts, drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.
126th Annual Adult Student Exhibition Awardees (2025)
Drawing
First Place: Lori Bruce, Repose
Second Place: Tracey Halsey, Karma Chameleon
Third Place: Kayla Bunting, Self Portrait
Still Life, Landscape and Figure Painting
First Place: Sheila Cavanaugh, Thru Our Window
Second Place: Janice Hudes, Green Apples
Third Place: Morgan Chichewicz, Portrait Session 5
Abstract Painting
First Place: Clif H. Anderson, Bridge Over Water
Second Place: Roger Rubin, Lucy II
Third Place: Danielle Boccelli, Roots
Ceramics
First Place: Justin Jain, Apo’s Water Jug
Second Place: Sarah Hicks, Crayfish
Third Place: Penny Bernick, Conversation
Sculpture
First Place: Lizabeth Cutler, Portrait, Three-Color (Sāncǎi) Inspired, #1
Second Place: Ariana Familiar, Ad Infinitum
Third Place: Doug Benton, Blue Deng
Fiber Arts & Crafts
First Place: Emma Ringness, Candlestick
Second Place: Rebecca Fox Gean, Corpse Flower
Third Place: Nina Isaacson, Wheel of Fortune
Printmaking
First Place: Elizabeth Shores, Between Asylum and Exile…
Second Place: Matthew Palin, Gold Crown
Third Place: Kris Gallup, Untitled
Works on Paper
First Place: Sarah Scholz, Miscellany I
Second Place: Craig Howarth, Phoenix
Third Place: Elliot Cooperman, Lilies
Photography
First Place: Maddy Kates, Anytown USA
Second Place: Amy Trompeter, Untitled
Third Place: Sanjana Sen, My Own Worst Enemy
Student Advisory Council Award
Catherine Zimmerman, Setas de Sevilla
Francis McCarthy Drawing Award
Stacie Bumgarner, Vacant Chambers
FAQ
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How can I participate?
Students who had enrolled in a class from Winter 2024 – Fall 2024 were eligible to participate.
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When should I deliver my artwork?
From November 16 through November 22, 2024 between the hours of
11am and 8pm Monday to Thursday, and from 10am to 3pm on Fridays. -
Are there size limitations?
Students can submit ONE PIECE. It should be no larger than 36″ in any direction (including frame) to make sure there is room to display everyone’s work. For digital artworks, your instructor will collect the work for you to be displayed on our gallery screen.
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Should my artwork be ready to hang?
Yes. This doesn’t mean that it needs to be framed, but there should be a way for us to display your work properly without causing damage to your work. Works on paper without frames will be hung using magnets.
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When can I pick up my work?
You can pick up your artwork after the Closing Reception on January 31 or between February 1 – February 10, 2025 during Fleisher’s regular business hours.
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What is my medium?
It’s best if you can narrow it down to the following categories so that the juror can make the appropriate decisions (the number of prizes and the award amounts are predetermined by category):
– Drawing
– Works on Paper (Collage & Watercolor)
– Representational Painting (Still Life, Landscape and Figure Painting)
– Abstract Painting
– Ceramics
– Sculpture (including mixed media)
– Fiber Arts & Crafts (Fabric Work, Book Arts, Mosaics, Framing, Jewelry)
– Printmaking (Screenprinting, Lithography, Etching, Woodcut, Pronto Plate Lithography, Monoprinting)
– Photography (Digital, Darkroom)
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What will the exhibition label look like?
Here’s an example of an exhibition label:
Jane Doe
Fire Alarm, 2022
15″ x 22″ – size of artwork, not frame
Works on paper
$150