Hanna Vogel is an artist, writer, and teacher living and working in Philadelphia. Born and raised in rural northern California, she received an MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a BFA from the California College of the Arts. She has shown her work nationally and internationally, and has presented at conferences and published papers internationally.

The Louchheim Fellowship was created in memory of Dene Louchheim, former Chairperson of the Fleisher Art Memorial from 1964 to 1980, and spouse of Stuart Louchheim, Samuel Fleisher’s nephew. The Louchheim Fellow is selected biannually through a juried process with an award amount of $1,000.

Image credit: Hanna Vogel, Elsewhere, Steel wire, paper pulp, rust, sealant, 54” x 62” x 108”, 2017

Mark Dilks is a multidisciplinary creator and collaborator. As a trained painter with a background in collage, physical touch, materiality, and accumulated sampling play strongly in Mark’s life and work. They have organized happenings, hosted group shows, and created environmental experiences. Ventures in sounds include analog collages, abstract songs and modular synthesizer patches. In May 2023, The Pottery Gym hosted Mark’s first solo painting show, May For by Fours Witness Cherry’s Blossoms Ring. The work is a result of a passionate concern for tactility and reverberation within the everyday. Mark is an alum of the University of Pennsylvania (MFA ’13) and of Hampshire College (BA ’05).

The Fred and Naomi Hazell Art Award was established by artist, musician, poet and craftswoman Naomi Hazell to support the artistic growth and excellence of painters working in oils. The Hazell Awardee is for oil painters only and selected biannually through a juried process with an award amount of $1,000.

Image credit: Mark Dilks, Loyal Lion Broken Bench (detail), oil/denim, 25 x 20 inches, 2021.