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Season 15 (2018/19) Grand Jury Award

This Grand Jury Award considered works exhibited at Manifest from late
September 2018 through mid-September 2019.

Starting with our 13th season, Manifest launched a new annual cash award of $2500. The Annual Manifest Grand Jury Prize is a seasonal capstone distinction awarded to one work from among the hundreds exhibited on-site at the gallery across the season.

DETAILS OF THE $2,500 SEASON 15 MANIFEST GRAND JURY PRIZE

The works shown below represent the highest ranking artworks out of roughly 8,200 separate works submitted for consideration across 23 group and 9 solo exhibitions during our 15th season. (This excludes the Manifest Prize winner/exhibitor. The Manifest Prize is a separate cash award process and solo exhibit.)
The Manifest Grand Jury Prize will be re-juried by the same jurors who served across the season, excluding any who may have a conflict of interest. When concluded this will result in 20-30 individuals having scored the works shown below in an effort to determine the winner. The detailed history, jury process, and rationale for the Grand Jury Prize can be found here.

At least one work per exhibition is included as a finalist for consideration. Solo exhibitors are invited to select their preferred work from their exhibition for jury, or may defer to the Director's choice.
This Season 15 Grand Jury Prize features a pool of 49 works by 48 artists, representing 32 different exhibitions. The exhibits presented 526 works by 332 artists in 41 states and 8 countries. Details on the exhibitions, and all of season 15, can found at this link. The entire season, and all works shown, will be documented in the forthcoming Manifest Exhibition Annual publication planned for tentative release in late 2021.
We have made this page available so the artists and the public are aware of the contenders, and to serve as a recognition of these artists' works for having received high scores from their respective juries, which given the severity of the competition is an achievement worthy of mention.
Thumbnails below may be clicked to see the full image. Videos are linked and viewable online. Images are provided in chronological order based on the date of exhibition.

Note: As of 2021 the name of this award has been revised from the Manifest Grand Jury Prize to the Grand Jury Award in order to clarify and differentiate it from the annual Manifest Prize which is a completely separate submission-based award that also grants $5,000 to one artist.

The Winner of the 2018/2019 Season 15 Manifest Grand Jury Prize of $2,500:

Chair by Lisa Bryson

Lisa Bryson
Jamul, California

Chair
oil on panel
30” x 30” x 2”, 2018

Exhibition: SINKS AND CHAIRS

THE SEASON 15 MANIFEST GRAND JURY PRIZE FINALISTS

WORKS CONSIDERED FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL MANIFEST GRAND JURY PRIZE


Karen Hillier Bryan, Texas *Cotton Field, Mudville, Texas* pinhole stereo photograph shot on medium format film; exhibited as digital prints on film 10.4” x 7”, 2018 Exhibition: Archive [Photo]	Ashly Griffith New Orleans, Louisiana *Artifacts 1* Oil on panel 35” x 35”, 2014 Exhibition: Archives	Curt Lund St. Paul, Minnesota *Field Guide* Altered book 9” x 5” x 2”, 2010 Exhibition: Archives	Wes Battoclette Cincinnati, Ohio *Whitewashed 3* photography 42.25” x 72”, 2017 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

Greg Sand Clarksville, Tennessee *Chronicle: Passing (6,393 Per Hour)* collage of found photographs 46.5” x 34.5”, 2017 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT detail image 1 \| detail image 2	Dominic Lipillo Starkville, Mississippi *Pond* archival inkjet print 9” x 16”, 2016 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT	Sarah Fox San Antonio, Texas *Young Sows* wax 15” x 12” x 5”, 2017 Exhibition: ANIMALIS	Jenny Freestone Takoma Park, Maryland *Bird II* direct gravure, chine colle 10” x 11”, 2018 Exhibition: ANIMALIS

Laura Mathews Nottinghamshire, England *Articulated Pegasus* wood and leather 18.11” x 19.69” x 15.75”, 2018 Exhibition: ANIMALIS	Joe Morzuch Mississippi State, Mississippi *7/2, Evening* oil on paper 2.5” x 2.5”, 2018 Exhibition: PLEIN AIR	Ed Erdmann Menomonie, Wisconsin *Brother Wolf* stream bank mud on canvas 48” x 72” x 2”, 2018 Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT	Sarah Jantzi Valparaiso, Indiana *These Things Take Time (III)* graphite on paper 20” x 26”, 2018 Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT


Megan Curran Geneva, Illinois *From The Earth* casting slip, organic materials 8” diameter x 2” depth, 2018 Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT	Kathleen Taylor Santa Fe, New Mexico *Gravel Hill 4, from the series "Man-Made Landscapes"* archival pigment print 20” x 24”, 2014 Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT	Kathleen Taylor Santa Fe, New Mexico *Buffalo Dunes* archival pigment print 16” x 20”, 2013 Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT	Jennifer Omaitz Kent, Ohio *Stumbling Blocks* acrylic on canvas 23.75” x 23.75”, 2018 Exhibition: GEOMETRIFICATION

Joseph Holsapple Thibodaux, Louisiana *Still Life With Chair (Shifting Ground)* oil on canvas 44” x 38”, 2018 Exhibition: GULF SOUTH REGIONAL	Alayna Coverly Arlington, Massachusetts *The Stability of Femininity* oil on stretched canvas 48” x 36”, 2016 Exhibition: NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL	Michael Reedy Ann Arbor, Michigan *Moonshine* mixed media on paper 23” x 56”, 2016 Exhibition: TAPPED	Scott Ross McMinnville, Oregon Pagoda wood fired stoneware with natural ash glaze 32” x 20” x 20”, 2010 Exhibition: TAPPED

Carlton Pickett Costa Mesa, California *Sister* charcoal on toned paper 14” x 18”, 2018 Exhibition: SIMILITUDE	Travis Little Indianapolis, Indiana *Naked Inside* acrylic and pastel 20” x 16”, 2018 Exhibition: SIMILITUDE	Lisa Bryson Jamul, California *Chair* oil on panel 30” x 30” x 2”, 2018 Exhibition: SINKS AND CHAIRS	Dave Ryan North Mankato, Minnesota *dreamBot* interactive, bottles, paper, audio 6” x 18” x 18”, 2018 Exhibition: UTILITY video documentation here


Ron Isaacs Lexington, Kentucky *Pattern Recognition* acrylic on birch plywood construction 19” x 26.5” x 3”, 2017 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT	Mihee Nahm Grapevine, Texas *Committing to Memory_Essence* oil on paper 23” x 17.5”, 2014 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT	Samantha Haring Cincinnati, Ohio *Passeggiata* chalk pastel on paper 7.5” x 7.5”, 2018 Exhibition: ONE SHOT	Ethan Price Lexington, Kentucky *Faith* graphite on mylar 12” x 16”, 2018 Exhibition: OKI REGIONAL

Haley Farthing Carbondale, Illinois *Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing)* India ink on paper 40” x 25”, 2018 Exhibition: DRAWN	Anthony Pessler Phoenix, Arizona *64 Angels* graphite on drafting film 56” x 136”, 2017 Exhibition: DRAWN	Caroline Peters Pueblo, Colorado *Steel Mill* Sumi ink on paper 48" x 69", 2017 Exhibition: DRAWN	Sarah Roberts Converse, Texas *False Memories II* rust on abaca 20” x 20”, 2019 Exhibition: DRAWN

Daniel Fiorda Miami, Florida *1 Dozen* concrete 3.5” x 11.5” x 4”, 2018 Exhibition: PACKAGED	Joshua Newth Cape Girardeau, Missouri *One After Another* screenprint on cardboard box 40” x 30”, 2018 Exhibition: PACKAGED	Katelyn Wolary Cincinnati, Ohio *Apartment Window in Winter* gouache on paper 7.5” x 6”, 2019 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT	Liliana Guzman Bloomington, Indiana *Next to Myself* Palladium print 5” x 3.75”, 2019 Exhibition: MAGNITUDE 7


Armin Mersmann Midland, Michigan *Aggregate* graphite on panel 50” x 40”, 2019 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT	Michael Fortenberry Tacoma, Washington *Ribbon* wood 48” x 48” x 84”, 2018 Exhibition: RITES OF PASSAGE	Eileen MacArthur Ontario, Canada *Birdcall* oil on copper panel 12” x 18” x .5”, 2017 Exhibition: KINDRED	Alix Anne Shaw Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Exile* glass, vinyl, paint, found exit signs, wiring, each box 8” x 10” x 3”, 2015 Exhibition: KINDRED

Adrienne Dagg Alberta, Canada *Compression* oil on canvased panel 30” x 36”, 2019 Exhibition: MASTER PIECES	Joann Quinones Bloomington, Indiana *El Mito del Regreso/The Myth of the Return* porcelain, terra cotta, toile, silk, cotton, lace, pearls, ruff, gilding, trim, latex paint 72” x 144” x 48”, 2019 Exhibition: MASTER PIECES	Seth Marosok Sumner, Washington *Helix IX* Charcoal and acrylic on canvas 60” x 40”, 2016 Exhibition: VOID	Cody VanderKaay Lake Orion, Michigan *Blue Beach House* Latex paint on Basswood 29” x 29” x 6”, 2018 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

Hannah Zimmerman Cincinnati, Ohio *Early Side of Twenty-Six* gouache on paper 17.5” x 14.5”, 2018 Exhibition: INHABIT	Michael Banning Minneapolis, Minnesota *Reconstruction* oil on panel 38” x 90” x 1.5”, 2018 Exhibition: INHABIT	Duat Vu Springfield, Missouri *Preserves* Graphite on paper 17” x 11”, 2017 Exhibition: INHABIT	Eve Mansdorf Bloomington, Indiana *Bathers* oil/linen 58” x 72”, 2016 Exhibition: NUDE

Sara Pedigo St. Augustine, Florida *Potential Emptiness* oil on canvas 36” x 24”, 2018 Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

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