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Season 20 (2023/24) Grand Jury Awards

The Grand Jury Awards consider works exhibited at Manifest from late
September 2023 through mid-September 2024

 

 

In celebration of Manifest's 20th Season we have dramatically increased the amount of financial support and awards provided to artists participating in our gallery program. This includes a cash honorarium provided to every exhibiting artist (in essence every artist who exhibits receieves an award), and a newly formatted Grand Jury Award process which increases the annual total by 80% and increases the number of artists benefitting by 800%.

All exhibitors during each of our nine exhibition periods across the season are automatically eligible to be considered for this award. Since Manifest's 13th season the annual Grand Jury Award has recognized one exhibited work each year with a significant jury-determined cash prize, representing the 'best of the best' shown in Manifest's many exhibits that year. For season 20 the new Grand Jury Award format will result in the awarding of $1,000 to one work during each of our nine exhibition periods.

DETAILS OF THE SEASON 20 GRAND JURY AWARDS

  • The works shown below represent the highest ranking artworks out of what will be an estimated 10,000 separate works submitted for consideration across all exhibits during our 20th season. (This excludes the Manifest Prize winner/exhibitor. The Manifest Prize is a separate cash award process and solo exhibit.)

  • To the degree it is possible, the Grand Jury Award will be re-juried by the same jurors who served for each exhibition period, excluding any who may have a conflict of interest. Most exhibition periods at Manifest include three or four exhibits. When the season is concluded this could result in as many as 30 individuals having re-scored the works shown below in an effort to determine each award winner. The detailed history, jury process, and rationale for the Grand Jury Award can be found here.
  • At least one work per eligible exhibition is included as a finalist in consideration for each of the nine awards. If more than one work per exhibit is included below, it is because the works received the same high score in the original jury process for that exhibit. Solo exhibitors are invited to select their preferred work from their exhibition for jury, or may defer to the Director's choice.

  • 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 intensity of the competition is an achievement worthy of distinction.

  • Thumbnails below may be clicked to see the full image. Images are provided in chronological order based on the date of exhibition.



 


THE SEASON 20 FINALISTS
WORKS CONSIDERED FOR THE SEASON 20 GRAND JURY AWARDS



Exhibition Period 1: September 29 - October 27, 2023

PAINTED BIENNIAL 2023 and AQUACHROME - (7) Top Ranking Works by Jury

 

Ed Ferszt
Kingston, Rhode Island

The Odyssey
Watercolor on Stretched Paper
56" x 56" x 2"

Exhibition: AQUACHROME


 

Sophie McVicar
Birmingham, Alabama

Sacred Senate of the Skies
watercolor and 23 karat gold leaf
40" x 26"

Exhibition: AQUACHROME

 

 

Scott Teplin
Brooklyn, New York

Garbage In Garbage Out
watercolor on paper, diptych
44" x 30" (each 22" x 30")

Exhibition: AQUACHROME

 

Edgar Cano-Lopez
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Mud Fantasy
oil on linen
51" x 51" x 1 1/4"

Exhibition: PAINTED

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 1!

 

 

 

Mihee Nahm
Euless, Texas

Day Walk (Small)
oil on linen
12" x 16" x 1 1/4"

Exhibition: PAINTED



 

Sandy Rice
Canton, Michigan

Hagar
acrylic paint on wood mosaic
22" x 17" x 1.75"

Exhibition: PAINTED

 

Gabriel Zea
Brooklyn, New York

A Callous Wind, Blowing in the New Direction of Time
oil on canvas
48" x 56"

Exhibition: PAINTED


 


Exhibition Period 2: November 10 - December 8, 2023

MOMENTUM, SELF, and KASEY RAMIREZ - (5) Top Ranking Works by Jury

 

Patti Jordan
Montclair, New Jersey

CELLS/SELVES (Zygote 009)
Ink, Charcoal, Graphite, Pencil, Mica Powders on Fabriano Paper
52 x 52 Inches
2023

Exhibition: MOMENTUM

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 2!


 

M. Lohrum
Tacoronte, Spain

Infinite Walk
Participative performative drawing. Moving Image
10 minutes 47 seconds duration
2023

Exhibition:MOMENTUM

 

 

Kasey Ramirez
West Hartford, Connecticut

Breach
charcoal on gessoed paper
34.25 x 51.25”
2020

Exhibition: HORIZON (SOLO)

 

Shannon Fody
Royal Oak, Michigan

Left Brain / Right Brain
graphite
5 x 5"
2023

Exhibition: SELF

 

     

 

Marcella Hackbardt
Mount Vernon, Ohio

Dream Kitchen
archival pigment print
17.5 x 23"
2023

Exhibition: SELF



     


Exhibition Period 3: December 15, 2023- January 12, 2024

DISQUIET, ILLUSTRATED, and 14th ANNUAL TAPPED - (5) Top Ranking Works by Jury

 

Misty Findley
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Lamb Shanks
oil on canvas
48" x 36"
2019

Exhibition: DISQUIET

 


 

Amy Salomone
Warwick, Rhode Island

Parasite
digital collage
12" x 12"
2021

Exhibition: DISQUIET

 

 

Matthew Bailey
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Today I Hope
oil on canvas
24" x 36"
2008

Exhibition: ILLUSTRATED

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 3!


 

Hyunjee Clara Ryu
Beverly Hills, California

Bazaar - One Thousand and One Nights
digital
13" x 33"
2020

Exhibition: ILLUSTRATED

 

     

 

Lily Dorian
South Bend, Indiana

Handsy
found object mixed media
36" x 24" x 7"
2022

Exhibition: TAPPED



     


Exhibition Period 4: January 26 - February 23, 2024

PAPERWORK, FOODSTUFFS, WAXWORKS and KATHY MCGHEE - (6) Top Ranking Works by Jury

 

Kathy McGhee
Columbus, Ohio

Dutchmans Breeches - Dicentra Cucullaraia
Silkscreen Print
13 x 9
2018

Exhibition: PRINTED LANDSCAPES (solo)

 


 

Jaquelee Chit Yu Chau
Athens, Ohio

Morning Jog
woodcut print
9" x 12"
2018

Exhibition: FOODSTUFFS

 

 

Benjamin Shamback
Mobile, Alabama

Bread and Tortellini Soup
oil on copper
18" x 15"
2023

Exhibition: FOODSTUFFS

 


 

Benjamin Shamback
Mobile, Alabama

Garlic Wings
oil on copper
18 x 15
2019

Exhibition: FOODSTUFFS

 

   

 

Paula Damm
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Reading is Resistance: A Tribute to Banned and Challenged Books
library catalogue cards, kozo paper, cotton thread, needles
45 x 38 x 19
2023

Exhibition: PAPERWORK

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 4!



 

Anne Feller
Boulder, Colorado

Deer Park #2
Encaustic, pastel, pen and paper
18" x 14"
2022

Exhibition: WAXWORKS



   


Exhibition Period 5: March 8 - April 5, 2024

OHIO, KENTUCKY, INDIANA REGIONAL SHOWCASE, IN SEARCH OF BLUE,
BEN STEELE and KOICHI YAMAMOTO - (8) Top Ranking Works by Jury


 

John Greig Jr
Rutledge, Pennsylvania

Perseus and Mother
ink & graphite
8" x 6"
2023

Exhibition: IN SEARCH OF BLUE

 


 

Willard Lustenader
Deep River, Connecticut

Blue Cut-outs #1
alkyd on linen
18" x 30"
2006

Exhibition: IN SEARCH OF BLUE

 

 

Alberto Repetti
Genova, Italy

Cloud Stayed Over the Sea
ballpoint pen on cardboard
11.6" x 16.5"
2023

Exhibition: IN SEARCH OF BLUE

 


 

Annmarie Suglio
Madison, Wisconsin

Beginnings
Handwoven on a TC2 loom, varied yarns
42" x 60""
2023

Exhibition: IN SEARCH OF BLUE

 

 

Jinblossom Kim Plati
Columbus, Ohio

Bonsai
ceramic
28" x 17" x 15"
2023

Exhibition: OHIO, KENTUCKY, INDIANA REGIONAL SHOWCASE



 

Kyle Ragsdale
Indianapolis, Indiana

Asher's Vision
oil on canvas
48" x 60"
2023

Exhibition: OHIO, KENTUCKY, INDIANA REGIONAL SHOWCASE



 

Koichi Yamamoto
Knoxville, Tennessee

Shouten
copper engraving intaglio Chine-Collé
56” x 17”
2020

Exhibition: CONDITIONAL EQUILIBRIUM (solo)

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 5!



 

Ben Steele
Atlanta, Georgia

Future Objects
mixed media
96" x 48" x 48"
2023

Exhibition: The Shape of Things to Come (solo)




Exhibition Period 6: April 19 - May 17, 2024

DRAWN 2024, SOFT, MODULAR and CARLTON NELL JR.- (9) Top Ranking Works by Jury

 

Alberto Repetti
Genova, Italy

Landscape in Gold
gel pen on cardboard
29.7 x 42 cm
2023

Exhibition: DRAWN 2024

 


 

Alberto Repetti
Genova, Italy

The Sky and the Easter
ballpoint pen on cardboard
29.7 x 42 cm
2021

Exhibition: DRAWN 2024

 

 

Tamie Beldue
Swannanoa, North Carolina

Eclipse
graphite, charcoal, watercolor
& cold wax
16 x 16 x 1"
2023

Exhibition: DRAWN 2024

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 6!


 

Andrew Lincoln Nelson
Tucson, Arizona

CanaliPhytoBorg 1
graphite pencil on Bristol board Strathmore 500
25.5 x 34"
2022

Exhibition: DRAWN 2024

 

 

Alexia Papavasilakis
Hartsdale, New York

Sophilophilophigus
graphite
13 x 14 x 0.75"
2023

Exhibition: DRAWN 2024



 

Kyle Cottier
Knoxville, Tennessee

eeyyeebbaallll
wood, rope, acrylic paint
30 x 10 x 30"
2022

Exhibition: MODULAR



 

Maggie Nowinski
Easthampton, Massachusetts

Cairn: For What is Lost in Translation II
India Ink, Acrylic, canvas, rocks, cast rocks, paper, guoache
10' x 6' x 1'
2023

Exhibition: MODULAR

 



 

June Lee
Seoul, South Korea

Weight of Human
thread on resin cast, clay
23 x 9 x 8”
2018

Exhibition: SOFT



     

 

Carlton Nell Jr.
Opelika, Alabama 

Composition 342
silver on film
4 x 7"
2024

Exhibition: Recent Silver Drawings (SOLO EXHIBIT)



     


Exhibition Period 7: May 31 - June 28, 2024

20th Annual RITES OF PASSAGE, 20th Annual MAGNITUDE SEVEN (small works),
Kitty Schroeder, and Nathan Perry - (4) Top Ranking Works by Jury


 

Lisa Bryson
Jamul, California

Untitled
oil on panel
7" x 5" x 1"
2022

Exhibition: 20th Annual MAGNITUDE SEVEN (small works)

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 7!


 

Nathan Perry
Clyde, North Carolina

Mystic Nocturne
oil on panel
9" x 12" x .5"
2015

Exhibition: UNINHABITED: Paintings by Nathan Perry - SOLO 

 

 

Alyssa Parr
2023 Graduate, Indiana University - Bloomington

Midday Slump
oil on canvas
36" x 58" x 3"
2023

Exhibition: 20th Annual RITES OF PASSAGE


 

Kitty Schroeder
Cincinnati, Ohio

Timeline
charcoal, frottage, acrylic gel transfers, acrylic, gesso, pastel on canson mixed media paper mounted on arches, 60" x 43-3/4"
2023-2024

Exhibition: MAR SHOWCASE - SOLO

 


Exhibition Period 8: July 12 - August 9, 2024

Melanie Johnson, KINGDOM, 18th Annual MASTER PIECES - (4) Top Ranking Works by Jury

 

Melanie Johnson
Prairie Village, Kansas

Forest Dark II
Charcoal on Arches
96" x 156"
2020

Exhibition: Where the Light Comes In
Drawings by Melanie Johnson - SOLO

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 8!


 

Kerry Thompson
Brooklyn, New York

Surveillance
oil on panel
18 x 18"
2023

Exhibition: KINGDOM

 

 

Keenan O'Toole
Current Graduate Student,
Kent State University

Piled Drawings
stoneware, glaze
20 x 10 x 9"
2023

Exhibition: 18th Annual MASTER PIECES


 

Emma Ryan
Current Graduate Student,
University of Notre Dame

Seeking Frills
acrylic, charcoal, colored pencil, graphite, pastel, spray paint, and watercolor on paper
62 x 4"
2024

Exhibition: 18th Annual MASTER PIECES

 


Exhibition Period 9: August 16 - September 13, 2024

16th Annual NUDE, Mike Wilkes, EYES, HAIR - (5) Top Ranking Works by Jury

 

Irene Delka McCray
Longmont, Colorado

John
oil on canvas
48 X 40 X 1 1/2"
2021

Exhibition: 16th Annual NUDE

 


 

Mike Wilkes
Chardon, Ohio

4_prlls
digital composite printed with archival piezography black and white process on paper
9.5" x 18"
2022

Exhibition: PARALLELS - Photographs by Mike Wilkes - SOLO

 

 

Ezra Kellerman
Louisville, Kentucky

Flight Lines/Lines Flight
Mixed media
78 x 75.5 x 2"
2022

Exhibition: EYES

 


 

Madeline Rile Smith
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Device for Deep Breathing
photographic print (documentation of performance with glass device)
20" x 30"
2023

Exhibition: EYES

THE WINNER OF THE $1,000 GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SEASON 20 SHOW 9!

 

   

 

Tricia Butski
Buffalo, New York

Lace
Graphite on paper
24x36"
2022

Exhibition: HAIR



 

   

This entire season of exhibitions will be documented, with every work shown in the gallery published in full color, in the monumental Manifest Exhibition Annual (MEAs20).

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