A Sense of Place 2022
The National Juried Competition A Sense of Place, is open to participants from throughout the United States. The exhibition, in its 40th year as of 2022, sought to recognize the outstanding quality and diversity of work being generated by contemporary American artists. It was on view in the Main Gallery at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art September 2 - October 7, 2022
2022 Participating Artists:
Kristen Adamczyk, Shara Appanaitis, Norman Aragones, Kara Artman, Kara Bender, Shannon Blakey, Amanda Breitbach, Julie Cardillo, Kevin Clancy, Laura De Valencia, Cynthia Frigon, Ana Gadish-Linares, Corinne Galla, Robert Gilbert, Leslie Hamrick, Bette Kauffman, Chase King, Shawna Koontz, Naomi Lear, Chantal Lesley, NancyJeanette Long, Nadia Marie, Suzanna Mars, Hayley Martin, Sonya McAlister, Julie Mihaly, Jo-Ann Morgan, Danielle Muzina, Christopher Rivera, Kristine Schneider, Egor Shokoladov, Diane Speight, Jacob Tate, Nathan Taves, Stuart Tessler, Kaitlin West, Dylan Wilson, Elaine Wilson, Lauren Yandell
BEST IN SHOW
Motiva Refinery by Amanda Breitbach
Honorable Mentions
Juror Awards
About The Juror: Erin Dunn - Erin Dunn is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Telfair Museums in Savannah, GA, where she has worked since 2014. She supports the modern and contemporary art program by coordinating and organizing exhibitions at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center. Her projects are wide-ranging, but one driving focus is the interpretation and communication of social and cultural issues addressed through the medium of photography, explored previously through Watershed: Contemporary Landscape Photography and Youthful Adventures: Growing Up in Photography. Recent exhibitions include a retrospective of American photographer Bruce Davidson and solo presentations of work by artists Sonya Clark and Noel W Anderson. In addition, Dunn has spearheaded several exhibitions for Telfair’s #art912 initiative, which raises the visibility and promotes the vitality of artists living and working in Savannah. Dunn holds a BA from Emory University and an MA from the University of Georgia.
In total, the Institute received 375 entries from 136 applicants representing 28 states. Out of those 375 entries, Erin chose 40 works of art by artists from 15 different states. Three cash prizes were given, including a $750 Best of Show Award and two $500 Juror’s Awards as well as several noncash Merit awards.
