GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the 15th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition showcasing 2D artwork! This year’s call for art was open to all professional artists, ages 18 and up, who design and produce their own artwork in all 2D media. The exhibition aims to curate a selection of exemplary 2D artworks from artists around the country and will showcase over 90 artworks spanning across several mediums such as drawing, painting, print, collage, photography and more.

A digital catalog will be provided by GoggleWorks containing artist statements and images of work(s), together with the juror’s bio and statement throughout the exhibition.


About the Juror:
Mark Mahosky

  • Mark Mahosky received his MFA from Stanford University (1988) and his BFA from Tyler School of Art (1986). In Summer 2015, Mahosky was a National Park Service Artist-in-Residence at the Gettysburg National Military Park. He has had solo exhibitions at Haas Gallery of Art, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR; Fleisher/Ollman, Philadelphia, PA; Joseph Rickards Gallery, New York; and Gimpel Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York. Mahosky has been featured in group exhibitions at Fleisher/Ollman; the Ice Box, Philadelphia; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA; Open Space, Baltimore, MD; and Gettysburg College Art Gallery, Gettysburg, PA, among others. He is Professor of Painting at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.

 

Awards:
  • Exhibition Award – Kasia Ozga, “RE_MOVE NO. 24”, Batik, ink, and watercolor on handmade paper 
    • GoggleWorks staff will award a solo exhibition in the Schmidt Gallery to an artist who’s work aligns with GoggleWorks’ mission of transforming lives through unique interactions with art.

Awarded by the Juror:
  • Best in Show – Tindaekwe Roberts, “Darkness and Light”, Photograph
  • First Runner Up – Liz Danish, “Purple Mountains”, Quilt/fiber art
  • Second Runner Up – Abigail Ranic, “Tomorrow Never Comes”, Monotype print


This year’s artists:

Bridie Alvarez, Rachael Bath, Richard Begbie, Acacia Bermudez, Kevin Brett, Jen Brown, Melissa Bryant, Ivan Bub, Kat Collins, Alyssa Cross, Michael Cruz, Mia Curran, Amanda D’Agostino, Liz Danish, Miles DeCoster, Jane DeGrunchy, Juliana Delgado, Kevin Durkin, Madisyn Evans, Cecelia Grant, Julia Grosso, Emily Haag, Timmy Houck, Jade Jaroszenski, Anna Kocher, Melanie Linder, Hannah Lindsay, Julia Lundy, Keri Marini, Victoria Marzari, Tija Matiss, Rosemary McBride, Moriah Mylod, Christy O’Connor, Kasia Ozga, Jill Pearson, Vincent Pellegrini, Raegan Pilgert, Ariel Posh, Jacquelyn Rambo, Abigail Ranic, Nicholas Roberts, Tindaekwe Roberts, Cassie Rodriguez, Erika Salus, Anna Schweigert, Sandra Scicchitani, Morgan Shankweiler, Kimberly Stemler, Joseph Strain, Robyn Wall, Don Weaver, and Nina Yocom.


Opening Reception and Award Ceremony will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023 from 6-8pm