June 9-July 8, 2001

Overall Comments by Adam D. Weinberg, Juror:
I found an incredible diversity of styles and materials submitted to the show. The artists have elaborated on the great traditions of art, both abstract and figurative. I was particularly impressed by the range of painting and photography, which set the standard for the show.

My approach in jurying the show was to be ecumenical and chose not only work which fits my own personal likes, but to represent various strengths in style and subject matter.

Juror’s Résumé:
Adam D. Weinberg, Director Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover MA.
Mr. Weinberg recently curated exhibitions including The Architectural Unconscious: James Casebere & Glen Seator, Between Image and Object: The Prints of Robert Mangold,Tony Feher Probably best seen in a dark room with the TV on, and Seton Smith Pale Guide to Trans-parent Things. His recent publications include Frames of Reference, Looking at American Art, 1900-1950, and LeWitt’s Autobiography: Inventory of the Present. As senior curator of the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art from 1993 to 1998 he curated numerous exhibitions, including the installation of the Museum’s first galleries devoted to the Permanent Collection in 1998. He also initiated and developed the exhibition series Views from Abroad: European Perspectives on American Art (1995-97) and; Collection in Context (1993-98). He curated Richard Pousette-Dart: The Studio Within (1998) and co-curated Edward Hopper and the American Imagination (1995).

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SAM SARGENT MEMORIAL AWARD
FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Lynn Tornberg
Manchester, MA
Out of the Blue
Pastel

Color and handling of the pigment, moodiness and the sensitive treatment of light made this piece stand out.

MILDRED HARTSON AWARD
FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Margette Leanna
Newburyport, MA
Bird
Acrylic

I was drawn to the sense of abandonment, abstraction of the birds, shifts of tonality and fidelity of line.

LAURA COOMBS HILLS MEMORIAL AWARD
FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE
John Lavoie
Newburyport, MA
Newbury Lower Green-I
Oil

The bold color, energy of the strokes, and the overall structure make this a strong piece.

NAA AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELENCE
Jonathan Richard
Haverhill, MA
Arthur
Gelatin silver photographic print

The dramatic cropping and abstract qualities of the portrait raise it out of the everyday and give it almost a surreal quality.

NAA AWARD FOR PAINTING
Nancy Babson
Topsfield, MA
High Tide
Acrylic

The landscape is made dramatic by abstraction and use of red to outline the forms.

NAA AWARD FOR WATERCOLOR
John LaFord
West Newbury, MA
Vic
Watercolor

The compositional structure and nice use of contrast in color capture the subject in such a way as to give a great sense of the moment.



NAA AWARD FOR PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA AND PASTEL
David Curcio
Gloucester, MA
Quarry
Woodcut

I was drawn to the energy of line, composition and implied texture in this woodcut.

NAA AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Linda J. Hirsch
Wayland, MA
Spirit of Mashpee
Color photograph

The use of light and reflection raises this work to a level of metaphor.


NAA HONORABLE MENTION
Jacob Towle (Bud Smith)
Haverhill, MA
Study in Red
Oil

NAA HONORABLE MENTION
Charles Shurcliff
Ipswich, MA
Lakewater
Watercolor

NAA HONORABLE MENTION
Valerie Rhoades
Watertown, MA
"0109"
Oil on wood panel





NAA HONORABLE MENTION
Suzanne Brailey
Gloucester
Swim Team
Watercolor

NAA HONORABLE MENTION
Nina Nickles
Arlington, MA
Untitled (Lily)
Silver gelatin photographic print

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