Joyce Cromwell Opens at Unity Church Gallery, Buffalo

Nancy Mariani’s Sedona Blues was accepted into the 9th Annual Adirondack National Pastel Exhibition at the LARAC Mountain Gallery in Glens Falls NY. The exhibition will be on view from July 7th to August 9th. Nancy was also accepted into The Pastel Society of Western New York exhibition at The Kenan Art Center juried by BSA Exhibiting Member Judy Hodge. And Nancy will be represented by River Art Gallery in Tonawanda, NY.

The Award Winners for the 118th BSA Spring Exhibition are as follows: 1st: Sara M. Zak, Past President’s Award forInto the Lure of the Mirror 2nd: Rich Tomasello, Taylor Devices Award forS.S.K. (Student Survival Kit) 3rd: James Sedwick, Mortimer Spiller Award forHand Reaching Flowers 4th: Barbara Murak, BSA Special Award forWalking Blue Honorable Mention: Susan Miller, PrintLeader Award forEvening Gold

The Buffalo Society of Artists is celebrating their 120th Anniversary this year. They announced awards at the Spring Exhibition opening reception on Friday, May 6th. First place was awarded to James Sedwick, Self Portrait with Amaryllis, Photography. Additional awards were given out to Catherine P. O’Neill, Watercolor; John Parascak, Photography; Anita Easter, Photography and Kathleen West-Hennahane, Printmaking. The exhibition was juried by Melissa Bennett, Curator of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The show continues through May 27th at Western New York Artists Group, One Linwood Avenue. Award-winning works are below: James Sedwick: First Place- Past Presidents Award: “Self-Portrait with Amaryllis,” a photograph of pigment ink on rag paper. Catherine P. O’Neill: Second Place – the Meridian Wealth Management Award for Excellence for…

Kathleen McDonnell’s pastel painting, “Peace” was accepted for the Pastel Painters of Maine’s 12th International Juried Exhibition, “Pastels Only” to be held at Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, Maine from June 17 to July 16, 2011. The opening reception is June 17th from 5-7 PM. Kathleen was also selected to exhibit in the “Pastels by Invitation, A Significant Exhibition of Exceptional Artwork . The Exhibition will be held at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham, MA on August 1st to September 2nd. The opening reception is on Saturday, August 6th from 6-8 PM. www.pastelsbyinvitation.com