The Biennial 2012 Fine
Art Exhibition has accepted textile artist Jean M. Judd of Cushing,
Wisconsin into a show at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News,
Virginia. Her artwork, Twirling Leaves #2, is one of the artworks
selected for the exhibit. The exhibition will feature 87 artworks selected from
681 submissions.
Twirling Leaves #2
The juror for this
exhibition was David Mickenberg, Executive Director and senior curator at the
Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Mickenberg is an active
scholar with expertise in the areas of modern painting and printmaking and in
12th century French architecture.
The exhibition opens to
the public on July 21, 2012. An artists' reception, juror's talk, and awards
presentation will occur on Friday, July 20, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:30
pm. The exhibition closes on October 7, 2012. The address of the
facility is Peninsula Fine Arts Center (Pfac), 101 Museum Drive, Newport News,
Virginia 23606. Visit the Peninsula Fine Arts Center’s website at http://www.pfac-va.org for
more information about the exhibition or call Michael Preble, Curator/Program
Director, at 757-596-8175.
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As an update to this blog post after the July 21st, 2012 artist reception and awards presentation, Twirling Leaves #2 won one of five $500 Awards of Excellence. The textile artwork was also featured in the juror pre-reception talk by juror David Mickenberg.
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