On Saturday April 8, Guild Hall presented the winners of the 79th Artist Members Exhibition that featured 383 local artists in the oldest non-juried museum exhibition on Long Island. Judge Ruba Katrib, Curator, SculptureCenter, awarded Joyce Kubat Top Honors for her ink on paper piece Armour (2016).
Other honorees included: Pam L. Nolan for Best Abstract; Anne Drager for Best Representational Work; Neil Kraft for Best Photograph; Melinda Hackett for Best Work on Paper; Ruby Jackson for Best Sculpture; Luk Zulu for Best Mixed Media; Doug Reina for the Catherine and Theo Hios Best Landscape Award; Gustavo Bonevardi for Best New Artist. Honorable Mentions were Sara M. Kriendler, Alan Lucks, Patti Who, Jeffrey S. Muhs, Ruth Poniarski, Olivia August, Aurelio Torres, and Lawrence & Cornelia Randolph. Many of the works are available for sale.
The installation design is by Christina Strassfield, Director/Chief Curator, Guild Hall Museum and will be on view through June 3, 2017