People’s Choice Winning Painting by Julie Bernal | Canoes - Still Water
March 2009 – KNOXVILLE – The Arts & Culture Alliance collected nearly 6,500 votes from the general public to select artwork for the Top 40 Exhibition, a new group exhibition of 2-D and 3-D works presenting 25 artists from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio. The Top 40 Exhibition will be on display April 3-21, 2009, at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street,
in Knoxville. A public reception will take place on Friday, April 3, from 5:00-9:00 PM, and a winner-take-all award will be given to the piece attracting the most cash “votes”.
Seventy-four artists submitted 182 pieces of artwork for the show. The Alliance invited the general public, art enthusiasts, and anyone around the world with an internet connection to cast their vote for their favorite ten works! The Top 40 Exhibition features works in the areas of acrylic, ceramics, charcoal, clay, collage, colored pencil, linoleum block print, oil, pastel, photography, watercolor, wood, and more.
Top 40 Exhibition
• BreeAnn Barlow, Knoxville, TN – “Serenity” (Charcoal, gesso, conte crayon)
• BreeAnn Barlow, Knoxville, TN – “Last Picked to Dance” (Chalk Pastel)
• Lisa S. Brumley Bell, Riceville, TN – “Cowgirls” (Pastel)
• Julie Bernal, Knoxville TN – “Canoes – Still Water” (Watercolor)
• Thomas Britt, Knoxville, TN – “Mabry Mill” (Acrylic)
• Thomas Britt, Knoxville, TN – “Once Upon a Time” (Acrylic)
• Gay Bryant, Oak Ridge, TN – “Orion – Fireflies” (Linoleum block print)
• Gay Bryant, Oak Ridge, TN – “Laurel Theatre” (Linoleum block print)
• Bill Capshaw, Oak Ridge, TN – “An Affair To Remember” (Ceramics)
• Lillian Clinard, Loudon, TN – “At Rest” (Transparent watercolor)
• Aleex Conner, Knoxville, TN – “Oh Happy Day” (Oil)
• Sharyn Fogel, Brevard, NC – “Christmas Cardinal” (Watercolor)
• Sharyn Fogel, Brevard, NC – “Davidson River” (Watercolor)
• Sharyn Fogel, Brevard, NC – “I’m Out – Now What?” (Watercolor)
• Stephen F. Hankal, Vonore, TN – “Geyser” (Acrylic on canvas)
• J. Austin Jennings, Dayton, OH – “Envy” (Paper collage over acrylic)
• J. Austin Jennings, Dayton, OH – “Worldsong” (Paper collage over acrylic)
• TeaYoun Kim-Kassor, Knoxville, TN – “Kowai Mask Dish” (Ceramics Stoneware, slip, high fire glaze)
• Shawn Kincaid, La Follette, TN – “Elkmont April” (Acrylic and pastel)
• Wes Loukota, Knoxville, TN – “Wedding Vessel” (Wood)
• Linda Morton, Madison, AL – “B-17G” (Acrylic)
• Linda Morton, Madison, AL – “Simpler Time and Place” (Colored Pencil)
• Bobby Nash, Knoxville, TN – “Birds & Berries” (Pastel)
• Joyce Newton, Durham, NC – “Crazy Quilt Platter” (Clay)
• Bill Newton, Durham, NC – “Whimsical Totem” (Clay, steel, wood)
• Vic Niceley, New Market, TN – “The River Bends Toward Twilight” (Digital photography)
• Jeffrey L. Palmer, Knoxville, TN – “Cathedral Doors” (Digital photography)
• Tammy Schlosser, Maryville, TN – “White Lattice Bowl and Citrus” (Oil on linen)
• Britton Sharp, Knoxville, TN – “Svetlo” (Watercolor, ink, oil pastel)
• David Eldridge Smith, Woodstock, GA – “Fading into Fall” (Acrylics on gallery edge canvas)
• David Eldridge Smith, Woodstock, GA – “Global Warming” (Acrylics on gallery wrap canvas)
• David Eldridge Smith, Woodstock, GA – “Naked Eye” (Acrylics on gallery wrap canvas)
• David Eldridge Smith, Woodstock, GA – “Rush Hour in the Cosmos” (Acrylics on gallery wrap canvas)
• Karol K. Smith, Maryville, TN – “Sunday Drive” (Oil on canvas)
• Steve Zigler, Knoxville, TN – “Ancient One” (Photography)
• Steve Zigler, Knoxville, TN – “Behold” (Photography)
• Steve Zigler, Knoxville, TN – “Broken Beam” (Photography)
• Steve Zigler, Knoxville, TN – “Morning Majesty” (Photography)
• Steve Zigler, Knoxville, TN – “Second Wave” (Photography)
• Steve Zigler, Knoxville, TN – “Tremont Blooming” (Photography)
The Arts & Culture Alliance Top 40 Exhibition is sponsored by the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and receives financial assistance from the Tennessee Arts Commission, a state agency, and the City of Knoxville.
About the Arts & Culture Alliance
The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions by assuring their creative, financial, and operational well-being. The Arts & Culture Alliance provides leadership and advocacy that establishes and maintains the success of the arts and the cultural environment of greater Knoxville, as well as providing for a strong climate for cultural and economic interaction between the arts and the community as a whole.
For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit www.knoxalliance.com.
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