Delta National Small Prints Exhibition 2022 Purchase Awards are Announced
JONESBORO – The 26th Delta National Small Prints Exhibition (DNSPE) opened Thursday evening at Arkansas State University’s Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) with a public reception for the artists and arts patrons, according to Garry Holstein, director of BAM.
Miranda K. Metcalf, juror for the 2022 exhibition, reviewed entries from artists in the U.S. and beyond. She saw the title, medium, dimensions and statement associated with each print, but not the artist's name or residence.
Metcalf, who is founder and host of “Hello, Print Friend,” a weekly podcast, selected the prints to include in the exhibition and also determined which artists would receive purchase prizes, with their work becoming part of A-State's permanent collection. Others received sponsorship awards.
A full-color catalog of the entire exhibition is available to visitors and the artists.
“DNSPE serves as a record of traditions and innovations in the field of printmaking. When viewing the works throughout the years collectively, we see the evolving parameters of the printmaking field,” Holstein said in his director’s statement. “In individual artists, we see their consistent vision as their art progresses over decades. This year allows us to welcome back three of the artists who were awarded purchase prizes in the inaugural exhibition.”
The purchase award-winning entries include (in alphabetical order by the artist’s last name):
• Dr. Mitzi Scotten Purchase Award (in honor of Bert Henry Shubert): “Death and the Printmaker,” 2021, etching, by David Avery.
• Lindquist Purchase Award (underwritten by Chucki and Curt Bradbury Jr. of Little Rock): “Robin,” 2020, drypoint/mezzotint, hand-colored on plexiglass, with linoleum, by Janet Badger.
• Dr. Mitzi Scotten Purchase Award (in honor of Bert Henry Shubert): “Undocumented,” 2020, linocut on BFK Rives paper, by Carlos Barberena.
• College of Liberal Arts and Communication Purchase Award (underwritten by Dr. Carl Cates of Jonesboro and Dr. Gina Hogue of Bay): “Some Things are Best Forgotten," 2020, lithograph, by Michael Barnes.
• Chancellor’s Purchase Award (underwritten by Beth and Dr. Kelly Damphousse of Jonesboro): “Roadkill Diaries Entry 06: Claw Your Way Out of the Abyss,” 2021, soft and hard ground etching with mezzotint, human hair monotype, and embossment, by Stephanie Berrie.
• Drs. Phylllis and Warren Skaug Purchase Award (underwritten by Drs. Phyllis and Warren Skaug of Jonesboro): "Memory MH," 2021, etching, watercolor, by Kate Borcherding.
• Chucki Bradbury Art Purchase Award (underwritten by a Special Endowment in Honor of Chucki Bradbury): “Balancing Act,” 2020, lithograph, relief, by Robert Creighton.
• Les Christensen Excellence in Art Purchase Award (underwritten by Julie Bates of Little Rock): “Watership Down,” 2021, linoleum block print on paper, by Sarah Dogdal.
Eric & Delanie Atchison Purchase Award (underwritten by Eric & Delanie Atchison of Little Rock): “Kissing Through Windows,” 2021, lithograph, screenprint, intaglio, by Jacob Gibson.
• Cheryl Wall Trimarchi Purchase Award (in honor of her daughters, Stephanie Trimarchi Giesecke and Felicia Trimarchi Hart): “Seeing the Unseen,” 2021, intaglio and chine-collé, by Yuji Hiratsuka.
• President’s Purchase Award (underwritten by Mandy and Dr. Charles Welch of Little Rock): “Cicada no. II.,” 2019, wood engraving, by Ryan Horvath.
This year’s exhibition includes 13 Cultural Steward Purchase Awards in recognition of organizations and individuals who have been particularly supportive of the Delta National Small Prints Exhibition. They are as follows, in alphabetical order by artist.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (dedicated to the Windgate Foundation): “Convergence,” 2021, mezzotint, by Jayne Reid Jackson.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (dedicated to the Windgate Foundation): “Circus Orbis Dimensional Showcard Mabelle,” 2021, lithographic pop-up book, by Beauvais Lyons.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (dedicated to the Kays Foundation): “Brunch,” 2021, lithography, by Michael Miller.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of Mary Kathleen & James William Pardew Jr. of Fairfax Station, Va.): “King of the Grill,” 2021, photogravure, by Daniella Napolitano.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder, Evan Lindquist): “Floating Heart,” 2021, intaglio (intaglio simultaneous print), by Akemi Ohira.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder Jan Bennett Arant): “Court Square Diner,” 2021, line etching, by DeAnn L. Prosia.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder Dr. Ruth Hawkins): “Y Tú / And You,” 2019, dry-point on plexiglass, by Beatriz Rodriguez.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder John Salvest): “Manifested,” 2021, mokuhanga, by Benjamin Selby.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder Dr. Russ Shain): “Portrait of the Artist’s Dog, Chester: Dog Scents,” 2019, woodcut, linocut, lithograph, by Mark Sisson.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder Dr. William Allen): “Sue,” 2019, multi-layer woodcut, by Joseph Skinner.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder Bill Rowe): “La Danse,” 2021, lithography, by Junli Song.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder Curtis Steele): “Talon Show,” 2021, color mezzotint engraving, line etching, burin engraving, by Carol Wax.
• Cultural Steward Purchase Award (in honor of DNSPE founder Dr. Charlott Jones): “From the Ground Up,” 2020, multi-plate etching, by Brandon Williams.
The sponsorship awards this year are as follows:
• Friends of BAM Merit Award (underwritten by Randy Hembrey), “Fever Dancing in Old Days,” 2021, digital print and partial hand painting, by Dan Obana.
• Friends of BAM Merit Award (underwritten by Dr. Katherine Baker of Jonesboro), “Porcelain Flowers with The Hague,” 2021, relief on 3-D lenticular media, by Mary Ann Strandell.
• Curtis Steele Merit Award (underwritten by Curtis Steele of Jonesboro), “Pinaskwi ~ Butterfly Dancer,” 2021, mezzotint, by Linda Whitney.
• BAM Staff Merit Award, “Then IV,” 2020, mezzotint print, by Cleo Wilkinson.
The Delta National Small Prints Exhibition continues through Wednesday, March 30.
Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment. BAM is located in Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Dr. Admission is free. For additional details, one may contact the museum at (870) 972-3687.
