Delta National Small Prints Exhibition Opens at BAM, Purchase Prizes Announced
JONESBORO — The 2025 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition (DNSPE) opened Thursday at Arkansas State University’s Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) with a public reception held for artists and guests from the community.
Pedro Barbeito, juror of this year’s exhibition, reviewed entries from printmakers from all across the United States and beyond. When reviewing submissions, he was able to see the title, medium, dimensions and artist statement associated with each print, but not the artist’s name or place of residence.
Barbeito, associate professor at Lafayette College and director of the Experimental Printmaking Institute, selected the purchases from the myriad of submissions.
“The quality of the submissions was very high, which made the selection process difficult as there was only room in the exhibit for a 10th of what was submitted. Ultimately the works I selected are the ones that I found the most enigmatic, as well as beautiful, made with care and technical expertise,” shared Barbeito in his juror’s statement.
Barbeito selected prints to include in the exhibition and recommended artworks to receive purchase awards. The award-winning art pieces become part of BAM's permanent collection. Others received merit awards.
The purchase award-winning entries include (in alphabetical order by the artist’s last name):
Delanie and Eric Atchison Purchase Award (underwritten by Delanie and Eric Atchison of Little Rock): “Corktown Bricks,” 2024, lithograph and screenprint, by Grant Brownlow.
Les Christensen Excellence in Art Purchase Award (underwritten by Julie Bates of Little Rock): “Unvarnished: Reapplied,” 2024, ball-grained plate lithograph, by Zoë Couvillion.
Haley Voges Purchase Award (in honor of Haley Voges): “Undefeated,” 2024, mezzotint, by Jacob Crook.
Lindquist Purchase Award (in memory of Cheryl Wall Trimarchi): “China Cove, Caramel by the Sea,” 2023, aluminography, by Raymond DeCicco.
Townsend Wolfe Memorial Purchase Award (underwritten by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr. of Little Rock): “At the beginning,” 2023, cyanotype, silkscreen and chine collé, by Arron Foster.
Chucki Bradbury Art Purchase Award (underwritten by a special endowment in honor of Chucki Bradbury): “Music is Life/Life is Music,” 2023, aluminum plate lithograph, by Sheryl Ruth Kolitsopoulos.
Lindquist Purchase Award (in memory of Cheryl Wall Trimarchi): “What a gently welcoming darkness,” 2023, linocut on Somerset, by Emily Legleitner.
Dr. Les Wyatt Purchase Award (underwritten by Jeanne and Dr. Les Wyatt of Dallas): “Being in the Land,” 2024, photopolymer gravure, by Robyn Moore.
Lindquist Purchase Award (in memory of Cheryl Wall Trimarchi): “La Corona,” 2022, four-plate copper etching and aquatint, by Heather Muise.
Dr. Les Wyatt Purchase Award (underwritten by Jeanne and Dr. Les Wyatt of Dallas): “Cellular Territory no. 8,” 2023, etching and aquatint on Japanese paper on Zerkall paper, by Albert Pema.
Dr. Les Wyatt Purchase Award (underwritten by Jeanne and Dr. Les Wyatt of Dallas): “Storm Warning 4,” 2024, burned monoprint and thread, by Jami Taback.
Dr. Les Wyatt Purchase Award (underwritten by Jeanne and Dr. Les Wyatt of Dallas): “Angels, Devils, Idiots and Sages,” 2022, mushroom spore print, by Jim Toia.
College of Liberal Arts and Communication Purchase Award (underwritten by Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch and Dr. Jill Simons of Jonesboro and Dr. Gina and Billy Hogue of Bay): “El Cadillo y el Moriviví que Hinque (1/3),” 2023, reduction woodcut on gampi, by Adriana Torres Cruz.
Lindquist Purchase Award (in memory of Cheryl Wall Trimarchi): “Resonance,” 2023, four-color four-plate etching and aquatint, by Willow Wells.
Townsend Wolfe Memorial Purchase Award (underwritten by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr. of Little Rock): “Expand and Contract,” 2023, multi-plate etching, by Brandon Williams.
Merit awards include:
MaryRoss Taylor Merit Award (in honor of Dr. Charlott Jones): “Rodeo,” 2022, lithograph and screenprint, by Zoe Brester-Pennings.
BAM Staff Merit Award: “The Lover, The Ghost and The Living,” 2022, stone lithograph and screenprint, by Nicholas Phan.
The Delta National Small Prints Exhibition continues through Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Bradbury Art Museum is located in Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive. Hours of operation are from noon until 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
