Winners Announced for the 54th Open Juried Exhibition

We are excited to announce the six winners were selected for this year’s Annual Open Juried Exhibition. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday–Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., with last admission 30 minutes before closing. The show will be on view through December 14 at 4 p.m.

Judges notes:

Through a rich range of tones and compelling depiction of light and shadow, the artist has created a quiet sense of intimacy in this work. I enjoy the contract - and also connectivity - between the foreground figure and the painting in the background.

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Judge's notes:

A delightful still life with a vibrant pop art aesthetic. There is a tension between the bright, primary colors and decay of the objects and setting. It is both modern and nostalgic.

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Very skilled drawing. Artist has conveyed an amazing amount of texture and detail within the subject's face, hands, and denim shirt (including the reflection of the glasses).

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I appreciate the way the different textures and surfaces of an oyster are captured in this pastel. It conveys a sense of translucence and wetness. It is almost abstract in its composition, yet highly precise.

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Judge's notes:

An interesting composition that reminded me of a dollhouse. Each room is contained, compartment with its own mysterious narrative. To me, it is a comment upon household and family connections, as well as domestic isolation. Love the bright palette, distorted perspectives and pink shadows!

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Judge's notes:

My eye was drawn to this striking cyanotype. The subject's pose and patterned fabric are very compelling.

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Our Juror

Laura Turner Igoe, PhD, is the Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator at the James A. Michener Art Museum.

She is the coeditor of A Greene Country Towne: Philadelphia’s Ecology in the Cultural Imagination, and she has contributed essays to the journals American Art, Panorama, and Common-place, and the exhibition catalogue Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment. At the Michener, she curated or co-curated Through the Lens: Modern Photography in the Delaware Valley (2021), Daring Design: The Impact of Three Women on Wharton Esherick’s Craft (2021–2022), Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories (2023), and Yesterday's Dreams Are Real: Collecting Black Art and the Legacy of Lewis Tanner Moore (2025).