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Season 15 (2018/19) Grand Jury Award

This Grand Jury Award considered works exhibited at Manifest from late
September 2018 through mid-September 2019.

 

 

Starting with our 13th season, Manifest launched a new annual cash award of $2500. The Annual Manifest Grand Jury Prize is a seasonal capstone distinction awarded to one work from among the hundreds exhibited on-site at the gallery across the season.

DETAILS OF THE $2,500 SEASON 15 MANIFEST GRAND JURY PRIZE

  • The works shown below represent the highest ranking artworks out of roughly 8,200 separate works submitted for consideration across 23 group and 9 solo exhibitions during our 15th season. (This excludes the Manifest Prize winner/exhibitor. The Manifest Prize is a separate cash award process and solo exhibit.)

  • The Manifest Grand Jury Prize will be re-juried by the same jurors who served across the season, excluding any who may have a conflict of interest. When concluded this will result in 20-30 individuals having scored the works shown below in an effort to determine the winner. The detailed history, jury process, and rationale for the Grand Jury Prize can be found here.
  • At least one work per exhibition is included as a finalist for consideration. Solo exhibitors are invited to select their preferred work from their exhibition for jury, or may defer to the Director's choice.

  • This Season 15 Grand Jury Prize features a pool of 49 works by 48 artists, representing 32 different exhibitions. The exhibits presented 526 works by 332 artists in 41 states and 8 countries. Details on the exhibitions, and all of season 15, can found at this link. The entire season, and all works shown, will be documented in the forthcoming Manifest Exhibition Annual publication planned for tentative release in late 2021.

  • We have made this page available so the artists and the public are aware of the contenders, and to serve as a recognition of these artists' works for having received high scores from their respective juries, which given the severity of the competition is an achievement worthy of mention.

  • Thumbnails below may be clicked to see the full image. Videos are linked and viewable online. Images are provided in chronological order based on the date of exhibition.


Note: As of 2021 the name of this award has been revised from the Manifest Grand Jury Prize to the Grand Jury Award in order to clarify and differentiate it from the annual Manifest Prize which is a completely separate submission-based award that also grants $5,000 to one artist.




The Winner of the 2018/2019 Season 15 Manifest Grand Jury Prize of $2,500:


Chair by Lisa Bryson

   

 

Lisa Bryson
Jamul, California

Chair
oil on panel
30” x 30” x 2”, 2018

Exhibition: SINKS AND CHAIRS




THE SEASON 15 MANIFEST GRAND JURY PRIZE FINALISTS

WORKS CONSIDERED FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL MANIFEST GRAND JURY PRIZE

 

 

Karen Hillier
Bryan, Texas

Cotton Field, Mudville, Texas
pinhole stereo photograph shot on medium format film; exhibited as digital prints on film
10.4” x 7”, 2018

Exhibition: Archive [Photo]


 

Ashly Griffith
New Orleans, Louisiana

Artifacts 1
Oil on panel
35” x 35”, 2014

Exhibition: Archives

 

 

Curt Lund
St. Paul, Minnesota

Field Guide
Altered book
9” x 5” x 2”, 2010

Exhibition: Archives

 

Wes Battoclette
Cincinnati, Ohio

Whitewashed 3
photography
42.25” x 72”, 2017

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

 

Greg Sand
Clarksville, Tennessee

Chronicle: Passing (6,393 Per Hour)
collage of found photographs
46.5” x 34.5”, 2017

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

detail image 1 | detail image 2



 

Dominic Lipillo
Starkville, Mississippi

Pond
archival inkjet print
9” x 16”, 2016

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

 

Sarah Fox
San Antonio, Texas

Young Sows
wax
15” x 12” x 5”, 2017

Exhibition: ANIMALIS


 

Jenny Freestone
Takoma Park, Maryland

Bird II
direct gravure, chine colle
10” x 11”, 2018

Exhibition: ANIMALIS

 

Laura Mathews
Nottinghamshire, England

Articulated Pegasus
wood and leather
18.11” x 19.69” x 15.75”, 2018

Exhibition: ANIMALIS


 

Joe Morzuch
Mississippi State, Mississippi

7/2, Evening
oil on paper
2.5” x 2.5”, 2018

Exhibition: PLEIN AIR


 

Ed Erdmann
Menomonie, Wisconsin

Brother Wolf
stream bank mud on canvas
48” x 72” x 2”, 2018

Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT

 

Sarah Jantzi
Valparaiso, Indiana

These Things Take Time (III)
graphite on paper
20” x 26”, 2018

Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT


 

Megan Curran
Geneva, Illinois

From The Earth
casting slip, organic materials
8” diameter x 2” depth, 2018

Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT

 

Kathleen Taylor
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Gravel Hill 4, from the series "Man-Made Landscapes"
archival pigment print
20” x 24”, 2014

Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT

 

Kathleen Taylor
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Buffalo Dunes
archival pigment print
16” x 20”, 2013

Exhibition: SOIL & DIRT




 

Jennifer Omaitz
Kent, Ohio

Stumbling Blocks
acrylic on canvas
23.75” x 23.75”, 2018

Exhibition: GEOMETRIFICATION


 

Joseph Holsapple
Thibodaux, Louisiana

Still Life With Chair (Shifting Ground)
oil on canvas
44” x 38”, 2018

Exhibition: GULF SOUTH REGIONAL

 

 

Alayna Coverly
Arlington, Massachusetts

The Stability of Femininity
oil on stretched canvas
48” x 36”, 2016

Exhibition: NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL

 

Michael Reedy
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Moonshine
mixed media on paper
23” x 56”, 2016

Exhibition: TAPPED

 

Scott Ross
McMinnville, Oregon

Pagoda
wood fired stoneware with natural ash glaze
32” x 20” x 20”, 2010

Exhibition: TAPPED

 

Carlton Pickett
Costa Mesa, California

Sister
charcoal on toned paper
14” x 18”, 2018

Exhibition: SIMILITUDE



 

Travis Little
Indianapolis, Indiana

Naked Inside
acrylic and pastel
20” x 16”, 2018

Exhibition: SIMILITUDE

 

Lisa Bryson
Jamul, California

Chair
oil on panel
30” x 30” x 2”, 2018

Exhibition: SINKS AND CHAIRS

 

Dave Ryan
North Mankato, Minnesota

dreamBot
interactive, bottles, paper, audio
6” x 18” x 18”, 2018

Exhibition: UTILITY

video documentation here

 

 

Ron Isaacs
Lexington, Kentucky

Pattern Recognition
acrylic on birch plywood construction
19” x 26.5” x 3”, 2017

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT


 

Mihee Nahm
Grapevine, Texas

Committing to Memory_Essence
oil on paper
23” x 17.5”, 2014

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT


 

Samantha Haring
Cincinnati, Ohio

Passeggiata
chalk pastel on paper
7.5” x 7.5”, 2018

Exhibition: ONE SHOT

 

Ethan Price
Lexington, Kentucky

Faith
graphite on mylar
12” x 16”, 2018

Exhibition: OKI REGIONAL

 

Haley Farthing
Carbondale, Illinois

Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing)
India ink on paper
40” x 25”, 2018

Exhibition: DRAWN

 

Anthony Pessler
Phoenix, Arizona

64 Angels
graphite on drafting film
56” x 136”, 2017

Exhibition: DRAWN


 

Caroline Peters
Pueblo, Colorado

Steel Mill
Sumi ink on paper
48" x 69", 2017

Exhibition: DRAWN


 

Sarah Roberts
Converse, Texas

False Memories II
rust on abaca
20” x 20”, 2019

Exhibition: DRAWN


 

Daniel Fiorda
Miami, Florida

1 Dozen
concrete
3.5” x 11.5” x 4”, 2018

Exhibition: PACKAGED

 

Joshua Newth
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

One After Another
screenprint on cardboard box
40” x 30”, 2018

Exhibition: PACKAGED

 

Katelyn Wolary
Cincinnati, Ohio

Apartment Window in Winter
gouache on paper
7.5” x 6”, 2019

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

 

Liliana Guzman
Bloomington, Indiana

Next to Myself
Palladium print
5” x 3.75”, 2019

Exhibition: MAGNITUDE 7


 

Armin Mersmann
Midland, Michigan

Aggregate
graphite on panel
50” x 40”, 2019

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT

 

Michael Fortenberry
Tacoma, Washington

Ribbon
wood
48” x 48” x 84”, 2018

Exhibition: RITES OF PASSAGE

 

 

Eileen MacArthur
Ontario, Canada

Birdcall
oil on copper panel
12” x 18” x .5”, 2017

Exhibition: KINDRED

 

Alix Anne Shaw
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Exile
glass, vinyl, paint, found exit signs, wiring, each box 8” x 10” x 3”, 2015

Exhibition: KINDRED

 

Adrienne Dagg
Alberta, Canada

Compression
oil on canvased panel
30” x 36”, 2019

Exhibition: MASTER PIECES

 

 

Joann Quinones
Bloomington, Indiana

El Mito del Regreso/The Myth of the Return
porcelain, terra cotta, toile, silk, cotton, lace, pearls, ruff, gilding, trim, latex paint
72” x 144” x 48”, 2019

Exhibition: MASTER PIECES



 

Seth Marosok
Sumner, Washington

Helix IX
Charcoal and acrylic on canvas
60” x 40”, 2016

Exhibition: VOID


 

Cody VanderKaay
Lake Orion, Michigan

Blue Beach House
Latex paint on Basswood
29” x 29” x 6”, 2018

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT


 

Hannah Zimmerman
Cincinnati, Ohio

Early Side of Twenty-Six
gouache on paper
17.5” x 14.5”, 2018

Exhibition: INHABIT


 

Michael Banning
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Reconstruction
oil on panel
38” x 90” x 1.5”, 2018

Exhibition: INHABIT

 

Duat Vu
Springfield, Missouri

Preserves
Graphite on paper
17” x 11”, 2017

Exhibition: INHABIT

 

 

Eve Mansdorf
Bloomington, Indiana

Bathers
oil/linen
58” x 72”, 2016

Exhibition: NUDE


     

 

Sara Pedigo
St. Augustine, Florida

Potential Emptiness
oil on canvas
36” x 24”, 2018

Exhibition: SOLO EXHIBIT


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


       
       





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