Paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper by 40 contemporary artists will be exhibited at the galleries of the American Academy of Arts and Letters on historic Audubon Terrace (Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets) from Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, April 12, 2015.
Exhibiting artists were chosen from a pool of over 200 nominees submitted by the members of the Academy. Participating artists are eligible to receive one of nine awards, which include five Arts and Letters Awards in Art, the Jacob Lawrence Award, the Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Award, the John Koch Award, and the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award.
More information about these awards can be found here.
Paintings, works on paper and sculpture in the exhibition are eligible to be purchased and donated to an American museum through the Academy’s Hassam, Speicher, Betts, and Symons Purchase Fund.
More information about this fund can be found here.
Participating Artists
Artist names link to personal or gallery websites, where available.
Robert Berlind
Willard Boepple
Chuck Bowdish
Nancy Chunn
James O. Clark
John Cohen
Bonnie Collura
Steve DiBenedetto
Steve Gianakos
Ralph Gibson
Tamara Gonzales
Brenda GoodmanElliott Green
Nancy Hagin
Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford
Bryan Hunt
Christian Johnson
Tamiko Kawata
Elizabeth King
Gary Lang
Stanley Lewis
Beth Livensperger
Medrie MacPhee
Joshua Marsh
Claudia McNulty
Irving PetlinAndrew Piedilato
Carol Prusa
Eleanor Ray
Harry Roseman
Jane Rosen
James Siena
Kyle Staver
Clintel Steed
John Szlasa
Richard Van Buren
John Walker
Mathew R. Weaver
Robert Witz