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The Cup, The Mug 2019

Exhibition Dates:

November 16, 2019 -
December 14, 2019

Reception Date:

December 7, 2019 - 4:00 PM

Juror(s):

Kelly B. Justice and Jeremy Randall

Artists Included:

Hadi Abbas (Orlando, FL)
Virginia Bacheler (Rochester, NY)
Jill Bell (Brooklyn, NY)
Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair (Chicago, IL)
Horacio Casillas (San Angelo, TX)
Sam Chumley (Yorktown, IN)
Indigo Cristol (Williamsburg, VA)
Jarrod Dahl (Ashland, WI)
Denise Desmond (Pavilion, NY)
Becca Dilldine (Cookeville, TN)
Keith Ekstam (Springfield, MO)
Betsy Foster (West Henrietta, NY)
Bobby Free (Capistrano, CA)
Angela Gleeson (Charlottesville, VA)
Bryan Hiveley (Miami, FL)
Kate Hochbrueckner (Rochester, NY)
Jotham Hung (San Marino, CA)
Nasrin Iravani (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Devan Jimenez (Coconut Creek, FL)
Yeonsoo Kim (Athens, GA)
Deidra Krois (Ridgway, CO)
Jennifer Lee (Bay Village, OH)
Wade MacDonald (Birmingham, AL)
Philip Matthews (Troy, OH)
Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi (Buffalo, NY)
Ray Morales (Miami, FL)
Zoey Murphy Houser (Newark, NY)
Heather Ossandon (Philadelphia, PA)
Helen Otterson (Morehead, KY)
Ian Park (Baton Rouge, LA)
Gretchen Quinn (Raleigh, NC)
Tyler Quintin (Bloomington, IN)
Billy Ritter (Gates Mills, OH)
Randy Schutt (St. Paul, MN)
Talon Smith (Pittsburgh, PA)
Debra Stern (Bellingham, WA)
Andrea Stocker (Woodstock, GA)
Heidi Tarver (Berkeley, CA)
Sara Truman (Gainesville, FL)
Mark Vander Heide (Pittsburgh, PA)
Lauren Visokay (Ruckersville, VA)
Sarah-Anne Winchester (Milton, GA)
Cole Worden (Farmville, VA)
Levi Yastrow (Chicago, IL)

For more information:

Gallery Guide

The Cup, The Mug 2019: A national juried exhibition of drinking vessels

Our 4th annual The Cup, The Mug, juried by ceramic artists Kelly B. Justice and Jeremy Randall, is a national juried exhibition of drinking vessels. The exhibition features the work of 44 artists from 19 states. The Cup, The Mug will take place on the second floor of the gallery.

About the Juror(s):

Image of The Cup, The Mug 2019 juror Kelly B. Justice Kelly B. Justice received her MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. She currently works as the ceramic studio manager at the Flower City Arts Center (formerly known as Genesee Center for Arts and Education) in Rochester, NY, where she maintains an active studio practice.

Image of The Cup, The Mug 2019 juror Jeremy Randall and a sample of his workJeremy Randall received his BFA from Syracuse University and his MFA from the University of Florida. He has been making his hand-built pottery professionally since 2005. He currently lives in Tully, NY, where he owns and operates his home studio. Jeremy is a visiting instructor of art at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia NY, and an adjunct professor of art at Syracuse University.

Exhibition Photos
The Cup, The Mug 2019

Award Recipients

Best in Show
The Cup, The Mug 2019
Levi Yastrow, "Tea Bowl, II"
Juror's Choice (selected by Kelly B. Justice)
The Cup, The Mug 2019
Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair, "Pink Parrot Offers Butterfly"
Juror's Choice (selected by Jeremy Randall)
The Cup, The Mug 2019
Yeonsoo Kim, "Listening II"
Honorable Mention
The Cup, The Mug 2019
Becca Dilldine, "Cactus Mug"
Honorable Mention
The Cup, The Mug 2019
Mark Vander Heidi, "Untitled (Yellow Lion)"
Honorable Mention
The Cup, The Mug 2019
Sara Truman, "Marshmallow Mug"
Honorable Mention
The Cup, The Mug 2019
Bobby Free, "Cup 2"
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