2 In Montclair Selected For Exhibit At Newark Museum Of Art

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — After reviewing more than 1,800 entries from 484 artists across New Jersey, the Newark Museum of Art recently announced the list of 45 creators, including two in Montclair, who will be part of its upcoming exhibit, “2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond.”

The annual juried exhibition is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.

According to a news release, it’s inspired by “artists’ crucial role in our society as they offer nuanced perspectives on our current and future worlds.”

The selected works include ceramics, collage, installations, paintings, photographs, sculpture, textiles, video and works on paper.

In Montclair, selected artists include Donna Bassin and Anonda Bell.

The Newark Museum of Art will host this year’s edition of the long-standing series of exhibitions that highlight the state’s artists. The exhibition will open on Thursday, June 17 and will be on view through Sunday, Aug. 22.

This year’s exhibition jurors are Kristen J. Owens, Associate Curator (Programs) for Rutgers University-Newark’s Paul Robeson Galleries at Express Newark, and Amy Simon Hopwood, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at The Newark Museum of Art.

“We are delighted to host this year’s New Jersey Arts Annual in collaboration with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and look forward to amplifying the work of these visionary artists by offering the public a glimpse of their inspiring talent,” Associate Curator of Decorative Arts Amy Hopwood said. “We are eager to share what these 45 New Jersey-based artists have created.”

The full list of selected artists includes:

• Zoe Antona
• Pam Cooper
• Dong Kyu Kim
• Caren King Choi
• Irmari Nacht
• Erik James Montgomery
• Beatrice Stenta
• Anthony Alvarez
• Donna Bassin
• Seth Bechtold
• Anonda Bell
• Marlena Buczek Smith
• Donna Conklin King
• Chrystofer Davis
• Joan Diamond
• Antoinette Ellis-Williams
• Kwesi Kwarteng
• Tom Nussbaum
• Ellen Weisbord
• Benjamin West
• Alan Willoughby
• Nancy Cohen
• Jaz Graf
• Lauren Krasnoff
• Paula Neves
• Theda Sandiford
• Judy Wukitsch
• Auguste Rhonda Tymeson
• Berendina Buist
• Joanne Amantea
• Martin Calvino
• Peter Allen
• Daniel Cosentino
• Donté Hayes
• Jennifer Crupi
• Jing Zhou
• ShinYoung An
• Jeanne Brasile
• Mashell Black
• Spriha Gupta
• Francesca Azzara
• June Brown
• Hao Feng
• Danielle Scott
• Jon Simon

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