Artwork by Daniela Londoño-Bernal

Juried by Kelli Connell, the "16th International Open" includes work by Clarissa Bonet, Kimberly Callas, Mahwish Chishty, Maria Dimanshtein, Françoise Duressé, Kelly Flynn, Gill Gatfield, Jennifer Georgescu, Niki Grangruth, Whitney Huber, Julie Renée Jones, Tatjana Jovancevic, Stacee Kalmanovsky, Natalie Krick, Annell Livingston, Daniela Londoño-Bernal, Cheryl Lorance, Casey Lowry, Ann Maki, Shay Mazloom, Alyce Haliday McQueen, Alice O'Neill, Sarah Page, Patricia Ridenour, Maryam Sabbaghpour, Christine Shank, Ashlae Shepler and Leah Gose, Deborah Silver, Kristina Smith, Christine Soccio, Ashley Strazzinski, Doménica de la Torre, Olivia Valentine, Samantha VanDeman, Melinda Whitmore, and Elenor Wilson.  

Artwork by Allison Svoboda

"Organic patterns and forms found in nature have an instinctive draw. The theory of fractal geometry; infinite layers of self-similar shapes repeated in every living thing, hold an endless fascination for me.   These abstracted images pulled from nature could be microscopic or topographic; they could be views from above or from within. The same way a plant grows following the path of least resistance, the quick gestures and simplicity of working with ink allows the low of least resistance to prevail as the ink finds its path across the paper. With this process, I work intuitively through thousands of brushstrokes creating hundreds of small paintings. I then collate the work, tearing out images that work together. When I find compositions that intrigue me, I then delve into the longer process of collage, taking time to digest the image." -Allison Svoboda