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So a year ago we asked ourselves - why not add another annual exhibit to our roster, this one dedicated to works that in some way depict, explore, or address the human nude form? The first exhibit turned out to be an amazing success, attracting more visitors to the gallery than any prior exhibit in Manifest's then five year history.
Therefore this year we were excited to renew our invitation to artists to submit works in any media, of any style or genre, (abstract, conceptual, highly realistic, etc.), and of any size, for consideration in Manifest's second annual NUDE, an international competitive exhibit exploring the uncovered human form in current art.
For this exhibit 270 artists from 41 states and 11 countries submitted 675 works for consideration. Twenty-five works by the following 19 artists were selected by a very rigorous multi-member jury process for presentation in the gallery and catalog. The works in the exhibit range from classical drawings of the nude model, to expressively surreal photographic imagery, and from semi-narrative photography to confrontational anatomical illustrations. Coincidentally, NUDE 2 features an unusually high proportion of tri-state artists, with 8 of the exhibitors living and working within Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana. Fourteen of the artists are new exhibitors at Manifest.
Ami Badami
(Northampton, Pennsylvania)
Ken Buck
(Highland Heights, Kentucky)
Nora Daniel
(Zanesville, Ohio)
Thomasin Dewhurst
(Livermore, California)
Valerie Escobedo
(Findlay, Ohio)
Melissa Hall
(Lexington, Kentucky)
Marshall Harris
(Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
James Keul
(New York, New York)
Daniel Maidman
(Brooklyn, New York)
Douglas Malone
(Royal Oak, Michigan)
William McMahan
(Martinsville, Indiana)
Douglas Prince
(Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
Michael Reedy
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Matthew Schenk
(Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Christine Schirmer
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Benjamin Shamback
(Mobile, Alabama)
Kendric Tonn
(Wooster, Ohio)
Donna Wilson
(Roswell, New Mexico)
Christine Wuenschel
(West Lafayette, Indiana)
EXHIBITION INFORMATION
Exhibit Runs Through August 6
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Friday 2 – 7:00 p.m., Sat. 12 – 5 p.m.
or by appointment for groups - school groups welcome.
Location:
Manifest Gallery
2727 Woodburn Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Gallery Phone: 513-861-3638
For More Info: www.manifestgallery.org
