64th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition

July 14–September 8, 2013

Grand Gallery

Every two years, Rochester’s longest-running juried exhibition showcases work by artists from western and central New York.

Artists

This year’s Finger Lakes features 100 works by 81 artists—including 39 who are new to the show. They were chosen from a field of 623 entries by 230 artists by Alex Nyerges, director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

• Carol Acquilano, Rochester
• Bev Allardice, Rochester
• Jerry Alonzo, Geneseo
• Sophia Amm, West Henrietta*
• Jeanne Beck, Canandaigua
• Kathie Belly, Webster*
• Paul Brandwein, Rochester
• Phyllis Bryce Ely, Penfield
• Meredith Cantor-Feller, Syracuse*
• Kelly Clancy, Rochester*
• Loraine Cooley, Webster
• Trish Coonrod, Ithaca*
• Carey Corea, Rochester*
• Willson Cummer, Fayetteville, Onondaga Co.
• Christopher D’Amanda, Pittsford
• Amy Davison, Rochester*
• Jim DeLucia, Rochester
• David Dorsey, Pittsford
• Richard Edic, Rochester
• Bruce C. Elling, Rochester
• Jack Elliott, Ithaca*
• Tracy Fiegl, Fillmore, Allegany Co.*
• Dewey Fladd, Rushville, Yates Co.*
• Emily Gibbons. Cortland, Cortland Co.*
• Alice Gold, Rochester
• John Griebsch, Rochester
• Bonnie Gustin, Hammondsport
• Richard Harrington, South Lima*
• Ray Helmke, Ithaca*
• Lee Hoag, Rochester
• Jane Hopkins, Webster*
• Lauren Howe, Rochester *
• Dale Inglett, Alfred
• Thomas Insalaco, Canandaigua
• Walter Jakubowski, Albion, Orleans Co.
• Jeff Kell, Rush
• William Keyser, Victor
• Olivia Kim, Rochester*
• Dale Klein, Rochester*
• John Kosboth, Honeoye Falls*
• Eric Kunsman, Rochester*
• Sue Huggins Leopard, Rochester
• Kirby Lowenstein, Vestal, Broome Co.*
• Donna Meadows Manier, Cazenovia, Onondaga Co.
• Paolo Marino, Rochester *
• Colleen McCall, Elmira
• Lori McCall, Liverpool, Onondaga Co.*
• Christopher McEvoy, Oswego*
• Jonathan Merritt, Rochester*
• Stephen Merritt, Rochester
• Francis Noonan, Buffalo
• Mona Oates, Rochester*
• Amanda Oglesbee, Wellsville, Allegany Co.
• Jim O’Neill, Rochester*
• Barbara Page, Trumansburg, Tompkins Co.
• Donalee Peden Wesley, Marcellus, Onondaga Co.
• Dejan Pejovic, Rochester
• Joseph Porreca, West Seneca, Erie Co.
• Lin Price, Spencer, Tompkins Co.
• Scott Reagan, Webster
• Daniel Reidy, Elmira*
• Dennis Revitzky, Honeoye Falls
• David Ridley, Spencerport*
• Timothy Rodrigo, Marcellus, Onondaga Co.*
• Kelly Roe, Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co.
• Patricia Russotti, Rochester*
• Sam Sadtler, Rochester*
• Michael Sampson, Ithaca
• Bill Santelli, Rochester*
• Kevin Schoonover, Geneva*
• Renée Simone-Lee, Rochester*
• Allen Smith, Elmira
• Christine Sullivan, Elmira
• Joseph Tarantelli, Honeoye Falls*
• Kate Timm, Sterling, Cayuga Co.
• Rich Tomasello, Buffalo*
• Patrick Vincitore, Syracuse
• Jane Walker, Freeville, Tompkins Co.*
• Bill Wolff, Rochester*
• Jack Wolsky, Rochester
• Stefan Zoller, Watkins Glen*

Awards

Six cash awards totaling nearly $4,000 were presented to artists at the July 13 members’ opening of the 64th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. Five of the awards were chosen by this year’s juror, Alex Nyerges, director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; one was chosen by MAG docents; and the seventh and final award by visitors to the exhibition.

• Memorial Art Gallery Award of Excellence ($1,000): Jack Elliott (Ithaca), Samothracae (2013). Willow, scorched and natural.
• Louis D’Amanda Memorial Award, given by Louis D’Amanda in memory of his grandfather ($500): Renée Simone-Lee (Rochester), Autumn Woods (2013). Oil on canvas.
• Gertrude Herdle Moore/Isabel Herdle Award, given by The Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery ($500): Phyllis Bryce Ely (Rochester), High Falls 
with Trains and Mist (2012). Oil on linen.
• Ida Abrams Louis Award, given in memory of Mrs. Louis by her family ($600): Patricia Russotti (Rochester), From the series “Invisible Matters: Exercise #3″ (2013). Archival pigment print.
• Oxford Gallery Award ($500): Thomas Insalaco (Canandaigua), Arcadia: Homage to Thomas Eakins (2012), Oil on canvas.
• Alice E. Koret/Docent Award, given in memory of Alice E. Koret by Dr. Sidney Koret, friends and family ($500): Stephen Merritt (Rochester), Cairn Study (2013). Slip-glazed terra cotta.
• Harris Popular Vote Award, given in memory of Dr. & Mrs. Manville S. Harris ($500): Richard Harrington (South Lima), Hot Summer Sky (2012). Oil on canvas.

About the Juror

The juror for the 64th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition is no stranger to the region—or to the Memorial Art Gallery.

Alex Nyerges was born and raised in Rochester, where he attended School No. 28 and East High School. His parents were art lovers who often took their four sons to the Gallery, and he has fond early memories of the Clothesline Festival and the Creative Workshop. Nyerges’s interest in art continued to grow after he headed off to George Washington University, where he ultimately earned his master’s in museum studies.

From GWU he went on to a career as an administrator at such prestigious institutions as the Dayton Art Institute, where he was director and CEO from 1992 to 2006, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where he is currently in his seventh year as director.

Nyerges’s many interests include photography, on which he has written and lectured widely. Among the major traveling exhibits he has organized are studies of two iconic American photographers, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. So it’s not surprising that photography is well represented in this year’s Finger Lakes, with more than 30 examples.

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Sponsored by Burke Group, M&T Bank, and the Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Rubens Family Foundation.