The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), the city’s longest-running juried showcase of works by artists from western and central New York, will be on view in the Docent Gallery from June 28 to October 5, 2025. Timothy Peterson, MAG’s inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art, will serve as the juror for the 69th installment of this biennial exhibition. RFLX is open to artists working in all media in a 27-county area in western and central New York. Entries must have been completed within the past two years.
Accepted artists are eligible for cash awards, including the $1,500 Memorial Art Gallery Award. During the first two weeks of the exhibition, MAG guests are invited to cast ballots for their favorite work, and the artist who receives the most votes will receive the Harris Popular Vote Award.
Artists
MAG is proud to announce ninety artists selected for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition!
- Kristen Adkins (Brockport)
- Stefan Allen (Bloomdale)
- D. Chase Angier (Alfred)
- Mandi Antonucci (Geneseo)
- Jennifer Apetz (Rochester)
- Kathy Armstrong (Rochester)
- Torrell Arnold and Kathleen Farrell (Rochester)
- Amanda Barood (Elmira)
- Kim Bellavia (Honeoye)
- Laura Bishop (Brockport)
- Fran Bliek (Victor)
- Cara Brewer Thompson (Baldwinsville)
- Belinda Bryce (Rochester)
- Esmé Carroll (Rochester)
- Christian Carson (Brockport)
- Louis Chavez (Rochester)
- Sage Churchill- Foster (Walworth)
- Bob Conge (Wayland)
- Hayley Dayis (Rochester)
- Sara DiDonato (Brockport)
- Jennifer DiGaetano (Scottsville)
- Marc Duquette (Buffalo)
- Joshua Enck (Rochester)
- Stacey Esslinger (Corning)
- Asa Farnham (Palmyra)
- Jason Ferguson (Rochester)
- Ron Ferrara (Spencerport)
- Katie Finnerty (Buffalo)
- Andrew Fitzsimmons (Owego)
- Sari Gaby (Rochester)
- Kari Ganoung Ruiz (Interlaken)
- Bret Garwood (Rochester)
- Kassidy Gaviola (Rochester)
- Mitch Goldstein (Rochester)
- Asher XT Gordon (Fairport)
- Linda Griswold Davis (Rochester)
- Erika Guli (Honeoye)
- Steve Hazlett (Painted Post)
- David Higgins (Corning)
- Lee Hoag (Rochester)
- Joshua Hudak (Webster)
- Haley Indorato (Fairport)
- Robert Jeffords (Rochester)
- Laurence Keefe (Victor)
- Carre Van Valkenburg Kehoe (Branchport)
- Maiya Kettlehone (Rochester)
- Rohma Khan (Rochester)
- Leslie Lee (Rochester)
- Abigail MacRae (Pittsford)
- Austin MacRae (Ithaca)
- Laurie Maddalina (Fairport)
- Mindy Magyar (Rochester)
- Regina Maier (Fairport)
- Sarah Manrique (Rochester)
- Jessie Marianacci Valone (Canandaigua)
- Scar Markham (Rochester)
- James McCune (Fairport)
- Paul McKinley (Bath)
- Patrice McPeak (Rochester)
- Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi (Buffalo)
- Jonathan Mills (Rochester)
- Lance Morrison (Rochester)
- Samantha Nolte-Yupari (Penfield)
- John Nyquist (Burdett)
- Cory O’Rourke (Rochester)
- Anny Ostau De Lafont (Rochester)
- Francis Pellegrino (Rochester)
- Jono Peterson (Rochester)
- James Porto (Pittsford)
- Jim Quinn (Penfield)
- Joseph Radoccia (Buffalo)
- Matt Retzlaff (Springville)
- Lily Rice (Rochester)
- Nicholas Roes (Rochester)
- Sara Rogers (Rochester)
- Sonja Rosario-Belliard (Rochester)
- Nicole Rowley (Hilton)
- John Scharf (Pittsford)
- Aaron Schnittman (Rochester)
- Kristin Spath (Pittsford)
- Carla Stetson (Willseyville)
- Madalyn Stuart (Rochester)
- Michael Powers Tarantelli (Rochester)
- Susie Taylor (Rochester)
- David Thelen (Livonia)
- Pauline Wegman (Rochester)
- Zazie Weldgen (Webster)
- Robin Whiteman (Springwater)
- Jessica Young (Hamlin)
- Joe Ziolkowski (Ithaca)
Awards
- Memorial Art Gallery Award (Award of Excellence); selected by the juror ($1,500)
- Alice E. Koret/Docent Award, given in memory of Alice E. Koret by Dr. Sidney Koret, friends and family; selected by a MAG docent ($1,000)
- Gertrude Herdle Moore/Isabel Herdle Award, given by the Gallery Council of the MAG; selected by the juror ($500)
- Ida and Elmer Louis Award, given in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Louis by their family; selected by the juror ($600)
- Arthur and Ronan Christopher Louis Award ($500)
- Suressa H. Forbes Memorial Award, given by her daughter, Elizabeth J. Forbes ($500)
- Barbara R. Biben Artist to Artist Award, selected by artist Barbara R. Biben ($500)
- Harris Popular Vote Award, given in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Manville S. Harris to the artist whose work receives the most votes from visitors during the first two weeks of the exhibition ($500) will be announced on July 13, 2025. The voting starts on the first day of the exhibition and the last day to vote is July 12, 2025.
Call for Submissions
Artists are invited to submit their entries online for consideration between January 10, 2025 and February 16, 2025. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older and reside in one of these 27 counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Genesee, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, or Yates. Visit artist.callforentry.org for more information.
Timeline for Submissions
Friday, January 10, 2025: Art submissions open
Sunday, February 16, 2025: Deadline for entries
Friday, February 28, 2025: Notification of results
Thursday–Saturday, June 13–15, 2025: Delivery of accepted works
Friday, June 27, 2025: Opening Party/Awards Ceremony
Saturday, June 28, 2025: Exhibition opens to the public
Sunday, October 5, 2025: Exhibition closes
Monday & Tuesday, October 6 & 7, 2025: Pick up of works
Exhibition Sponsors
Supporting Sponsor
Rubens Family Foundation
Associate Sponsors
Christine and Mike Haefner
Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson Foundation
Contributing Sponsors
Anonymous Donor
Paul Marc Ness and Pamela Miller Ness
Friend Sponsors
Barbara R. Biben
Elizabeth Forbes
Meribeth and Howard Konar
Carol and Michael Yunker
Memorial Art Gallery Endowed Fund Support
John D. Greene Endowment for Contemporary Exhibitions
Suressa H Forbes Endowment
MAG Harris R S Memorial Fund
MAG Koret Docent Art Fund
Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Fund
Nancy R. Turner Fund for Special Exhibitions