“Critters of the Ohio” Exhibition
CRITTERS OF THE OHIO RESULTS
Writeup by William Smith
Left: Mark Zanni, Center: Sierra DeMers (edited), Right: Adam Barmore
I’ve heard from quite a few people now that this year’s Portland Art and Heritage Fair was the best one yet. Now, I’m not saying that it was because of Printed’s involvement, but, I’m not NOT saying it either, ya know?
In all seriousness though, it was amazing seeing so many amazing arts organizations come together to make that event happen. Squallis Puppeteers, Studio Spore, Shippingport Brewing, Crypt Print, West End Weird Corps., and more; it was an all-star lineup. We’re also eternally grateful to Portland Museum for collaborating with us. They not only sponsored the prize money for Critters of the Ohio, which I’m about to detail, but they also allowed us to dig around in their archive and print the Devils shirt utilizing something from it. Thanks as well to everybody who stopped by the fair and picked up one of those shirts from us, or just chatted with us at our table. We hope to see your torsos adorned and/or your submissions in our inbox soon.
Speaking of submissions though, we were honored to receive 35 submissions for Critters of the Ohio. While I wish we could award every single entrant, detailed in this article will be our three winners and the top half of honorable mentions as juried by our Edition Two Selection Committee. Every single piece of art entered into the competition was a treasure, and even if yours isn’t featured here, make sure to keep on creating (and submit to Edition Two).
Promotional Art by Ellie Bruner
First Prize
Roy Taylor, a tale of crows
Stop motion papercut animation, 2016
Second Prize
Daniel Vance, Cranes Landing
Marker illustration, 2022
Third Prize
Sabra L. Crockett, Aviary Series (2022 Additions)
Left: The Social Butterfly (Carolina Parakeet), Center: Wonderment (Black and White Warbler), Right: Northern Parula
Acrylic on canvas, 2022
Honorable Mentions
Featured below are the top half of submissions as juried by our Edition Two selection committee.
Lori Larusso, Secondary Consumer Series
Left: Salty Prize, Right: America’s Sweetheart
Acrylic on panel, 2022
Nick Walters, A Horse With A Name
Oil on canvas panel, 2022
Alexandra Matthews, One River Valley Critter Studies Another
Colored pencil, 2022
Joel Pinkerton, Untitled Sculpture Series
Second hand and salvaged objects, n.d.
Claire Flath, Ignorance’s Bliss: Portraiture and the Climate Crisis series
Leftmost: Kely, Pepper, the Garden’s on Fire!, Left: Please Turn Your Flash On, Right: Let’s Name Him French Fry, Rightmost: Nude with Butterflies in the Valley
Oil on canvas, 2021
Jessica Whitehead, The Night Shift
Water-based printmaking ink on cotton and muslin sewn onto premium cotton batik, stretched and secured over canvas stretcher bars, 2022
Abigail Blair, Dragonslayer
Mixed media on paper, 2022
Valerie Timmons, Yard Photography Series
Digital photography, 2022
Melissa Chalhoub, Untitled Series
Ink and colored pencil on paper, n.d.
Molly Otremba, Enid
Ceramic, slip, underglaze, glaze, 2022
Norma Drish, Survival of the Species Series
Left: Blue Heron, Right: Predator
Ink pen, alcohol, charcoal and marker on Bristol paper, 2022
Steven Finke, Padma Buddha with Woodthrush
Mixed metals, 2020
Daniel Pfalzgraf, Kentucky Game Series Selections
Left: GOO Pond, Center: WTD Step, Right: BB Pink
Oil and charcoal on paper, n.d.
Jon Cherry, Red-Shouldered Hawk in Flight
Photograph on white aluminum, dye sublimation, 2020
Thank you again to every artist who submitted, we wish you all the best of luck going forward. I was truly impressed by every single piece, and again wish we could have given you all prizes. I hope my honest appreciation and thanks are enough!
Get a full recap of the 2022 Art and Heritage Fair
Thumbnail Art: Danny Seim
