The second Dubuque Museum of Art Biennial Juried Exhibition featured the best work of the some of the most talented artists in a 200 mile radius of Dubuque. The quality and variety of regional artwork is the highlight of this popular exhibition. This year’s juror was Michael Gerber, curator and owner of Gruen Galleries located in Chicago’s River North gallery district. Gruen, a fixture among Chicago galleries, specializes in contemporary art and African sculpture.
The artists included in the 2009 Biennial were:
Heather L. O’Neil – Dubuque, IA….1ST PLACE AWARD
Fred Easker – Cedar Rapids, IA….2ND PLACE AWARD
Jessica Rebik – Dubuque, IA….3RD PLACE AWARD
Stephen Gassman – Platteville, WI….HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
Jenny Harms – Dubuque, IA….HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
Michelle Rial – Serena, IL….HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
John F. Walté – Highland, WI….HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
Helen Anderson – Lancaster, WI; Bekah Ash – Iowa City, IA
Marcia Babler – Libertyville, IL; Maureen Bardusk – Galena, IL
Mary Snyder Behrens – Dysart, IA; Beth Bird – Galena, IL
Tam Bodkin Bryk – Iowa City, IA; Cynthia Nelms-Byrne – Dubuque, IA
Erin Lenore Cowan – Stockton, IL; Velga Easker – Cedar Rapids, IA
Stephanie Failmezger – Peosta, IA; Alison Filley – Iowa City, IA
Delores Fortuna – Galena, IL; Jewel Gwaltney – Quincy, IL
Debbie Horch – Dubuque, IA; Raphael Iaccarino – Davenport, IA
Karen Kurka Jensen – Cedar Rapids, IA; Megan Kalmes – Bellevue, IA
Alda Kaufman – Dubuque, IA; Gordon Kellenberger – Amana, IA
Jenny Knavel – Sleepy Hollow, IL; Keith Lemley – Madison, WI
Susan Long – Bettendorf, IA; Pauline Maloney – Dubuque, IA
Harold Martin – Galena, IL; Dawn Wohlford-Metallo – Bettendorf, IA
Nikolaus Miesing – Galena, IL; Bret Miller – Waterloo, IA
Robert D. Peterson – Cedar Rapids, IA; Mary Phelan – Chicago, IL
Nancy Reid – Gilberts, IL; Tom Sheppard – Decorah, IA
S. Richard Shook – Slater, IA; Steve Sinner – Bettendorf, IA
Corrine Smith – Rock Island, IL; Delmar M. Stevens – Peosta, IA
Thomas Jewell-Vitale – Dubuque, IA; Marcia Wegman – Iowa City, IA
RoseAnn Wilgenbusch – Dubuque, IA