The fourth Dubuque Museum of Art Biennial Juried Exhibition featured exciting works of art by some of the most talented artists in a 200 mile radius of Dubuque. Generously sponsored by Marella fine gifts, located in the Roshek building downtown Dubuque, this home-grown exhibition highlights the quality and variety of artwork being produced by the artists of this area. Special thanks to this juror Mr. James Welu, Director Emeritus of the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. Mr. Welu presented a gallery talk on Sunday, April 21st at 1:30 pm. The 2013 Biennial was the most competitive call for entries yet with 124 artists submitting 348 works of art. Of those, 47 artists and 50 works of art were selected by the juror for the exhibition. The artists included in the 2013 Biennial were:
Jesse Bakey – Sherrill, IA; Guy Benson – Evanston, IL
Beth Bird – Galena, IL; Christina Bolgren – Dubuque, IA
Kayla Carlson – Maquoketa, IA; Gail Chavenelle – Dubuque, IA
C. Arthur Croyle – Ames, IA; Catherine Jones Davies – Anamosa, IA
Phil Dorothy – Iowa City, IA; Ken Dubin – Fairfield, IA
Sandra L. Dyas – Iowa City, IA; Adam Eikamp – Dubuque, IA
Stephanie Failmezger – Peosta, IA; Delores Fortuna – Galena, IL
Jenny Harms – Dubuque, IA; Carla Heathcote – Dubuque, IA
Thomas Jewell-Vitale – Dubuque, IA; Carl H. Johnson Jr. – Galena, IL
Louise Kames – Dubuque, IA; Alda Kaufman – Dubuque, IA
Lauretta Kelley – Iowa City, IA; Mary Kline-Misol – Clive, IA
Joseph Lappie – Davenport, IA; Diego Lasansky – Iowa City, IA
Nancy Lindsay – Anamosa, IA; Carol S. Mantey – Galena, IL
Christopher Martin – Ames, IA; Brian McCormick – Madison, WI
Alice McMahon – Galena, IL; Barbara Mills – Bellevue, IA
Christian Narkiewicz-Laine – Galena, IL; Pam Ohnemus – Davenport, IA
Hans Eric Olson – Iowa City, IA; Lori V. Raife – Iowa City, IA
Jessica Rebik – Galena, IL; John-Thomas Richard – Hazel Green, WI
Robert Rivoire – Galena, IL; Brian M. Roberts – Pella, IA
John Paul Schafer – Cedar Rapids, IA; Elizabeth Shriver – Coralville, IA
Jessica Teckemeyer – Dubuque, IA; Peter Robert Thompson – Mineral Point, WI
Tonya Tubbs – Cross Plains, WI; Joseph Turek – Freeport, IL
Barbara Walton – Ames, IA; Marcia Wegman – Iowa City, IA
Dawn Wohlford-Metallo – Bettendorf, IA