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state of the art 2005
national biennial watercolor invitational
parkland art gallery



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state of the art 2005
national biennial watercolor invitational
february 21 to april 6

Reception: Thursday, February 24 from 5-8 p.m.
in the Gallery Lounge

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

On behalf of the Parkland Art Gallery, I would like to thank everyone involved in the State of the Art 2005 Biennial Watercolor Invitational. First, a big thanks goes out to Gladys Nilsson for her superb and delightful eye in selecting this group of artists. It has been a privilege to work with this seminal artist who has a talent for curating that appears effortless. Second, I would like to thank the artists who agreed to participate in the exhibition. Their enthusiasm in being asked to participate is uplifting. Without the fruits of their labor there would be no show! Finally, I give a big hand to the loaning institutions that provided many of the pieces on exhibit. They helped us orchestrate the delivery of the artwork and provided much of the information for the catalogue.

Without the encouragement and support of all of my colleagues at Parkland College, our outstanding and dedicated art gallery board members, and the enthusiastic and hard-working students in the art department, 
this exhibition would not have been possible. 

Special thanks goes out to Denise Seif, former gallery director, who paved the way for this exhibition.

-- Lisa Costello, Director
Parkland Art Gallery 

Parkland Art Gallery 
2400 West Bradley Avenue
Champaign, Illinois 61821-1899
Gallery Office 217 351-2485
www.parkland.edu/gallery

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday-Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Saturday 12 noon-2 p.m.

Programs at the Parkland Art Gallery are partially supported by Parkland College Student Activities

Supported in part by:

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( A Personal Take )

When asked to curate the State of the Art 2005 Biennial Watercolor Invitational for Parkland Art Gallery, I was immediately excited about the prospect of doing so. I have participated in this exhibi­tion as an artist, so to be on the other end of the stick was an honor. My excitement soon gave way to nervousness with the re­sponsibility of it all. It is one thing to be in your own studio, going about your own business, and quite another to be the selector of works for a show so prestigious as this one.

I love watercolor, and have used it as my primary medium for what seems like forever. Works on paper have always been a thrill for me to view, and I can go to great lengths to seek out the appropriate department in whatever museum or gallery I happen to be in at the moment. Looking at watercolor made with many layers of transparency is a very satisfying experience. All those layers and colors are one thing, then adding the interaction of opaque gouache is another level of intrigue. Even thinking about it makes my mouth salivate in anticipation of a good time. However, looking and thinking about such things is the easy part, having to put a few words down on paper is the chore. I am of the opinion that as a writer, I am a very good painter.

In any curated show, the point of view and selection is left entirely up to the person doing it. With watercolor, it can mean a strictly traditional one, dealing only with those afore­mentioned transparencies, or it can meander a bit. Today’s artist working in an aqueous materi­al does just that. Along with w/c, they are freely exploring any and all combinations of wet: inks, acrylic, tempera, gouache, casein, as well as any staining property that might suggest itself. All of these can be played with alongside any given dry material, like pencil, pastel, chalks, silver point and collage. This adds up to some pretty exciting stuff to look at.

While allowing a somewhat broader interpretation of the medium, I decided to restrict “content” to the use of the figure. My own involvements have always been figurative in nature, so this was easy for me to do. The use of the word figurative can also be open-ended, and most excitingly so. It can be presented in a more stark manner, existing by itself on the page; the figure in the landscape, as part of nature; the figure as a part of an interior, in some instances so slyly placed it must be searched for; the figure as portrait, the head filling the page. In other words, as long as the figure figured into it one way or another, it could be right for this show. Each of the selected artists work with a different notion of what the figure might mean, and explore this notion to the fullest.

With the twenty-three artists in the exhibition, most are using watercolor and or gouache in one way or another. A few are working with various other “wet” materials, and still others have gone in for departures further afield. All have embraced the figure as their topic, with a great deal of gusto and a variety of interpretation. All of these differences have made the process of selection both an exciting and fulfilling one for me, and not nearly as daunting a task as it might have been.

I want to thank Parkland Art Gallery for giving me the opportunity to express myself, in curating and also with this meager essay. Thanks are due also to the artists for sharing their unique visions. I appreciate the effort that has gone into this exhibition. I will end by simply saying, how exciting art is, and the making of it.

-- Gladys Nilsson, Curator 



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GLADYS NILSSON 
An Entrance 
watercolor with gouache 
2004 
16 x 19¾ inches 



CHARLES PARNESS
Self Portrait in Canadian Hat
watercolor 
1994
12½ x 9½ inches 
courtesy of the artist

Charles Parness was born in Staten Island, New York. He studied at Parson’s School of Design, received a Bachelor of Science from New York University and completed his Master of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute. He resides in both New York City and Vermont.



JOHN WILDE
An Homage to the Rubber Stamp #10
silverpoint with wash
2003
73/8 x 9¼ inches 
courtesy of Tory Folliard Gallery

John Wilde was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received a Master of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He lives and works in Evansville, Wisconsin.



FRED STONEHOUSE
Dream of Sally
watercolor
2004
23 x 15 inches
courtesy of Tory Folliard Gallery

Fred Stonehouse was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He lives and 
works in Milwaukee.  



ROBERT LOSTUTTER
After Thailand (Burnt Sienna)
watercolor on paper
2003
24 x 26 inches 
courtesy of Carrie Secrist Gallery

Robert Lostutter was born in Emporia, Kansas. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.



DONNA TADELMAN
Ship
watercolor on paper
1998
20 x 16 inches 
courtesy of Carrie Secrist Gallery

Donna Tadelman was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas City Art Institute. She lives and works in Chicago.



JUDITH LINHARES
Drink
gouache on paper
2004
30½ x 51 inches 
courtesy of Edward Thorp Gallery

Judith Linhares was born in Pasadena, California. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California. She currently resides in New York City.



STANLEY LOUIS ROSENTHAL
Emergence
watercolor on paper
2002
58 x 40 inches 
courtesy of the artist

Stanley Louis Rosenthal was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and his Master of Fine Arts at Wayne State University. He lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan. 



STEPHEN PACE
Feeding Chickens
watercolor
2002
28 x 41 inches 
courtesy of Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery

Steven Pace was born near Charleston, Missouri. 
He studied around the world including Mexico, Paris and Florence. He also took classes at the Art Student League and studied with Hans Hoffman. He lives and works in both New York City and Maine.



RIVA LEHRER 
Zora & Riva in Middle Age
mixed media on paper 
36 x 24 inches unframed 
2004 
collection of Michael & Michelle Minns 

Riva Lehrer was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She resides in Chicago, Illinois.



PHILIP PEARLSTEIN
Two Models and a Wood Beach Chair 
watercolor on paper
2002-2003
41½ x 295/8 inches 
courtesy of Betty Cuningham Gallery

Philip Pearlstein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Institute of Technology and a Master of Arts from New York University. He lives and works in New York City.



ELEANOR SPIESS-FERRIS
Late Fall: The Acceptance of Winter
gouache
2004
21 x 32 inches framed
courtesy of Sonia Zaks Gallery

Eleanor Speiss-Ferris was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. 



RAY SMITH
Marlin
watercolor on paper
22¾ x 31½ inches 
1999
courtesy of Carrie Secrist Gallery

Ray Smith was born in Texas. He lives and works in New York and Cuernavaca, Mexico.



PEREGINE HONIG
Untitled
pencil, watercolor on paper
2004 
11 x 7½ inches 
courtesy of Gescheidle Gallery

Peregine Honig was born in San Francisco, California. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Kansas City Art Institute. She resides in Kansas City, Missouri.



DAVID SHARPE
Anne
watercolor
18 x 14 inches 
1998
courtesy of Sonia Zaks Gallery

David Sharpe was born Owensboro, Kentucky. He received his both his Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lives and works in New York City.



VALERIE HIRD
Afghani Dealer
watercolor on paper
1995
6¾ x 4¾ inches 
courtesy of Nohra Haime Gallery

Valerie Hird was born in Spring.eld, Massachusetts. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design and has studied Restoration at the Courtauld Institute in London, England. She lives and works in Burlington, Vermont.



WARRINGTON COLESCOTT
Bombers Over Giverny
watercolor
2003
22 x 30 inches 
courtesy of Perimeter Gallery

Warrington Colescott grew up in Oakland, California. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Arts from the University of California at Berkley and also studied at the Academie De La Grande Chaumiere in Paris. He lives and works in Hollandale, Wisconsin.



LINDA KRAMER
Self Portrait #171
watercolor
2001
30 x 22 inches
courtesy of Printworks Gallery

Linda Kramer was born in New York City. She received her undergraduate degree from Scripts College and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She lives and works in the Chicago area.



DANA DE ANO
One 
mixed media on paper
2004
16¼ x 14 inches 
courtesy of the Artist

Dana De Ano was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University and her Master of Fine Arts from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She resides in Evanston, Illinois. 

photo: David Allison



SUSANNA COFFEY
Juggernaut
watercolor
2004
5 x 8 inches 
courtesy of Tibor De Nagy Gallery

Susanna Coffey was born in New London, Connecticut. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut at Storrs and completed her Master of Fine Arts at Yale School of Art. She lives and works in Chicago and New York City.



JULIE FARSTAD
Sweet Little Taste
watercolor on paper
2003
14 x 12 inches framed
courtesy of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

Julie Farstad was born in Elmira, New York. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Notre Dame and completed her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She resides in Chicago, Illinois.



JIM LUTES
Never Learned
ink on Sakamoto
1994
17 x 13¾ inches framed
courtesy of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

Jim Lutes was born in Fort Lewis, Washington. He received his Bachelor of Arts at Washington State University and his Master of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.



NICHOLAS SISTLER
The Corner Shelf
gouache
3 x 4½ inches 
2004
courtey of Printworks Gallery

Nicholas Sistler was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lives and works in Chicago.



MASAMI TERAOKA
Brave New World Travelers/Fear of Flying
watercolor on paper 
1991
227/8 x 18½ inches
courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery

Masami Teraoka was born in Onomichi, Japan. He received his Bachelor of Art in Aesthetics at the Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, California. He resides in Hawaii.  



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Parkland Art Gallery 

Contributors 
2004–2005

Friend

Robert & Martha Jean Brunson
Carol Can.eld
Mark & Cindy Carlson
Barbara Cervenka
Mary Connors
George Ann Danehower
Rhea Edge
Ann A. Ehrlich
Betty L. Faucett
Alice E. Gillies
Susan Mabray Gnaedinger
Sonja Henderson
Betty Lusk Hughes
Stuart & Patricia Jenkins
David & Marylin Kay
Glenda Lane
Chris Main
Mary Massidda
Joe Miller
William & Ida Kay Miller
Betty Murphy
Dorothy Neumann
Pamela S. Pipkin
Dot Replinger
Umeeta Sadarangani
Byron & Helen Vedder
Virgil & Helen Wikoff
Richard Ziegler

Family

Rick & Gisele Atterberry
Skip Eissfeldt 
Jim & Mary Hamm
Howard & Carol Hobbs
Betsy & Peter Kuchinke
Pat & Roger Martin
Theo & Christine Merritt
Sarah B. Nemeth
Jeffrey & Lisa Nichols
Dr. H. Lee & Catherine Nigg
Robin Riggs
Fay Rouseff-Baker
Marilyn K. Ryan
Joy Thornton-Walter & 
John Walter
Rimas VisGirda & 
Billie Theide
Joan Zagorski

Patron

Charlene Anchor & 
Charles Collinson
Walter & Charlotte Arnstein
Margaret & Barbara Bargh
Carol Barkstall
Sandra Batzli
John & Barbara Bloomstrom
Helen C. Burch
Pauline Cochrane
Lisa Costello
Maud & Ray Demorest
Jayson & Lynette Dodds
Ann Einhorn
Victor & Judith Feldman
John & Eva Frayne
John & Anne Hedeman
Morris & Claire Huck
Dr. Joanne M. Huff
Patricia Jordan
Karen Keener & 
Kristi Mercer
Ed Kelly
Anne Kusiak
Elizabeth Mapother
Susan Maurer
Jo Ann McGrain
Jeff Mellander
Melissa Merli
Linda Meyer & Don Pilcher
Georgia Morgan
Judith Ondercho
Mrs. Thomas Parkinson
Jack Pollard
Phyllis Richmond
Barbara Seif
Martha Seif
Mary Lou Staerkel
Carol & Topper Steinman
Susan C. Stone
Edward & Nancy Tepper
L. Dean Trumble
Donna Lindboe Trupin
Joyce Van Buskirk
Earl & Barbara Voss
Lydia Wisegarver
Charles & Sarah Wisseman
Joyce W. Zimmerman

Sponsor

Judith Baker
Joan Brinegar
Sue Clay
Carolyn H. Cooper
Martha A. Bowser-Kiener
Hal & Delsi Dorsett
Frances & Stanley Friedman
Shirley A. Jones
Jean & Harold Kauffman
Stephanie & Robert Kuhn
Charles & Carol Liable
Michael May
Carl Meyer
Linda & Doug Mills
David & Nancy Morse
Russel & Elaine Peppers
Gloria & Richard Rayburn
V.E.O. Valli, DVM
Virginia V. Rettberg
James & Rachel Sullivan
Ted & Carol Valli
Sally Foster Wallace
Karen Weis
Marilyn Whittaker
Barbara Wilson
Hae Yeon Yi

Benefactor

Bob & Sue Boucek
Jean Costello
Alyce Cheska
Dale & Joyce Ewen
Victor & Judy Feldman
Robert Ford
Sandy & Ed Hynds
Bob & Judy Jones
Bill & Jamie Kruidenier
Don & Susie Lake
Donald Moyer
Denise Seif & 
Robert Liable
Vaidas & Birute Simaitis
Tim & Cindy Smith
Michael Vitoux
Anne A. Wagoner

Guarantor

Nelda Alger
Louise Allen
Charles & Dianne Beetz
Chris Berti & 
Laura O’donnell
Rich & Connie Blazier
Jodi Bowen & Julie Vogel
Hermenia M. Kruidenier
Dennis E. Lewis
Donald & Gay Roberts
Bob & Bonnie Switzer

Endowment Fund

Nelda Alger
Sandra Batzli
Ondine & George Gross
Donald & Gay Roberts

Corporate Sponsors

Clifton Gunderson LLP
Illini Pella, Inc.
Precision Graphics
Radio Maria
Shaw Daily Creative Associates
The English Brothers Company

Art Gallery Board Members: 

Charles Beetz
Chris Berti
John Eby
Erica Henry
Stacey Gross
Sandy Hynds
Jamie Kruidenier
Don Lake
Carl Meyer
Barb Wilson
Paul Young

Catalog design: Paul Young / www.electric-pictures.com



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state of the art 2005  
national biennial watercolor invitational
february 21 to april 6

Parkland Art Gallery 
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday-Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Saturday 12 noon-2 p.m.

2400 West Bradley Avenue
Champaign, Illinois 61821-1899
Gallery Office 217 351-2485
www.parkland.edu/gallery

Programs at the Parkland Art Gallery are partially supported by Parkland College Student Activities

Supported in part by:

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