Opening Reception
May 15, 2026; 7-10pm
Awards Ceremony begins at 8pm
You are cordially invited to the 14th Annual Art Competition at the Bridgeport Art Center. This competition was created to showcase the exceptional talents and abilities of Chicago area artists.
Jurors: Monica J. Brown Kimberly Oliva
Finalists for the 14th Annual Juried Art Competition
- Weriem
- Holly Akkerman
- Melissa Anthony
- Theo Luna Baker-Stohlmann
- Lisa Marie Barber
- Aaron Becker
- Julieta Beltran Lazo
- Eden Berke
- Gabrielle Bianco
- Ann Blaas
- Sharon Bladholm
- Kyle Blair
- Ryan Bouchard
- James Eli Bowden
- Eva Carlini
- Luyao Chang
- Angie Conwell
- Kevin Corotis
- Ei Cullina
- Peggy Dee
- Andrea DeMers
- Sherri Denault
- Karyn Denten
- Christopher Devins
- Deborah Di Vita Glascott
- Juno El-Ebrashi
- T.C. English-DuMont
- Deanne Ferguson
- Metzli Flores
- Victoria Fuller
- Wenslo Garcia
- Charles Gniech
- Victoria Goite
- Charlie Goss
- Mollie Greenberg
- Nathalie Gribinski
- Cait Hardie
- Cedar Heffelfinger
- Shu-Huei Henrickson
- Jeffrey Hirst
- Robert Hixon
- Jennifer Hoeft Nagle
- Malika Jackson
- Lynne Jones
- Terry Karpowicz
- Moritz Kellerman
- Jung Soo Kim
- Cherin Kim
- Leyla Kiran
- Yuliya Klochan
- Pauline Kochanski
- Takako Konishi
- Darin Latimer
- Richard Laurent
- Timothy Leeming
- Nestor Leivas
- Dawn Liddicoatt
- Paul Lorenz
- Sarah Lovitt
- Katie Luo
- Julie Mars
- Silvia Martin
- Kelly McKaig
- Judith Meyer
- Jane Michalski
- Georgie Miller
- Anne Nacht Morgan
- Nick Mozak
- Amanda Mulcahy
- Emma Mykowski
- Dan Oliver
- Mariam Pare
- Polina Pechkova
- Lainey Peltier
- Dale Pesmen
- Buddy Plumlee
- Corinne Pompey
- Kim Potowski
- Margaret Puckett
- Brad Purse
- Katherine Pusateri
- Lynn Reif
- Gerardo Rio
- Catina Robinson
- Juan Sepulveda
- Young Shin
- Treslyn Shipley-Gleeson
- David Alan Sisk
- David Sneider
- Miko Sprenkle
- Jeff Stevenson
- Daun Suh
- Michelle Talbot
- Michele Thrane
- Harvey Tillis
- Kay Um
- Joanne Vena
- Robert Voigts
- Constance Volk
- Marcus Warren
- Jennifer Warren
- Bruce Webber
- Sarah Whalen
- Eli Williamson
- Bari Wieselman Schulman
- Brian Wildeman
- Colette Willard
- Everett Williams
- Amy Williamson
- Karla Wong
Prize Winners of the 14th Annual Juried Art Competition
- Best of Show – $3,000 – Jane Michalski – Waters Edge (Summer) – Encaustic on Panel, Inkjet Prints, Silkscreen
- 2nd Place – $1,500 – Jennifer Warren – City Girl #1 – How to Love Oil on Canvas
- 3rd Place – $750 – Buddy Plumlee – Fortune Teller – Oil on canvas
- 4th Place-$250 – Wenslo Garcia La Ventana (The Window)-Egg Tempera on laminated chalk panel
- 5th Place-$150 – Aaron Becker “the artist babz” same same (but different)– Bronze, patina, paint graphite, low fire clay, underglaze, underglaze pencil, glaze
- People’s Choice – $500 – To Be Announced
Image: Caroline McFadden – Tide Pool, Crochet 4’x4′ – 2025
13th Annual Juried Art Competition Finalist
