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The Newport Biennial 2022

January 8, 2022 - May 29, 2022

The juried exhibition is one of the Newport Art Museum’s longest standing traditions. For over 30 years, it has included an array of works of art in all media. Now called “The Newport Biennial,” this exhibition features the work of New England artists and showcases the fresh approaches to art making in the region. After the events of 2020 and 2021, we hope that this is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the resilience and creativity of today’s artists.

This year’s juror is: Dr. Kimberli Gant, the McKinnon Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum.

About Dr. Gant

Kimberli Gant, PhD is the McKinnon Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum. She has held curatorial positions at the Newark Museum, The Contemporary Austin, and the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art. She has curated numerous exhibitions including Brendan Fernandes: Bodily Forms, Multiple Modernisms, Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam through Time & Place, and De-Luxe. Kimberli holds Art History degrees from the University of Texas Austin, Columbia University, and Pitzer College.

In addition to selecting featured artists for The Newport Biennial exhibition, the juror will also award the following cash prizes:

Best-in-Show: $1000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $300

Featured Artists:

Penny Ashford, Jillian Barber, Meris Barreto, Reenie Barrow, Rebecca Boxx, Nicole Browning, Wendy Brusick, Semaj Campbell, Howard Cannon, Rick Catallozzi, Diana Cheren Nygren, Nicole Chesney, Alexandra Chiou, Daniel Clayman, Birchfield Coffey, Nicholas Costopoulos, Robin Crocker, Sonja Czekalski, James Dye, Katie Dye, Deb Ehrens, Bethany Engstrom, Jamaal Eversley, Natalie Featherston, Mark Fernandez, Gail Fischer, Carol FitzSimonds, Ira Garber, Natasha Harrison, Anna Hitchcock, Kathy Hodge, Peter Hussey, Erica Licea-Kane, Rebecca Klementovich, Peter Landry, Scott Lapham, Elizabeth Lind, Pascale Lord, Saberah Malik, Kristen Mallia, Susan Mead Matthews, Eileen McCarney Muldoon, Nick McKnight, Heather McMordie, Chil Mott, Paul M. Murray, Kat O’Connor, Hillel O’Leary, Stephanie Osser, Agustín Patiño, Elizabeth K. Peña-Alvarez, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, Ellen Pratte, Mariana Ramos Ortiz, Suzanne Révy, Nina Ruelle, Lilla Samson, Ellen Schiffman, Janice Smyth, Derrick A Te Paske, Julie Angela Theresa, Lisa May Tobin, Carrie Usmar, Nadya Volicer, Jennifer Walker, David Weyermann, Mark Wholey, and Caren Winnall.

Image above:
Detail of Deb Ehrens, Peony Breeze, 2020, Archival pigment print, Courtesy of the Artist.
Image on Previous screen:
Susan Mead Matthews, Tufted Rug with Knit Appendage, 2021, Wool, polyester fill, Courtesy of the Artist.

Detail of Deb Ehrens, Peony Breeze, 2020, Archival pigment print, Courtesy of the Artist

Susan Mead Matthews, Tufted Rug with Knit Appendage,2021, Wool, polyester fill, Courtesy of the Artist.

Jillian Barber, Bird Song, 2021, Ceramic sculpture, Courtesy of the Artist.

Wendy Brusick, The Moth Harpists of Trinidad, 2021, Gouache on Arches Paper, Courtesy of the Artist.

Alexandra Chiou, The Finest Hour,, 2021, Ink and cut paper, Courtesy of the Artist.

Daniel Clayman, North 41° West 71°, 2018, Glass, gold leaf, copper leaf, white gold, Courtesy of the Artist.

Sonja Czekalski, Wedding dress (27,648 Per Day), 2021, Steel wire, aluminum wire, yarn, Courtesy of the Artist.

Detail of Natasha Harrison, Trying to hold on to everything so we don’t forget, 2020, Blown glass, thread and plants, Courtesy of the Artist.

Scott Lapham, Sicklical Cycle, 2021, Match sticks, wood, glue, Courtesy of the Artist.

Lilla Samson, Intertidal Meditation # 2, 2021, Oil and pigment sticks on Rives de Lin paper mounted on wood, Courtesy of the Artist.

Robin Crocker, Comme une Vieille Orange (Charles Baudelaire), 2019, Mixed media on paper, Courtesy of the Artist.

Natalie Featherston, Fight Like a Girl, 2019, Oil on aluminum, Courtesy of the Artist.

Rebecca Klementovich, Trust Me, I Know Better, 2020, Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist.

Erica Licea-Kane, LANDSCAPE, 2019, Acrylic medium, acrylic pigment, wood burning, Courtesy of the Artist.

Elizabeth Lind, Untethered, 2020, African Wonderstone, Courtesy of the Artist.

Heather McMordie, Stitch & Stay Awhile: Baccharis Halimifolia, 2021, Cyanotype on damaged silk with cotton thread, Courtesy of the Artist.

Kat O’Connor, A History of Motion, 2021, Oil on panel, Courtesy of the Artist.

Hillel O’Leary, ____ is where the _____ is, 2021, Cast plaster, Courtesy of the Artist.

Ponnapa Prakkamakul, In Between, 2020, Mixed media on paper with soil, and rust, Courtesy of the Artist.

Suzanne Révy, Fog Along the Concord River, 2019, Archival Pigment Print from scanned color negative, Courtesy of the Artist.

Mark Wholey, TRYPTIC ABSTRACTION, 2020, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of the Artist.

Hear from the Artists!

Visit our Newport Biennial Audio Guide to learn more about each artists' work, processes, and inspiration.

Audio Guide