21ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER 21 - OCTOBER 21, 2012

NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION (NSAA) 11 Pirates Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930

International SocietY oF Experimental Artists

EXPERIMENTAL = CONCEPT, ATTITUDE, TECHNIQUES + MATERIALS!
Since 1991, ISEA has been promoting the creation and awareness of Experimental Art! Experimental Art means CONCEPT, ATTITUDE, TECHNIQUES, or MATERIALS -- and in any combination! We are a group of contemporary experimental artists known for our prestigious annual art exhibits -- held both in the US and internationally. We produce a top quality print Catalogue of our annual juried exhibit. We offer opportunities where artists may attend workshops, demonstrations and presentations by leading artists and instructors in experimental art. In 1991 Maxine Masterfield and Grace Hegeman founded ISEA. Maxine Masterfield is a nationally known artist, teacher and author. We take our mission from her message - The International Society of Experimental Artists has given us the opportunity to explore our creative powers. It is a society where members can come together and share ideas; where each of us can grow and change. As experimental artists, we must be willing to take risks. We should trust that what we have to express in our work is our life experience, as well as our own vision. It is this that makes our society so special. -- Maxine Masterfield 1999 Artists working in an experimental manner need a society where they can share ideas and techniques - both old and new and encourage the development of new talents and skills. There is a need to connect, encourage, inform and promote artists who create art by experimentation and exploration. We need new ways to make statements through our art and provide a forum to exhibit our work. -- Maxine Masterfield 2010 Our logo is a Nautilus Shell. It symbolizes growth, persistence, beauty and grace. Each year we select a new Nautilus for our Gracie award and our logo.
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The Inner Struggle

Betty Lou Schlemm, AWS, D.F. 2012 ISEA Juror

ISEA is inspiring to all artists and viewers. This exhibition shows the great imagination and creativity of the artists here. Their use of various mediums, many never to have been used before, shows us how the human mind can explore its depths and than present it to us in visible forms. Amazing. I have been honored to jury this exhibition and wish that space could have included all work submitted.
Betty Lou Schlemm AWS, D.F.

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Kathleen Conover, ISEA-NF, AWS, NWS President

It is an honor to be the President of the International Society of Experimental Artists, an organization that truly fosters creativity. When exploring possibilities and pushing boundaries in concept, content, materials, processes and methods, ISEA applauds the search. Equally important is the venue to share, teach and learn from each other about our successes on national and international levels. From its inception by Maxine Masterfield in 1991, ISEA has become a premier organization because of its board of officers and our membership. The ISEA Dream Team of officers is a dynamite group of artists dedicated to the quality and success of this organization. I am in continued admiration of their skills and appreciation of their selfless generosity of time to the benefit of ISEA. Our organization continues to strengthen because of the quality and exciting diversity exhibited each year by our membership. We continue to grow through regional representation and I encourage all artists interested in further involvement with ISEA to consider being a representative in your area (contact Helga Flower, Public Relations Director). We look forward to working with you!

MaryAnn Beckwith ISEA-NF, AWS, NWS Executive Director

Each year the annual exhibit reveals new achievements of the membership of ISEA. I have never been disappointed with the exhibits entries. New explorations of the messages of life, new methods of applying pigments and new ways to interpret the imagery of our everyday life and world abound. I am always astounded with the fresh approaches. Multiple layers of images, objects of life juxtaposed against one another in combinations usually not seen in the daily reality of our lives and materials seldom seen together are joined in mysterious and wonderful ways. Enjoy this wonderful exhibit and prepare yourself for the great new visual realities it offers.

Patti Sevensma, ISEA-NF, NCS Intake Chairperson

As the Intake Chairperson for this years exhibit, I am amazed by the new work our artists are developing. This will be another exciting exhibit from the use of materials to the development of design. Next year lets add more 3D and maybe video. Thank you to all who entered. Congratulations to those chosen for this exhibit. Our juror, Betty Lou Schlemm, was a joy to work with. ISEA is definitely a cutting edge society. Thanks Maxine and Gracie for all your time and efforts in forming the International Society of Experimental Artists.

Kathleen Mooney, ISEA-NF, NWS Treasurer, Technology Chair

It is my pleasure to be the Treasurer for ISEA and. ISEA Technology Chair. We have an online Membership Management system, online payment system and our own Facebook page. I congratulate the board and members of ISEA on another wonderful exhibition and art symposium.

Linda Baker, ISEA, AWS, NWS Vice President, International

As Vice President of International Exhibitions for ISEA, I am excited to be coordinating as well as jurying the 2013 International Exchange with the country of Wales. I encourage all of you to enter and participate in this great international event.

Helga Flower, ISEA-NF Public Relations Director

As an ISEA Board Member in charge of promotion and public relations, I truly enjoy being part of the ISEA Family. Making more artists aware of our growing and unique organization is a priority in my art related activities. Feel free to contact me if you can help in any way to make ISEA shine even more! Your ISEA friend Helga Flower

Isabella Pizzano, ISEA Sponsor Relationship Director

As Director of Sponsor Relations and Donations I try to identify potential sponsors and establish a contact. These monies and material are used toward the awards which are given each year at the annual exhibit and symposium. Thank you to all who gave generously this year. Please contact me if you have any ideas or would like to help me in any way.

Merle O. Plagge, M.D., ISEA Member Services

As Director of Member Services, I assist artist members in the technical computer aspect of entry in juried shows, maintenance of their membership through our online database and answer general questions that members may have or have posted through the website.

Bea Pappas, ISEA-NF Site Acquisition

In my experimental classes I stress the importance of the journey to my students. The trip to Gloucester was a real part of our journey. We experienced complete overload what with the near perfect weather, the quaint location, our wonderful exhibit, informative seminars, Isabellas class, juror, Betty Lou Schlemms sensational review of our art and last, but not least, lobsta, lobsta, lobsta. Seeing old friends is always a bonus and being together is a joy. Yes, it was a terrific time! In 2013, October, the joy will continue on Sanibel Island, Florida. I am so blessed to live here and my aim is to have you experience our little Paradise. Sanibel is known as the shell capital of the world. It boasts the only shell museum in the world. 2/3rds of our land is sanctuary with great photo opportunities. You may bike (bike paths cover the Island), swim (pool or ocean), shell on the beach or kayak our conservation byways through J.R.Ding Darling Refuge. Workshops are planned along with interesting site-seeing trips. We hope to meet more of you at this event. 5

Marylu Dykstra, ISEA Strategic Planning

For the 2011-2012 year, it has been my privilege to continue serving on the Board of Directors as Board Secretary. Additionally, the work accomplished this year includes: supporting the logistics and planning for our 2012 symposium, developing the prospectus, writing and designing the symposium guide, preparing sponsorship letters, working with the North Shore Arts Association staff on details specific to the exhibition and symposium, supporting the management of the exhibition and symposium with the hanging of the show, and on-site management support. Additional work is in progress for planning for ISEA 2013 and 2014, international planning as needed and key messaging development for post-show media communications.

2012 EXHIBITING ARTISTS

Alayne Abrahams Terri Allen Ron Andrews Frances Baker Irene Bartz Beryl Bayer, ISEA K. W. Bell, ISEA* Linda Benton McCloskey, ISEA-NF Gay Billich, ISEA Karen K. Borden Marlene S. Bremer Sharon Brocha Michele Barron Buelow Ginnie Cappaert, ISEA* Gloria Carter, ISEA-NF Cherie Correll, ISEA-NF Linda Cowles Sheila M. Currie Kelly Dorman Marylu Dykstra, ISEA* Howard J. Eberle Leslie Ebert Helga Flower, ISEA-NF* Cynthia Foley, ISEA* Airi Huoponen Foote, ISEA-NF* Gretchen Foster Lee Ann Frame, ISEA Carol Frye, ISEA-NF Gene K. Garrison Kimberly Gill Ann Smiga Greene Lana L. Grow, ISEA-NF* Pamela Gilmore Hake Sandra Hanert Susan Hart, ISEA PA NE CA NC PA FL MI PA NJ FL NJ WA MI MI AL MI MI Canada MI MI PA OR MI MI OR MI MI FL AZ MI NJ MN CO MI NE Cathy Hegman Nancy Herkert, ISEA* Saralee Howard Carol Hunsaker Judith Irwin Dilys Jackson Ann W. Jacob Karen J. Jilbert Marilyn Eitzen Jones Susan Kacik Jessica T. Kovan Whitney Lassini Ara (Barbara) Leites, ISEA-NF Victoria Lenne, ISEA Lynn Loscutoff Dorothy Lyons Mary-Lou MacDonald, ISEA* Sue Marrazzo Pamela H. Marshall Mary Jane Martin, ISEA Judy Martindale Andrea Mastrangelo, ISEA* Karen Kierstead Miller, ISEA-NF* Kathleen Mooney, ISEA-NF Magda Moor Candace Mary Moore Annie Morgan, ISEA-NF Susan Strong Muir, ISEA Shirley Eley Nachtrieb, ISEA-NF* Kathy OMeara, ISEA-NF Pat Orban Bea Pappas, ISEA-NF Betty Morris Parker, ISEA Isabella Pizzano, ISEA* Merle O. Plagge, ISEA* MS FL MI CO TX Wales FL MI TX CO MI MI CA TN IL TX Canada PA MS SC NE WA MI MI OR CA MI CA MO FL CO FL FL NJ MI Kendra Postma ISEA Kathy Rabold M. Sue Reynolds Kathryn Rileigh Roslyn Rose, ISEA-NF Julie Yontz Rupp Gayle Sanchirico Patti Sevensma, ISEA-NF Debra Shaffer Sherry Solomon Carol A. Staub, ISEA Hazel Stone, ISEA Julie Strabel, ISEA Audrey Suer, ISEA-NF* Anne D. Sullivan, ISEA-NF Cathy Taylor, ISEA* Renate Trapkowski, ISEA* Liz Walker Maureen Walker Jean Walcot, ISEA* Chris Warot, ISEA Dorothy Wallace Ralph White Edith Wiard Virginia Wieringa, ISEA* Stephanie Williams Deidre Wingelaar Nita Yancey Beverly Yankwitt Barbara Yoerg MI FL FL NC NJ PA MI MI MI TX NJ AZ MI CA MA NC WA OR Canada Wales CO FL CA MI MI TX MI SC FL NV

ISEA Signature Award awarded upon 3 ISEA exhibition acceptances ISEA NF = Nautilus Fellowship of ISEA awarded upon 6 ISEA exhibition acceptances * = new status this year

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The International Society of Experimental Artists was founded in 1991 by Maxine Masterfield & Gracie Hegeman to connect, encourage, inform and promote individuals who create works of art by experimentation and exploration. The International Society of Experimental Artists has given us the opportunity to explore our creative powers. It is a society where members can come together and share ideas. Where each of us can grow and change. As experimental artists, we must be willing to take risks. We should trust that what we have to express in our work is our life experience, as well as our own vision. It is this that makes our work unique. This is what makes this society so special.
Maxine Masterfield, ISEA-NF, AWS ISEA-Founder

Victoria Lenne, ISEA

Woven Raven $650
acrylic on paper, collage

Ann W. Jacob
mixed media

Old and New NFS

Dilys Jackson
Half Fruit $1335
bronze

Lee Ann Frame, ISEA

Moon Lilies $600
color reduction woodcut

Audrey Suer, ISEA-NF*

embossed mixed media

Dreamscape $1300

CUTTING EDGE AWARD

CUTTING EDGE AWARD

Gretchen Foster
African Priestess
mixed media

$350

CUTTING EDGE AWARD

Patti Sevensma, ISEA-NF

$675

Years of Dreaming
montage

Betty Morris Parker, ISEA

Moonlight
collage

$500

Terri Allen
$600
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Out of the Blue

Deidre Wingelaar
$1000

Polaroid transfer & watercolor

Layers of Time
watermedia

FIRST PLACE

Julie Yontz Rupp

Homage to Klimt
mixed media

Whitney Lassini
mixed media

Time and Pressure NFS

$1200

Gay Billich, ISEA

A Walk In Bordeaux
mixed media collage

$3500

Julie Strabel, ISEA

Ferry St. $3000
mixed media

Gloria Carter, ISEA-NF

Natures Joy
acrylic, collage

$800

Airi Huoponen Foote, ISEA-NF* Innovation

mixed media

$800

SECOND PLACE

Renate Trapkowski, ISEA*

acrylic, mixed media with gold leaf

When?

$1000

Sheila M. Currie
Oh Canada, a land of opportunity
mixed media

$1200

Irene Bartz
mixed media

Breakthrough $1000
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Doors, Windows
acrylic on paper

Pat Orban
$1200

Isabella Pizzano, ISEA*

Zephyr $1200
mixed media

Andrea Mastrangelo, ISEA*

$1200

cast glass, crystal, cast bronze

Ma Petite Fleur 001

Marilyn Eitzen Jones

Mozarts Windows
mixed media collage

$1800

ISAP AWARD

Ralph White
Cardinal $600
acrylic on canvas

Ara (Barbara) Leites, ISEA-NF

acrylic on paper

Parents $3000

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Ron Andrews
Introspection $600
watermedia on paper

Mapping and Floating

mixed media collage

Susan Kacik

NFS

Shirley Eley Nachtrieb ISEA-NF*

mixed media collage

Tea Garden $395

Merle O. Plagge, M.D., ISEA*

Oops
mixed water media

Karen Kierstead Miller, ISEA-NF*

From Paper Dolls
mixed media

$1000
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$1200

November with Apples

Linda Cowles
photo montage

Kimberly Gill
$1000

Where there is Darkness, Light

gouache, watercolor, charcoal, chalk

$295

Barbara Yoerg
Chaos $600
watercolor, acrylic, cut paper, graphite

Carol Frye, ISEA-NF

Unabridged
acrylic, collage

Lana L. Grow, ISEA-NF*

Controlling the Choice and Not the Outcome
acrylic mixed media

$1200

$950

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Gayle Sanchirico Miss-Understood

acrylic mixed collage

Pamela H. Marshall
Something Going On $800
acrylic & watercolor

$500

Michele Barron Buelow

Fire Within $350
mixed media on paper

They Pear Their Own Nails

paper, ink, mixed media

Cynthia Foley,ISEA*
$1200

Kathy Rabold
mixed media

When the Sons of God Wed the Daughters of Earth $350

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Some Stroll Through the Trees and Some Hike the Trails
mixed media

Maureen Walker
$890

Debra Shaffer
Call to Prayer $3500
fiber art mixed media (collage)

CUTTING EDGE AWARD

mixed media with found objects

Bea Pappas, ISEA-NF Desert Heat $900

Nancy Herkert, ISEA*

A Strange Family
mixed media

$1000

Mary Jane Martin, ISEA

Road Signs $800
mixed media & acrylic

Ann Smiga Greene

NFS

mixed watermedia and collage

Stone Harbor

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CUTTING EDGE AWARD

Cherie Correll, ISEA-NF

Road to Recovery $650
natural black walnut dye, paint, photograph, tar, tire prints

Howard J. Eberle Corrosion

watercolor

NFS

FOUNDERS AWARD

Kathy OMeara, ISEA-NF

The Erosion of Time
assemblage

Judith Irwin Roy Lehman Campbell

photo montage

$400

$500

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Roslyn Rose, ISEA-NF

Closed VI $750
digital montage

Mary-Lou MacDonald, ISEA*

mixed media collage

Tickled

$1200

Karen K. Borden
Like a Phoenix
watermedia

$400

Kathryn Rileigh Deconstruction

mixed media

Anne D. Sullivan, ISEA-NF

Ledges and Edges
monotype collage

$475

$1000

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Sandra Hanert
Funky Town NFS
mixed watermedia

Chris Warot, ISEA

H. P. Memorial III
monotype

$800

Edith Wiard Sunset on the Hill

watercolor

$900

Candace Mary Moore

Sun Kissed
acrylic

Jessica T. Kovan
$500

Go to Nature
mixed media

$750
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Liz Walker
acrylic marbling

Birds Eye View $1000

Beryl Bayer, ISEA

Whos in Charge?
mixed media collage

$600

Cathy Taylor, ISEA*

upcycled circuit boards

Enshrined $1500

Stephanie Williams
Freeflow $1000
acrylic, collage

Leslie Ebert
macro photgraphy, dye infused into aluminum

Illusions

$1880

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Dorothy Lyons Splinters in Time

acrylic mixed collage

Kathleen Mooney, ISEA-NF Challenger $3500

multi-layered acrylic on canvas

$2000

NIta Yancey
Dreamland
aquamedia

$1000

Pamela Gilmore Hake

acrylic & watercolor crayons

Hazel Stone, ISEA

Presence
$1300
acrylic texture and pigments

Life Building

$1200

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Carol Hunsaker
Propensity
$725
mixed media

Sirens of the Sea-Sisters $245

Magda Moor

acrylic, fired clay, iron oxide, glass bead, mica

Virginia Wieringa, ISEA*

Lake, Shore, and Sky II
mixed media

$450

Lifes a Balancing Act

mixed media

Karen J. Jilbert
$450

Pilgrimage (Psalm 84)

acrylic, watercolor, ink

Saralee Howard

$800

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Jean Walcot,ISEA*
Decanted $880
acrylic on paper

Kendra Postma ISEA

Window Mind
mixed media

$900

Kelly Dorman
Ripple Effect
beadwork

$850

Judy Martindale Cafe R & B $800

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Ginnie Cappaert, ISEA*

oil, cold wax pigments on wood panel

Winter Birches

mixed media, collage and acrylic

$850

PRESIDENTS AWARD

Cathy Hegman
Sisters $1500
acrylic, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, gel, aeronautical charts, oil pastels on canvas

Susan Hart, ISEA Breaking Down Strongholds

THIRD PLACE

acrylic and graphite

$400

JURORS AWARD

Annie Morgan, ISEA-NF Patent Pending

3D found objects, sculpture

$1200

Marylu Dykstra, ISEA*

Hope Emerges $500
collage, acrylic, ink, mixed media

K.W. Bell, ISEA* Thought Out II

NFS

acrylic on canvas

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BEST OF SHOW Gracie Award

Carol A. Staub, ISEA

Piano Man $3500
mixed media on canvas

M. Sue Reynolds
$1800
acrylic

The Navajo

Susan Strong Muir, ISEA

Pottery
mixed

NFS

Sherry Solomon
That Crazy Dream
mixed media

Gene K. Garrison
Celestial Spark $2000
acrylic

$695
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Alayne Abrahams
mixed media

Connections NFS

Helga Flower, ISEA-NF*

Open Your Mind
mixed media

$1200

Linda Benton McCloskey, ISEA-NF Daybreak

CUTTING EDGE AWARD

$1400

acrylic

Sue Marrazzo
Love Song
mixed media

Dorothy Wallace Crack in Time

concrete and mosaic

$1200

$400

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Lynn Loscutoff
Collage $1800
watercolor collage

Frances Baker

watercolor on Yupo

Fandango $750

Sharon Brocha
Falling Flowers
acrylic, watercolor

$800

Marlene S. Bremer Gilded Rose

mixed media, collage

Beverly Yankwitt Flower Power

watercolor, collage

$1500
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International Society of Experimental Artists 21st ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION Sept. 21-Oct. 21, 2012 NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION Betty Lou Schlemm, AWS, D.F., Juror
Best of Show,
Artist Title AWARDS

ISEA

2012 Awards

The Gracie Award M. Sue Reynolds

The Navajo

$1000 and the Gracie

First Place Julie Yontz Rupp Second Place Sheila M. Currie Third Place Annie Morgan Presidents Award Cathy Hegman Founders Award Kathy OMeara
International Society of Acrylic Painters Most Creative Acrylic Paint Expression Ara (Barbara) Leites

Homage to Klimt $500 Award Oh Canada, A Land of Opportunity $400 Award Patent Pending $300 Award Sisters $300 Award The Erosion of Time $200 Award

ISAP Award

Parents $200 Award Hope $200 Award

Jurors Award

Marylu

Dykstra

Cutting Edge Awards Techniques, Materials, Attitudes, or Concepts that explore the Cutting Edge of Art Creation

Patti Sevensma Gretchen Foster Betty Morris Parker Howard J. Eberle Sue Marrazzo Nancy Herkert

Years of Dreaming African Priestess

$200 Merchandise Award $200 Merchandise Award

Moonlight $200 Merchandise Award Corrosion $200 Merchandise Award Love Song $200 Merchandise Award A Strange Familiar $200 Merchandise Award

ISEA acknowledges with appreciation all of our donors and volunteers who have made our 2012 International Exhibition possible. Thank you!
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