Variations 2023

April 22 – June 18, 2023

Variations is the Marblehead Art Association’s annual national exhibit which features the artwork of artists from across the country. Since 2021, artists from across the country, representing a diversity of styles and media have been invited to participate in this eight-week, juried exhibit of 2D and 3D work.

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 23 • 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Variations 2023 Winners

Fine Art

1st: Churning Sea 14, Cara Gonier

2nd: 70 – 75, Agnes Wyant

Honorable Mention: Daffodils 3, Felicia Touhey

3D

1st: Anatomy of the Patriarchy, Winnie van der Rijn

2nd: Puzzled, Barbara Fletcher

Honorable Mention: Dragon, Hannah Wilson

Photography

1st: Desert Sky at Night, John Willmer

2nd: March 18-September 13, John Rich

Honorable Mention: Still Waters, Diana Gubbay

Variations 2023 Judges

Three respected judges from the Harvard Museum of Art, the Griffin Museum of Photography and the Fuller Craft Museum juried the works for acceptance and judged for prizes.

Susan Anderson

Curatorial Research Associate - Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

Susan Anderson is the Curatorial Research Associate at the Harvard Art Museums, a role she has held since earning a Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University. Over the course of her career, she has researched, published, and exhibited Harvard’s collection of Dutch old master drawings, including those on long-term loan, and has lectured on and taught this material both domestically and internationally.

Susan summers for several weeks on Monhegan Island, ME, an artist colony that resonates with Cape Ann, MA, and actively volunteers at the Monhegan Museum of Art and History.

Crista Dix

Executive Director, and Curator Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts

Crista Dix is currently the Executive Director at the Griffin Museum of Photography. Before coming to the Griffin Museum in 2020 she spent fifteen years operating her own photography gallery, wall space creative, closing it in 2020 to make the move to New England and the Griffin. The Griffin Museum curates over 50 exhibitions a year.

Crista has written essays about photography, introducing creative artists’ work to a broader community. She has been a member of numerous panels and discussions on the craft of photography, juried creative competitions and has participated in major portfolio reviews across the country in cities like Houston, Portland, Los Angeles, Santa Fe and New Orleans.

Kendall Brinson

Director of Learning and Engagement, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

Kendall Brinson is the Director of Learning & Engagement at Fuller Craft Museum and is responsible for creating, funding, and implementing programming for all ages centering craft materials, processes, and traditions. Since joining the museum in 2022, she has expanded the museum’s programming and outreach to local communities and is building new community partnerships.

Kendall graduated from UMass Amherst with a B.A. in History in 2020 and holds a M.A.T. in Museum Education from George Washington University. She has worked in museums and non-profits since 2018 with collections ranging from contemporary art to historical artifacts to living collections. She was awarded the 2022 New England Museum Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship.  