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M. G. Nelson Family

2018

​The New Golden Book Art Competition
June 8 - 16, 2018
In partnership with the works by the Illinois Bicentennial Coordinating Committee of Springfield.

Liturgical & Sacred Art
April 27 - May 26, 2018
Best of Show: Felicia Olin
First Place: Susan Gaylord
​Second Place: Laurie Wohl
Third Place: Dennis McGeary

Pastel Perspectives
Works by the Illinois Prairie Pastel Society
April 11 - 21, 2018

Illinois Times Cover Art Exhibition
April 6, 2018

​Artist-In-Residence Exhibition
March 2 - 31, 2018
Back from the Dead   - Ginger Lukas
Contempt For A Thin Fever  - Rob Thomson
Head Like A Stone  - Gene Tanta

​Mid Central IL Scholastic Art Awards
January 28 - February 22, 2018

​Art is Exceptional: Celebrating Student Artist of SPS 186
January 5 - 25, 2018

2017

Consulting a Harvestman: Painting and Cut Paper Installations by Sarah Nguyen 
December 1 - 22, 2017

Morphology - Sculpture by Benjamin Lowder 
November 3 - 25, 2017

On My Own Time
October 23 - 30, 2017

Program run by the Springfield Area Arts Council
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Sangamon Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition
October 6 - 20, 2017

Paintings by Lyubov Momot
September 1 - 30, 2017

Curated by Rosina Neginsky
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Speaking in Decay
August 4 - 26, 2017

curated by Robert Mazrim and Corrin Smithson McWhirter
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Living with Modernism: Mid-Century Decorative Art
June 2 – July 22, 2017

Curated by Anthony Rubano
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Borrowed and Shared: Matthew Litteken and Camille Silverman
May 5-27, 2017

Illinois Prairie Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 
April 7 - April 29, 2017

Shifting Sands Part 2: Springfield’s Architectural Legacy
​ March 10 – April 1, 2017

Curated by Erika Holst, Curtis Mann, and Stephanie Martin
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Through A Jewish Lens 
February 27 - March 6, 2017

presented by The Jewish Federation of Springfield, Illinois
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Central Illinois Scholastic Competition 
January 29 – February 24, 2017

Creative Life Outside the Classroom 
January 6 – 25, 2017

We invited ALL area art teachers, no grade or school restrictions, to submit one work of art for the exhibition. It’s goal was to share what those who teach and inspire others create in their creative practice.

2016

On My Own Time 
December 2 - 22

presented by Springfield Area Arts Council
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Petrolia: Kathleen Thum 
November 4 - 25

Watercolor Society Annual Members Exhibition
October 7 - 29

with judge and visiting artist Donna Jill Witty
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Ebb & Flow
September 9 - October 1

An exhibition of Hand Papermaking and Installation work by Megan Singleton & May Babcock
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Shapes of Influence National Ceramics Exhibition, guest juror Erin Furimsky
August 5 - September 3

Lisa Marie Barber, Lindsey Beasley, Gary Beaumont, Casey Beck, Jill Birschbach, Sally Brogden, Robert Bruch, Jim Budde, Brian Christensen, Shenny Cruces, Audry Deal-McEver, Paula Diaz-Sylvester, Christine Dokolasa, Yewen Dong, Ben Grazzini, Mary Harden, Hugh Henderson, Jason Hess, Lauren Kearns, Lucien Koonce, Emily Loehle, Robert Lorenz, John Masello, Hannah Meredith, Matthew Mitros, April Noble, Helen Otterson, Rosalinda Post-Lucas, Mike Rand, Don Reynolds, Gina Robbins, Kazuma Sambe, Lauren Sandler, JoAnn Schnabel, Suzanne Sidebottom,Karen Swyler, Joan Ulrich, Mark Walnock, Mieke Zuiderweg
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A Culture of Images Photography Exhibition, guest juror Chris Faust
July 8 - 30

featuring: Lance Armour, Jody Berns, RL Boston, Larry Braun, David Brodsky, Sabrina DeTurk, Sara Drower, Rebecca Ebben, Molly Edwards, Vincent Ferrari, DeAnna Foran, Rebecca Groynom, Sara Haig, Michael Kinble, Jacqueline LeBlanc, Brian MacKenzie, Michelle Mitchell, Jennifer Park, Kanthy Peng, Christopher Priebe, Sara Risley, Rachel Sanfilippo, Kathryn Scott, Sanfdee Soloway, Joseph Stout, Drew Walker 
First Place: DeAnna Foran for Surf Series A&B
Second Place: Vincent Ferrari for Hangin’
Third Place: Jennifer Park for Blurry Outlook

Night Fishing Show, guest curator Michael Houser
June 6 - July 2

featuring Kim H. Goldfarb, Jarrod Whitenmeyer, Ruthann Mazrim, Robert Mazrim, Megan Stroech, Mathias Schergen, Traci Looksey Somers, Bill Baker, and Michael Houser​

Sacred and Liturgical Festival National Juried Show 
April 30 – May 28

featuring Rosemarie Adcock, Carol Alleman, Wendy Allen, Vera Angelico, David Beker, Karen Bennett, Sutton Betti, Teresa Blatt, Jeff Boshart, Karen Boshart, Sara Braswell, Beverly Brekke-Bailey, Laura Carpenter, Delinda Chapman, Sally Chapman, Anna Chupa, Rebecca Connell, Donna Davies, Kelly Dawson, Georgann DeMille, Andy Denney, Valerie Deveraux, Olga Dytyniak, Susan Entin, Debi Lynn Fendley, Bin Feng, Debra Fitzsimmons, Lois Gaylord, Carson Grubaugh, Emma Hadzi Antich, Joyce Watkins King, Judith Larzelere, Melissa Lovingood, Joanna Madloch, Janine Manheim, Sophia Mason, Suzanne Mauro, Alexandra Miller, Dennis Morris, Christine Niswonger, Sara Nordling, Felicia Olin, John-Brian Paprock, Anne Patterson, Elizabeth Porcel, PD Rearick, Mathias Schergen, Steven Schroeder, Carol Shahbaz, Claire Simon, Diane Singler, Cora Smith, Daren Smith, Emily Stevens, David Terrar, Kathy Thaden, Suzanne Thompson, Bonita Van Moorlehem, Jeane Vogel, Kat Warwick, Laurie Wohl, Naomi Woolsey, and Xiong Xuan

Illinois Prairie Pastel Society 10th Anniversary Exhibition
April 18 - 25  

Albert Krehbiel
March 3- April 9

Central Illinois Scholastic Art Competition
January 28 – February 26

Shifting Sands: Springfield's Architectural Legacy 
January 8 - 27

an overview of lost architectural treasures

2015

Under the Influence
November 21 – December 19

SAA Student + Faculty Exhibition

Illinois Prairie Pastel Society
October 30 – November 13

Sangamon Valley Watercolor Society
October 8 – 24

Bound by Tradition, Unbound by Choice: Contemporary Artists Books
September 4 – October 2

National invitational exhibition curated by Betsy Dollar
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Here and Not Here
August 7 – 28

DEMO Project Collaboration, featuring Cody Arnall, Edward Kelley, and Megan Stroech
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Allons-y
July 3 – 31

Ceramics by CJ Niehaus and Rob Boryk

Jeff Boshart and His Odd Spaces
June 5 – 27

Sacred to the Memory: 19th Century Mourning Artifacts
May 1 – 30

Artifacts provided by Timothy J. Krause of Carl Sandberg College. Shown in conjunction with the Lincoln Funeral Reenactment.
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Along the Water: Impressions of Lake Springfield at 80
April 10 – 26

Invitational exhibition curated by Robert Mazrim and Erin Svendsen. Featuring Amanda Arnett, Amanda Greive, Bernie Hatcher, John Hayes, Corrin Smithson McWhirter, Robert Mazrim, Ruthann Mazrim, Dennis Morris, Ginny Lee, Erin Svendsen, and Jeff Williams.
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Pro-Text Addendum
March 6 – April 3

Citywide collaboration of artworks using text, also exhibiting at the Illinois State Museum, University of Illinois Springfield, and Lincoln Land Community College, featuring Brytton Bjorngaard, Stan Bly, L. Shayne Brantley, Betsy Dollar, Shane Harris, Allison Lacher, Ruthann Mazrim, Michael Miller, Terry Rathje, Jeff Robinson, Brian Sullivan, Kevin Veara and Thom Whalen.

Central Illinois Scholastic Art Competition
January 25 – February 28

Down From the Attic: Curiosities from the Permanent Collection
January 7 – 22

2014

Annual Holiday Hall Art and Craft Sale
November 22 – December 19

Illinois Prairie Pastel Society
November 1 – 15​

Sangamon Valley Watercolor Society
October 10 – 25

On the Prairie
September 12 – October 4

Featuring bronzes by Marshall Mitchell and paintings by Joe Hindley
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Shapes of Influence
July 18 – September 9

National juried exhibition of contemporary ceramics, juried by Harris Deller
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McKinny-Hall Indian Lithographs
July 2 – July 12

Thomas McKeeney & James Hall 1836 -1844 from the collection of Richard and Ann Hart
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Multiple Impression
June 6 – July 2 ​

National juried exhibition of contemporary printmaking
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Sacred and Liturgical Festival National Juried Show 
May 2 – 24

Trigger: New Work by UIS Art Faculty
April 4 – 25

Featuring Brytton Bjorngaard, Shane Harris, Tim Kowalczyk, Allison Lacher, Mike Miller, Michael Prault, Megan Rigoni-McCormic, Jeff Robinson, and Clay Stalter
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Nocturne
March 5 – 28

Installation by Kathleen Scott

Central Illinois Scholastic Art Competition
January 25 – February 28

M.G. Nelson Family Gallery Reveal
January 8

2013

Sangamon Watercolor Society
October 8 – 19

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Material Life of Early Springfield
August 31 – October 5

Curated by Erika Holst
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Sacrosanct: A Collaborative Soul Signature
July 26 – August 24

Featuring Amanda Grieve and Thom Whalen
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Charlie Houska
June 28 – July 20

Jean Poklop, Career Retrospective
May 25 – June 22

Botanicals
April 26 – March 18

Regional juried exhibition
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10 x 10 = 100
April 20

Centennial Celebration Exhibition, invitational exhibition, and auction​
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Rendered in Black & White
March 28 – April 17

It’s Complicated
March 2 – 25

Featuring Jim Edgecomb, Felicia Olin, Adam Perschbacher, Ryan Sponsler, and Mary Tumulty​

Central Illinois Scholastic Arts Competition
January 26 – February 22

Stories Behind the Faces
January 5 – 25

Curated by Erika Holst, featuring portraits from the SAA permanent collection and nine guest artists
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2012

​Annual Holiday Hall Art and Craft Sale

Sangamon Watercolor Society

Vasily Myazin Retrospective

featuring painting
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Paul Riemer Retrospective

featuring sculpture
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In the Genes, work by multiple generations of Springfield’s creative families

Curated by Betsy Dollar
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SAA Permanent Collection 1930-60

Curated by Erika Holst
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Liturgical & Sacred Art national juried exhibition 

MacClernand Elementary School group exhibition 

Illinois Prairie Pastel Society 

Matthew Schultz – Mandalas: Attempting the Divine 

Central Illinois Scholastic Arts Competition 

​Reviving the Past: The Restoration and Conservation of Edwards Place and its Collections

Curated by Erika Holst
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2011

​Annual Holiday Hall Art and Craft Sale

Sangamon Watercolor Society

PULP: Fact, Fiction & Fantasy, handmade paper art

Curated by Betsy Dollar
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​Play Ball: the art of America’s favorite pastime

Curated by Rod Buffington
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Liturgical & Sacred Art Juried Festival

​Urban Views: Two perspectives of the same landscape

Featuring photography by Chris Faust and Michael Shapiro

​Central Illinois Scholastic Arts Competition

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SAA Collective

2018

Ambience
Mach 9  - May 3, 2018
​featuring David Brodsky, John Hayes, and Gary Beaumont
Exhibition Support provided by Gregory P. Sgro​​
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Paperworks
January 12 – March 1, 2018
​featuring Joan Burmeister, Carolyn Owen Sommer, and Teri Zee
​Sponsored by Don and Carole Walton
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2017

LARGE WORKS / small works
December 12 - 22, 2017

Holiday Best Gifts Sale
November 21 - December 22, 2017

Pedestrian
October 20 - December 7, 2017

Featuring Bernie White Hatcher and Adam G. Perschbacher
Sponsored by H&S Builders, INC, and Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP
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Works in Wood
October 20 – November 17

​Featuring Springfield's Local Wood Worker and Wood Turner Clubs
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Layers
August 25 –October 12, 2017

Featuring Katherine Pippin Pauley, Debra Nickelson Smith, and Rosalinda Post-Lucas
Sponsored by H.D. Smith Foundation
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6x6(x6) Exhibition and Raffle
September 20 – October 7, 2017

ART: The Exhibition
August 1 - 19, 2017

Featuring M. Tumulty, Corrin Smithson McWhirter, Ruthann Mzarin, Rick Taylor, Bernie White Hatcher, and Adam G. Perschbacher
Partnership with the Hoogland Center for the Arts
exploring the white painting
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Inspired by the Gardens: Lincoln Memorial Gardens Beyond 75 Years
July 6 - August 19, 2017

​Images of Illinois Photo Contest 2017
July 6- 29, 2017 

In Partnership with the Illinois Times 
Sponsored by CherryBerry Springfield, MicroPower, and PSC Digital
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​Seen + Felt
​May 5 – June 29, 2017 

Featuring Delinda Chapman, Mary Frances, and Mary Ellen Strack
Sponsored by Scott Morton
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​Illinois Times Visitor's Guide Cover Art Contest Exhibition 
April 4 - 27, 2017

presented by the Illinois Times
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PLAY: National Juried Exhibition 
January 13 - March 2, 2017

Juror: Bob Sill, Curator of Art, Illinois State Museum
Regional Best in Show: A La Recherche du Temps Perdu by John Hayes
National Best in Show: "Guess Who" by Tessa Lee Martinez
Featuring Bruce Alves III, Lex Archibald, Piety Choi, Betsy Dollar, Lauren Feret, Cathy J. Ganschinietz, John Hayes, Tessa Martinez, Corrin Smithson McWhirter, Beth Rodgers, and Suzanna Scott

Contrasting Forms 
January 13 - March 2, 2017

Featuring Tracey Maras, Wiley D. Jenkins, and Dan Grossmann
Sponsored by Artistic Images Photography, Studio 6 Styling Salon, and Pat and Phil Wheat
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2016

LARGE WORK/small work: Members Exhibition 
December 9 - 23, 2016

Testimony: Jane Frey and Bob Leffler 
October 14 - December 1, 2016

Sponsored by Don & Carole Walton with support from Mark & Beth Summer
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Happenstance: Juried Found Art Sculpture Competition 
October 14 - November 11, 2016

Guest Juror: Jeff Boshart 
Featuring Pam Allen, Amanda Dace, Andrea Ernest, Martha Iler, Jan Kappes, Gene Mialkowski, Rick Noble, Katherine Pippin Pauley, and Torri Thompson
Best in Show: Autographs & Sketches by Andrea Ernest Sheehan
Juror Awards: Disenfranchised by Marta Iler, Maple Driftwood Fish by Rick Noble
Honorable Mention: Wheels of Change by Pam Allen
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2nd Annual Emerging Artist Exhibition 
August 19 - September 17, 2016

Featuring Immanuel Ahiable, Julie Alessandrini-Costa, Cathy Ganschinietz, Ginger D. Ingoglia, David Ross, and Larry Van Alstine
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Creative Pathways
August 19 – October 6

Featuring Roland Folse, Colleen“Cookie”Ferratier, and Rita Young
Sponsored by Roland and Hazen Folse
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Natural Forms
June 24 – August 11

Opening reception in partnership with the Springfield Bonsai Society Featuring Catherine Flynn and Rick Taylor
Sponsored by Stray Dog Press, Inc. and Doug & Ann Dougherty

Translations 
April 29 – June 16

Featuring David Brodsky, Jed Leber, and Corrin Smithson McWhirter
Sponsored by Friends of Corrin and Dr. Daniel Moffett DDS

Images of Illinois Photo Contest Exhibition
March 31 – April 21

Sponsored by Illinois Times, CherryBerry Springfield, PSD Digital, microPOWER Computer Systems, and Exciting Windows! by Susan Day

Joyful Evolutions 
March 4 – April 21

Featuring Mary (Midge) Langfelder, Jim Edwards, and Beverley Brekke-Bailey
Sponsored by Williamsville State Bank & Trust, and The Family of Beverly Brekke-Bailey

refleXions
January 8 - February 25

Featuring Ginny Lee, Greg Walbert, and Brian A. Allen
Sponsored by Illinois Times

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