OCAF’S 25th ANNUAL
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April 17th – May 29th, 2020
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)
Watkinsville, GA

SouthWorks 2020 Juror’s Statement

It was a real honor to be the Juror for the 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, SouthWorks 2020 at Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. There were several strong submissions to the exhibition, and it was very difficult to make my final selections for the show. The submitted artwork showcased several different styles and techniques, and explored a diverse range of materials and mediums. The works showed an intense attention to detail and craftsmanship, while also exploring a wide variety of concepts and emotions. I did sense a common thread that was present throughout all of the selections. Each one expresses emotion through a skillful use of materials. I decided that was a good perspective from which to select work for the exhibition. I found myself experiencing a feeling of longing through some works, and in others I found myself smiling with joy. I encourage every viewer to spend time with each work, and examine the exquisite hand of the artist, and feel what each artist has to share. There is a tremendous amount of talent showcased in this exhibition, much of which is from this region, and all of that is something to embrace and to celebrate.

Chris Clamp, Juror
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Enter the Main Gallery
Rapchur
Potion
Pele
Motherland
The Third Watch
To Breathe Again
My Dad
The Pattern is the Path
Cameron Berglund, “Plein-Air Bloodroot Flowers, (Sanguinaria canadensis) State Botanical Garden of Georgia”
Cameron Berglund, “Plein-Air Clayton Street Facade, Athens, Georgia”
Silver Memento Mori
Viviane Van Giesen
"Sea Dance"
To Dust
Rebecca Adcock, “Riverdance“
Helen Kuykendall, “Red Light”
Helen Kuykendall, “La Mano”
Shirley Chambliss, “Victorian Topaz Clasp”
Susie Burch, “Caught in Life's Ebb and Flow”
Michael Elliott-Smith, “Into the Night”
Barbara Mann, “Sunlight in Trees Necklace”
Lauren Yandell, “In A Crowd”
Nathaniel Byrd, “Jasper's Paradise”
On the Move VIII
Rosie Coleman, “On the Move II”
Ashley Ward, “Darlin'”
David Noah, “Antique Shop”
Joseph Cavender, “Tide”
Kie Johnson, ”Getting My Feet Wet”
Sue Sellew, “Golden House Wren”
Meredith Lachin, “Nest”
Jonathan Murrill, “Denny”
Jonathan Murrill, “Stronger”
Chris Greer, “Milky Way Magic”
Chris Greer, “Solitude”
Carol MacAllister, “Night Passage”
Roman Zalac, “Koryeni”
Ginger Goekjian, “Untitled (sand series)”
Ginger Goekjian, “Womb (sand series)”
Michael Sawecki, “What our dreams might be worth”
Manda McKay, “One in Six”
Gerald Alderman, “Spinning Thread - Cusco, Peru”
Lobster Shack
Abraham Tesser, “Keystone Stool”
Mary Cooper McDonough, “Almost To Lebanon Road”
Sylvia Dawe, “Wonder Cuff”
Wade Sheldon, “Runnels And Ripples”
Wade Sheldon, “Covered Bridge After the Storm”
Deborah Tidwell, “The Tea Party”
Babs
Kim Bingaman, “Gene”
Bonnie Montgomery, “Rug # 1037”
Sandy Ruark, “Lady Pears”
Aylah Ireland, “Phyllis & George”
Elizabeth Barton, “Ferrybridge”
Ron Buffington, “Databerg (Left Intact)
Ron Buffington, “Databerg (The Uncarved Block)”
Betsy Hughes, “Daisies......what Daisies?”
Besty Hughes, “Poms”
Susan Pelham, “Paradise”
Cindy Karp, “Ice Cathedral”
Babs Kall, “Open Weave Glass Basket”
Louise Robertson, “Copper Raku”
Michael England, “Minnow”
Logan Woodle, “His Favorite Bull Paid for that House”
Logan Woodle, “Clabber Ladle” (Merit Award 3D)
Britt McDermott, “Lady Avelins”
Kelsey Wishik, “All Seeing”
Laura Floyd, “Claudia Patricia Gómez Gonzalez”
LauraFloyd, “Greta Thunberg”
Matthew Mogle, “I ain't superstitious but, hey, do you know a good exorcist?”
Matthew Mogle, “Judith”
Alan Campbell, “India”
Mark Beduhn, “Sunflower Kinetic Sculpture” (Honorable Mention)
Kara Daviau, “Beverly Hills”
Cynzia Sanchez, “Check Me Out!”
Cynzia Sanchez, “Don't You Know?”
Ellen Cowne, “Tulip”
Ellen Cowne, “Wandering”
Summer Davis, “Dirt Road”
Aldo Muzzarelli, “The Discreet Charm of Silence”
Aldo Muzzarelli, “Rain of Prejudice”
Barbara Dixon, “Everywhere”

Get to Know the Artist

Watch the following videos to learn more about these artists and their award winning art.

Deborah Tidwell
“The Tea Party” (Best in Show)

Jonathan Merrill
“Stronger” (Merit Award 2D)

Mark Beduhn
“Sunflower Kinetic Sculpture” (Honorable Mention)

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Chris Clamp, OCAF’s SouthWorks 2020 Juror

Chris Clamp

SouthWorks 2020 Juror

Chris Clamp is a realist oil painter living and working in Charlotte, NC. He holds a B.F.A. with a concentration in painting from Winthrop University (’01).

Clamp has spent the past 18 years as an integral member of the arts community in Charlotte. For 15 years, Clamp worked at Jerald Melberg Gallery as an exhibition designer, chief art handler, and trusted consultant to clients. In 2017, he left Jerald Melberg Gallery to open the newest branch of the New York-based art logistics company, Atelier 4. After establishing and building the new branch, Clamp formed his own, independent art handling business, so that he could focus more fully on his painting career.

Since this latest shift in his professional life, Clamp has enjoyed new opportunities as an artist. In the summer of 2019, Clamp was honored with an artist residency at the internationally acclaimed McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC. Immediately following his residency, he was invited to be the artist-in-residence for the fall 2019 semester at Charlotte Country Day School, where he taught advanced students and had a solo show of his most recent paintings.