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94th Annual Exhibition In partnership with the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites August 3 - October 14, 2018 Indiana State Museum WOW, I HAD NO IDEA! That’s right. Here, you’ll discover stories unfolding in unexpected ways. Every day, we preserve pop culture, excavate ginormous bones, and curate one-of-a-kind rarities to reframe big discussions. FIND WHAT’S NEXT. At the Indiana State Museum. indianamuseum.org Everything in the 94th Annual Hoosier Salon Exhibition can be purchased online at www. hoosiersalon.org or by calling (317) 669-6050. Your purchase supports the artist and the Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt artist-service organization. 2018 Best of Show – Patricia Hooper, Marlo HOOSIER SALON PATRONS ASSOCIATION PAST PRESIDENTS Mrs. Ruth Barnard Griffiths Dr. Jamia J. Jacobsen Mr. John C. Shaffer Mrs. David A. Hicks Mrs. J.E.P. Holland Mrs. Donald Kramer Dr. Joseph B. Davis George F. Rapp MD Mr. Hugh J. Baker, Jr. Mr. John R. Rardon Mr. Harold W. Jordan Mr. Douglas L. Tillman Mrs. Gordon G. Hughes Mrs. Renata Harris Mrs. Ardath Burkhart Mr. Jerry D. Semler Mr. Harry E. Riser Mrs. Amy Chappell Mr. Eugene L. Henderson Mr. John Pantzer III Mr. Richard E. Ford Ms. Emily West Mr. Henry B. Blackwell Mrs. Marilyn Shank Eckert & Ross Fine Art T. C. Steele (American 1874-1926) A Quiet Forest, 1900 Money doesn’t grow on trees. 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Although art was always a part of years of age. His artistic gift was discovered by a fifth-grade teacher his life, Boedges came to paint in a more serious manner during and and a creative explosion was sparked in the pre-teen. Robinson immediately after college. He attended the University of Kansas where studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. he received a degree in philosophy. But by then the painting bug, and His work fits squarely within the tradition of American painting. painting plein air, had already taken hold. He went back to school to Robinson’s finished works bear a close affinity to the masters of study fine art at the University of Colorado. Preferring a more traditional the realist tradition, Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Eakins. Containing approach to painting, Boedges left the program after two years to study few references to modern life, Robinson’s work has a timeless and exclusively from nature. Painting plein air had become his sole focus, universal quality and exhibits a turn-of-the-century aesthetic. The and it would remain so for several years. Through this study his skills images he chooses, which refer to a bygone era where solitude and quickly developed. His first show was in 2003 and it was a remarkable reflection were abundant, also provoke frequent allusions to the success, nearly selling out. But all artists need mentoring, and realizing paintings of Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper. that to further progress he needed guidance, Boedges began to seek out other artists and to attend workshops to learn everything he could The artist is an Exhibiting Artist Member (EAM) of The National about his craft; which he continues to do to this day. Arts Club, The Salmagundi Club, NY and a Signature member of The Pastel Society of America. He is considered a Living Master by The Among the top honors Boedges has received are the Grand Prize for Art Renewal Center. His work has been featured several times in The Landscape and a spot on the cover of International Artist magazine, as well as more recently the Joseph Hartley Memorial award at the Artist’s Magazine, The Pastel Journal, Watercolor Artist Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector and on the cover of prestigious Salmagundi Club in New York City; Best in Show at the American Artist magazine. Robinson is the author of Lessons in American Impressionist Society’s National Exhibition; and Best in Show Realistic Watercolor (Penguin Random House). In 2012, Robinson at the Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art. became one of the youngest artists to have his work included in an “While I paint many kinds of subjects, the landscape is my first and auction at Sotheby’s Auction House in New York. In the February greatest love. Like many artists, I strive to achieve a painterly realism in 2006 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, Robinson was selected as one my work. I do this for good reason. In an age when all manner of visual of the top 20 realists under the age of 40. Ranker included Robinson media is easily produced and propagated, a well-crafted painting has within the top 150 most famous alumni of Pratt Institute. BuzzFeed one clear advantage: it has a real, tactile surface. Depth is not just an listed the artist among the top 100 Figurative Painters Working illusion of pixels but a real quality of pigments layered and smooshed Right Now. In 2014, Robinson was appointed Brand Ambassador for around a canvas. So I attempt to let the paint do what it does best: look Winsor & Newton. like paint.” Robinson is included in collections such as Museo Arte Contemporanea in Sicilia (Italy), Arkansas Arts Center, Bank of America and the notable private collector J.J. 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Hundreds try to be one of the few artists selected each year BOARD OF DIRECTORS for this prestigious show. Styles have changed, disappeared, Stephen Tarr, President and returned; artists have moved on and come home; yet, Donna Hovey, Vice President the exhibition’s quality remains. Melanie Wissel, Secretary Phil McKiernan, Treasurer It’s a tradition that’s important for several reasons: first, it drives artists to improve. You must get into your first show, JoEllen Bendall then win your first award, and next sell your masterpiece. 94th Annual Hoosier Salon Terry Bowen Soon, if you are talented and you work, you could be Thomas Burke Works in the Exhibition one of the artists who have been in five, 10 or even 20 Karen Butler Hoosier Salons. Secondly, the Hoosier Art Salon connects Dr. Gregory Chernoff eager buyers with Indiana’s best artists. Finally, this Tom Creveling show documents the vibrancy of the visual arts in today’s Jeremy Efroymson community. When this exhibition started in 1925, it was Brandon Emkes for precisely this reason: to show the world how good the Dr. Martin Farlow artists of Indiana were. John R. Gibbs On behalf of the board and staff of the Hoosier Salon Patrons Donna Hovey Association, we welcome you to this 94th Annual Hoosier Rebecca Kubacki Salon Exhibition. John Lechleiter Raymond McConnell Phil McKiernan Robyn McMahon Stephen Tarr Jim Morris 2018 Board President Cynthia Munerol James E. May Dr. George Rapp Executive Director Jerry Semler Marilyn Shank Libby Somerville Stephen Tarr Amb. Randall Tobias Melanie Wissel 94th Annual Hoosier Salon Works in the Exhibition Artists257 Entered This Year’s Call for Entries Men94 and Women163 Entered 122 BEST OF SHOW – $5,000 Artists Were Accepted Made possible by the generosity of John and Sarah Lechleiter Patricia Hooper, Marlo Watercolor ($1,200) Carol Amos Terry R. Armstrong Terry R. Armstrong Variegated Pink Rose Hen House Spring on the Tippecanoe River Oil ($800) Watercolor ($3,600) Watercolor ($3,600) 9” x 12” 28” x 35” 30” x 42” Janet Boettcher Roy Boswell Robert Bratton Tillie’s Treasure Box Facing Past Sidetracked Wood ($198) Oil ($5,000) Watercolor ($900) 4” x 9” x 9” 48” x 48” 27.25” x 38” 10 94th Annual Exhibition Works658 Entered and Were150 Chosen by the Jurors Women63 and Men59 in this Year’s Exhibition We Welcome 22 2ND PLACE / BEST LANDSCAPE – $4,000 New Artists to This Year’s Show! Made possible by the generosity of the Board of Directors of the Hoosier Salon Patrons Association Lawrence Rudolech, High and Dry Oil ($4,500) Susan D.