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Annual Juried Art Show

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation hosts an annual art show where artists who are also New Jersey lawyers, judges, law students, law professors and other law-related professionals are welcome to enter.  The exhibit is held in-person at the New Jersey Law Center and in our virtual gallery. 

Opening Reception – Nov. 30

More than 120 attended the opening reception of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s 12th Annual Juried Art Show. The works of 48 talented artists from the legal community on display were selected by the Foundation’s Art Committee. The artwork in the exhibit spans medium including pencil, ink, painting (oils, acrylics), mix-media, sculpture and more. The artists include retired and practicing attorneys, judges, and others who work in the legal profession. Thank you to all who attended and congratulations to the winners.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Recipients!

FIRST PLACE
Air
Oil on Canvas
Anthony Fiore
48″ x 72″ ~ Not for Sale

SECOND PLACE
American Abroad
Graphite Pencil
Anthony Gartmond
20″ x 24″ ~ $1,500

THIRD PLACE
Tim
Watercolor on Yupo
Hon. Lorraine C. Parker
14″ x 17.5″ ~ Not for Sale

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Effie Yazzie, Navajo
Photography
Neal Howard Herstik
16″ x 20″ ~ $750

CHAIR’S MERIT AWARD
The Beginning and The End
Photography
Gabrielle Canaie
11×14 ~ $50

Honorable Mentions

Nothing Compares to You
Recycled paper on Cardboard
Maria Anderson

Backyard Findings
Digital Illustration
Sara D. Balsamo

Equal Justice Under the Law Quilt
Cotton Fabric, Applique
Crystal L. Cochren

Rejuvenation
Acrylic Spray Paint/Liquid on Canvas
Kyri S. Cotton

Betty and Bill
Charcoal on Bristol Board
Daniel Krovatin

Made of Clouds
Relief Sculpture casted in Bonded Marble
Chuong Pham

Macrame Sampler #5
Cotton, Glass Beads
Gary Riveles

Additional Artwork Selected for this Year’s Show

Nocturnal Ladder
Digital Illustration
Martin Allen

Sculpture
Michael Austin

Sunrise Lago di Braiese
Photography
Rob Ballard

Arches in an Irish Garden
Photography
Robin Ballard

Face of Tranquility
Photography
Scott J. Basen

Out of the Blue
Charcoal, Graphite, Pastel, Acrylic
Susan Berkow

Lucy the Elephant
Digital Art
Noreen Braman

Women with Perfume
Oil on Canvas
Gerard Michael Brennan

Wild Flowers
Pastels
Adrienne Charlton

Pont Alexandre III, at Dusk
Photography
Craig Compoli

Thistles #1
Oil on Canvas
Hon. Patricia Costello

Faith
Photography
Hon. Dorothy Harbeck

Wyoming Stars
Photography
Janice L. Heinold

280 W. Sunset
Acyrilc
Amanda Jones

Beauty in the Broken
Oil on Canvas
Cynthia Bertha Kolaski

LBI Storm Clouds
Photography
Evan M. Levow

Home for Dinner
Photography
Katherine M. Lordi

A Mating Dance
Photography
Michael Lubin

Riviera
Photography
Eugenia Lynch

Fortitude
Photography
Arthur Margeotes

Abe
Acrylic on Canvas
Greggory Marotian

Snow Effects: Sussex County
Watercolor
Paul Massaro

Adirondack Chairs
Photography
Denise Mayfryer

Yellowstone Visitors
Photography
Ana Maria Meizys

Rosario Dawson at Ahsoka Tano
Digital Art
John Mossaad

Life in the Garden
Watercolor and Ink
Sherri Orenberg-Ruggieri

Tram # 28
Photography
Kevin C. Orr

Butterfly
Arcylic
Erika Perez

Lutto II, Pride
Oil/Watercolor
P. Lane O’Shea

Bannerman Castle
Photography
JoAnn Telemdschinow

Caught in the Floodlights
Photography
Michelle Tomasso

Hummingbird
Acrylic
Charles F. Vuotto, Jr.

Innocence
Watercolor on Paper
William H. Watson

Ode to the CROWN Act
Painting
Qiana Mitchell Watson

Lionfish
Photography
Myron Weinstein

Balancing Act
Acylic and Oil
Elaine Wladyga