IN PLAIN SIGHT
Curated by Margaret Vega - Atlantic Gallery
Juror Statement
The selection process for this exhibition, in Plain Sight, was both rigorous and rewarding. The breadth of submissions reflected a wide range of approaches, conceptual dialog, and material explorations, making the task of narrowing the field both challenging and deeply engaging.
In reviewing the work, I prioritized pieces that demonstrated a strong synthesis of concept and execution—where intention and form were in clear symphony. The most compelling works moved beyond technical proficiency to offer a distinct visual language, one that felt both personal and universal. I was particularly drawn to artists who embraced whether through use of materials, unexpected composition, or thematic investigation, the nuances that are often normalized or overlooked, asking us to pause and engage.
Cohesion was also a guiding consideration. While each selected work stands independently, together they form a dynamic conversation—one that reflects both the diversity of contemporary practice and the shared concerns that connect us as artists. Tension, vulnerability, focal points, transformation, and the reimagining of familiar forms emerged as subtle touchstones across the exhibition.
It is important to acknowledge that many strong works could not be included. The final selection reflects not only individual merit, but also curatorial balance and the interaction created among the pieces as a body of work inspired by the concept of “too visible to be seen.”
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all artists who submitted their work. Their commitment to their practice and engagement with the public is what sustains and enriches the contemporary art sphere.
~Margaret Vega
Guillaume Allamel
Detritus #3
Woodblock Print
16.50” × 21.50”
$400
Nancy Breakstone
Beneath The Rush
Photograph on plexiglass
30.00” × 36.00”
$800
Nancy Breakstone
GAS Award for Photography
Jackie Sarah Brown
Fig. 4B
Graphite and charcoal on paper
10.00” × 7.00”
$650
Jackie Sarah Brown
Irene Buynoski Free Hand Drawing Award
Lynn Carlson
Drained
Photograph on aluminum
10.00” × 10.00”
$200
Ruth Carlucci
The Way Out
Collagraph monotype
15.00” × 8.00”
$500
Robin O. Coffman
MODEST
Acrylic on canvas
36.00" × 48.00"
$4,200
Greta Corens
Lily in a Deep Blue Pond
Watercolor
14.00" × 11.00"
$1,300
Harold Davis
The Space Between Us
Cement composite sculpture
9.50" × 15.00"
$2,800
Harold Davis
Greenwich Art Society Award for Sculpture
Myra Eastman
Pancreatic Cancer #2-CT Scans
Acrylic on Canvas
4.00’ × 3.00'
NFS
Gustave Carlson
Backyard on Main Street Wellfleet
Acrylic and graphite on wood panel
36.00” × 36.00”
$2,500
Gustave Carlson
Greenwich Art Society Award - Best in Show
Ruth Carlucci
Redacted
Collage on paper with solvent transfer and acrylic and crayon
22.00” × 30.00”
$500
Stacey Chen
Soy-stained Alley
Charcoal
12.00” × 16.00”
$200
Cynthia Cooper
Keep up with me
acrylic on shaped linen and canvas panels
33.00" × 68.00"
$3,950
John Diephouse
In the Heartland (arcade)
Photograph
16.00" × 24.00"
$400
Patti Goldberg Ettinger
Airstream Dream
Photography 2
20.00" × 16.00"
$375
Audra Frumin
A Life Within
Infrared photography, hand colored with watercolor paint
on matte hot press
8.00” × 10.00"
$75.00
Nora Galland
Saltmarsh Sunrise
Pastel
16.50" × 14.00"
$600
Ellen Gordon
Miss Dinkins
Mixed media on Arches watercolor paper, unframed
$2,200
Debra Graham
Spinout
Ink and pencil on watercolor paper
37.00" × 43.00"
$3,800
Livia Gus
Juice Wars
Acrylic on canvas
24.00" × 30.00"
$500
Joseph Fama
Sunset FAMA
OIL
30.00" × 16.00"
$5,000
Nora Galland
Saltwater Marsh Clinton, Conn.
Pastel
19.00" × 17.00"
$600
Nora Galland
Squash
Watercolor
18.50" × 15.50"
$700
Debra Graham
Multi
Ink crayons, ink, and pencil on watercolor paper
25.00" × 33.00"
$2,000
Bill Guild
The Unseen Witness
Archival, unframed, pigment inkjet print on canvas, hand varnished. 36.00" × 36.00"
$1,250
Adam Hardy
Kitchen sink and tea towel
papers
24.00 W × 18.00"
$700
Veronica Hauresz
Resilience
Photography
24.00" × 18.00"
$495
Renee S Hughes
Keep Your Dreams Close
Acrylic, mixed media
24.00" × 30.00"
$900
Ann Jasperson
Orchard series 6 Ashmead's Kernel, Just look up
Acrylic on synthetic vellum with underpainting
24.00" × 24.00”
$2,500
Liza Kamen
Evening Swim
Oil on canvas
36.00" × 24.00”
$1,200
Liza Kamen
Honorable Mention
SOLD
Meg le Comte
A Gardener's Journal
Mixed media Acrylic Collage on Canvas
12.00" × 12.00"
$500
Patsy Lindamood
Shuttered
Graphite on cradled claybord (panel) 3
6.00" × 24.00"
$5,900
Melissa McCann Santangelo
The Glass Between Us
Photography printed on metal
24.00" × 18.00"
$450
Susan McHale
Banned Books
Fiber and mixed media
36” x 24”
$900
Barbara O'Shea
Red in Winter
Archival pigment print
18.00" × 24.00"
$450
Rebecca Oh
Just a Peek
Oil paint on canvas
50.00" × 50.00”
$4,000
Anna Patalano
Microcosm11
Photography (Archival pigment prints available)
16.00" × 14.00”
$250
Sahir Pena
Held by the Water
Watercolor, oil pastel, and graphite pencil on Canson watercolor paper 12.00" × 16.00"
NFS
Karen Popp
Harlem River Crossing
Mixed Media
23.00" × 13.50"
$2,000
Matthew Robinson
Tarrytown
Acrylic 3
2.00" × 42.00 "
$1,000
Francesca Schwartz
No Regret IV
Sculpture
57.00" × 48.00"
NFS
Vincent Serbin
Twilight Toon 2025
Oil and spray paint on watercolor paper
$2,500
Barbara Shapiro
Untitled 2 ("View from a Window")
Acrylic paint on Dura-Lar
7.00" × 7.00”
$250
Neha Sharma
Withering Nature
Pen on paper
16.00" × 20.00"
$250
Marlene Siff
Breaking Free
Acrylic on linen
$25,000
Shelby K. Smith
Half Full
Acrylic on canvas cut out and collaged to panel wrapped in dark navy linen fabric.
36.00" × 36.00”
$3,000
John Sproul
Chair
Acrylic on canvas
24.00" × 30.00”
$3,000
Emi Subotovsky
Disruption
Mixed media
24.00" × 30.00”
$1,400
Emi Subotovsky
The May & Samuel Rudin Foundation Award
Xiya Wang
Where the Mind Makes a Home
Oil on linen
12.00" × 9.00”
$850
Ryland West
Kennecott Glacier #1
Limited archival digital print
24.00" × 18.00”
$1,100
Stephen Wilson
Foster Road, #8
Digital photograph, archival pigment print
12.00" × 8.00”
$400
Yanti Zhao
爷爷 yeye
Ink, mineral pigments on dragon cloud rice paper
32.00" × 16.00”
$650
Renee S Hughes
Priorities Change
Acrylic, mixed media
24.00" × 24.00"
$875
Germaine John
Ocean Fog
Digital Print
5.00" × 7.00”
$645
Robert Kuperman
Small moment of life
Tempra
24.00" × 16.00"
$450
Holli Levy
Roots And Sky
Encaustic paint, photo collage, oil stick, on reclaimed barn wood
6.50" × 24.00"
$500
Patsy Lindamood
Getting By
graphite on cradled claybord (panel)
24.00" × 24.00"
$3,900
Melissa McCann Santangelo
A Shadow Among Them
Photography printed on metal
24.00" × 18.00"
$450
Jill Morton
Feel The Magic
Acrylic on canvas
30.00" × 30.00"
$1,350
Barbara O'Shea
Cloud Games
Archival pigment print
18.00" × 24.00"
$450
Rebecca Oh
Full Moon at Quirk
Oil paint on canvas
40.00" × 60.00”
$4,000
Nancy Perlin
Mossy Rock Brett Woods
Gouache on Fabriano paper
27.00" × 36.00"
$1,200
Matthew Robinson
E.Main
Acrylic
47.00" × 35.00"
$1,300
Matthew Robinson
Sonja Gerquest Memorial Award for Oil/Acrylic
Susan Rollins
Lykill(key)
Oil on canvas, vintage key, cotton twine
24.00" × 20.00"
$1,500
Sigmund Roos
Muir Woods
Acrylic on board
16.00" × 20.00"
$750
Francesca Schwartz
Fragmenting II (Recapture)
Archival pigment print on burnt kozo paper
24.50" × 30.00"
$3,200
Zibeyda Seyidova
At the Threshold
Acrylic on Canvas
60.00 cm × 60.00 cm
$950
Barbara Shapiro
Untitled 6 ("Crevice")
India ink on Dura-Lar
5.00" × 7.00"
$250.00
Margaret Esme Simon
A Teapot and a Rose
Oil on linen
20.00" × 20.00”
$1,800
John Sproul
Toddle
Acrylic on canvas
18.00" × 24.00”
$2,100.00
Saliha Staib Calegan
Undercurrent
Oil on linen canvas
50.00" × 65.00”
$10,500
Allie Sutherland
Gnosis
Oil on Canvas
14.00" × 11.00”
$2,700
Michele Tragakiss
The-Door-is-Open
Acrylic on canvas
36.00" × 36.00”
$2,000
Ryland West
Knik Glacier #1
Limited archival digital print
24.00" × 18.00”
$1,100
Lin White
Always Something There
Mixed Media
36.00" × 36.00”
$2,000
