Guild Hall’s Members Winners Past and Present

The opening reception for Guild Hall’s 80th Artist Members Exhibition celebrated both the winners of this year’s prizes and those who won top honors in previous years. Jeff Muhs, right, won the top prize for his concrete sculpture “Callipyge” and will have a solo exhibition at the museum in 2020. This year’s judge, who selected from 391 entries, was Connie H. Choi, associate curator of the permanent collection at the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Other prize winners were Anne Raymond, best abstract; Kathleen Ullman, best representational work; Gerry Giliberti, best photograph; Arlene Bujese, best work on paper; Aurelio Torres, best sculpture; Goran Petmil, best mixed media; John A. Stefanik, Catherine and Theo Hios best landscape award; Lianne Alcon, best new artist, and Julie Spain, Dianne B. Bernhard award for excellence in pastel.

Honorable mentions were earned by Neal Cohen, Naomi Grossman, Suzanne Hoffman, Lisa Kiss, Denis LeBrun, Martha McAleer, Desi Minchillo, William Pagano, Leila Pinto, Christina Stow, Rose Zelenetz, and Melinda Zox. 

Casey Dalene, Guild Hall’s registrar and curatorial assistant, organized the exhibition.