Tennessee Artists Association Annual Members Juried Show
October 4 through November 2, 2025
The public is invited to meet the participating artists and attend a reception on Sunday, October 12 from 2-4pm.
Awards will be given in the following categories; Portraiture & Figurative; Animals; Abstract & 3D; Landscapes, Seascapes & Cityscapes; Flowers & Still Life. Additionally, the community is invited to be part of the judging! On October 3, 6 and 7, stop by the gallery to cast a vote for the People’s Choice Award.
The Tennessee Artists Association is a place to learn and grow as an artist. Monthly programs of TAA include practical art demonstrations, discussions, and opportunities for individual artists to get involved in learning, community, and exhibitions. More about the Tennessee Artists Association can be found on the web at https://tnartists.org, on Instagram at @tn_artists, and on Facebook at TNArtistsAssociation.
About the Juror:
Jorge Lucero is a Chicago artist currently serving as the Anthony J. Petullo Professor of Art Education in the School of Art & Design, and as Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, both at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His bookworks include What Happens at the Intersection of Conceptual Art and Teaching? with Catalina Hernandez-Cabal, Experiments in Arts Research, with Travis, Smith, and Hernandez-Cabal, Teacher as Artist-in-Residence: The most Radical form of Expression to ever Exist, and Conceptualist Permissions for Teacher Posture, among others. He has exhibited, performed, published, and taught through his work all over the U.S. and abroad. In 2023, he was named the National Art Education Association’s Higher Education Educator of the Year. Lucero is an alum of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Penn State University. Prior to being in higher education, Lucero taught at the Chicago Public School, Northside College Prep.
Exhibiting Artists:
Melinda Adams, Sandy Ange, Linda Blair, Steve Burman, Deb Cikovic, Lil Clinard, Stephanie Cobb, Michaelanne Collins, Michele Croslin, Elaine Marcel Culbert, Bebe DeBord, Pete Dougherty, Kira Evans, Wanda Guy, Karen Hall, William Holbert, Laurel Hughes, Mari Cardwell Jones, Shirley Keaton, Carol Robin King, Andreas Koschan, Merry Koschan, Linda LaFrenier, Stacy Ledford, David G. Liles, Katie Lindsey, Kay List, Michael McKee, Theo Mullen, Noreen Norton, Thelma Ogle, Matt Pallante, Mary Ruden, Carla Sanchez, Crystal Lynn Sharp, Marcia Shelly, Allan Sibley, Roberta Smashey, Joe Tate, Sue B Thomas, Lois Trader, David Watson
Upcoming Exhibits
Tennessee Art Association October 8 - November 2. Reception October 12, 2-4 PM.
Knoxville Watercolor Society - November 7 - January 2. Reception November 9, 2-4 PM.