Winners Announced in the 2021 Miami University Young Painters Competition
Kelly Baum, the Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 2021 juror for the Young Painters Competition, announced the winners at an award ceremony on February 18, 2021.
Winners Announced in the 2021 Miami University Young Painters Competition
Kelly Baum, the Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 2021 juror for the Young Painters Competition, announced the winners at an award ceremony on February 18, 2021.
The Young Painters Exhibition at the Hiestand Galleries
The Miami University College of Creative Arts and the Department of Art are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Young Painters Competition. The awards ceremony was held virtually over Zoom and featured Kelly Baum, the 2021 juror, who announced the awards and delivered the talk, Painting in the Twenty-First Century: Art, Identity, Social Justice. The talk was presented as part of the Contemporary Art Forum and discussed developments in painting over the last twenty-five years in relationship to artistic, social, and political pressures.
Founded in 1999 by a generous gift from William (Miami Class of 1936) and Dorothy Yeck, of Dayton, Ohio, the Miami University Young Painters Competition features U.S. artists, aged 25 - 35, who demonstrate excellence. The juror, chosen from nationally recognized museum professionals, curators, critics, and artists, selects 10 finalists with two artworks from each artist. Each year's winner is awarded the $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Purchase Award and the painting becomes a part of the 21st Century Collection at Miami University.
Kirk Maynard, Serenity #2, 2020, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches
Julia Leggent, Cutting Ties, 2019, oil on clayboard, 14 x 11 inches
Emily Strong, Cling, 2019, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches