Figuratively Speaking
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Entry deadlineOct 20, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Jury notificationOct 30, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Show opensNov 14, 2026
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Show closesDec 20, 2026
Organization:
Wallkill River Center for the Arts
Location
Montgomery, NY
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
October 19, 2026
Exhibition
Nov 14
- Dec 20, 2026
Figuratively Speaking: A Regional Exhibition Juried by celebrated artist John McGiff
The inclusion of the human figure in image making is as old as art itself. How do we see ourselves, how do we see others? What’s their story; Is it like our own or different? With all the special attributes that make each of us an individual, the one truth that we can’t get around is that we all share humanity, for better or worse. Tell us a story.
About the Juror:
John McGiff is a painter and teacher based in Dutchess County, NY. John received his B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase, winning the Dean’s Commendation for Painting and Drawing and an M.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. John has received two fellowships in painting from the Delaware Division of the Arts in painting as well as residency fellowships in Brittany, France, from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He currently shows his work in galleries in Wilmington, Lewes, and Rehoboth and has had exhibitions at The Delaware Center for Contemporary Art and The Delaware Agricultural Museum as well as various other Mid-Atlantic venues.
The inclusion of the human figure in image making is as old as art itself. How do we see ourselves, how do we see others? What’s their story; Is it like our own or different? With all the special attributes that make each of us an individual, the one truth that we can’t get around is that we all share humanity, for better or worse. Tell us a story.
About the Juror:
John McGiff is a painter and teacher based in Dutchess County, NY. John received his B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase, winning the Dean’s Commendation for Painting and Drawing and an M.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. John has received two fellowships in painting from the Delaware Division of the Arts in painting as well as residency fellowships in Brittany, France, from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He currently shows his work in galleries in Wilmington, Lewes, and Rehoboth and has had exhibitions at The Delaware Center for Contemporary Art and The Delaware Agricultural Museum as well as various other Mid-Atlantic venues.