Submitting your art for judging can be a joyful and horrible experience. Wondering whether your painting will be accepted, awarded, recognized or rejected can be difficult for many artists. When the results are in, understanding what the juror was thinking, perhaps gain some insight into what reaction your painting had or what other paintings caught the juror's eye may or may not be helpful. In the end juroring each show is a subjective moment between the juror and all of the entries they must select from. A different day or even a slightly different selection may change the results. To help SDWS members understand more about the jury process, SDWS has begun to ask jurors for comments to make available to our members. Please remember these are informal comments provided for insight and context for the show being judged. They should be considered just another data point the same way that artists demonstrating make comments on their process or methods.
Show Name | Juror | Comments |
2022 Spring Members TriAnnual Show | Amid El Haddad | Link |
2022 Members Triennial Show (Virtual) | Antonio Masi | Link |
2022 February | Thomas Franco | Link |
2022 January | Linda Doll | Link |
2021 December | Scott W. Prior | Link |
2021 November | Barbara Tapp | Link |
2021 August | Robin Erickson | Link |
2021 July | Dean Mitchell | Link |
2021 June | Bob Burridge | Link |
2021 May | Rise Parberry (awards) | Link |
2021 April | Richard Hawk | Link |
2021 March | Graeme Stevenson | Link |
2021 February | Julie Davis | Link |
2021 January | Laurin McCracken | Link |
2020 December | Vi Gassman | Link |
2020 November | Stan Kurth | Link |
2020 September | Richard Glassman | Link |
2020 August | Craig Anderson | Link |
2020 July | Jane Riles | Link |
2020 June | Linda Doll | Link |
2020 May | Susan Keith | Link |
2020 April | Rikki Reinholz | Link |
2020 March | Kate Ashton | Link |
2020 February | Duke Winsor | Link |
2020 January | Joe Garcia | Link |
2019 December | Charles Rouse | Link |
2019 November (Plein Air) | Keiko Tanabe | Link |
2019 November | Sandra Bray | Link |
2019 International Exhibition | Jeannie McGuire | Link |
2019 September | Carol Mansfield | Link |
2019 August | Helen Hayes | Link |
2019 July | Chuck McPherson | Link |
2019 June | Angela Chang | Link |
2019 May | Kathleen Conover | Link |
2019 April | Kathleen Scoggin | Link |
2019 March | Nancy Oleska | Link |
2019 February - Loving the Land | Stan Goudey | Link |
2019 January - Illuminating Rythms | Thomas Schaller | Link |
2018 December - Magnetic Content | Joan McKasson | Link |
2018 November - Formidably Fresh | Carol Thomason | Link |
2018 October - 38th ISHOW | John Salminen | Link |
2018 September - Out of the Box | Daniel Foster | Link |
2018 August - Symbolic Suggestions | Stan Kurth | Link |
2018 July - Robust Illusions | Drew Bandish | Link |
2018 June - Bluesy Mash-Up | Robin Erickson | Link |
2018 May - Liquid Opportunities | Ruth Ellen Hoag | Link |
2018 April - Offbeat Nuances | Judy Schroeder | Link |
2018 March - Universal Notes | Stephanie Goldman | Link |
2018 February - Relentless Values | Robin St. Louis | Link |
2018 January -The State of the Art | Sean Barrett | Link |
If you have questions about these comments, please do not contact the Juror. Send any questions or comments to membershows@sdws.org.