17th Annual HWD Juried Sculpture Exhibition
September 11 – November 18
HWD is a juried exhibition for sculpture artists in Ohio and surrounding states. HWD (Height x Width x Depth) is the area’s only gallery exhibition devoted exclusively to sculpture. This year, 59 artists submitted 166 pieces, from which the juror, Geno Luketic, chose 29 artworks representing 26 artists as well as artist awards.
Award Winners
Honorable Mention: Chet Geiselman, Untitled Bas Relief #172
Honorable Mention: Mike Wolfram, Saskatoon
Third Place: Alice Tavani, After the Storm: A New Bird Species
Second Place: Lisa River Shenkelberg, Time Becomes a Loop
First Place: Pamela Hignite, Three Sisters Circus
The Virginia Krause Hess Award for Excellence in Sculptural Art: Asha Cabaca, The Wheel
People’s Choice: Mike Wolfram, Saskatoon; Lisa River Shenkelberg, The Butterfly Effect; Matthew Schellenberg, Her Beauty Gained Her Everything She Had Ever Dreamt of….
Participating artists include Guustie Alvarado, Gary Birch, Asha Cabaca, Bob Coates, Gabrielle Davis, Chet Geiselman, Kathy Guest, Eric Hamlin, Pamela Hignite, Nicholas Hill, Lynn Holtzman, John Kinnee, David Marquez, Liam McSteen, Gary Mulnix, Maria Patterson, Lisa River Schenkelberg, Matthew Schellenberg, Phoebe Scott, Alice Tavani, Eric Tuck-Macalla, Maria Valente-Hupp, and Mike Wolfram.
Lisa River Schenkelberg, Butterfly Effect, 2023, ceramic and oil paint
Nicholas Hill, Self-Portrait of Kiki Smith Treading Water, 2023, bronze and wood