12th International Open

March 6 - April 16, 2009

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Artwork in all media by women from the international community.

AWARDS: Judithe Hernandez: First Prize - Solo Show in 2010; Gloria Adams: Second Prize; Marianne Reim: Third Prize; Su Yeon Na: Fourth Prize

Artists Represented:

Gloria Adams, Golnar Adili, Theresa A. Anderson, Nancy Angermeyer, Joanne Tomi Aono, Cousandra Armstrong, Donna Ascher, Lisa Marie Barber, Sylvia Broubalow, Audrey L. Brown, Angela Cazeljahn, Jinkyung Chong, Crisanta Deguzman, Jean Donegan, Susan Grace, Judithe Hernandez, I-Hua Lee, Anna Liljas, Jeanette Martone, Molly McCarty, Janet McKenzie, Valerie Mendoza, Kendall Mingey, Erin Mullenex, Suyeon Na, Carol Ng-He, Kristine O'Reilly, Patricia Peña, Mary H. Phelan, Jessica Plattner, Erika Pochybova-Johnson, Gosia Podosek, Rosemary Porter, Marianne Reim, Kristin Lindseth Rivera, Sally Ruddy, Caren Helene Rudman, Michelle Sierra, Olaina Silva, Priscilla Smith, Sabrina Squires, Allison Svoboda, Gwendolyn Zabicki, Ling Yan Zhang

Juror(s): Yolanda M. López
Yolanda M. López is an American muralist, painter, printmaker, educator, and film producer. Her work focuses on the experience of Mexican American women and often challenges ethnic stereotypes associated with them. López obtained international celebrity for her “Virgen de Guadalupe” paintings.

López has curated a variety of exhibitions, including "Cactus Hearts/Barb Wired Dreams", which featured works of art concerning immigration to the United States. She has produced two films, Images of Mexicans in the Media and When you Think of Mexico, which challenge the way the mass media depicts Mexicans and other Latin Americans. López has taught art in studios and universities, including UCSD and the University of California, Berkeley.