Art Saint Louis presents "Art St. Louis XXXV, The Exhibition" is our 35th annual juried exhibition featuring 52 artworks in all media, themes, subjects, techniques, and styles by 52 artists from Missouri, Illinois & Indiana. On view November 9-December 23, 2019.

The show opens with a free reception Saturday, November 9, 5-7 p.m. with Awards presentation at 6 p.m.

Free artists' gallery talk Saturday, December 7, 10-11:15 a.m.

Gallery hours M-F 8 a.m.-4 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving holiday & weekend.

Our exhibit Juror was artist and art educator Jason Bly. Mr. Bly resides in Wichita Falls, TX where he is Assistant Professor of Art at Midwestern State University teaching painting and drawing (since 2017). Previous experience includes teaching at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2009-2017) and Lewis and Clark Community College (2009-2017). Bly also served as Director of Exhibitions at the Edwardsville Arts Center (2013-2017), a non-profit gallery which hosts regional shows and offers educational opportunities. His paintings have been exhibited in solo, invitational, and juried shows, primarily throughout the Midwest and Southern U.S. He holds his MFA in painting from SIUE (2007) and MA and BA degrees from Eastern Illinois University (2003, 2004). http://jasonbly.com/

Awards for this exhibition will be selected by Shannon Bailey. Shannon Bailey is Chief Curator, World Chess Museum, St. Louis, MO (since 2010). Bailey holds a BA in Art History and Museum Studies from Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA (1999) and MA from Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Museum of Art Joint Program in Art History & Museum Studies (2000). Previously she served as Director of Institutional Giving (2009-2010) and Manager of Institutional Giving (2008-2009) at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (2008-2010); Gallery Director, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (2005-2007); Researcher, Huntingdon County Historical Society, Huntingdon, PA (1999-2000); and Assistant Director of Campus Activities, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA (1999-2000). She has also served as Adjunct Professor for Saint Louis University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Cuyahoga Community College, and Lecturer, Cleveland University. As a Curator, she has created over 25 exhibitions for World Chess Museum and 17 exhibits for Stephen F. Austin State University's Griffith Gallery and The Cole Center @ The Old Opera House. Shannon has juried several exhibitions in the Midwest region. https://worldchesshof.org

52 FEATURED ARTISTS
Bill Abendroth, Highland, IL www.Billabendroth.com
Ann K. Aurbach, St. Louis, MO www.annkphotography.com
Natalie Avondet, Manchester, MO www.natalieavondet.com
Jill Beyder, St. Louis, MO https://jillbeyderphotography.com
Sophie Binder, St. Louis, MO www.sbinderdesigns.com
Lon Brauer, Granite City, IL www.lonbrauer.com
Donna Broyles, Alton, IL
Lorraine Cange, St. Louis, MO www.lecfineart.com
Joanna Chavez, St. Louis, MO
Nicole Cooper, Richmond Heights, MO www.nicolecooperartist.com
Stephen Da Lay, St. Louis, MO www.blackandwhitepress.org
Amelia Dean, Columbia, MO
John Den Houter, Edwardsville, IL www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/art/about/faculty/denhouter.shtml
Kalven Duncan, Pevely, MO
Diane Epstein, Columbia, MO www.dianeepstein.net
Mark Appling Fisher, St. Charles, MO www.markapplingfisher.com
Christine Giancola, Florissant, MO www.christinegiancolaphotogaphy.com
Jon Hall, St. Louis, MO http://jhallart.com
Abbey Hepner, Troy, IL www.abbey-hepner.com
James Hildebrand, St. Louis, MO http://absolutearts.com
Netra Bahadur Khattri, Maplewood, MO
Adam Sea Klein, St. Peters, MO www.adamseaklein.com
Ken Konchel, St. Louis, MO www.kenkonchelphoto.com
Terry Lay, St. Louis, MO
Suzanne Keith Loechl, Champaign, IL
Tina Marlow, Collinsville, IL
Barbara Marshall, Chesterfield, MO http://barbaramarshall.weebly.com/
Michael Matney, Troy, IL
Jordan McGirk, St. Louis, MO http://jordanmcgirk.com
Christina McNealy, Troy, IL
Rob Millard-Mendez, Evansville, IN http://robmillardmendez.com/
Fatemeh Nichols, Fenton, MO
Alex Paradowski, Granite City, IL www.alexparadowski.com
Chuck Ramsay, St. Louis, MO www.chuckramsay.com
Bob Rickert, Chesterfield, MO www.bobrickertphotography.com
Diane Reising, Kirkwood, MO www.dianereisingartist.com
Janice Rockwell, Macomb, IL http://earthairwater.com
Alan Sandler, St. Louis, MO
Marceline Saphian, Chesterfield, MO www.marcelinesaphian.com
Anthony Scheffler, St. Louis, MO www.anthonyscheffler.com
James Scheller, Staunton, IL www.jimscheller.com
Annie Scheumbauer, St. Louis, MO www.artistannie.com
Sarah Smelser, Bloomington, IL http://sarahsmelser.com
Nathan Smith, Edwardsville, IL https://nathansmith504.wixsite.com/website
Ann Miller Titus, Quincy, IL www.annmillertitus.com
Jerry B. Walters, Farmington, MO
Ramsay Wise, Columbia, MO
Jared Witherspoon, St. Louis, MO
Lydia Wood, Webster Groves, MO www.lydiawood.com
David M. Yates, Edwardsville, IL www.davidmyates.com
Niles Zee, St. Louis, MO http://nileszphoto.com/
Barbara Zucker, Clayton, MO

ABOUT ART SAINT LOUIS
Located on the ground floor of the historic and beautifully renovated Park Pacific building at 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, Art Saint Louis is home to one of the most popular and frequently visited exhibition spaces in the entire St. Louis region. Our current space was created in 2013 and builds upon the organization’s 35-year success in connecting St. Louis regional artists and audiences, the 2,700 square foot space Gallery boasts a year-round series of professionally juried group exhibitions showcasing the best of the region’s contemporary visual art. Highlighting each exhibition, Art Saint Louis opening receptions are a cultural mainstay in downtown St. Louis and are followed throughout the run of each exhibit with extensive viewing hours Monday through Saturday and an average of over 500 visitors per week. Uniquely designed as a gallery/café hybrid, the space is also the one and only café home of Catalyst Coffee Bar, making it a cultural and social destination like no other in the St. Louis region—we own the Coffee Bar & all sales benefit Art Saint Louis. Find Art Saint Louis on Facebook and view highlights from our previous exhibits in our photo albums.