The Guild of Boston Artists
Boston's premier source for contemporary realism

2021 New England Regional Juried Exhibition

The Guild of Boston Artists is proud to present this year's New England Regional Juried Exhibition at its Newbury Street gallery from August 28 - September 25. Each year, the exhibition provides a significant opportunity for talented New England artists working in the realist tradition to exhibit their work and compete for prestigious awards. The exhibition is designed for non-member artists from New England. This year, the Guild received the largest number of submissions in the Juried Exhibition's 15 year history. 41 artworks were carefully selected for display from nearly 350 submissions.

This exhibition was juried by notable Guild Members; Harley Bartlett, Robin Frisella, and Donald Jurney.


Awards

First Place, Gold Medal:

Julie Beck, “Perspective: The Vanishing Point”

Second Place, Silver Medal:

Katie Swatland, “The Plantir”

Third Place, Bronze Medal:

Anne McGrory, “Hydrangea and Celadon”

Glenn G. MacNutt Award for Boston School Painting:

Margie Carrier, “The Bouquet”

New England Watercolor Society Award:

Marija McCarthy, “Twin Barns”

Robert Douglas Hunter Award:

Todd M. Casey, “Bottles with Letters, Glasses, and Pen”

Awards of Merit:

Sandra Wakeen, “Blue Moon”

Karie O’Donnell, “Speckles at Harlow Farm”

Shelah Horvitz, “Adam”

Exhibition Events

  • Opening Reception & Awards Presentation — August 28, 3-5pm
    Join us for a reception celebrating the opening of our Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Awards will be presented around 4pm. Light refreshments will be served. We expect high attendance, so masks will be required inside the gallery for this event.

    Please RSVP

  • Award Winners Panel — September 11, 2-4pm
    Join us for an afternoon meet-and-greet with this year's Members Juried Exhibition Award Winners. Each artist will discuss their award-winning painting and take questions from the audience. Masks are required for this event.

    Please RSVP

    The show prospectus may be viewed here