CURRENT EXHIBITION
Brand 53: 53rd Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
On view July 19 – September 12, 2025
Brand Library & Art Center and the Brand Associates are pleased to present Brand 53: 53rd Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. This year’s annual exhibition features more than 100 artworks from around the country chosen by juror Sigrid Burton, a widely exhibited artist engaged in the local art community.
Works on Paper includes new artists as well as artists from past years; all are offering us the opportunity to explore the versatility of the paper medium.
This year’s juror, Sigrid Burton, considers color and drawing as the foundation of her artistic practice and is noted for her works in oil on canvas or linen and mixed media on paper. She explores the natural world both literally and figuratively, with the intention of making light and depth tangible and visible on a two-dimensional picture plane. Burton captures the phenomenological occurrence of reflection and refraction of light, in particular, water, sky and deep space. Her studies of the art of the Indian subcontinent and its ancient and sophisticated aesthetic theory have influenced her thinking that the importance of a work of art is the response that the work evokes from the viewer. Within this context, color is understood to have great expressive and communicative power.
Artists in the Exhibition:
Effy A, Andrea Sofia Alonso, Susan Amorde, Victoria Mercedes Arriola, David Avery, Todd Becraft, Tom Bell-Games, Kathleen Beltran, Zoey Benavides, Kaleeka Bond, Jerald Brainin, Lisa Brown Devlin, Jennifer Clarke, Elizabeth Coert Souza, Sean Cully, Valerie Daval, Kenny DeMartines, James Dietze, Debra Disman and Luciana Abait, Roger Dolin, Daniel Doll, Lee Anne Dollison, Susan R. Donze, Melissa Dyanne, Patricia Fortlage, Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, Ellen Friedlander, Kiyomi Fukui Nannery, Juan Gomez, Barrie Goshko, Tm Gratkowski, Jones Gutiérrez (Fé), Susan Hannon, Lynn Heinz, Greg Herbowy, Jesse L Howard, Jon Huck, Mark Indig, Karla Kaizoji Austin, Shannon Keller, Colleen M. Kelly, Cyndi Kennedy, Gregory Kessler, Axelle Kieffer, Connie DK Lane, Jennie Langley, Leslie Lanxinger, Tommy Lei, Erika Lizée, Victoria Loschuk, Annie Marini-Genzon, Iana Mart, Aida Masliah, Lynne McDaniel, John McKaig, Yevgeniya Mikhailik, Nancy Mooslin, Caitlin Mouri, Elena Mukhina, Rebecca Nabarrete, Labkhand Olfatmanesh, Amy Oliver, Orocoro, Susie Pak, Linda Pearlman Karlsberg, Jelisa Peterson, Paige Petrie Bridges, Thomas Piekunka, Lori Pond, Gail Postal, Kenneth Ricci, Danelle Rivas, Karen Romani, Catherine Ruane, Robin Jack Sarner, Charlene Shih, Doug Stapleton, Kathleen Thompson, Vincent Tomczyk, Juliette Vos, Gail Wagner, Lureline Weatherly, Frank Whipple, Mirabel Wigon, Mark Wilensky, Emily Wolfe, Julia Wolinsky, Phil Zubiate III, CPSA
Catalog:
A beautifully printed exhibition catalog can be purchased for $30 at Brand Library & Art Center or on the Brand Associates' website. A digital version of the catalog is also available to download for free.
Price List:
Unless specified not for sale (NFS), all artworks are offered for sale. To purchase artwork from Brand 53, please email Debra Thompson at Debra@AssociatesOfBrand.org.
A portion of all sales will benefit the Brand Associates, an all-volunteer non-profit that raises funds to support the extensive free and public events offered at Brand including gallery exhibitions, classical and popular music performances, film screenings, dance performances, and activities for people of all ages. Entry fees and commissions from the sale of artworks from Brand 53 will be used to continue the important cultural programming that Brand Library & Art Center brings to the community.
Accompanying Book List:
Check out this list of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture materials exploring works on paper, histories, and methods of utilizing paper for creative expression.
Top image: Barrie Goshko, time_Circle, mixed media drawing - digital and ink, 20 x 15 in.