February 18 - March 29, 2025
The Annual Curry/Bower exhibit is a non-juried, judged exhibit. It features 165 pieces by 59 artists in 4 states.
Its inauguration was in 2015 to honor Edna Curry and Dr. John Bower, the primary benefactors of the Bower Center for the Arts. It was established as a judged exhibit, not juried, to enable any artist, 18 years of older, who wanted to participate not be subject to a jurying phase for their work to be accepted.
Meet the Juror/Judge - Linda Atkinson
Linda Atkinson is a visual artist and native of Roanoke, VA.
She lived for 13 years in California, teaching sculpture and women's studies at the University of California/Santa Cruz. Returning to Southwestern Virginia, she taught studio art as a visiting lecturer for Hollins University, Radford University, and Roanoke College, where she was also gallery director and curator of the Olin Hall Galleries for 11 years. In addition to studio art, Linda taught art history for 21 years at Virginia Western Community College.
In 2012, Linda completed the American Society of Appraisers Certificate Program at Purchase College, State University of New York, and is a fine art appraiser in addition maintaining a working sculpture studio.
Tobi Abrams. Rainbow Rock. 29x23. $850
Tobi Abrams. The Castle. 18x16. $950
Sophie Adams: Anansi. 6x6 on 10x10. $150
Sophie Adams. Ocelotl. 8x8 on 10x10. $240
Sophie Adams. Taouret. 8x8 on 12x12. $240
Madeleine Althoff. A Brillian Bright Moonlight Night Tonight. 10x10. $200
Madeleine Althoff. Broken Thistle. 12x12. $215
Madeline Althoff. Netherlands. 9x9. $200.
Bethany Barto. My Knees Hurt. 18x24. $225
Edrie Bays. Beginning. 5x5. $150
Edrie Bays. Enchanted. 8x10. $175
Edrie Bays. Hope. 24x8. $175
Desmond Black. Conundrum. 10x14x10. $250
Desmond Black. Navigator. 13x11x12. $295
Desmond Black. Water Music. 20x10x18. $325
Linda Black. Tuscan Still Life. 23x31. NFS
Arlene Blackburn. Desert Rain. 17x17.5. $350
Arlene Blackburn. Kitchen Mesa. 34x37. $950
Arlene Blackburn. Piedre Lumbre. 43x57. $1250
Sarah Bolduc. Beatrice Bastanada. 32x41. $1800
Sarah Bolduc. It Is All About the Journey. 27x34. $1000
Sarah Bolduc. Saxaphone Sally. 32x41. $2100
Susan Bradbury. Chasing the Hounds. 30x48. $2500
Susan Bradbury. Ground Control to Major Tom. 36x24. $2200
Susan Bradbury. Leftovers. 30x30. $1800
Gina Browning. Irises. 20x20. $2200
Gina Browning. Second Chances. 24x18. $2200
Gina Browning. Time-out. 18x24. $2200
David Bryant. Cumberland Gap. 48x24. $200
David Bryant. Sauvers Run Plein Air. 20x16. $150
David Bryant. Parkway at Botetourt. 8x8. $150
Aric Bryant. This Barret. 11x14. NFS
Amy Burczyk. Astro Ology. 24x30. $1500
Amy Burczyk. Circus on the Moon. 24x36. $1850
Amy Burczyk. Keep Drumming. 20x25. $1250
Dennis Caldwell. Fire. 20x16. $1500
Dennis Caldwell. Oliver. 18x24. $1500
Gerald Carney. Shadows from Light. 12x18. $200
Gerald Carney. The Glacier's Fingerprint. 18x12. $200
Gerald Carney. What the Glacier Left. 18x12. $200
Jennifer Carpenter. Me As a Tree. 10x20. $750
Jennifer Carpenter. Once Upon a Time. 26x13. $2900
Jennifer Carpenter. Pizza! Pizza! 21x21. $1800
Patricia Carr. Hidden Treasures 2. 30x22. $1800
Patricia Carr. Rust, Decay, Peeling Paint #1. 21x13. $575
Patricia Carr. Rust, Decay, Peeling Paint #2. 21x13. $575
Patricia Carroll. 3 Little Owls. 4x35x9. $225
Patricia Carroll. Seahorse. 4.5x10x6. $150
Kim Clarke. Giving Lady. 6x18x6. $400
Kim Clarke. Monkey King. 8x18x8. $700
Kim Clarke. Warrior Ann. 8x9x3. $400
Leah Coffman. Entrance to Devil's Marbleyard. 16x20. $425
Leah Coffman. Peace and Tranquility. 20x16. $400
Lynn Cothern. City Alley. 24x18. $800
Lynn Cothern. Pink Tree. 24x30. $1250
Lynn Cothern. Turn in the Road. 28x22. $1100
Wynn Creasy. Dionysus. 14x16. $175
Wynn Creasy. Sea Witch. 5x14x4. $175
Wynn Creasy. Venetian Window. 14x16. $275
Olivia Davis. Grizabella. 9x12. $200
Olivia Davis. Hey There! 9x12. $200
Olivia Davis. Mudler. 12x9. $200
Julie Drohan. Old Souls. 8x10. $175
Julie Drohan. Tree of Life. 8x10. $175
Julie Drohan. Whale Tail at Mendenhall Glacier. 8x10. $175
Lisa-Jo Dunham. Homer and Ed. 12x9. $216
Lisa-Jo Dunham. Troublesome Trio. 27x27. $975
Susan Egbert. Casting Shadows. 14x18. $450
Susan Egbert. Morning Light. 15x15. $525
Susan Egbert. Spinning Room. 14x18. $450
Stephanie Firestone. Safari. 12x14. $175
Stephanie Firestone. Susan Sunning. 6x16x7. $375
Stephanie Firestone. Wish Box 8. 6x7x7. $190
Bunny Goodjohn. Don't Talk About This. 14x43x1. $450
Bunny Goodjohn. I Really Miss Your Dad. 34x28x4. NFS
Bunny Goodjohn. More Love More Me. 18x12x10. $450
Revelle Hamilton. Bromeliads. 17x13. $500
Revelle Hamilton. Ligurian Seaside Resort. 16x16. $350
Revelle Hamilton. The Artist's Tools. 11x14. $350
Bill Hill. Lady Liberty. 16x12. $250
Bill Hill. Lonely Cabin. 14x11. $250
Bill Hill. Lost in the Mist. 11x14. $250
Mary Lou Hill. Acadia Coast. 20x9.5. $250
Mary Lou Hill. Peggy's Cove. 20x9.5. $250
Mary Lou Hill. Rocky Shores of Maine. 20x9.5. $250
Helen Hubler. Chance Meeting. 24x20.5. $800
Helen Hubler. Charles and His Sisters. 28x23. $1000
Helen Huber. Julie: The Second Wedding. 22x28. $800
Robert Hunter. Brer Rabbit Carolina Cupcakes. 6.75x8. $225
Robert Hunter. Brer Rabbit House of Remus. 6.75x8. $225
Elizabeth Jones. Girl at the Window. 14x18. $200
Elizabeth Jones. Middle of the Night. 9x12. $95
Elizabeth Jones. Purr...fectly Intriguing. 9x12. $95
Sidra Kaluszka. Sweet Home Appalachia: Dancing Coreopsis. 8x10. $800
Sidra Kaluszka. Sweet Home Appalachia: Wild Black Cherry. 8x10. $800
Sidra Kaluszka. Sweet Home Appalachia: Woody Nightshade. 8x10. $800
Patricia Kapral. Cat Scratch. 10x10. $250
Patricia Kapral. Saint Karthus the Goblin. 10x10. NFS
Patricia Kapral. Saint Kitty. 10x10. $250
Thomas Kilian. Dutch. 6.75x6.5. $150
Thomas Kilian. Ounjougou. 5x5x5. $300
Thomas Kilian. To Hide. 4x4.5x4. $300
Lori Leist. A Colorful Day on the River. 36x36. $1295
Lori Leist. A Lighthearted Hike. 36x36. $1295
Lori Leist. Another Colorful Day in the Forest. 36x36. $1295
Kim Leonard. Black Sabbath. 10x8. $200
Kim Leonard. Naptime. 10x8. $200
Kim Leonard. Orange Cat. 8x10. $200
Kaye Lipscomb. Nature's Spirit Reveal from Zen No 1. 36x49. $2800
Kay Lipscomb. Benediction of Moving Stillness No 2. 36x36. $1700
Kaye Lipscomb. Benediction of Moving Stillness No 3. 36x48. $2200
Gina Louthian-Stanley. I Have My Eye on You. 4x4. $375
Gina Louthian-Stanley. I Like Peas. 4x4. $375
Gina Louthian-Stanley. What Happened to the Cat? 4x4. $375
Janie Mantooth. Golden Domes. 12x12. $375
Janie Mantooth. Sunny Day on the Water. 12x12. $400
Janie Mantooth. YES, Volcanic (triptych). 22x22 each panel. $1400
Mimi McHale. Be Brave-Every Path Leads Somewhere #1. 24x24. $350
Mimi McHale. Be Brave-Every Path Leads Somewhere #2. 24x36. $500
Mimi McHale. Be Brave-Every Path Leads Somewhere #3. 24x24. $350
Ellen Moore Osborne. Amazement. 16x20. $350
Ellen Moore Osborne. Fractured Recollections. 29x29. $350
Ellen Moore Osborne. Last Goodbye. 20x20. $275
Miki Overcast-Kallan. Barely Mobile B&B. 16x16. $450
Miki Overcast-Kallan. Byeeeeee. 12x8. $250
Miki Overcast-Kallan. The Huntress. 20x10. $350
David Pearce. Fall Fog. 34x24. $300
David Pearce. Lines. 36x24. $300
David Pearce. Virginia Winter. 36x24. $300
Beth Rodgers. Flowering Quince. 16x11. $300
Beth Rodgers. Hibiscus. 24x20. $400
Beth Rodgers. Orange Nasturtium. 20x16. $350
Annie Schultz. Sunday Morning Cafe. 17x17. $325
Annie Schultz. Bath County White House. 24x18. $425
Annie Schultz. Elephant Ears. 20x18. $350
Julie Seewald. Afternoon at Rockey Mountain National Park. 28x22. $750
Julie Seewald. Evening Drive. 24x18. $450
Julie Seewald. Golden Hour. 20x16. $360
Rick Sheridan. Four Blue Chairs. 23x18. $295
Rick Sheridan. Morning Light. 23x18. $295
Angela Shields. Morning Mum. 12x12. $300
Angela Shields. Wrapped in Blue. 12x17. NFS
Angela Shields. Wrapunzel. 11x16. $300
Beth Trainum. Hawaii Blooms. 112x12. $175
Beth Trainum. Tost, Sip, & Relax. 24x16. $250
Beth Trainum. Palm Fan. 24x36. $250
Keith Trievel. Free Spirit. 18x24. $895
Keith Trievel. Hope Springs Eternal. 16x28. $895
Keith Trievel. View of the Bridge. 24x36. $1750
Katie Viemeister. Christmas in July#1. 6.5x6.5. $75
Katie Viemeister. Christmas in July #2. 3x4. $30
Katie Viemeister. Christmas in July #3. 7.5x10. $165
Katie Viemeister. Wall to The Mountains. 9.25x6.25. $165
Krys Von Tornado. Enchanted at Cafè Terrace. 16x20. $998
Krys Von Tornado. Viennese Waltz. 20x16. $998
Krys Von Tornado. We've Got Your Back. 16x20. $998
Linda Watkins. Give a Hoot. 13x12x3. $250
Linda Watkins. Inuit. 13x18x3. $250
Linda Watkins. Just Ditzy. 8x8x1. $275
Shaun Whiteside. Detach. 48x36. $715
Shaun Whiteside. Fading Future. 24x36. $500
Shaun Whiteside. Loom. 48x48. $860
Emily Wise. Mums the Word. 12x12. $100
Emily Wise. Orange Zinnias. 12x12. $100
Emily Wise. Tree Street. 11x14. $125