Sondheim Semi-finalist Show @ MICA

Shaun Flynn

The Sondheim Semi-finalist show was...weird. Really, really inconsistent, and not particularly interesting. Sure, its just a survey of the artists who were selected without any curatorial thread, but: work was separated, not grouped by artist, there was too much work for the space, nothing could really breathe, and some of it was just not good.... Our favorites were Kim Manfredi, Melissa Webb, Shaun Flynn, Dawn Gavin, Sebastian Martorana, and Evan LaLonde.

There is lots of drawing in this drawing

Melissa Webb

Alzaruba's piece was kind of scary

Kim Manfredi

Adam Rush

Dawn Gavin

Sebastian Martorana

Ledelle Moe

Evan LaLonde

Hadieh Shafie

Brent Crothers

Ok, what happened here? Bob Nickas...why didn't you put your foot down?

Maggie Michael working in graphite and some antiquated something, who does she think she is? Molly Springfield? I want paintings! They're good!

Travis Childers

Christopher Saah

A subtle Cory Oberndorfer painting

Did the dude in the shirt make that thing?

2010 Sondheim Finalists @ the BMA

Doreen Bolger introducing the exhibition

Chris LaVoie above and 8 below

Chris LaVoie's Lumber Crying

That weight is made of pureed OK Computer CDs!!!

Ryan Hackett

Ryan Hackett above and below

Matthew Dale Janson above and 7 below

Grate Stuff gut crib

Parlor Rat

Karen Yasinsky combines Robert Altman films California Split and Thieves Like Us in her 3 minute animation "You Have to be Very Careful"

Matt Porterfield's Hamilton

Some photos by Nate Larson of Twitter locations; this project may as well have page numbers....it would make the most narrative sense as a book

Leah Cooper's installation

The finalist exhibition is on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The prize will be announced on the evening of July 10th, followed by the second annual H&Hscape opening!