Ridgefield Guild of Artist’s
16th Annual Juried Member Show
Saturday, April 25th – Friday, May 22nd 2026
PLEASE NOTE: Artists Opening Reception is on SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2-4pm
The Ridgefield Guild proudly presents the 16th Annual Juried Member Show, a juried exhibition highlighting the exceptional work our member artists create.
This year’s juror is Kelly Edwards. She is the owner-curator of Arbor Gallery in Carmel, NY and a practicing watercolor and mixed media artist. As a juror, she brings a curator’s eye for strong visual impact, thoughtful concept, and excellent presentation, shaped by building exhibitions and open calls at Arbor Gallery and fostering a supportive platform for regional and visiting artists alike. Her own work draws inspiration from nature and botanical forms, blending watercolor, mixed media, and expressive line to explore beauty, resilience, and transformation.
There will be Cash Prizes for First, Second and Third Place as well as
Honorable Mention Certificates.
“It’s been such a pleasure to spend time with all of your work. Going through so many submissions, I kept coming back to how much care, thought, and intention is behind what you’re all creating.
There’s a really beautiful range here—the way some of you are working through abstraction and sculpture, and others are bringing so much life and energy into realism through detail. A lot of these pieces don’t just sit on the wall, they stay with you a bit, they ask you to slow down and look a little longer.
That made this process both really enjoyable and honestly pretty difficult in the best way.
I just want to say thank you for sharing your work, and congratulations to all of you. It’s been an honor to be part of it.”
– Kelly Edwards
Congratulations to our winners!
1st place: Michael Brennecke “Arms of an Angel”
2nd place: Noreen Mola “Reclining Hound”
3rd place: Katushka Millones “Dust of the Highway”
Honorable Mentions:
Sam Zanger “Presence of Absence”
Maureen Gianni “The Jug”
Karen Pellecchia “Pastoral”
Nancy Moore “Wise Woman” and “Path”
And Congratulations to our accepted artists!
Pickups are Tuesday May 26th 4-5pm and Wednesday May 27th 2-4pm
