FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please List
Viridian's Annual International 30 Under 30 Juried Exhibition Live
Juried by Vernita Nemec, Director of Viridian Artists & Independent Curator
July 7–31, 2021
Live & Masked Opening Reception: Thursday, July 15, 6–8pm
* Zea Beckwith * Allison Burch * Mara Clawson * Chasity Colón * Hyunhee Doh *
* Alexandra Farber * Kelsey Gavin (3rd prize) * Elisabeth Henley *
* Devan Horton * Yasmine Iskander * Lauren Karjala *
* Lua Kobayashi (1st prize ) * Lucy Le Bohec * Rena McInerney Olk *
* Tiffany Nesbit * Autumn Nicole * Haley Smith (Honorable Mention) *
Chelsea: Viridian Artists Inc. is pleased to present a selection of artists from our 5th International Juried Exhibition for Artists Under 30, curated by Vernita Nemec, director of Viridian Artists. The exhibition opens July 7 and continues through July 31, 2021. The exhibit was presented virtually in May, but a selection of winning artists will show their art “live” with a masked reception on Thursday, July 15, 6–8pm. All are welcome to attend, but we request you make reservations by emailing the gallery at viridianartistsinc@gmail.com. Cash awards were awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of this important competition that brings the art of emerging and under-recognized artists to the attention of collectors and museum curators.
Viridian’s “30 under 30” competitions have been created especially for artists under thirty years of age and the gallery also has a special program for young artists just beginning their careers. Because of the pandemic and the need for expanding financial benefits to young artists, the gallery has expanded their Young Artists program to include artists under 35 years of age and to include 35 rather than just 30 young artist winners in future young artist exhibitions.
The 35 artists selected by Nemec represent a wide survey of what concerns and inspires artists and as always, there is much to be concerned about. Seventeen of those who were initially selected are included in this live exhibit in the gallery. The virtual version of this exhibit can still be seen on Viridian’s website at viridianartists.com, while the live exhibit will in some cases feature other works by these artists. One artist in this live iteration of the exhibit will be awarded a one-year fellowship enabling her/him to be represented by the gallery.
We look forward to sharing this fascinating exhibition of timely contemporary art by emerging artists we are sure you will see more of in the future.
Gallery hours: Wednesday through Saturday 12–6pm
For further information, please contact Vernita Nemec, the gallery director, by phone
at 212-414-4040 or by email at viridianartistsinc@gmail.com. Please visit the gallery website
at www.viridianartists.com.