“Anthem: How the Light Gets in,” Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim. 40 × 36 in by 1st Place winner, James Conlan
“ABSTRACT ART”
CEV Art Gallery presents our juried exhibition, Abstract Art, a contemporary showcase of abstraction, contrast, emotion, and storytelling.
Exhibition Dates:
September 28, 2026 – November 30, 2026
Jurors: Shayn Carmel, Annita Apostolidou Platis, and Xinyu Yu
*For artwork description and information, please see our exhibition catalog below
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - "Anthem: How the Light Gets In" Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim 36 x 40 in
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - "Stratis" Acrylic, oil pastel, painter’s tape on Polyester/cotton prepared canvas 36.5 x 38 in
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - "Atmos" Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim 34 x 38 in
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - Latitude" Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim 33.25 x 48 in
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - "Boreal" Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim 34 x 40 in
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - Pelagic" Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim 34 x 38 in
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - SubTyrranean" Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim 34 x 42 in
James Conlan (1st Place) - Houston, Texas - "Point of Instinction" Acrylic and oil pastel on polyester/cotton denim 34 x 38.5 in
David Garcia (2nd Place) - Fanwood, New Jersey - "Fractured Grid" Acrylic/Oil Pastels on canvas 20 x 16 in
David Garcia (2nd Place) - Fanwood, New Jersey - "The Light Breaks Through" Acrylic/Oil Pastels on canvas 24 x 24 in
David Garcia (2nd Place) - Fanwood, New Jersey - "Fractured Skyline" Acrylic/Oil Pastels on canvas 24 x 24 in
David Garcia (2nd Place) - Fanwood, New Jersey - "An Evening Over Water" Acrylic/Oil Pastels on canvas 24 x 24 in
David Garcia (2nd Place) - Fanwood, New Jersey - "Industrial Haze" Acrylic/Oil Pastels on canvas 24 x 24 in
David Day - Hendersonville, North Carolina - "Erebus” Intentional Camera Movement Photography 13 x 19 in
David Day - Hendersonville, North Carolina - "Aunt Alice” Intentional Camera Movement Photography 13 x 19 in
David Day - Hendersonville, North Carolina - "Moonlit Garden” Intentional Camera Movement Photography 13 x 19 in
David Day - Hendersonville, North Carolina - "Cave Art” Intentional Camera Movement Photography 13 x 19 in
David Day - Hendersonville, North Carolina - "Nekros Engine” Intentional Camera Movement Photography 13 x 19 in
Angela Di Filippo - Seattle, Washington - "Dreams (Growth)” Acrylic on unstretched canvas 11 x 10 in
Angela Di Filippo - Seattle, Washington - "Dreams (Journey)” Acrylic paint and ink on stretched canvas 24 x 12 in
Angela Di Filippo - Seattle, Washington - "Dreams (Flow)” Acrylic, wax on stretched canvas 8 x 10 in
Angela Di Filippo - Seattle, Washington - "Dreams (Grace)” Acrylic on unstretched canvas 11 x 17 in
Angela Di Filippo - Seattle, Washington - "Dreams (Balance)” Acrylic on canvas panel 8 x 10 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Under The Dome” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Subterranean Blues” Digital Collage 16 x 16 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Refraction (As If In A Dream)” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Radiant Gain” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Prismatica” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Nautilus” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Far From Home” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Escaping The Matrix” Digital Collage 16 x 24 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Emission Division” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Cathedral” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "Articulus” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
John Diephouse - Lansing, Michigan - "1000 Worlds Ascending” Digital Collage 16 x 20 in
Jack Farkas - Seymour, Connecticut - "03. 20. 26.” Oil Pastel on 140# Cotton Paper 32 × 32 in
Jack Farkas - Seymour, Connecticut - "01. 31. 26.” Oil Pastel on 140# Cotton Paper 32 × 32 in
Jack Farkas - Seymour, Connecticut - "Hearts of 08. 06. 26.” Oil Pastel on 140# Cotton Paper 24 × 24 in
Jack Farkas - Seymour, Connecticut - "08. 06. 26.” Oil Pastel on 140# Cotton Paper 32 × 32 in
Jack Farkas - Seymour, Connecticut - "Hearts of Work 03. 20. 26.” Oil Pastel on 140# Cotton Paper 24 × 24 in
Remmi (Andrea) Franklin - Milton, Massachusetts - "Scrap #11” Mixed media 24 × 20 in
Remmi (Andrea) Franklin - Milton, Massachusetts - "Scrap #12” Mixed media 12 × 20 in
Remmi (Andrea) Franklin - Milton, Massachusetts - "Scrap #10” Mixed media 14 × 22 in
Remmi (Andrea) Franklin - Milton, Massachusetts - "Fly By Nahant” Mixed media 36 × 30 in
Remmi (Andrea) Franklin - Milton, Massachusetts - "Fly By Long Island” Mixed media 40 × 30 in
Pam Fisher-Vail - Sunbury, Ohio - "Stone Curves” Digital Print 48 × 32 in
Pam Fisher-Vail - Sunbury, Ohio - "Trumpeters Wall” Digital Print 46 × 32 in
Pam Fisher-Vail - Sunbury, Ohio - "Elation” Digital Print 18 × 28 in
Pam Fisher-Vail - Sunbury, Ohio - "Le Vrais” Digital Print 48 × 30 in
Pam Fisher-Vail - Sunbury, Ohio - "Tia Nguvu” Digital Print 48 × 30 in
Mariann Leahy - Arizona - “Fractured Teapot” Clay 4 × 12 in
Mariann Leahy - Arizona - “Mourning my Beloved” Mixed media 14 × 12 in
Mariann Leahy - Arizona - “Broken Vessel” Raku clay vessel, broken and reassembled . 4 × 10 in
Mariann Leahy - Arizona - “Migration Hands Across the Border” Clay and metal 36 × 36 in
Mariann Leahy - Arizona - “Extrapolated Nest” Acrylic 18 × 24 in
Denise Owen - Oakland, California - “Ghost II” Mono-type with collage on paper. 15 × 22 in
Denise Owen - Oakland, California - “Sword Fern Ghost” Mono-type with collage on paper. 15 × 22 in
Denise Owen - Oakland, California - “Sword Fern” Mono-type with collage on paper. 15 × 22 in
Denise Owen - Oakland, California - “4 Trees (Ghost)” Mono-type with collage on paper. 15 × 22 in
Denise Owen - Oakland, California - “5 Trees” Mono-type with collage on paper. 15 × 22 in
Denise Owen - Oakland, California - “Big Green Trees” Mono-type with collage on paper. 15 × 22 in
Denise Owen - Oakland, California - “Decalcomania” Mono-type with collage on paper. 15 × 22 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Connections in Blue” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 30 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Color Splash” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 30 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Fanfare” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Cavern” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Deluge” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Epicenter” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Tempest” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 30 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Ice Age” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Connections in Browns and Yellows” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 30 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Greenspace” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Uplifting” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Spinning Wheels” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Firewall” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Water Park” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Equanimity” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 30 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Continuity in Blue, No. 1” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Bookworm” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 30 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Cosmos Minor” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Crossroads” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 18 × 24 in
Thomas Milbury - New City, New York - “Entanglement in Blue” Acrylic on plastic with wood backing board 30 × 24 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - “Fugue” Reclaimed Wood, assemblage 10 × 14 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - "Passage” 3D free standing wood assemblage 6.5 × 5.01 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - “Morning Sun” Calcite 14 × 9.75 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - "Ensemble” Reclaimed wood 11 × 12.91 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - "Confluence” Salvaged wood, assemblage 5.25 × 13.65 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - “Interim” Marble on marble 9.5 × 8.5 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - "Balancing Act” Reclaimed wood 5.25 × 8.5 in
Lilian R Engel - New York, New York - "Awakening” Alasbaster on granite 8 × 19 in
Karen Safer - Playa del Rey, California - “Pink & Mint Thursday” Photography 20 x 15 in
Karen Safer - Playa del Rey, California - “Night Falls Paris” Photography 20 x 15 in
Karen Safer - Playa del Rey, California - “Shattered” Photography 18 x 24 in
Karen Safer - Playa del Rey, California - “Gaudi Light Abstracted” Photography 18 x 25 in
Koula Pratsis - Perth - “Residue of the Quiet Threshold” Macro photograph using translucent paper, glass and controlled chromatic illumination 60 × 60 cm
Koula Pratsis - Perth - “Dispersal of the Held Light” Macro photograph using translucent paper, glass and controlled chromatic illumination 60 × 90 cm
Koula Pratsis - Perth - “First Fracture of the Blush” Macro photograph using translucent paper, glass and controlled chromatic illumination 60 × 60 cm
Koula Pratsis - Perth - “First Fracture of the Blush” Macro photograph using translucent paper, glass and controlled chromatic illumination 90 × 60 cm
Koula Pratsis - Perth - “Compression Before the Break” Macro photograph using translucent paper, glass and controlled chromatic illumination 60 × 60 cm
GAURAV DUA - "0 0 0 - 0 1 3” Textured print on Acrylic 24 x 24 in
GAURAV DUA - "0 0 0 - 0 0 1” Textured print on Acrylic 24 x 24 in
GAURAV DUA - "0 0 1 2 - 0 0 2” Textured print on Sintra 48 x 48 in
GAURAV DUA - "0 0 1 1 - 0 0 1” Textured print on Sintra 48 x 48 in
GAURAV DUA - "0 1 1 - 0 1 6” Textured print on Acrylic 24 x 24 in
GAURAV DUA - "0 0 1 1 - 0 1 1” Textured print on Sintra 48 x 48 in
GAURAV DUA - "0 0 0 9 - 0 1 0” Textured print on Acrylic 48 x 48 in
GAURAV DUA - "0 0 0 - 1 1 5” Textured print on Acrylic 24 x 24 in
Gerrit van Ommering - Gold River, California - “The Fabric of Seeing” Photography, Digital Alteration, Metal Print 30 x 20 in
Gerrit van Ommering - Gold River, California - “Loose Connections” Photography, Digital Alteration, Archival Pigment Print 20 x 26 in
Gerrit van Ommering - Gold River, California - “Incubation of Light” Photography, Digital Alteration, Metal Print 30 x 20 in
Gerrit van Ommering - Gold River, California - “Glue Bug Network” Photography, Digital Alteration, Archival Pigment Print 20 x 20 in
Gerrit van Ommering - Gold River, California - “Anatomy of Panic” Photography, Digital Alteration, Archival Pigment Print 20 x 20 in
Gerrit van Ommering - Gold River, California - “A Myth Unborn” Photography, Digital Alteration, Archival Pigment Print 20 x 20 in
Brian Gugino - New York - "Under the El” Digital Composition 24 × 24 in
Brian Gugino - New York - "Spider's Kiss” Digital Composition 18 × 17.5 in
Brian Gugino - New York - "Arachnidae Still 2129” Digital Composition 20 × 11 in
Brian Gugino - New York - "Seeing Zaman” Digital Composition 36 × 36 in
Brian Gugino - New York - "Dustbowl Rose Blue” Digital Composition 36 × 24 in
Arpita Maheshwary - Sugar Land, Texas - “Radiant Awakening” Acrylic painting on canvas 20 × 16 in
Arpita Maheshwary - Sugar Land, Texas - “Crimson Awakening” Acrylic painting on canvas 20 × 16 in
Arpita Maheshwary - Sugar Land, Texas - “Emerald Nebula” Acrylic painting on canvas 20 × 16 in
Arpita Maheshwary - Sugar Land, Texas - “Eternal Fusion” Acrylic painting on canvas 24 × 36 in
Arpita Maheshwary - Sugar Land, Texas - “Radiant Energy” Acrylic painting on canvas 20 × 16 in
Arpita Maheshwary - Sugar Land, Texas - “Fractured Teapot” Acrylic painting on canvas 24 × 12 in
Jennifer Hannigan-Green - Benton Harbor, Michigan - "Breaking into Pieces” Acrylic on Canvas 24 × 24 in
Jennifer Hannigan-Green - Benton Harbor, Michigan - "Aura of Peace” Acrylic on Canvas 20 × 20 in
Jennifer Hannigan-Green - Benton Harbor, Michigan - "Aura of Harmony” Acrylic on Canvas 20 × 20 in
Jennifer Hannigan-Green - Benton Harbor, Michigan - "Aura of Calm” Acrylic on Canvas 20 × 20 in
Jennifer Hannigan-Green - Benton Harbor, Michigan - "Falling into Place” Acrylic on Canvas 24 × 24 in
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Texas - "Seashells in Moonlight” Photo Transfer on Metal 24 × 16 in
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Texas - "Locomotive” Photo Transfer on Metal 24 × 16 in
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Texas - Contemporary” Photo Transfer on Metal 24 × 16 in
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Texas - "As the City Sleeps” Photo Transfer on Metal 24 × 16 in
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Texas - "Analog No. 3 (Roller Coaster)” Photo Transfer on Metal 24 × 16 in
Bret Neathery - Springfield, Missouri - “Sound Waves” Acrylic, Oil Stick, Pastel on Canvas 36 × 48 in
Bret Neathery - Springfield, Missouri - “Urban Noise” Acrylic, Oil Stick, Pastel on Canvas 44 × 48 in
Bret Neathery - Springfield, Missouri - “Above the Box Canyon” Acrylic, Oil Stick, Pastel on Canvas 44 × 48 in
Bret Neathery - Springfield, Missouri - “Phoenix” Acrylic, Oil Stick, Pastel on Canvas 60 × 48 in
Bret Neathery - Springfield, Missouri - “Moab in the Morning” Acrylic, Oil Stick, Pastel on Canvas 48 × 48 in
Teresa Fuller Kenton - Snellville, Georgia - “Holding Back the Fire Inside” Oil on canvas 4 × 4 in
Teresa Fuller Kenton - Snellville, Georgia - “It's All a Blur” Oil on canvas 5 × 7 in
Teresa Fuller Kenton - Snellville, Georgia - “Twist” Oil on canvas 4 × 12 in
Teresa Fuller Kenton - Snellville, Georgia - “Shout” Oil on canvas 4 × 12 in
Teresa Fuller Kenton - Snellville, Georgia - “Time and Space” Oil on canvas 24 × 35.77 in
Teresa Fuller Kenton - Snellville, Georgia - “Conundrum” Oil on canvas 22 × 28 in
Robert Obier - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - “Astral Relic - Iteration #1” Mixed Media on Wood 18 × 24 in
Robert Obier - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - “Solar Rust” Mixed Media on Wood 34.5 × 46 in
Robert Obier - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - “Xl Limited - Iteration #2” Mixed Media on Wood 25 × 54 in
Robert Obier - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - “Atlantis AI - Oracle of the Silicone God” Mixed Media on Wood 35 × 60 in
Robert Obier - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - “Solar Wind” Mixed Media on Wood 32.5 × 40 in
Jason Shih - Taoyuan District - “Continuity” Cast bronze, gold plating 46 x 33 cm
Jason Shih - Taoyuan District - “Wind” Painted PLA 74 x 48 cm
Jason Shih - Taoyuan District - “Light” Cast stainless steel, titanium plating 38 x 102 cm
Jason Shih - Taoyuan District - “Rising” Cast bronze, white marble 125 x 45 cm
Jason Shih - Taoyuan District - “Turning” Cast stainless steel and titanium plating 120 x 60 cm
Jason Shih - Taoyuan District - “Greeting” Cast bronze 40 x 86 cm
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut -“Siff Legato 2018” Acrylic on Linen 61 x 47 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut - “The Great Mystery That Surrounds Us” Acrylic on Linen 120 x 99 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut -“Centered” Acrylic on Linen 59 x 50 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut - “Changes” Acrylic on Linen 111 x 80 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut - “Awakening” Acrylic on Linen 77 x 81 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut -“Rhapsody” Acrylic on Linen 120 x 85 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut -“A Dozen Roses” Acrylic on Linen 108 x 80 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut -“Secrets” Acrylic on Linen 90 x 108 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut - “Moving Forward” Acrylic on Linen 60 x 48 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut -“In Perpetuity” Acrylic on Linen 57 x 18 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut -“Fanfare” Acrylic on Linen 47 x 61 in
Marlene Siff - Westport, Connecticut - “Elegy” Acrylic on Linen 105 x 92 in
Linda Smith - Saint Louis, Missouri - “Unkungu (8) (3) (1)” Digital print 30 x 39.98 in
Linda Smith - Saint Louis, Missouri - “Kabi” Digital print 30 x 39.98 in
Linda Smith - Saint Louis, Missouri - “Slanted Commode (2)” Digital print 30 x 20 in
Linda Smith - Saint Louis, Missouri - “Terra Cotta Basement 03” Digital print 14 x 30 in
Linda Smith - Saint Louis, Missouri - “Meningioma” Digital print 27 x 25 in
Valentina Ritorova - “Into the Unknown” Acrylic & texture paste on cardboard 30 × 21 cm
Valentina Ritorova - “The Wind that Fuels the Flame” Acrylic & texture paste on cardboard 30 × 21 cm
Valentina Ritorova - “Dance of Light and Darkness” Acrylic & texture paste on cardboard 30 × 40 cm
Valentina Ritorova - “Waterfall” Acrylic & texture paste on cardboard 30 × 40 cm
Valentina Ritorova - “Nebula Fierce Eagle” Acrylic & texture paste on cardboard 40 × 50 cm
T Barny - Healdsburg, California - "MESON - ‘Subatomic Binding Particle’" Macedonian Onyx 12 x 15 in
T Barny - Healdsburg, California - "DASYATIS - ‘Atlantic Stingray’" Chinese Fluorite 23 x 32 in
T Barny - Healdsburg, California - "Circo Q - 'To Traverse'" Staineless Steel 17 x 24 in
T Barny - Healdsburg, California - "JOULET - ‘Minor Unit of Energy’" Italian Alabaster 16 x 16 in
T Barny - Healdsburg, California - "ARDERE - 'Flame'’" Utah 'Honeycomb' Calcite 7 x 32 in
Joelle Bilisari - Louisville, Kentucky - "Passage Way” Textile 16 x 16 in
Joelle Bilisari - Louisville, Kentucky - "Chromatic Wonder” Textile 16 x 20 in
Joelle Bilisari - Louisville, Kentucky - "Galaxy” Textile 21 x 10 in
Joelle Bilisari - Louisville, Kentucky - "Opposites Attract” Textile 14 x 11 in
Joelle Bilisari - Louisville, Kentucky - "Evening Moon” Textile 9 x 12 in $290
Joelle Bilisari - Louisville, Kentucky - "Warm Tides” Textile 22 x 10 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 9 × 11.03 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 9 × 12 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 9 × 12 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 9 × 12 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 9 × 12 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - “No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24.09 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "No Title 425” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "No Title 418” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "Design 287” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "No Title” Oil pastel on paper 24 × 18.09 in
Terry Jackson - Saint Louis, Missouri - "Infinity 275” Oil pastel on paper 24.09 × 18 in