DIRECTOR'S CHOICE EXHIBIT | January 21 - March 15
"Woven, Choosing Community"
Cain Center’s Visual Art & Education Director Simone El Bey curates a memorable exhibit featuring regional artists who inspire and make a powerful impact with their work. Proceeds from this exhibit will support Cain Center’s Community Impact Initiatives.
2025 Participating Artists

Jason Antonic
Flow
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20 inches
$500

Eliana Arenas
Composition #11
Brass, Copper Wire, Sterling Silver, Costume Rhinestone, Powder Coating
4.5 x 1 inches
$375

Joél Baang
Shift In Perspective
Mixed Media on Stretched Canvas
48 x 60 inches
$4600

Emily Batson
Coastal Tree
Oil on panel
8 x 6 inches
$380

Janet Borchardt
Ghost Coral
Glass
12 x 14 inches
$650

Shirley Buckler
Summer Garden
Pastel
27 x 22 inches
$950

Renee Calder
Lost and Found Box
Ceramic/Found Objects
12 x 6 x 6 inches

Nancy Carroll
Wrapped in Silk
Oil
10 x 8 inches
$600

Meredith Connelly
Rose Quartz
Spray paint & cut paper
12 x 10 inches
$1200

Ahra Cho
My Father’s House
Acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 inches
$1080

Eva Crawford
Cloon Lough Flock
Latex on paper
13 x 20 inches (16 x 26 inches matted and framed)
$1100

Barbara Curry
Common Thread Connections
Shibori indigo hand-dyed cotton, thread, collected buttons
24 x 24 inches
$850

Jennifer Dix
Cherry Blossoms
Quilt: cotton fabric, cotton batting
63 x 55 inches
$1000

Caroline Greb
All Creatures
Watercolor on paper
9.75 x 12.25 inches
$975

Joanna Henry
Tropical Whimsy
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 inches
$250

Diana Hoover
Blue Amphora
Ceramic, wheel thrown with hand-painted underglaze and clear glaze
11.5 x 13.5 inches
$350

Jane Hudson
Lone Poppy
pastel
15 x 13 inches
$90

Gail Kolenda
Bloomin’ Beauties
Watercolor pouring (print)
16 x 20 inches
$250

Miranda Leaver
Broken
Oil and ink
24 x 24 inches
$975

Ella Mackinson
Blue Star Quilt (Remember the Blue Sky)
Oil on canvas & second-hand fabrics
21 x 21 inches
$345

Sneha Malavia
Nature Whirl
Acrylic paint on wood
14 inches
$240

Nadia Meadows
Love Mirror
Hair, mirror
29 x 29 inches
$3000

Steve Morris
The Copper Wave
Acrylic pour
24 x 36 inches
$700

Torrie Smiley
Robin’s Two Eggs
Acrylic paint on canvas
24 x 30 inches
$1200

Vanessa Magdaleno Thorman
Lupita (Crested Cockatoo)
Watercolor
15 x 15 inches
$625

Kathy Weiss
Apple Trees
Oil
9 x 12 inches
$300

Brenda Wilmot
Midnight sky
Clay
9 x 5 x 5 inches
$110

Mary Zio
Lemon
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 24 inches
$650