2024 Members' Exhibition

The Henry Gallery
Penn State University Great Valley Campus
Conference Center, 2nd Floor
30 E. Swedesford Road
Malvern, PA 19355

Visiting Hours
Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm

Over $1000 in awards, including the $ 500 Philadelphia Pastel Society Award of Excellence

Please pay your dues and update your contact information at www.philadelphiapastelsociety.org.

“Creating art is a vehicle through which I can more easily communicate my impressions of the world. I enjoy using line, color and a dynamic design to tell my visual story. As I begin the creative process, the medium of pastel provides an immediate and colorful way to make painterly decisions and choices.”

Karen Israel’s pastel paintings are defined by their dynamic compositions and unique viewpoints. She is influenced by the light and mood of the subject and lets those elements dictate her approach. These subjects are rendered with a strong appreciation for the rigors of formal design coupled with a fearless array of color choices.

In addition to numerous awards, Karen’s work has garnered the honor of Signature Member with the American Artists Professional League, Master Circle with the International Association of Pastel Societies and Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America. Karen is an artist member of the Salmagundi Club, NYC, the Copley Society, Boston and the Lyme Art Association.

Karen conducts many teaching demonstrations and workshops throughout the United States and she has served as juror for many national competitions.

In May 2022, Karen’s pastel paintings were on exhibit with Les Amis Des Arts in Pastels of the World in Bourbonnais, honoring American Women pastelists, Montluçon, France.

Karen’s pastel paintings were featured twice in Practique Des Arts: August 2020, July 2018 and in Southwest Art Magazine in April 2021.

See more about Karen at artbykarenisrael.com. 

Anne Singer discovered her love of art on a trip to Paris in 2011 and began a journey of art education in 2012. She studied oil painting for several years before finding pastels. Studying and working in pastels quickly became a passion. Her pastels have been exhibited in national and international exhibitions. She is also well known for her work in oil, including the Impressionist Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America, Eastern Regional Exhibition 2020.

Anne is an IAPS Master Circle member, a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, a Signature Member of the Maryland Pastel Society, and a member of the Oil Painteers of America and American Impressionist Society. She is a founding member of the Blue Berry Pie and Art Society.

See more about Anne at annefsinger.com. 

This is a juried show and awards will be given. Artworks will be selected by Karen Israel, while awards will be chosen by Anne Singer. The number of pieces selected will be limited by the number that the gallery can display. Once your entry is submitted through ShowSubmit, there will be no refunds regardless of the status of your entry. Entries may be disqualified for not following entry guidelines. PPS may use images of accepted work for publicity and marketing purposes.

For additional criteria, please download the prospectus.

Each artist may submit up to two pieces of artwork; however, only one piece may be accepted with the possibility that none will be accepted. Email notification of acceptance and/or rejection will be sent out on or about November 27, 2023.

Artwork can be hand delivered to The Henry Gallery at Penn State, Great Valley, on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Artists must have their membership dues paid for 2024 prior to delivery. Note that artwork is hand delivery only – no shipped artwork will be accepted.

For questions about PPS or this Prospectus, please contact:
Jack Lloyd, [email protected]

Al Richards, [email protected]

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on November 27, 2023.

You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History (Accepted works will be notated by a green check.)

If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.

Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.

Image and Filename Specifications

• File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
• Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
• Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
• Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
• File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
• File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.

Additional Entry Information

• You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
• After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (November 6, 2023.)
• Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
• Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

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