2024 Annual Juried Exhibition
Monday, March 25 – Saturday, April 27, 2024
Latcham Art Centre – 2 Park Dr.
This exhibition offers artists working in all media the opportunity to have their work evaluated by three visual art professionals serving as jurors. The public can discover a variety of work exploring ideas and themes by contemporary artists from all over Ontario while the Curator has the chance to engage with hundreds of Ontario-based artists.
Read the artist statements here.
A big thank you to our wonderful external jurors, Megan Kammerer, Scott Sawtell, and Samantha Jones, who took on the process with enthusiasm and generosity. Jurying these works was an incredibly challenging task; Megan, Scott and Samantha gave each piece careful and respectful consideration, and after several hours arrived at the final selection that will make up the 2024 exhibition.
Selected Artists
Marni Bachuk, Annalyn Pallant-Boyachek, Margaret Buckworth, Monique Campbell, Linda Chen, Perry Chow, Teri Donovan, Sherry Dubé, Brittany Lane Ferguson, Zara Gardner, Rumy Glogova, Kate Greenway, David Hill, Diane Jupp, Linda Kalianteris, Kezleigh, S King, Avery Lawrance, Sabrina Leeder, Judith Livingston, Jogi Makhani, Cate McGuire, Azadeh Momeni, Pasi Paltanen, Ela Raine, Linda Ruscio, David Samila, Susan Szenes, Edward Tsui, Natalie Sze Wai, David Wright, and Emily Zou.
Juror’s Award Winners
Judith Livingston – Redesigned Rockscape Presentation
Brittany Lane Ferguson – Flying Underwater
Jogi Makhani – Turbulence, Turmoil, Trauma
People’s Choice Award
Latcham Art Centre is pleased to announce the results of the People’s Choice Award as decided by gallery visitors. Congratulations to Brittany Lane Ferguson! The artist is pictured here alongside her work, entitled Flying Underwater (2023).
Year after year this exhibition continues to be a reflection of the artistic talent found within the province, and this year was no exception. Over 471 votes were submitted, and close to 1700 guests took in the artwork over five weeks. Our sincere thanks to everyone who submitted artwork, our esteemed Jurors, those who voted and those who took time to visit the Gallery.
2024 Jurors
Scott Sawtell
Artist Scott Sawtell is based in Newmarket. In addition to his making his paintings, Sawtell works diligently at teaching other likeminded individuals to create their own unique artwork. He has previously taught at Georgian College in Barrie, Brock University in St. Catharines, OCAD University in Toronto, and has given many talks and symposiums across Canada. Sawtell has an M.F.A from the University of Waterloo (2002) and is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design (2000). As well as maintaining a vital artistic career showing work across Canada and the United States, Sawtell has previously curated exhibitions for the Town of Newmarket, the City of Kitchener, Oakville Galleries, and Humber College. He curated the exhibition 60P, which showcases the work of a wide array of contemporary Canadian Painters.
Megan Kammerer
Megan Kammerer (she/her) is the Curator of Exhibitions at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington. Previously, she has held various curatorial and research-based positions with the Jackman Humanities Institute, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Blackwood Gallery, and Art Gallery of Guelph. Her most recent practice is rooted in philosophies of communal care as she explores the visuality of contemporary history and intersectional identity construction. Her academic research is published by the University of Toronto, where she holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in Art History.
Samantha Jones
Samantha Jones is an artist and curator based in Newmarket, On. She completed her education at the University of Guelph through the specialized studio program, and her work manifests in photography, sculpture, painting, and drawing. From 2017-2018, Jones worked as a resident artist and co-organizer at VS Studios, a 7-unit warehouse studio in the Tkaronto portlands. In 2020, she cofounded SPACEMAKER II; an experimental garage gallery that is dedicated to showcasing the work of budding Tkaronto artists through inclusive and interactive programming. She is presently the Gallery Manager at the Aurora Cultural Centre.
