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The Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery is a non-profit gallery owned and operated by Ursuline College and welcoming the public to free, professionally mounted art exhibitions approximately six times a year.
Wasmer Gallery exhibits fine art of educational value by professional and amateur artists. The Gallery has a full schedule each exhibition season and welcomes proposals by artists for upcoming schedules. This year we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Wasmer Gallery, which opened in 1980 and was named in gratitude for the generosity and vision of the late Florence (O’Donnell) Wasmer and John C. Wasmer.
Fall 2023 Showcase
November 10, 2023 – January 25, 2024
The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery presents Ursuline College’s New Masters 3: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio is a stunning and dynamic juried exhibition showcasing art of a diverse range of disciplines by emerging and established women artists who live and create in the region.
Thank you to everyone who participated! It takes a tremendous amount of courage and belief to put your work out there. We received a record 450 online entries submitted by 187 artists for The New Masters 3: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio. Our juror Hilary D. Gent, painter and founder of HEDGE Gallery, met the challenge to select 47 artworks created by 45 artists and award $2,800 in cash prizes including the $1,000 Best in Show. The selected artists and winning works are noted below.
The show runs through January 25, 2024 with an special Saturday viewing on December 9, and is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Note: Ursuline College and Wasmer Gallery are closed November 22 through 27, 2023 and December 22, 2023 through January 1, 2023
Congratulations!
1. Mary L. Alexander
Growth #4
2019
Mixed Media Quilt
HONORABLE MENTION
2. Leslye Discont Arian
Torsos and Flyers
2022
Silkscreen
3. Kim Barnes
Picnic at the Pier
2023
Mixed Media
4. Luanne Bole-Becker
Worlds of Our Own Making
2022
Mixed media sculpture
5. Karen Beckwith
On the Roof
2022
Mixed Media
6. Cynthia Brewster
Friends: All Included
2022
Pastel painting on paper
7. Julia Briggs
House of Cards
2023
Oil on canvas
8. Phyllis Brody
By the Way
2020
Free-form abstract embroidery
9. Leigh Brooklyn
Liberty
2023
Oil on Linen
THIRD PRIZE
10. Jacqui Brown
Noble Field Au
2023
Acrylic on stretched canvas
11. Amelia Casiano
Grit
2023
Painting
12. Donna Coleman
A Difficult Affair
2021
Oil on canvas
13. Deus Ex Machina
2022
Oil on canvas
14. Hadley Conner
Accommodation
2022
Mixed media photo
HONORABLE MENTION
15. Rebecca Cross
Horizon Series: distance disturbances
2021
Silk, chalk pastels
16. Andrea Dawson
On the Road Again
2022
Mixed media on paper
17. Felice Dahlhausen
Circular Motion
2022
Quilt
18. Bonnie Dolin
Origins
2023
Oil Painting
19. Eileen Dorsey
The Season Is Changing
2022
Oil on canvas
20. Susanne Dotson
Leaving Time to Play
2023
Acrylic on canvas
21. Marlisa Dunn
Stepping Stones
2023
Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas
22. Meryl Engler
Every Year They Grow From Nothing
2023
Woodcut
BEST IN SHOW
23. Diane Farr
Altered Realities
2022
Oil on Canvas
24. Patty Flauto
Breaking Point
2022
Acrylic on canvas
25.Marti Higgins
Bellwether
2023
Mixed Media on Canvas
26. Linda Hutchinson
Things Get Messy
2021
Oil on canvas
27. Sydney Kay
How do you dip it?
2021
Photography
28. Kate Kisicki
Water Pig
2021
Mixed Media painting
FIRST PRIZE
29. Irina Koukhanova
Ratcatcher
2020
Cast bronze on wood base
30. Natalie Lanese
Day Heap
2021
Mixed media painting on canvas
HONORABLE MENTION
31. Jennifer Leach
This Was My Favorite Dress
2023
Mixed media Print
32. Janet Marsano
Pick Your Own
2020
Scratchboard and ink
33. Barbara Martin
Saw-Whet Owl with Crown
2023
Scratchboard
34. Bridget Murphy Milligan
Fallen Angel
2020
Archival pigment print
35. Rita Montlack
Fabrications and The City
2023
Archival digital print
36. Rita Montlack
Topsy- Turvy and The Deer
2022
Archival digital print
37. Nancy Notarianni
On the 4 Train, NYC
2021
Watercolor
38. Jenniffer Omaitz
Maverick
2022
Painting
39. Jenniffer Omaitz
Tipping Point
2022
Painting
SECOND PRIZE
40. Cynthia Petry
Spoon Fed Lies
2023
Mixed media
41. Beth Prindle
Aperture
2023
3D Mixed Media Assemblage
42. LaSaundra Robinson
That Bee Told Me I’m Fly
2020
Oil and acrylic on panel
43. Robin Robinson
Little Boy Blue
2022
Watercolor
44. Susan Squires
old song/new song
2022
Encaustic wax and oil stick
45. Judy Takacs
Arabella: Fighting it like Ike and Tina
2023
Oil on canvas
46. Emily Wiser
Lotus
2023
Mixed Media metals
47. Eileen Woods
Being Mom
2023
Mixed media
New Masters 3: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Summer 2023 Showcase
June 17 – August 24, 2023
The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery at Ursuline College presents “Juneteenth: Freedom and Community Exhibition" as part of the second annual Juneteenth Celebration. This visually stunning and emotionally stimulating exhibit explores freedom and community as our society evolves. The bedazzling works of the African American Quilt and Doll Guild create a visual dialogue recognizing the racial inequities and transformative cultural experiences in our world.
Spring 2023 Showcase
March 17 - March 31, 2023
Ursuline College's Fifth Annual Women's History Month Student Art Showcase features compelling and diverse art from the Ursuline student body. Presented by the Ursuline College Women's Center in collaboration with Ursuline's Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery.
Fall 2022 Showcase
November 4, 2022 - January 29, 2023
Dolls have been important to cultures since the beginning of civilization, dating back to ancient Egypt. In this exhibit, explore dolls that have been created by local artists, including a 30 Barbie doll installation, vintage Burmese marionettes, and hand-crafted fabric dolls, each with their own complex, unique, and dynamic personality. Image of hand crafted dolls: Grandmother Forest by Juniper Mainelis and Mermaid Bride by Mary D. Pinckney.
Summer 2022 Showcase
June 18 - August 25, 2022
Supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, this show features works of 10 Northeast Ohio artists creates a visual dialogue recognizing racial and social inequities in our region.
The Healing Imagination IX - 35th Anniversary Exhibition
April 8 - April 28, 2022
The Healing Imagination biennial exhibits highlight the work of art therapists, and Moving Forward: Re-Imagining Personal and Community Wellness calls on us to vision our individual and collective healthy futures. Image by Judy Jankowski.
4th Annual Student Showcase
February 18 - March 17, 2022
Sponsored by the Women’s Center at Ursuline College, this showcase of student work celebrates Women’s History Month. Image art by Kaitlyn Kirchmeir.
Tuesday - Thursday, 12-5 p.m.
Contact Gallery Director Anna Arnold or call her at 440.646.8121.
Please check this webpage for updates.
Saturday, December 9: 12-4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 12: 12-5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 13: 12-5 p.m.
Thursday, December 14: 12-5 p.m.
Tuesday, December 19: 12-5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 20: 12-5 p.m.
Wasmer Gallery is CLOSED
Thursday, December 21
Ursuline Campus is CLOSED for the Holidays:
Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 1
Wasmer Gallery is CLOSED
Tuesday, January 2, and will reopen on Wednesday, January 3
"Patron Saint of Stone," by MANDEM. Photograph of boy with snakes. Best in Show.
"Mindlessness, " by Jill Yanik. Graphite drawings photo transferred to wood overlaid with hand cut graphite drawings on paper. First Prize.
"Legacy Pot," by Pamela Argentieri. Pewter, bronze, sterling and wood coffee pot fabricated from sheet incorporating vintage flatware.
