RIWS Presents:
Making Your Mark: An Online Show
Open to Artists Nationwide
Open to all 2D media (EXCLUDING photography and digital, see more details below)
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Juror: Sandy O'Brien, PSA sandyobrienart.com
Deadline to Enter: February 20th
Exhibition Dates: February 28th - March 27th
ONLINE Show Opening Reception: Thursday, March 5th at 6pm on Zoom
Notification of Acceptance: February 27th
This show is taking place online ONLY
Theme: Making Your Mark invites artists to explore what it means to leave an impression—on a surface, in a moment, or in a viewer’s mind. This exhibition is open to all interpretations, from bold, gestural statements to subtle, deliberate details. Your “mark” might be physical, emotional, symbolic, or abstract: a decisive line, a personal narrative, a unique process, or a point of view that can’t be ignored. Whether your work is loud or quiet, polished or raw, we’re excited to see how you define and express the marks that matter to you!
ACCPETED ENTRIES:
| Name | Title | Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Brenda Bechtel | "Floral Improvisation" | Transparent watercolor | 24" x 28" | $600 |
| Michele Berardo | "Late Afternoon Light" | Watercolor | 17" x 12.5" | $400 |
| Debrah Block Krol | "Looking East" | Acrylic on paper | 9" x 12" | $225 |
| Christine Bobek | "George" | Watercolor | 14" x 11" | NFS |
| Aime Brissette | "Spectrum" | Acrylic | 9" x 12" | $100 |
| John Calabrese | "... in Wonderland" | Graphite pencil on paper | 16" x 20" | $2300 |
| Sarah Campbell | "Coastal Chaos" | Watercolor & ink | 10" x 17" | $600 |
| Sarah Campbell | "Then There's the Wildness" | Watercolor | 10" x 15.5" | $575 |
| Donald Crowl | "Full Moon Boogie" | Acrylic, ink, spray paint, glitter on canvas | 24" x 20" | $375 |
| Rebecca Ganz | "Balancing Act" | Watercolor, watercolor pencil, & acrylic on paper | 12" x 9" | $200 |
| Rebecca Ganz | "What're You Lookin' At??" | Acrylic, acrylic marker on gallery wrapped canvas | 48" x 48" | $1000 |
| Mark Goodmanson | "Carry the Weight" | Monotype printmaking | 5" x 4" | $200 |
| Michael Henry | "Stihl Standing" | Watercolor | 10" x 14" | NFS |
| William Heydt | "Nicolas Benson, Stonecarver, The John Steven's Shop, Newport" | Watercolor | 24" x 15" | $7500 |
| Kevin Jacobs | "The Vineyard" | Mixed media | 14" x 20" | $600 |
| Kevin Jacobs | "Homesick #1 2025" | Mixed media | 14" x 20" | $800 |
| Shari Johnson | "Key West Rooster Strutting" | Watercolor | 15" x 11" | NFS |
| Sumin Joo | "Cluttered Tabletop" | Watercolor | 14" x 20" | NFS |
| Gina T. Judy | "Nora's Cadillac-Mountain" | Watercolor and gouache on Arches | 25.75" x 34" | NFS |
| Buffy Kaufman | "Flight Paths" | Watercolor | 22" x 15" | $1520 |
| Francie Klopotic | "The Garden of Otherworldly Delights" | Watercolor on tree-free paper | 12" x 9" | $350 |
| Janet Leombruni | "Escape from the Allegory of the Cave" | Acrylic | 30" x 24" | $1500 |
| Eunji Li | "Floral Reverie in Blue" | Paper, traditional coloring paint | 48" x 48" | $2500 |
| Dennis Linn | "Waltz of the Forest" | Watercolor | 18" x 24" | $3200 |
| Judith Ludwig | "Just Add Water" | Watercolor | 15" x 19" | NFS |
| Judith Ludwig | "The Smell of Heaven" | Watercolor | 19" x 13" | NFS |
| Betsey MacDonald | "Thinking" | Charcoal | 24" x 18" | $400 |
| Betsey MacDonald | "Mark Made" | Charcoal | 11" x 14" | $400 |
| Catherine Markham | "Step Right Up" | Acrylic on panel | 20" x 20" | NFS |
| Sue Marrazzo | "Le Voyageur" | Mixed media | 10" x 8" | $400 |
| Donna Mohan | "Flames of Resilience" | Acrylics, commercial fabric, thread on canvas | 32" x 36" | $800 |
| Kimberlee Nentwig | "Once Loved Bug" | Watercolor | 18" x 24" | NFS |
| Pamela Nigro | "Kensho" | Acrylic | 40" x 30" | $4800 |
| Pamela Nigro | "Taiyo" | Acrylic | 48" x 36" | $5200 |
| Celeste Novak | "Language of the Lake" | Watercolor | 20" x 30" | $1500 |
| Celeste Novak | "Lichen Poetry" | Watercolor | 20" x 30" | $1500 |
| Sindhu Pillai | "Savannah Rapids" | Acrylic on canvas | 22" x 18" | $600 |
| Sindhu Pillai | "Awaken Blush" | Acrylic on canvas | 14" x 18" | $400 |
| Jasmine Porter | "#47" | Mixed media, found objects, assemblage | 43.5" x 6" | $650 |
| Caitlin Rantala | "The Show Must Go On" | Oil | 16" x 12" | NFS |
| Jocelyn Regenbogen | "Tree in Winter, Colt State Park, Bristol RI" | Watercolor | 15" x 11" | $350 |
| Marc Rifkin | "A New Beginning" | Acrylic | 24" x 30" | NFS |
| Marc Rifkin | "Enthusiasm" | Acrylic | 18" x 24" | NFS |
| Robert Steedman | "Northern Pass" | Watercolor | 14" x 21" | $3000 |
| Sujit Sudhi | "End of a Cold Day" | Watercolor | 15" x 11" | NFS |
| Sujit Sudhi | "Mooing Twice" | Watercolor | 15" x 11" | NFS |
| Gregory Supple | "Parenthesis " | Watercolor on Arches | 18" x 12" | $2800 |
| Morgan Suter | "Red Portrait" | Colored pencil and mixed media on paper | 12" x 9" | $300 |
| Deepa Thomas | "Echoes of Autumn" | Watercolor | 10" x 7" | $175 |
| Anne Torry-Ballou | "Autumn Impression" | Acrylic on canvas | 18" x 24" | $475 |
| Linh Vo | "Through the Seasons" | Acrylic on canvas | 6" x 6" | $300 |
| Linh Vo | "Where Picasso Met Pythagoras" | Acrylic | 36" x 24" | $3000 |
| Bruce Williams | "Where the Distance Broke" | Oil on canvas | 24" x 30" | $695 |
| Bruce Williams | "Something Tried to Speak" | Oil and collage on canvas panel | 18" x 24" | $480 |
| Jane Wise | "Student Abroad and Aboard" | Watercolor | 10.5" x 14" | NFS |
| Mary Wojciechowski | "Where the Branches Reach" | Monotype collage | 6" x 12" | $250 |
| Mary Wojciechowski | "Patch of Blue" | Monotype | 9" x 7" | $250 |
| Mary Wojciechowski | "Where the Forest Begins" | Alcohol ink | 12" x 9" | $250 |
| Dawn Yoshimura | "Contraflow" | Transparent watercolor | 18" x 24" | $1200 |
| Laurence Young | "Pained into a Corner" | Acrylic and charcoal on paper | 24" x 24" | $950 |