ETSU Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries with Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts and Jerry’s Artarama of Knoxville proudly present Positive/Negative 41 National Juried Art Exhibition juried by Dr. Brittany Webb, curator at Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The exhibition presents innovative works by 41 contemporary American artists currently on view with closing reception on April 24, Friday, from 6-8 p.m., at the Tipton-Ashe Galleries with Juror’s Speak and special guests Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts and refreshments by Dos Gatos Coffee.

The featured artists are Ken Abbott, Ainaz Alipour, Jane Broderick, Keith Bryant,
Rebecca Cardoso, Gary Cawood, Jenny Chi, Brent Cole, Jim Connell, Alexander Diaz, Morgan Willingham Ford, Maryam Siahgaldeh Ghasempour, Jennifer Halvorson,
Ronna Harris, Caroline Hatfield, Alma Hoffmann, Donald Keefe, Jong-Yoon Kim,
Jhih-yin Diane Lee, Lynne Marinelli Ghenov, Kathryn E. Martin, Andrew Martin,
Ethan Martinez, Alexandra Mavrikis, Adam J. McGalliard, Scott Meyer, Pippi Miller, Chelsea Moulder, James Nelson, Soon Ee Ngoh, Mable Ni, Janet Orselli, Joe Reynolds, Hosna Shahramipoor, Ainsley Steeves, Sam Van Strien, Durant Thompson, Eric Tomberlin, Lance Turner and Ira Upin.

Juror Dr. Brittany Webb is the Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Her most recent exhibition, Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden, debuted at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2023 and is currently on view at the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester. Her curatorial work has been supported by grants from the Henry Luce Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, the Terra Foundation for American Art, the William Penn Foundation, and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. She earned a PhD from Temple University and a BA from the University of Southern California.

The Tipton-Ashe Galleries are located at 401 Ashe St., former Courthouse (Walnut St. side), Downtown Johnson City, Tennessee 37614. Gallery hours are Wednesdays & Saturdays from 11am to 3pm; Thursdays & Fridays from 5 to 7pm with extended hours during receptions and by appointments. For more information, schedule a visit or for handicapped accommodations, please email Karlota Contreras-Koterbay via contrera@etsu.edu. All events are free and open to the public.