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Fire & Form

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I am honored to have been selected for this group exhibition at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center (137 East Ave., Rochester, New York 14604).  Fire & Form – Encaustic Work From Across New York State is a juried exhibition!  My painting is titled “Mustang Dance”.  A man I chatted with said it looked like something you would find in an ancient Roman villa.

The reception started at 6:00 PM.  Penny and I were the first to arrive.  I managed to take these pictures before it got super crowded in there.

I am really impressed with the variations in technique, color, texture and style.  It’s a magnificent show!

***From the web-site

ABOUT THE JUROR

Regina B Quinn is an encaustic artist residing in the Northern Catskill Mountains of New York. Regina serves as President of International Encaustic Artists and Director of Grant Initiatives. Her art career encompasses painting, photography, ceramics, printmaking, and theatrical set design; she now focuses on creating works in encaustic mixed-media. She teaches encaustics online and in-person at the Woodstock School of Art and Mulranny Arts in Ireland. Regina is represented by the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, ny. @ginabq

August 28, 2026 – September 19, 2026

In-Person Drop off: July 31 and August 1, 12–5pm at RoCo
Exhibition Dates: August 26 – September 19, 2026
Opening Reception: August 28, 6-9pm
Panel Discussion – Encaustic Art Today: Aug. 28, 7pm
Book Launch – Working-Class Girls Don’t Become Artists by Janet Zandy: September 10, 6pm
Closing Party: September 19, 6–9pm
Artwork Pick-up: September 20 & 21, 12–5pm

Fire and Form is a juried exhibition celebrating the depth, diversity, and innovation of encaustic and wax-based artists working across New York State. Hosted in Rochester, a city with a strong tradition of experimental modernism and material exploration, this exhibition highlights the luminous, layered, and enduring qualities of wax as a contemporary medium.

New York State is home to a thriving encaustic community shaped by established art schools and historic craft traditions. From the Great Lakes to the Finger Lakes region, the Adirondacks to the Hudson River Valley and New York City, NY artists create visual and sculptural art using wax-based mediums in ways that bridge abstraction, landscape, and conceptual practice. Rochester especially has played an outsized role in the recent re-invigoration of this medium. Organized by Rochester’s Working With Wax group, Fire and Form will bring together these artists not only to showcase their work, but to establish a gathering point for encaustic practice in the region.

Encaustic, as a medium, is both durable and radiant. It aligns powerfully with both contemporary abstraction and New York’s longstanding landscape traditions. This exhibition aims to demonstrate that vitality and mark the beginning of a defining platform for encaustic artists across New York State.

AWARDS

Three awards have been selected by the juror for excellence in wax media.
Rochester Art Supply (2 awards): Gift Certificates worth $200 each
The R+F Award (1 award): Opaque Color Set and Translucent Color Set with Ampersand boards, valued at $200

Take down is scheduled for September 19, 2026.   Paintings can be purchased then collected at the end of the show.

Hours of Operation:  Wednesday – Sunday, 12 – 5pm / Friday, 12 – 9pm.

ARTISTS

Kristen Adamczyk (Brooklyn, NY) @kristen_adamczyk (10), Sarita Kennedy Arden (Pittsford, NY), Gülnar Babayeva (Hudson Valley, NY) @caspianmuse (2), Gwen Bardon (Rhinebeck, NY) @gwenbardon, Bob Barnett (Woodside, NY) @bobbarnettpaint, Mary-Ellen Bertram (Rochester, NY) @maryellenart, Linda Bigness (Camillus, NY) @lbigness, Domenica Brockman (Ithaca, NY) @minimalistabstraction, Phyllis Bryce Ely (Ontario, NY) @pbryceely, Victoria Brzustowicz (Penfield, NY) @creativevictoriab, Ann Marie Buchau (Pulaski, NY) @annbuchauartist, Heather Caufield (Olivebridge, NY), Maureen Church (Rochester, NY) @moutlaw4 (14), Carey Corea (Rochester, NY) @careycoreaart, Pat DeLuca (Rochester, NY) @patdeluca.art, Jackie Doyle (Lakewood, NY) @jackied.art, Marie Dungan (Cooperstown, NY), Connie Ehindero (Rochester, NY) @ehinderoconnie, Alaina Enslen (Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY) (1), Victoria Falco (Rochester, NY) @victoriafalco, Hallie Galligan (Woodstock, NY) (6), Hilary Hart (Cold Spring, NY) (3), Richard Harvey (Rochester, NY) @rcharv, Emily Hill (Lima, NY) @emilyhill.waxwerk (12), Christine Knoblauch (Rochester, NY), Rachel Kouwe (Webster, NY), Mark Lavatelli (Buffalo, NY) @marklava, Rebecca LeFevre (Batavia, NY) @rebeccalefevre.art, Beth Lisk (Watkins Glen, NY) (11), Patrice Maloney (Webster, NY) (4), Melanie Rinn Martinek (Victor, NY), Constance Mauro (Rochester, NY) @constancemauro, Anne B McCune (Hilton, NY) @anne.b.mccune, Tarie Minchak (Rochester, NY) @tarieminchak, Makenzie Morrow (Rush, NY) @makadelic_art (9), Lori Mugnolo (Honeoye Falls, NY), Claire Nigro (Greenport, NY) @clairenigro, Carol O’Brien (Naples, NY) @selkieob, Kseniya Ostrovska (Saratoga Springs, NY) @kseniya_ostrovska_art (5), Andrea Parada (Rochester, NY) @apnderparadaparada_ceramica, Itter Randazzo (Schenectady, NY) @itterrandazzo (13), Lida Riedlinger (Rochester, NY) @lida_riedlinger, Sidonie Merkel Roepke (Rochester, NY) (7), Charles Schweigert (Irondequoit, NY) @schweigertstudio, Julie Jurgens Shea (Rochester, NY) @juliesheaart, Kathleen Speck (Moravia, NY), Kathy Steblen (Fairport, NY), Carolyn Steinkirchner (Rochester, NY), Jacqueline Swaby (Castile, NY) (8), Karen Tashkovski (East Syracuse, NY) @karen_tashkovski,Sherry Tulloch (Churchville, NY), Dana Murray Tyrrell (Niagara Falls, NY) @snackmustard, Deanna Varble (Pittsford, NY) @hensinwellies, Nickolas Viele (Rochester, NY) @nickolas_viele_fine_arts, Sally Wood Winslow (Rochester, NY), Birgitt Wolf Peterson (Prattsburgh, NY) @birgitt_wolf_peterson, Leslie Yolen (Berne, NY) @_leslieyolen, Jessica Young (Hamlin, NY) @jessy.claire.art, Janet Zandy (Rochester, NY)

 

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