22nd Annual Maritime Art Exhibition opens at Coos Art Museum, July 10

On Saturday July 11, 2015, Coos Art Museum opens its 22nd Annual Maritime Art Exhibition in the first floor Maggie Karl Gallery. The juried exhibition displays maritime-themed artwork by major artists from across the United States and Canada. Eighty-four works by forty-five of the nation’s leading maritime artists are featured. The works are in a variety of media, including, oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel and sculpture. The exhibition runs through September 26, 2015. It is sanctioned by American Society of Marine Artists, co-sponsored by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and partially funded by a grant from the Coquille Tribal Community Fund. Coos Art Museum’s Annual Maritime Art Exhibition is the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) regional competition for the entire western United States. It is the oldest continuous Maritime art competition on the West Coast. The ASMA jurors include: Carolyn Hesse-Low of La Jolla, California; Ivan Kelly of Toledo, Oregon; and Paul Mullally of Seattle, Washington. Works will be honored for Best in Show; Peoples’ Choice Award; Oregon International Port of Coos Bay Award; and the Coos Art Museum Board of Directors Award. Frank Gaffney of Mountlake Terrace, Washington is the featured maritime artist and his paintings will be highlighted in the adjacent Perkins Gallery during the exhibition. A frequent participant in Coos Art Museum’s Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Gaffney received an Award of Merit in 2008 and 2010 and the Directors Award in 2009.