Wall and Lesperance Finalists for CNAA’s
September 04, 2014
PNCA celebrates the inclusion of alumna and instructor Samantha Wall MFA ‘11 and faculty member, Ellen Lesperance in the list of 24 finalists for the 2015 Contemporary Northwest Art Awards. At the Portland Art Museum, the Contemporary Northwest Art Awards is an awards exhibition for contemporary art created in the greater northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana). The exhibition will open at the Museum in the fall of 2015.
The award recipients are honored with an exhibition in the Museum’s special exhibition galleries, a full-color catalogue, exhibition-related programming, and cash awards. One recipient is further recognized with the Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the amount of $10,000. The finalists are all recognized in the catalogue.