80th Ohio Annual Exhibition

On view Saturday, June 18—Friday, September 11, 2026
Great Gallery, 2nd Floor

The Ohio Annual exhibition celebrates the Zanesville Museum of Art’s commitment to discovering, encouraging, and recognizing Ohio’s finest artists and artisans. This year, 67 works in a variety of media from artists all over Ohio, including several from right here in Zanesville, were accepted into the exhibition.

This year we are honored to have distinguished guest juror, Dr. Sarah Spinner, select this year’s participants and award a $1,000 prize for Best in Show. 

The museum would like to thank the Beaux Arts Club who sponsor and present the Mrs. Janice Ballas Excellence in Fiber Arts Award and the $250 prize.

The museum will also recognize and present $100 awards in Painting, Drawing, Prints, and Collage, Sculpture, Glass, Photography, and a $500 Ceramics Heritage Award.

Each year we look forward to presenting a stylistically and thematically diverse exhibition that captures the essence of Ohio’s vibrant visual arts scene. The people, places, and customs found in each unique region of the Buckeye State inspire its artists, and the ZMA is in the fortunate position of recognizing and fostering this creativity. 

80th Ohio Annual Exhibition Artists:

1. Painting, All Types
Rick L. Akers - Poppies
Michael Anderson - Fog Holding Light
H. Maria Armijo - The Dreamers
Brian Ballenger - Matisse Weave, No. 3 (Bouquet of Flowers on a Veranda)
Jill Beebe - Asking for Trouble
Steve Cocca - Quarry Trails Park
Monica Crawford - Tuscan Vineyard in March
Marlisa Dunn - In Wonder
Lisa Eastman - River Roots
Briell Giancola - No such thing as Nothing
Keiko Hidaka - Shale Hollow
Emma Rose Hooper - Overcast Approaches
Marty Husted - Chasing Light
Marty Kalb - Curacao
David LaPalombara - Rum Island Daybreak
Robert Mazurek - Portrait of Sarah VI
Robin Schuricht - Frozen Reflection
Tracy Shutt - Summer’s bounty
Dick Stevens - Pumpkin Patch
Yan Sun - Along the Muskingum River

2. Drawing, Prints, and Collage
Elaine Andrews - The child is mother of the woman
Patricia Brett - Tethered
Patricia Brett - Latitude
Angela Finney - Eggs For Easter Breakfast
Kathy A. Moore - View of Dayton
Troy Neptune - Pond Complexities I
Charles Szabla - Tappan Lake Dock 2
Charles Szabla - Columbus Metropolitan Library Steps

3. Sculpture
Andrew Alspach - Woman Torso
Carol Boram-Hays - Bristle
Gabrielle Davis - A Pawn in Someone Else's Game
Kevin Kautenburger - Bee Map for Karl VF
Bella Smith - Waste Basket
Eric Tuck-Macalla - Pallets and stacked chairs
Weiting Wei - Let it Grow

4. Jewelry, and Functional Metalwork
Mikelle Hickman-Romine - The Regal

5. Ceramics
Robert Bruch - Rip Tide
Robert Bruch - Strata
Misty Johnson - Genesis 1 : 12
Misty Johnson - Genesis 1 : 2
Christine Nocar - Penelope
Lacey Slatten - Kaleidoscope Coral

6. Glass
Benjamin Johnson - Boundary of Light
Sydney Kay - Azrie’l

7. Photography
Rebecca Cummings - Silent Witness
Shawn Digity - Chic
Clair Farris - Grand Canyon on Mottled Film
Mark Fohl - Descending
Richard Martin Hahn - Maria in the Window
Rod McIntyre - Calm Bay
Rita Montlack - Be Outrageous
Karen Ollis - Dissolving
Karen Ollis - Ripple Effect
Anat Pollack - Rete_#1
Brandon Elijah Scott - Aurora Reflections

8. Fiber Art, Textiles, and Quilts
Emily Felderman - Lines
Madeline Fraioli - Parmeshwari Shroud
Elisha Frontz - Double Wedding Ring 2026
Rebecca Hosta - Meadow Portrait - Early July
Janice Lessman-Moss - #509A, Follow the Sun I
Sally Luburgh - Truth and Justice
Sally Luburgh - Wool Jacket with Passementerie trim
Nichole Redinger - Moth Study
Helena Sarah Richardson - Aquarium
Ricki Rosen - Hello
Philip Sarsany - Coral Reef #4
Kate Stratizar - Whispers of a Winter Sky