
NYC CRIT CLUB
PLUM LINE RESIDENCY
FINALISTS EXHIBITION
NYC CRIT CLUB / PLUM LIME RESIDENCY
FINALISTS EXHIBITION
JANUARY 5 - JANUARY 25, 2023
This winter's open call for the NYC Crit Club's Plum Lime Residency drew over 200 applicants from around the world with a wide range of disciplines, formative backgrounds and aesthetic viewpoints. Selecting 19 artists from such a large pool of talent was, for me, both exhilarating and emotionally draining. As an artist myself, I understood the personal investment each artist made in creating their work, and given the level of quality I was presented with, it made the decision-making process incredibly challenging. In the end, I believe this show reflects the incredible opportunity the Plum Lime Residency affords artists and the caliber of artists it attracts. I want to thank Catherine Haggarty for inviting me to jury. It was my honor to select CASEY BADEN as the Winter 2023 Plum Lime Resident, as well as the runners-up, all of whom are featured in this exhibition. I also wanted to thank EVERY artist who applied and who had the courage to submit their works.
- mepaintsme
ABOUT THE PLUM LINE RESIDENCY
Offered by the NYC Crit Club, the Plum Lime Residency provides artists with a 550 sq. ft. private studio in Bushwick (Brooklyn, NY) for six-weeks to create a new body of work or continue their work in a focused and ambitious way. The studio space is where all in person events and courses are held during the year for NYC Crit Club. The residency is offered biannually in the winter and summer.
Rachel Borenstein
Broken Hand, 2019
micron on paper
11 x 12 1/2 in
27.9 x 31.8 cm
Casey Baden
Rupture/Nurture, 2022
rug tufting on Monk's cloth
49 x 38 in
124.5 x 96.5 cm
Daniel Dias
Don't Wake Me Up If You Visit, 2022
oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in
60 x 60 cm
Joshua Drayzen
Rainbow Plume Rescue, 2022
pen, pencil, marker and watercolor on paper
11 x 14 in
27.9 x 35.6 cm
Jenna Ransom
Still Feel Gone, 2013
oil and acrylic on canvas over panel
20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm
Meg Atkinson
Palette for B. Riley, 2022
oil on canvas
40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Tomàs Morell
The tennis player, 2022
oil on linen
24 x 18 in
61 x 46 cm
Keith Allyn Spencer
The Joy of Stress DVD, 2020
oil paint on wood
34 x 23 in
86.4 x 58.4 cm
Amanda Konishi
GREEN NODDER, 2022
acrylic gouache, acrylic and eyelets on paper
9 x 6 3/4 in
23 x 17 cm
Jessica Parker Foley
Landscape with Secret Service No. 2, 2022
oil on linen
22 x 26 in
55.9 x 66 cm
John Paul Kesling
Another Flower Painting, 2022
oil, pastel on canvas
28 x 22 x 3/4 in
71 x 56 x 2 cm
Oakley Tapola
Laura, 2021
gouache and wax medium on paper, resin clay and polyurethane
14 x 16 in
35.6 x 40.6 cm
Kaylie Kaitschuck
Seminar Spiral, 2022
yarn embroidery on stretched felt, crochet spiral
20 x 17 in
50.8 x 43.2 cm
Lara Karadogan
Highlighter, 2022
oil on clay relief
10 x 12 in
25.4 x 30.5 cm
Loren Erdrich
Self Reflection, 2022
water, raw pigment, organic and synthetic dye, acrylic and bleach on muslin
24 x 19 in
61 x 48.3 cm
John Paul Kesling
Conversations On Painting, 2022
oil, oil stick, pastel, spray paint, pencil, pearlescent pigment on canvas
36 x 48 x 1 1/2 in
91.5 x 121 x 4 cm
Onnissia Harries
Witch's Magic Stick, 2019
acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 in
76.2 x 101.6 cm
Beck Lowry
100 Fathom Deep (After Gordon Bok), 2022
mixed media wood carving (plywood, fabric, thread, oil paint)
71 x 71 x 7 1/2 in
180 x 180 x 19 cm
D. W. Zinsser
Tender Shepherd, 2021
pen and watercolor on paper
72 x 58 in
182.9 x 147.3 cm
Beck Lowry
Blessed and Broken (after Simone Campbell), 2022
painted weaving on handmade wooden armature (plywood, crochet thread, Dutch wax fabric, oil paint)
33 x 24 x 3 1/4 in
84 x 61 x 8.3 cm
Rachel Borenstein
Untitled Dog Study, After Frans Snyders, 2022
micron on paper
7 x 7 3/4 in
17.5 x 19.5 cm
Daniel Dias
Figure in a Landscape (possibly Virginia), 2018
oil and acrylic on canvas
34 x 33 in
86.4 x 83.8 cm
Joshua Drayzen
The Imposters Infinity Swamp, 2020
pen and marker on paper
14 x 17 in
35.6 x 43.2 cm
Casey Baden
Seamless Deception, 2018
cyanotype and acrylic on canvas
53 x 36 in
134.6 x 91.4 cm
Jessica Parker Foley
Woman with Purse, Suspended, 2022
oil on linen
72 x 60 in
182.9 x 152.4 cm
Amanda Konishi
untitled [complementary auspice], 2021
acrylic gouache on vintage marbled endpaper
5 x 7 1/2 in
12.5 x 19 cm
Edward Salas
Angel De La Guarda / Guardian Angel, 2022
oil on canvas
60 x 48 in
152.4 x 121.9 cm
Keith Allyn Spencer
Find the 2 and You Will Be Kissed Tomorrow. 55555555555555..., 2022
oil on canvas panel
9 x 12 in
22.9 x 30.5 cm
Oakley Tapola
Desert Dreamers, 2022
gouache and wax medium on paper, cardboard, resin clay and polyurethane
28 x 24 in
71.1 x 61 cm
Tomàs Morell
Doppelstilleben, 2020/21
oil on linen
51 1/4 x 63 3/4 in
130 x 162 cm
Kaylie Kaitschuck
Dead End, 2021
yarn embroidery on stretched felt
18 x 18 in
45.7 x 45.7 cm
D. W. Zinsser
Pineal Pile, 2022
pen and watercolor on paper
44 x 60 in
111.8 x 152.4 cm
Edward Salas
Bound, 2020
rope and acrylic on canvas
48 x 36 in
121.9 x 91.4 cm
Lara Karadogan
Blur Less, 2022
oil on clay relief
13 x 7 in
33 x 17.8 cm
Jenna Ransom
Sweet Thoughts, 2021
oil on canvas
16 x 12 in
40.6 x 30.5 cm
Onnissia Harries
Eat Cake 1, 2022
acrylic, oil pastel on canvas
60 x 48 in
152.4 x 121.9 cm
Meg Atkinson
Beast and Stars, 2022
oil on canvas
40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm
ABOUT THE NYC CRIT CLUB
NYC Crit Club, co-founded in 2017 by artists Hilary Doyle and Catherine Haggarty, is a platform to help artists build community and push ideas of what it means to be an artist outside the academic institution. Their goal has always been to include artists of all ages and demographics in the conversation about art, culture and exhibitions. The space of the program has expanded over the years and now offers four semesters a year of courses, virtually and in person, at their Brooklyn studio, offering access to influential working artists as critics, advisors and mentors. For their artists, they also built an international artist in residency program, The Plum Lime Residency, and curate several shows a year. Over the course of nearly 7 years the program has worked with thousands of artists and hired hundreds of critics and faculty. They are proud to offer BIPOC Scholarships and financial aid to artists in need and push the pay rate for faculty who are often underpaid in traditional higher education models. NYC Crit Club is currently directed by artist and curator, Catherine Haggarty.