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Montclair, NJ, (November, 2025) Studio Montclair is delighted to announce its first juried sculpture exhibition, Not Just Set In Stone. The exhibition will run from November 14 to December 12 at Studio Montclair’s Leach Gallery, 641 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ. The opening reception and announcement of cash awards will take place on Friday, November 14, from 6 to 8pm.
Not Just Set In Stone celebrates the limitless potential of mediums, showcasing both representational and abstract sculptures. Artists were encouraged to explore the myriad materials beyond stone available to them as makers, and the resulting exhibition reflects remarkable diversity.
About the Juror:
Mary Birmingham is an independent curator based in Montclair, NJ. She began her career at the Whitney Museum and worked for nine years in the curatorial department at the Montclair Art Museum. She was Director of Exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum from 2007-2010, and Curator at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey from 2010-2022. Birmingham received an MA in Art History from Hunter College, New York. She has organized more than one hundred exhibitions and has written and lectured on a variety of topics in American and contemporary art.
Participating Artists:
Ferruccio Babarcich, Gianluca Bianchino, Jessica Cavaliere, Jodie Fink, Terri Fraser, Peggy Gardner, Suzan Globus, Ben Goldman, Beth Heit, Marion Held, Linda Brooks Hirschman, Valerie Holliday, Miriam Jacobs, Lindsey Jones, Jon Koones, Sassoon Kosian, Robert Lach, Rick Ladd, Leigh Lambert, Annaliese Levaggi, Patrick McCoy, Charlie McIlvane, Deborah Morris, Matthias Neumann, Lisa Petsu, Jean-Paul Picard, Jennifer Place, Lisa Pressman, Robert Richardson, Edward Rushton, Ela Shah, Susan Stover, Jenni Vitek, Pamela Wood, Barry Zawacki
Not Just Set In Stone celebrates the limitless potential of mediums, showcasing both representational and abstract sculptures. Artists were encouraged to explore the myriad materials beyond stone available to them as makers, and the resulting exhibition reflects remarkable diversity.
About the Juror:
Mary Birmingham is an independent curator based in Montclair, NJ. She began her career at the Whitney Museum and worked for nine years in the curatorial department at the Montclair Art Museum. She was Director of Exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum from 2007-2010, and Curator at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey from 2010-2022. Birmingham received an MA in Art History from Hunter College, New York. She has organized more than one hundred exhibitions and has written and lectured on a variety of topics in American and contemporary art.
Participating Artists:
Ferruccio Babarcich, Gianluca Bianchino, Jessica Cavaliere, Jodie Fink, Terri Fraser, Peggy Gardner, Suzan Globus, Ben Goldman, Beth Heit, Marion Held, Linda Brooks Hirschman, Valerie Holliday, Miriam Jacobs, Lindsey Jones, Jon Koones, Sassoon Kosian, Robert Lach, Rick Ladd, Leigh Lambert, Annaliese Levaggi, Patrick McCoy, Charlie McIlvane, Deborah Morris, Matthias Neumann, Lisa Petsu, Jean-Paul Picard, Jennifer Place, Lisa Pressman, Robert Richardson, Edward Rushton, Ela Shah, Susan Stover, Jenni Vitek, Pamela Wood, Barry Zawacki
