In May 2019, thirty-three students received a full year scholarship, and three students received partial scholarships, based on the merit of their work. This virtual exhibition presents new works created during the following year by winners of the Merit Scholarship 2019. The scholarships were awarded by an invited jury of professional artists, critics and gallerists. The Merit Scholarship is given in support of full-time study at the League and are made possible by generous donations.
Scholarships are awarded in three categories, Abstract, Realism and Semi-Abstract/Semi-Objective.
All the students competing must have studied a minimum of 210 cumulative class hours and bring their physical works in for jurying. Close to 200 students competed for the 36 scholarships in 2019.
Artists in the exhibition:
Mark Araujo, Laura Asmuth, Panini Bari, Caroleena Bingham, Marc Bratman, Diego Briceno, Alberto Catala, Frank Chiodo, Yocheved Cohen, Agnes Collins, Lola De Miguel, Marlann Gorsky, Gaelle Hintzy, Jung-Sook C Lee, Leslie Marcus, Michael Murton, Mayumi Nakao, Laura Nató, Mary Poerner, Cheryl Rubin, Rihomi Sato, Lynn Staley and Brittany Vogel
Students responding to the question: What has receiving a Merit Scholarship meant you?
Read their answers.
For additional information about the artwork, please see the Pricelist.
Mark Araujo, Dystopian Truths
2020, Steel, 6" x 4" x 4", Merit - Abstract Category, Gerda Karr Scholarship
Mark Araujo, Follow Suit
2019, Steel, 20" x 10" x 8", Merit - Abstract Category, Gerda Karr Scholarship
Mark Araujo, On Guard
2020, Steel, 8" x 7" x 5", Merit - Abstract Category, Gerda Karr Scholarship
Mark Araujo, Move with Me
2020, Steel, 12" x 5" x 7", Merit - Abstract Category, Gerda Karr Scholarship
Mark Araujo, Sigh
2020, Steel, 11" x 7" x 9", Merit - Abstract Category, Gerda Karr Scholarship
Laura Asmuth, Sasha
2019, Charcoal and white charcoal, 25" x 19", Merit-Work Study, Doreen Booker Bibro Scholarship
Laura Asmuth, A Mother's Hands
2019, Charcoal and white charcoal, 11.5" x 19.75", Merit-Work Study, Doreen Booker Bibro Scholarship
Laura Asmuth, Chris
2019, Charcoal and white charcoal, 26" x 20", Merit-Work Study, Doreen Booker Bibro Scholarship
Laura Asmuth, Ivan
2018, Charcoal and white charcoal, 26" x 20", Merit-Work Study, Doreen Booker Bibro Scholarship
Panini Bari, Misty Day
2018, Lithography, 9" x 7", Merit - Realism Category, Will Barnet Printmaking Scholarship
Panini Bari, Dark Verrazano
2019, Lithography, 6" x 9", Merit - Realism Category, Will Barnet Printmaking Scholarship
Panini Bari, Triborough Bridge
2018, Lithography, 8" x 6", Merit - Realism Category, Will Barnet Printmaking Scholarship
Panini Bari, Brooklyn Skyline
2020, Lithography, 6" x 9", Merit - Realism Category, Will Barnet Printmaking Scholarship
Caroleena Bingham, Vesavesa 5
2020, Acrylic House Paint, 34.5" x 52", Merit - Abstract Category, Norma Adler Scholarship
Caroleena Bingham, Vesavesa 6
2020, Acrylic house paint, 34" x 52.5", Merit - Abstract Category, Norma Adler Scholarship
Caroleena Bingham, Vesavesa 7
2020, Acrylic house paint, 33" x 52.5", Merit - Abstract Category, Norma Adler Scholarship
Caroleena Bingham, Vesavesa 8
2020, Acrylic house paint, 33" x 53", Merit - Abstract Category, Norma Adler Scholarship
Marc Bratman, Mb527 Amorphous 6 View 1
2019, Welded steel triangles, patina(black/red), wax, 16”x 20" x20”, Merit - Abstract Category, James C. Johnson Scholarship
Marc Bratman, Mb527 Amorphous 6 View 2
2019, Welded steel triangles, patina(black/red), wax, 16” x 20” x 20”, Merit - Abstract Category, James C. Johnson Scholarship
Marc Bratman, Mb528 Amorphous 7
2019, Welded steel triangles, patina (custom), wax, 15” x 19” x 17”, Merit - Abstract Category, James C. Johnson Scholarship
Marc Bratman, Mb506 Amorphous 1
2019, Welded steel triangles, patina (custom), wax, 15" x 15" x 15", Merit - Abstract Category, James C. Johnson Scholarship
Marc Bratman, Mb529 Amorphous 8
2019, Welded steel triangles, patina (custom), wax, 16" x 17" x 15", Merit - Abstract Category, James C. Johnson Scholarship
Marc Bratman, Mb508 Amorphous 2
2018, Welded steel triangles, patina (custom), wax, 13" x 13" x 13", Merit - Abstract Category, James C. Johnson Scholarship
Diego Briceno, Pre Pandemic Post Capitalism
2020, Acrylic paint over paper, 25.5" x 18", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Diego Briceno, 2020 New York Curfew
2020, Acrylic paint over paper, 25.5" x 18", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Diego Briceno, Forest and Metropolitan
2020, Mixed media, 20" x 20", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Diego Briceno, Henry
2020, Lithograph, 9" x 6", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Diego Briceno, Potted Places
2020, Etching, 30.75" x 20.75", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Diego Briceno, The League
2019, Etching, 31" x 22", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Alberto Catala, The Future
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 43" x 36", Merit-Abstract Category, Sidney Glusman Scholarship
Alberto Catala, One Billion Years
2019. Acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30", Merit-Abstract Category, Sidney Glusman Scholarship
Alberto Catala, Star Cluster
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 24", Merit-Abstract Category, Sidney Glusman Scholarship
Alberto Catala, La Flor
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24", Merit-Abstract Category, Sidney Glusman Scholarship
Alberto Catala, My Brain
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 28" x 24", Merit-Abstract Category, Sidney Glusman Scholarship
Alberto Catala, My Dream
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24", Merit-Abstract Category, Sidney Glusman Scholarship
Frank Chiodo, Infinite Nature
2019, Acrylic on canvas, 56" x 50", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Frank Chiodo, Galactic Interlude
2019, Acrylic on canvas, 50" x 68", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Frank Chiodo, Patch of Shore
2019, Acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Frank Chiodo, Swift I
2019, Acrylic on canvas, 40" x 80", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Frank Chiodo, Polar Vortex
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Frank Chiodo, A Moment Before
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Adolf H. and Ada Aldrich Scholarship
Yocheved Cohen, Untitled
2019, Ceramic, 14.5" x 7" x 5", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Ruth Katzman Scholarship
Yocheved Cohen, Untitled (detail)
2019, Ceramic, 14.5" x 7" x 5", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Ruth Katzman Scholarship
Yocheved Cohen, At Ease
2019, Ceramics, 13" x 20" x 12", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Ruth Katzman Scholarship
Yocheved Cohen, Madame X
2019, Ceramic, 15" x 6.5" x 6.5" (note: entry #4 and entry #5 are images of the same piece), Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Ruth Katzman Scholarship
Yocheved Cohen, Madame X (detail)
2019, Ceramic, 15" x 6.5" x 6.5" (note: entry #4 and entry #5 are images of the same piece), Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Ruth Katzman Scholarship
Yocheved Cohen, (Un)familiar Forms
2019, Ceramic, 16" x 16" x 16", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Ruth Katzman Scholarship
Agnes Collins, Untitled
Acrylic, cross-stitch, paper collage, plaster and hand-tufted rug on canvas, 60" x 50", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Blake Scholarship
Agnes Collins, Rose Cottage
2019, Embroidery, cross-stitch, beading, paper, acrylic and weaving on canvas, 36" x 48", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Blake Scholarship
Agnes Collins, Queen of Hearts
2020, Loop Tufted Floor Rug, 55" x 65", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Blake Scholarship
Agnes Collins, Untitled
2019, Acrylic, quilting, embroidery and image transfer on canvas, 40" x 50", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Blake Scholarship
Agnes Collins, Mother Mary
2020, Linoleum prints, embroidery, cross-stitch, oil paint and mixed media on canvas, 50" x 30", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Blake Scholarship
Lola de Miguel, Gentle Love
2019, Mixed media: recycling material acylic on canvas, 18" x 24", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Leonard Rosenfeld Scholarship
Lola de Miguel, Eden Love 1 and Eden Love 2
2019, Mixed media: recycling material, acrylic paint on canvas, 48" x 120" (diptych), Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Leonard Rosenfeld Scholarship
Lola de Miguel, Patient Love
2019, Mixed media: recycling material, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 20", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Leonard Rosenfeld Scholarship
Lola de Miguel, Climate Change Metaphor
2019, Mixed media: recycling material, yeso, acrylic,…, 60" x 24", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Leonard Rosenfeld Scholarship
Lola de Miguel, Ocean Love
2019, Mixed media: Recycling material acrylic on paper, 22" x 30", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Leonard Rosenfeld Scholarship
Lola de Miguel, Lasting Love
2019, Mixed media: Recycling material acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Leonard Rosenfeld Scholarship
Marlann Gorsky, Glow-Ball
2019, Acrylic, 48" x 36", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Denise Suzanne Golinger Scholarship
Marlann Gorsky, Vape
2020, Acrylic, 26" x 35", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Denise Suzanne Golinger Scholarship
Marlann Gorsky, Its Just Too Much!
2019, Acrylic, 18" x 24", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Denise Suzanne Golinger Scholarship
Marlann Gorsky, Untold Stories
2020, Acrylic, 24" x 36", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Denise Suzanne Golinger Scholarship
Marlann Gorsky, Metamorohosis
2019, Acrylic, 24" x 18", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Denise Suzanne Golinger Scholarship
Gaelle Hintzy, Past Present
2019, Pewter & wood, 17.5" x 10" x 9", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Trudy & Henry Gillette Scholarship
Gaelle Hintzy, Urban Landscape
2020, Steel, 16" x 15" x 3", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Trudy & Henry Gillette Scholarship
Gaelle Hintzy, Connected
2020, Steel, 24" x 9" x 5", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Trudy & Henry Gillette Scholarship
Gaelle Hintzy, Woman
2020, Steel, 25" x 8" x 7", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Trudy & Henry Gillette Scholarship
Jung-Sook Lee, Islands by the Sea
2017, Oil on linen, 18" x 24", Merit - Abstract Category Antoinette Jacoby Scholarship
Jung-Sook Lee, Invisible & Visible 10
2019, Oil on linen, 24" x 48", Merit - Abstract Category Antoinette Jacoby Scholarship
Jung-Sook Lee, Invisible & Visible 13
2020, Oil on canvas, 12" x 16", Merit - Abstract Category Antoinette Jacoby Scholarship
Jung-Sook Lee, Whimsy of Life 1
2020, Oil on linen panel, 10" x 12", Merit - Abstract Category Antoinette Jacoby Scholarship
Jung-Sook Lee, Whimsy of Life 2
2020, Oil on linen, 18" x 24", Merit - Abstract Category Antoinette Jacoby Scholarship
Jung-Sook Lee, Whimsy of Life 3
2020, Oil on linen, 18" x 24", Merit - Abstract Category Antoinette Jacoby Scholarship
Leslie Marcus, Walking While Lying Down
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 51" x 44", Merit - Abstract Category, Elizabeth A. Clarke Scholarship
Leslie Marcus, Lies Beneath
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 52" x 40", Merit - Abstract Category, Elizabeth A. Clarke Scholarship
Leslie Marcus, Crossing
2020, Acrylic on paper, 26" x 20", Merit - Abstract Category, Elizabeth A. Clarke Scholarship
Leslie Marcus, Cairn
2020, Acrylic on paper, 26" x 20", Merit - Abstract Category, Elizabeth A. Clarke Scholarship
Michael Murton, Self Portrait
2019, Oil on panel, 16" x 12", Merit - Realism Category, George A. Rada Memorial Scholarship
Michael Murton, Broken Egg
2019, Oil on panel, 16" x 20", Merit - Realism Category, George A. Rada Memorial Scholarship
Michael Murton, Huge Tree at Prospect Park
2019, Oil on panel, 20" x 16", Merit - Realism Category, George A. Rada Memorial Scholarship
Michael Murton, Sans Souci
2020, Oil on linen, 44" x 56", Merit - Realism Category, George A. Rada Memorial Scholarship
Michael Murton, Mangled Lemon
2020, Oil on panel, 16" x 12", Merit - Realism Category, George A. Rada Memorial Scholarship
Michael Murton, Socially Distant Spoons
2020, Oil on panel, 8" x 10", Merit - Realism Category, George A. Rada Memorial Scholarship
Mayumi Nakao, Street Scene
2019, Oil on canvas, 24" × 36", Merit - Realism Category, Henry Matisse Estate Scholarship
Mayumi Nakao, In the Morning
2019, Oil on canvas, 40" × 30", Merit - Realism Category, Henry Matisse Estate Scholarship
Mayumi Nakao, MOSHI MOSHI
2019, Oil on canvas, 24" × 30", Merit - Realism Category, Henry Matisse Estate Scholarship
Mayumi Nakao, All Dressed Up
2020, Oil on canvas, 30" × 24", Merit - Realism Category, Henry Matisse Estate Scholarship
Mayumi Nakao, Is the Big Dipper Out Tonight
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 10" × 20", Merit - Realism Category, Henry Matisse Estate Scholarship
Mayumi Nakao, Prom Day
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 10" × 20", Merit - Realism Category, Henry Matisse Estate Scholarship
Laura Nato, Credit What?
2020, Mix Media, 51.18" x 51.18", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Vivian A. Frankel Scholarship
Laura Nato, Migrar No es Otra Cosa Que Moverse(r)
2019, Mix media, 18" x 3.2", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Vivian A. Frankel Scholarship
Laura Nato, Our Map
2019, Mix media, 51.18" x 66.92", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Vivian A. Frankel Scholarship
Laura Nato, Bed
2019, Steel, 7.8" x 2.75" x 3.93", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Vivian A. Frankel Scholarship
Laura Nato, Bed
2019, Steel, 5" x 5.75" x 1.57", Merit - Semi-objective/Semi-abstract category, Vivian A. Frankel Scholarship
Mary Poerner, If You Tell Me No Lies, I Will Tell You Your Future
2020, Oil on linen, 36" x 30", Merit - Realism Category, Ardis Hughes Scholarship
Mary Poerner, The Lotus Tattoo
2020, Oil on linen, 25" x 24", Merit - Realism Category, Ardis Hughes Scholarship
Mary Poerner, Woman in Green
2020, Oil on linen, 30" x 24", Merit - Realism Category, Ardis Hughes Scholarship
Mary Poerner, The Guitar Player
2020, Oil on linen, 24" x 38", Merit - Realism Category, Ardis Hughes Scholarship
Cheryl Rubin, Curvilinear
2020, Acylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit – Partial Scholarship, Peter Helk Scholarship
Cheryl Rubin, Red UFO
2020, Acylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit – Partial Scholarship, Peter Helk Scholarship
Cheryl Rubin, Orange Menace
2020, Acylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit – Partial Scholarship, Peter Helk Scholarship
Cheryl Rubin, What Happened America?
2020, Acylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit – Partial Scholarship, Peter Helk Scholarship
Cheryl Rubin, Leaves of Passion
2020, Acylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit – Partial Scholarship, Peter Helk Scholarship
Cheryl Rubin, Planted Emotion
2020, Acylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit – Partial Scholarship, Peter Helk Scholarship
Rihomi Sato, Blue Noren
2019, Fabric, thread, canvas, acrylic, oil pastel, photograph, 80" × 60", Merit - Abstract Category, Martha T. Rosen Scholarship
Rihomi Sato, Red Noren
2019, Fabric, thread, acrylic, oil pastel, pigment, 60" × 90", Merit - Abstract Category, Martha T. Rosen Scholarship
Rihomi Sato, Tuma Noren
2019, Fabric, thread, acrylic, oil pastel, 90" × 65", Merit - Abstract Category, Martha T. Rosen Scholarship
Rihomi Sato, Miscellaneuos
2019, Fabric, oil pastel, pencil, 12" × 12", Merit - Abstract Category, Martha T. Rosen Scholarship
Lynn Staley, In Thought (Patrick)
2019, Oil on canvas, 24” x 20”, Merit – Partial Scholarship, Ronnie Cutler Award
Lynn Staley, Elizabeth
2019, Oil on canvas, 30” x 20”, Merit – Partial Scholarship, Ronnie Cutler Award
Lynn Staley, Madeline
2019, Oil on canvas, 24” x 20”, Merit – Partial Scholarship, Ronnie Cutler Award
Brittany Vogel, Susan B Anthony
2019, Mixed media: paper and acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit - Abstract Category, John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship
Brittany Vogel, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2020, Mixed media: paper and acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit - Abstract Category, John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship
Brittany Vogel, Coronavirus Hero
2020, Mixed media: paper and acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit - Abstract Category, John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship
Brittany Vogel, Harriet Tubman
2020, Mixed media: paper and acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", Merit - Abstract Category, John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship
Brittany Vogel, Three Flowers
2019, Layered acrylic on canvas, 36" x 24", Merit - Abstract Category, John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship
Brittany Vogel, Racecars
2017-19, Layered acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36", Merit - Abstract Category, John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship
