BLOOM: Selected Artists Announced

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  Tropical Burst, Maryanne Mezzacappa

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  Where The Wild Ideas Bloom, Matt Wieczkowski

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  Lotus Ascending, Divvya Hatrii

The Monmouth Museum is delighted to announce the artists selected for BLOOM, our 2026 Members Juried Exhibition.

The response to this year’s call was extraordinary. More than 100 artists submitted work for consideration, far exceeding our expectations and making the selection process both exciting and incredibly difficult.

BLOOM celebrates renewal, growth, transformation, and the beauty of the natural world. The selected works span a wonderful range of styles, media, and interpretations, coming together to create a vibrant exhibition in the Museum’s Main Gallery.

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We congratulate the following selected artists:

• Patricia Arroyo

• Divvya Atrii

• Anne Bascove

• Pamela Benham

• Richard Buntzen

• Maureen Carroll

• Yasmin Chohan

• Anita Cimino

• Lydia Congiu

• James Crispo

• Meaghan Cross

• Bonnie Diana

• Denise Dmochowski

• Victoria Elias

• Karen Engelmeyer

• Ann Marie Fitzsimmons

• Lisa Foley

• Bennett Gewirtz

• Cheryl Griesbach

• Nancie Gunkelman

• Anita Gutkin

• Paige Haaren

• Michelle Harpster

• Sabrena Haskell

• Leslie Hecht

• Alexis Herman

• Aalok Kaul

• Helene Kleiner

• Bill Kobasz

• Belle Koblentz

• Dorothy Lawrence

• Katherine Mace

• Rachel Mambach

• Barbara Macaluso-Torgersen

• Paige McMorrow

• Maryanne Mezzacappa

• Louise Millmann

• Susan Monteleone

• Joan Myers

• Paula Peterscheck

• Richard Rappleyea

• Michele Rath

• Susan Roche

• Audrey Roth

• Christi Santora

• Manuel Sia

• Michael Teters

• Coleen Tyler

• Barbara Umar

• Carla Valentino

• Kristen VanderHook

• Joseph Vidich

• Lisa Weinblatt

• Matthew Wieczkowski

• Monica Wolf

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We are especially grateful to every Artist Member who submitted work. With such an overwhelming response, many strong pieces simply could not be accommodated in this exhibition. We look forward to continuing to get to know the work of our growing artist community and to creating additional opportunities for our members to exhibit at the Museum.

BLOOM opens Sunday, September 27, 2026, in the Main Gallery.

Please join us for the Opening Reception on Sunday, September 27 from 4–6 PM to meet the artists, explore the exhibition, and celebrate our Artist Members.

Following BLOOM, the selected artwork will remain on view during DINOSAURS: The World of Giants!, creating a unique meeting of contemporary art and natural history through January 2027.

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BLOOM

September 27, 2026 – January 25, 2027

Monmouth Museum

765 Newman Springs Road

Lincroft, NJ 07738