Jay Ressler
EXHIBITS & AWARDS
EXHIBITS & AWARDS
In addition to Art Plus Gallery in West Reading, PA, where he is a member artist, Jay Ressler’s work has been exhibited at the Lancaster County Art Association, GoggleWorks, Fallingwater, Harrisburg Art Association, Hawk Mountain, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Point Park University, and at a number of other galleries, including in Pittsburgh's “Cultural District.” He is President of the Berks Art Alliance and an Associate Artist at the Walkin Center Art Center, Schuylkill Haven, PA.
A few samples of Jay Ressler’s award-winning work:
•From When She Was So Young. First Place in Photography in the 84th International Exhibit of the Art Association of Harrisburg (May 2012). Juror: Robert Cozzolino, Senior Curator & Curator of Modern Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
•The House that Jack Built, Merit Award. Juror: Linda Benedict-Jones, Curatorial Chair, Exhibitions & Curator of Photography, Carnegie Museum of Art at 40th Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle, PA (May 2013)
•Steady as She Flows, First Prize in Photography, Juror: N. Lee Stevens, Retired Senior Curator, Art Collections, The State of Pennsylvania. Exhibition: 85th International Exhibit of the Art Association of Harrisburg (May 2013)
•Pillow Talk, Joan Swanson Macey Award, Juror: William DeBernardi, Carlow University. Annual Exhibition, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Father Ryan Center for the Arts, McKees Rocks, PA (Nov. 2013)
•Padlocked, No Sanctuary, Juror's Award, Juror: Patricia Bellan-Gillen, Professor of Art, Carnegie Mellon University. Sanctuary Exhibit, Panza Gallery, (Pittsburgh Society of Artists) (September 2013)
•The Fog of War, (Encaustic) Honorable Mention, "The Art of Film," Louis Long Gallery, Robert P. Metzger, Director Emeritus and chief curator and CEO of the Reading Public Museum, and Lauralynn White, Gallery Director, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts (October 2015).
• Purple Rain, Berks Art Association Juried Exhibition 2018, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Honorable Mention, Juror:
• Reclamation, Berks Art Alliance Juried Exhibition 2019, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Honorable Mention, Juror:
•The Tales Old Houses Tell, (Oil on Canvas) First Prize in Painting, Keystone Fine Art Juried Exhibition 2022. Juror: Jason Travers of the School of Art, Architecture, and Design at Lehigh University.
•Hot Gator Love, Excellence in Art 2022, Studio B. Juror: Suzanne Fellows.
A few samples of Jay Ressler’s award-winning work:
•From When She Was So Young. First Place in Photography in the 84th International Exhibit of the Art Association of Harrisburg (May 2012). Juror: Robert Cozzolino, Senior Curator & Curator of Modern Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
•The House that Jack Built, Merit Award. Juror: Linda Benedict-Jones, Curatorial Chair, Exhibitions & Curator of Photography, Carnegie Museum of Art at 40th Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle, PA (May 2013)
•Steady as She Flows, First Prize in Photography, Juror: N. Lee Stevens, Retired Senior Curator, Art Collections, The State of Pennsylvania. Exhibition: 85th International Exhibit of the Art Association of Harrisburg (May 2013)
•Pillow Talk, Joan Swanson Macey Award, Juror: William DeBernardi, Carlow University. Annual Exhibition, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Father Ryan Center for the Arts, McKees Rocks, PA (Nov. 2013)
•Padlocked, No Sanctuary, Juror's Award, Juror: Patricia Bellan-Gillen, Professor of Art, Carnegie Mellon University. Sanctuary Exhibit, Panza Gallery, (Pittsburgh Society of Artists) (September 2013)
•The Fog of War, (Encaustic) Honorable Mention, "The Art of Film," Louis Long Gallery, Robert P. Metzger, Director Emeritus and chief curator and CEO of the Reading Public Museum, and Lauralynn White, Gallery Director, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts (October 2015).
• Purple Rain, Berks Art Association Juried Exhibition 2018, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Honorable Mention, Juror:
• Reclamation, Berks Art Alliance Juried Exhibition 2019, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Honorable Mention, Juror:
•The Tales Old Houses Tell, (Oil on Canvas) First Prize in Painting, Keystone Fine Art Juried Exhibition 2022. Juror: Jason Travers of the School of Art, Architecture, and Design at Lehigh University.
•Hot Gator Love, Excellence in Art 2022, Studio B. Juror: Suzanne Fellows.
