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JUROR’S STATEMENT

Jurying the 93rd annual SAALM
exhibition was like sitting on a train

and watching the Texas landscape roll
past my view—altogether, it was a wide
swathe of artists and perspectives, a
window onto a certain time and place,

and a lovely, broad field of human
conditions.

Choosing artworks is also fraught

with difficulty. Of course the options
were filtered through my particular
eye and experiences, my humor and sympathies. However, I tried not to simply
let my taste dictate, but respect when a hyperrealist painter did something slightly

uncanny, a multi-media artist built a refreshingly unique image, or when a work just
felt inexplicably resolved. Sometimes a concept rose to the surface, or a gorgeous
subtlety settled like a mist. I applaud everyone who entered for putting something
new into the world, and sometimes I wanted to send encouragement to an artist on

their path.

I greatly respect the work that everyone involved with SAALM does and their
commitment to artists and their expressed love for material processes. Together,

these members donate their energies and maintain a space for exhibitions, and they
are building a legacy collection for Texas. Thank you all for bringing me into your
world for a bit.

Catherine Walworth. Ph. D.

March 2023

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