2026 WINTER JURIED EXHIBITION
ALIX BAILEY, Juror
December 30 – January 24, 2026
Reception: Thursday, January 8, 5 – 8 pm
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Julia Barbour, Marianne Barcellona, Pam Bowers, Elizabeth Campbell, Susan Carr, Sue Collier, Corinne Dieterle, Mike Dowley, Katharine Dufault, Shruti Ghatak, Ronald Graff, Nancy Granda, Afif Hanna, Barbara Herzfeld, Teresa Jarzynski, John Kelly, Sam Kelly, Timothy King, Greta Kresse, Jason Lipow, Megan Marden, Deena Margolis, Joe Morzuch, Laini Nemett, Kristen Peyton, Joseph Podlesnik, Carole Rabe, Sarah Ransohoff, Beth Richey, Pierce Scantlin, Brian Schmidt, Rina Sebastian, Tony Serio, Narelle Sissons, Victor Surbrook, Judy Terrivel, Grier Torrence, Jeff Wigman, Lenore Wolf
Blue Mountain Gallery is pleased to present 41 artworks by 39 artists selected by Alix Bailey for this year's winter juried exhibition. The artists, drawn from just over three hundred applicants from across the country, work in a wide range of media, including oil, acrylic, pastel, photography and mixed media. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue and will remain on view through January 24, 2026.
ABOUT THE JUROR – ALIX BAILEY
Alix Bailey is a figurative painter who has lived and worked in New York City for 25 years. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, around the country, and in Italy, where she spends part of the year. She studied painting at Bennington College with Pat Adams and Sidney Tillim and received her MFA from Indiana University.
Bailey paints directly from observation but moves beyond conventional portraiture. She describes her process as beginning with the human subject, drawn by love, light, or form, but evolving into something “not easily expressed verbally,” a transformation from literal fact to a more abstract or poetic presence. Her paintings have received notable reviews, including those by John Yau in Hyperallergic, Karen Wilkin in The Hudson Review, and Jonathan Goodman in Tussle.