Congratulations to all artists whose work was accepted to this year’s show, and a special congrats to our prize winners. Pictured above, left to right. Back row: The Roddy family: Annie, Gil, Kate, Sue and Gibbs Roddy, Kate James, Executive Director, John Brickels, Carole Rabe, Natalie Reiser, Assistant Director. Front row: Amisha Kashyap, Coco Berkman, Louise Arnold, Natalie MacKnight (25th Anniversary Prize), Mara Wagner.

Accepted Artists

Meg White has been running Gallery NAGA, a contemporary art gallery in Boston, for 23 years. The gallery’s primary focus is painting and photography with a secondary focus on studio furniture. Before joining Gallery NAGA, Meg worked at Sotheby’s and the Dia Art Foundation in New York. Meg is the vice-president of the Boston Art Dealers Association, a trade organization run by Boston’s contemporary art galleries. She holds a BA from Bates College and lives in Norwich, Vermont with her husband and two daughters.

25th Annual Frances N. Roddy Exhibition

Exhibition Artist(s):

Juried by Meg White, Director of Gallery NAGA

Exhibition Reception Date:

September 12, 5:30pm

Exhibition Opening:

September 12

Exhibition End Date:

October 20

Exhibition Year:

2024

The Frances N. Roddy Open Competition is an annual exhibition competition and is one of Concord Art’s most exciting and competitive shows. The competition is named for a long-standing friend and artist member of the art association, Frances Roddy, whose family and friends endowed a prize to be given annually in her name to the best entry in this all media show. “Frances enjoyed participating in watercolor workshops around the world and taking watercolor classes from her longtime Association friend, Marjorie Young. With Marge’s support, Frances became fascinated with color. She particularly enjoyed watching sunsets and often remarked, ‘If I painted the colors I see right now, no one would believe what I put down on paper.’ Nevertheless, she never hesitated to do so, and developed a deep fascination with color during her later artistic years. Frances truly loved the Concord Art Association. In particular, she cherished the friendships she made with fellow artists through the many classes and exhibits in which she participated. She was very proud of being one of the Association’s distinguished artists. In short, Frances found the people and dynamism of the Art Association invigorating. Concord Art was a central, and wonderful, aspect of her life in Concord.” – Gibbs Roddy, Son