Meet the MANIFESTEQUALITY Online Art Contest Judging Panel
Submissions to the MANIFESTEQUALITY Online Art Contest will be reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges.
Antonio R. Villaraigosa is the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles. He was elected on May 17, 2005 and sworn in to office on July 1, 2005. Villaraigosa is known for his exceptional skill needed to build broad bi-partisan coalitions and is considered one of the leading progressive voices in the country.
Since becoming director of the Hammer Museum at UCLA in January 1999, Ann Philbin has expanded the museum’s exhibitions, programs, and budget, increased the museum’s visibility, and completed the 300-seat Billy Wilder Theater.
As the Senior West Coast Editor of Vogue and the West Coast Editor of Teen Vogue, Love heads the Los Angeles editorial offices of both publications, overseeing photo shoots, hosting and producing events, and forging relationships with today’s most talented actors, artists, musicians, and writers.
Franklin Sirmans is the Terri and Michael Smooke Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He was, until recently, the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Menil Collection in Houston.
Ruscha has consistently combined to cityscape of Los Angeles with vernacular language to communicated a particular urban experience. Encompassing photography, drawing, painting, and artist books, Ruscha’s work holds the mirror u to the banality of urban life.
He is one of the most prolific and infamous urban artists, known worldwide for his iconic image of Andre the Giant and his “Obey” campaign in countless variations, stenciled and wheat-pasted on walls around the world for almost 20 years.
Rick Jacobs chaired Howard Dean's presidential campaign in California and served as Senior Advisor to Democracy for America. He also co-founded Brave New Films and served two terms as a director of the Liberty Hill Foundation.
Since 1999 Arceneaux has been the Director of the Watts House Project, an ongoing collaborative artwork in the shape of a neighborhood redevelopment, centered around the historic Watts Towers. Edgar cares about the relationship between the art and the social space and has committed his professional life to its exploration.
David Pagel is an art critic who writes regularly for the Los Angeles Times. He is an associate professor of art theory and history at Claremont Graduate University, where he is chair of the art department. He is also an adjunct curator at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York.
Lari Pittman's paintings have been exhibited at top museum's nationally and internationally. Pittman has been included in four Biennial Exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and received top honors including a Getty Fellowship for the Visual Arts and three National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.
We want to thank these participating artists for dedicating their time, energy and creativity to make MANIFESTEQUALITY a reality.
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