We are excited to announce the artist list for the 2009 Pacific Northwest Art Annual. This years submission numbers almost doubled those of last year, making the preliminary judging round not only harder to judge but added a whole new element to the kind of work that we were able to view.

Congratulations to the 2009 Pacific Northwest Art Annual Artists, listed below:

Joseph Besch

Brooke Borcherding

Louise Britton

Therese Buchmiller

Jessica Burke

Ryan Burns

Robert Coghill

Scott Conary

Susan Effenberger

Shanti Fitch

Marie Hatch

Fred Holcomb

James Hollick

Don Jacobson

Jeff Krewson

Kim Lakin

Dean G. Loumbas

Melissa Lund

Sandra Power

Ellen Shade

Debby Sundbaum-Sommers

Peter Tonningsen

Jud Turner

Jeff Wallin

Grace Weston

Come to the opening on Saturday, April 18th to view the work and see who wins best in show to have their piece bought and placed in the EMU's Permanent Art Collection.