Combined Talents: The Florida International is an annual, juried competition sponsored by the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. The competition is open to artists around the world who are 18 years of age or over. Artists may submit up to two works for consideration in the media of their choice. A $15.00 entry fee provides funding for the competition, including production of the catalog.

423 artists entered this year's competition which required the jury to review approximately 840 slides. The jury panel consisted of two faculty members from the FSU School of Visual Arts and Dance: Kabuya P. Bowens, Art Department (MFA, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia) and Janice Hartwell, Art Department (MFA, University of Massachusetts). The jurors are requested to select works based on their own merit and must agree that the artist demonstrates skill within the chosen medium.

After much deliberation, the jury selected the work of forty-three artists for this year's exhibition. These works represent a wide variety of media and are artistically diverse.

 

Mark Abrahamson Deer Lodge cibachrome 19.5" x 12.75"	Helmut Amann Time Passes: Part III mixed media 50" x 37" x 5"	Erica Baclawski field, train 2 acrylic on panel 24" x 24"
Janet Ballweg HONORABLE MENTION Up In Smoke 4-color Solorplate intaglio 6 5/8" x 9" [also in exhibition: Stacking Up]	Richard Black Babel intaglio 18" x 13.5"	Mark Blanchette Momento Mori photography, photomontage 26" x 22"
Debora J. Bork What Love Become (madness) What Love Become (secrets) giclee print 20" x 40"	Phillip Chan Untitled (Fallen Angel) oil sticks 28" x 22"	Jude De Paolo Whimsical Notion oil on linen 30" x 50"
Scott Eagle HONORABLE MENTION Study #2 for Theology acrylic and pastel on paper 18" high x 21" [also in exhibition: Theology]	James Edwards Islands digital print, pigmented ink, rag paper 19.75" x 27.5" [also in exhbition: Rushmore]	Kate Eric Geometry of War oil on canvas 56" x 81"
Yikari Fukuta Figure 9 terracotta 18" x 40" x 26"	Angela Gould HONORABLE MENTION 1968 with blue-green oil on canvas 27" x 27" [also in exhibition: 1958 with yellow]	Shelby Graham Nagasaki gelatin silver print with mixed media 16" x 20"
Michele Hardy Portals #5 mixed media 25.5" x 21.5"	Rain Harris Queen for a Day porcleain, luster, feathers, rhinstones 8" x 8" x 17" [also in exhibition: Hair Jar with Powder Puff and Poison Bottle]	Beverly Hertler Tapestry X fiber 65" x 55"
Robert Holland East Bend digital photo on paper 20" x 30"	James Holmberg Untitled, (GN2/02) oil on canvas 4.5' x 5'x 2"	Diana Jacobs The Encroaching Darkness etching 8" x 8"
Yukari Kashihara Form 260 porcelain 7.25" x 6" x 6.75" [also in exhibition: Form 301]	Matthew Kolodziej Dome oil on canvas 49" x 47"	Robin Kraft Midwestern Archetype sterling silver 6" x 10" x 3" [also in exhibition: Fictionary]
Laurent La Gamba Pet Food color photograph 20" x 29"	Prescott Moore Lassman Girl with Activity Book silver gelatin 16" x 20" [also in exhbition: Woman On A Porch]	Betsy Orbe Lester Wallflower collage, acrylic on canvas 46" x 46"
Jan Tomlinson Master SECOND AWARD Chain Hold dragonwood, iron 120" x 120" x 120"	Nadine Miller HONORABLE MENTION The Passing toned fiber print 30" x 40"	A. Leo Nash HONORABLE MENTION Chris Campbell's Orbicular Construction Iris print on paper 21" x 42"
Carolyn Old Centerfold 2001 pastel 22" x 30"	Carla Poindexter Such Luck Goes Around and Around and Around charcoal on paper 36" x 36"	Nicole A. Ratos Untitled oil on panel 24" x 24"
Meredith Re'Grimsley Detail from Identity cotton rag tracing paper, cotton-poly thread, dryer sheets, shreadded paper, wire hangers dimensions variable	Ed Ross FIRST AWARD Journey into Stillness from: Finding Our Voiced For... Series #3 ceramics, paper, mixed media 35' x 20' x 4'	Barbara Simcoe He Holds in His House Already oil on lines 3” x 22.5”
J. Michael Simpson OverHangOver oil on canvas 62” x 67” x 2"	Barry Sparkman HONORABLE MENTION JIBE oil on paper 32" x 88"	Carol Taylor Tonality fiber 47.5” x 38”
Leslie Tejada Arcadia oil on canvas 36” x 42”	Michael Thrush Bunny latex on wood 5' x 4'	Stewart Paul Wessel Precision By Gravity wood, paint 26” x 44” x 18"
	Margaret Yaukey Neckpiece #5 cast resin, silver 7” x 7” x 1"