First Street Gallery is  pleased to announce the 2008 National Juried Competition finalists chosen by Juror Gregory Amenoff, the Eve and Herman Gelman Chair of Visual Arts Department at Columbia University. The works will be on exhibition at First Street Gallery starting June 24, 2008 through July 19, 2008. The opening reception for the show is Saturday, June 28th from 3 to 5 PM.

The artists come from almost every region of the United States. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: Kim Beckman, WI; Shannon Drowne, NY; David Garratt, VA; Mark Gotbaum, NY; Alison Horvitz, MA, Aimee Howard, KS; Richard Kane, NY; Chloe Kettlewell, NY; Manana Kligman, NJ; Anne LaFond, NY; Davey Matthew, IN; Arthur May, NY; Kathleen Moore, OH; Julia Morrisroe, FL; Lenora Retsas, NY; Thierry Rosset, CA; Ian Ruffino, OH; Teiko Shimazaki, WA;  Gabriella Soraci, OR; Vartan Ter-Avanesyan, NY; Luigi Terruso, NY; Danielle Thillet, NY; Gisele Thompson, CA; Elijah Vanbenschoten, MI; and Naijun Zhang, WV.