2026

Browse 2026’s MCBA Prize entries, finalists, and the winner.

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2026 Entries
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Katie Baldwin, “Small Patches of Land”
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Katie Baldwin, “Small Patches of Land”
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Rhiannon Tafoya, “Relational Sentience Tal’ ”
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Rhiannon Tafoya, “Relational Sentience Tal’ ”
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Rebecca Chamlee, “Listen”
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Rebecca Chamlee, “Listen”
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Ellen Knudson “Cardinal/Ordinal”
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Ellen Knudson “Cardinal/Ordinal”
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Amy Borezo, “Fire Study”
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Amy Borezo, “Fire Study”
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Veronika Schäpers, “The Island of Eternal Life”
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Veronika Schäpers, “The Island of Eternal Life”
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Servane Briand, “ARISE BY ANY OTHER NAME”
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Servane Briand, “ARISE BY ANY OTHER NAME”
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Savannah Bustillo, “Desire Paths of the Second Generation”
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Savannah Bustillo, “Desire Paths of the Second Generation”
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Sara Press, “Songs of Eminence”
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Sara Press, “Songs of Eminence”
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Sarah Nicholls, “City Made of Words”
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Sarah Nicholls, “City Made of Words”
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Richard Zauft, “Pté Oyáte (Buffalo Nation)”
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Richard Zauft, “Pté Oyáte (Buffalo Nation)”
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Rachel Simmons, “My Florida”
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Rachel Simmons, “My Florida”
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Melissa Wagner-Lawler, “This Place Does Not Exist”
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Melissa Wagner-Lawler, “This Place Does Not Exist”
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Mary V. Marsh, “Scenic: a travelogue”
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Mary V. Marsh, “Scenic: a travelogue”
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Mary Catherine Kinniburgh, “Ghost Coast: A Hurricane Sandy Periplus of Lower Manhattan.”
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Mary Catherine Kinniburgh, “Ghost Coast: A Hurricane Sandy Periplus of Lower Manhattan.”
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Maro Vandorou, “LIMEN”
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Maro Vandorou, “LIMEN”
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Lisa Rappoport, “Tree Stories”
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Lisa Rappoport, “Tree Stories”
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Laila Nahar, “Saree - Unspoken love of mothers Weaved through the passage of time Folded into the depth of our hearts”
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Laila Nahar, “Saree - Unspoken love of mothers Weaved through the passage of time Folded into the depth of our hearts”
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Islam Aly, “Harf”
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Islam Aly, “Harf”
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Irene Chan, “3 Generations Top”
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Irene Chan, “3 Generations Top”
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2026 MCBA Prize Winner Reveal & Artist Talk
Exhibitions & Talks
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Harriet Bart, “Crescendo/Diminuendo”
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Harriet Bart, “Crescendo/Diminuendo”
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Gail Wight, “Ostracod Rising”
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Gail Wight, “Ostracod Rising”
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Casey Gardner, “Glaciers and Pilgrims, Book III of the Avalanche Safety Series”
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Casey Gardner, “Glaciers and Pilgrims, Book III of the Avalanche Safety Series”
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Anne Covell, “Palpable Mass”
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Anne Covell, “Palpable Mass”
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Aaron Cohick, “Day Book”
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Aaron Cohick, “Day Book”
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2026 MCBA Prize Juror Bio: Inge Bruggeman
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2026 MCBA Prize Juror Bio: Inge Bruggeman
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