Memorial Art Gallery Announces Winners of 2025 M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival Awards
Rochester, NY, September 7, 2025— The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce the award winners from the 2025 M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival. The annual festival took place September 6 and 7, bringing more than 300 juried artists and thousands of visitors together to celebrate art, creativity, and community.
2025 Merit Award Winners
- Susie Taylor, Modern Loom (fiber art) – Rochester NY
- Mark and Sharon Diebolt, Hammil Diebolt Studio (wood art) – Rochester NY
- Daniel Fox, Daniel Fox Fine Art (painting) – Fabius, NY
First-Time Exhibitor Award Winner
- Thomas Ciminelli, The Buffalo Creek Leatherworks (leather) – Elma, NY
Luvon Sheppard Award for Creative Excellence Winners
- Unique Fair-Smith, Unique Fair Art (painting) – Rochester, NY
- Justin Winters, HBT Woodworks (wood art) – Scottsville, NY
About the Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery showcases art from antiquity to the present day, including the outdoor public Centennial Sculpture Park. In addition to its permanent collection, MAG offers a year-round schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, after-hours social events, and family activities. Learn more at mag.rochester.edu
Press contact: Paige Engard, Marketing & PR Specialist: 585-474-7695 / pengard@mag.rochester.edu
Photos: The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to announce award winners from the 2025 M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival.