Lasting Impressions

An IEA exhibition at the Cooperstown Art Association in NY 

Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 3, 5 - 7 pm
Dates: October 4 - 31, 2025
Hours: 11 am - 4 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays

Gallery Location: 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 

More than just an exhibition theme, Lasting Impressions explores the ways memories, experiences, and connections leave profound and enduring marks. This juried exhibition is presented by International Encaustic Artists (IEA), a global organization supporting artists who work with wax at all stages of their careers.

The show is also dedicated to the memory of Melissa M. Lackman, who served the IEA community with great kindness, intelligence, and generosity for more than a decade. In response to the call for entries, artists reflected on the physical, emotional, and spiritual ways impressions can be experienced—whether through human relationships, encounters with nature, or moments of imagination and dream.


Juror Lyn Belisle, a multidisciplinary artist and Vice President of the IEA Board, selected the featured works. Belisle has exhibited widely and taught encaustic and mixed-media workshops across the country, and her expertise brings a unique perspective to this exhibition.

Participating Artists: Harriet Adamo, Jenn Adams, Bob Barnett, Shary Bartlett, France Benoit, Karen Buttwinick, Heather Caufield, Connie Ehindero, Lauren Eisen, Barbara Esmark, Tracy Finn, Anne Fjeld, Gretchen Forrest, Jana Gering, Michelle Graznak, Sara Hemmer, Sally Hootnick, Matthew Jones, JuliAnne Jonker, Susan Kirchman, M. E. Klesse, Patricia Leeds, Jeri Lynn Lockwood, Maria Lorenzo Sachs, Irina Mackay, Laura Martinez-Bianco, Finn McGhie, Tarie Minchak, Nanette Newbry, Mimm Patterson, Deborah Paulsen, Cherie Peters, Tami Phelps, Regina Quinn, Michele Randall, Itter Randazzo, Leah Read, Eva Resch, Heidi Rufeh, Susan Sarver, Linda Sirow, Melissa Stephens, Marcy Voyevod, Terri Yacovelli, Leslie Yolen, Lonnie Zarem



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