HOPE BY EMRE KARAOGLU Wins An Award & 3rd Place in R.W. Norton Art Gallery Museum, Shreveport, LA

3rd Place: "Hope" by Emre Karaoglu, 30" x 40", Oil on Canvas

The R.W. Norton Art Gallery is pleased to announce the winners of the “New Orleans in Art: A Love Letter from the Crescent City” Juried Exhibition

1st Place: Big Chief" by Jennifer "Jen" Morgan, 42" x 32", Fiber and Mixed Media

2nd Place: "First Street" by Crystal Obeidzinski, 28" x 48", Acrylic on Reclaimed Door

3rd Place: "Jazz on Royal" by Ayodele Owolabi, 15" x 30", Acrylic on Canvas

3rd Place: "Hope" by Emre Karaoglu, 30" x 40", Oil on Canvas

Directors' Choice: "Le Bon Temps Roule" by Nurhan Gokturk, 57" x 20", Ink and Watercolor on Paper

There was a tie for 3rd place. Thank you to all the artists who participated in the "New Orleans in Art: A Love Letter from the Crescent City" juried exhibition and for sharing your art and talent with our community!

Emre Karaoglu

@hekaraoglu

My name is Emre Karaoğlu. I am an observer and an archivist of modern-day culture. A contemporary, figurative artist and teacher from Istanbul, Türkiye, now based in New Orleans. I use oil, pastel & charcoal portraits to capture the profound layers of human experience within everyday life. My oil paintings have expressive brush marks, thick paint layers, and vibrant colors, all meant to connect the viewer to the work. I aim to infuse my paintings with emotion, feeling, and culture as a way to express the changing states of the human experience.

I currently teach at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, one of New Orleans’s leading art institutes. I host weekly life model drawing sessions in my art studio, as well as at the Academy. I am a member of two art collectives: Contemporary Figurative Artists in New Orleans and Second Story Gallery, and am Vice-President of the non-profit New Orleans Photo Alliance.

I have participated in over 60 national and international exhibitions at museums, art galleries, and universities in the United States, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom. I was honored to show one of my portraits at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition in London in 2024. Additionally, my art was selected for the New Orleans Art Association National Show in 2023 and 2024, winning the Merit Award in 2024. Lastly, I am proud to have my art as a part of the permanent art collection of the City of New Orleans. I am honored to my painting WON AWARD & 3rd Place in this wonderful art show in R.W. Norton Art Gallery Museum, Shreveport, LA

Exhibition video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2qX-TqBILQ

Featured Artists:

Check out the list of incredible featured artists:

Aaron Angelo @riccorideaux

Natalie Armstrong @fifigicollageart

Tony Bernard @tonybernardstudio

Zana Ranđelović Brown @zanabrownstudio

Julie Burton @julieannburtonart

Sarah Cotton @thecottonmill

Tami Curtis @tami_curtis_guy

Taylor Anne Demarest @taylorannedesigns

Kloe Donley @kloeoncanvas

Brandon Felix @bfelixart

Michelle Filer @mfilerart

Morgan Gray @morganpaintsstuff

Nurhan Gokturk @nurhangokturk

Mayron Guerrero @mgxnola

Adam Hall @adamkhallart

Karen Harrington

Connie Helaire @connieeaton899

Sandy Hester @Nolajinx

Chris Holcombe @holcombepaints

Ray Holt

Andrew LaMar Hopkins @boyneworleans1850

Rashad Jamal

Harmani Johnson @harmanishante

Emre Karaoglu @hekaraoglu

Karen Kinberger @karenkinberger

Chris King @chriskingoninstathing

Karen La Beau @karenlabeau

Jacquelyn LeVan @jacquelynlevan

Katie Lewis @katlew3

Veronique Marquette

Mason

Marty Mayeaux @marty.mayeaux.artworks

Mell Moore @mmooreart

Jennifer Morgan @jenmorgan_creativearts

Linda Moss @lindamoss_art

Church Goin Mule @churchgoinmule

Joe Mustachia @josephmustachia

Dominick Navarra @dominick_navarra

Crystal Obeidzinski @artbycrystale

Ayodele Owolabi @ayoowoart

Eli Pillaert @eli.pillaert

Kelly Rangel

Robert Post @the.art.of.robert.post

Emilie Rhys @scenebyrhys

Lisa Joy Schneider

Nicole Shore @nicoleatvoodouxtattoux

Mike Torma @miketorma

Adam Trest @adamtrest

Miranda Weddleton @mwa_artbymiranda

Bridget Winder @bridgetwinder

New Orleans in Art Exhibition

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