PORTLAND, OR.- The Portland Art Museum announced the finalists for the Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, an awards exhibition celebrating contemporary art created in Oregon , Washington , Idaho , Wyoming , and Montana . The finalists are: Holly Andres • Chris Antemann • John Buck • Jaq Chartier • Glenn L. Clevenger • James Coupe • Tannaz Farsi • Anna Fidler • Justin Gibbons • Charles Gill • John Grade • Robert Hanson • Sean Healy • Jerry Iverson • Arnold Kemp • Scott Kolbo • Cynthia Lahti • Isaac Layman • Lead Pencil Studio – Annie Han & Daniel Mihalyo • Susie Lee • Megan Murphy • Jenene Nagy • Ryan Pierce • Michelle Ross • Heidi Schwegler • Susan Seubert • Eric Stotik • Sherrie Wolf. There are 29 artists, but two artists work collaboratively. There are 14 women and 15 men wi