Heidi Hogden, an artist from New York, won first prize for her graphite on paper in “National Competition: Works on Paper 2020,” now finishing its last week at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies. “It may be necessary to find shelter for the protection from …” is a work at “the pinnacle of technical achievement,” lauded Sarah Suzuki, curator of the exhibit and new director of curatorial affairs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Because of COVID-19 concerns, the artists reception was not held on July 11 as published, but Suzuki had sent a video…