2025 MVAL 70th Member Virtual Exhibit
“Beyond the Brush” – An Artful Reunion
Mid-Valley Arts League is fortunate to have as our venue this year the Millard Sheets Art Center and Gallery at Fairplex enabling us to return to a long-anticipated IN-PERSON exhibit. Fairplex has an active arts education program year-round in their historic building dedicated to an iconic local artist, Millard Sheets. What better place for Mid-Valley members to have An Artful Reunion?
Many thanks to Pam McGuern and all of her minions who did an awesome job putting this show together.
END OF SHOW NEWS - Sunday, November 16th:
We must remove all the art from the venue on Sunday, November 16th by 1:00 pm. Please make arrangements for one of the following:
Address: 1101 West McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA 91768
Judge: Richard Scott
Exhibit Open: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm 11/2/25, 11/6/25 - 11/9/15/25, 11/13/25-11/15/25
Exhibit Opening and Reception - Sunday, November 2 - 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Awards Ceremony - Sunday, November 2 - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Closes: Sunday, November 16 at 1 PM - Pick up art 11 am - 1 pm (see above)
We must remove all the art from the venue on Sunday, November 16th by 1:00 pm. Please make arrangements for one of the following:
- Option 1. Pick up your paintings between 11am - 1:00 pm at the Millard Sheets Gallery, Fairplex (PREFERRED)
- Option 2. Pick up your paintings at Mary Archibald’s house Sunday between 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Mary's address is: 244 West Naomi Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007
- Option 3. Make arrangements for someone else to pick up using an option above.
Address: 1101 West McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA 91768
Judge: Richard Scott
Exhibit Open: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm 11/2/25, 11/6/25 - 11/9/15/25, 11/13/25-11/15/25
Exhibit Opening and Reception - Sunday, November 2 - 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Awards Ceremony - Sunday, November 2 - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Closes: Sunday, November 16 at 1 PM - Pick up art 11 am - 1 pm (see above)
MVAL 70th Members' Exhibit - Virtual Gallery
Judge Richard Scott on the judging the exhibit
How do you walk this exhibit and judge any painting as being “more deserving” of an award than another?
Here are three dirty little secrets about what it feels like to judge this art show:
Take heart – experience this exhibit as a “salon” in the classic sense: not as a competition, but as artists gathering together to share and celebrate the joy of making art – for its own sake. Each of you has added some beauty to the world.
I am grateful to you.
With love, Richard
How do you walk this exhibit and judge any painting as being “more deserving” of an award than another?
Here are three dirty little secrets about what it feels like to judge this art show:
- You are overwhelmed - The high level of craft on display here is exceptional – all paintings the result of beautiful minds engaged for hours making beautiful things. Such high skill on display! An inspiration.
- You are confused - Then tasked with selecting awards, you realize in most cases that you’re stuck trying to decide between several (and sometimes many) artworks that you appreciate and enjoy for different reasons. Most of the works in this show were on the verge of winning an award.
- You cringe, then make a choice - As a judge you realize that what you deem “award worthy” is based on two things:
- The Category Awards were ultimately chosen based on the judge's own personal taste, which is subjective, and
- The Tribute Awards were selected based on what the judge deemed to be “in the spirit” of the namesake of that award, which is also subjective
Take heart – experience this exhibit as a “salon” in the classic sense: not as a competition, but as artists gathering together to share and celebrate the joy of making art – for its own sake. Each of you has added some beauty to the world.
I am grateful to you.
With love, Richard
BEST OF SHOW & PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Best of Show -
Martha Tamayo - Owl in Flight
BEST IN SHOW – MARTHA TAMAYO FOR OWL IN FLIGHT
Brilliant simplicity, amazing subtle range of values and color. Spectacular! |
President's Award - John Taggert - Celestial Canyon
The President’s Award – John Taggert for Celestial Canyon
Bold, beautiful shapes clearly defined leads the eye to the light in the sky. |
HONORARY AWARDS
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The Henry Fukuhara Award John Paszkiewicz for Mappa Anime
Richard loved the freedom of expression and the color, design and simplicity. A joy to look at. Milford Zornes Award – Joyce Nunamaker for Cambria Coast A beautiful tribute to the California School of midcentury modern Chris Van Winkle Award – Ike Ideda for Morrow Bay A good composition, simplified and transparent and in the spirit of Chris Van Winkle’s work. |
Tom Fong Award – Paul Canning for Playhouse The artist let the medium take over. Spontaneous, in the spirit of Tom Fong Hanft Award – Elana Goldheimer for Houses on a Hill A compelling pattern of color/design/graphics |
Fealing Lin - Into the Horizon (II) - watercolor - 10" x 22" - $1,200
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Honor Court Award – Fealing Lin for Into the Horizon II
Luminous, delicate range of color, holds up well at a distance |
First Place: April Drew Foster - Purple Trail -
Watercolor Collage - 20 x 16 - $400
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Abstracted Realism Award April Drew Foster for Purple Trail
Fabulous design, beautiful color, perfect example of abstract design |
First Place: Kate McDaniel - Birds of a Feather - Animal - Watercolor - 13.5 x 10.5 - $450
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Animal Award Kate McDaniel for Birds of a Feather
Excellent use of a limited range of hues with so much variation |
First Place: Karen Pokraka - Lolling in the Grass - oil on canvas 9"x12" - $350
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Cityscape/Structural/Mechanical Award – Karen Pokraka for
Lolling in the Grass Great composition that pulls you into the tranquil scene |
First Place: Flora Johnson - Angel's Trumpets - Floral/Still Life/Object - Watercolor and Ink - 16 x 20 - $350
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Floral/Still Life – Flora Johnson for Angel’s Trumpets
Beautiful use of color, shape and composition |
First Place: Amanda Zhou - In Front of Cathedrale Saint-Sauveur - Watercolor - 12x16 - $700
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Genre – Amanda Zhou for In Front of Cathedrale Saint Sauveur
Strong design, great sense of light |
First Place - Katherine Archibald - This Is The Way - Arcylic on canvas - 38" x 38" - $5,000
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Landscape – Katherine Archibald for This is the Way
Composition is beautifully done. Like the clarity, broken color harmonies and layering. |
First Place: Fran Papa - Surprise - watercolor and ink - 21 x 21 - NFS
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Non-Objective – Fran Papa for Surprise
Fabulous color and great design |
First Place: Jeanne Windoffer - Isabella - Watercolor - 19 x 14.5 framed - NFS
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Portrait/Figure - Jeanne Windoffer for Isabella
Balance of the subject on the paper, beautiful range of temperature, fading out of the shoulder |
First Place: John Byram - Frothy Breakers - Watercolor - 14.5 x 20 - NFS
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Seascape – John Byram – Frothy Breakers
Composition, variety of edges bringing the eye to blurred mountains, use of color |
SALES INQUIRY |
All sales are to be handled directly between buyer and artist. Send an email with the artwork title and artist's name to [email protected], and it will be forwarded to the artist.
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