​Exhibit Name: “Where Imagination Meets Creativity”
​Gallery: Millard Sheets Art Center and Gallery 
Address: 1101 West McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA 91768
Judge: Frank Eber
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Exhibit Open: Sept 19 – Oct 3, 2026
Exhibit Closes: Saturday, October 3 at 4:00 PM 

Many thanks to Pam McGuern and all of the other MVAL members who did an awesome job putting this show together. You all put the ART in HEART

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MVAL 71st Members' Exhibit - Virtual Gallery

Prestige Awards

Honor Court ​

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SHOW PROSPECTUS

Abstract

Animal

Cityscape/Structural

FLORAL

Genre

Landscape

Portrait/Figure

Seascape

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PRESTIGE AWARDS

The highest awards in this exhibition, including honorary awards from Mid-Valley Arts League history. 

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BEST OF SHOW & PRESIDENT'S AWARD

@ Amanda Zhou

Best in Show – Amanda Zhou for Tajik Girl
​Watercolor - 5" x 15"  - $400 - Genre

​The President’s Award – John Taggert for Shadows of Perdernal
Watercolor - 14" x 21.5" - $500 - Abstracted Realism

@ John Taggert

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HONORARY AWARDS

Charles Schneeman Award - Jeannine Savedra for On A Clear Day In Laguna
​Hanft Award – Fran Papa for The Pond
Chris Van Winkle Award – Nancy Weeks for My Turquoise Treasure Pup ​

Tom Fong Award – Kimberly Green for Lemon Drops​
Milford Zornes Award – Felicia Hazelton for Looking Up in the Tree
The Henry Fukuhara Award - Joseph Stoddard for Metro Bus Downtown​

Charles Schneeman Award - Jeannine Savedra - On A Clear Day In Laguna - Oil on canvas - 12 " x 16 " - $1,000 - Seascape

Hanft Award - Fran Papa - The Pond - watercolor - 18 x 22.5. framed - NFS - Non-Objective

Chris Van Winkle Award - Nancy Weeks - My Turquoise Treasure Pup - Watercolor - 12” x 15” - $200 - Animal

Henry Fukuhara Award - Kimberly Green - Lemon Drops-Oil-16x16-$300-Floral/Still Life/Object

Milford Zornes Award - Felicia Hazelton - Looking Up in the Tree Watercolor/Mixed Media - 11x14 - $150.00 - Floral/Still Life/Object

Henry Fukuhara Award - Joseph Stoddard - Metro Bus Downtown - Pen with Watercolor - 11" x 14" - $300 - Cityscape/Structural/Mechanical

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HONOR COURT
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Work by artists who have previously been elected into the Honor Court (adjudicated separately from categories below.

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First Place - Mark Wood - Bye Henry - Watercolor & charcoal - 15" x 15" - $450

Second Place - Valya Hristova - Behind the wall - Soft Pastel - 15 x 11 - NFS

Third Place - JoAnn Formia - Floating in Place - Watercolor - 28" x 37" - $1,200

Honorable Mention - Setsuko Okubo - Blowing in the Wind - Watercolor - 24" x 30" - NFS

John Byram - Untitled - Watercolor and Gouache - 14.5" x 20" - NFS

Carmen L Daugherty - Morning Beauty - Watercolor - 10X11 - $350

Carmen L Daugherty - Serenity - Watercolor - 11" x 15" - $450

Lynne Fearman - The Emperor - Oil - 11" x 14" - $1,100

Lynne Fearman - Off the Beaten Path - Oil - 24x30 - $2,400

JoAnn Formia - A Fair Day - Watercolor - 28" x 37" - $1,200 - Abstract

Devorah Friedman - Backwoods Melody - Watercolor - 12" x 9" - NFS

Devorah Friedman - Wrapped In Dignity - watercolor - 12x9 - NFS

Valya Hristova - Rex - Water color - 15" x 23" - NFS

Michiko Ikeda - Birds of Heaven - Watercolor - 15" x 20" - $500

Michiko Ikeda - Joshua Tree National NP - watercolor - 18 x 24 - $750

Kate McDaniel - Gossip Girls - Watercolor - 15.5 x 11.5 - $500.00

Kate McDaniel - Tournament Roses - Watercolor - 10.5" x 13.5" - $450

Mary Ann Osko - Fred - Watercolor on Yupo - 16X18 - $600

Mary Ann Osko - New York New York - Collage - 18" x 24" - $700

Peter Morris - Rebuilding After the Fire - Watercolor - 12" x 16" - $400

Setsuko Okubo - A Mixed Up Town - Acrylic - 30x24 - $700.00

Dilmit Singh - Magical Light - Soft Pastel - 24" x 18" - $1,750

Dilmit Singh - Backlit - Watercolor - 14" x 11" - $325.0

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ABSTRACT 
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Combines Abstract, Abstracted Reality and Non-Objective categories.

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First Place - Mitsuko Hays - Women and Music - Mixed media - 18 1/2 x. 22 1/2 IN - $500

Second Place -Serena Bell Refoua - Delta - Watercolor, gouache, ink - 22" x 30” - N

Third Place - John Paszkiewicz - Fracture - Acrylic Monoprint - 24" x 18" - $300

Honorable Mention - Elana Goldheimer - Metropolis Space Station - watercolor - 32" x 26"

April Foster - Etretat on the Normandy Coast - watercolor and colored pencil - 12" x 16" - $500

Maria Marvosh - Hidden Faces - Acrylics - 10" x 10" - $150 - Abstract

Maria Marvosh - Waves Traveling - Acrylics - 12x12 - $155.00 - Abstract

John Paszkiewicz - The Forest Is Alive - Acrylic Mono Print on Crumpled Paper - 24x18 - NF

Serena Bell Refoua - Tidewater Hymn - Mixed media - 12 x 12” - NFS

Isabella Ryder - Feminine Flow - acrylic and oil - 24" x 12" - $300.00

Isabella Ryder - Turbulent Times - oil - 18" x 24" - $500

John Taggart - Light Along Mesa Road - Watercolor - 11.5x15.5 - $275 - Abstract

Kendyl Young - Montana Garden - Watercolor - 16" x 20" - 450 - Abstract

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 ANIMAL
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First Place - Gail Poulson - Focused Kitty - Watercolor and ink - 15" x 13" - NFS

Second Place - Dawn Keshishian - Lifeguard on duty - Watercolor - 11.5 X 8.5 - NFS

Third Place - Mary Archibald - White Stallion - Watercolor - 15” x 11” - $500

Honorable Mention - Martha Tamayo - Egret By The Water's Edge - Watercolor - 9" x 12" - $300

- Liza Carrillo - Home on the Island - Watercolor - 11 x 15 - NFS

Liza Carrillo - Looking to Spring - Watercolor/Collage - 11" x 14" - $345

Jean Essa - Birds in Paradise - Watercolor - 20.5"x16.5" - $485 - Animal

Fran Papa - Bengal Tiger - watercolor - 13.5" x 17.25" - NFS

Helen Simmons - Gorilla Mama Attitude - Watercolor and Graphite - 10" x 8" - NFS

Helen Simmons - Gorilla Mama in State of Pause - Watercolor - 10" x 8" - $250

Martha Tamayo - Majestic Lioness - Watercolor - 10" x 8" - $300

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CITYSCAPE/STRUCTURAL/MECHANICAL
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First Place - Sandy Murphy - San Miquel de Allende - Watercolor - 21” x 17” - NFS

Second Place - Carole Michele Fischer - Fair Oaks Pharmacy - Watercolor - 8" x 10" - $400

Third Place - Karen Pokraka - View of DTLA from Tear Drop Park - oil on canvas - 16" x 20" - $450

Honorable Mention - April Foster - Old Torrance Truck - watercolor - 16" x 20" - NFS

Monica Mills Homer - Hotel L'Atelier Avignon - Watercolor - 9 X 12 - $500

Rosina Maize - Bruges Canal III - Oil - 14x11 - $650

Mel Peters - Santa Barbara Courthouse - gouache on paper - 12" x 16" - NFS - Cityscape/Structural/Mechanical

Mel Peters - City Hall Fountain - Watercolor - 10" x 7" - $165

Joseph Stoddard - DTLA Nocturne - Pen with watercolor - 11" x 14" - $300

Michelle Sullivan - Huntington's Italian Fountain - Watercolor - 7-1/4" x 5-1/2" - NFS

Rachel Zaimont - Early Morning Toulouse - Watercolor - 14" x 11" - $375

Rachel Zaimont - Lunch Break - Watercolor - 11" x 14" - $375

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FLORAL/STILL LIFE/OBJECT​
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First Place - Kendyl Young - Ojai Lemons - Watercolor - 16" x 20" - $450

Second Place - Flora Johnson - Culinary favorites - watercolor and acrylic - 16" x 20" - $350

Third Place - Fred Gotha - Still Life On Ice - Watercolor - 12" x 16" - NFS

Honorable Mention - Mary Gilman - Withered Grape Leaves - Watercolor on Mineral Paper - 11X14 - $400

Paul Canning - Still Sunny - Watercolor - 11 x 14 - NFS

Elana Goldheimer - Fantasy Flowers - 3 - Watercolor - 26" x 32" - $650

Tomiko Higuchi - Nature's Ballet - Watercolor - 30" x 24" - $250

Dora Hsu - Field of dreams - watercolor - 12x16 without frame - 250

Lee Johnson - Buzzz - Mixed media - 16" x 20" - $250

Geri Lucio - The Yupos - Watercolor - 18.5 x 14.5 - NFS

Geri Lucio - Yupos on Blue Plate - Oil - 14.5" x 17.5" - NFS

Rosina Maize - Poinsettia with Candle - 9x12 - Oil $ 575

Catherine Moore - Poppies - Watercolor - Painting 8x10 - NFS

Joyce Nunamaker - Salvia Botanical - watercolor - 20" x 16" - NFS

Michelle Sullivan - Veggie Buddies - Watercolor - 7-1/2" x 9-1/1" - NFS

Peggy Trindle - Lily 1 - Watercolor - 34" x 30" - $250

Nancy Weeks - Blossoms in the Window - Watercolor - 13+1/4” x 16+1/4” - $200

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GENRE​
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First Place - Lee Johnson - I'm Coming - Watercolor - 16 x 20 - $250

Second Place - Chris Gallison - A Little Boy's Dream - Acrylic on paper - 15.5" X 11.5

Third Place - Shahin Mastian - Toast in a Rooftop Night - Oil on canvas - 30x40 - $1,900

Carole Michele Fischer - Classic Date Spot - Watercolor - 8x10 - $250

Mary GIlman - Albuquerque Sunrise - Watercolor - 12" x 16" - $1,400

Dawn Keshishian - Market Day - Watercolor - 11.5" x 8.5" - NFS

Pam McGuern - Beautiful Banff - Watercolor - 19" x 23" - NFS

Jennifer Zapp - The Staircase Remembers - acrylic - 12" x 9"

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LANDSCAPE
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First Place - Deborah Swan-McDonald - Clouds at the Park - transparent watercolor - 10" x 14" - $400

Second Place - Joyce Nunamaker - Coastal Grove - watercolor - 21" x 28" - NFS

Third Place - Laurel Gillis - Mystic Pathway - Watercolor - 12"x9" - $175

Honorable Mention - Pam McGuern - Along the 17-Mile Drive - Watercolor - 17" x 22" - NFS

Suzanne Coulter - Eaton Canyon - Watercolor - 7 3/4 " x 10 1/4" - $550

Lee Edwards - Big Bear Dock - Oil - 12" x 16" - $500

Lee Edwards - Red Rock - Oil - 14 x 18 - $700.00

Amparo Elican - Moreton Bay Fig Watercolor - 11" x 14" - NFS

Barbara Field - Before Sunset - Watercolor - 9x12 - $400

Valeska Frueholz - Birch Forest - Watercolor - 13 3/4” x 13 3/4” - $300

Laurel Gillis - Lake of Dreams - Watercolor - 12" x 9" - $175

Mitsuko Hays - Mountain Stream - Watercolor - 22" x 18" - $500

Felicia Hazelton - 3 Mini Manzanitas - Watercolor/Mixed Media - 15" x 22" - $250

Dora Hsu - Burney Falls - watercolor - 12" x 16" - $250

Minoru "Ike" Ikeda - Mt Morrison over Convict Lake - watercolor - 14.25" x 21.25" - $425

Minoru "Ike" Ikeda - Eastern Sierra/Silver Lake - Watercolor - 14.25 x 21.25 - $425

Joan Lamensdorf Spring Fling Pastel 11 x 14 $500

Jane Levy - Mountain View - Watercolor - 9.5" x 13" - NFS

Catherine Moore - A Place to Retreat - Watercolor - 11" x 14" - $100 - Landscape

Karen Pokraka - Sunlight Through the Trees - Watercolor - 16" x 20" - $250

Darryl Yee - Sweet Springs Nature Preserve, Los Osos - Oil - 20" x 16" - $800.00

Robyn Butcher-Whitla - Summer - Oil - 5x7 - Contact Artist

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PORTRAIT/FIGURE
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First Place - Deborah Swan-McDonald - Renaissance Faire Musician - Transparent Watercolor - 24" x 20" - $2,000

Second Place - Eileen Chong - Harmonica Player - Watercolor - 12" x 16" - $350

Third Place - - Kimberly Green - Band of Brothers - Oil - 12" x 24" - $900

Honorable Mention -Peggy Trindle - At the Beach - Watercolor - 18" x 22" - NFS -

Paul Canning - Immigrants - Watercolor - 22" x 18" – NFS

Eileen Chong - Summer Stroll - Watercolor - 16 x 20 - $350

Barbara Field - Sarah in the Garden - watercolor - 9" x 12" - $400

Valeska Frueholz - Mayan Woman with Child - Watercolor - 17.5” x 15” - $300

Fred Gotha - The Outdoorsman - watercolor - 16x12 - NFS - Portrait/Figure

Monica Mills Homer - Anna c.1914 - Charcoal - 17" x 12" - $500

Shahin Mastian - Flamenco audience - Oil on canvas - 30x40 - $1,900

Jeannine Savedra - Evangeline - Oil on canvas - 16 " x 20 " – NFS

Jeanne Windoffer - Over Here, Sweetie - watercolor - 18" x 14" - $250

Darryl Yee - Kicking Bird - Watercolor - 12"x16" - $700

Amanda Zhou - Concentration - Watercolor - 12" x 16" – NFS

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SEASCAPE
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First Place - Jean Essa - The Cliffs at Pismo Beach - Watercolor - 23" x 19" - $395

Second Place - Joan Lamensdorf - Coastal Wildflowers - Oil on Canvas - 8" x 8

Third Place - Jennifer Zapp - Golden Days by the Sea - Watercolor - 12"x 9" - $300

Honorable Mention - Linda Salinas - Portofino Villas, Italy - watercolor - 16.5" x 13.5" - $150

Mary Archibald - The Lighthouse - Watercolor - 15” x 11” - $400

Flora Johnson - Along the Bluff Trail of Montana de Oro - watercolor - 22 x 28 - $400

Joan Lamensdorf - Spring Fling - Pastel - 11 x 14 - $500

Jane Levy - Oregon Coast Sunset - Watercolor - 9x12 - NFS

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