"IN GOLD WE TRUST"

Exhibit Dates: October 19th - November 15th
Juror: Leonardo Bravo, Palm Springs Museum of Art

Award winning artists

Best in Show
​Dawnice Kerchaert
“Qeep”
Pontiac, MI
1st Place
Yulia Lastochkina
“Stargazing”
Playa Vista, CA
Juror's Choice
Polina Isurin
​“Gilded Memories”
​Scottsdale, AZ
Honorable Mention
Hasna Sal
“Corail d\’ Or”
Overland Park, KS
Honorable Mention
T Santora
“Untitled (Napa Autumn III)”
​Palm Springs, CA

"ALL MIXED UP"

Exhibit Dates: September 21st - October 12th
Jurors: Lois Draper, Art Instructor & Art Curator and Cliff McReynolds, Artist

Award winning artists

Best in Show
Regina Hawkins
"Worth"
1st Place
Tiffany Bociek
"Femme Fatal Series (triptych)"
Juror's Choice
Wendy Kwasny
"Self Love (diptych)"
Honorable Mention
Yahel Yan
"It Was Love At First Sight"
Honorable Mention
Kathy Mitchell
"Technicolor World"
Honorable Mention
Laurie Fuller
"If You Give A Cow A Paintbrush"
Honorable Mention
Marilyn Wegner
"Transcending The Blues"

"TRUE BLUE"

Exhibit Dates: August 17th - September 14th
Juror: Liz Jardine  |  Internationally Recognized Artist

Award winning artists

Best in Show
Thomas Threinen
"At Sea"
1st Place
Margo Palmer
"Morning Walk"
Juror's Choice
L.L. Richwood
"Musicbox Sky"
Honorable Mention
Denise Cerro
"Paper Thin Walls"
Honorable Mention
Lori Brock
"A Higher Perspective"
Honorable Mention
Celeste Byer
"Jesus on Cloud 9"

"75 & SUnny"

Exhibit Dates: July 13th - August 10th
Juror: Cindy Blumkin  |  Owner, ArtnSoul 101

Award winning artists

Best in Show
Ellen Dieter
"A'tween"
1st Place
Kristen Ide
"A Place in the Sun"
Juror's Choice
Manaz Raiszadeh
"Une Histoire D'été"
Honorable Mention
Melissa Salgado
"Pastel"
Honorable Mention
Yahel Yan
"Personal Stories Are Complicated"
Honorable Mention
Sissy Albrook
"Summer Bugs Make Me Feel Fine"
Honorable Mention
Barbara Inbody
"Banana Rama"

"Double trouble"

June 8th–July 6th
Juror: Elizabeth Cumming  |  Curator, Bread & Cie Bakery & Cafe

Award winning artists

Best in Show
Denise Cerro & Yahel Yan
"Opposites Attract"
1st Place
Sheila Daube
"Les Jeux Sout Faits"
Juror's Choice
Kristen Ide
"Rocket Man"
Honorable Mention
​Dawn Kureshy
"You Want More?"
Honorable Mention
Kathy Mitchell
"Jack of Spades"
Honorable Mention
Roberta Dyer
"Balancing Act"
Honorable Mention
Spencer Beals
"Systems in Motion"
Honorable Mention
Barbara Inbody
"Symphonic Balance"

"call of the wild"

May 4th–June 1st
Juror: Chuck McPherson  |  professional artists and art mentor

Award winning artists

Best in Show
Roberta Dyer
"Rhinosaur"
1st Place
Michele Zousmer
"Brown Beauty"
Juror's Choice
Samantha Schwann
"Mako"
Honorable Mention
Rachel Speakman
"Old Dreams, New Realities"
Honorable Mention
Taylor Gallegos
"Seal"
Honorable Mention
Lourdes Leon
"Dundee"
Honorable Mention
Randy Taggart
"A Fish Eye's View"

"IVORY DREAMS"

Features San Diego artist's best pieces that features work made with cream, ivory, almond, and milk tones or that featured dreams or dreamland.
March 23rd–April 27th
Jurors: Peter & Ann Pfau  |  art collectors
Best in Show
Sheila Daube
​"Eleusian Mysteries"
1st Place
Marty Atwell
"BLOOM"
Juror's Choice
Manaz Raiszadeh
​"My La La Land"
Honorable Mention
Ellen Dieter
"Dog King"
Honorable Mention
Susie Zolghadri
​"Turn Your Love My Way"
Honorable Mention
Margo Palmer
"Big Green & Yeller"
Honorable Mention
Denise Cerro
"A Dreamy Day in the Neighborhood"

THE COLOR OF LOVE

Features San Diego artist's best pieces that features work made with reds, maroons, pinks, magentas or that feature the theme of romantic love.
February 16 - March 16
Juror: Katie Sanderson  |  Exhibitions Manager & Registrar at Oceanside Museum of Art​
Best in Show
Louisa Yu
​"Attack"
1st Place
Victoria Smith-Davila
"One Dance"
Juror's Choice
Anne Bush
​"Couple's Retreat"
Honorable Mention
Jon Savage
"Chaos & Stability"
Honorable Mention
Laura Harnelli
"Desire"
Honorable Mention
Dennis Vander Vlist
"Veil Series: Bleeding Heart"
Honorable Mention
Lee Schwimmer
"Love on the Rocks"

blackout national show

A national art exhibition featuring select artist's best pieces from all over the country that include the color black: seductive, powerful, elegant, formal, prestigious, and mysterious.
October 27th–November 17th
Juror: Daniel Foster  |  30-year career in arts & museum leadership in Southern California​
Best in Show
Sheldon Greenberg
"The Dream"
1st Place
Kate Oltmann
"Garage"
Juror's Choice
Diane Silver
"Map of the Hidden Places in My Heart"​
Honorable Mention
Donna Wolfe
"Intrigue"
Honorable Mention
Erica Holloway
"Entropy"​
Honorable Mention
Linda O'Neill
"Tenacity"
Honorable Mention
Ray Koh
"Blacked Out"
Honorable Mention
Sarah Dupre
"Allowing the Nature of His Conquest to Become the Conqueror of His Nature"

2018 national show catalog

Get your copy of all the wonderful works in "Blackout!"

​We have softcover 7x7 photo books of our Blackout National Exhibition available for purchase online from Blurb for $45.

Each catalog features an opening statement by the juror, a listing of all participating artists, award winners and their commentary, index of artists by state, fun quotes on the color black, and a closing commentary by Kate Ashton.

A great keepsake for participating artists and art lovers.