Valley Artists Guild
2008 60th Anniversary Gold Medal Exhibition
Wednesday, March 5 – Saturday, March 22, 2008
Reception: Sunday, March 9, 2 – 4pm
The Juror for this show was Mary E. Oliver. Ms. Oliver has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History. She has done extensive graduate work in Art Education at California State University, Northridge. Ms. Oliver has been working for the Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery since 1992; as an art educator and coordinator for the Special Audience Program and Getty Internship Program. Ms. Oliver is currently the Slide Registrar for the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Cultural Affairs Slide Registry. In addition, Ms. Oliver spent six years as Gallery Director and Curator for Pierce College Art Gallery in Woodland Hills. She is a member of the National Art Education Association, California Lawyers for the Arts and the Visual Resource Association
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Some of the winning entries are posted below; a full list of winners is at the bottom of this page. Click on any image for a higher resolution version.
Natalie Smythe
“Sophie’s Colors”
2008 Gold Medal Winner
Dorothy Shepherd
“The Yellow Mountains”
First Place – Scenic
Linda Carlson
“Intercession”
First Place – Sculpture
Dorothy Shepherd
“Chinese Gourds”
First Place – Still Life
Dallas Chase
“Namjing Snow”
First Place –Modern Experimental
Nancy R. Taylor
“Mary”
First Place – Figurative
Ed Weiss
“Four Girls of India”
First Place – Genre
Beth Summers
“Lone Canoe”
Second Place – Scenic
Debra Garrison
“Lost in Thought”
Second Place – Figurative
Lahn Jung JuLes
“Emotions #12”
Second Place – Modern Experimental
Donna Geist Buch
“Citadel”
Third Place – Modern Experimental
Elaine Cohen
“Oceania”
Merchandise Award
Full List of Award Winners for VAG 2008 60th Anniversary Gold Medal Exhibition:
Gold Medal: Natalie Smythe – “Sophie’s Colors”
Scenic:
1st Place: Dorothy Shepherd – “The Yellow Mountains”
2nd Place: Beth Summers – “Lone Canoe”
Sculptural/Dimensional:
1st Place: Linda Carlson – “Intercession”
Still Life:
1st Place: Dorothy Shepherd – “Chinese Gourds”
Modern:
1st Place: Dallas Chase – “Namjing Snow”
2nd Place: Lahn Jung JuLes – “Emotions #12”
3rd Place: Donna Geist Buch – “Citadel”
Figurative:
1st Place: Nancy R. Taylor – “Mary”
2nd Place: Debra Garrison – “Lost in Thought”
3rd Place: Van Saro – “End of a Nation”
Genre:
1st place: Ed Weiss – “Four Girls of India”
Lee Brasler-Banarer Award:
Eleanor Bievenue – “The High Road-Agoura”
Merchandise Awards:
Valley Moulding and Frame: Elaine Cohen – “Oceania”