Peggy Immel’s oil painting, “Lingering Winter” was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Nomadas del Arte national juried exhibition held April 3 – April 30 at the Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The exhibition featured four hundred paintings completed at any time during the 2008 calendar year in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas or Utah by two hundred plein air painters. Peggy’s work can be seen from May 23 to June 14 in “Far Out”, a three person landscape show at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos, New Mexico. www.peggyimmel.com   www.wnightingale.com

Lisa Mozzini-McDill's painting, "Holding Onto The Light" was selected by jury for special recognition in the California Art Club 17th Biannual Juried Exhibition, "Eternal Light" at the historic Blinn House. The Artists’ Reception is Sat. June 13, 5 - 7pm. The exhibition will run from June 14 - Dec. 2, 2009 www.californiaartclub.org

"Laguna Shoreline" by Jeff Sewell

Join Gallery McCollum in celebrating its 15 year anniversary!  "Warm Breezes" a group summer show consisting of art by Michael Obermeyer, Jeff Sewell, Caroline Zimmerman and Pat Tobin will open Saturday, June 27th with an Artists Reception open to all at 6:00pm. Located at 206 N. Coast Highway Laguna Beach. www.gallerymccollum.com

Mark Kerckhoff won the Best of Show award at Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational 2009. www.kerckhoffpaintings.com

Carol Swinney’s painting “Morning Along the Wash” won an Award of Excellence at the 2009 “Nomadas Del Arte” Show and Sale held April 1st through the 30th at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Carol participated in the 2009 “Cowgirl up! Art from the Other Half of the West” show, held March 27th through May 3rd at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona.  Carol is one of seven invited artists for the Outdoor Painters Society’s “Plein Air Southwest 2009” event being held at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  The show and reception will be held December 4th and 5th with a dinner, reception and awards ceremony including a $5000 Purchase Award. Carol’s paintings has been accepted into the California Art Club’s 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, held at the Pasadena Museum of California Art from April 26th to May 17th.  The Artist’s Gala Reception: Saturday, April 25, 2009 www.carolswinney.com Maggie Renner Hellmann's plein-air oil painting "Gizdich Farm & Rolling Hills" was selected into the 2009 limited-edition calendar published by the Artist's Magazine. www.MaggieRennerHellmann.com

Greg LaRock was awarded a Jury's Top 50 for his painting "Lotus, Lily, Lily, Koi" at the 2009 Greenhouse Gallery's Salon International show in San Antonio Texas. www.greglarock.com Kim Lordier's painting, "Tender is the Eve", has been selected for the California Art Club's 38th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Her work is featured in the February issue of Southwest Art Magazine, and she will be having a One Man Show, "Inspired by Light", at Rieser Fine Art in Carmel CA, May 14-31, 2009. www.kimfancherlordier.com

Concetta K. Antico's show "Precious" will be open on Saturday, May 9th, between 6-10 pm at the Petit Salon & Galerie. Address: 1918 Fort Stockton Drive, San Diego www.anticofineart.com

Ed Terpening's painting “Secluded Cove” is featured on the cover of American Artist magazine's April issue, along with 8-page article about him and several of his works inside.  www.edterpening.com

Peggy Immel’s painting “Seco Sundown” won Best of Show at the 34th Annual "Taos Invites Taos" Show and Sale at the Taos Fall Arts Festival in Taos, New Mexico. The festival sponsors three prestigious shows featuring artists from Taos as part of the annual event, including the "Taos Invites Taos" show comprised of over 150 established artists, the Taos Living Masters Invitational of  45 renowned artists nominated by their peers, and the Taos Open featuring over 200 artists. www.peggyimmel.com • www.taosfallarts.com

Cindy Carrillo was featured in February issue of Southwest Art. She also has been accepted as a Signature Member with the Plein Air Artists of Colorado and has been juried into their upcoming show being held this July at the Abend Gallery in Denver, Colorado. She was accepted into the Estes Park Plein Air Paintout being held this August and will be hosted by the Earthwood Gallery, in Estes Park, Colorado. www.cindycarrillo.com





Maggie Renner Hellmann's paintings will be on exhibit at the Artisan's Gallery in Santa Cruz. June 2nd – June 30th Artist's Reception: June 5th, 6-8pm.
Maggie has been juried into the "Plein Air Affaire" event put on by the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz, CA. The exhibit will be at the Museum on July 11th and 12th.
Maggie Renner Hellmann has been juried into the Estes Park Plein Air Event 'Paint the Parks' in Estes Park, Colorado. Artists reception will be at the Earthwood Collections Gallery in Estes Park, CO on August 29th. Exhibit runs from August 29th thru September 30th.
www.MaggieRennerHellmann.com





Eli Cedrone's painting "Dalena" is featured in the June issue of International Artist Magazine "Master Showcase". It won 3rd place in the Portrait Society of America figure show in April. Eli's painting "Repose" won 3rd place in the North River Arts Society, Marshfield MA "Focus on Figures" show in May. www.elicedrone.com





Suzanne Morris' solo artist show "Summer Magic" at Gallery 5800 in Richmond, Virginia opens Friday, June 12 with an artist's reception from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Suzanne has also received signature member status with the American Society of Marine Artists. www.suzannemorrisstudios.com





Jim Wodark won 2nd Place with his 12x16 oil painting "Dingy on the Side" in the 3rd Annual National Yearlong Raymar Painting Competition 2008-2009. www.jimwodark.com





Jennifer McChristian's painting  'Subway Siesta"  received an Honorable Mention award by renowned painter Daniel E. Greene at the 2009 Greenhouse Gallery's 'Salon International' show in San Antonio Texas.
In addition, 'Subway Siesta'  was awarded Jury's 'Top Fifty' by the Salon International Jury. www.jennifermcchristian.com





Rick Delanty's painting "Wetlands Glow" has been selected for California Art Club's exhibition "Concertos in Color", showing at the Blinn House in Pasadena until June 10th, 2009. Forty works have been included in this showing in this Victorian-styled house, located at 160 North Oakland Avenue. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday, 10 am - 4pm. www.delantyfineart.com






Sterling Hoffmann's painting, Moss Landing, was juried into the California Art Club's Concertos in Color show at the Women's City Club at the Blinn House in Pasadena, CA.  The show runs through June 10, 2009. www.californiaartclub.org
www.sterlinghoffmann.com





Camille Przewodek's oil paintings will be on exhibit from January 7 through March 4, 2009. Thos. Moser Cabinetmaker Gallery, 3395 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA.
Camille's oil painting "Strawberry Harvest" won second place in landspace award of the Artist Magazine in 2008. www.przewodek.com