

Exhibition History
2023
- MEMORIES
- THE PORTRAIT SHOW
- WHAT NOW?
MEMORIES
AN ONLINE EXHIBITION Link to the Art
Juror and Curator: Joe A. Oakes
Opening: March 23, 2023
Award Winners
Suzanne Edmonson – Puss N’ Willows – 1st Place Award 18×14 Oil
Buena Johnson – Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen – 2nd Place Award 30×22 Pencil and Acrylics
Barbara West – End of the Day – 3rd Place Award 16×20 Oil
Heather Coen – Lace Meadow – Honorable Mention 9×12 Mixed Media
Anahid Minatsaghanian – Soft Stream – Honorable Mention 36×12 Acrylic
Arlene Weinstock – January Dusk – Honorable Mention 26×32 Colored Pencil
THE PORTRAIT SHOW at the California Heritage Museum
AN ONLINE EXHIBITION Link to the Art
Juror and Curator: Museum Staff
Exhibition Dates: January 21 – April 30, 2023
“What Now”
AN ONLINE EXHIBITION Link to the Art
Opening Nov 5, 2022
Juror: David Limrite
Juror comments: I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to be your juror for “What Now”. I would like to thank you for the honor you placed in my hands of selecting the work to be included in this important exhibition. Congratulations to all of you for entering this exhibit and especially to those of you who were juried into this show. I want you all to know that I did not take this responsibility lightly. Please remember that this is one person’s opinion. As an artist myself I tried to make my choices from a place of respect for the creative journey. I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with all of the beautiful work that was submitted for this show.
I was not looking for just another landscape, portrait, cityscape, or still life. I was looking for something more. I was looking for work that made my heart and soul respond. I chose work that piqued my interest and was interesting to look at, to ponder, and to try and understand. With each piece, I asked, “What Now?” “Why?” “What’s next?”
I also looked for strength in the foundations of picture-making. Specifically: design, composition, shape, color, value, line, texture, and edge quality.
What struck me most about the work submitted for this show was not only the variety of subject matter, but also the variety of styles and techniques. I also felt the commitment of each artist to create their best work.
It has been my distinct honor and pleasure to be your juror for “What Now”.
Award Winners
First Place Award Loraine Veeck “Wild in California” 27×24 Pastel on black paper
Second Place Award Terry Romero Paul “Whisper Your Secret”12×12 Oil
Third Place Award Buena Johnson “How ‘Eye’ Wonder” 37×43 Pencil
Honorable Mention Victoria Dean “Upper Cottonwood Canyon” 17×21 Oil
Honorable Mention Suzanne Edmonson “On the Road Again” 36×36 Oil
Honorable Mention Susan Gesundheit “Fertility 2” 30×22 Monotype
2022
- INSPIRATION POINT
- THE BEUTY OF EVERYDAY THINGS
- A CENTURY OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN ARTISTS and 100 Years of Women Artists – Self Portraits of WPW members
INSPIRATION POINT
AN ONLINE EXHIBITION Link to the Art
Juror and Curator: John Paul Thornton
Opening: June 3, 2022
Award Winners
1st Place Award Eva Andry – “Silence” 60×70 3 wood panels
2nd Place Award Lucy Mccoy – “Mystic” 30×40 Acrylic and Ink
3rd Place Award Natalie Smythe “Catch of the Day” 26×20 Transparent Watercolor
Honorable Mention Lynn Gadal “Plumes of a Distant World” 14×20 Watercolor
Honorable Mention Bonny Butler – “Mountain Music” Mixed Media
HHonorable MentionM Marian Fortunati – “Penumbra” 10×20 Oil
THE BEAUTY OF EVERYDAY THINGS
AN ONLINE EXHIBITION Link to the Art
Juror: Genie Davis
Opening April 2, 2022
Award Winners
1st Place Award Arlene Weinstock “Moon Over Ein Karem” Colored Pencil 10×8
2nd Place Award Kuniko Ruch “…Thou Shalt Build An Altar Unto Me… “Oil 36×36
3rd Place Award January Garabedian “So Cal Sunset” Oil 24×24
Honorable Mention Jeni Bate “Crescendo Refractured” Watercolor 20×48
Honorable Mention Patricia Richards Dodds “Friends at Bath Lane” Oil 40×40
Honorable Mention Pam Douglas “A Memory Of Rain” Inks, Acrylic on Raw Linen 32×43
A CENTURY OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN ARTISTS
at the Brand Library and Art Center Link to the Art
Exhibition Dates: Nov 13, 2021 – January 8, 2022
Link to video interviews with visitors to the Brand Gallery
100 YEARS of WOMEN ARTISTS – Self Portraits
Link to the Art Self-portraits by then-current WPW members
Juror: Brand Art Center Staff
Award Winners
1st Place Award Ellen Levine Acrylic on gesso board
2nd Place Award Terry Garcia Acrylic on canvas
3rd Place Award Lombard Matilda-Collage-2
Honorable Mention Judy Deitch Cold Cloisonne’
Honorable Mention Aazam Irilian Digital collage, acrylic, oil pigment
Honorable Mention Ann Marie Keane Mixed media collage on birch panel
2021
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- HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL – 100 Years Moving Forward
- THE ART OF COPING II – City of Loveland Colorado Museum
- CALIFORNIA STRONG
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL – 100 Years Moving Forward
an Online Exhibition with Galeria la Gitana Link to the Art
Exhibition April 24 – May 28, 2021
Juror: Angela Phillips
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LOVELAND MUSEUM – “The Art of Coping II”
at the City of Loveland Museum Link to the Art
Exhibition January 23 through May 9th, 2021in Loveland, CO
A traveling exhibition
CALIFORNIA STRONG
an Online Exhibition Link to the Art
Juror/Curator: Judy Schroeder
Opening October 2, 2021
Award Winners
1st Place Award Mathilde Lombard “Determined to Tame the Beast”
2nd Place Award Marian Fortunati “Ethereal Light – Santa Cruz Sea Cave”
3rd Place Award Lana Blades “Running the Same Race”
Honorable Mention Selina Cheng “Rocky Shore”
Honorable Mention Lynn Gadal “Desert Sky 2”
Honorable Mention Susan Gesundheit “Cool Serenity”
2020
- PICTURE IT: JUSTICE FOR ALL December 2020
- THE ART OF COPING September 2020
- THE ART OF THE SQUARE January 2020
Picture It: Justice for All
an Online Exhibition
Juror: Kathy Gallegos
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The Art of Coping
An Online Exhibition September 2020 and an Installation at the City of Loveland Art Gallery in Loveland Colorado January – May 2021
Joe Cibere, Juror
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The Art of the Square
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2019
- FALLING INTO PLACE October 29 through November 23, 2019
- ABOVE & BEYOND April 16 through May 11, 2019
- NEW BEGININGS January 9 through 27, 2019
Falling Into Place
Exhibit Dates: October 29 – November 23
San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center (SFVACC)
18312 Oxnard Street, Tarzana, CA 91356
Juror: Holly Tempo
Falling Into Place online exhibit
Above & Beyond
April 16 through May 11, 2019
TAG Gallery
5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los aAngeles, CA 90036
Juror: Paige Wery
AWARDS: (click an image to see it in full)
New Beginings
January 9 through 27, 2019
Topanga Canyon Gallery
120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290
Juror: Edith Baumann
AWARDS: (click an image to see it in full)
2018
- THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS October 2, 2018 through March 29, 2019
- HOT AND COLD Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center June 8 – June 28, 2018
- BACK TO THE EBELL The Ebell Los Angeles January 9 – February 5, 2018
Through The Looking Glass
October 2, 2018 through March 29, 2019
Encino Terrace Center
5821 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91436
Juror: John Paul Thornton
Through The Looking Glass online exhibit
AWARDS: (click an image to see it in full)
Hot & Cold
June 8 – June 28, 2018
Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center
1100 W. Clark Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506
Juror: Marie Thibeault
AWARDS: (click an image to see it in full)
Back to the Ebell – WPW Winter Exhibit
January 9 – February 5, 2018
The Ebell Los Angeles
741 S. Lucerne Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90005
Juror: J Michael Walker
BACK TO THE EBELL online exhibit
AWARDS (click an image to see it in full)
2017
- UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES Chaffey Community Art Museum September 28 – November 4, 2017
- SPEAKING OF TREES Studio C in the Santa Fe Art Colony, June 3 – 19, 2017
- LOVE IN DEED Topanga Canyon Gallery, February 3 – 19, 2017
Unintended Consequences
September 28 – November 4, 2017
Chaffey Museum
217 S Lemon Ave, Ontario, CA 91761
Juror: Steve Thomas
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES online exhibit
AWARDS (click an image to see artwork in full)
Speaking of Trees
June 3 – 19, 2017
Studio C in the Santa Fe Art Colony
2349 Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90058
Juror: Peggy Nichols
AWARDS: (Click image to see artwork in full)
Love in Deed
February 3 – 19, 2017
Topanga Canyon Gallery
120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Suite 109, Pine Tree Circle, Topanga, CA 90290
Juror: Raoul De La Sota
AWARDS: (Click image to see artwork in full)
2016
- POINT OF VIEW Hillcrest Center for the Arts, July 29- September 26, 2016
- SPRING EXHIBIT Encino Terrace Center, April 23 – July 23, 2016
- ARTWALK AT THE BREWERY Lamperouge Gallery, April 2 & 3, 2016
Point of View
July 29- September 26
Hillcrest Center for the Arts
403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Juror: Jim Zver
POINT OF VIEW online exhibit
AWARDS (click an image to see the artwork in full)
Artwork at the Brewery
April 2 & 3, 2016
Lamperouge Gallery
The Brewery Art Complex
660 South Avenue 21, Unit 6, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Juror: Ron Pekar
AWARDS (click an image to see artwork in full)
Spring Exhibit
April 23 – July 23, 2016
Encino Terrace Center
5821 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91436
Juror: Maria Kaltner
No Awards
2015
- Creative Arts Center Gallery City of Burbank May 8 – 28, 2015
- San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center March 10 – 28, 2015
- Arena 1 Gallery January 10 – 25, 2015
WPW Exhibit
May 8 – 28, 2015
Creative Arts Center Gallery City of Burbank
1100 West Clark Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506
Juror: Diane Calder
Awards (click image to see artwork in full)
Inventions and Visions
March 10 – 28, 2015
San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center
18312 Oxnard Street, Tarzana, CA 91356
Juror: Tm Gratkowski
Awards (click an image to see the artwork in full)
Winter Exhibition
January 10 – 25, 2015
Arena 1 Gallery
3026 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Juror: Jim Morphesis
Awards (Click the image to see the artwork in full)
2014
- Segil Fine Art Gallery June 7 – July 5, 2014
- FIVE08 Gallery March 19 – 29, 2014
Summer Solstice
June 7 – July 5, 2014
Segil Fine Art Gallery
110 West Lime Avenue
Old Town Monrovia, CA 91016
Juror: Ellie Blankford
Awards (click image to see artwork in full)
Spring Exhibition
March 19 – 29, 2014
FIVE08 Gallery
508-A Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Awards (click image to see artwork in full)
2013
- Arena 1 December 7- 22, 2013
- Encino Terrace January 12 to April 13, 2013
- Whole 9 Gallery March 30 to April 16, 2013
Arena 1 Gallery
December 7 – 22, 2013
3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Whole 9 Gallery
March 30 – April 16, 2013
3830 Main Street, Culver City, CA 90232
Awards (click image to see artwork in full)
Encino Terrace
January 12 – April 13, 2013
15821 Ventura Boulevard (at Gloria Ave), Encino, CA 91436
2012
- Arena 1 Gallery, December 1 to 15, 2012
- Laguna College of Art & Design, July 3 to August 9, 2012
- Encino Terrace Center, February 15 to May 11, 2012
- Designer Services Group, March 23 to April 19, 2012
Arena 1 Gallery
December 1 – 15, 2012
Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Awards:
Laguna College of Art & Design
July 3 – August 9, 2012
Campus Gallery, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd
Awards
Encino Terrace Center
February 15 – May 11, 2012
15821 Ventura Boulevard (at Gloria Ave), Encino, CA 91436
Designer Services Group
March 23 – April 19, 2012
4943 McConnell Ave. Unit N, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Awards:
2011
- Schomburg Gallery September 10 – October 8, 2011
- Burbank Creative Arts Center July 8 – 27, 2011
- Encino Terrace Center March 30 – July 15, 2011
- Designer Services Group February 21 – March 21, 2011
WPW @ Schomburg Gallery
September 10 – October 8, 2011
Schomburg Gallery
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Avenue, E-3A, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Summer Exhibition
July 8 – 27, 2011
Burbank Creative Arts Center
1100 West Clark Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506
Juror: Deanna Izen Miller
Awards
Encino Terrace Center
March 30 – July 15, 2011
15821 Ventura Boulevard (at Gloria Ave), Encino, CA 91436
Women Painters West Celebrates 90 Years
February 21 – March 21, 2010
Designer Services Group
4943 McConnell Ave., Unit N, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Joe Gatto
Awards:
2010
- Arena 1 Gallery December 4 – 18, 2010
- VIVA Art Center November 3 – 20, 2010
- Encino Terrace Center November 3, 2010 – February 25, 2011
- VOCA Gallery August 14 – September 12, 2010
- Encino Terrace Center June 23 – October 22, 2010
- WPW at VIVA June 9 – 26, 2010
- Orlando Gallery February 6 – 27, 2010
- Encino Terrace Center January 20 – June 12, 2010
- Encino Terrace Center August 12, 2009 – January 9, 2010
Chaos and Order
December 4 – 18, 2010
Arena 1 Gallery
3026 Airport Ave., Santa Monica, CA
Juror: Merrilyn Duzy
Awards
Memento Mori
November 3 – 20, 2010
VIVA Art Center
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror: Meg Linton
Awards
WPW at Voca
August 14 – September 12, 2010
Voca
215 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291
Juror: Scott Canty
Awards
WPW at Viva
June 9 – 26, 2010
VIVA Gallery
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror: Kent Twitchell
Awards
Orlando Gallery
February 6 – 27, 2010
18376 Ventura Boulevard, Tarzana, CA 91356
Jurors: Bob Gino and Don Grant
Awards
Encino Terrace Center
August 12, 2009 – January 9, 2010
15821 Ventura Boulevard (at Gloria Ave), Encino, CA 91436
2009
- VIVA Gallery November 4 – 21, 2009
- Encino Terrace Center April 8 – July 31, 2009
- Arena 1 Gallery April 11 – 25, 2009
- VIVA Gallery March 18 – April 2, 2009
- Encino Terrace Center November 26, 2008 – March 27, 2009
VIVA Gallery
November 4 – 21, 2009
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Juror: Kristin Hoerth, Editor-in-Chief, Southwest Art Magazine
Awards
Encino Terrace Center
April 8 – July 31, 2009
15821 Ventura Boulevard (at Gloria Ave), Encino, CA 91436
The images below represent a small sampling of the art exhibition.
Arena 1 Gallery
April 11 – 25, 2009
Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Juror: Katherine Chang Liu, Artist, Instructor
Awards
VIVA Gallery
March 18 – April 2, 2009
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Juror: Jim Morphesis, Artist, instructor
Awards:
2008
- Encino Terrace Center November 26, 2008 – March 27, 2009
- VIVA Gallery October 8 – 25, 2008
- Creative Arts Center Gallery September 5 – 25, 2008
- Orlando Gallery May 10 – 30, 2008
- LA Artcore Brewery Annex February 1 – 28, 2008
Encino Terrace Center
November 26, 2008 – March 27, 2009
15821 Ventura Boulevard (at Gloria Ave), Encino, CA 91436
The images below represent a small sampling of the art exhibition.
VIVA Gallery
October 8 – 25, 2008
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Juror: Bobbie Moline Kramer
Awards
Creative Arts Center Gallery
September 5 – 25, 2008
1100 West Clark Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506
Juror: John Zarcone, Artist, Instructor
Awards
Orlando Gallery
May 10 – 30, 2008
18376 Ventura Boulevard, Tarzana, CA 91356
Juror: Bob Gino and Don Grant, Orlando Gallery Directors
Awards
LA Artcore Brewery Annex
February 1 – 28, 2008
650A South Avenue 21, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Juror: Chris Hero, MFA, Instructor, Santa Monica Emeritus College
Awards:
Women Painters West Award: Broken Face – Betzi Stein
Alice Leonard Award: Atmosphere Pink & Green – Liz Folb
Onis Rice Award: Fold It Like Phyllo – Susan Gesundheit
Image-Ination Merchant Award: Yellow Circle – Pat Devin
Honorable Mentions
Gemini – Susanne Belcher
Wings – Teri Starkweather
Southern Trek – Loraine Veeck
2007
- VIVA Gallery December 12 – 28, 2007
- The Finegood Gallery October 16 – December 9, 2007
- Women Working May 12 – June 30, 2007
- There’s No Stopping Her Now May 9 – May 26, 2007
- Woman as Witness February 21 – March 18, 2007
VIVA Gallery
December 12 – 28, 2007
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Juror: Ashley McLean Emenegger, McLean Fine Art / Director, Bandini Art, Culver City, CA
Awards:
Pictures Unavailable:
Blessing Semler Award
Carole Gillin
Sister Four
Honorable Mention
Jeanne Zinniker
Earth Mothers
The Finegood Gallery
October 16 – December 9, 2007
The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance
Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus, 22622 Vanowen Street, West Hills 91307
Juror: Louise Lewis, Director, CSUN Art Galleries
Awards:
Women Working
May 12 – June 30, 2007
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
O’Keeffe Gallery, California State University at Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Juror: Ace Powell, President, Studio Channel Islands Art Center
Awards:
Image unavailable: Honorable Mention, Darlene Mellein, La Curandera
There’s No Stopping Her Now
May 9 – May 26, 2007
VIVA Gallery
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror: Sherry Frumkin, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica
Awards:
Woman as Witness
February 21 – March 18, 2007
ArtHouse Gallery @TVA
416 Broadway Avenue, Santa Monica, CA
Juror: David Limrite, Director, Brentwood Art Center
Awards:
2006
- VIVA Gallery “On The Surface” September 13 – 30, 2006
- VIVA Gallery “Life Speaking to Life” June 7 – 24, 2006
VIVA Gallery
On The Surface
September 13 – 30, 2006
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Juror of Selection and Awards: Barbara Kerwin, M.F.A, Artist, Vice Chairman, Arts and Letters, Los Angeles Mission College.
VIVA Gallery
Life Speaking to Life
June 7 – 24, 2006
13261 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Awards:
Other work in the exhibition
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