Oil Painters of America Show
Dana Gallery hosts OPA’s National Juried Exhibition
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CYCLE OF LIFE
BY JEFF LEGG |
MISSOULA • Leading artists
from throughout the country vie for more than $35,000 in prize money at the
annual Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition this month. The winner
of the top prize, Best of Show, receives $20,000. The show is hosted by Dana
Gallery and runs May 2-June 14. Colorado-based artist Ramon Kelley
is the awarding juror at this year’s event. In addition to Kelley, other
participating artists include Nancy Seamons Crookston, Calvin Liang, Jeff Legg,
and Peter Adams. Meet the artists at a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 2.
Founded in 1991 by the late Shirl Smithson to preserve and promote traditional,
representational art, OPA has held the National Juried Exhibition every year
since its inception. More than 2,300 artists from throughout the United States,
Canada, and Mexico belong to the organization. For more information: 815.356.5987
or www.oilpaintersofamerica.com.
Top Western Artists
Governor’s show features William Sitting Bull
LOVELAND • Sixty of Colorado’s
finest painters and sculptors are featured in the annual Governor’s
Invitational Art Show & Sale, opening April 12 at the Loveland
Museum. First day festivities include a painting demonstration by
William Sitting Bull, great-great-grandson of famous Oglala Sioux Chief Sitting
Bull. The demonstration is free and open to the public. William Sitting Bull
lived on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota until the age of 12, when
he left to live with foster families — an experience that led to considerable
culture shock. He considers this early legacy the inspiration for his depictions
of Native Americans. Opening night features a catered gala reception with
most artists in attendance. Tickets to the gala cost $55 and include a color
catalog. The show features works by Gerald Balciar, Quang Ho, George Lundeen,
Rosetta, George Walbye, Bruce Gomez, and Kim English, and is on view daily
through May 18. For more information: 970.663.0919 or www.governorsartshow.org.
Masterpieces & More
DENVER • Masterpieces by Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Auguste Renoir are cast in a new light when viewed alongside those of Raphael, El Greco, and Velasquez in Inspiring Impressionism, an exhibit on view through the month at the Denver Art Museum. The presentation explores the influence of the European old masters on 19th-century Impressionism through more than 100 works assembled from numerous museum and private collections. The traveling exhibition includes portraits, still lifes, and landscapes by the old masters paired with Impressionist works that illuminate similarities in technique, composition, and subject. The groundbreaking show proves that, while the Impressionists were committed to capturing contemporary life, this commitment was built on a foundation anchored in knowledge of art history. For more information: 720.913.0116 or www.denverartmuseum.org.
Collectors Alert
Mark your calendars: The Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters have scheduled
their annual show at Elk Horn Fine Art Gallery in Winter
Park, CO, for July 27-August 3. For more information: www.rmpap.org.
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FEBRUARY
BY KIM ENGLISH |
Meanwhile Sculpture in the Park
is on view August 9-10, while the Loveland Sculpture Invitational
Show and Sale runs August 8-10. Both shows are in Loveland, CO. For
more information: www.sculptureinthepark.org
and www.lovelandsculpturegroup.org.
A Death in the Art Family
Lynn Rowan Myers, who lived in Golden, CO, died in January from heart and lung problems. She was 74. Myers was known for her landscapes, which captured the colors of the southwestern terrain and skies. In a story about the artist that appeared in the Denver Post after her death, Myers’ daughter Cynthia Glenn noted that her mother never left the color red out of any of her paintings because she “saw her world in red.”
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