Park City, UT
Montgomery Lee Fine Art Gallery, September 27-October 27
Rosa Montante, Flowers for You, oil, 18 x 24.
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THE NATIONAL OIL & Acrylic Painters’ Society heads to the scenic mountain town of Park City, UT, this fall for its 29th annual Best of America national juried exhibition and sale. As the title of this esteemed, long-running show suggests, the exhibition is an opportunity to see the best of the best in oil and acrylic painting by NOAPS members from around the United States, Canada, and beyond, all under one roof. The venue this year is Park City’s Montgomery Lee Fine Art Gallery, where the show opens with a reception on Friday, September 27, at 5 p.m.
Art lovers visiting Park City prior to the opening can catch several exciting events tied to the exhibition, including a paint-out on Wednesday and Thursday, when selected NOAPS members gather at designated locations in the area to paint the alpine scenery. On Friday morning, the paint-out participants enter up to two paintings for judging and display in the gallery’s third-floor exhibit space, where the works remain on view through Saturday.
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- John Moffitt, Sheriff’s Office, oil, 30 x 20.
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- Priya Ahlawat, Brooklyn Bridge, New York, oil, 20 x 15.
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- Lee Alban, Lady in the Iron Mask, oil, 24 x 30.
Throughout opening weekend, a few of the group’s top artists give demonstrations at the gallery, beginning with a landscape-painting demonstration by Shanna Kunz on Friday morning at 9 a.m. Elizabeth Robbins demonstrates her floral-painting process at 9 a.m. on Saturday, and then Jian Wu takes the stage at 1 p.m. to show visitors how he paints a portrait.
Wu—a Master Artist member of NOAPS—is the awards juror for this year’s Best of America show. Visitors to the gallery are treated to a captivating display of 125 paintings that vary in style, mood, and subject matter. Dean Mitchell brings an expressive portrait of a New Orleans musician in acrylic, while Rosa Montante shares a color-rich floral oil painting. There’s also John Moffitt’s trompe l’oeil piece—an homage to an old-time sheriff’s office—and oil painter Judy Maurer’s evocative early-morning winter scene. These are just a few examples of the gripping pieces on view. As NOAPS’ vice president of operations, Patricia Tribastone, puts it, “This show is a true representation of the highest quality of art being produced today.”
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- Judy Maurer, Alberta Morning, oil, 18 x 24.
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- Dean Mitchell, New Orleans Musician, acrylic, 12 x 9.
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- Jason Sacran, The Outskirts, oil, 24 x 30.
Art enthusiasts and collectors who can’t make it to the opening-weekend events are in luck: The exhibition remains on view through October 27. —Kim Agricola
contact information
www.noaps.org
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