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General Art Association Napa Valley News
This Friday, March 22nd from 3:00pm to 6:00 pm the ART GALLERY NAPA VALLEY is offering everything MUSTARD in celebration of Mustard Season! PoP in for mustard tasting from 3:30pm -5:30pm. One of our gallery artists Dennis Smith will be doing a demonstration painting mustard. Art Gallery hours are always from 10:00am-6:00pm. Come in and celebrate with local artists everything MUSTARD this Friday March 22nd!
Dangerous Rocks, a watercolor by Ann Nunziata, was selected for the Fall Members Watercolor Show of the California Watercolor Association. The exhibit features 43 artists and will be on display at the Falkirk Cultural Center in San Rafael until November 18th.
John will be covering the sites and stories of his recent trip to the Arctic.
Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs St, Napa, CA 94559, Phone: (707) 253-4241 for info.
Please come out this weekend, both Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5, 2021 to support AANV artists and do some holiday shopping at the locations indicated below. Several of Art Gallery Napa Valley Members are participating, including Janis Adams, John Comisky, Sharon Crary, Therese Legere, Sunshine Moeschler, Bill Mellberg, and Frank Trozzo,
Hours have been modified to 10 AM to 4 PM since it is getting dark earlier now. Please note that all the artists listed below will be showing on Saturday; Sunday there will be a reduced presence. Hope to see you there!!
Last year when my studio re-opened after the lock-down, I brought home some clay, mostly slab scraps. I cut the scraps into strips and rolled them into thinner strips which caused the edges to stretch and crack, creating the wonderful texture I wanted. I stood the strips on end, stacking multiple strips together to form the finished composition. These pieces were inspired by the striations that were revealed in mountains and hillsides when they were excavated to make the roads we travel on. These wall pieces will be available at studio #27, 32 Forest Drive in Napa during Open Studios Napa Valley September 18-19, & 25-26.
Art Lovers, here’s your chance to get out and and see the wonderful creative work of our local artists! The May 1st popup art show has 35 of our artists participating. The show is in honor of Mother’s Day and will be held at these locations around Napa and Yountville. The hours are 10 am to 5pm.
Here is a list of names and locations:
| Jessel Gallery Outside | 1019 Atlas Peak Rd | |
| Bill Mellberg | Glass | |
| BJ Thraikill | Oils | |
| Deborah Dean | Paintings | |
| Diane Pope | Watercolors | |
| Diane Slade | Acrylic | |
| Frank Trozzo | Oils / Acrylics | |
| Janis Adams | Glass | |
| John Comisky | Photography | |
| Karen Wright | Photography | |
| Marcia Garcia | Baskets | |
| Marilyn Smith | Jewelry / beadwork | |
| Yountville Community Center | 6516 Washington St | |
| Cheryl Thompson | Jewelry | |
| Emil Yanos | Ceramics, Scarves | |
| Geoff Hansen | Photography | |
| Gerda Shupe | Wood | |
| Jeannie Dillon | Watercolor | |
| Kathy Tranmer | Acrylic | |
| Krista Flood | Glass | |
| Patty Wessman | Glass | |
| Regina Moraida | Oils / Pastels | |
| Sheryl Marshal | Acrylics | |
| Art Center | 1520 Behrens St, Napa | |
| Emily Freiman | Acrylic / Oils | |
| Laurie Marchesasult | Oils | |
| Sunshine Moeschler | Acrylic / ink | |
| Home Studios | ||
| Celeste Austria | 2583 Wine Country Ave, Napa | Mixed media |
| Debbie Ames | 3204 Scenic Dr, Napa 94558 | Photos / Jewelry |
| Janice Peterson | 3204 Scenic Dr, Napa 94558 | Paintings |
| Jeff Smith | 425 Jefferson St. Napa 94559 | Watercolors / oils |
| Judith Graziani | 2380 Eva St, Napa 94559 | Glass |
| Karen Winograde | 2394 Big Ranch Rd. Napa | Ceramics |
| Lis Macdonald | 10 Eagle Ln, Napa | Watercolors |
| Mara Adelman | 434 Montgomery St | Jewelry / painting |
| Mary Anne Parker | 1059 Coombsville Rd, Napa | Woven Textiles |
| Robert Zlomke | 340 Foothill Blvd, Napa | Furniture |
| Sue Conrad | 2741 Hilltop Dr. Napa CA | Acrylics |
Wow!
AANV member John Comisky is the winner of the 2020 Smithsonian Natural World photograph of the year. His winning photograph, Whale Tail 2, is on display at Art Gallery Napa Valley, 1307 First Street in Napa, so stop by to see this stunning picture from one of John’s many fantastic trips to commune with Mother Nature. Great job, John!! And thanks to all who voted for John’s photograph in the Smithsonian’s contest.
The official announcement from Smithsonian can be found at this link
John will be the presenter for the Napa Library Remarkable Journey series, Thursday April 15th at 7pm, as shown on this flyer
John will be the presenter for the Napa Library Remarkable Journeys series, Thursday April 15th at 7pm
Frank Trozzo will be speaking about his solo exhibit in the Napa Libray this coming Friday, March 12.
Frank writes,
Now that we are making progress and are able to move around a bit again, I’m excited to tell you that I’m showing my paintings in a solo show at the Napa County Library during the month of March.
I’ve been busy during the pandemic working on new ideas and forms. The show has 26 paintings, including 17 new works and some that have never been shown before.
During this time the library has been holding live Zoom presentations of the featured artists.
I’ll be speaking about the works Friday March 12, 2021 at 6:30 pm. You are invited.
Here is the link if you would like to join me that evening:
https://countyofnapa.zoom.us/j/99937289834I hope you get a chance to see the show and I hope you can tune in to listen to my presentation.
I look forward to the day we can all meet again in person.
If you have questions about the works please contact me at [email protected].
You can vote once a day through March 31st!
The finalists for the Smithsonian 2020 Photo Contest are now up and voting is open at the link attached. AANV member John Comisky would appreciate any and all support by taking a minute to vote for his wonderful photo of a whale’s tail.
