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28th Photo Show

April 2-29, 2000

Larson Gallery Best of Show Award- David Bartlett, Morehead, KY, for “Swaying Willows”

Larson Gallery Guild Purchase Award- Ian Martin, Wenatchee, WA, for “Stairway with Rake”

Yakima Federal Savings Purchase Award- Gay Waldman, Spokane, WA, for “October Sky”

Robert G. Villbrandt, C.P.A. Purchase Award- Rob Prout, Yakima, WA, for “Basalt #2”

Georgia Irene Moore McKay Award- Danielle Meyers, Seattle, WA, for “Untitled: Movement” and Aline Smithson, Los Angeles, CA, for “Hank, on His 83rd Birthday”

Puterbaugh General Construction Purchase Award- David Johnson, Settle, WA, for “Say It Isn’t So”

Jeffrey Reynolds Award for Superb Craftsmanship in B&W Photography- Ian Martin, Wenatchee, WA, for “The Back Garden”

Yakima Theaters, Inc. Award for the Most Dramatic Photograph- Nicole Burnham, Jerome, ID, for “Superficial”

YVCC Associated Student Body Purchase Award- LennaDee Roberts, Wapato, WA, for “Untitled”

Grant’s Brewery Pub Purchase Award- Ron Cleveland, Brighton, MI, for “Cancun Bar Stools”

Idea Marketing, Inc. Purchase Award- John Holmgren, Ellensburg, WA, for “Mobil Station #2”

Excel Fruit Brokerage Inc. Purchase Award- Andy Brown, Yakima, WA, for “Untitled”

Robert H. Schultz Award- Malcom Edwards, Settle, WA, for “Wheatfield, North Central Washington”

Gary A. Delp & Associates Award Gift Certificate- Gary Bailey, Yakima, WA, for “Youngster at Powwow”

Warninger Chiropractic Clinic Award for Excellence- John Ninnemann, Ellensburg, WA, for “Lascar Road”

Stuart W. Hayes Memorial Award for Excellence in B&W Composition- Marge Ethier, St. Paul, MN, for “Pier Pleasure”

Honorable Mentions:

Phil Crane, Yakima, WA, for “Montauk, Looking East”

Jim Fountain, Wenatchee, WA, for “Changing”

Skip Smith, Ellensburg, WA, for “Untitled”

Jeffrey Reynolds, Yakima, WA, for “Wrong Lake”

Cheryl Morris, Ephrata, WA, for “Untitled”

Diane Stefanich, Sammamish, WA, for “Tulip”

63rd Annual Central Washington Artists’ Exhibition

November 3 – December 8, 2018

Celebrating its 63rd year at the Larson Gallery, the Central Washington Artists’ Exhibition showcases the most current and progressive work being produced in this region.

The juror for this exhibition is Devin Grimm, Koch Gallery Curator, Vashon Center for the Arts.

Mysteries of the Amazon

January 17 – February 23, 2019

Opening Reception Thursday, January 17, 2018 5-7pm

This exhibition features paintings by Peruvian artist Pablo Amaringo and his students from the collection of Scott Olsen, Ph.D. Completed 2001-2016, the large-scale, acrylic paintings are considered to be some of the best examples of Mestizo vegetalista and ayahuasquero shamanism. Exhibiting brilliant use of color, the paintings depict the plant, animal and human deva-like (or angelic) spirits encountered in deep ceremonial visionary experiences.

Scott Olsen is a professor of Philosophy and Religion at the College of Central Florida

This exhibit made possible through the sponsorship of the Yakima Valley Community Foundation.

41st National Juried Photography Exhibit

March 9 – April 13, 2019

This National Juried Exhibition features photographers from around the United States. The call for artists accepts both photography and video submitted online using the website callforentry.org.

The juror for this exhibition is Rebecca Cummins, Professor and Chair of Photomedia in the School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington, Seattle. She received a BFA from the University of Northern Iowa, an MA from the University of New Mexico and a PhD from the University of Technology, Sydney; she previously taught for sixteen years at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney

DoVA Student & Faculty

April 30 – May 25, 2019

Opening Reception, Tuesday, April 30, 5-7PM

This annual exhibit presents the artwork, created within the last year by Department of Visual Art (DoVA) students. Student work is chosen from Spring and Fall quarters of 2018 and Winter quarter of 2019 at Yakima Valley College. Classes include ceramics, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and design. A large selection of the students’ best work makes this one of the favorite exhibitions of the year and a wonderful opportunity to purchase art. In addition the student artwork, each instructor shows the creativity of their own personal work.

Larson Gallery Guild Member’s Exhibition

June 9 – June 29, 2019

Opening Reception, Sunday, June 9, 3-5PM

This annual non-juried exhibition highlights the creativity of the members of the Larson Gallery Guild. The Larson Gallery Guild consists of 360 members and in 2018, this exhibition had around 90 entries. Since Guild members can only exhibit one piece in the exhibit, members are very selective about their work and choose their best piece. What makes this exhibit special is its variety of media. Many artists use this time to explore and exhibit the result of a new process.