Accepted Artists for Red River Valley International Juried Art Exhibition

One hundred and five artists from twenty-six states entered work in the Red River Valley Museum’s eighth annual Red River Valley International Art Exhibition and seventy eight artists from twenty states had work accepted.   The exhibition will be on display at the Red River Valley Museum, 4600 College Drive, Vernon, Texas beginning May 1st through June 13th.

Alabama:    Lynn Paul James of Lincoln

Arizona:     Pete Byrd of Oro Valley

California:  Elaine B Rothwell of Auburn, Jan Wright of Claremont, Natalie Smythe of Glendale, Charlotte Huntley of Lafayette, Ione Citrin of Los Angeles, Richard Greene of Pismo Beach, Barbara Fracchia of Kensington

Colorado:    Cindy Brabec-King of Grand Junction    

Florida: Carl Clark of Naples and Patsy Lindamood of Gainesville

Illinois: Barry Sweeny of Wheaton

Kentucky:    Ken Withers of Shepherdsville

Minnesota: Rick Hansen of Wyoming

Mississippi: Betty B Dettre of Columbia

Missouri:    Phil Julo of Kansas City

New Mexico: Sally Hayden Von Conta, Nancy Kriebel, Chantal Maltais Oei and Molly Hyde of Santa Fe

New York: Edith Rae Brown of Glen Head, Alfred Zerries of Huntington, Stanley Kaplan of Levittown,  Gail Postal and Aline Kessler of New York City and Diana DeSantis of Whitestone

Ohio: Lawrence Baker of Cleveland Hts, Linda Wesner of Lewis Center and Esther Marie Versch of West Lafayette

Oklahoma: Eileen Anderson of Altus, Ron Bradley of Cheyenne, Leigh Vinson and  Jolene Loyd Forbes of Duncan, LaVern Scott of Enid, Donna Robillard and  Katherine Liontas-Warren of Lawton, Laurie Thompson and Mary (Kate) Johnson of Mangum, Judy and Warren Osburn of Norman,  Lunden R Wilcoxson of Oklahoma City and Joan Matzdorf of Tulsa

Oregon: George Schoonover of Yachats

Pennsylvania:Carol Volz Begley of Beaver, Joseph A Finisdore of Havertown

South Carolina: Leslie Hutto of Aiken

Texas:  Anne Eckley of Alpine,  John James of Arlington, Bob Coffee of Austin, Ann Hardy of Colleyville, K W Whitley of Crowell, Ken Lowe of Dallas, Pam Bunch and Linda Rust of Del Rio, Pat Chaney of Graham, B R Gates of Hurst, Laura Gillis of Iowa Park, Mary Emerson of Oak Point, David Afflerbach of Richland Hills, Joe B & Marona Hewitt of Rockwall, Max Hulse of San Angelo, John Robinson of Sherman, Frances Quiett and Ron Gordon of  Vernon, Doris Lackey, Miguel C Lechuga,  Kimbell McCurry, Stephen St. John of Wichita Falls, Marilyn Todd Daniels of Whitewright and Jack L Eidson Jr. of Whitt,

Utah: Valerie Orlemann of Parowan

Virginia:    Jack Cribbs of Winchester    

Wyoming: Vandy Douglas of Sheridan     

The opening of the show will be an evening of “Tastes and Tales of the Western Trail”, which includes a festive reception of foods that might be found along the Western Trail.   Music by Prairie Moon will provide an authentic atmosphere and John Wayne impersonator, Jack Edmundson will amaze those attending with his impersonations of “The Duke”.

The awards presentations for the art will be made at 7pm.  Hollis Howard, Sterling, Oklahoma is the Awards Judge.  Mr. Howard holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree and recently retired as art instructor at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.  His work has been accepted in several prominent national juried shows including: The American Watercolor Society Show, New York.  Hollis has captured many top prizes in a variety of media and subjects.  However, it is his poignant watercolors of animal life, landscapes, and portrait work that have won him the greatest praise.  Hollis and his wife Kay travel extensively, thus providing a varied subject matter for his paintings.  Mr. Howard conducts numerous workshops.

The Santa Rosa Palomino Club will be honored for their 60th anniversary.  The precision riding club has served as the official state ambassadors on horseback for several years and represent the state and their hometown in a grand fashion.

Tickets for the “Tastes & Tales of the Western Trail” evening are $25 and will be available from the Red River Valley Museum.   Reservations should be made by April 24, 2009.  For further information call the Red River Valley Museum at 553-1848, Tuesday through Friday from 1-5pm.