Exhibits & Events

PAL’s 15th Annual Fall Members’ Show

From top left: Entries from Alan Frank, Linda Geniesse, Claudette McDermott From bottom left: Entries from Mike D’Amelio, Melissa Mandegarian, Susan Helmer

PAL’s 15th Annual Fall Members’ Show

October 29 to December 17, 2022

Firehouse Arts Center, Harrington Gallery, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton, CA

Gallery open Wednesday to Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

PAL’s Fifteenth Annual Fall Members’ Show features 75 2D and 3D works – oils, acrylics, watercolor, linocut, pen & colored pencil, pastels, encaustic hot wax, fused glass, and porcelain art – all by PAL artists.

During the show, multiple live artist demonstrations are scheduled. See Demo section below.

Read about the show in Pleasanton Weekly HERE. View online show HERE.

Reception Report 

Seema Mahboob judged the show and awarded a Best in Show, three Merit Awards and four Honorable Mentions. Seema did her Master’s degree in Fine Arts from Punjab University. She has extensive experience in teaching both drawing and painting. Her paintings are with numerous private collectors. She is currently teaching at Center for Community Arts and Mount Diablo Adult Education. Her area of focus is in human figure and portraits. Examples of her work are on Instagram:@seemamahboob.art0

Visitors voted for for two additional People’s Choice Awards between October 29 and November 11. PAL is fortunate that the People’s Choice Award this year is sponsored by Livermore’s Way Up Art & Frame, a favorite resource for all Tri-Valley artists.

Awards were presented at a reception on Saturday, November 12 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. PAL was honored that the Best in Show was awarded by Pleasanton’s Mayor, Karla Brown.

The reception started with a performance by the award-winning Cantabella Children’s Chorus.   Awards immediately followed the performance.  The Cantabella’s Honors Choir and Chamber Choir were featured. The Honors Choir is composed of selected treble voices who have demonstrated the highest quality of musicianship and vocal abilities. Its ensemble is composed of 7^th to 12^th grade students dedicated to intensive past and present rehearsals. In addition, the Chamber Choir is comprised of advanced singers in the 7^th through 12^th grades.

Cantabella Children’s Chorus and Mayor Brown

PAL Firehouse Show Chairs Linda Garbarino, Pat Smith, and George Garbarino

Mayor Karla Brown speaking at PAL’s 2022 Members’ Show Reception

Peggy Magovern receiving her Best in Show Award from Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown for her Color Pencil / Paste piece entitled “Wakened Dream”

Best in Show; “Wakened Dream” by Peggy Magovern; Color Pencil / Pastel

Linda Garbarino receiving her Merit Award for her Mixed Media piece “Afternoon of the Geishas”

Merit Award; “Afternoon of the Geishas” by Linda Garbarino; mixed media

Christine Bourg receiving a Merit Award for her Mixed Media piece entitled “Cat Nap”

Merit Award; “Cat Nap” by Christine Bourg; Mixed Media

Merit Award; “Grist Mill” by Ron Darcey; Oil

Tuan Karsevar receives an Honorable Mention Award for his Oil painting “Joy And Reminisce”

Honorable Mention; “Joy And Reminisce” by Tuan Karsevar; Oil on Canvas

Alan Frank receiving an Honorable Mention Award for his Chromogenic Print entitled “Lone Pine, Spring Gulch”

Honorable Mention; “Lone Pine, Spring Gulch” by Alan Frank; Chromogenic Print

Honorable Mention, “In the Wings” by John DeVilliers; Pan Pastel

Honorable Mention; “Sunshine Blue 02” by Usha Shukla; Oil

Charlotte Severin receiving the People’s Choice Award for her watercolor on Yupo entitled “Filoli Gardens”

Janice Carmo receiving a People’s Choice Award for her Colored Pencil piece entitled “Camera Shy”

Reminders For Members’ Show Participants:

• PICK UP ART DATE: Saturday, December 17, 2022, 3:30 to 5:00 pm

• Download Prospectus HERE.

Demos during PAL’s 15th Annual Fall Members’ Show

 

Upcoming Demonstrations:

List of Demo Artists with pictures HERE.

The Nancy Thompson Memorial Wall

John DeVilliers Exhibit

John will be showing his artwork on the Nancy Thompson Memorial PAL Wall at the Firehouse Arts Center from October 29 – December 17. He will be holding a Meet & Greet upstairs at the Firehouse on Saturday, November 12 from 1-3pm. Read the Firehouse Art Center’s announcement of John’s exhibit HERE.

“The Queen’s Gambit” by John DeVilliers

John writes “My name is John DeVilliers. I am seventy-one years old and am honored to be able to display my work on the PAL Wall and at PAL’s year end members show. I was a professional Classical Ballet dancer in my youth, having been lucky enough to receive a two-year scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet school in New York City. I danced in America and in Germany and loved every minute of it! I also had careers in Massage Therapy and as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. I am a late bloomer into the world of art. I took classes intermittently during my working years but only seriously started drawing about six years ago when I retired. Like most artists I started with still life drawings, but I soon found my true love and talent lay with portraiture. I particularly like painting silent screen stars and people from the past. To me it is like I am honoring their memory and, to a certain extent, bringing them back to life. I love trying to create an emotional connection between my subject and my audience: joy, doubt, anticipation, grief, longing. My goal is to be able to evoke a bit of the human experience in each of my pieces. I hope you find something in my art that will engage your emotions.”