Farms & Fields is an annual juried exhibition that celebrates the variety and importance of agriculture in the Central Valley. Here in California’s heartland, we produce over 360 products, including fruit, nuts, livestock, dairy, and vegetables. The bounty of the region is represented here not only by the variety of commodities depicted, but also in the number of artists featured and the wide range of creative media included. This year, artists from throughout Northern and Central California submitted images that reflect the past, present, and future of valley agriculture.

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Jurors for the exhibition were Penny Otwell, painter, and Lisa McDermott, Director, Carnegie Arts Center.

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Awards

 

Best of Show

Anne Whitehurst, Tomato Field, Red Rock Ranch

 

Awards of Merit

Kate Jackson, Corny Experiment

Mary-Ellen Latino, Humble Bounty

 

Honorable Mentions

Susan Conner, Solar Farm

Chella Gonsalves, Eastside and Down

David Patton, Hills and Valley

Marilyn Zinner, Where the Harvest Happens

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Artists included in the exhibition

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Anna Barber, Ripon

Alyn Brereton, Modesto

William Calvin, Modesto

Tommi Lou Carosella, Modesto

Susan Conner, Altaville

Patricia Davis, Ceres

Margaret Eldred, Davis

Barbara Gill, Modesto

Chella Gonsalves, Modesto

Don Hall, Turlock

Tonia Hemme, Merced

Kate Jackson, Merced

Lucinda Kasser, Stockton

Mary-Ellen Latino, Nipomo

Scott Lundgren, Turlock

Catherine McLean, Modesto

Julio Medina, Ceres

Rhett Regina Owings, Turlock

David Patton, Groveland

Vivian Patton, Groveland

Sally Ruddy, Waterford

Deanna Schmitz, Merced

Steven Showers, Oakdale

Michael Souza, Turlock

Jim Ullrich, Turlock

Monique Wales, Oakhurst

Anne Whitehurst, Fresno

Lorraine Wilcox, Turlock

Evan Young, Sonora

Marilyn Zinner, Oakdale

Steven Showers

Altamont Crossing

watercolor

Anne Whitehurst

Tomato Field, Red Rock Ranch

oil on canvas

Mary-Ellen Latino

Humble Bounty

fabric arts