CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
February 10 – May 16, 2026
This year's Valley Focus exhibition features the work of well-respected regional artist William Harris. Working in photography, acrylics, watercolors, and relief printmaking, Bill is talented in the widest range of creative activity. His work in our community spans decades, and this solo retrospective exhibition will highlight many of the themes and issues he is drawn to in creating his art.
The Laundromat, watercolor
Canal Walk, photograph on canvas
January 20 – April 25, 2026
From a gently distorted perspective to the extreme of a non-objective composition, abstraction can be employed in a wide spectrum, often forcing us to question what we see. This juried exhibition explores how artists use abstraction to amplify, distort, and push the limits of objective reality—or eliminate it altogether.
The 60 works in the exhibition were selected from over 160 submitted. Our juror was John Accurso, Art Department faculty member at Columbia College, Sonora.
Awards
Best of Show
John Kifer, Spawn, acrylic on panel
Awards of Merit
William Calvin, South Reno from Our Room, photograph
Mary-Ellen Latino, Line Study, var. 8, fabric arts
Honorable Mention
Erin Aguiar, Xylem, ceramic
Jeff Cowherd, Geode (Two Hemispheres), wood, acrylic & metal
Geneva Mello, #20, acrylic on panel
Steven Showers, Ending Like It Began, watercolor & collage
Artists included in the exhibition:
Erin Aguiar, Turlock
Ann Bailey, Turlock
Anna Barber, Ripon
William Calvin, Modesto
Tommi Lou Carosella, Modesto
Josh Christensen, Merced
James Christiansen, Modesto
Susan Conner, Altaville
Jeff Cowherd, Modesto
Randy Crimmel, Modesto
Hannelore Fischer, Mariposa
Jennifer Fosgate, Merced
Chella Gonsalves, Modesto
Andria Hernandez, Mariposa
Allen Hirsh, Chevy Chase, MD
Elliott Kaufman, Brooklyn, NY
John Kifer, North Fork
MJ Kiskinen, Modesto
Bronte Klass, San Anselmo
Kathryn Knightsby, Salida
Mary-Ellen Latino, Avila Beach
Stacy Leeman, Columbus, OH
Larry Lew, Modesto
Suzanne McCaslin, Modesto
Geneva Mello, Lodi
Cathy Miranker, San Francisco
Jon Nichols, Turlock
Vivian Patton, Groveland
Kathryn Piscuskas, Sandwich, MA
Linda Prather Nelson, Turlock
Eddie O. Rodriguez, Merced
Rex Sanford, Modesto
Joan Sharma, Fresno
Steven Showers, Oakdale
Nicole Slater, Modesto
Lura Schwarz Smith, Coarsegold
Michael Souza, Turlock
Henrietta Sparkman, Modesto
Calvin Teem, Coulterville
Katherine Tuchalski, Groveland
Christopher Viney, Atwater
Kelly Viss, Turlock
Rita Yamaguchi, Atwater
Marilyn Zinner, Oakdale
