Art of Painting in the 21st Century
March 2011
The Art of Painting in the 21st Century is an annual conference geared towards nurturing dialog on contemporary painting and the shared ideas that define current trends in the field. Many painters work alone, an isolated process that deprives the artist of thriving debate until the work is shown. The conference provides a unique venue for artists to participate in panel discussions, breakout groups and attend lectures by some of the most exciting visionaries in the field, including Guy Diehl, Jerald Silva, Royal Nebeker, Julia Couzens, M. Louise Stanley, Clarence Major, and many others. Five downtown Davis student exhibitions, curated by the instructors of Northern California universities and colleges, are meant to encourage youth participation and community involvement.

GUY DIEHL: Still Life with Braque | 24" x 32" | acrylic on canvas | 2010

RACHEL KLINE: Mesa Pool | 26" x 38" | oil on canvas | 2009

JOHN TARAHTEEF: The Bobber | 44" x 52" | acrylic on canvas | 2009

M. LOUISE STANLEY: Falling on Hard Times | 60" x 45" | acrylic on canvas | 2007

DAN CORBIN: Apple and Banana | 13" x 19" | oils, mixed media | 2011

DAN CORBIN: Art Angles | 34" x 44" | mixed media, oil, encaustic | 2009

DAN CORBIN: Line Up the Pebbles | 23.5" x 29.5" | mixed media | 2011

DAN CORBIN: Hidden Virtues | 53" h | bauxite, oxides, paints | 2004

SUZANNE ADAN: Four H | 28.5" x 30" | oil on canvas | 2010

TROY DALTON: Red Turban | 54" x 60" | acrylic on canvas | 2002

FRANK DAMIANO: Overunder | 48" x 48" | oil on canvas | 2011

KELLY DETWEILER: Domestic Ikebana | 30" x 40" | acrylic on canvas | 2011

KELLY DETWEILER: Domestic Ikebana | 30" x 40" | acrylic on canvas | 2011

DON FRITZ: Playground | 60" x 42" | mixed media | 2008

DON FRITZ: Playground | 60" x 42" | mixed media | 2008

RACHEL KLINE: Moon Rise | 36" x 40" | oil on canvas | 2011

PAT MAHONY: Brooke | 30" x 40" | oil on canvas | 2011

ANNIE MURPHY-ROBINSON: Ward 9 | 43.5" x 31" | oil on canvas | 2009

PERI SCHWARTZ: Studio XVIII | 56" x 46" | oil on canvas | 2007

PERI SCHWARTZ: Bottles and Jars V | 20" x 30" | oil on canvas | 2010

MICK SHELDON: Cooling Feet in the Spring Snow While the Ear-Nose-Elbow Boat Goes Over the Falls | 50" x 36" | oil on canvas | 2009

JERALD SILVA: Figures for 'The Numb People' | 58" x 52" | watercolor | 2011

APRIL FUNCKE: Honey Bear | 14" x 11" | oil on canvas | 2006

M. LOUISE STANLEY: Falling on Hard Times | 60" x 45" | acrylic on canvas | 2007

M. LOUISE STANLEY: Rich Lady Languishing | 60" x 45" | acrylic on canvas | 2011

JORG DUBIN: Produce | 54" x 40" | oil on linen | 2009

JORG DUBIN: Traveler's Hall | 32" x 48" | oil on linen | 2008

APRIL FUNCKE: Li'l Snake | 14" x 12" | oil on canvas | 2006