The 15th Annual
Art of Painting in the 21st Century Conference
October 12th, 2024
Featuring Panel Discussions and Lectures
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15th Annual Art of Painting in the 21st Century Exhibition
John Natsoulas Gallery Davis, CA
CONFERENCE: Saturday, October 12th 2024
The Art of Painting in the 21st Century is an annual conference and exhibition in its 15th year and is geared towards nurturing dialogue 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. This conference provides a unique opportunity and an intimate setting to interact with top artists. UC Davis, home to artist Roy de Forest, Roland Petersen, Wayne Thiebaud, and Robert Arneson, was instrumental in defining a new direction for a uniquely West Coast style. Nowhere else in the country will the participants be able to interact and discuss the purity of painting in one place. Meet face-to-face with distinguished artists you might only otherwise read about.
“This is the kind of educational, intellectual event one expects from museums or universities, but which public institutions seem less and less able to provide.” – Artweek Magazine
Co-curated by John Natsoulas and John Seed
Sumire Kudo, Female, 2022, oil on canvas, 48″ x 36″
Gabriel Sainz, Fiske, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 19.67″ x 23.62″
David Fobes, Last Embrace, 2023, Hand manipulated vintage Paint-By-Numbers painting, 19.75″ x 19.75″ x 0.75″
Avery Palmer, The Fountain, 2022, oil on canvas, 41″ x 51″
Laurelin Gilmore, Birdbathing, 2021, oil on canvas, 36" x 48"
David Fobes, Mobius Laborious, 2024, Hand manipulated vintage Paint-By-Numbers painting, 23.25″ x 32″ x 0.25″
Deirdre Ferrell White, Capricorn, 2023, oil on panel, 40" x 30"
Adam Forfang, Paris, 2024, oil on panel, 18" x 24"
Danielle Muzina, Internal, 2022, oil on panel, 30"x 24"
Bill Maul, Fantastic Sights to Stagger the Imagination, 2024, oil on canvas, 36" x36"
Boyd Gavin, Cyress at Dusk, 2022, oil on panel, 36" x 24"
Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco, Belt, 2024, oil on canvas, 17.75″ x 17.75″
Chester Arnold, Inlets, 2013, oil on linen panel, 12" x 16"
Deborah Oropallo, Uprising, 1992, oil on canvas, 96" x 76"
Eulogia Merle, Good Child, acrylic on canvas, 29" x 36"
Doug Webb, Homeland Security, 2008, acrylic on linen, 16" x 12"
Eulogia Merle, Kid with Cat, acrylic on canvas, 24.4" x 31.5"
Alejandro Cortés, Spirit Cat, 2019, oil on canvas
Eulogia Merle, Kid II, acrylic on canvas, 19" x 23"
Jose Luis Ceña Ruiz, Behind the Scene, 2024, oil on linen, 31.5" x 31.5"
Eulogia Merle, Tonal II, acrylic on canvas, 26" x 36"
Gabriel Sainz, Urdidora de Nubes, 2024, arcylic on canvas, 15.75" x 27.56"
Patrick Siler, Pappy's On the Rooftop With His Rowdy Friends, acrylic on canvas, 70" x 47"
Ian Harvey, No. 172, 2023, oil, oil stick, enamel, shellac, and acrylic on wood panels, 42" x 126"
James Bland, Scene in a Public House, 2023, oil on canvas, 19.69" x 19.69"
Jeff Myers, Cloud Woman, 2023, oil on canvas, 60" x 48"
Jerald Silva, Self Portrait In Steamy Window 1, 2018, Watercolor, 59" x 44"
Jose Manuel Arevalo, A Room With Views, 2024, oil on linen, 17.7" x 23.6"
Sima Jo Benson, Homestead, 2023, oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Jose Manuel Arevalo, On My Own III, 2024, oil on linen, 17.7" x 28.7"
Sima Jo Benson, Going or Gone, 2020, oil on canvas, 48" x 48"
Maija Peeples-Bright, Margay Matterhorn with Marigolds and Marlin Minuetists, c. 1982, oil on canvas, 41" x 55"
Philippe Gandiol, Blue Line, 2024, oil on linen, 36" x 30"
Judith Linhares, Woman and Woodpecker, c. 1984, oil on canvas, 78" x 96"
Kati Thomson, Happy Hour III, 2024, acrylic and oil on canvas, 24" x 24"
Seongmin Yoo, Offering, 2022, ink, oil and acrylic paint on canvas, 9.5" x 11"
M. Louise Stanley, Homage to the Weeping Woman, 1997, Gouache on paper, Framed: 34" x 47"
Pat Mahony, A Fall Trail, 2024, oil on canvas, 48" x 36"
Peter Zokosky, Flora, 2014, oil on panel, 20" x 16"
Troy Dalton, Boat Dream, acrylic on canvas, 72" x 90"
Judith Linhares, Pony, 1999, acrylic on paper, 29" x 40.5"