CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
July 7 – August 29, 2026
From a record-breaking 312 entries, jurors have selected 94 works that are on display in the annual Carnegie Art Showcase. The juried exhibition is a celebration of artistic excellence, awarding a total of $2,350 in prize money. Works in all media were submitted by artists from Central California and beyond. The final group selected for the exhibition includes works by 64 artists representing 29 different California communities.
The competition is open to entries in all media, which this year include paintings, watercolors, drawings, pastels, prints, ceramics, wood, photographs, fiber arts, collage, mixed media, and installation works. The exhibition always represents the wide range of creativity that can be found in the visual arts of this region. We are reaching more artists every year and seeing an increasing variety in the works we get to feature. Many established regional artists can be seen in the show, but the opportunity also attracts young artists and draws in artists from farther afield. Several artists are appearing in the CAC galleries for the first time, and this is what makes the show unique and exciting every year.
Gallery Talks with some of the award-winning artists will be held on July 23 and August 27 at 6 p.m.
Judges for the 2026 Art Showcase were:
John Karl Claes, painter
Monique Wales, printmaker
Matthew Warner-Davies, sculptor & mixed media artist
Award Winners this year are:
Best of Show
John Kifer, Leap of Faith, acrylic
Awards of Excellence
Larry Lew, Dancing Cranes, wood
Kristina Reid, In the Cool of the Evening, acrylic
Awards of Merit
William Calvin, Skyway, photograph
Amber Gariety, Lost, acrylic
Chella Gonsalves, Dry Corn, oil
Marilyn Wear, Shadowplay, watercolor
Honorable Mentions
William Conrad, Another Farm I Didn’t Buy, watercolor
Hannelore Fischer, Flourishing 1,2 & 4, acrylic
Carolyn Hartling, Paradise, watercolor
Loren Lukens, Garden Platter, ceramic
Cathy O’Donnell, Homage to Relics, mixed media
Mikaela Purcell, Periwinkle, oil
Artists in the Exhibition
Stephen Abbas, Turlock
Alex Aguilera, Patterson
Cruz Andrade, Turlock
Linda Ball, Elk Grove
Rita Barbano, Oakdale
Blake Bautista, Patterson
Elizabeth Bedard, Clovis
Dee Brooks, Modesto
Timothy Brown, Jr., Turlock
Sydney Butler, Kingsburg
William Calvin, Modesto
Susan Conner, Altaville
William Conrad, Turlock
Randy Crimmel, Modesto
Jason Crinklaw, Gustine
Janine Echabarne, Livingston
Moises Enriquez, Turlock
Hannelore Fischer, Mariposa
Susan Fisher, Hickman
Jennifer Fosgate, Merced
Barbara Garcia, Modesto
Amber Gariety, Modesto
Chella Gonsalves, Modesto
Don Hall, Turlock
William Harris, Modesto
Carolyn Hartling, Coarsegold
Andria Hernandez, Turlock
Greg Hubbard, Sacramento
John Kifer, North Fork
Mary-Jane Kiskanen, Modesto
Mark Knize, Tracy
Jared Langley, Modesto
Mary-Ellen Latino, Avila Beach
Kelly Lemons, Oakdale
Larry Lew, Modesto
Vaughn Lew, Hughson
Ricardo Lopez Martinez, Turlock
Loren Lukens, Merced
Kathy Marks, Oakhurst
Audra Martin, Coalinga
Geneva Mello, Lodi
Ingrid Montgomery, Stockton
Pam Moreno, Modesto
Amy Morgan, Clovis
Jack Morris, Modesto
Cathy O’Donnell, La Grange
Rhett Regina Owings, Turlock
David Patton, Groveland
Vivian Patton, Groveland
Joseph Powers, Modesto
Mikaela Purcell, Keyes
Kristina Reid, Tracy
Rogue 7*, Merced
John Russell, Stockton
Deanna Lynn Schmitz, Merced
David Schroeder, Modesto
Lura Schwarz Smith, Coarsegold
Mayra Soria, Turlock
Cristal Tadeo, Woodlake
Sue Thompson, Merced
Christopher Viney, Atwater
Marilyn Wear, Turlock
Virginia White, Modesto
Jane Zich, Fairfax
*Rogue 7: Frank Ayala, Abel Corchado, Richard Gomez, Eddie Rodriguez, Ruben Sanchez, Oscar Torres, and Lisa Viney
Yosemite Renaissance
August 4 – October 10, 2026
Celebrate 41 years of this amazing program! Yosemite Renaissance is an annual traveling exhibition that highlights the ongoing legacy of art created in and about Yosemite National Park and the surrounding Sierra region. With new works each year, curated from hundreds of entries from artists across the country, the exhibition always delights and surprises us with fresh perspectives on this majestic and iconic place.
To learn more about the exhibition and get a preview of the amazing artwork, visit the Yosemite Renaissance website.
Best of Show
Alyse Dietel, Julia, watercolor
