29th annual Spring Art Show Wrap-up

The 29^thannual Spring Art Show came and went like a cool breeze. I hated to see it go. 

Earlier this year, whenever contemplating the painful loss of so many of our esteemed Valley artists (artists who seemed like the lynchpins of the show) I wondered what the May Spring Art Show would be like without their contributions.

It was heartening to witness some mysterious process of balance occur. A kind of equilibrium. 

‘New’ artists came forward –Some in fact new to the Valley, others longtime residents who chose to finally participate.  Other artists who hadn’t exhibited in over a decade returned. I shouldn’t have worried. We had over 90 artists in the Spring Art Show and it felt, to me, fresh and energetic. 

Here are a few photos of some (unfortunately not all) of the artists who participated this year.

Anne Faught

Travis Meinoff

Mallory Geitheim

Geoff Bernstein

Judy North

Para O’ Siochain

Alice Shaw

Meztli Sanchez

David Dobrer

Barbara McLain

Kathryn Rile

Elaine Nehm

Kevin Meade

Anne Pennypacker

Martin Lesinski

Paul Valente

Kathy Beckerley

Bea Benjamin

Dan Breaux

Chris Ducey

John Baldwin

Janice Baldwin

Laura Kradjan-Cronin

Louis Nuyens

Michel Kotski

Michael Lewis

Sierra Salin

Sarah Mays-Salin

Tom Tabakin

Wiley Raffael

Lia May-Byrd

John Torrey

Liz Lauter

Bud Meade

Gaetano DeFelice

Let’s not forget Molly Rea

Photos courtesy of Donn DeAngelo