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Welcome New Members
Welcome New Members


Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events


Coming Soon!

 2025 LGAA Demo Dates & New Location


All on Sundays 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Artists and topics to be announced.





About LGAA

Now in our 76th year, LGAA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established in 1948 and dedicated to the education, enrichment, and support of the fine arts community. We feature demos by professional artists, competitions, exhibitions, members' online galleries, critiques, an active Plein Air group that meets weekly, peer reviews and more...

More about LGAA...



Plein Air Paintsites



Join us every Monday 10am-1pm to paint at various sites around the Bay Area. Everyone is welcome to attend without the need for reservations. Click the button to see the locations by date, driving directions and maps...

 Current 2025 Paintsites

More about the Plein Air Group...


📢 Call for Entries
 
Presenting LGAA's next live Juried Show!

Held at: NUMU in Los Gatos
Aug 1 - Oct 4, 2025



See the Prospectus for Entry Instructions 

OnlineJuriedShows.com



• Entry Deadline: Friday, June 13
• Jury Notification to Artist: Monday, June 23
• Art Intake: Sunday, July 27, 11am - 2pm
• Reception: Thursday, July 31, 6pm - 8pm
• Exhibition: Friday, August 1 to
Saturday, October 4
• Art Removal: Sunday, October 5, 11am - 2pm
📢 Call for Entries

 Kennedy Road Art Show

"Spooky"

MARK YOUR CALENDARS...

• Submission deadline: September 1
• Opening reception: Friday, September 19, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
                                   15155 Kennedy Rd., Los Gatos
• Show ends: September 28
• Show continues: October 1-31
                               Great Bear Coffee Roasting,
                               19 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos
Show is open to all artists of all levels. No entry fees. All 2D media okay.
Coordinated by LGAA member Hershel Abelman
 
Click the button below for show dates and references to some art ideas.
Call for Entries for Spooky
 
Click the button below for the details about submitting art for this show.
 
Submission Details for Spooky
 
 
 

LGAA Members Online Gallery

• April Title
• Leslie Autery
• Bobbie Frederickson
• Michelle Dee Tidwell
• Evelyn Wester
• Louisa J. Zhao
• Marianne Woosley
• Sandra Murphy
• Jacob Moradzadeh
• LaRhee Webster
• Suzanne J Levy
• Jeffrey Janoff
• Sandeep Patel
• Eileen Wong Cervera
• Kathy Dolan
• Silpa Baby
• Michael Rogan
• Rebecca Chang
• Kathleen J Borgman
• Steve Soult
• Jane Loomis

Fall Members Juried Show
2024 Competition and Online Exhibition
John Peck, Juror


Award Winners

MJS 2024 Awards

Best in Show Winner: Eileen Cervera



To see all art in the exhibit
View the Gallery HERE

Members Choice Award:  Nancy Takaichi

Many thanks from LGAA to the coordinators of the competition: Sue Levy and Jeff Janoff



Artist of the Year
2024 Competition and Exhibition


First Place Winner:  Ken Wallace


Award Winners
First Place: Ken Wallace — A Beautiful Day in Monterey Bay
Second Place: LaRhee Webster — California Hills at Evening
Third Place: Eileen Wong Cervera — Break of Dawn in Maine
Honorable Mention: Radha Rao — Magnificent View
Honorable Mention Leslie Landers —Sunshine and Iris Blooms
Honorable Mention: Michelle Tidwell — Grey Day at Elkhorn
Honorable Mention: Suzanne J Levy — Portrait of a King

View all award winners and entries
Artist of the Year 2024 Gallery


The winners had the highest number of points from three combined sources:
(1) votes from members for art submitted to the competition
(2) art displayed in the monthly Peer Gallery at demo meetings
(3) art submitted to the online Imstagram Gallery


LGAA wishes to express our gratitude to Ken Wallace for managing the Peer Gallery at Live Demo Meetings, and Sue Levy for managing the Instagram Gallery and the Competition.




Recent Events

Toaa Dallo

Painting a Portrait in Oils


Sunday, November 10th

1:30 - 3:30 pm


Congregation Shir Hadash

20 Cherry Blossom Lane

Los Gatos


Map


LGAA proudly presents Toaa Dallo, who has taught classes and intensive workshops at his Santa Cruz Art Studios since 1994 and has also given numerous lectures and demonstrtions for art clubs and organizations. In 2012 he begn teaching classes and all-day workshops at Palace Art in Capitola, where he has worked with thousands of students of all ages, interests, and needs.


Toaa's beautiful work is included in many private and corporate collections and has been seen in art shows and galleries principally in the San Francisco Bay Area. Those who attend this demo are sure to benefit from Toaa's masterful artistry combined with his many years of experience as a teacher.




Sunday, Sept 8, 1:30-3:30 pm

LGAA proudly presents

Robert Dvorak

Painting a Panorama


LIVE DEMO at

Congregation Shir Hadash, large room

20 Cherry Blossom Lane

Los Gatos



Map

 

Robert is a prolific artist, art teacher, and world-wide workshop presenter. He returns to LGAA to demonstrate how to paint a panorama to maximize its balance, harmony, and visual appeal. Robert's knowledge and engaging teaching style attracts artists of all levels using any media. Not all fine artists can teach, but Robert's ability to teach and inspire can be considered among the best. Visit his website at www.robertregisdvorak.com to learn more about him and to see some of his work.


Mark your calendars and invite friends to see the demo and the LGAA members' September art gallery. The event is free and open to the public. For those unable to attend, a Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the the demo.













Artist of the Month Winners
September 2024


🥇1st Place (left) LaRhee Webster, Cliffs at Bluefish Cove 
🥈2nd Place (center) Claudia Browne, Shall We Dance
🥉3rd Place (right) Mahmuda Begum, Still Life