FSVAA 61st Annual Nor-Cal Regional Juried Art Show

is a competition designed to celebrate the amazing

fine artists of Northern California
Entry Day: Sat, November 9 (11am to 6pm)
Selected artworks will be exhibited at the
Solano Town Center Gallery
1350 Travis Blvd, D-8 Fairfield
November 15, 2023 thru January 4, 2024
(All dates are subject to change)

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FSVAA Members: $30 (Includes up to 3 entries, 4-6 entries $60)

Non-Members: $40 (Includes up to 3 entries, 4-6 entries $80)

There is no limit to the number of entries per artists.

Only selected entries will be notified.

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Juried Art Show Tags

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Key Dates:​
Entry Day: Sat, November 9 (11am to 6pm)
Jury Day: Sun, November 10
Non- Selected Artwork Pick up: Sun, November 10 (6-8pm)
and Mon, November 11 (11am-6pm)
Show Opens: Saturday, November 15, 11am

Reception/Awards Gala: Sat, November 23 (3-6pm)
Poetry & Art Reception: December 7, (4-7pm)

Juror's Talk Sunday: Sun, January 5, 2025 (1-3pm)
Artwork Pickup Date: Sun, January 5, 2025 (3:30-6pm)
Artwork Pickup Date: Mon, January 6, 2025 (11am-6pm)

Categories

 Oil / Acrylic / Watercolor / Pastel - Drawing
Sculpture - Assemblage / Ceramic Vessel / Mixed Media - Collage B & W Photography / Color Photography (Traditional) / Computer Art (Enhanced Photography, Digital Art) /

Fiber Art - Textile / Printmaking /Jewelry / Glass

 

Jurors
John Boychuk

John Boychuk is a working Artist, Maker /Project Manager, Professor and Father who lives in Richmond, CA. Originally from the Detroit Metro area, John moved to the SF Bay Area to attend the California College of the Arts in San Francisco for his Masters of Fine Arts with a scholarship in Ceramics 2016. He received his Bachelor's of Fine Art from The Penny Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI in General Studies with a Minor in Art History 2010. John also has a Google Project Management: Professional Certificate through Coursera 2024.

As a Professional Artist, John has a wide variety of materials he works with, which include Ceramics, Metal working, Drawing, Painting, Digital 2D, 3D and VFX compositing. His works play upon our visceral relationship to materials connecting historical traditions with technological innovation. John uses our immediate reaction to beauty, familiarity, disgust, or discomfort as an entry point for the viewer to discover deeper meanings within the works. He likes to leave, “Breadcrumbs of recognition for the viewer to follow and arrive at an understanding of their own imagination”. In his 20+ years of creative making, John has shown in both North and South America, Europe and Asia. He has taught at the University of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, CA, SAE Expression College, Emeryville, CA, and was the 8th Master of Ceramics- Visiting Scholar at the University of Ping Ding Shan, Henan, China in 2018. Currently, he sits on the Board of Directors at the Richmond Art Center in Richmond, CA.

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Ferdinanda Florence

 

Ferdinanda was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Arlington, VA. She received a degree in art history and studio art at The American University in 1994, and has continued to pursue a successful professional life as a scholar, teacher, and practicing artist. After earning her Master’s degree in art history at the University of Maryland College Park in 1998, she taught high school studio art before launching her career as a freelance artist.
In 2002, Ferdinanda took her current position as Professor of Art History at Solano Community College in Fairfield, CA. Teaching at a community college offers both intriguing challenges and opportunities; Ferdinanda teaches up to five courses each semester, ranging from an introductory class in art appreciation to a course exploring identity politics in contemporary American art. While on Sabbatical in 2010, Ferdinanda completed her MFA degree in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and finished writing an art appreciation textbook; the third edition, Approaches to Art: A New Introduction to Art History, is available in 2021.
A second-generation Armenian-American, Ferdinanda has explored in her research the role of place in artistic expression. Her Master’s thesis detailed the link between Armenian religious rituals and church architecture. In her travel to sites in France, Italy, and Germany, she has researched the symbolism of doorway and floor decoration in Romanesque buildings.  In her artwork, she uses industrial sites to explore issues of place and displacement on a more personal level. 
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Jan Lightfoot

Jan's passion for photography has been a lifelong journey, evolving from her high school darkroom to professional endeavors across various platforms. Starting her career with the Idaho Statesman newspaper's photography staff, Jan also gained extensive experience in custom color printing labs in Idaho and California. Her expertise was further recognized when she became a Certified Photographic Counselor through the Photo Marketing Association while managing Wentling's Camera in Walnut Creek in the 1980's.

Over the last 14 years, Jan has been sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with students of photography. She has presented numerous photographic programs to camera clubs throughout Northern California and leads various photographic workshops in the Northern California region.
 

Jan is a past presenter at the 2019 (Creative Photoshop) and 2024 N4C Fotoclave (The ICM Experience).
 

2016/2022 - served as the Chairperson for PSA's North American International Photography Exhibition.
 

2021, she was honored to receive NANPA’s 2021 Showcase award for First Runner Up in Altered Reality, Guardian of the City. 
 

2022, she was a recipient of KVIE’s Juror’s Award for her image, Synchronicity. 
 

2023, she was awarded Image of the Year by her peers in the Professional Photographers of Sacramento Valley for her image, A Sense of Place.
 

Her work has been exhibited at Viewpoint Photographic Gallery, Sacramento Fine Art Gallery, General Gomez Gallery, Gallery 625, Black Box Gallery, and Praxis Gallery.

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REQUIREMENTS

 

Submissions will take place in person at the Solano Town Center Gallery. No digital submissions available for this show.

Submit Entry Form at time of entry.

Juried Art Show Tags are available on the link above or on our website: www.fsvaa.art

 

Entries must be current, original artwork not previously displayed in an FSVAA Regional Juried Art Show. No copies, reprints

or likeness will be accepted.

 

2D work should measure 4' x 5' or less and must be ready for hanging with wire between fasteners.  No clip or saw-tooth hangers. No wet paintings will be accepted.

 

3D work may not weigh more than 200 lbs. and should not have a "footprint" larger than 4' x 6'.

 

No art in the show may be removed before the close of the show, except by the purchaser who must have the artwork before the end of the show.