Beyond the West
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Portraiture at its Best WASHINGTON • A new exhibition showcases winners from the National Portrait Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. The museum holds the competition every three years; this year more than 3,300 entries were submitted in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, video, and photography. Dave Woody of Fort Collins, CO, was awarded the grand prize of $25,000 plus the opportunity to create a portrait for the museum’s permanent collection. “I am never really attracted to photographing subjects who are totally self-aware or self-confident, as I’m more interested in those people who move through this world with a quiet grace,” he says of his winning photograph titled LAURA. Stanley Rayfield won second place for his painting titled DAD, and third prize went to Adam Vinson. Commended participants include Margaret Bowland, Yolanda del Amo, Gaela Erwin, and Emil Robinson. This exhibition features 49 portraits and is on display through August 22. A color catalog is available. For more information: 202.633.1000 or www.npg.si.edu.
OKLAHOMA
Native Art
An exhibition highlights new paintings by Mike Larsen
OKLAHOMA CITY • In 2004, the Chickasaw Nation commissioned Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen to capture the tribe’s elders on canvas. Larsen, along with his wife Martha, spent hours interviewing and sketching these respected members of the community. He wanted to hear their stories and celebrate his heritage. The Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum exhibits his latest series of works in I am Very Proud to be Chickasaw. “Our elders are our treasures. We are thrilled they have been brought to life in a series of paintings by such an outstanding Chickasaw artist,” says Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby. The exhibition features 24 paintings and is on view through March 26. For more information: 888.501.2059 or www.oklahomaheritage.com.IN THE NEWS The first annual Laumeister Fine Art Competition, held in September at the Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, VT, awarded first place to Jim Coe, second place to Paula Holland, and third place to Douglas Gillete…. The fourth annual Cherokee Art Market, held in October in Tulsa, OK, set records for attendance with more than 4,000 guests. Best of Show and Best of Class winners include Bill William, Janice Albro, Betty Willems, Shawna Cain, Jane Osti, Benson Manygoats, Jackie Larsen Bread, and Frank Sheridan…. Palmetto Bluff Gallery, sister gallery to Helena Fox Fine Art, opened in the fall in Palmetto Bluff, SC.
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