Zion Plein Air Invitational dates and featured artists announced
Twenty-four award winning artists providing in-park demonstrations, interactive wet-paint exhibits, and special receptions with proceeds benefiting Zion’s education programs
By Wade Wixom
Zion National Park Forever Project and Zion National Park have finalized the dates, event locations, and artists for the 10th Zion Plein Air Invitational. The weeklong event starts Nov. 5 and culminates Nov. 10 with the “Art-In-The-Park” Paint Out celebration on the great lawn in front of the historic Zion Lodge.
It has been remarked that it takes an acre of canvas to get one good painting, that every painting is about solving a problem, and that Zion’s landscape should be considered a verb.
Come every November, 24 artists, through their work and voices, remind park guests of the transformational power that Zion retains within its aquifers of sandstone. In the immediacy of their art, they show all of us that the beauty of this landscape is right now, just as it was to Thomas Moran and Frederick Dellenbaugh more than 100 years ago.
Experiences and events include in-park demonstrations, instructive evening lectures, and interactive wet-paint exhibits. Studio pieces from each artist are featured in the Zion Human History Museum, and renderings from the paint-out event and silent auction will be featured Nov. 10 at the Zion Lodge. The plein air pieces painted during the week will also be on sale at the museum over the weekend.
The 24 acclaimed artists that have been invited to participate in this year’s event are as follows:
—Bill Cramer (featured artist), oil, Prescott, Arizona.
—Suzie Baker, oil, Shenandoah, Texas.
—Richard Boyer, oil, Salt Lake City.
—Arlene Braithwaite, pastel, Cedar City.
—Royden Card, acrylic, St. George.
—John D. Cogan, acrylic, Farmington, New Mexico.
—Michelle Condrat, oil, Salt Lake City.
—Cody DeLong, oil, Cottonwood, Arizona.
—Kimball Geisler, oil, Idaho Falls.
—Bruce Gomez, pastel, Denver.
—George Handrahan, oil, Layton.
—Mary Jabens, oil, Cedar City.
—Rick Kinateder, watercolor and gouache, Provo.
—Roland Lee, watercolor, St. George.
—Bonnie McGee, oil, St. George.
—James McGrew, oil, Lake Oswego, Oregon.
—Meredith Nemirov, watercolor, Ridgeway, Colorado.
—Hadley Rampton, Salt Lake City.
—Steve Stauffer, oil, Murray.
—Gregory Stocks, oil, Cottonwood, Arizona.
—Michele Usibelli, oil, /acrylic/gouache, Woodway, Washington.
—Lewis Williams, pastel and acrylic, Montrose, Colorado.
—Jim Wodark, oil, Orange, California.
—Suze Woolf, watercolor, Seattle.
“The plein air event provides an opportunity for visitors to appreciate the beauty of Zion in new ways through the impressions of these talented artists,” said Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh. “Their work continues to enhance our perpetual stewardship of this wonderful sanctuary we recognize as Zion National Park.”
The Zion Forever Project is the park’s official nonprofit partner. Learn more at zionpark.org.
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