The mission of this competition is to encourage artists to develop and refine their classical art skills and spotlight their mastery by providing a new platform for showcasing contemporary-traditional works of art. We asked artists to represent Expressions, Gestures and Feelings via contemporary-traditional methods. The submissions ranged from figurative works that explores human expressions and gestures to moody landscapes with dramatic displays of light.

The exhibition will be made live on the California Art Club’s virtual gallery from October 3 – January 2023. The showcase includes artwork from the following artists; Robert Arnett, Ned Axthelm, Bela Basci, Cliff Barnes, Keith Batcheller, Paige Bradley, Kerrie Brandau, Nikita Budkov, Jane Cavala, Gabriel Coke, Mika Denny, Kathryn Donatelli, Merrilyn Duzy, Esther Engelman, P.A. Farris, McKenzie Floyd, Barbara Freund, Jonathan Gaetke, Marina Goldberg, Stephanie Goldman, Chella Gonsalves, Daniel Gonzalez, Joseph Grenn, Paul Hermann, Michael Hill, Kelly Hine, Susan Hoehn, Russell Hunziker, Nora Koerber, Yelena Lamm, Mike Lee, Amy Leung, Kim Lordier, Robert MacPherson, Gayle Martin, Yolande McAlevey, Lisa Mistiuk, Lisa Mozzini-McDill, Ned Mueller, Mikyoung Osburn, Ryanne Phillips, Naomi Shachar, Kelly Jane Smith-Fatten, Tara Sood, Carol Tarzier, Lauren Tuma, Jill Wasey, Hammond Wong and Ran Wu.