Art in the Library
The Napa County Library Foundation has a special public-private relationship with the community, providing individuals and groups a means by which they can give monetary support to one of our most cherished treasures -- The Napa County Library.
Napa Library Foundation invites artists to apply to have their artwork displayed at the downtown Napa Main Library.
Works that are generally appealing, dynamic and colorful are good candidates for the competition.
The audience for exhibition is the general community served by Napa County Library. Approximately 1,000 people visit the library daily, from all walks of life. Approximately one-third of the visitors are children aged 14 and under.
The Art in the Library Committee meets in the spring to review and select submitted artwork. The Committee is comprised of area artists and the Art in the Library coordinator.
For more information, please call the Napa Public Library today – (707) 253-4241.
Events at the Library
July 2018
Maggy Walton
Digital Photography and Acrylic
Reception: Friday, July 13, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Artist and photographer, Maggy Walton captures a moment in time with her unique impressions from nature, inspired by the beauty of the Napa Valley and beyond.
August 2018
Anne Hunt
Acrylic
Reception: Friday, August 10, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Anne Hunt is an artist and philosopher by training. She is inspired by the work of graffiti and quilt artists- especially because those works embody the deep connection of images, materials, and craft. She brings the theme of the connections of images to material by composing her painting with many layers of silk, ink, and paint.
September 2018
Napa Valley Quilters
Textiles
Reception: Friday, September 14, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
The purpose of the Napa Valley Quilters is to preserve and continue the traditions, culture, and history of the art of quilting; to promote fellowship among interested persons in all aspects of quilting; to contribute to the knowledge of and to promote the appreciation of fine quilts; to sponsor and support quilting activities; to encourage quilt making; and to contribute to the growth of knowledge of quilting techniques, textiles and patterns through educational meetings and instruction, sharing with the public the history and beauty of quilting.
October 2018
Sue Osborn
Pencil
Reception: Friday, October 12, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Sue Osborn is a designer, artist, and illustrator living in Napa. She enjoys drawing a wide variety of subjects including animals, children, and adults. Sue is the photographer and author behind “The Napa Tree Moose Coffee Table Book,” a tribute to a well-known former local landmark.
November 2018
Saida Nassirruddin
Photography
Reception: Friday, November 9, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Saida Hogan Nassirruddin is a floral portrait photographer creating images through traditional, digital, and abstract methods. Her work reflects how she feels about the beautiful wonders of nature. Saida finds the flowers of the world most intriguing and believes that with each fleeting moment nature’s beauty will cease to exist.
December 2018
Brown Street Gallery Artists
Mixed Media
Reception: Friday, December 14, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
The Brown Street Gallery was started in 2006 by Napa Valley Support Services to provide opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to express themselves through creative and performing arts. The program consists of a studio where artists participate in expressive arts activities five days a week and an art gallery where artists exhibit and sell their work.
January 2019
ArtDivas
Mixed Media
Reception: Friday, January 11, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
The ArtDivas represent seven artist from the Solano County area. They explore the spirit of creativity working individually and collaboratively to create richly textured mixed media works of art. They are women with diverse backgrounds, influenced by decades of active involvement in the visual arts. They are interested in exploring the creative process we call ART. As a collective, their work reflects the beauty and spontaneity of richly textured mixed-media assemblage and collage.
February 2019
James Rose
Mixed Media
Reception: Friday, February 8, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
James Rose is a Humboldt-born contemporary artist whose work aims to infuse the viewer’s world with the same lights and colors by which it is inspired; floral, botanical, ethereal and colorful magic awaits you in the world of James’ abstract and semi-abstract pieces as they explore the fringe segments of the bold and vibrant aspects of the artistic and wishful mind.
March 2019
BJ Thrailkill
Oil
Reception: Friday, March 8, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
BJ Thrailkill is a lifelong artist who learned to paint as a child from her accomplished artist neighbor. She has a strong, almost binary aesthetic and is particular about how items should be arranged and what constitutes a compelling composition. She enjoys bringing to life ideas that deviate from absolute representation and move toward a peculiar realism.
April 2019
Eric Sabee
Scratchboard
Reception: Friday, April 12, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Eric Sabee is best known for his unique use of scratchboard. Utilizing this medium, Sabee evokes detailed characters and environments by “carving out the light”. Highly influenced by comic books and imported animation, Sabee combines traditional techniques with modern themes injecting his own personality and style with an underlying humor. The result is an idiosyncratic representation of the world celebrating the strange and peculiar.
May 2019
Garey Porter
Woodcarvings
Reception: Friday, May 10, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Garey Charles Porter is a Vietnam era veteran who grew up in the Bay Area. His art is reflective of 600-year-old monumental art subjects. He was profoundly impacted by the centuries-old art form of brass effigies while exploring the abbeys and churches of England. This is evident in the deep sense of history that runs through his woodcarvings.
June 2019
Kathy Tranmer
Acrylic
Reception: Friday, June 14, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Kathy Tranmer is a forty-year resident of Napa Valley. She is a master gardener and avid hiker who lives next to an 800-acre nature preserve. She has a great love and appreciation for the outdoors and is inspired by the constantly changing colors and beauty of the wine country. Kathy works in acrylics using organic pigments because the colors are vibrant and true.
Napa Library Foundation invites artists to apply to have their artwork displayed at the downtown Napa Main Library.
Works that are generally appealing, dynamic and colorful are good candidates for the competition.
The audience for exhibition is the general community served by Napa County Library. Approximately 1,000 people visit the library daily, from all walks of life. Approximately one-third of the visitors are children aged 14 and under.
The Art in the Library Committee meets in the spring to review and select submitted artwork. The Committee is comprised of area artists and the Art in the Library coordinator.
For more information, please call the Napa Public Library today – (707) 253-4241.
Events at the Library
July 2018
Maggy Walton
Digital Photography and Acrylic
Reception: Friday, July 13, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Artist and photographer, Maggy Walton captures a moment in time with her unique impressions from nature, inspired by the beauty of the Napa Valley and beyond.
August 2018
Anne Hunt
Acrylic
Reception: Friday, August 10, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Anne Hunt is an artist and philosopher by training. She is inspired by the work of graffiti and quilt artists- especially because those works embody the deep connection of images, materials, and craft. She brings the theme of the connections of images to material by composing her painting with many layers of silk, ink, and paint.
September 2018
Napa Valley Quilters
Textiles
Reception: Friday, September 14, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
The purpose of the Napa Valley Quilters is to preserve and continue the traditions, culture, and history of the art of quilting; to promote fellowship among interested persons in all aspects of quilting; to contribute to the knowledge of and to promote the appreciation of fine quilts; to sponsor and support quilting activities; to encourage quilt making; and to contribute to the growth of knowledge of quilting techniques, textiles and patterns through educational meetings and instruction, sharing with the public the history and beauty of quilting.
October 2018
Sue Osborn
Pencil
Reception: Friday, October 12, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Sue Osborn is a designer, artist, and illustrator living in Napa. She enjoys drawing a wide variety of subjects including animals, children, and adults. Sue is the photographer and author behind “The Napa Tree Moose Coffee Table Book,” a tribute to a well-known former local landmark.
November 2018
Saida Nassirruddin
Photography
Reception: Friday, November 9, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Saida Hogan Nassirruddin is a floral portrait photographer creating images through traditional, digital, and abstract methods. Her work reflects how she feels about the beautiful wonders of nature. Saida finds the flowers of the world most intriguing and believes that with each fleeting moment nature’s beauty will cease to exist.
December 2018
Brown Street Gallery Artists
Mixed Media
Reception: Friday, December 14, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
The Brown Street Gallery was started in 2006 by Napa Valley Support Services to provide opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to express themselves through creative and performing arts. The program consists of a studio where artists participate in expressive arts activities five days a week and an art gallery where artists exhibit and sell their work.
January 2019
ArtDivas
Mixed Media
Reception: Friday, January 11, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
The ArtDivas represent seven artist from the Solano County area. They explore the spirit of creativity working individually and collaboratively to create richly textured mixed media works of art. They are women with diverse backgrounds, influenced by decades of active involvement in the visual arts. They are interested in exploring the creative process we call ART. As a collective, their work reflects the beauty and spontaneity of richly textured mixed-media assemblage and collage.
February 2019
James Rose
Mixed Media
Reception: Friday, February 8, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
James Rose is a Humboldt-born contemporary artist whose work aims to infuse the viewer’s world with the same lights and colors by which it is inspired; floral, botanical, ethereal and colorful magic awaits you in the world of James’ abstract and semi-abstract pieces as they explore the fringe segments of the bold and vibrant aspects of the artistic and wishful mind.
March 2019
BJ Thrailkill
Oil
Reception: Friday, March 8, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
BJ Thrailkill is a lifelong artist who learned to paint as a child from her accomplished artist neighbor. She has a strong, almost binary aesthetic and is particular about how items should be arranged and what constitutes a compelling composition. She enjoys bringing to life ideas that deviate from absolute representation and move toward a peculiar realism.
April 2019
Eric Sabee
Scratchboard
Reception: Friday, April 12, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Eric Sabee is best known for his unique use of scratchboard. Utilizing this medium, Sabee evokes detailed characters and environments by “carving out the light”. Highly influenced by comic books and imported animation, Sabee combines traditional techniques with modern themes injecting his own personality and style with an underlying humor. The result is an idiosyncratic representation of the world celebrating the strange and peculiar.
May 2019
Garey Porter
Woodcarvings
Reception: Friday, May 10, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Garey Charles Porter is a Vietnam era veteran who grew up in the Bay Area. His art is reflective of 600-year-old monumental art subjects. He was profoundly impacted by the centuries-old art form of brass effigies while exploring the abbeys and churches of England. This is evident in the deep sense of history that runs through his woodcarvings.
June 2019
Kathy Tranmer
Acrylic
Reception: Friday, June 14, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art talk: 6:30 p.m.
Kathy Tranmer is a forty-year resident of Napa Valley. She is a master gardener and avid hiker who lives next to an 800-acre nature preserve. She has a great love and appreciation for the outdoors and is inspired by the constantly changing colors and beauty of the wine country. Kathy works in acrylics using organic pigments because the colors are vibrant and true.
The Napa County Library Foundation has a special public-private relationship with the community, providing individuals and groups a means by which they can give monetary support to one of our most cherished treasures -- The Napa County Library.