Contemporary watercolor art is on full display during the The Shelley Lazarus Award for Excellence in Watercolor Exhibition now at TAG, The Artists Gallery.
Featuring 30 beautifully wrought paintings chosen by jurors Shelley Lazarus and Sally Lamb from more than 160 submissions made by artists throughout the U.S., the works on display are immersively lovely. Each is a unique example of a delicate, rich, and varied classic medium.
From evocative portraiture to impessionistic street scenes…
From realistic cityscape to desert oasis landscape…
…The exhibition exudes the detail and beauty of a medium that dances on the edge of the ethereal.
This 2nd annual juried exhibition honors both the artists exhibited and Shelley Lazarus, a current and Founding Member of TAG since 1993.
Both a watercolor artist and instructor, Shelley Lazarus is based in LA, with her work represented throughout the U.S. and abroad. She herself is a recent first prize winner at the Santa Monica Mountain Celebration, and the Oklahoma National Watercolor Investment Award, and is a member of the Watercolor Honor Society and a signature member of the Oklahoma National Watercolor Society.
Co-juror Sally Lamb is well-known for her celestially radiant depictions of the Southern California landscape. She is one of six founding members of TAG. Santa Monica-based Lamb is the recipient of the Aimee Bourdieu Award for Watercolor from Women’s Painters West, and has work at major museums and galleries throughout Southern California.
TAG itself has reason to celebrate this splendid new exhibition: the gallery is now entering its 31st year as an artist founded and operated non-profit arts cooperative.
Don’t miss the lush variety of work on display in this splendid selection of watercolors running through March 29th. There will be a reception and awards ceremony on Saturday, March 16 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Lazarus will be on hand to present three cash awards and six Awards of Excellence. Light refreshments will be served.
TAG is located at 5458 Wilshire Blvd. in mid-city, just across the street from and east of LACMA.
- Genie Davis; photos provided by the exhibition