Prospectus Here:  North Valley Art League 2025 Juried Painting Show

The 2025 NVAL Juried Painting is open to all artists 18 years old and over.  Work must be original, both in concept and execution.

Eligible media:  Primary medium must be paint such as Oil, Oil Pastel, Soft Pastel, Acrylic, Water Media, Drawing Media, or Alcohol Ink.  May include elements of Printmaking, Mixed Media, and Collage.

Ineligible media: 

Sculpture, photography, computer-generated art.

Work done under supervision (which includes any in a class or workshop).

Copied work.

Work previously accepted into any NVAL juried show.

Work done more than two years before the entry date of this show.

Work having one or more sides larger than 40 inches, including frame.

Juror:  John Harper is a Redding, California native.  While serving as a specialist in radio intelligence in the Army in Germany, John began to visit European art museums and galleries.  This began his fascination with art and painting.

After the Army, John began his formal art training, attending Shasta College and San Jose State.  In 1977, John was hired as the Art Curator at the Redding Museum and Art Center (now Turtle Bay Museum).

In 1984, John began teaching printmaking at Shasta College, and in 1986, was hired as full-time Art Instructor.  He also continued his career in fine arts, showing his work in galleries and museums in the U.S. and Japan.  After retirement in 2011, and until 2020, John remained active in showing his work and teaching part-time as an Emeritus Art Professor at Shasta College.