Viewpoint Gallery - Sacramento Valley Photographic Arts Center (SVPAC), fine art photography exhibits & photographer education

Fifth Annual Fine Print Auction and Drawing

April 11 through May 31, 2003

Reception: Saturday, May 10, 5:30 8:30 PM

Auction and Drawing: May 31, 2003

The "Fifth Annual Fine Print Auction and Drawing" has arrived! Many world-renowned photographers have graciously donated prints including Ruth Bernhard (who also donated a wonderful print last year), Jerry Uelsmann, and Michael Kenna. We're deeply grateful to these masters of the medium and to all of the other photographers who have gone out of their way to help us this year. We're sure that collectors will be just as appreciative as we are.

There are two categories of prints in this event. Auction prints will be sold to the highest bidder on the auction day of May 31. The prints will be auctioned (in random order) at the Viewpoint Gallery on the evening of May 31, starting at 6:00 p.m. As in years past, we expect the auction and drawing to be a lively, fun event with plenty of bargains for collectors of photography. This year, sales tax will be included in the bid price, so the bid amount will be the full amount paid.

The drawing prints, however, offer a unique opportunity to obtain one of our member's photographic art at a great price! The format for this year's print drawing will be the same as last year's. Tickets for the print drawing are only $50! Each ticket-holder will choose one print from the pool of drawing prints, in the order the tickets are drawn. The number of tickets sold will equal the number of prints donated, so everyone who buys a ticket will receive a print.

The prints in the auction and drawing will be on exhibit at the Viewpoint Gallery from April 11 to May 31. The preview party is Saturday, May 10; the auction and drawing event is Saturday, May 31, at 5:30 p.m. Drawing tickets will be available from the beginning of the exhibit until they sell out. Visitors to the Viewpoint Gallery can also pre-bid on any of the auction prints during the exhibit-so if you cannot be present at the auction, you will still have a chance to add one or more of the auction prints to your collection.

Last year's auction was the most successful in our history. We think we're well on our way to raising the bar even higher this year.

The Auction: Fine prints from nationally know photographers will be auctioned to the highest bidder on the last evening of the exhibit.

	*ARTIST*	*PRINT TITLE*
1	John Hennessey	Alpenglow
2	Henry Paine	Log, Clouds-Rio Vista, CA
3	Sharmon Goff	San Francisco Netting
4	Rick Preston	Moonlight on the Ocean
5	John Furness	Ancient Bristlecone Pine #3
6	Bill Swanson	High Water
7	Mary Swisher	Fantasy Garden
8	Liz Welsh Abad	Daybreak
9	Ruth Bernhard	Luminous Body
10	Jerry Uelsmann	Unitiled 1998 ("Free Spirt")
11	Michael Kenna	Knights Valley Vineyard, CA
12	Dan Burkholder	Windmills, Spain
13	Nader Shakernia	Ghazvin, Iran
14	Wendell Minshew	Sember Reclining
15	Darryl Curran	Shell Necklace, Cat Collar, 1996
16	Roman Loranc	Bare Trees by River, Consumnes River
17	Charles P. Farmer	Merced River
18	O. Truman Holtzclaw	Sacramento Aglow
19	David Dawson	Kelly & Symonds Store, Volcano, CA
20	Barry Strother	Mind Dreamscape
21	Lewis Kemper	Creek Detail, Great Smokie Mountains
22	Richard Murai	Sunset, The Bayon, Angkor Wat, Cambodia
23	Mark Howell	Succulent, Los Gatos
24	Anita Frimkess Fein	Date Palms Near Mecca, 1999
25	Alexander Lowry	Paint Spill
26	Richard Newman	Single Dahlia, 2002
27	Phel Steinmetz	Sunday
28	Shelly Thorene	El Dorado Wine Country
29	Alvin Koski	Easter Flowers
30	Diane Poinski	Frances' Backyard
31	Susan L-Nikel	Clinique St. Paul
32	Stephen E.J. Nieslony	Morane & Receding Lake
33	Gene Kennedy	RCA "Dog in the Window"
34	Richard J. Meisinger, Jr.	Woodcuts:Mature Growth
35	Kurt Fishback	Judy Dater
36	Lloyd Fergus	Alabama Hills, 1997
37	Gordon Hutchings	Mission San Juan Bautista
38	Lewis Kemper	Sunrise Mather Point, Grand Canyon
39	Gerald K. Tsuruda	Mrs. Lobaugh's Cow
40	Robert A. Hicks	Monitor Pass
41	Marty Knapp	Shining Sea, Point Reyes
42	Jack Davis	Maroon Bells
43	Janis Arnell	El Capitan
44	Noel LaDue	Dancing with Ghosts
45	Kitty Martin	Pepper
46	Richard Garrod	Bridge Structure, Mendocino County
47	Peg Keranen	Mirror and Door
48	Patty A. Felkner	Hydranga, Boston
49	Joan Rice	Yosemite Valley
50	B.R. Molloy	There Were Various Possibilities
51	Nancy J. Ori	By the Sea
52	David Graham	Alone Together, Placentia Island, Maine
53	Joyce Tennyson	Christine Lee
54	David Best	Untitled
55	Charles Cramer	Aspen Dance, June Lake

The Drawing: This is an exceptional way to expand your photographic art collection for only $50 a print! A random drawing will be made of all of the tickets sold. If your number is drawn, you will be able to select any of the fine prints in our Print Drawing group. These photographs are donated by members of the Sacramento Valley Photographic Art Center. Every ticket holder will receive a print! Drawing tickets can be purchased at the Viewpoint Gallery during regular gallery hours or at the reception on May 10. However, you must hurry since there are only a limited number of tickets sold equal to the number of drawing prints available!

	*ARTIST*	*PRINT TITLE*
A	Barbara Maphet	Poinsetta
B	Wendell Minshew	Choir
C	Alvin Koski	Birch Trees
D	Kitty Martin	Agave on Wall
E	Karen Connell	From the Windows on the World Series: Ventura
F	Paul Mohr	Modeler's Office, Gladding McBean
G	Donna Fay Allen	Library at Fointainbleu
H	John Furness	Half Dome
I	Noel LaDue	Bishop Cottonwoods
J	O. Truman Holtzclaw	Sacramento Water Front
K	Lloyd Fergus	Ships that Pass…
L	Thomas Piette	Pipe Womb
M	Mark Howell	Reeds, Eagle Lake #1
N	Gene Kennedy	Surf by Moonlight, Carmel, Ca 1971
O	Gene McKinnon	Capitol Dome
P	John Osebold	A Pond in the Forest
Q	William Papke	Angry Wood Nymph
R	Barry Strother	Hawkman
S	Joan Rice	Early Snow
T	Shelly Thorene	Sacred Heart
U	B. R. Molloy	The Louvre Museum: I hadn't really thought…
V	Nader Shakernia	Rooster on Ladder
W	Roberta Bailey	Calla
X	Suzan Pope	Winter Bloom
Y	Melody Bynon	Untitled
Z	Susan L-Nikel	St. James Missouri
AA	Gil Todd	Untitled
BB	Kari A. Niles	Springs and Spokes

SVPAC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, donations are deductible to the full extent of the law.