Dove Art Gallery in Milpitas is holding the grand opening of its fifth annual Art Competition Exhibit on June 23. Fifty artists are competing for ribbons in various media, categories and age divisions. Professional, emerging and student artists will have works on display in this exhibit of local talent.
Milpitas artist Mythili Kattupalli is exhibiting two acrylic paintings. In “Perspective,” a woman’s facial features are woven into delicate rose petals to indicate a sensitive heart and promote respect for women. Kattupalli’s other painting depicts the pain of the Ukraine war using a sunflower, the country’s national flower.
Marcia Frederick, another Milpitas artist, is exhibiting an original oil painting titled “Hacienda Garden,” which shows foliage surrounding a stately adobe home. Another painting by Frederick titled “Remembering Mount Shasta” shows a mountain landscape as seen from a lakeside dock.
Devon Mandal, 15, a student artist from Fremont, has several acrylic paintings on display, including a sea turtle swimming in the ocean, koi fish meandering in a pond and a white horse. Devon is competing against other high school students in this juried exhibit.
San Jose artist Laurie Barna is exhibiting several works including a torn-paper collage entitled “Liberty Stars and Stripes” part of her “Liberty Series. Barna has several other works on display, including an Ink drawing titled “College Pastimes, 1972.”
Among the three-dimensional artworks exhibited is “Sunny,” by San Leandro artist Paul Mussack, whose playful sculpture portrays an anthropomorphic sunflower wearing a European folk-dress. Mussack also has a modern abstract painting titled “Drips and Zones” in the show.
The exhibit’s grand opening is set for Sunday, June 23, noon-3 p.m. Dove Gallery will be open Sundays, noon-3 p.m., through Aug. 11. The gallery is located at Park Victoria Church, 875 S. Park Victoria Drive. Contact Dove@ParkVictoria.org for more information.