The 2015 Grandparent Portrait Show Gallery

From 400 pieces of artwork submitted, the jurors selected 115 pieces for inclusion in the exhibition. The artwork shown in this gallery are the pieces selected to be displayed in the 2015 Grandparent Portrait Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display at the Faulkner Gallery at the Santa Barbara Public Library at 40 E. Anapamu Street, from April 2nd – April 29th.

Awards of Merit for eleven outstanding entries were be announced at the Family Reception on Friday, April 10. These awards are designated through a selection process that includes SAF Committee members—many are retired art teachers—and a professional juror. The juror for the 2015 Grandparent Portrait show is retired Westmont Professor of Art, Susan Savage. You can view the winner artwork and interviews with the artists here.

Works are arranged alphabetically by the artists’ last names. Please mouse over the images to see the artist’s name and school. Click or tap any image to expand to slideshow view, a preferable way to view the gallery on a mobile device.