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Pinkham received the $10,000 Grand Prize at the Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum's Plein Air 2005 in Tucson for his landscape painting Light of Day.

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For the first time in the history of the
California Art Club's Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, the fine art
organization will present a collection of miniature paintings as part of
its much anticipated showcase of contemporary-traditional artwork. The mission of the Club, which is
headquartered in Pasadena, Calif.





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Both artists are represented by American Legacy Fine Arts (ALFA), an art
gallery in Pasadena, Calif.

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the acquisition of contemporary-traditional fine art.

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the fields of painting, drawing and sculpture, to produce and promote art
exhibits that foster understanding and interpretation of traditional art
heritage and California history, and to furnish educational opportunities
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A principle force in the resurgence of plein-air painting, Pinkham was one
of 50 invited and juried artists who created new works of the timeless
beauty of the Sonoran Desert for this exhibition.

Carlson , recognized as one of the country's premier sculptors, received two
awards at the eighth annual Masters of the American West Fine Art
Exhibition and Sale, held at the Autry National Center's Museum of the
American West in Los Angeles from February 5 to March 6.americanlegacyfinearts.

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Prior to the April museum exhibition, the miniatures will be displayed at
Southern California venues to give art lovers a glimpse of the artwork that
will be featured.

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Built on the philosophy that artists should be encouraged to
exercise artistic freedom, ALFA provides art lovers with the opportunity to
expand their collections with exceptional works that have truly inspired
the artists.

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Pinkham and George Carlson received top honors at recent museum exhibitions
that explored distinctive images of life in the American West, both past
and present.

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art industry veteran Elaine Adams to assist collectors in their
acquisitions of traditional fine art by today's premier American artists ,
including Peter Adams, George Carlson, Jeremy Lipking and Daniel W.

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"Showcasing miniature paintings at our Gold Medal Exhibition allows us to
pay homage to an important element of the California Art Club's history,"
said artist Peter Adams, the Club's president. These two companies, along
with Majestic Realty Foundation, are Presenting Sponsors of this year's
Gold Medal Exhibition.

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"The Club was founded by
plein air painters, many of whom created small scaled paintings on location
to capture the mood or lighting of a particular scene, only to recreate the
images in larger formats in their studios," he added. During March 7 to 27,
the works will be on display at the Santa Ana and La Jolla offices of First
American Corporation and First American Trust. For more information
on these artists, contact ALFA's Managing Director, Elaine Adams, at
626-577-7733 or visit www.

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The museum's executive
director , Robert Edison, presented Pinkham with his award at a ceremony on
Saturday, March 5, the evening before the three-week exhibition opened to
the public. Carlson also received the
John J. Geraghty Award in recognition of his outstanding support of
contemporary Western art.

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The 80 miniatures , each no larger than 9" x 12," will complement the 109
paintings and 16 sculptures selected by a panel of museum scholars for
inclusion in the 95th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, which will take
place at the Pasadena Museum of California Art from April 2 to 23.

For more information on the Gold Medal Exhibition and the traveling
exhibition of miniature paintings, contact the California Art Club at (626)
583-9009 or visit www.

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Through February 10, the paintings can be viewed at
Pacific Palms Conference Resort in Industry Hills.

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His monumental
bronze sculpture of a Percheron horse 's head, The Conqueror, received the
exhibition's highest honor, the Masters of the American West Award, and was
purchased for the museum's permanent collection.

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early California Impressionists or plein air painters, is recognized as one
of the oldest, largest and most active leading professional art
organizations in the world . Open by private appointment, ALFA is located in a tranquil
neighborhood of Pasadena, Calif.

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