Gilbert Visual Art League
Welcoming Artists Worldwide
Since 2003
Welcome! We’re glad you found us! The Gilbert Visual Art League strives to increase artistic awareness and appreciation in the community. GVAL offers area artists fellowship and support through monthly meetings, which include professional artist demonstrations. Throughout the year a variety of sales venues are available exclusively to our GVAL Membership.
GVAL hosts monthly membership meetings September through June on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Neely room at HD South, Home of the Gilbert Historical Museum. Our meetings generally include a critique of members works in progress, GVAL announcements, a guest presenter, and voting for Artist of the Month. See the UPCOMING DATES page under the DATES/NEWSLETTERS/BLOG menu tab for information on upcoming meetings.
Meeting Location: 10 S. Gilbert Road, 85296 (located just south of downtown Gilbert). We meet in the Neely Room. Please use the parking lot off W. Elliot and enter through the open gate as shown on the map.
May 2nd Monthly Meeting
Please join us at 6:30pm on May 2nd for our GVAL Monthly Meeting. Bring your unfinished art for critique, as well as a current artwork to be considered for the honor of GVAL Artist of the month. The rules for both can be found on our Member Meeting page HERE.
Kathy McClure will be our presenter. Kathy is a professional photographer living in Queen Creek. She began her craft at age eight, and has learned the art of photography from such current great artists as George Lepp, Dewitt Jones and Art Wolfe. Kathy will be teaching us how to correctly photograph our artwork and how to size the image for different uses. This much needed information will be valuable to everyone! Check out Kathy’s wonderful photography on her official website, https://kathy-mcclure.pixels.com/
Ballots for the election of the 2024/25 GVAL Board have been emailed to all current members. Please take a minute to fill out the online form. If you prefer to vote in person, paper ballots will be available at the May meeting.
The 21st Annual GVAL Juried Fine Art Show and Sale is now hanging in Gallery 4 HD South, 10 S Gilbert Rd. during regular museum hours, Tuesday – Saturday from 9am to 4pm. The show will be available online here through June. Click the button below to view the show!
Congratulations Juried Show Award Winners!
Best of Show: Jane Bradley – Joy
Acrylic 1st Place: Henry Bosak – Just a Little Different
Acrylic 2nd Place: Maggie Tippets – Summer Rain
Acrylic 3rd Place: Robert Wood – Christopher Creek Homestead
Drawing/Pastel 1st Place: Tal Dvir – Hard Pouring
Drawing/Pastel 2nd Place: Christina Rosepapa – Along the Trail in Sedona
Drawing/Pastel Honorable Mention – Christina Rosepapa – Game of Thorns
Drawing/Pastel Honorable Mention – Suzanne Rios – Luz De Mis Ojos
Mixed Media 1st Place: Merrie Taverna – Come to the Water
Mixed Media 2nd Place: Rebekah Vermeulen – Blessed Voyage
Mixed Media 3rd Place: Heather Coen – Treasures
Mixed Media Honorable Mention – Lynn Delligatti – Her Eternal Connection; Ft. the Watcher
Oil 1st Place: Andrew Manning – Interlude
Oil 2nd Place: Elvie Becker – Anticipation
Oil 3rd Place: Dylan Seeman – Tempermentum
Oil Honorable Mention – Andrew Manning – Chimera
Oil Honorable Mention – Tal Dvir – Sunday Morning Reading
Oil Honorable Mention – Lisa Schwab – Swinging in the Sun
Oil Honorable Mention – Curtis Jackson – Golden Wake-Up Call
Photography/Digital Art 1st Place: Brenda Priddy – Plymouth in Paradise
Photography/Digital Art 2nd Place: Deepika Haldankar – Autumn Light
Photography/Digital Art Honorable Mention – Kathy McClure – A Lamp in the Window
Sculpture 1st Place: Curt Harris – The Tower of Psychological Mind
Watercolor 1st Place: Linda McGuinness – Sunflower and Crystal
Congratulations, Maggie Tippets, our April GVAL Artist of the Month! Maggie is pictured here with her winning acrylic painting,
“African Queen”
Artist of the Month
At each regular monthly meeting, members
are invited to bring in
a recently completed, ready-to-hang artwork.
You can find the rules HERE.
Those present at the meeting are asked to vote for their favorite by way of secret ballot. In June, the AOTM winners are voted on for the honor of being named Artist of the Year.
Congratulations, Maggie Tippets,
April Artist of the Month!
Get to know our GVAL Members! Many of our members are professional artists. Original artwork makes a wonderful gift which will be treasured for years to come!
Click HERE for the Member Directory
Members, let’s get to know each other and share your art with the world! Just upload a photo of yourself and a photo of your art. You can share your contact information if you wish (optional).
Use the easy to fill out form HERE
Special Events and Venues
We have several special events and venues planned for the 2023/24 season! These sales opportunities benefit you as GVAL members, as well as our organization. Check back often. We’ll post new opportunities as they are made available.
Join us from 9am to 12pm, Saturday, April 6th at the annual Higley Unified School District Fine Arts Festival. This free event will take place at Williams Field High School at 2076 South Higley Road, Gilbert, Arizona 85295.
The event will feature music, art, dance, food trucks and more. Come support our students and local artists!
Several of our GVAL members will have hands-on art/craft stations set up. Children (and adults) will be able to make an art project or create a crafty keepsake to take home! Thank you, GVAL volunteers!
Verena at Gilbert , 1505 Willis Rd., Gilbert, invited us to participate in an art exhibit and sale on November 17th from 11am – 4pm. There was a reception for the artists with wine, snacks, and entertainment. GVAL members were asked to submit two pieces of art. The show resulted in several sales! Thank you JoAnn Pape for arranging this venue!
Verena at Gilbert invited us to participate in a small works show and sale on December 14th. The show was a success, with multiple sales! You can find more information on our Special Events and Venues Page HERE.
Thank you, Jean Smith for instructing the February watercolor workshop at Verena!
Community Outreach
Gilbert Visual Art League strives to provide education at our monthly meetings through professional artist presentations and by supporting various outreach programs in our community. Currently, GVAL is involved in two educational outreach programs. Volunteer members teach children at House of Refuge in Mesa, and also provide art instruction to children and adults through art workshops at HD South in Gilbert.
To find details and who you can contact to be a part of our Community Outreach efforts, click HERE.
We want to see what you’ve been working on! Did know that our Publicity Coordinator, Donna Finter, updates our Facebook and Instagram pages almost daily throughout the year? You can send your images and let us know what is happening in your art world by contacting Donna at donnafinter@gval.org. And don’t forget to visit our social media sites often to see what our members are sharing! You can also find stories on our blog GVAL Happenings! by clicking the link below. If you are in the News and want to share your story, let Mary Opat know at maryopat@gval.org
