MAY 4 - 10, 2025

GALVESTON, TX

ABOUT THE EVENT

Plein Air Southwest is juried membership paint out event presented by the Outdoor Painters Society.  The 2025 event is hosted by Galveston Historical Foundation, Galveston, Texas.  44 Juried artists from Texas and across the nation will compete for $25,000+ in cash and merchandise.  Artists paint for 5 days and nights at selected locations within the city of Galveston.  

ANNOUNCING

2025 COMPETITION ARTISTS:

TOM AFFLERBACH - AUSTIN, TX

SAMI ALI, ANCHORAGE, AK

LIZ BONHAM - KELLER, TX

BEVERLY BOREN - TROPHY CLUB, TX

JIM BRAGG - CLEAR LAKE SHORES, TX

KENT BREWER - WAXAHACHIE, TX

KRYSTAL BROWN - SPRING, TX

J.C. BURLESON - PORTLAND, OR

MICHELE CHOATE- LEANDER, TX

RANDALL COGBURN - AUSTIN, TX

SARA BETH FAIR - HUNTSVILLE, AL

SHAUN FRANKFURT - TULSA, OK

KAYE FRANKLIN - GRAHAM, TX

GARY FRISK - RICHMOND, TX

FRANK GABRIEL - AUSTIN, TX

CARLA GAUTHIER - HOUSTON, TX

MILLIE GOSCH - COLLEGE PARK, GA

KATHY HAMMOND - FRIENDSWOOD, TX

STEVEN HARRIS - MANVEL, TX

OLIVETTE HUBLER - DALLAS, TX

JANA JENNINGS - BRENHAM, TX

RUSTY JONES - McKINNEY, TX

AL KLINE - CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

LEROY LeFLORE - GALVESTON, TX

LI ZHAOBO - NOTTINGHAM, MD

JINGSHENG LIU - PLANO, TX

CAROLYN LINDSEY - CUERVO, NM

LISETTE McCLUNG - LEAGUE CITY, TX

STEVEN McDONALD - SUNNYVALE, CA

DONNA McGEE - WEST MONROE, LA

JEFFREY NEAL McDANIEL - RIO FRIO, TX

MARCHITA PRIEST - ROSENBERG, TX

CHUCK RAWLE - RICHMOND, TX

KURT RITTERPUSCH - BELTON, TX

JULIE SANDERSON - MONTGOMERY, TX

MARJORIE SHANKS - EFFIE, LA

JEFF STEINER - MINNEAPOLIS, MN

SUSAN STERLE - TEMPLE, TX

PATRICIA SWEET - WAYNESVILLE, NC

GARLAND SWINNEY - SPLENDORA, TX

IRENA TAYLOR - SAN ANTONIO, TX

NANCY TYLER - DALLAS, TX

V...VAUGHN - ROUND ROCK, TX

JOY YAO - McKINNEY, TX

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

PLATNIUM SPONSORS

 

                                                

Galveston Historical Foundation

www.galvestonhistory.org

 

 

 

http://www.pleinairmagazine.com/

 

 

https://www.southwestart.com/

WWW.DICKBLICK.COM

SILVER SPONSORS

 

WWW.GAMBLINCOLORS.COM

HOLBEIN Artist Materials - www.holbeinusa.com 

WIND RIVER ARTS - www.windriverarts.com

GOLD SPONSORS

SOURCETEK - https://www.canvaspanels.com