MAY 3 - 9, 2026

GALVESTON, TX

ABOUT THE EVENT

Plein Air Southwest is a juried membership

 paint out event presented by the Outdoor Painters Society. 

The 2026 event is hosted by Galveston Historical
Foundation, Galveston, Texas.  44 Juried artists from

across the nation will compete for $25,000+ in cash
and merchandise. Artists will paint for 5 days and nights
at selected locations within the city of Galveston. 

 

2026 COMPETITION ARTISTS

OLGA BANKSTON - TENNESSSEE

DONNA BLAND - TEXAS

TINA BOHLMAN - OKLAHOMA

JIM BRAGG - TEXAS

KENT BREWER - TEXAS

KRYSTAL BROWN - TEXAS

J.C. BURLESON - OREGON

MICHELE CHOATE - TEXAS

RANDALL COGBURN - TEXAS

KAYE FRANKLIN - TEXAS

GARY FRISK - TEXAS

FRANK GABRIEL - MEXICO

CARLA GAUTHIER - TEXAS

MILLIE GOSCH -GEORGIA

KATHY HAMMOND - TEXAS

STEVEN HARRIS - TEXAS

OLIVETTE HUBLER - TEXAS

MYRA KNAPP - TEXAS

MAKSIM KOLOSKOV - TEXAS

LES LEE - TEXAS

LEROY LeFLORE - TEXAS

ZHAOBO LI - MARYLAND

CAROLYN LINDSEY - NEW MEXICO

LISETTE McCLUNG - TEXAS

DONNA McGEE - LOUISIANA

STEVE MILLER - TEXAS

MARCHITA PRIEST - TEXAS

HOPE RICCIARDI - MASSACHUSETTS 

KURT RITTERPUSCH - TEXAS

JULIE SANDERSON - TEXAS

CINDY SCHIFFGENS - TEXAS

SABRINA SCHMIDT - LOUISIANA

MAJORIE SHANKS - LOUISIANA

BECKY SMITH - TEXAS

RICHARD SNEARY - MISSOURI

JEFF STEINER - MINNESOTA

SUSAN STERLE - TEXAS

GARLAND SWINNEY - TEXAS

RICHARD SZKUTNIK - COLORADO

IRENA TAYLOR - TEXAS

NANCY TYLER - TEXAS

ALIONA VARNEY - TEXAS

V....VAUGHAN - TEXAS

JING ZHAO - TEXAS

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THE 2026 AWARDS JUROR: 

BILL DAVIDSON

past Signature member of: OPA, AIS, LPAPA

www.billdavidson.biz

THANK YOU 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

WIND RIVER ARTS - www.windriverarts.com

GOLD SPONSORS

SOURCETEK - https://www.canvaspanels.com