Cheryl is the artistic director / curator at Mills Station Art and Culture Center (The MACC) in Rancho Cordova, and an award-winning artist.  gleasongallery.com

Golden State Exhibition 2026

Golden State: Third Annual Juried Exhibition invites artists from across the United States to submit works that engage California’s golden landscapes, its flora and fauna, and its storied gold rush.

Beyond just geography, Golden State is also a state of mind. Use this invitation to explore the golden moments, emotions, and aspirations that shape our lives and color our view of the world.

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Congratulations to Our 2026 Golden State Exhibition Finalists

Highway 1 to Mendocino
18″ x 24″

Rooted Together – Handmade Paper from California’s Landscape
8″ x 10″

Pechy
20″ x 8″ x8″

Lost Shoes
11″ x 14″

Searching for Humanity
11″ x 14″

Fire
20″ x 20″

San Diego Neighborhood
11″ x 14″

Butterfly Woman
14″ x 11″

Spirit Guide
10″ x 10″

Lupin Super Bloom Granite Bay, CA
11″ x 14″

Streamside
12″ x 16″

Gold Fever
18″ x 6″ x 5.5″

Time Passes in the Redwoods
20″ x 16″

Gold River
30″ x 30″

Sleeping
20″ x 16″

Golden Meadow Toulumne Meadows
18″ x 24″

Breath of Reflection
20″ x 16″

Hypnotic Curiosity
24″ x 18″
BEST OF SHOW

Half Moon Bay
24″ x 30″

Heaven’s Spill
40″ x 30″

Night Commute
20″ x 18″

Kennedy Mine
15″ x 19″

South of Bridgeport
25″ x 28″

Winters Web
42″ x 32″

Hope Valley Batik
11″ x 19″
THIRD PLACE

The Essence of Sheep Ranch
14″ x 18″

Winter Canyon
13″ x 16″

#42
17″ x 13″
FIRST PLACE

Abstract from Above – The Memory of Rain (Death Valley)
22″ x 18″
SECOND PLACE

Soaring in Silence
27.5″ x 32″

Bodie Wagon
16″ x 20″

Cronan Ranch Spring
16″ x 20″

Miraflores
14″ x 11″