Details
Start Date
Tue, January 27, 2026 @ 10:00 AM
End Date
Thu, March 5, 2026 @ 3:00 PM
Location
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
Exhibit: Winter Exhibition
On Display: January 27 – March 5, 2026
Location: Cuyahoga Valley Art Center – Gallery
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center is proud to launch its 2026 exhibition season with the Winter Exhibition, a vibrant showcase celebrating a wide range of artistic subjects, styles, and mediums. This annual exhibition highlights the depth of skill within our practicing artist community, featuring juried works across seven categories: Watercolor Media, Water-Based Media, Oil-Based Media, Dry Media, Mixed Media, 3-Dimensional Media, and Photographic Media. Admission is free and open to the public.
Gallery Hours:
Mon–Tue 10–3 PM | Wed 3–8 PM | Thu–Fri 10–3 PM | Sat 10–2 PM
Visitors are invited to help determine this year’s People’s Choice Award winners, with one artist recognized in each of the seven categories. Upon arrival, guests may pick up a ballot at the gallery entrance, cast their votes, and support the artists whose work most inspires them. People’s Choice voting will conclude at 6:30 PM during the Artist Reception on Friday, February 20, 5:30–7:00 PM.
The Artist Reception offers a wonderful opportunity to meet the exhibiting artists, enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, and purchase original artworks. Admission to this celebratory evening is free, and all are welcome to join in recognizing our region’s talented creatives.
Marketing Image Credit: Robert J Putka, Liriope Emerging Through Melting Snow, Water-Based Media
Juror: Chuck Basham
Charles Basham, America, b. 1952
Throughout his career, Charles Basham has become more and more attuned to the subtle changes in weather and atmosphere. In his pastels and oil paintings, the energy and impact of light is realized in harmonized color whose saturation and temperature have been pushed and raised beyond previous limits. In doing so, he has captured dramatic and compelling moments of morning and evening light over the farmlands of the Midwest and the marshes and beaches of the low country in South Carolina.
Charles Basham received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Kent State University in his native state of Ohio, where he still resides on the family farm where he grew up. He has been making art for thirty years and as a result has enjoyed much acclaim for his visually stimulating and emotionally charged landscapes.
To learn more, please visit: www.jeraldmelberg.com/charles-basham
Featured Artists:
| Dennis Balogh of Broadview Hts, OH | Sue Holick-Bade of Parma, OH |
| Donna Kensel Bargar of Strongsville, OH | Mary Lou Holly of Kent, OH |
| Dan Beaver of Copley, OH | Linda Hutchinson of Kent, OH |
| Kyle Bee of Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Alexandria Joliat of Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Justin Brewbaker of Clinton, OH | Jim Jones of Akron, OH |
| Linda Brown of Hudson, OH | Nora Keenan of Cleveland, OH |
| Milenko Budmir of Parma, OH | Carol Klingel of Wadsworth, OH |
| Debrah Butler of Kent, OH | Leah Kolesar of Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Lou Camerato of Akron, OH | Susan Lash of Chagrin Falls, OH |
| Gillian Canacci of Kent, OH | Jack Liberman of Akron, OH |
| Deborah Carl of Kent, OH | Leda Lisk of Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Rob Crombie of Twinsburg, OH | Alexis Lower of Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Jody Crow of Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Scott Lukens of Wadsworth, OH |
| Jennifer K. Cuthbertson of Bedford, OH | Norman Mallard of Akron, OH |
| Katherine Daiber of Northfield, OH | Nathan Mayfield of Parma, OH |
| Patrick Dougherty of Akron, OH | Leo Miller of Ravenna, OH |
| Sophie Dougherty of Euclid, OH | Jeff Murphy of Akron, OH |
| Bill Dowey of Stow, OH | Jamie Newhall of Kent, OH |
| Laura Ercolino of Twinsburg, OH | Tim O’Daniel of Akron, OH |
| Kayla Eydel of Elyria, OH | Samara Peddle of Akron, OH |
| Jeff Fauser of Kent, OH | Barbara Pennington of Boston Hts, OH |
| Kayla Figueroa of Akron, OH | Robert J. Putka of Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Steve Fountain of Kent, OH | Kelly Reed of Wadsworth, OH |
| Juliana Gamboa of Akron, OH | Joel Rogers of Hudson, OH |
| Aifredo Gamboa of Hudson, OH | Gustavo Roldan Toci of Akron, OH |
| Gabriella Gamboa-Angel of Hudson, OH | Renae Rotterschmidt of Wadsworth, OH |
| Nancy Giermann of Akron, OH | Erin Schweizer of Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Brandon Gleisinger of Cuyahoga Falls, OH | John Sharp of Akron, OH |
| Care Hanson of Stow, OH | Dia Skilton of Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Carol Hapanowicz of Northfield, OH | Kate Standiford of Dover, OH |
| Jon Hartz of Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Mary Beth Stauffer of Uniontown, OH |
| Diana Heinbuch of Akron, OH | Denny Stoiber of Silver Lake, OH |
| Kaylin Henry of Ashland, OH | Jacqui Sukie of Akron, OH |
| Wendy Hess of Akron, OH | Nancy Rowe Trube of Macedonia, OH |
| Sally S. Heston of Broadview Hts, OH | Gwen Waight of Peninsula, OH |
| Jack Hickson of Barberton, OH | Pollock Youngpole of Akron, OH |
People’s Choice Awards: TBA
Accepted Submissions:
| Full Name | City, State | Title | Category | Price |
| Kyle Bee | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Large Vase | 3-Dimensional Media | $180 |
| Kyle Bee | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Butterfly Teaset | 3-Dimensional Media | $250 |
| Lou Camerato | Akron, OH | The Green Pagoda | 3-Dimensional Media | $400 |
| Juliana Gamboa | Akron, OH | Sunburst | 3-Dimensional Media | $40 |
| Brandon Gleisinger | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Japanese Toolbox | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| Jon Hartz | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Drunken Fish | 3-Dimensional Media | $150 |
| Sue Holick-Bade | Parma, OH | The Unrecyclable Forest | 3-Dimensional Media | $325 |
| Leo Miller | Ravenna, OH | Green-Eyed Monster | 3-Dimensional Media | $150 |
| Leo Miller | Ravenna, OH | Gladiolas, Peruvian Lillys & Pansies | 3-Dimensional Media | $350 |
| Gwen Waight | Peninsula, OH | Howling for the Poet | 3-Dimensional Media | $250 |
| Gwen Waight | Peninsula, OH | I’m Blue | 3-Dimensional Media | $650 |
| Dan Beaver | Copley, OH | Fern 9 | Dry Media | $430 |
| Milenko Budmir | Parma, OH | October Impression | Dry Media | $100 |
| Debrah Butler | Kent, OH | Looking for the Holy Grail | Dry Media | $450 |
| Debrah Butler | Kent, OH | Speaking Fluent Pretzel | Dry Media | $900 |
| Patrick Dougherty | Akron, OH | Besties on a Play Date at CMA | Dry Media | $250 |
| Mary Lou Holly | Kent, OH | Shelley | Dry Media | NFS |
| Leah Kolesar | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Buttons | Dry Media | $200 |
| Jeff Murphy | Akron, OH | Three Eagles | Dry Media | NFS |
| Kate Standiford | Dover, OH | Meet Me in the Woods | Dry Media | $800 |
| Patrick Dougherty | Akron, OH | Parade Attendees, Prior to the Parade | Mixed Media | $300 |
| Jeff Fauser | Kent, OH | Sequential Space 2 | Mixed Media | $400 |
| Gabriella Gamboa-Angel | Hudson, OH | Fragmented Serenity | Mixed Media | $160 |
| Care Hanson | Stow, OH | On the Wings of Winter Daydreams | Mixed Media | $125 |
| Alexandria Joliat | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | It’s Unlocked | Mixed Media | NFS |
| Norman Mallard | Akron, OH | Scorpio | Mixed Media | $400 |
| Tim O’Daniel | Akron, OH | Abstract Green & Brown | Mixed Media | $325 |
| Barbara Pennington | Boston Hts, OH | Honor | Mixed Media | $135 |
| Erin Schweizer | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Squirrel | Mixed Media | $100 |
| Dennis Balogh | Broadview Hts, OH | Untitled | Oil Based Media | $650 |
| Rob Crombie | Twinsburg, OH | St. Remy Evening Light | Oil Based Media | $1,295 |
| Jody Crow | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Vintage Summer Days | Oil Based Media | $2,750 |
| Steve Fountain | Kent, OH | Just Hanging with Mark | Oil Based Media | $400 |
| Linda Hutchinson | Kent, OH | Spring Snow | Oil Based Media | $924 |
| Carol Klingel | Wadsworth, OH | Winter Delight | Oil Based Media | $875 |
| Jack Liberman | Akron, OH | Winter in Venice | Oil Based Media | NFS |
| Jack Liberman | Akron, OH | Light in Green Mountains | Oil Based Media | $550 |
| Leda Lisk | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Great Lake Grassland | Oil Based Media | $600 |
| Nancy Rowe Trube | Macedonia, OH | Path to the Meadow | Oil Based Media | $800 |
| Justin Brewbaker | Clinton, OH | The Bridge | Photographic Media | $150 |
| Katherine Daiber | Northfield, OH | Blooming #1 | Photographic Media | $125 |
| Kayla Figueroa | Akron, OH | Bicycle in the Alley | Photographic Media | NFS |
| Aifredo Gamboa | Hudson, OH | Shadows of Seville | Photographic Media | $120 |
| Aifredo Gamboa | Hudson, OH | Queen of the Mountains | Photographic Media | $90 |
| Kaylin Henry | Ashland, OH | Of Ananke | Photographic Media | $500 |
| Wendy Hess | Akron, OH | Bayon Buddha | Photographic Media | $100 |
| Susan Lash | Chagrin Falls, OH | Tuscany | Photographic Media | $175 |
| Susan Lash | Chagrin Falls, OH | Trinity College Library, Dublin | Photographic Media | $175 |
| Alexis Lower | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Shhh… | Photographic Media | $75 |
| Jamie Newhall | Kent, OH | Lights Out – Gorge Power | Photographic Media | $125 |
| Samara Peddle | Akron, OH | Cortona Girl | Photographic Media | $200 |
| Kelly Reed | Wadsworth, OH | Holmesbrook Creek 2025 | Photographic Media | $75 |
| Gustavo Roldan Toci | Akron, OH | Symmetry | Photographic Media | $300 |
| Jacqui Sukie | Akron, OH | Empress of the World | Photographic Media | $135 |
| Pollock Youngpole | Akron, OH | To Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil | Photographic Media | $700 |
| Dennis Balogh | Broadview Hts, OH | On My Way | Water Based Media | $550 |
| Gillian Canacci | Kent, OH | A Land That is Always Changing | Water Based Media | $394 |
| Deborah Carl | Kent, OH | Mahoning County, Ohio | Water Based Media | $250 |
| Laura Ercolino | Twinsburg, OH | Peace is Possible | Water Based Media | $250 |
| Kayla Eydel | Elyria, OH | Frozen Lake | Water Based Media | $200 |
| Care Hanson | Stow, OH | Bridging the Gap | Water Based Media | $350 |
| Diana Heinbuch | Akron, OH | My Darker Side | Water Based Media | NFS |
| Sally S. Heston | Broadview Hts, OH | Breakfast | Water Based Media | $280 |
| Jim Jones | Akron, OH | Sydney (1994-2015) | Water Based Media | $820 |
| Jim Jones | Akron, OH | Papillion | Water Based Media | $900 |
| Nora Keenan | Cleveland, OH | The Harbor, Honolulu | Water Based Media | $2,000 |
| Nathan Mayfield | Parma, OH | Frozen Signal | Water Based Media | $175 |
| Robert J. Putka | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | October Idyll | Water Based Media | $1,200 |
| Joel Rogers | Hudson, OH | Solitude | Water Based Media | $1,150 |
| John Sharp | Akron, OH | 5 of a Kind | Water Based Media | $300 |
| Dia Skilton | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Tidewoven | Water Based Media | NFS |
| Dia Skilton | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Baba Yaga: Witch of the Woods & Ogress of Decay | Water Based Media | NFS |
| Mary Beth Stauffer | Uniontown, OH | Forget Me Not | Water Based Media | $450 |
| Dennis Balogh | Broadview Hts, OH | Big Sister | Watercolor Media | $415 |
| Donna Kensel Bargar | Strongsville, OH | Six Petite Be’Be’s | Watercolor Media | $375 |
| Donna Kensel Bargar | Strongsville, OH | Crow Feather #1 | Watercolor Media | $225 |
| Linda Brown | Hudson, OH | Afternoon at Lough Leane | Watercolor Media | $250 |
| Jennifer K. Cuthbertson | Bedford, OH | Compliments of Winter | Watercolor Media | $385 |
| Jennifer K. Cuthbertson | Bedford, OH | A Sweet Memory | Watercolor Media | $75 |
| Sophie Dougherty | Euclid, OH | Where Poppy Grows | Watercolor Media | $150 |
| Bill Dowey | Stow, OH | Kelsey Creek | Watercolor Media | NFS |
| Nancy Giermann | Akron, OH | Snowmen | Watercolor Media | NFS |
| Nancy Giermann | Akron, OH | Garlic | Watercolor Media | NFS |
| Carol Hapanowicz | Northfield, OH | Ameeka | Watercolor Media | $150 |
| Sally S. Heston | Broadview Hts, OH | January Thaw | Watercolor Media | $250 |
| Sally S. Heston | Broadview Hts, OH | Mountain Lake | Watercolor Media | $300 |
| Jack Hickson | Barberton, OH | Sweetness of Summer | Watercolor Media | $375 |
| Scott Lukens | Wadsworth, OH | Terminal Tower | Watercolor Media | $150 |
| Scott Lukens | Wadsworth, OH | November Morning | Watercolor Media | $150 |
| Renae Rotterschmidt | Wadsworth, OH | Where the Light Waits | Watercolor Media | $365 |
| Renae Rotterschmidt | Wadsworth, OH | Into the Mist | Watercolor Media | $115 |
| Denny Stoiber | Silver Lake, OH | Warm Enough for Ice Cream | Watercolor Media | $250 |