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2025 17th National Juried Members Show

July 12 - Aug 8

at the Legends of the West Gallery

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BEST in SHOW Artist: Virginia Unseld

BEST of Signature Members: Carole Belliveau

BEST of Artist Members: Ellen Buselli

All Awards

All Show Paintings

See some photos of the opening reception (plus a link to a video of the award announcements) here

OPENING RECEPTION:

July 12, 6 to 8 pm

102 E. Water St., Santa Fe

Lee MacLeod gave a "Cloud Painting" demo on July 12 at Legends, 2pm


Plein Air Workshop with Qiang Huang postponed


Mother Road Open Air Open Road
Paint Out and Show

  • Sign up here - PAPNM and AAI members
  • May 14-Aug 29: Paint Out: Anywhere along Route 66 
  • Sept 5 - Oct 3 - Show -Online and at the Amarillo, Texas Art Institute Sunset Gallery - https://www.artsinthesunset.org

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2025 Summer Skies

Online Contest

Painting period Jun. 1 - Sep 10

Voting Period Sep. 11 - Sep. 20

Summer Skies Album

Online Contest Prospectus




2025 Signs of Spring

Online Contest

Congratulations to the winners!

First Place - Kathleen Reilly for Spring Walk (painting #15)

Second Place - Donna Barnhill for Spring Melt (painting #17)

Signs of Spring Album

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MEMBER BENEFITS

Beginners Welcome!

  1. Outdoor - Paint Outs
  2. Events - some with workshops and demos.
  3. Online Contests
  4. Member profile page 
  5. Share your work and Biography. 
  6. Announcements for Members.
  7. Member Goodies for Members.

Paint Outs and Paint Alongs


Visit the Paint Out Album (including images from Walt Gonske's garden).

Members: log on to view any upcoming paint outs.


IMPORTANT

PAPNM Cancellation Policy please read



Videos by PAPNM Members

plus new video at Walt Gonske's by Stephanie 

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Members: Log on First. THEN click on Member Goodies for information and for discount details.

Recent Events

Past Year Awards

Beginning with 2024, all event awards are part of the slide show.

2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - HONORABLE MENTION Madina Croce, “View Toward Black Mesa”, oil on linen, 16"x20", $2000
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - BEST OF TINY TREASURES Colleen Z. Gregoire, "Shadow's Edge", oil on tiny canvas, 2" x 3", White Rock Overlook, $60
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - HONORABLE MENTION Gwen Ethelbah, East Jemez Rd. #2, 12" x 12", oil, $775
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - SECOND PLACE OVERALL Jennifer Leon, Deer Trap Mesa, Oil on board, 12”x18”. Painted on the east end of the northwest lobe of Deer Trap Mesa. $775.
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - THIRD PLACE OVERALL Wendy Ahlm, "Midsummer's Day" - Gouache, 10" x 8", painted off the trail behind the Camp May picnic area in Los Alamos, $485
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - BEST IN SHOW Rachel Pearson, "Into the Woods", 20"x16", pastel
2025 Spring Contest 1st Place - Kathleen Reilly - Spring Walk, 8 x 10, Pella Crossing, oil, $450
2025 Spring Contest 2nd Place - Donna Barnhill - “Spring Melt”, 6”x8”, oil
Lisa Flynn FIRST PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - . "Winter Friends", 11"x14" Oil, Santa Fe Preserve
Bill Moyer THIRD PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - "In the Shadows", Oil, 16x12, Eldorado at Santa Fe, $800
Carole Belliveau. SECOND PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - Windy Day, Oil, 8x10, Arroyo at Museum Hill
TIED FOR SECOND PLACE 2024 Fall Contest. Kathleen Reilly - The Old Corral, 9 x 12, Oil, $600, Heil Ranch
1st Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 21. Tobi Clement, Shine on Me, Pastel, 11x14, Abiquiu, $800
2nd Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 31. Kelly Pennington, “Air Philosophy” oil on linen, 6x8” oil on linen, North of Taos en plein air, $300
3rd Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 7. CS Tully, El Prado Sky, Oil. 9" x 12"., Painted at El Prado, NM, NFS
FIRST PLACE - 2024 Fall Contest. John Meister, Bejeweled, Oil, 12"x9", (Painted in the La Cueva area on Sandia Mountain, Albuquerque)
TIED FOR SECOND PLACE 2024 Fall Contest. Peter Grab, Late in the Day , 10x 17 oil, La Cienega
Legends of the West Gallery Award and tied for Artist Choice: Donna Barnhill Pedernal in the Afternoon Oil 6" x 12" x .25" $550.00
Chairman's Award, Dick Wimberly The Road Home Oil on linen 9" x 12" x 0" $800.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Karen Halbert Abiquiu Cliffs Abstraction Oil and Graphite 10" x 16" x .125" $600.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Joe Anna Arnett Memorial Award, Wendy Ahlm Diana Oil 9" x 12" x .10" $595.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Jeffrey Potter Memorial award, Barbara Coleman Cloudscape oil 8" x 10" x .25" $950.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Founders' Award, Roger Gathman 3 Gun Springs Arroyo Gouache 5" x 7" x 1" $400.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Artist Member Honorable Mention, Diane Arenberg Along the Old Ranch Road Pastel on Sanded Board 12" x 16" x 1" $1,600.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Artist Members Award of Excellence, Rachel Pearson Endurance #4 oil 9" x 12" x .2" $600.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, BEST OF ARTIST MEMBERS and Tied for Artist Choice Award, Ellen Buselli The Fence oil on linen 10" x 12" x 1" $1,400.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, BEST OF SIGNATURE MEMBERS: Carole Belliveau China Cove Oil 8" x 10" x .25" $560.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, BEST IN SHOW Virginia Unseld A Perfect Day oils 12" x 16" x 2" $745.00

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    2024 Annual Members Meeting and Election of 2025 Officers

    Saturday, Nov 23, 12-3 pm

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    Mission

    The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) is a professional association of artists dedicated to the business of preserving and promoting painting "en plein air" - in the open air or outdoors.

    PAPNM provides regular opportunities for members to paint together during frequent "paint outs" and hosts juried and open exhibitions of members' work.

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