Brandon Gallery launches Art of the Portrait 2016 show

FALLBROOK – Brandon Gallery has recently opened “Art of the Portrait 2016”, a biennial juried and judged show.

Leslie Nemour, Southern California painter and muralist and associate professor of studio art at Mira Costa College, juried the show and chose the winning pieces.

Awards presented at a reception on May 7 will be:

• Best of Show: “Sipping in Porto” by Carol Zaleski
• First Place: “Joe” by Mike Nichols
• Second Place: "Kiss My Attitude" by Anne Mudgett
• Third Place: “Nikki” by Christian Willis

Brandon Gallery, a division of Fallbrook Arts Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. "Art Of The Portrait 2016" runs through May 27.

The reception and awards presentation on May 7 will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.

For more information about the Brandon Gallery, go to http://www.fallbrookbrandongallery.org.