Congratulations to our First Place Award of Excellence Winner
LORI MITCHELL
Lori was awarded the first place in
The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild's
2026 ONLINE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
juried by
Tina Yapelli
Professor of Art and Design, Senior Curator
University Art Gallery School of Art and Design, San Diego State University
for her
Watercolor on Paper Place de Vosges.
View her award-winning work on the Artists Guikd website in our Online Gallery: www.sdmaag.org
About Lori:
Lori received her BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Lori's work has been featured in juried exhibitions, galleries and museums. She taught Drawing and Composition at Palomar College for fifteen years and currently teaches Pen & Watercolor through the Athenaeum in La Jolla. Lori illustrated ten books, including the award winning Different Just Like Me, which was featured on the Oprah show. She has three murals and a three-panel watercolor on display at Warwick’s, the oldest family-owned bookstore in the United States. Lori also was just chosen by the San Diego Museum of Art as a Centennial Honoree to create a piece of artwork using the Museum facade as inspiration for the 100 year celebration. Lori’s artwork Lady in Red can be seen at the 34th Annual Athenaeum’s juried exhibit until October 9. 2026. and she has another work, Oreos and Milk, at the National juried exhibition at Woodward Contemporary gallery until September 12, 2026. She also has a piece, Women in Art, that will be on display in the 46th International Exhibition at the San Diego Watercolor Society from September 26 - October 3, 2026.
About Place de Vosges:
My husband and I like to travel. As we were wandering around Paris, we came upon this lovely little park, Place des Vosges. We spotted the woman with the wonderful red hair and stripes on her pants and shirt. My husband sat down on the other end of the bench she was sitting on, and I managed to get a photo with her in the frame. I loved the color of her hair next to the green of the leaves. I see so many people usually looking at their phones, so it was very refreshing to see her reading a book. It was just such a nice little moment that I wanted to capture.
Web: https://www.lorimitchellart.com/
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