56th Annual
River Road Show
A National Juried Art Competition
Exhibition
August 12 – September 28, 2026
Reception
August 27, 5-7pm
Exhibited at the
Louisiana State Archives Gallery
3851 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA
Open Mon – Fri, 8 am – 4:30 pm
Gallery is free and open to the public
Juror/Judge of Selection & Awards
Marc Hanson
We are very excited to announce the juror/judge for the 56th River Road Show is the highly popular, acclaimed landscape painter Marc Hanson.
A current resident of Tybee Island, Georgia, Marc is internationally recognized for his evocative oil, acrylic, and sometimes gouache paintings inspired by the beauty of the natural world. A Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, Marc has exhibited in galleries and museums across the U.S. and abroad, has been featured in major art publications and has received numerous prestigious awards.
Raised in a military family his youth was spent on the move. Finally settling in California, he studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and has devoted his life to capturing light, atmosphere, and the spirit of place in plein air and studio work.
Marc teaches workshops nationally, guiding artists to deepen their observational skills and personal expression, helping them see and paint with greater confidence and clarity. And will be presenting a workshop in Baton Rouge in conjunction with the River Road Show.
See the full scope of Marc’s inspiring art on his website: www.marchansonart.com
Get the details for the judge’s workshop in Baton Rouge on the Workshops page.
2026
This year, 106 artists entered 317 works of art in the 56th Annual National River Road Show. The juror, Marc Hanson, selected 65 paintings, produced by artists from 11 states, exhibited at the Louisiana State Archives Gallery in Baton Rouge August 12 – September 28, 2026.
Accepted Artists
- Carolyn Biggio, LA Peaches with Jar, Oil
- Linda Bowsher, LA Lake Michigan, Oil on panel
- Cindy Brabec-King, CO Rich and Dreamy, Watercolor
- Marilynne Bradley, MO Its on the Menu, Watercolor
- Kevin Calbert, LA Late Afternoon, Bienville Beach, Acrylic on wood panel
- Cindy Capello-Patterson, LA View of Positano, Acrylic
- Nanci Charpentier, LA Yellow on Yellow on Yellow, Oil
- Chryl Casso Corizzo, LA Halyard Hitch, Watercolor
- Carol Creel, LA Emerald Glass, Watercolor
- Terri Dakmak, LA What’s Up?, Watercolor
- Chavanne Debetaz, LA Front Porch Reading, Oil on canvas
- Sandra Degnan, ID Whispers of the Raven, Acrylic and collage on canvas
- Emily Efferson, LA Lobster Pots, Watercolor
- Betty Efferson, LA Reflections for the Hydrangeas, Acrylic
- Claudia Escobar Benton, LA Motherhood II, Alcohol Ink and 24K Gold, on Yupo Synthetic Paper
- Linda Esnard, LA A Time to Remember, Watercolor
- Cheri Fry, LA Dogs on a Log, Oil
- Marilyn Gensler, LA Tide Pools, Oil
- Steve Gill, LA Big Rosie 2, Acrylic
- Betty Gravois, LA Best Friends Forever, Charcoal and Pencil
- Theresa Grillo Laird, AR The Peace of Solitude, Oil on linen
- Tad Hardy, LA Bayou Bremeux, Acrylic
- Tracy Hebert, LA Cecile’s Satsumas, Watercolor
- Anna Hingle, LA Friday Night at the Fair, Charcoal on canvas
- Ellen Jenkins, LA Garden Dreams, Watercolor
- Alison Kelly, MS Les Fleurs, Acrylic
- Michele Tabor Kimbrough, FL Whimsical Forest Symphony, Watercolor
- Gordner Kroll, LA For Crip and Josephine, Acrylic
- Rebecca Krutsinger, IL She Is, Mixed Media
- Elayne Kuehler, LA In the Treetops, Oil
- Tobin Lanzl, LA Come Aboard the Capt. Roy, Oil on wood panel
- Elizabeth Lewis, LA Ronnie’s House, Oils
- Tonni McCollister, LA Provence in May, Acrylic on canvas
- Theresia McInnis, FL Meyer Lemon Contre-Joure, Watercolor
- Theresa Miller, LA High Maintenance, Oil
- Bettsie Miller, LA La Dolce Fioritura (The Sweet Bloom), Oil on canvas
- Steve Miller, TX The Least of These, Casein
- Keith Morris, LA Old Tunica Road, Acrylic on canvas
- Aldo Muzzarelli, SC Innocence, Oil/canvas
- Betsy Neely, LA Nighttime at Mandina’s, Acrylic
- Carol Peebles, LA Waiting with Color, Pastel
- Anne Pickering, LA Jungle Tree Frogs, Watercolor
- Elia Saxer, FL Dueling Pears, Watercolor on Aquaboard Cradled Panel
- Sabrina Schmidt, LA Back Seat View, Oil
- William Schneider, IL Before All This, Oil
- Carlos Setti, LA Ruggeri al Campo dei Fiori, Oil
- Arena Shawn, FL Sweet as Sunshine, Oil
- Leslie Shiels, OH Four Parakeets, Oil
- Suzanne Shumate, LA Lime in the Coconut, Watercolor
- Kathy Stone, LA Plaquemine Railroad Bridge, Transparent Watercolor
- Jonathan Vizina, LA Santa Maria Cathedral del Flore, Watercolor
- Kim Voisin, LA Full Service, Watercolor
- Kay Wallace, LA Porch Light, Acrylic
- Ann Warner, LA Afternoon Light in January, Oil
- Elizabeth Whitley, LA Lions Mane, Oil on canvas
- Debora Wilbert, LA Ginger Luxe, Soft Pastel
- Hal Wilke, LA Ocean 60 Sunset, Acrylic
- Herb Willey, MS Eleanor B Out of the Fog, Transparent Watercolor
- Paris Williams, LA Me and Moms, Soft Pastels
- Laure Williamson, LA Crossing, Oil
- Vincent Wilson, LA The Mallards, Oil on Gessobord
- Monica Wood, LA Three Sisters, Oil
- Juri Yanase, LA Colors in Underwater, Oil
- Shirley Young, LA Sentinels, Oil on Canvas
- Jeff Young, LA The Line, Oil on Canvas
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