The Ontario Museum of History & Art presents the 13th Biennial Ontario Open Art Exhibition, a juried exhibition that features contemporary artists from across Southern California. The exhibition displays work from over 158 artists, offering visitors a chance to experience artwork in a variety of mediums, from oil paintings, ceramics and watercolor to photography, collage, encaustic, cyanotype, and woodcut prints.
This exhibition is made possible by the Ontario Museum Associates and The Arts Area.
Major support is provided by Ontario Elks Lodge #1419, with additional support from Donna Chadwick, in honor of her beloved husband Steven Craig Thomas, Paul J. Gomez, Cherry Dobbs, Sherry Glab, Debra Porada, Mike and Kathleen Fariss, Leslie Sherwood James, Joe and Nancy Blackstock, Erina Higa, Marissa Kucheck, and Loretha Nwosu.
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2025 Winners Announcement
First Place:
Andrew Bentson, Unincorporated, 2025, Oil paint.
Second Place:
Alexi Butts, Stand Your Ground, 2023, Porcelain paper clay and iron oxide wash.
Third Place:
Kalynn Vidaure, Still Life of My Late Grandpa’s Tool Cart, 2024, Color pencil.
Honorable Mention:
Bonnie Lambert, Top of the World, 2024, Oil paint on canvas.
Honorable Mention:
Edward L. Rubin, My Mannequin Moment-Gameday, 2024, Photography.
Honorable Mention:
Adrian Anguiano, Your Main Mission; Was Your Main Poison, 2024, Cyanotype on canvas.
Honorable Mention:
Christen Austin, Living Water, 2022, Acrylic paint and gold leaf on canvas.
City Council Liaison Award:
Holger Paetau, Over the Top, 2024, Polychromatic woodturning.
Steven Craig Thomas Photography Award:
Andrew K. Thompson, Black and White Power Line with Orange Cables, 2024, Silver gelatin print and thread.
Image Gallery
2025 Awards Winners Presentation Gallery
