Northern California Arts is one of the largest, most dynamic nonprofit art organizations in the Sacramento Region. We were founded in 1939 by a group of fine artists whose mission it was to promote the appreciation of and the participation in the visual arts and to spearhead art education in our community.

List of master Painters here

Presidents of Northern California Arts

1938 & 1939               John Brandon

1940                            Harold Ward

1941 & 1942               Marion Pope

1943                            Frank Samuelson

1944 & 1945               Virginia Powers

1946                            Laurence Hosmer

1947                            Raymond Newsan

1948 & 1949               Margaret Winter

1950                           R. Gaines

1951                            Aaron Hoffeditz

1952-1953-1954         Dora Hunter

1955                            Roland Allred

1956 & 1957               Pearl Agner

1958                            Dr. Tarmo Pasto

1959                            Ernest Van Harlingen

1960                            Aaron Hoffeditz

1961 & 1962               William Wintle

1963                            Cary Bauer

1964                            William L. Frazier, Jr.

1965                            Grace Dean

1966                            Betty Soliday

1967                            Frances Burt

1968                            Laura Harrington

1969                            Jack Pratt

1970                            Joan Born

1971                            Rudi Hess

1972                            Nancy Franklin

1973                            Cissy Rowell

1974                            Al Hill

1975                            Bill Harrington

1976                            Mary Kay Exstrom

1977                            Jack Wilson

1978                            Gretchen Ryan

1979                            George Pantell

1980                            Lola Ellison

1981                            Bonnie Richardson

1982                            Pat Szymanowski

1983 & 1984               Tom Houston

1985                            Jean Zelle

1986 & 1987               Joan McMurray

1988                            Mary Grayeb

1989                            Marj Long

1990                            Frances Armaly

1991 & 1992               Chlele Gummer

1993                            Stanley Mar

1994 & 1995               Fran Bristow

1996                            Joan Harvey Gunter

1997                            Joan Hammond

1998                            Brenda Boles

1999                            Skip Lee

2000                            Bettie Smith

2001                            Kathy Root

2002 & 2003               Deb Johansen-Cook

2004 & 2005               Dawna Johnson

2006& 2007                Paula  Lloyd

2008                            Alex Wilson

2009                            Mendy Bates