Art show at Capitol

The Lieutenant Governor's 4th Annual Invitational Art Exhibition will be on display in the Capitol rotunda through Sept. 25.

This year's exhibit honors artists Kent Miles, Joe Ostraff, Gaell Lindstrom and L'Deane Trueblood.

Born in Salt Lake, Miles studied art when young but changed to photography after taking a class in the subject at the University of Utah. He graduated

from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles — Ansel Adams handed him his diploma. Miles worked in California for several years and then returned to Utah, where he has been working for nearly 25 years.

Ostraff, a native of Southern California, received his B.F.A. from Brigham Young University and his M.F.A. in painting from the University of Washington. Using money garnered from selling his artwork, he and his wife traveled the South Pacific, which resulted in the making of several documentaries. Ostraff is an assistant professor of art at BYU.

Born on the 4th of July in 1919, Lindstrom graduated from the U. in art; LeConte Stewart was his mentor. Lindstrom received his M.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts and began teaching art in Cedar City. In 1957 Lindstrom joined the art faculty of Utah State University. (He retired in 1986). He has traveled extensively, incorporating much of what he saw in his paintings.

L'Deane Trueblood was born in Oklahoma and now resides in St. George. After a family life of travel — her husband served in command positions in the Air Force — Trueblood returned to her lifelong goal of painting and creating sculpture. Her main emphasis is on portraying children.

The Lieutenant Governor's 4th Annual Invitational Art Exhibition is free and open to the public.