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NCA Artist of the Month February 2026
I was honored to be voted "artist of the month" for February 2026 by the NCA membership at our monthly meeting in January. This allowed my painting to be featured in the gallery for the entire month, and was quite an honor to be recognized by the other artists.
Matt Zidar
Posted On Mon April 20th 2026
First Place in the Fine Arts Category at the Lodi Sand Hill Crane Festival
I was awarded first place for my painting Sandhill Dance at the Lodi Sandhill Crane Association annual Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival in November 2025. The festival includes an art show, and judges award within two Divisions of Original Art: Fine Art and Photography. Each division has a category for Sandhill Cranes in California and another for California wildlife in its natural habitat. It was quite a surprise considering the caliber of art selected for this exhibit.
Zidar
Posted On Mon April 20th 2026
Archival Gallery Show- Introductions 2026, July 1-25, 2026.
Introductions 2026 – July 1-25, 2026
SACRAMENTO, June 1, 2026 – Archival Gallery will present Introductions 2026, July 1-25, 2026. The Introductions series is a Sacramento tradition for art galleries to present new and emerging artists, or established artists who are showing in the gallery for the first time. This year Archival Gallery introduces Jessica Aster and Matt Zidar. The Gallery will hold a Second Saturday public reception on July 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“Jessica Aster finds her way back to her creative roots through clay, embracing the joy, mess, and play of working with mud, after a career in software development. Matt Zidar creates paintings that observe the world with curiosity, reverence, and feeling while focusing on the beauty found in nature.”
In addition to the main displays, the Gallery also includes a rotating selection of art gifts and estate sale items in the Backroom including a collection of landscapes by Miles Hermann.
