RTIA Show

J.A.Nagel returns to the RTIA Show this September 17-20, 2026 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.

Informed by over a decade working as a Director of Photography across commercial, documentary, and narrative projects, James Nagel's portraiture is instilled with a sensitivity to nuance- how light can define form, suggest narrative, and guide attention. His light is structural.

From the artist:
"I work primarily in portraiture, focusing on faces shaped by time, endurance, and lived experience. A subtle shift in posture or gaze can hold a density of information—character, history, presence. My figures are often suspended in transitional moments, where
narrative is implied but never fully resolved."

Featured:
1. Quanah Parker, Watercolor ink, 14" x 11"
2. The Drover, Ink, 20" x 16"
3. Brisk, Watercolor ink, 12" x 13"
4. Dragoned, Watercolor ink, 23" x 31"

Welcoming Shea Curtis, aka to the RTIA Show!

From the artist:
"My work lives in the space between stillness and transformation. These pieces exist somewhere between preservation and becoming.
I build layered compositions within glass enclosures. Each piece is assembled by hand to create quiet enclosed worlds that feel delicate and familiar."

Materials: Dried florals, paper specimens, crystals, clay sculpture, found objects, antique convex glass, and cloche domes

Featured:
1. Ethereal Bloom of the Dahlia Moon
2. Hemlock's Whisper
3. Moonlit Wing Garden
4. Nocturne Garden

Exhibitor applications still open at www.rtiashow.com

As we enter the countdown for the May 14-17, we often return to the inspiration and thought process that led to the development of the Peaks Art Fairs model.

Art is subjective, beautiful, challenging and often times, out of reach. The very powers that inspire, heal, and quietly shape the world, are often positioned just beyond the comfort zone for most people. With the Reno Tahoe International Art Show, we envisioned a fine art fair whose presentation could rival any of existing world fairs, but whose environment would be built differently. Exhibition wouldn't be limited to galleries, we would include diverse functional art and sculpture of all scale, Native art would be featured, and the whole experience would feel authentic to the place and people that play its host. All people and age groups would be welcomed and encouraged to engage, discover and grow with the experience.

Welcoming, fun, the new model.

Exhibitor applications at www.rtiashow.com