Andersonville Arts & Home Weekend is a program of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce and is generously supported by Andersonville SSA #22
Artists
Albright, Dan
Photography | GreenSky
www.danalbright.com
Dan and Marion Guyot travel the world to large and small spaces and little corners…. Then they capture those places that fill their work. Some images are instantly recognizable…. others are their version of those places. They have been presenting their photography in galleries for 13 years and have their own studio in Atlanta, Gerorgia.
Art Glass Pieces, Various artists
Glass | Home Accents
The art glass pieces are the result of a marriage between glass artists of Murano, Italy and glass artists of Boshan City, China. These two groups, worlds apart, came together with a vision of creating beautiful and affordable hand-made art glass. The designs come from Murano, Italy where the very name is synonymous with glass. Each piece is then created by one of a group of artists working in the small city of Boshan City, the glass capital of China, where there is over 450 years of glass-making tradition.
Balsley, John Will
Illustration | Brown Elephant Resale Store
http://hireanillustrator.com/v2/gallery?g2_itemId=27667
John Will Balsley is a Cartoonist and Illustrator for hire. He graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in December 2005 with a BFA in Illustration. He has been self publishing his own comics for a couple of years and recently has been posting them and his art on line. Over the last few years he has also been showing his art and illustrations in galleries, museums and exhibitions and has been lucky to have shown his work along R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware. John is currently living in Chicago were he draws his dastardly images.
Becker, Steve
Photography | Brimfield
http://beckermedia.com/
After a successful career in advertising and marketing, Steve Becker decided to live his true passion by starting a second career in photography. His natural ability to ease even the most reserved has earned him commendation all across the country. If you combine his tasteful eye and diligent, even perfectionist work-ethic, you’ll begin to understand Steve Becker the photographer. He continues to work out of Chicago and New York, both in studio and on location using innovative approaches to creating images.
Ben-Musa, Anas
Mixed Media | Andersonville Galleria
http://www.transluceo.com/
Born in Los Angeles, California, the artist benMUSA (full name – Anas Ben-Musa), uses the richness of his Libyan and North African heritage as a bridge to showcase the bonds between Western and Islamic cultures — to develop discussion and appreciation. With over 13 years of experience creating high-impact images and concepts, benMUSA focuses on the ability to fuse Islamic & Mediterranean ornamental art into modern and contemporary mediums using materials such as acrylics, raw silks and origami papers. “My style is meant to say something about my culture and bring an overall sense of wellness.” He called Houston, Texas home for over 2 decades before recently relocating to Chicago, Illinois. He has traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean region.
Boudreau, Joe
Paintings | Las Manos Gallery
www.lasmanosgallery.com
Joe Boudreau ( born George Joseph Boudreau, November 2, 1960 ) is an American artist. Boudreau went to Pratt Institute until 1981 and later to the Maryland Institute of Art through the late 1980’s. He currently lives and works in Uptown, Chicago.
Brown, Luke
Paintings | On The Rocks
Bryner, Jeff
Paintings | Robert Jeffery Salon
www.jbryner.com
Jeff grew up in northern Utah, but has lived in Italy, Arizona, California, Maryland, Florida and currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. His love of travel and the arts allowed him to always be a part of a creative process. Although he studied Art History and has a great appreciation for the many styles and periods, it was only recently that he was able to focus primarily on putting paint to canvas. Jeff enjoys the challenge of looking at a canvas and envisioning the final piece.
Buckley, Jennifer
Paintings & Photography | Sunburst Flowers
www.jenniferannebuckley.com
Jennifer Anne Buckley attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received a B.F.A. in 2003. Though majoring in drawing and painting, a love grew for landscape photography. She uses dark colors in her paintings and photographs to depict a darker subject matter. Her art has been exhibited and in permanent collection throughout the United States since 1986. More recently her work has been shown at the Lancaster Museum of Art in Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Woodruff Art Center in Atlanta Georgia, and at galleries in Washington DC and Chicago.
Burokas, Cecilia
Jewerly | The Landmark of Andersonville
http://flightfeatherstudio.com/home
Cecelia Burokas of Fight Feather Studio is an artist, writer, dancer and teacher whose day job is creating harmony in work places. She has learned her crafts at such venues as Split Rock Arts Program, NanC Meinhardt Studio, and Lill Street Art Center.
Cicarelli, Maria
Silkscreening | Andersonville Galleria
www.kuketa.com
Maria Cicarelli, also known as Kuketa, likes to mix photography and hand drawings in each of her one of a kind printed designs. Each collection focus on particular elements, reflecting the texture and qualities of the seasons, with an underlying theme of “design in nature”. The images are original and individually silk-screened onto natural materials such as linen, organic cotton, silk or hemp. Her bags and home accessories can be found at numerous galleries, stores and festival throughout Chicago.
Clark, Ophelia P
Mixed Media | IloIlo Custom Framing
Ophelia starting exploring the creative process as a young child in central Michigan and has never stopped. She has drawn inspiration for her work from many place, including the art of the Women’s Movement of the 1960s and the impressionist women of the early 1900s, as well as early pagan and religious art and artifacts. Much of her work reflects individuals going about their daily routines and rituals. She recieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan and has conducted workshops at the Northside Child Development Center in Chicago. Her work is on display in both public and private collections and continues to be shown at the Alfonsia Bercheri Studio in Chicago.
Copeland, Kass
Collage/Assemblage | FOURSIDED
www.kasscopeland.com
Kass Copeland is an artist and illustrator who has shown her work in Chicago since 1995. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1987 from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Prior to that, she studied and apprenticed with her father, a theatrical prop designer and craftsperson. She shows frequently at Las Manos Gallery and does freelance art and design work for Redmoon Theater. She uses both traditional studio collage techniques, and Photoshop to create her images
Coyle, Laura
Paintings | TURLEY Road
Cranch, Molly
Paintings | Andersonville Galleria
www.mollycranch.com
I explore movement and intimate moments in nature through soft colors and fluid gestures in paint. Subject matter such as birds in motion or wildflowers poised for growth are prominent. I work in acrylic and arrange groupings of canvases to evoke a sense of calm and a return to nature. I received my BFA in painting from Washington University and a K-12 teaching certificate from the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition to teaching, I show my work in venues such as the Andersonville Galleria and the Ryerson Nature Preserve. My biggest inspiration comes from my family.
Cuevas, Dan
Paintings | Andersonville Galleria
DaniloCuevas.com
A self-taught artist, Cuevas is best known for his urban, architectural landscapes and still life botanicals. When viewing his paintings, it is easy to see how they reflect his true knowledge of his subjects, paying meticulous attention to line, form, detail and color. Cuevas’ approach is inspired by the past, but reflects today’s modern styles. He strives to create art that is contemporary, tranquil and edited of unnecessary detail. “We should be able to surround ourselves with beautiful art in our homes and offices, not just when we visit museums and galleries. I am truly grateful to be able to make a living doing something that gives me so much satisfaction,” says Cuevas on the subject of painting. Cuevas grew up in California and now resides in Chicago. He received a Masters of Public Policy in 2001 from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA.
Davis, Keith
Photography | City Olive
Dorothy & Milton
Jewerly | Room Service
Grafton, Bret
Paintings | Cheetah Gym
http://www.photografton.com/Welcome.html
Bret Grafton continues to emerge as one of Chicago’s artists to watch. His multimedia paintings are inspired by Japanese woodcuts and tattooing, and incorporate metallic pigments and bas relief to create art that “lives in the light.” Bret also is an artist who gives back by serving on charitable boards and personally organizing events to benefit charity.
Greene, Thom
Mixed Media | GreenSky
http://www.gpdchicago.com/
Thom Greene, local architect & artist, will be featuring his collective works of fantasy and fun architecture as well as other works from this year’s exhibit at the Edgewater Historical Society. So, now is your chance to view his work if you missed it the first time around!
Grockis, Lindsay
Paintings | On The Rocks
Harrigan Cox, Megan
Photography | Urbanest
www.harriganimages.com
Megan is an artist who has been studying photography since 1990. In 1995 she graduated cum laude from Western Illinois University, receiving her bachelor’s degree in photography major and a double-minor in art and journalism. She also studied in the master’s program at Columbia College Chicago in 1996. After taking some time off to start a family, Megan began exhibiting her artwork in 2005. Her fine art photography has been seen in a museum, galleries, fine art shows and retail stores.
Hernes, Patricia
Mixed Media | Swedish American Museum
Patricia Hernes has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking and undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She was the recipient of the Bryon Lathrop Foundation Traveling Fellowship and studied for ten months throughout Europe. She has taught for thirty-five years, was the former chairperson at Mundelein College and Loyola University. Currently, she is Associate Professor of drawing, painting and printmaking at Loyola University, Chicago. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally and included in such venues as the Chicago and Vicinity Show, Momentum II. She has had several one person exhibitions at the Evanston Art Center, Union League Club, Monroe Gallery and Chicago Botanic Garden to name a few.
Hong-Sammons, Susan
Paintings | Edgewater Historical Society and Museum
hong-sammons.blogspot.com
Susan Hong-Sammons’ artistry exemplifies the beauty in Classical Realism painting. The foundation of her work is light combined with direct observation.
Hull, Topper
Photography | Skinstinct
imageego.com
Topper Hull has always viewed photography as an art form, a way to capture life standing still. From Paris to Bangkok, Venice to Shanghai and many stops in between, Topper has traveled the world photographing some of the greatest cities from a local’s perspective. With a passion for travel and the never ending quest for the ultimate photograph, Topper’s collection will continue to grow and be in demand.
Jacobi, Laura
Textiles | Swedish American Museum
www.lauriejacobi.com
Laurie Jacobi is a storyteller in wool. Her unique blanket, rug and clothing designs are inspired by legends of nature. Welcome to our world of wool where nature, legend, beauty and meaning combine with natural fibers and the highest quality craftsmanship to create functional works of art. Become a Legend NOTE: This is our exhibit from Sept. 18 – Nov. 22, 2009
Jacobson, Errol
Paintings | Edgewater Historical Society and Museum
Errol Jacobson is the Location Master for the weekly PAPC paintouts. He selects sites and posts location information every week on our website.
Johnson, David
Mixed Media Textiles | Mena Tours
www.urbanwild.net
David Johnson started out weaving tapestries using traditional techniques and designs inspired by tapestries and rugs from various cultures, with a strong Swedish influence. Over time his work expanded to include digital imaging on inkjet canvases and a variety of surface embellishments including beads – both commercial and handmade, waxed linen knotting, crocheted elements, paint, and wire. Johnson also creates fiber-based jewelry and Origami boxes. Johnson’s work has been widely exhibited and has been published in books, catalogs and magazines, including Fiber Arts Design Book and Handwoven.
Jones, Andrew
Paintings | On The Rocks
Jones, Darren
Paintings | His Stuff
www.darrencjones.com
Born in Canada, I have now been living in Chicago for the past eight years. I am a self-taught artist who enjoys working in oil and acrylic mediums on canvas. Nature and its beauty that surrounds us inspire my soul, my thinking and my artwork. With my current collection, I have incorporated delicate papers and acrylic paints to create a different level of depth to my work and try to evoke a sense of place, peace and calmness within one’s soul.
Kahan, Valerie
Paintings | Mr. & Mrs. DIGZ
www.valeriekahan.com
Katz, Elena
Paintings | Ranalli’s
Khechari, Jia
Paintings | On The Rocks
Kutno, Luke
Paintings | On The Rocks
Lady Jane
Candles | On The Rocks
Lara, Mitchell
Paintings | Baan Home
http://mitchell1972.tripod.com
Mitchell Lara is a contemporary artist blazing a trail for himself. He believes in having more reasons for his being rather than excuses. Mr. Lara is a Color Theorist and a cartoonist. A Contemporary Artist and Graphic Designer. His latest works represent the center of light we are drawn to and the clearing we find our way out of as if we are no longer lost in the woods.
Leyes, Matt
Photography | The Men’s Grooming Parlor
www.mensgroomingparlor.com
Lopez, Fausto
Paintings | In Fine Spirits
When Fausto Lopez isn’t facilitating after-school art education programs for the state of Illinois he finds a rare moment to paint for himself. As a native Chicagoan his art is heavily influenced by the “illegal” street art of the city. His vision the place of art in life us captured by Luis Rodriguez, “Art is the heart’s explosion on the world. Music. Dance. Poetry. Art on cars, on walls, on our skins. There is probably no more powerful force for change in this uncertain and crisis-ridden world than people and their art. It is the consciousness of the world breaking away from the strangle grip of an archaic social order.”
Mack, Todd
Collage/Word Art | FOURSIDED
foursidedonline.blogspot.com
TODD MACK has been making collagy things in Chicago for almost 10 years. Be it a chunk of old wood morphed into art or vintage flash cards assemled into a crazy collage. They all hang year round at FOURSIDED, his gallery/frame/oddities shop in Andersonville.
McGuire, Michael
Drawings & Photography | Scout & Las Manos Gallery
www.lasmanosgallery.com
Meyers, Chuck
Paintings | Las Manos Gallery
www.lasmanosgallery.com
Chuck Meyers is originally from New Jersey and studied at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. He moved to Chicago in 1991, worked in advertising for 10 years and painted in his spare time. Now a full time painter, he currently has an art business called Pigment and exhibits his paintings in Chicago and on his web site.
Micklin, Claire
Paintings | Erickson’s Deli
calabazarte.wordpress.com
Claire Micklin is a multimedia artist who has resided in Andersonville since 2004. She draws the figure and portraits, and paints on vinyl records. She began taking classes in painting and drawing at Lillstreet Art Center in 2007, and has shown her work in juried online and in-person galleries including Gawker Artists, 33 Collective Gallery, and Lillstreet Art Center. In her spare moments, she works full-time in communications, operates her own pet-sitting business, and rides her three-speed cruiser bicycle around town. Her art work can be viewed at calabazarte.wordpress.com.
Miller, Mary Jane
Textiles | Swedish American Museum
Minaxe, Jo
Photography | Andersonville Galleria
www.jominaxe.com
Shooting everyday people, most of whom have never been photographed nude before, Jo explores the energy that surfaces when we give ourselves permission to just be. These days we are blitzed with image after image of women, and even men, forcing themselves to fit into a narrow perception of some perceived societal ideal. Consequently, we often see our bodies as far less powerful and wonderful than they really are. Jo is passionate in searching for an image that frees the person photographed as well as those viewing it.
Misha
Paintings | On The Rocks
Muenstermann, Heather
Mixed Media | The Wooden Spoon
With degrees in Studio Art and Art Therapy, Heather is determined to spend whatever free time she finds these days working in her studio. She enjoys giving new life to vintage papers, photos and forgotten bits of ephemera by incorporating them with beeswax, canvases, and shadowboxes. The result is nostalgic, sometimes personal, and often humorous.
Olmetti, Susan
Paintings | SIR Spa
www.susanolmetti.com
The spunk and spirit that is 35-year-old Susan Marie Olmetti is freed from her fingertips — and the confines of bipolar disorder — to spill onto canvas and dance in vivid color before viewers’ eyes. The frenetic energy she extends through her works over the last ten years has attracted widespread international attention to her abstract artistry and transformed into a healing tool for the intense woman.
Park, John
Paintings | The White Attic
John Park’s works focus on the abstract, color, texture and technique allowing the viewer to appreciate his work in a non-literal sense. He has a passion for the mid century aesthetic and his works are inspired by some of the great designers… Mies van der Rohe, Knoll, Saarinen, and Eames. His works transition into any environment, classic or modern.
Parkinson Albrecht, Nancy
Paintings | Edgewater Historical Society and Museum
www.nancyalbrechtstudio.com
Texture and geometric form plays a big role in Albrecht’s decisions about where to set up and paint. Currently she is doing a series of paintings of the elevated tracks in downtown Chicago . Her work can be found in 200 national and worldwide private and corporate collections, as well as national juried shows.
Patterson, Rob
The Coffee Studio
www.ratiofarm.com
Rob Patterson lives and works in Chicago as an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. He studied art in Greenville, SC, at the Greenville Fine Arts Center in high school, then obtained his BFA in Digital Fine Art at The Atlanta College of Art in 1999. He has shown work in Atlanta, Asheville, Nashville, Chicago, Brooklyn and Cortona, Italy, among other palces. Rob is a member of the Wide Awake Collective, based in Greenville, SC. He is currently working on a multimedia children’s book.
Peterson-Albandoz, Michelle
Mixed Media | Las Manos Gallery
www.lasmanosgallery.com
Michelle Peterson-Albandoz has been the owner and principle artist of Las Manos Gallery in Chicago for the past ten years. After studying painting and sculpture at Escuela de Artes Plasticas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Arco in Lisbon, Portugal, and the University of Nebraska, Michelle received her B.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago. Her wood constructions are abstract in nature, but the imprint of it is clear in both design and material. She reclaims and repurposes the found materials, improvising with color and texture to create works that celebrate the natural beauty of the wood.
Plein Air Painters of Chicago (PAPC)
Paintings | Edgewater Historical Society and Museum
www.papchicago.com
Puschautz, Bob
Paintings | Ranalli’s
Puschautz, Frank
Paintings | Ranalli’s
Puschautz, Tom
Paintings | Ranalli’s
Rapier, Annette
Mixed Media | Andersonville Galleria
www.blamgirl.com
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Annette has been working as a graphic designer in Chicago for 18 years. Formally trained as a graphic artist, she is a graduate of Kent State University in Ohio. Her work demonstrates image techniques often found in modern graphic design. Annette is also a voracious experimenter, combining traditional and non-traditional materials in delightful ways that often result in a “How did she do that?” response from viewers. Her current works, displayed in the Andersonville Galleria, combine vintage window frames from Chicago’s past with modern pop-art comic imagery, and are created in mosaic glass. “The works, in my mind, pay homage to bold women characters by setting them into stone.” I like the idea of taking the 2,000 year old tradition of mosaic art and turning it on it’s head with bold statements of color and subject matter, perhaps not intended by the Romans,” says the artist.
Rapport, Emily
Paintings | Morpho Gallery
Emily Rapport has studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York. She is a painter and website designer and in her free time instigates a neighborhood outdoor painting group. While working as a waitress and finishing her BFA, she became interested in the time spent waiting and the isolation of living in a large city. From 2003-2006 she painted many scenes of Chicago’s El tracks. Her most recent work has focused on neighborhoods and houses; less dramatic but still full of portent.
Repa, Jan
Paintings | The Paper Trail
I am a Polish-born artist who graduated from Antoni Kenar Art School in Zakopane, Poland. I am using an old Polish-Highlander traditional technique of painting on glass, as a bridge between Poland and my life in this country. My work expresses the feelings for the place I fell in love with and where I became a citizen: Chicago.
Riesen, Denise
Photography | Andersonville Galleria
www.riesenphotography.com
Denise Riesen is an award-winning photographer with more then 15 years experience. Her work has varied in style and has evolved as she travels both physically around the world, and through the stages of her own life. Her work expands and alters that of a traditional scene into a complex visual interest. She enjoys the constant challenge of new ways of seeing and the creative output of self expression. Her work is available as matted/framed fine art prints, as well as on tumbled marble coasters, and can be found both online and at various festivals and locations throughout Chicago.
Rodamilans, Tania
Mixed Media | Baan Home & Andersonville Galleria
www.taniarodamilans.com
Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Tania began painting in her teens. Largely self-taught, she is forever learning, experimenting, and searching. Living in the United States for the past ten years, and in Chicago for most of that time, she has continued to pursue her love for art. Nature appears as a source of inspiration in most of Tania’s work. Showing an appreciation for an organic, aesthetic sensibility, she celebrates the sensuality of shapes found in the natural world, while incorporating human emotions and experiences. After nature, foreign lands and cultures are some of her favorite sources of inspiration, together with the pure joy of beholding vibrant, bold colors.
Roman, Juan
Paintings | The Paper Trail
Juan M. Roman, Jr. is Puerto Rican-American artist. He has been involved in traditional carnival mask making. Latin and Chicago themes are reflected in the various other art forms that he enjoys, which include ornaments, painting and jewelry. This year he will exhibit paintings in acrylic and mixed media.
Rosenberg, Elisa
Henna Tattoos | On The Rocks
Royster, Yadi
Paintings & Sculpture | The Runner’s Edge & Andersonville Galleria
www.yadiart.com
As a self-instructed artist, Yadi approaches each new challenge with apprehension and excitement. Internationally known and published, her muse has long been her hands as they truly have a life of their own. She has an insatiable appetite to know and master things she doesn’t understand, and to set in motion those things she does. Yadi enjoys challenging the elements of color, textures and mixing materials by taking risks with bright colors and mixing and matching the unthinkable. She’s also driven by a social consciousness that forces her to paint in black and white with just a hint of color. The black and white paintings ensure that the viewer will be not be distracted by color, drawing them into the message embedded and hopefully sparking conversations as to its meaning or relationship to themselves and the world.
Rumback, Ben
Paintings | Marguerite Gardens
www.benrumback.blogspot.com
Born and raised in a small Kansas town, Ben Rumback replanted himself in Chicago to further his artistic experience and opportunities. In his recent work, Ben aims to bring together influences contemporary and historical, specifically the work of Mucha, and rendered in a style wholly his own.
Santos, Adolfo
Paintings | Cattle Call
adolfosantosart.blogspot.com
Adolfo lives from the right-side of the brain. Through drawing, painting, architecture, snapping photos and music, he expresses himself in bold colors, loose sketches, rambling piano improv and fantastical architectural ideas. He is inspired by the people around him and his home town Chicago. Adolfo is an architect who graduated from the Universitty of Illinois from Urbana-Champaign in 1990. Born in the Philippines and living in the US since 1972. He grew up in the northwest Chicago suburbs and has called Chicago home since 1990.
Semeiotic Art Gallery
Various | First Evangelical Free Church
www.firstfree.com
Semeiotic is a juried art exhibit hosted by First Free Church that features both visual and performance art.
Shawgo, Kristan
Photography | Jon Chencinski, LCSW
www.sightsonmonday.com
Kristan is an Andersonville resident whose love of creating accessible arts and crafts began at the age of nine when her Mom taught her how to crochet. An impending trip to India inspired her to try her hand at photography, and she instantly found a new home for her creativity. Since then she has developed her craft with a focus on travel and nature photography. She is particularly interested in the fine details that often escape the casual viewer and their relationship to the environment as a whole. This is the first of what she hopes will be many showings of her work as she travels the world seeking new inspiration.
Shevchenko, Galina
Mixed Media | Home Accents
website
Galina Shevchenko is a Moscow-born, Chicago-based video artist. She works across the mediums of live video performance, animation, and video installation as well as works of mixed media on canvas and drawings on paper. Galina has performed live video at numerous venues around Chicago including Rodan, Smart Bar, Sonotheque, and Museum of Contemporary Art. Her short films had been shown at festivals in New York, Berlin and 2nd prize at the international Moscow’s film Festival 2008. She is a member of Chicago based short films collective Group 312 films and Collaboration theatre company. Galinas art work is represented by Moka Gallery in Chicago.
Siegel, Julita
Photography | Painted Light Photography & Framing Gallery
Julita Siegel, a graduate of the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan with a Masters in Art History, is an art historian and archivist at the Polish Museum of America here in Chicago where she catalogues and digitizes historic photos from the Museum’s collections. When she is not handling vintage images, she is creating her own photographs. Experienced in all types of photography, she excels in portrait and still life, favoring traditional black and white darkroom techniques over digital imaging. Art critic Krystyna Cegielska of the Polish Daily News has said Julita’s work is a “must see” with “tasteful, perfectly composed photographs which attract with their noble simplicity and bring our attention right to the essence of the subject.” You may have seen Julita’s work in the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce’s annual business guide or on their website as she had covered many of the community’s events, often in a team with her husband, Bart.
Simon, Catalina
Paintings | Kopi Café
Catalina Simon was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Saudi Arabia, with a few years spent in Texas. she attended La Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico before going on to SAIC in 1992. Her influences include Bosch,Warhol, and Bowie.
Solis, Diana
Mixed Media | Cassona Home Furnishings
http://dianasolisarteypapel.blogspot.com
Diana Solís was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1997. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States, including Mexico, Spain and Germany. Ms. Solís lives in Chicago and works as an artist-in-residence in Chicago Public Schools and in community-based after school programs in conjunction with Pros Arts Studio where she holds a position as a visual artist.My work combines the figurative with abstract sensibilities. She works primarily on paper using acrylic medium and drawing.
Somen, Steve
Photography | Hip Fit
www.stevesomen.com
He was an army reconnaissance photographer from 1973-1974, Steve is largely self-taught in the fine art of picture making. He was an officer of the Fort Dearborn-Chicago camera club teaching the zone system, abstracts and darkroom techniques in their school of photography. Steve helped establish the first photographic darkroom facility at Chicago’s Wilbur Wright College in 1975. During his time at Fort Dearborn, he won numerous awards on the local and national levels. In the late 1970’s he worked as a freelance assistant to photographer Victor Skrebneski among others and is proficient in Ansel Adam’s zone system. In June of 2006, Steve was one of the featured photographers on the National Association of Photoshop Professionals’ website.
St. George, Nestle
Paintings | Patina
Born in Sandburg, Ontario, Nestle St. George gained notoriety as a child actor playing the precocious Beanie Littleford on Canada’s hit sitcom “Uncle Shelly’s Pub.” After retiring from the business of show, Nestle moved to the States to study economics, but his heart was in painting. A self-taught artist, Nestle currently resides on a goat farm in Whiteside County, in western Illinois. He works in oil, acrylic, and mixed media and tends towards abstract large-scale works.
Steele, Shannon
Mixed Media | The Coffee Studio
Shannon Steele works and lives in Chicago as a commission and show based artist. Her most recent works have been displayed with Intelligent Minds. In 2002, Shannon created a “gorilla” style art gallery utilizing abandoned buildings, lil’ orphan girl. She has also done shows with the Pilsen-based Polvo 3, and co-created Art Fags in Jacksonville, FL. She has shown work in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, and Gainsville, Florida, Houston and Waterwood , Texas, as well as Glenview and Highland Park, Chicago, Illinois. She attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, FL and School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Steiner, Andrew
Photography | Morpho Gallery
http://andrewsteinerphotography.com
Andrew is a freelance photographer based in Chicago specializing in editorial and documentary work. Recently featured in burn. magazine, Andrew’s clients include The Gene Siskel Film Center, The Jane Goodall Institute and other nonprofit and commercial businesses. His work has been published in New City Chicago and UR Chicago and he is a regularly contributing member of VII Visionaires.
Swallow, Kevin
Paintings | Urbanest
www.swallowstudios.com
I’m a self-taught artist based in Chicago, Illinois. I’ve been creating art regularly for over twelve years and have been exhibiting publicly since 2001. As far back as I can remember, I’ve had a camera and have made drawings since I was a child. In 2000, I created my first website to showcase my art — giving my art its initial public exposure. Before my first exhibition in 2001, my art hung in my various Chicago residences and in the homes of family and friends. Over the last eight years, I’ve shown my work in galleries, alternative spaces, cafés, restaurants, coffee shops, art walks, offices, silent auctions, and even a hospital.
Syverson, Lisa
Photography | Urbanest
www.lisa-syverson-photography.com
After 20 years working as a graphic designer and illustrator, Lisa is living her lifelong dream of being a full-time artist. Lisa’s photography and rich and imaginative paintings are inspired by her insatiable love of travel, exposure to other cultures and the intriguing stories of the inhabitants she encounters during each unique journey. Each piece she creates is a reflection of a unique experience, revealed through multidimensional layers of color, reflections and a tapestry of patterns and textures, which illuminate and embellish each piece.
Thiellier, Rutger
Photography | The Men’s Grooming Parlor
Rutger studied in the Netherlands at the Higher Academy for the Arts in Arnhem, a school that has produced well-known artists such as Viktor & Rolf, Jop Bennekom and Le Cri Neerlandais. His creative career began in the early 1990s in the dance music industry as an illustrator for DJ Magazine, London. He currently serves as Creative Director for {akimbo}, a Publicis company, where he is responsible for creating global brands. For his non-commerical work, Rutger works only with analog film and tries to avoid cropping and post-production. He achieves a rough texture by using a variety of old cameras. His most recent photography work consists of subtle abstract impressions of cityscapes.
Tillman, Rich
Paintings | Sunburst Flowers
Rich Tillman is a mostly self-taught artist who has been practicing his art since high school. In the 1980s, Rich attended the Art Institute of Atlanta, studying color theory and life drawing. In his early work, Rich experimented with a variety of mediums including clay, charcoal, pencil, acrylics, and oils. Drawings and paintings of this period focused more on natural scenes and wildlife. The bulk of his contemporary work consists of abstract design with acrylics on canvas. Rich gains his inspiration from the beauty he finds in his everyday world.
Warren, Kenneth
Vintage Posters | Room Service
Kenneth Warren, an avid and esteemed art collector has assembled a rare and unique collection of vintage posters from around the world. The collection focuses on “post war” design which represented an organic evolution away from Art Noveau. This more scientific language of design was popularized in a new decorative movement – Modernism. In this new era, style, power and speed became primary themes in graphic design. Shapes were simplified and streamlined, curved letterforms were replaced by sleek, angular ones. This new look showed a variety of graphic influences, from the modern art movements of Cubism, Futurism, Vorticism and Dada; to the Russian Constructivists; and the exotic art of Persia, Egypt, and Africa.
White Attic, The
Furniture | The White Attic
www.thewhiteattic.com
The White Attic offers refinished vintage furniture from the early 1900’s to the 1960’s. Each piece is hand selected based on design and construction and refinished with low voc paints and varnishes.
Wiedner, Stephanie
Paintings | Edgewater Historical Society and Museum
Williams, Michelle
Paintings | Andersonville Galleria
Michele Williams is a watercolorist who specializes in dramatic, expressionistic works of art particularly whimsical cats, luscious flowers and intriguing women. Her work includes pins based on her paintings as well as framed art up to 16’ by 20”. Commissions are welcome. Michele is also a licensed clinical social worker, a Columbia College Speech Instructor, a writer of life story books and a singer. Her love of life is reflected in the vibrancy of her art work. She is proud to be a participating artist in the Andersonville Galleria.