Evelyn Embry

Rapist Ethics, Evelyn Embry, 29"x 33", Pastel, 2009

Fun Facts: She is a political artist as well as featured in New Art International magazine. 

Dorothea Heger

Free Spirit V, Dorothea Heger, 14"x 11", Mixed Media, 2009 

Fun Facts: The variety of materials she uses in her mixed media pieces comprises of acryllic and ink, rice paper, collaged glass, watercolor paper, and bits of metal.  She is influenced by nature. 

L. Noel Harvey

Sage Vessels over Dark Pink, L. Noel Harvey, 33"x 22"x 2", Monoprint, 2009

Fun Facts: His prints are inspired by poetry.  This print in particular was influenced by a John Keats poem, Ode on a Grecian Urn.

Professor Lampo Leong

Motivic Consistency I, Professor Lampo Leong, 65 x 46 in, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas, 2009

Fun Facts: His work primarily deals with the shaping of chinese characters silhouetted on experimental warm palettes.  His work has been showcased in 58 solo exhibitions and 260 group exhibitions.

Greg Pyra

Destination Night, Greg Pyra, 3' x 4', Oil on Canvas, 2009

Fun Fact: All of his motifs in his paintings is the competition with moonlight against artificial lights. Most if not all of his paintings are made in the night time. 

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Salthouse Docks-Liverpool, John Atkinson Grimshaw, oil on canvas, 12 x 18 in, 1865

Fun Facts: Grimshaw's had a fascination with dockside paintings and would use then as a recurring subject for classic paintings like "Glasgow- Saturday Night" and "Chelsea".  He would also saturate a color to depict mode such as a foggy green or burnt sienna overlap.

Wayne Barlowe

The Streets of Dis, Wayne Barlowe, Acryllic on Ragboard, 1999

Fun Facts: Wayne Barlowe has made notable contributions as an illustrator inspiring concepts for movies such as Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth, as well as video games by Activision.  He has done work with illustration for more than forty years and has written books on his artwork of hell called Barlowe's Inferno.

Brian Dettmer

New Books of Knowledge, Altered set of Encyclopedias, 16 x 26 1/2 x 10 in, 2009

Fun Facts: Dettmer uses a technique of appropriation where he takes already conceived material and integrates and changes it into a new work of fine art.  He is also a notable book artist.

Craig A. Kraft

Drawing Fusion, Craig A. Kraft, neon and rolled aluminum, 5'H x 6.5'W x 1'D, 2007-2008

Fun Fact: Craig Kraft is a notable light sculptor.  He defines his process as one of drawing with light, and indeed, a facility with glass bending, activating and reconfiguring it as it goes.

Takashi Murakami

Tan Tan Bo, Takashi Murakami, Acryllic on Canvas, 141 3/4 x 212 5/8 x 2 5/8 in., 2001

Fun Facts: Like Andy Warhol, Murakami tried to represent modern culture into his artwork, in this case he explores he culture of otaku, which comprises of anime and manga enthusiasts.

Tony Cragg

Wild Relative, Tony Cragg, Wood, 88 x 66 x 64 in, 2005

Fun Facts: “There is this idea that sculpture is static, or maybe even dead, but I feel absolutely contrary to that. I’m not a religious person—I’m an absolute materialist—and for me material is exciting and ultimately sublime. When I’m involved in making sculpture, I’m looking for a system of belief or ethics in the material. I want that material to have a dynamic, to push and move and grow." -Tony Cragg  

Louise Bourgeois

Spider, Louise Bourgeois, Bronze, 10'7'' x 24'8'' x 23'2'', 1995

Fun Facts: Spiders started to become a theme in her artwork in the nineties.  In her own words she claimed to be an "ode to her mother".

James Gurney

The Saurian Steps, James Gurney, pen and watercolor, 1990s

Fun Facts:  James Gurney is famous for the writing and illustration of Dinotopia, a fantasy saga of the tales of people and their coexistence with dinosaurs.

Dale Chihuly

Violet Persian Set with Red Lip Wraps Glass, Dale Chihuly, Glass, 76.3 x 66 x 63.5 cm, 1990

Fun Facts: Although his work ranges from the single vessel to indoor/outdoor site-specific installations, he is best known for his multipart blown compositions. These works fall into categories of mini-environments designed for the tabletop as well as large, often serialized forms that are innovatively displayed in groupings on a wide variety of surfaces ranging from pedestals to bodies of natural water. 

Pierre Riche

American Saddlebred, Pierre Riche, 48 x 42 x 8 in, Welded Steel, 2007?

Fun Fact: He would find scrap metal and create stocks of it in the form of plates and bars, and some of his works weigh more than a ton.

Chris Gilmour

FIAT 500, Chris Gilmour, Cardboard, 2002-2004

Fun Fact:  In order for Gilmour to give the cardboard the "bend" it needs to take the shape of the car is a simple group of incisions in the cardboard without cutting all the way through giving cardboard the ability to bend and warp with shape.

Adam Brown

Bion, Adam Brown, Injection Molded Plastics and Custom Electronics, 30 x 40 x 20 in, 2006 

Fun Facts:  Every bion has the ability to communicate with the others and with viewers that enter the space.  The name "Bion" references an individual component of primordial energy, first identified by scientist Wilhelm Reich.

Tim Noble and Sue Webster

 Dirty White Trash, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Rubbish, 1998

Fun Facts: The artists play with the illusion of shadow, where piles of garbage are positioned meticulously to render shapes recognized as people. 

Michelle Stitzlein

Sulphur Blue Smeck, Michelle Stitzlein, Wall Hung Sculpture, 62 X 84 X 11 in, 2005

Fun Facts: Her compositions are made with a variety of materials including piano keys, rusty cans, license plates, bottle caps, and electrical wire.

Colin George Jeffrey

Tea Bird , Colin George Jeffrey, Found Art Sculpture (Kettle, clamps, collander, spatula), 2008

Fun Fact: "Found Art" is a medium of artwork involving the experimentation with form, texture, and space with the implementation of already existing everyday material.