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over three dozen artists, and includes egg tempera, acrylics, pastels, photography, watercolors, encaustics, sculpture, mixed media and more.
Participating artists include: Chaim Bezalel, Joan Blacker, Dorothy Bonneau, Kim Brayman, Margaret Byrd, Cynthia Carper-Morris, Sam Chapman, Malcolm Edwards, Jon Carr Farrelly, JoAnn Feher, Tonya Ferreri, Blake Flynn, Marlene Fritts, Cory Goulet, Jack Gunter, Betty Hageman, Janet Hamilton, Noelle Herzer, Shek Lun Ho, Susie Howell, Scott Jamieson, Roxanne Jaross, Paulette Johnson, Lisa Jones-Moore, Gretha Lindwood, Lynda Lord, Dorothy McGuinness, Todd Mortensen, Will Nelson, Janie Olsen, Keith Pace, CJ Peltz, Micheal Ruhoff, Susan Jane Russell, Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, Susan Spong, Lisa Spreacker, Shane Stich, Susan Cohen Thompson, Pat Tolle, Frances Velling, Lori Vonderhorst, Don Wells, Ruth Westra, Sylvia White and Barbara Wyatt.
About the jurors:
Reg Akright
Reg is a sculptor who works primarily in stone and metal. He received his BA in Art and Literature from Western Washington University in 1979. Adventures in Alaska and Arizona inspired casting in bronze and creating silver, fossil ivory and stone jewelry. His works are included in numerous public and private collections including the City of Everett. Reg has taught granite carving workshops at Pratt Fine Arts Center and the Northwest Stone Sculptor’s Association carving symposium. The cool, tactile beauty of stone inspires Reg to create works that range from small and elegant to big and bold. He was the Arts Council of Snohomish County’s Artist of the Year for 2008.
Barbara De Pirro
Barbara is a painter, sculptor, environmental artist, independent instructor and lecturer, sponsored by Golden Artist Colors, Inc. She works both two & three dimensionally, balancing and cross pollinating her biomorphic forms from one media to another. She is constantly challenging herself, experimenting and exploring, pushing the edges of concept, technique and material. Barbara’s work has been commissioned and exhibited both nationally and internationally. Some of her most current projects: She was Resident Artist at the Museum of Glass in 2008 & 2009. Her sculptural installation is still on view through the end of the year. In June-August 2009, 3 outdoor sculptures will be installed for “heaven & earth’ a temporary, site specific exhibit in Carkeek Park, Seattle.
Merrilee Moore
Merrilee received her BFA from Central Washington University in 1987. She first studied glass at Pratt Fine Arts Center and then at the world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA. Her art ranges from functional objects to large mixed media sculptures. Her artwork is exhibited in numerous galleries throughout the Northwest including one of Seattle’s finest galleries Foster/White. Merrilee’s large scale installations using glass and steel are featured in public and private collections across the country, including such famous collectors as Sir Elton John and Ann Getty. Merrilee is always experimenting, pushing herself to the maximum experience and the result is fresh, new and quite exciting. She is the Arts Council of Snohomish County’s Artist of the Year 2009.
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