2009 Artists (A-H)
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| 3CD KidStuff 3CD KidStuff creates limited edition fine art prints for kid’s rooms. They are a collaborative effort of the folks at 3CD, a Chicago-based graphic design firm which has created a heck of a lot of educational work (that means schoolbooks). They decided to offer KidStuff ’cause they like designing for kids and for the most part, they just never grew up! RAW Location: 4507 N Ravenswood http://3cdKidStuff.etsy.com |
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a favorite design a favorite design was created in 2005 by graphic designer turned letter press artist, Amber Favorite. All of her goods are handmade. RAW Location: 4222 N Ravenswood afavoritedesign.com |
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Aaron Tucker Aaron creates detailed watercolor portraits and scenes. RAW Location: 4428 N Ravenswood http://www.artucker.com |
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Aaron Wooten
Aaron’s work maintains a political nature. It parodies current political issues with caricatured figures. Aaron also paints portraits, including various presidents and pop-cultural legends. |
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Alexandra Jamroz MAKA designs is inspired by nature and architecture. Use of simple shapes combined with semi precious stones, pearls and glass create a delicate and timeless look. The signature piece, the RING, is hand textured and made one at a time. RAW Location: 4401 N Ravenswood http://www.makadesigns.etsy.com |
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Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra’s paintings include semi-abstract watercolors and oils based on nature and architecture. |
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Alfred Tsao
Alfred’s style of painting is modern contemporary Asian with Chinoiserie/Japonaiserie influences. By blending both of his cultural backgrounds, Alfred creates hybrid paintings with an East-meets-West sensibility in style and substance. |
| Alice Dubois Alice creates surreal, symbolist works on wood and canvas. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://www.flickr.com/photos/artistalice/ |
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Alicia Forestall-Boehm Alicia creates abstract encaustic paintings. RAW Location: 4415 N Ravenswood http://www.afboehm.com |
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Amy Allison Utilizing illustrations meant to “inspire the kid in all of us”, Amy creates pieces that are perfect for adults and kids. Porcelain cups are nice for pencils, a toothbrush or even a glass of wine. Her charms are great on a bag, gifts or as a necklace. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://www.sodabyamy.com |
| Amy Braswell Photography Amy Braswell is a Chicago-based commercial photographer specializing in still & portrait work. She has done account work for clients such as Claire’s Boutiques, Kraft Foods, Fine Living TV Network and McDonalds. In addition, Amy enjoys working for individual families, offering portraits of families & children. RAW Location: 4705 N Damen http://web.mac.com/braswellamy |
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Amy Williamson Amy creates figurative landscape oil paintings — many local, all beautiful. RAW Location: 1802 W Berteau afewilliamson@yahoo.com |
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Andrew Krueger Andrew works with black ink on white paper creating still-life silhouettes, most sized 18″ x 24″. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood jaacksignco@yahoo.com |
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Aneliya Chalakova Aneliya works in mixed media, painting, and oil. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood aneliya.chalakova@yahoo.com |
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Aneta Takeva Aneta’s works are illustrations of her hopes. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood http://anetaart.com |
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Ann Ponce Ann creates figural, portrait and landscape paintings in oil on canvas. RAW Location: 1819 W Wilson http://annponce.com |
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Anna Yoshovska Anna’s work is provoked by nature. The things around us work natural and simple, in the mean time they also work by magic. Anna is a polymer clay artist and likes to experiment with the materials, she uses. That way she can feel art. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood amyoshovska@gmail.com |
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Architectural Artifacts Architectural Artifacts, Inc. was founded in 1987 by Stuart Grannen. The focus of this unique space has always been on pieces of intrigue, objects of a lost world, the aesthetic and the beautiful. A recent expansion of the showroom brought it from 30,000 square feet to 80,000 square feet and soon the space will include a 15,000 square foot Museum of Historic Chicago Architecture. RAW Location: 4325 N Ravenswood http://www.architecturalartifacts.com |
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Aviva Alter Aviva’s work is about posing questions and statements that can be used to define human nature and experience, questions that have no certain answer. Aviva feels each of us navigates through life both physically and mentally looking for meaning, some timidly some confidently with most swinging back and forth in the middle somewhere. Aviva’s art is a reflection of this journey. RAW Location: 4636 N Ravenswood avivastitch@gmail.com |
| Barbara Clark Barbara is currently working on two series of oil paintings. The Cloud Series reinvents the childhood game of cloud watching in an entirely new way. The Floating & Falling series combines images of rain, rainclouds, bubbles and stage curtains. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://www.bclarkart.com |
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Barbara Krol Barbara’s beautiful oil paintings use combination of old masters’ technique and modern science imagery to create picturesque, semi abstract compositions filled with emotions. In a symbolic way Barbara’s work deals with issues of family, loneliness and intertwining paths of love, life and science. RAW Location: 1800 W Cornelia http://www.barbarakrol.com |
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Barbara Sistak Baur Art in Good Taste — Barbara creates works inspired by items one may find in a bakery. For her heavy impasto techniques, she uses acrylic paint and several varieties of acrylic medium. Brushes, palette knives and shaping tools are used. Pouring, shaping and usage of previously dried paint may be incorporated. Her paintings are done in a series of layers or elements. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood http://www.SistakBaur.com |
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Benjamin Ritchey Blocked by Buildings represents Ben’s connection with the underlying nature of the urban landscape. Ben makes use of varying textures, contrasts bare clay with glazed surfaces, and explores different clays and firing methods to enhance the interplay of sight and touch. His work is primarily functional in nature as he finds the pleasure of holding and using a piece of art to be unmatched. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://www.blockedbybuildings.com |
| Beth Cummings Beth creates eco friendly fiber related goods such as pillows, mixed media art, ipod sleeves, handkerchiefs, embroidered work, etc. RAW Location: 4043 N Ravenswood http://www.diffractionfiber.etsy.com |
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Bill Bartelt Bill creates watercolor paintings of the Chicago Urban Landscape. Many of the artist’s subjects are found right within the Ravenswood Artwalk neighborhood. RAW Location: 4659 N Ravenswood http://www.billbartelt.com |
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Bill Moran Bill creates narrative paintings, drawings and prints in a dream realism style. He also does commissioned artworks, murals, mosaics, and faux finishes. RAW Location: 1832 W Larchmont http://billmoranstudios.com |
| Breck Young Breck is an intuitive oil painter whose work primarily tends to be of a surrealistic nature. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://bbyoung1971@deviantart.com |
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Brian Downey Brian’s work is influenced by graffiti art and pop culture. His work ranges from portraiture to abstract. Brian is brand new to Chicago and is loving this great city. RAW Location: 4759 N Ravenswood bdownillustrations@yahoo.com |
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Carla Langston Carla loves to capture moments. She carries her digital camera everywhere she goes—since you never know when a great moment worth capturing is going to occur. Children, architecture and life in general in the big city of Chicago are the subjects she photographs the most. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://chldesign.net |
| Carol Fletcher Carol has traveled extensively over the past 25 years and has documented her experiences with stunning photography. She is inspired by travel and by the old linen postcards and hand-colored glass slides that remain from the last century. She re-creates that look in her own photographs. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://www.carolfletcher.com |
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Caroline Andersen Caroline believes we are drowning in pictoral information - on computers, smartphones, billboards, posters and in magazines - created to deliver a clear and infinitely reproducible visual message. Anderson’s paintings, created by thick layers of built-up paint and mixed modeling media, are a real-space antidote to this ubiquitous flatland experience. Architectural forms find stability in a shifting grid, often in relationship to a reference to nature’s forms, while layered imagery recalls the perfection of digital rendering. RAW Location: 4457 N Ravenswood http://www.carolineanderson.net |
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case sensitive Photography, Video, Installation. case sensitive is the collaboration of David Hanus and Kim Alpert. Together they break boundaries of mediums to create enchanting spaces with visual and tactile installations. This exhibit will encompass a site specific piece designed for the area with complimenting prints that will be available for sale. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood http://www.aestheticengineer.com |
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Catherine Schwalbe Bouzide Catherine’s art explores aging, agriculture, nature and science, the concepts of plenty and want, reuse, food systems, and being human through a variety of media including high-fired clay, artist books, events, growing, installation, found objects, fiber and cast metal. RAW Location: 1747 W Henderson http://www.casbah3d.com |
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Chantel Philipon-Cegede Chantel is interested by the esthetics, by a female ideal, by the spontaneity of the “Aqua Media” and by the variety of colors variety that she interacts with throughout her environment. Out of the figurative representations, her subjects are at the borderline of reality, in search of an identity made of symbolism, poetry and dreams. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood http://www.cegedephilipon.com |
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Chapter One Organics Chapter One Organics makes organic cotton baby and toddler clothing. Owner, Jennifer Murphy has also written a childrens book about a group of organic farm animals, the green eaters, which will also be available to purchase. RAW Location: 3717 N Ravenswood http://www.chapteroneorganics.com |
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Charming Hats and… Hats and more hats. Trained as a couture milliner in London, Pamela create hats and accessories with style and warmth. Her hat business grew by using vintage fabrics and ribbon trims resulting in one or few of a kind hats, scarves, flower pins, headbands and market bags. As seen in Victoria Magazine, Women’s Wear Daily WWD, Accessories, Dallas Morning News. RAW Location: 4043 N Ravenswood http://www.charminghatsand.etsy.com |
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Chicago PhotoCOOP Chicago PhotoCOOP is a group of photographers working as a cooperative with a common interest for learning and contributing in order to promote artistic and technical development. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood http://www.photocoop.org |
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Chicago School of Woodworking The Chicago School of Woodworking’s goal is to use a progressive skill approach to teach individuals how to make furniture. RAW Location: 4700 N Ravenswood http://www.chicagowoodworking.net |
| Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art This is a 501(c)3 non-profit professional organization open to work by visual artists in any medium or style. It was the original sponsor in 2002 of the Ravenswood ArtWalk, known at that time as the Ravenswood Corridor Arts & Industry Walk, and founded by CWCA’s then president, Judith Roth. http://www.chicagowca.com |
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Chrisine Watkins The way that form and color, especially their juxtaposition, suggests movement in stationery objects is like magic to Chrisine. Chrisine began painting about ten years ago, and loves the way it helps her think about the world—not only things she can see, but ideas and conflicts and longing and memory. RAW Location: 4541 N Ravenswood chriswat@aol.com |
| Cid Nowosad Cid Nowosad is an international artist that mainly exhibits photography both color and black and white. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood http://www.cidnowosad.com |
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Cindy Tomczyk
Cindy is an illustrator creating hand pulled, limited editions, of her art through the letterpress process. All cards and art pieces are created on a vintage press. Her art ranges from the quirky and playful to the surreal and somber with a strong emphasis on figurative forms and nature. |
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Circa Ceramics
Circa Ceramics is a 2-person ceramics studio that creates functional, colorful, decorated porcelain ware. Much of their work is made in the vain of old-school diner ware, with added attention paid to surface decorations. |
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Clark Bending Clark creates abstract studio works, in addition to plein aire works in impressionistic & post impressionist manners. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood http://www.clarkbendingart.com |
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Claude Fuger Claude’s oil paintings are explorations of works achieved by Old Masters as varied as Rubens and Monet, that provide him with inspiration and challenges. He also paints personal subject matter that includes portraits, cities and landscaped. RAW Location: 4001 N Ravenswood cfuger@skhandtool.com |
| Corinne Peterson Corinne will display highly textured works of clay in series of architectural and natural forms. She has stripped away much of their overt symbolism. Corinne uses layers and layers of color and fills the cracks with dark tones for a sense of history. She intends for each work to expose the evidence of its own past, much as a person reveals an accumulation of his or her experiences. RAW Location: 4401 N Ravenswood http://www.cdpeterson.com |
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| Cornelia Arts Building The artists of the Cornelia Arts Building will celebrate the concepts of interactivity and connectivity as each open studio will display both real time and virtual displays of their art work. Their long and rich history of being the bridge that connects the arts community of Roscoe Village with the Ravenswood Industrial Arts Corridor, the artists will showcase the use of technology used to create their master pieces. RAW Location: 1800 W Cornelia http://www.fota.com |
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Cydney Lewis Cydney’s artwork is primarily made from plastic bags and other recycled materials. Her work is primarily 3-D sculptures and wall sculptures. RAW Location: 1754 W Byron http://www.meartcy.com |
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Cynthia Ashby Cynthia Ashby clothing possesses a harmony of sublime reminiscence with contemporary appeal. Each piece is independent and original, embellished and refined. Worn alone or with past collections, garments create a daring allure. Take this opportunity to explore our studio sale and discover this unique line or add to the collection you have already started. RAW Location: 4201 N Ravenswood http://www.cynthiaashby.com |
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Dank-Haus The DANK-Haus, German American Cultural Center’s Scharpenberg Gallery will feature the first installation of “The Legacy Project”. Showcasing photographic portraits and transcribed oral histories of 10 German seniors, the project depicts the commonality of individual struggles and triumphs as immigrants to the United States. The on-going project is an effort to preserve oral and visual history though the multi-generational cooperation, multi-media technology and through the visual arts. “The Legacy Project” exhibition is located on the 4th floor of the historic, Lincoln Square DANK-Haus, German American Cultural Center. RAW Location: 4740 N Western http://www.dankhaus.com |
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David Springmeyer David’s current work explores the use of photography and digital editing to isolate a photographs subject matter. By stripping away, or reducing the influence of the background, he’s attempting to reduce the noise that interferes with the viewers understanding of why the artist felt compelled to create the image. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood http://davidspringmeyer.com |
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Dena Lyons Dena creates contemporary figurative oil paintings of facades of buildings RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood http://www.denalyons.com |
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Dennis Joseph Studio Dennis creates contemporary political observations and comments painted in oils. His Orwellian Big-Brother / Chicago Imagist hybrid works are “close cropped” such that the viewer “participates” in the work as a Peeping Tom …or the painting’s figurative subject “projects” as an exhibitionist, or both! He possesses a made in Chicago ethic and esthetic. RAW Location: 4715 N Winchester USATIX@aol.com |
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Diane Aronoff Diane designs imaginary gardens using a macro lens, flowers, shells, ceramics & water. Her images are created using no manipulation. RAW Location: 4245 N Ravenswood dianearonoff@sbcglobal.net |
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Diane Ponder Diane creates environmentally friendly oil and clay paintings that are both abstract and figurative. RAW Location: 1754 W Byron http://www.mimisorganicexchange.com |
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Edie Babbitt Edie’s interest in photography has meandered over the years from things hard and concrete to things unspoken. Edie has always had an interest in colors, patterns and textures: in nature, in store window displays, in food, and in architecture. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood ebabbitt@hotmail.com |
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Eduardo De Soignie The development of Eduardo’s artwork has been determined by a sense of place and by his position within that place. Visually, it translated to the relationship between the figure as a protagonist and the landscape, which he/she inhabits. His work is layered not only with a rich array of artifacts and cultural references but also with a mixture of dry and wet mediums. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood http://www.eduardodesoignie.com |
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Epic Tees and More Epic Tees and More is a company selling a wide range of handmade items, from jewelry to tee shirts to photographs to paintings…and more mediums may be added between now and the Walk. We are a group of forward-thinking artists looking to apply our talents to all forms of art one step at a time. RAW Location: 3759 N Ravenswood melanie.zanoza@gmail.com |
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Eric Weinstein Eric creates painting and mixed media work done in an expressive style. RAW Location: 1800 W Cornelia eric4500@gmail.com |
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Eugenia Petrov Eugenia paints on canvas with acrylic paint . Eugenia likes to combine different materials like branches, fabric, mosaic, and paper. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood evgenia.petrov@comcast.net |
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Frances Temchin Frances’ work combines a strong use of color and a design foundation based on years working in the field of architecture. The pieces are a combination of mixed media and often include collage’d hand dyed papers, which interweave the complex surface. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood http://www.francestemchin.com |
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Gale Golovan Rattner Gale creates sculptural, porcelain vessels. Her work magnifies the often hidden beauty of the organic, cellular and microscopic world. She also makes functional ceramics - platters, bowls, and vases for everyday use and enjoyment. RAW Location: 1770 W Berteau galerattner@gmail.com |
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Gee Beads Gayle Weiss is a Chicago resident who has shown her designs at galleries and art shows in the Chicagoland area. Her pieces are one-of-a-kind and incorporate natural stones, vintage crystal, art-glass and cane glass beads, imported sterling silver, vermeil and leather. She designs necklaces, bracelets and earrings that are straightforward and appeal to both women and men. RAW Location: 4043 N Ravenswood http://www.zhibit.org/geebeads |
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George Berlin George’s work is child-friendly, brightly colored and fun cartoony art about monsters, dogs, unicorns and other things that make life enjoyable! RAW Location: 4609 N Paulina http://www.eye-of-the-hurricane.com |
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George William Kirby George creates art documentary photography. RAW Location: 4715 N Winchester http://sobs.org |
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Ginny Sykes Sykes’ abstract work permits multiple points of entry for viewers and encourages contemplation of their own histories. Sykes further recognizes abstraction as a possible site of subversion and feminist intervention by embracing multifaceted meanings over fixed positions. Such interventions ultimately challenge modernism’s inherently patriarchal and authoritarian voice that all too often participates in women’s art historical erasure. RAW Location: 4457 N Ravenswood http://www.ginnysykes.com |
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Glass Art Design Artist Robert Cleve’s work is a combination of either traditonal Stained Glass (copper foil or leaded technique) and Fused or Kiln formed glass. RAW Location: 1807 W Sunnyside http://www.glassartdesigner.com |
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Gwyndolyn Siebert Mixed media work with a heavy painting concentration. RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood http://www.gwyndolynsiebert.com |
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Hiroshi Ariyama Hiroshi creates multi-color screen prints from his original photography, mostly of Chicago’s streetscapes. RAW Location: 1802 W Berteau http://ariyamastudio.com |
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Houria Aida-Adams Studio Open Studio. You are invited to Houria Aidi-Adams studio located at 1770 W.Berteau Ave. 5th floor, atelier #502, for a sharing her latest art works. RAW Location: 1770 W Berteau houria@sbcglobal.net |