2011 Artists (M-O)
| Listing is alphabetically by FIRST name | |
| M Kriss FashionEco-friendly line of fashion accessories, handmade using recycled, designer silk ties and other organic materials. Each design is unique, and each piece is one of a kind.RAW Location: 4515 Ravenswoodhttp://www.mkriss.com | |
| Mach Artmach art… “exploring and Interpreting the real and surreal for over 40 years.RAW Location: 1807 Sunnyside 2nd Floorhttp://www.machartinc.com | |
| MagraThe Eisenberg’s art is a collaboration of aesthetic endeavors, found objects, and photographic images from their wonder lust.RAW Location: 3701 N. Ravenswood 2nd Floorhttp://www.magra-art.com | |
| MAKA designs/Alexandra JamrozOrganic and bold, simple and textured these are the words one can use to describe the work of MAKA designs jewelry. Alexandra Jamroz uses Argentium silver to create her one of a kind pieces. The collection includes earrings, necklaces, yoga pendants, bracelets and her signature piece: THE RING. THE RING comes in four widths (6mm, 10mm, 13mm and 15mm wide) and is made of 18 gauge Argentium silver that is anti-tarnishing and maintenance free. Each piece is created one at a time: hand shaped, hammered, cut and drilled to create a truly individual piece, which can be worn everyday and by everyone.RAW Location: 4401 N. Ravenswood (Lillstreet)http://www.makadesignshop.com | |
| Mandy Adamick - MadcanvasesMandy creates digital black and white photography collages which are sublimated onto canvas fabric and ceramic tiles. She is a self-taught digital artist and uses her own photographic images as a base before manipulating them into an abstract, layered design. Her pieces focus on the well-known landmarks of the city and the architectural aspects within. The process of sublimation turns the inks from a liquid directly into a gas when they are heat pressed onto the canvas, where the ink essentially becomes a part of the fabric and allows the texture of the canvas to remain untouched.RAW Location: RAW Street Fair Tenthttp://www.madcanvases.com | |
| Marc E. SteinMarc Elliot Stein is a 2006 graduate of Columbia College Chicago, with a degree in traditional 2-D animation. Marc displays many of his works on a website on CafePress (www.cafepress.com/marcart). Among his proudest achievements are the children’s book, “Mango,” about a curious cat, and a line of products featuring his cat character, Yarnball. To produce these works, Marc prepares hand-drawn ink illustrations. He scans them into the computer and paints them using professional artist software. Marc also takes nature photos which he processes on the computer the same way. He then uploads his art to the CafePress website, and selects a product on which to place his work. Recently Marc’s works were exhibited at two gallery showings at the Prak-sis gallery on Irving Park Rd.RAW Location: RAW Street Fair Tentwww.cafepress.com/marcart | |
| Marco ChavarryMy goal is to create beautiful terrariums with a powerful message:“no matter when or where, beauty and serenity are always at reach”My terrariums combine easy to care plants, traditional landscape influences and unique touches to bring whimsical, tranquil décor that you can enjoy at home, the office or your personal space.
RAW Location: RAW Street Fair Tent |
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| Margaret RidleyI paint landscapes, city scenes etc. I show at Remington May Gallery, 6st, Racine Wisconsin. I also show at Tiz Tai Cafe 4608 Clark Street Chicago.RAW Location: 4510 N. Wolcott | |
| Maria Astrid VergaraMy jewelry is mostly inspired by nature and the baroque. My designs are original and one of a kind. To maintain them unique, I only make the same design once or twice.RAW Location: 4043 N. Ravenswood | |
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Maria GulloThe world is a treasure box of details. I pick up pieces of the detail off the street, out of my recycling bin, out of old photos and magazines, and out of thrift stores. When I arrange these random pieces together they become found again. When I am holding an old object such as an old wooden spool, I imagine where it came from. Maybe it came from the thread an older women used while she was sewing a quilt for her grandson as she rocked back and forth in her rocking chair. I like to think that I am breathing new life into these old pieces of history, allowing them to be a new treasure.RAW Location: 4501 N. Ravenswood (Urban Pooch)http://www.myspace.com/48145587/photos |
| Maria Isabel LoperaAs an Artist and Graphic Designer, the necessity to create has always been part of who I am. My work pursuits expression and development of ideas through the exploration of different subjects and mediums; therefore, it changes relative to the changes in my life. Each series is part of a inner search to connect with my true self. I’m inspired by ideas from other fields like music, architecture, photography, design, film and I think those bring freshness and vitality to my creative process. I almost never know how a painting or drawing would be ahead of time, and that’s part of the challenge and the pleasure that art brings me—to engage in to the work, remain open to the process, learn from it and keep on moving.RAW Location: 3717 N. Ravenswood 2nd Floorhttp://www.artbymilu.com | |
| Mariana SgarbiMariana Sgarbi was born in Rio de Janeiro. She has always had an artistic talent but decided for a legal career and only recently had time to put her passion for jewelry and creativity to work. Metalsmithing was her first choice and her Brazilian influences are clear in her pieces: Brazilian rainforest seeds, gemstones, shell and charms are used in the making of earrings, bracelets or necklaces to achieve a refined ethnic effect.RAW Location: 4043 N. Ravenswoodhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/MARIANA-SGARBI-JEWELRY/348944671068 | |
| Marilyn GradI am mixed artist creating colorful, eclectic one-of-a-kind creations. Includes wall art, hand painted bangle bracelets and functional boxes. Inspired by Eastern and Asian art, and the whimsical.RAW Location: 4611 N. Ravenswood 1st Floorhttp://www.marilyngrad.com | |
| Marilyn ProppPropp is concerned with the clash/coexistence between the industrial and the natural worlds. She uses engine and machine parts as source material, transforming them into animated biomorphic forms. In her current paintings, she works in a circular format in which there is continuous movement, and creates morphing and interaction between organic and metal shapes (under sea forms, tools, hardware, pipes and conduits). Individual puzzle-pieces make up the circle, addressing issues of interdependence, interconnectedness, and continuity. Three-dimensional tableaus, which she creates from crushed tailpipes and other metal detritus found in alleys and streets, are studies in rhythm that assist in her visual thinking.RAW Location: 4541 N. Ravenswood, 4th floorhttp://www.proppjonesstudio.com | |
| Marjorie BoylesMarjorie’s work focuses on the figure, light and place. Women sit leisurely, and powerfully fill the canvases. The brush strokes are vibrant and the colors are rich and melodious. The weight and posture of the women and girls suggests an easy sexuality and playful dominion over their surroundings. The current works focus on the power of the feminine and reflects the artist’s ongoing interest in yoga and the interconnectedness of life.RAW Location: 4636 N. Ravenswood, #205 | |
| Mark YeeThe Chicago Office of Culture and Tourism selects Mark Yee to be a featured artist for Chicago Artists Month 2011. Represented by Black Cloud Gallery in the Pilsen Arts District Mark has upcoming shows in August and November, that will feature his large scale acrylic and mixed media on canvas artwork. His successful solo show “no negative space” in June 2011 drew upon inspiration from nature, trees, horizons and urban detritus. A Chicago native with national marketing experience, who paints at the Hyde Park Art Center, Mark is pushing large scale abstract painting to its the edges with his show “no negative space.” As a “process artist,” Mark Yee photographs and documents the interim layers of paint in his art. The digital images allow Mark to reflect upon the broad brushwork and texture.RAW Location: 4515 N. Ravenswoodhttps://www.sites.google.com/site/markyeedesign/ | |
| Mary PhelanI paint oil urbanscape of local neighborhood settings. My work is representational, but driven by abstract influences and feng shui design.RAW Location: 3759 N. Ravenswood 2nd Floorhttp://www.maryphelanart.com | |
| Maureen CrowleyVarious subjects in oil on canvasRAW Location: 3759 N. Ravenswood 2nd Floor | |
| Melinda Gordon I’m showing 3 types of work this year:”everyday saints & goddesses”~paintings that play with the received ideas of women in mythology; “tiny stories”~ collages based on words or phrases found in publications; and a small range of fancifully decorated bird houses.RAW Location: 3701 N Ravenswood Ave |
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| Meredith DytchMeredith Dytch is a Chicago artist living and working in Chicago’s Lincoln Square. Ms. Dytch has been in numerous group shows, and recently, her painting “Ashland Underpass” won an award for “Artistic Excellence” from the 2010 SAN show “Later Impressions.” Her work is in several private collections. She says, “I am interested in how our built environment co-exists, often uneasily, with the natural world. I often explore the way in which we seem to lead our lives embedded in looming steel and concrete. Other times I often focus on how, with the passage of time, man-made structures start to become congruent with the nature around them. I like to explore themes of impermanence, loneliness and mystery as expressed by the forgotten and crumbling structures around us.”RAW Location: 1819 W. Wilson (The Wilson Artists’ Group, at the Ann Ponce Studio)http://www.meredithdytch.com | |
| Meridee J.S. HodgesMeridee Hodges has been a decorative artist, specializing in faux finishes for over 15 years. Her works on canvas has been an evolution of years of creating finishes and realizing how life is about layers; the longer we live, the more we make layers and depth to our lives. Meridee is inspired by nature and the “patina” of life, most of her works reflect an organic feel of what she calls “textural abstracts”.RAW Location: 1802 Berteau 2nd Floorhttp://www.meridee.sharemyartwork.com | |
| Miki Shim-RutterI would like to think that my work is as beautiful as it is functional. While they perform the daily task of serving the needs of the user, they must also be beautiful to the eye by its form, pleasant to the holder and accent the everyday. Most pieces are hand-thrown on the wheel and made for a variety of everyday uses.RAW Location: 4611 N. Ravenswood 2nd Floorhttp://www.2frogsceramics.com |
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| Mimi Clayton PhotographyMimi Clayton has carried a camera and taken photos for as long as she can remember catching candid moments. She began taking photography classes in 2003. Mimi discovered Richard Stromberg’s classes riding her bike down Lincoln Ave. and jumped head first into photography. Mimi is drawn to photograph natural expressions, CARPE DIEM moments, as well as being able to capture the essence that others may fail to notice. She has been diverse in taking photos for photography shows, head-shots, high school senior photos, weddings, music venues, documenting art shows, outdoor activities and special occasions. The pure enjoyment of photography, lighting and seeing life in a different way, keeps Mimi’s creativity and fascination alive. It is her way of journaling and embracing the visions.RAW Location: 4515 N. Ravenswoodhttp://www.mimisorganicexchange.com | |
| Mukana ProjectThe Mukana Project provides opportunities for refugee artisans in Cape Town South African by promoting their works in the Chicago area. We are displaying paintings, reclaimed wooden frames, bead work and wire art.RAW Location: 4043 N. Ravenswood | |
| Nancy CharakAbstract expressionist work by Nancy Charak, living and working in Ravenswood for many years, exhibiting in a wider and wider radius beyond her native Chicago. Paintings, drawings, watercolors.RAW Location: 1800 W. Cornelia #209http://www.rounderstudio.com | |
| Nancy Pochis BankNancy Pochis Bank is a portrait artist, illustrator, and art teacher based in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. This RAW, Nancy is offering Hands-On Beginning Watercolor Demos, where she will demonstrate watercolor techniques and make materials available for visitors to create art. These demos are inspired by the workshops Nancy teachers for North Side seniors living in public housing through a Neighborhood Arts Program Grant. Nancy created two giant globes for “Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet,” which are traveling the country as part of an ongoing environmental art exhibit. She offers elder and youth classes and workshops and one-on-one private art instruction. Nancy accepts several portrait commissions each year, as well as creating promotional sidewalk art.RAW Location: 1806 W. Cuyler Ave, 3rd Floorhttp://www.nancypochisbank.com | |
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Nathan MasonThese ceramic vessels are about process and product. My process of making is inspired by looking at pottery from ancient to modern examples. My goal is to achieve unique objects. All of the work is terra cotta, fired to Cone 04. Some glaze effects are achieved in one firing, others in multiple firings.RAW Location: 4401 N. Ravenswood (Lillstreet)http://nmason1.otherpeoplespixels.com/section/237444.html |
| Nuria McNealArt is a window to other ideas and perceptions. In my paintings I explore the power of color and composition as captured in a canvas. The images in my paintings capture moments in time. I do not aim to reproduce the world, but to embody varied feelings in my paintings. These may be feelings that I have witnessed in other people or felt myself. The action of putting any ideas on a canvas stops them from being solely mine and makes them more universal. Our interpretations depend of our own experiences. My goal is to have each viewer interpret the images in front of them according to their own understanding of the world. This way the paintings stop being solely mine and become theirs too.RAW Location: 3701 N. Ravenswood 2nd Floorhttp://www.nuriamcneal.com | |
| Ork PostersOrk Posters offers a line of modern, typographic city neighborhood map posters and anatomy prints.RAW Location: 2003 W. Montrosehttp://www.orkposters.com | |