THE BENDS by James Deeb Oil on Board 11"x 12"x 2" The works in the show are subjective records of the people I see as I move through the city of Chicago. Since I work from memory, however, they are not traditional portraits, but rather composites of different features and expressions. They are my updated version of the traditional tronie. James Deeb was born behind the wall in West Berlin in the mid-1960's. He remembers drawing a lot as a child and making animated movies with lumpy clay dinosaurs. His work is darkly humorous and melancholy in roughly equal measure. He refers to it as art in a minor key. www.jamesdeeb.com FMV: $500

MASK (NO. 24) by James Deeb Oil on Board 11"x 12"x 2" The works in the show are subjective records of the people I see as I move through the city of Chicago. Since I work from memory, however, they are not traditional portraits, but rather composites of different features and expressions. They are my updated version of the traditional tronie. James Deeb was born behind the wall in West Berlin in the mid-1960's. He remembers drawing a lot as a child and making animated movies with lumpy clay dinosaurs. His work is darkly humorous and melancholy in roughly equal measure. He refers to it as art in a minor key. www.jamesdeeb.com FMV: $500

CHICAGO NIGHT'S #1 by Nir Dvorai Silver Gelatin Print 9"x 11" www.nirdvorai.com FMV: $750

CHICAGO'S NIGHT #2 by Nor Dvorai Silver Gelatin Print 9"x 11" www.nirdvorai.com FMV: $750

LOCK PIECE by Dylan Cale Jones Metal lock & cherry wood 12"x 5"x 8" Dylan Cale Jones is an artist, craftsperson and educator. He currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. www.dylancalejones.com FMV: $1,000

UNTITLED SCULPTURE (SET OF THREE) by Haley Schuberth Sculpture, Origami 12"x 8"x 8", 18"x 8"x 8", 24" x 8"x 8" Haley Schuberth is a 20 year old business student from St. John, Indiana with a passion for all things art, specifically origami and paper. At age 14 she stumbled upon the art of 3D origami while online and it captivated her instantly. After learning about it through creating more traditional pieces on her own, she took the art of 3D origami and began to find her own style. Senior year of high school when she was 18 was when her passion grew and art became her main focus and desired career path. Now, she is a business student at Indiana University who is planning to use her degree to propel her art career further. She is also constantly creating and trying to get her work out into the world for others to enjoy. FMV: $800 **Juror's Top Ten List**

ONELAST LOOK BEFORE I GO by Doug Stapleton Collage on paper 13"x 17" I'm tethered to the possible of the story within the fragment. I play with symbols and metaphors from art history and religion to create new images that are strongly representational, with an attention to visual consistency, and attention to a melancholic mood. Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago IL and Bert Green Fine Art, Chicago, IL. Doug Stapleton is an artist, curator and educator. Stapleton's work has been the subject of two solo exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center and Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago in 2012. He is an Associate Curator of Art with the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery. www.dougstapleton.com FMV: $600

FLOWERS by Brad Perkins Photography 9" x 14" Who was the person who set out the flowers waiting for? And did they ever arrive? The gesture is as beautiful as the decay. Artist Chicago-based urban landscape photographer Brad Perkins has two questions integral to his photography: "what's in there?" and "what happened here?" His photography lies at the intersection of beauty and decay, where urban and rural come together, where shadows cast a spell and where old becomes the victim of new. www.bradperkinsphoto.com FMV: $250

FRIENDSHIP by Joel Tokarczyk Digital Painting. Joel Tokarczyk is an emerging children's artist and illustrator. His creations draw on themes from his own life such as self-acceptance, and celebrating diversity and individuality. As an artist he hopes to inspire younger audiences to always embrace their creative side and be true to themselves. FMV: $100

THE ABANDONED HOUSE by J. F. Bolet Ink on paper 16"x 13" The Abandoned house is a work made part of a self-published book titled; 25 Drawings across U.S. (Xlibris). Series of drawings made while traveling around the country. J.F. Bolet is a Latin American Artist and author. FMV: $175

COLOR FORM NO. 124 by Jef Bourgeau Digital Painting on Canvas, 2016 18" x 24" FMV $800

LAND OF MY FATHERS by Anne Fracassa Oil on panel 24"x 15"x 2" This painting is a favorite theme - a familiar lone figure using a common means of transportation in the city. Studying Civil Engineering and Project management in Tehran. www.annefracassa.com FMV: $700

STANDING IN THE SHOWER THINKING by Christopher Gideon Pigment Ink Print on Paper 20"x 20" These are two of a series of illustrations done shortly after my departure from the field of architecture. The illustrations were created utilizing the same industry-standard architectural drafting software that I was using at the time. Studying Product Design and Furniture Restoration in Milano. www.christophergideon.com Jerry Saltz Critic Award FMV: $1000

JESUS LLOYD WRIGHT by Christopher Gideon Pigment Ink Print on Paper 20"x 20" These are two of a series of illustrations done shortly after my departure from the field of architecture. The illustrations were created utilizing the same industry-standard architectural drafting software that I was using at the time. Studying Product Design and Furniture Restoration in Milano. christophergideon.com Jerry Saltz Critic Award Recipient FMV: $1000

EXPULSION FROM EDEN "SELF PORTRAIT" by Adam Holzrichter Oil on Linen 23"x 31" Professional Adam a Chicago area native who approaches painting with an eye turned toward the best masterworks of the ages, and another fixed on his personal experiences. He attended the American Academy of Art for fine art painting, and a traditional apprenticeship with legendary Norwegian painter, Odd Nerdrum. FMV: $3,000

GALLIVANT by Gail Mancuso Archival semi matte pigment print, 8-ply mat board and black wood frame 32"x 35" Gallivant is part of my series, La Femme. La Femme represents the visual power of the female aesthetic, brought to life through a process of blending multiple layers and textures. Informed by urban street style, the images create rhythm, while evoking a painterly impression of the photographs that lie beneath. Gail Mancuso is a fine art photographer living in Chicago. Her interest in art and photography developed and ultimately found expression. Her work has been featured in publications at World Art Dubai and La Photographie Award in Paris, and she has won awards in France, Russia and Tokyo. She has participated in solo exhibitionism Chicago and New York City, Moscow and Italy. Her highly recognized photomosaic, "Chicago Synchronicity," resides in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office in Chicago City Hall. www.gailmancuso.com FMV: $3,600

RESIDENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS (OVERLAPPING) by Wun-Ting Hsu Risograph Printing on Paper 13"x 18" Using, drawing, collage, and risograph, my artwork is an attempt to disassemble and reassemble my life experiences. The artwork acts as a translation of my interactions who those ideas and figures and seeks to unearth multiple visual narratives in interpreting them in my work. Hopefully, the work could lead viewer to imagine something. Wun Ting Hsu, a Taiwan artist and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, keeps doing art practices and researches. The outcomes of her researches were published in several academic journals, such as Visual Arts Research, Leonardo, and Technoetic Arts, etc. Her artworks were exhibited in several international exhibitions hosted in Korea, USA, and Taiwan. FMV: $280

EXCERPT: PI 55-186 by Yvette Kaiser Smith Media: laser-cut acrylic sheet, nylon spacers, and plastic-capped hardware. 11.5"x17.5"x2" Structure stacks together 31% light transmission white and fluorescent green 1/8" acrylic sheet. Laser-cut pattern visualizes the 55th through 186th digit of the number pi. Using the language of grids and simple geometric shapes, Chicago artist Yvette Kaiser Smith creates patterns by devising systems for visualizing numerical values of sequences from the numbers pi and e. www.yvettekaisersmith.com FMV: $1,450

INSIDE SENSE by Wun Ting Hsu, Risograph Printing on Paper 13"x 18" Using, drawing, collage, and risograph, my artwork is an attempt to disassemble and reassemble my life experiences. The artwork acts as a translation of my interactions who those ideas and figures and seeks to unearth multiple visual narratives in interpreting them in my work. Hopefully, the work could lead viewer to imagine something. Wun Ting Hsu, a Taiwan artist and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, keeps doing art practices and researches. The outcomes of her researches were published in several academic journals, such as Visual Arts Research, Leonardo, and Technoetic Arts, etc. Her artworks were exhibited in several international exhibitions hosted in Korea, USA, and Taiwan. FMV: $400

EXCERPT: PI 465-553 by Yvette Kaiser Smith Media: laser-cut acrylic sheet, nylon spacers, and plastic capped hardware. 11.5"x17.5"x2" Structure stacks together fluorescent green and clear with green edge 1/8" acrylic sheet. Laser-cut pattern visualizes the 465th through 553rd digit of the number pi. Using the language of grids and simple geometric shapes, Chicago artist Yvette Kaiser Smith creates patterns by devising systems for visualizing numerical values of sequences from the numbers pi and e. www.yvettekaisersmith.com FMV: $1,450

FROM PI 71 by Yvette Kaiser Smith Media: graphite, COPIC markers, 15mm acrylic paint pen on white YUPO, matte Dura-Lar, and clear wet media film, stacked, with eyelets. 20"x26" The distribution of marks in this work is guided by plotting 71 digits from the number pi, in several passes, on two layers, over a grid. Using the language of grids and simple geometric shapes, Chicago artist Yvette Kaiser Smith creates patterns by devising systems for visualizing numerical values of sequences from the numbers pi and e. www.yvettekaisersmith.com Tony Karman Pick FMV: $1,950 **Tony Karman's Picks**

SALMON by Benjamin Madeska Oil on canvas 17"x 21" "Salmon" is a still life done in oil. This painting features realistic renderings and stripped-down compositions that explore the relationship between abstraction and representation. Benjamin Madeska is an award-winning artist who has been included in more than 60 regional, national, and international exhibitions. He received his bachelor degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his master's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lives and works in Chicago. www.benmadeska.com FMV: $1,700

EACH ONE ONE by Kathleen Ellen Marshall Digital Collage Photography on Board 16"x 24" The work in this series focuses on placing the artist's old friends and family, both alive and gone, into her current environment. All architectural shots are from the city of Chicago, the artist's home for the last fifteen years, taken and edited exclusively on her smart phone. The individuals placed therein feature love and kinship/past and present - emotions the artist connects deeply with the city of Chicago. Kathleen Ellen Marshall was born in St. Louis, Missouri and studied fine art with a concentration in figurative drafting. All of her digital photographs have been shot and edited exclusively on a smart phone and combined with vintage family portraits. Variations in photographic technique as well as digital process via myriad apps have not only affected the visual result of the image, via manipulation and collage techniques, but the idea passed forth to the viewer as well. www.Kathleenellenmarshall.com FMV: $400

THE GIRLS by Kathleen Ellen Marshall Digital Collage Photography on Board 16"x 24" The work in this series focuses on placing the artist's old friends and family, both alive and gone, into her current environment. All architectural shots are from the city of Chicago, the artist's home for the last fifteen years, taken and edited exclusively on her smart phone. Kathleen Ellen Marshall was born in St. Louis, MI and studied fine art with a concentration in figurative drafting. After moving to Chicago she turned her art from the traditional to the contemporary. All of her digital photographs have been shot and edited exclusively on a smart phone and combined with vintage family portraits. Variations in photographic technique as well as digital process via myriad apps have not only affected the visual result of the image, via manipulation and collage techniques, but the viewer as well. By using current technology, she is able to bring traditional structure and composition into abstract ideas. www.Kathleenellenmarshall.com FMV: $400

HOLCOMBE by Kelsey Mazza Digital Photography 16"x 24"x 2" Holcombe is a 16x24 digital photography print from my ongoing series, Abandoned. The series illustrates the deserted places around the country. It consist of old warehouses, barns, vacant churches, and uninhabited houses. It is easy to disregard or overlook these places, but my hope is that Abandoned brings light to the unique beauty and rich history each place embodies. I'm a self-taught photographer who loves capturing moments and turning them into stories. I have a photojournalistic style with my work being very bold and candid. As an avid adventurer, a majority of my inspiration comes from traveling the world. www.kelseykristinephotography.com FMV: $250

KITCHEN by Tye Moores Digital Photo 18"x 22" BLACK is based on words and phrases used in the Chicago working class African American community. This project seeks to educate people both within and outside about the various linguistics histories used in the urban community. Each word is paired with a literal definition and a slang representation. Using humor as an opener to bring up discussion about the current state of racism in America, I invite my audience to connect language of different subcultures. Artist Tye Moores ('95) is a fine art photographer from Chicago, Illinois where she still resides. She has acted as the president of the Student Photographic Society at the Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago. She has been included in group exhibitions shows at: Beauty & Brawn Gallery, Autotelic Studios and Gallery 350 in Chicago. Her work focuses on identity photography with the African American community, as well as fashion photography. www.Photyegraphy.com FMV: $200

BROKEN HEARTS TELL HALF TRUTHS By Ish Muhammad Spray Paint on Canvas 16"x 16" Broken Hearts Tell Half Truths captures the challenges of fractured relationships. A good "bang" buys you another day. Ish Muhammad is a self-taught artist. Muhammad's work is post-graffiti abstract expressionism. Recent activities include: Indiana State Museum, A Cultural Legacy: 200 Years of Art in Indiana, Lake Effect: Outdoor Graffiti Exhibition, Gary, IN, From the Studios, group exhibition, Marshall J Gardner Center for the Arts, Gary, IN. He maintains a studio at the Zhou B Art Center. www.ishmuhammad.com FMV: $300

PAUL NEWMAN AT 80 by Bob Palmieri Framed and matted geltan silver print 18"x 15" Bob's first professional assignment took him to Prince Edward Island to document a solar eclipse for the American Astronomical Association in 1972. He continued shooting on a freelance basis until joining the Miami News Bureau in 1982. After leaving Miami for New York & Chicago he returned to freelancing and joined the American Society of Media Photographers, producing photos for brochures, CDs, vinyl record albums and websites, as well as black & white images for publications including the New York Times and Chicago Tribune. In 1997 he began shooting art projects in a number of genres; his 2014 show at the Rangefinder Gallery in River North was a Chicago Magazine Critic's Pick for its opening weekend. bobpalmieri.com FMV: $650

PAST PRESENT FUTURE by Cathy Quintero Digital photography 22"x 22" Past, Present, Future is a 20" x 20" digital photography collage of textiles and is an homage to artisans, their process and their cross-cultural craft. cathyquintero.com none emerging artist Cathy Quintero is a mixed media artist based in Chicago. Fiber and hand-woven textiles are a focal point of her work, sourcing materials from artisans across the globe. Interested in her South American roots, Cathy explores the way cultures remain the same, adapt and change in a technology-driven world. FMV: $200

SECONDARY by Cathy Quintero, Digital photography 22" x 22" Secondary is a 20" x 20" digital photography collage of textiles hand-woven by artisans in the rural highlands of Ecuador. Artist Cathy Quintero is a mixed media artist based in Chicago. Fiber and hand-woven textiles are a focal point of her work, sourcing materials from artisans across the globe. Interested in her South American roots, Cathy explores the way cultures remain the same, adapt and change in a technology-driven world. www.cathyquintero.com FMV: $200

IN LIEU OF TESTIMONY: NO. 2 by Rachel Rosenfeld Oil and marble dust on panel 24"x 24" In lieu of testimony: No. 1 and No. 2 are the first two installments in the Testimonials trio of paintings. Both were made between 2015 and 2016. They are based on intensive observation and exploration of found Kodachrome photos. Rachel Ahava Rosenfeld is a painter and newly-minted Chicago resident. She holds an MFA in visual art from Washington University in St. Louis, and a BA in studio art from HollinsUniversity. Rosenfeld works primarily in oil paint, which she uses to explore the natures and intersections of memory, history, and nostalgia through the lenses of perceptual and observational painting. Since moving to Chicago, she has employed her studio practice to delve not the lost worlds found in her collection of found-photographs. The resultant works investigate the stories that artifacts can tell versus when history's bread-crumb-trails lead into dead ends. www.rachelahavarosenfeld.com FMV: $1,100

IN LIEU OF TESTIMONY: NO. 1 by Rachel Rosenfeld Oil and marble dust on panel 24"x 24" In lieu of testimony: No. 1 and No. 2 are the first two installments in the Testimonials trio of paintings. Both were made between 2015 and 2016. They are based on intensive observation and exploration of found Kodachrome photos. Rachel Ahava Rosenfeld is a painter and newly-minted Chicago resident. She holds an MFA in visual art from Washington University in St. Louis, and a BA in studio art from HollinsUniversity. Rosenfeld works primarily in oil paint, which she uses to explore the natures and intersections of memory, history, and nostalgia through the lenses of perceptual and observational painting. Since moving to Chicago, she has employed her studio practice to delve not the lost worlds found in her collection of found-photographs. The resultant works investigate the stories that artifacts can tell versus when history's bread-crumb-trails lead into dead ends. www.rachelahavarosenfeld.com FMV: $1,100

BAGGAGE BUDDY by Alvaro Jurado Found Metal and Light Sculpture 5"x 17"x 5" My artwork is based on found objects. This series is a continuation of this. Antique toy truck electrified and an authentic Edison light bulb. Since I was a young child in El Paso, I have had a strong attraction to found objects. I've been an active member of the Michigan Latino Artist's Community. In 1985 and 1986, I was awarded a Michigan Council Grant to mount contemporary Latino Art Shows. In 1995, I was part of a Cranbrook Museum Exhibit: VIEWPOINT, curated by Gilada Snowden. FMV: $500

SUNNY EDGE 1 & 2 by Diane Schroeder Oil, mixed media collage on canvas 18"x 18" (each) Diane Schroeder majored in art with a focus in interior design at the University of Nebraska. After graduating with a BFA, Diane chose a career in the design field, but she never abandoned her love for her art. Since her early adult years of painting, Diane has moved from a formal application of oil on canvas to include a spontaneous palate of oil and mixed media. Her pieces abstractly suggest landscape shapes and textures and the translucencies and reflections of atmospheric colors. With the exploration of contrast and contradiction, Diane introduced collage as an exciting additional dimension to her work. Her subject matter, while abstractly suggesting landscape shapes and textures and the translucencies and reflections of atmospheric colors, presents the sensation of emotion, the power of intuition and the confidence of logic. www.dianeschroederart.com FMV: $1500

POP 1 by Brian Schutz Mixed Media 21"x 21" Brian Schutz is an artist and architect currently living in Chicago who is interested in peeling back the surface layers to find the machine within. He is represented by Las Manos Gallery in Chicago and The Judith Racht Gallery in Harbert, Michigan. FMV $2500

UNWRITTEN By Isabella Scott Digital Photograph 17"x 21" "Unwritten" is a photography piece and is the first piece in my new series named Revelation. It was designed to show the negatives of beauty. As young lady, I have never felt such extreme pressure to fall into society's definition of pretty. After going through this journey of becoming someone I clearly was not, I did not smile at my reflection. "Unwritten" was designed to show the brokenness I felt after I altered everything that made me unique. The pressure from media is constantly surrounding us. Revelation is about the journey I am taking to love myself. I had a sense of empowerment when I finally created it because I no longer felt trapped in my mind. When people see my work, I would like them to understand and visualize struggle it took to get there. I got involved in art because I was tired of being controlled and wanted a voice. Art allowed me to find myself. Art is captivating and real. Art is a life changer. Art changed me. FMV: $300

LEVITICUS 11:10" by Victoria Shapow Digital Photography 19" x 23" "Leviticus 11:10" is a 16"x 20" Leviticus is a photo book illustrating 12 of the laws of Leviticus in the Bible that surround the law banning homosexuality. This piece illustrates the law that says we are not allowed to eat or touch any seafood without fins or scales. My goal in creating this book is that people will realize the hypocrisy in their religious reasoning behind denying people basic rights because of their sexual orientation. Half of the proceeds from each book sold will be donated to the LGBTQ organization, GLAAD. The books are available for purchase on her website. Victoria Shapow work as an Art Director and Commercial photographer. She works on a variety of digital and print projects. Through this work, she's gained exceptional typography skills and a deep understanding of color theory. She uses her designs as a way of storytelling. Art Activism is also very important to her. www.victoriashapow.com FMV: $250

JUST TO BE NEAR YOU by Doug Stapleton Collage on paper 11"x 9" I'm tethered to the possible of the story within the fragment. I play with symbols and metaphors from art history and religion to create new images that are strongly representational, with an attention to visual consistency, and attention to a melancholic mood. Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago IL and Bert Green Fine Art, Chicago, IL. Doug Stapleton is an artist, curator and educator. Stapleton's work has been the subject of two solo exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center and Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago in 2012. He is an Associate Curator of Art with the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery. www.dougstapleton.com FMV: $600 **Juror's Top Ten List** **Tony Karman's Picks**

CHICAGO By Nguyen Tran Digital Screen-print & Ink on Paper 19"x 25" Chicago subway riders. Originally from Vietnam, Nguyen is a freelance illustrator who graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design. He lives and works in Chicago, IL. www.leftstudio.com FMV: $1,200 **Juror's Top Ten List**

SCULPTURE 1 By Bridgette Wolf Clay 14"x 11"x 10" The subject is not becoming a victim. www.bridgettewolf.com FMV: $375

FENCED By Lauren Wy Crayon, pastel on paper, 2016 12" x 17" FMV $1000

CHARACTER ASSASSINATION by Jay Zerbe Acrylic and crayon on canvas 24"x 24" Mr. Zerbe completed a BA from the American University of Beirut, and an MFA in printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington. His professional art career began in 1968 in Beirut with several exhibitions. His work was first shown in Chicago in the 1977 Chicago and Vicinity Exhibition at the Art Institute. Mr. Zerbe has worked as a graphic designer (PBS), web designer (IBM), and virtual world designer (IBM). He now works full time as an artist. His work has been shown in Chicago, Santa Fe, New York, New Orleans, Atlanta, Omaha, Lincoln, Novato, Nacogdoches and Michigan City. He has representation in Chicago IL, Grand Rapids MI, and Nashville TN. FMV: $850

AARON AND SYLVESTER By Gary Csuk Photograph 12 1/2" x 20" I have found Aaron a couple of times, working (recycling, most usually pallets) my work neighborhood. Both times he has had his cat Sylvester in tow. He said to me. "I love animals. It's people I've got no use for." I was weaned on photojournalism. I don't desire to, I NEED to, photograph things and people exactly as I found them. It is not my job to set things in place and set them in order. It is my job to find the way to document them as they stand. http://www.justsayshook.com/ FMV: $600

OBLIVIOUS TO THE NOISE OF THE WORLD AROUND HIM By Gary Csuk Photograph, 2016 13 1/5" x 20" Photography Tommy is a man in my work neighborhood that sleeps under the train tracks, usually on Hoyne and Kenzie. I found that most of the people that live under there with him ask for nothing more than a little dignity and respect that they, too, are human beings. I was weaned on photojournalism. I don't desire to, I NEED to, photograph things and people exactly as I found them. It is not my job to set things in place and set them in order. It is my job to find the way to document them as they stand. http://www.justsayshook.com/ FMV: $600

HUMAN EVOLUTION FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY by Allison Cheung Acrylic, colored pencil, oil pastels, and marker on paper 19"x 25" each The visual and conceptual contents of Human Evolution from Monday to Friday allusively references French sculptor Auguste Rodin's romanticized representation of Dante's Inferno in his sculpture The Gates of Hell. This contemporary interpretation elucidates modernity's effort in romanticizing the everyday monotony. Allison Cheung is a Chinese interdisciplinary artist based in Chicago and Hong Kong. As an interdisciplinary artist, her work extends into a variety of different mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, fibers and film. www.a1113.com FMV: $1,250

ARRANGEMENTS by Robyn Day Archival Pigment print 27"x 37" Made in 2016, Arrangements is one photograph in a larger body of work on the queerness of identity categories, including the fluidity of gender, sexuality. Robyn Day is a current graduate student in the photography MFA program at Columbia college Chicago, where she received the Graduate Merit Award and Stuart Abelson Graduate Research Fellowship. She has shown work nationally and internationally in Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. www.robyndayphotography.com FMV: $850

THIS IS FOR YOU DAD by Rachel Gilman Photograph on Aluminum 36"x 27" This photo was taken at the St. joseph Lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan with my iPhone 6. Visiting my father's and my favorite photography spot, I was reminded of a photo my father once took: waves crashing up against the lighthouse, puffy clouds, grey skies and a bit of uncertainty because you didn't know if it was going to downpour or not. Recently, I lost my father and believe me it is not easy losing your best friend and your father. But, that day, I felt my father's presence. I had pictured the photo he took in my head and immediately ran out onto the pier as far out towards the lighthouse that I could possibly go, I was soaked when I was done. This photo was the one that reminded me most of the one my father took. But this photo was the opposite of his, it was bright and colorful, blue skies, clear water and an overall feeling of happiness and serenity, which was exactly what I was feeling at that moment. www.fineartamerica.com FMV: $350

DISTORTIONS PATH by Eugene Harris OSB, Lokta handmade paper, Mod Podge (decoupage medium) 30"x 30" Distortions Path 3 main colors represent my mind, body and soul often struggling to work together. The haze or distortion that you see represents outside influences that can sometimes cloud judgment or slow progress but by acknowledging that there is struggle within I am able to create beauty. Professional I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it! Pablo Picasso, 1883-1973. Being a self taught artist and choosing "Decoupage" as my form of expression, I did not have rules and/or techniques on how to create art for a guide, I jumped in and followed my instincts and formed my own ideas and rules which is the very meaning of creativity. FMV: $500

FUTURE LOVERS by Matthew Lew Photograph on acrylic 30"x 30" each. Diptych The artwork submitted embodies an organic approach to my sexuality, my blood, and my physical connection and fluidity with the human body. My aim is to portray the pulse and fragility of intimacy as well as the detailed complexity of human connection. Painter, photographer, mixed media artist, Matthew Lew creates original artwork that is marked by bold individuality with subtle references to the fluidity of life. His diverse body of work suggests that art is life itself and ultimately contributes to one's place in the world. www.matthewlew.com FMV: $4,000 **Juror's Top Ten List**

OYSTER by Benjamin Madeska Oil on canvas 12"x 10" "Oyster" is a still life done in oil. This painting features realistic renderings and stripped-down compositions that explore the relationship between abstraction and representation. Benjamin Madeska is an award-winning artist who has been included in more than 60 regional, national, and international exhibitions. He received his bachelor degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his master's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lives and works in Chicago. www.benmadeska.com FMV: $900

WHAT CITY by Anne Hermes Acrylic On Canvas 36"x 48" The second painting in a series of paintings exploring the juxtaposition between my nostalgic feelings and entrenched socialization that pulls me towards everything midcentury, vs. the reality of a very difficult time in America's history for people of color, women, & homosexuals, among many others. Annie Hermes is a painter, designer, writer, traveler, and fierce student of the world. She launched her career as a full-time artist six years ago and hasn't looked back. www.anniehermes.com FMV: $1,725

DREAMING WITH ONE EYE OPEN by Peter Mayszak Acrylic on wood panel 32"x 36" This piece is part of a series called Scratching the Surface. The series was the result of a challenging personal year topped off with a bizarre election. Dreaming with One Eye Open is how I felt in Oct of 2016. My thoughts were going 1000 different directions and I felt that my reality was a dream. Peter Mayszak is an emerging artist in the gallery scene. He combines styles to create imagery that is both raw and beautiful with a unique point of view. He is constantly challenging himself to use new techniques in his work to grow as an artist. FMV: $500

260 SUBJECTS by Olea Nova Screen print 30" x 24" Olea Nova is a graduate of the University of Humanities and Social Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her body of work spans the media of painting, drawing, printmaking, video and sound. www.oleanova.com FMV: $340

JAPANESE IRIS by Jay Zerbe Acrylic and crayon on canvas 30"x 30" Mr. Zerbe completed a BA from the American University of Beirut, and an MFA in printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington. His professional art career began in 1968 in Beirut with several exhibitions. His work was first shown in Chicago in the 1977 Chicago and Vicinity Exhibition at the Art Institute. Mr. Zerbe has worked as a graphic designer (PBS), web designer (IBM), and virtual world designer (IBM). He now works full time as an artist. His work has been shown in Chicago, Santa Fe, New York, New Orleans, Atlanta, Omaha, Lincoln, Novato, Nacogdoches and Michigan City. He has representation in Chicago IL, Grand Rapids MI, and Nashville TN. www.jayzerbe.com FMV: $950

THE TOWER OF BABEL, NO. 5 LIBERTY by Adolfo Santos Acrylic and pastel on canvas 18"x 36" I wanted to reconsider the Biblical Tower of Babel story. The Tower showed just what we can do if we set our minds and efforts to it. Since a Tower is something We build, I wanted to suggest that Liberty is an Architecture we also build. If we are the builders where do we take it from here? Artist Living in Chicago, I am inspired by the City itself. I enjoy making interpretations of architecture, infrastructure, the built environment. I hope to encourage the viewer to think about what a City is and what they would want it to be. And what it could be. www.facebook.com/adolfosantosart FMV: $500

YOUNG NOMAD WITH LAMB, TIBET by Larry Snider Photography 34"x 34" Larry Snider has been taking photographs in locations around the world for 30 years and has exhibited them in numerous shows. He usually documents the people and landscape of a particular region, making a personal connection with that place and its culture. His work is in the permanent collections of over 20 museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Center for Creative Photography (Tucson). This piece is part of The Faces of Tibet series which won 1st Place in the Fine Art Photography Award for Travel (Amateur) FMV $1500 **Juror's Top Ten List**

HAIR IN MOTION by Hannah Leigh Photograph on Board 24" x 36" With Artistic experience in varied industries, Hannah Keeps her hands busy crafting, creating and collaborating all over the world. While photography is her first passion, she has spent time styling hair, telling visual stories through video, teaching special effects makeup, and working in various 3D mediums. www.hannahpatriciaphotography.com FMV: $300

MENTALLY BLOWN by Kyle Jones Jenkins Oil on canvas 24" x 36" It's so easy to tear yourself down, to talk yourself out of things when they get uncomfortable. You need to realize the only real way you can be successful is by focusing on yourself and growing as a person. I use motivational concepts to get my messages across & by taking on of the most recognized ways for self-harm and contouring it to empower yourself. So next time you think about giving up because the grass is greener on the other side, realize that your grass isn't going to be greener until you water it (yes, it's a water gun). Kyle Jones Jenkins is an urban artist. Kyle is quickly growing into a leading urban artist in his hometown of Peoria due to his content and unique style and technique. Kyle has founded a unique method to personally connect with most viewers. He prides his self on creating pieces that have themes of inspiration and motivation and depictions of common situations or struggles occurring throughout the world. FMV: $300

TUESDAY MORNING by Elisa R. Boughner Oil on Board. Framed with linen matt and black frame resulting in the piece measuring 44" x 28" Elisa R. Boughner was born in the United States, raised in Mexico and studied art in America and Europe. Her work reflects the influence of each of these cultures, and of a range of painting styles from the Impressionists, through the German Expressionists, and finally the Cubist. The result is a unique and highly personal style that brings extraordinary vibrance to often ordinary subjects. Boughner uses traditional forms such as still life, but animates them through bold, often unconventional color and dynamic brushwork. By using often densely layered colors she achieves a complex, subtle and wide emotional range that transforms studies of external surfaces into exposes of internal feeling. www.boughnerart.com FMV: $3,750

UNTITLED (WOMAN IN MUD) by Loralei R. Byatt Photograph on Paper 40"x 60" When I realized that my photographs were metaphors for myself, my work became self-referential. The first self-portrait was made in 1988; I have been making them ever since. This piece is the first in a series in which I am exploring the relationship between human and nature, with the intention of describing human nature. www.facebook.com/interfacearts FMV: $1,000

LILY by Patty Carroll Photograph, 2014 40"x 40" Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970's. Her most recent project, "Anonymous Women," consists of a 3-part series of studio installations made for the camera, addressing women and their complicated relationships with domesticity. By camouflaging the figure in drapery and/or domestic objects, Carroll creates a dark and humorous game of hide-and-seek between her viewers and the Anonymous Woman. The photographs are published as a monograph, Anonymous Women, officially released in January, 2017 by Daylight Books. The Anonymous Woman series has been exhibited internationally and has won multiple awards including Carroll being acknowledged as one of Photolucida's "Top 50" in 2104. Her work has been featured in prestigious blogs and international magazines such as the Huffington Post, The Cut, Ain't Bad Magazine, and BJP in Britain. Her work has been shown internationally in many one-person exhibits in China and Europe, as well as the USA. (White Box Museum, Beijing, Art Institute of Chicago, Royal Photographic Society, Bath, England, among others.) She has participated in over 100 group exhibitions nationally and internationally, and her work is included in many public and private collections. After teaching photography for many years, Carroll has enthusiastically returned to the studio in order to delight viewers with her playful critique of home and excess. She is currently Artist in Residence at Studios Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. www.pattycarroll.com FMV $3000 **Juror's Top Ten List** **Tony Karman's Picks**

STAIRSY by Patty Carroll Photograph, 2016 40"x40" Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970's. Her most recent project, "Anonymous Women," consists of a 3-part series of studio installations made for the camera, addressing women and their complicated relationships with domesticity. By camouflaging the figure in drapery and/or domestic objects, Carroll creates a dark and humorous game of hide-and-seek between her viewers and the Anonymous Woman. The photographs are published as a monograph, Anonymous Women, officially released in January, 2017 by Daylight Books. The Anonymous Woman series has been exhibited internationally and has won multiple awards including Carroll being acknowledged as one of Photolucida's "Top 50" in 2104. Her work has been featured in prestigious blogs and international magazines such as the Huffington Post, The Cut, Ain't Bad Magazine, and BJP in Britain. Her work has been shown internationally in many one-person exhibits in China and Europe, as well as the USA. (White Box Museum, Beijing, Art Institute of Chicago, Royal Photographic Society, Bath, England, among others.) She has participated in over 100 group exhibitions nationally and internationally, and her work is included in many public and private collections. After teaching photography for many years, Carroll has enthusiastically returned to the studio in order to delight viewers with her playful critique of home and excess. She is currently Artist in Residence at Studios Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. www.pattycarroll.com FMV $3000 **Juror's Top Ten List** **Tony Karman's Picks**

METROPOLIS IV by Michael Claire Spray Paint, Ink, Pen, Stickers 43"x 94" One of a series of paintings done while exploring themes of infrastructure and pollution. Michael Claire is an artist from Chicago. Currently working out of the Zhou B Art Center. www.michaelkclaire.com FMV: $1,800

OPEN CARRY by Shane Coe Salvaged Sheet Metal 43"x 31"x 7" The piece examines the Second Amendment right to open carry as a catalyst in transforming our public spaces into a catacomb of potential danger. Ultimately, it is meant to encourage the audience to mentally project themselves into the situation and to see it as relevant to their perspectives. professional Shane Coe was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, pursing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sculpture. He has a deep connection to community outreach, activism and social service, which also serves as the foundation of his creative practice. FMV: $6,255

LITTLE BLACK DRESS by Suzanne Cohan-Lange Cast paper & mixed media 36"x 12"x 53" These "Little Black Dresses" are part of a room sized, multi-media installation of 100 sculptures, video and poetry. It's a study in self-expression, fashion, the body, the self and society. Women, as creatures of hope, seasonally reinvent ourselves along the larger timeline of history. They arise from the fear of becoming caught in the myths of our own beliefs, the magic and folly of multi-tasking, and the power of our own resiliency. We present a chorus of voices. Suzanne Cohan-Lange, sculptor and curator, is Chair Emeritus of the Inter-Arts Dept. at Columbia College, Chicago Chicago. Although Suzanne has worked in steel, resin, wood, paper, aluminum and most recently, cast glass, her work is always figurative, often political and always a metaphor for the human condition. Suzanne is the co-owner, with husband, Richard Lange, of Blink Contemporary Arts Gallery in Michigan City, IN. www.suzannecohanlange.com FMV: $800

COW AND GOAT by Tony Collias Acrylic on canvas 72"x 60" These two paintings are part of an animal series I have been working on for the past four years. In these paintings the animals act as an anchor for each piece. I use the lines that form the image of the animal to work within and against. My hope is that the end picture is an accumulation of colors, shapes, drips, and whatever else is left over from a process of repainting and rethinking. Artist Tony Collias completed a B.A. in English at Western Michigan University in 1996. He is a self-taught painter that paints in a representational style. A few of his solo showings include the Whitdel Arts Gallery in Detroit and the Chicago Creative Space Awards Ceremony in Chicago and later this year at the Harold Washington Library. He had work featured in Chicago Literati Magazine in 2015, and also private and public collections including, The Mars Agency, Headquarters Southfield, Michigan, and Vibes Media, Chicago, IL. www.tonycollias.com FMV: $3,500

HYENA, MOUSE AND ANTS by Tony Collias Acrylic on canvas 72"x 60" These two paintings are part of an animal series I have been working on for the past four years. In these paintings the animals act as an anchor for each piece. I use the lines that form the image of the animal to work within and against. My hope is that the end picture is an accumulation of colors, shapes, drips, and whatever else is left over from a process of repainting and rethinking. Artist Tony Collias completed a B.A. in English at Western Michigan University in 1996. He is a self-taught painter in a representational style. A few of his solo showings include the Whitdel Arts Gallery in Detroit and the Chicago Creative Space Awards Ceremony in Chicago and later this year at the Harold Washington Library. He had work featured in Chicago Literati Magazine in 2015, and also private and public collections including, The Mars Agency, Headquarters Southfield, Michigan, and Vibes Media, Chicago, IL. www.tonycollias.com FMV: $3,500

CONVERSATION PART I by Cesar Conde Oil on Canvas, 2012 48"x 72" A post-contemporary painter, Conde uses old world technique using modern materials to paint his realistic portraits. Conde is a Filipino-American Chicago based artist who was primarily self-taught until he hit a wall with his technical skills. Upon realizing his artistic limitations, Conde decided to study at Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy with John Michael Angel, who apprenticed for Pietro Annigoni. He also studied with Master Painter of Technique Mixte, Patrick Betaudier in his atelier in Monflanquin, France. www.cesarcondeart.com FMV $3000

"BARE EARTH FORMATION 1" by James Dozier Digital paintographic print Abstract depiction of bare human body echoing white dunes. He is an artist who is creating paintographic art that seamlessly blends photography, painting, and drawing by utilizing the digital medium. This has been his creative focus for the last several years. FMV: $3,500

FOCUS ON GROWTH by Lora Fosberg Limited edition relief print with chine collee, printed by Peel prints, St. Louis Mo. 30" x 44" Working also in Product/Communication Design. www.lorafosberg.com FMV: $1500

WE AINT EVA GOING BACK by Frank Ishman Archrival InkJet 61"x37" Photographer Frank Ishman has traveled extensively, living and working in various cities around the world. Frank attended Morehouse College and the Art Institute of Atlanta and learned everything he could while working with celebrated photographers. The series is entitled, In Walks, A. Man; and this image will hang in the living room for Part 4, The Impermanence of Sugarfoot. Part 4, which explores my relationship with my grandmother. She taught me from a very young age how to cook. For better or worse, she instilled in me how society would view me as a black man. It was this giving of herself during meal preparation, which moved me to offer myself as the final meal, in preparation and presentation. The final meal, myself, being the Standing Rib Roast, leaves an enjoyable taste in the mouths of my guests, and no longer trapped in the confines of, A. Man. I now leave this world as Frank Ishman. www.frankishman.com FMV: $2,500

PSYCHOLOGICAL LOCKS by Lissa Karpeh, Oil and Acrylic on canvas 54"x72" The following painting is from a series of paintings called Finding Complacency. The work was completed in 2015. The painting is about the killing of true self-expression in today's women. I am a 23 year old, Liberian-American painter, based in Minnesota. I create undeveloped works of art on large canvas. I use oil, charcoal and acrylic in some areas and leave other areas with just raw canvas. My work explores emptiness, potential, struggle and the relationships between them. I am most interested in the process of making from these ideas. FMV: $1,500

SHIMMER GREEN by Jasper Kirk Mixed Media 66"x 37" Floral patterns, leavy, bushy, heavy with JasperKIRK blossoms. The scent would be sweet. Leaves, soft like rabbit's ears. Needs shade. JasperKIRK, from the San Francisco Bay Area, came to Chicago for 3 weeks in '79 and hasn't left. In 2014, he started painting after a bottle of paint fell on his toe. He now has well over 3,000 - 36x36 and larger works. 2015 FOX News Feature. 2016 1st Place Momma's Int'l Art Exhibit, cooks, gardens & reads. www.jasperkirk.gallery FMV: $1,250

CONSUMER by Joey Knox Mixed media and resin on panel 48"x 48" The dreams I am concerned with are dreams that limit us. Moving beyond these limitations forces an examination of birthplace and childhood. Images that divide us, built on tiered opportunities, inequality, and walls of false expectations. Presenting a freedom from place; a new exploration of self. Joey Knox is a mixed media artist living in Chicago. www.joeyknoxart.com FMV: $2,000

HOLY ROLLER by Joey Knox Mixed media and resin on panel 48"x 48" The dreams I am concerned with are dreams that limit us. Moving beyond these limitations forces an examination of birthplace and childhood. Images that divide us, built on tiered opportunities, inequality, and walls of false expectations. Presenting a freedom from place; a new exploration of self. Joey Knox is a mixed media artist living in Chicago. www.joeyknoxart.com FMV: $2,000

DO I T YOURSELF by Richard Lange Acrylic on Canvas 36"x 48" Richard Lange is a Chicago artist and retired Adjunct Professor in Fine Arts and art education at Loyola University. He holds a BA from the University of Illinois, Chicago and an MA in Inter-Arts from Columbia College, Chicago. Lange has appeared in numerous one person and group shows in the United States and Europe. His drawings and paintings are included in many museums and corporate and private collections. He is represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery in Chicago, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX., Abel Joseph Gallery in Brussels, Belgium and Blink Contemporary Art in Michigan City, IN. In addition to winning awards in many juried shows, Lange was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1990.-- www.richardclange.com FMV: 2,000 **Tony Karman's Picks**

FLUID by Gail Mancuso Archival semi matte pigment print, mounted to dibond substrate with matte film overlay 24"x 36" Fluid reveals glass-like silk reflections, amidst the subtle illusion of running water. This photograph was formed from indistinct reflections captured while exploring the urban landscape. I'm drawn to the intermix of shadow and light, and abstract photography as an art form. Fluid evokes a feeling of tranquility. Gail Mancuso is a fine art photographer living in Chicago. Her interest in art and photography developed and ultimately found expression. Her work has been featured in publications at World Art Dubai and La Photographie Award in Paris, and she has won awards in France, Russia and Tokyo. She has participated in solo exhibitionism Chicago and New York City, Moscow and Italy. Her highly recognized photomosaic, "Chicago Synchronicity," resides in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office in Chicago City Hall. www.gailmancuso.com FMV: $3,400 **Juror's Top Ten List**

POW CLOUD MOVING IN by Camille Silverman Acrylic, ink, watercolor pencil on wood panel 48"x 48" "Pow Cloud Moving In" was done in between the Democratic and Republican conventions, while regularly hiking through Schiller wood Park in the northwest Chicago area. The influence of time and place are all a part of the mark-marking, design, and ultimate construction of this work. Camille Silverman received an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2006. After graduating she returned to her home in Colorado and became the curator of the Western Colorado Center for the Arts and later Executive Director. She currently resides in the Belmont area of Chicago. Her work has always grown from recording daily life through the rituals of work, riding the "L", hiking through the forest preserves, and studio process. camillesilverman.com Tony Karman Pick FMV: $5,000 **Tony Karman's Picks**

MAGIK CAT by George Wolf Silkscreen Ink, Acrylic Enamel on canvas 48"x 72" Magik Cat is my adaption of Alice in Wonderland's Cheshire cat, with a twist, inspired from an old skateboard logo that I loved in the 90's. At a very young age I was introduced to much of what has formed my artistic interests today, such as deep love for music, films, skateboarding, fashion and travel. Shortly after graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder, I moved back to Chicago, where I live and create all my work. www.georgewolfdesigns.com FMV: $1,500

PREPARING by Rebecca Wolfram Oil on canvas 40"x 32" "Preparing" oil painting on canvas The painting features two large birds facing each other; the one on the left is based on a bird in the process of being taxidermied at the Field Museum; the one on the right is a type of stork. Between them is a circle of little girls in a nest-like or corral-like enclosure, doing something mysterious and possibly ritualistic. Rebecca Wolfram was born in Oregon but has been a painter in Chicago for many years. She has exhibited in numerous venues, including shows at La Llorona Gallery, Chicago; Elmhurst College; the Illinois State Museum, Chicago and other Illinois locations; Centro Cultural Valverde, Madrid; South Suburban College, Illinois; the Hurn Museum, Savannah, Georgia; as well as various group shows in the U.S. and Mexico: Galeria Jose Maria Velasco, Mexico City; Evanston and Vicinity Biennial 2010; Bridgeport Arts Center, Chicago; Casas de la Cultura, Oaxaca and Juchitan, Mexico. www.benigngirl.org FMV: $1,600

BECAUSE HE TOLD ME TO by Jay Zerbe Acrylic and crayon on canvas 36"x 48" Mr. Zerbe completed a BA from the American University of Beirut, and an MFA in printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington. His professional art career began in 1968 in Beirut with several exhibitions. His work was first shown in Chicago in the 1977 Chicago and Vicinity Exhibition at the Art Institute. Mr. Zerbe has worked as a graphic designer (PBS), web designer (IBM), and virtual world designer (IBM). He now works full time as an artist. His work has been shown in Chicago, Santa Fe, New York, New Orleans, Atlanta, Omaha, Lincoln, Novato, Nacogdoches and Michigan City. He has representation in Chicago IL, Grand Rapids MI, and Nashville TN. www.jayzerbe.com FMV: $2,900

TRADITIONAL CHINESE HORSE #1 & #2 by Zhen Zhou Hand painted/mounted on scrolls 24"x 61" (each) A pair of horse paintings done in traditional Chinese fashion, painted in Chicago, and mounted on scrolls in China. Born in Shondong China, studied in Beijing, taught himself wood-carving and the traditional methods of Chinese painting. Zhou Zhen values traditional Chinese culture. www.zhouzhenchineseart.com FMV: $1,200

TESSERACTORY FACTORY: REAPER RAIN by CJ Hungerman Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 21" I create Visual Riot composed of patterned kinetic color chaos exploding into surrealistic landscapes of optic riddles. Professional CJ Hungerman is originally from Pittsburgh. He found his way to Chicago after being accepted into Graduate School at Northern Illinois University where he acquired his M.F.A. CJ is a painter, graphic designer, and has created many public art pieces, one of which is a 500 square foot custom pieces that resides in the new Chinatown Library, Chicago. www.cjhungerman.com FMV: $2,000

C.B.- SMOKED DADDY by CJ Hungerman Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 36" I create Visual Riot composed of patterned kinetic color chaos exploding into surrealistic landscapes of optic riddles. CJ Hungerman is originally from Pittsburgh. He found his way to Chicago after being accepted into Graduate School at Northern Illinois University where he acquired his M.F.A. CJ is a painter, graphic designer, and has created many public art pieces, one of which is a 500 square foot custom pieces that resides in the new Chinatown Library, Chicago. www.cjhungerman.com FMV: $3,000

C.B.-FACE FISTED by CH Hungerman Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 48" I create Visual Riot composed of patterned kinetic color chaos exploding into surrealistic landscapes of optic riddles. CJ Hungerman is originally from Pittsburgh. He found his way to Chicago after being accepted into Graduate School at Northern Illinois University where he acquired his M.F.A. CJ is a painter, graphic designer, and has created many public art pieces, one of which is a 500 square foot custom pieces that resides in the new Chinatown Library, Chicago. www.cjhungerman.com FMV: $5,000 **Tony Karman's Picks**

3D FITTED CAP by Hyoungsong Yoo Photograph (2014) FMV $1000

CONVERSATION PART II by Cesar Conde Oil on Canvas, 2012 48"x 72" A post-contemporary painter, Conde uses old world technique using modern materials to paint his realistic portraits. Conde is a Filipino-American Chicago based artist who was primarily self-taught until he hit a wall with his technical skills. Upon realizing his artistic limitations, Conde decided to study at Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy with John Michael Angel, who apprenticed for Pietro Annigoni. He also studied with Master Painter of Technique Mixte, Patrick Betaudier in his atelier in Monflanquin, France. www.cesarcondeart.com FMV $3000 **Juror's Top Ten List**

Rhythms 83 by Rashelle Roos Acrylic Ink on Canvas, 72" x 30" The RHYTHMS series are created through ecotherapy in the great outdoors. Fueled by our innate biological connection with nature, I use rhythmic brushwork, color, intention, and chance. Through this meditative and invigorating process, I seek to bring an essence of nature indoors via artwork. Rashelle earned her BFA at The School of the Art Institute, her MA and MFA at University of Illinois, and her MAC-Art Therapy at Adler University. She is an artist, art instructor, and art therapist. Her studio overlooks Miller Beach and Lake Michigan, from which she gains much inspiration. FMV: $2,000 **Juror's Top Ten List** **Tony Karman's Picks**

WALK by Michael Trulis Oil on canvas 30" x 40" Walk is a response to the temporaryism of our society, and how quickly people come and go from our lives. Mixed media artist and educator, Michael Trulis is determined to unearth the greater purpose of fine art. Armed with perhaps a well-worn philosophy on life, his constantly evolving and diverse approach to each piece is a uniquely abstract breath of fresh air. What is created are bold flashes of reality mixed with meandering hints of surrealism. michaeltrulis.com FMV: $800

I Am ( AFFIRMATION ) by Lamar Jones Mixed Media: acrylic, vintage comic book paper, 24k gold leaf, on canvas LaMar Jones also known as 'Love Jones' (b. 1989 Milwaukee, WI) is a pop expressionist best known for his vivacious paintings of abstract women and pop portraits that compliment current fashion trends. Jones creates his mixed media paintings using acrylics on canvas, vintage comic book paper, embellished with 24k gold leaf, cured with a glass like resin finish. With inspiration from post impressionism, Jones expresses his admiration for women's natural beauty with suggestive paintings of lovers in disguise, accentuating womanly shape. The beautiful subjects in the paintings are live models body painted and photographed before being immortalized on canvas. Jones has exhibited work in various galleries in Baltimore, Washington D.C, and Manhattan, with dates for international showings in the near future. Jones currently lives and works between Baltimore, MD and New York, NY. www.iambrandmade.com FMV: $1,100

Panic by Jack Winthrop Mixed Media 48" x 72"

"TIES DON'T LIE #1" 12"x 16" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Men in Ties (1 of 4) - Marshall Fields & Company, 1995 FMV: $300

"TIES DON'T LIE #2" 12"x 16" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Men in Ties (1 of 4) - Marshall Fields & Company, 1995 FMV: $300

"TIES DON'T LIE #3" 12"x 16" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Men in Ties (1 of 4) - Marshall Fields & Company, 1995 FMV: $300

"TIES DON'T LIE #4" 12"x 16" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Men in Ties (1 of 4) - Marshall Fields & Company, 1995 FMV: $300

"PORTRAIT #1" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12" x 12" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Portrait - Collection of four pieces created while cleaning inked paintbrushes, 1993 FMV: $300

"PORTRAIT #2" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12"x 12" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Portrait - Collection of four pieces created while cleaning inked paintbrushes, 1993 FMV: $300

"PORTRAIT #3" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12"x 12" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Portrait - Collection of four pieces created while cleaning inked paintbrushes, 1993 FMV: $300

"PORTRAIT #4" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12"x 12" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Portrait - Collection of four pieces created while cleaning inked paintbrushes, 1993 FMV: $300

"Supermodel S&M #1" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12" x 18" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Supermodel S&M - Fashion illustration meets Leather, collection of six pieces, 1993 FMV: $300

"Supermodel S&M #2" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12" x 18" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Supermodel S&M - Fashion illustration meets Leather, collection of six pieces, 1993 FMV: $300

"Supermodel S&M #3" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12" x 18" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Supermodel S&M - Fashion illustration meets Leather, collection of six pieces, 1993 FMV: $300

"Supermodel S&M #4" 12" x 18" Robert Louis Eisbrenner Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Supermodel S&M - Fashion illustration meets Leather, collection of six pieces, 1993 FMV: $300

"Supermodel S&M #5" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12" x 18" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Supermodel S&M - Fashion illustration meets Leather, collection of six pieces, 1993 FMV: $300

"Supermodel S&M #6" by Robert Louis Eisbrenner 12" x 18" Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Dog Lover Extraordinaire! Landed on earth: February 22nd 1960 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Departed this planet: December 12th, 1996 from Chicago Illinois, USA Work; Creative Director - Neidermeier Inc, Art Director - Adrian Weiss Inc, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Climate Home, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, DIFFA National, DIFFA Chicago, The Green Tie Ball, Foodlife, The Levy Organization, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Friends Of Prentice, Chicago House, Open Hand Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Jose Maris Bustos, The Chicago Creative Directory #13, and endless collaborative projects with Jim Petrakis of James P. Productions. Quirks; The Life and Music of Elton John, Anything splashed with Vodka, The Music of Sada, Everything Andy Warhol, Long Walks with Bailey & Ouzo, Friends of Martha, The Beach, Family, Friends, Challenging and Creative Work. Favorite song: Funky Town by Lipps Inc. released in 1979. Supermodel S&M - Fashion illustration meets Leather, collection of six pieces, 1993 FMV: $300