Distressed cyanotype, piss and vinegar, blood

41.5 x 24 x 1.5 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $3,050

Starting Bid: $2,135

Buy It Now: $4,575

JOE ADDISON (b. 1986) is an Omaha-based visual artist who specializes in historic and experimental photographic processes. When not working in his Benson studio, Addison serves as co-curator and gallery and facilities coordinator at Petshop Gallery. He received an associate degree in applied science from Metropolitan Community College in Omaha in 2010 and a BFA from the University of Colorado Denver in 2014. Addison received a fellowship from the Union for Contemporary Arts in 2015 and a national scholarship from the Society of Photographic Education in 2010.

Flashe and paper pulp on canvas

10 x 8.5 x 1 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

APRIL BEHNKE received her MFA in painting and drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011. She has completed residencies at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha and the Slak Foundation in the Netherlands. Behnke has exhibited nationally and internationally, including in Mexico City, Seoul, New York City, Berlin, Chicago, London, and Basel. Her work is included in Georgetown University's art collection and has been featured in Chicago Gallery News, the Washington Post, Time Out Chicago, and on CBS News, among other media outlets. Behnke is based in Chicago, IL.

Artist-in-Residence, 2011

Sublimation print on aluminum

20 x 16 x 1 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

MARLEIGH BELSLEY (b. 2001, Chicago, IL) is an artist working across experimental methods in analogue and digital video, photography, and sound. She holds an MA in contemporary art practice from the Royal College of Art (2025) and earned her BA in studio art and music, summa cum laude, from Harvard University (2024). With a background in both sonic and visual arts, she studied Music Technology at Berklee College of Music and earned a certificate in contemporary music production and critique from Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM). Belsley has photographed for organizations such as The New York Times and the Harvard Film Archive. She has been awarded the John Knowles Paine fellowship from the Harvard Music Department and the Sydney M Williams Jr. Traveling Fellowship from the Harvard Visual Arts Department. Belsley was selected for the 2026 Relax Digital Commission, for her work to be displayed in the Chelsea NHS Hospital in London.

Oil on wood

21 x 17 x 2.5 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

BAYLEE BENNETT is an oil painter living in Omaha, NE. Her work focuses on the intimate and sacred objects of her life as well as the interior spaces she inhabits. She is both a studio painter and a plein air painter. Bennett graduated from Creighton University with a BFA in studio art and art history in 2023. Her work has been shown in Project Project, the Radial Arts Center, Benson First Friday, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Creighton University, and the Hot Shops Art Gallery, all located in Omaha, as well as the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, MO. Bennett is a resident artist at Radial Arts Center, and she works at the Joslyn Art Museum as a Teaching Artist.

Berlin West: Double Dutch., 2025

Oil over gesso with modeling paste

53.5 x 41.5 x 2 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $4,650

Starting Bid: $3,255

Buy It Now: $6,975

JAMES BOCKELMAN is represented by Circuitous Succession Gallery (Memphis, TN), Modern Arts Midtown (Omaha, NE), and Galerie Inga Kondeyne (Berlin), and has previously been represented by Lo River Arts Gallery (Beacon, NY) and the Karolyn Sherwood Gallery (Des Moines, IA). His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Sheldon Museum of Art, the Museum of Nebraska Art, the University of Nebraska Omaha, and Kunstoffice in Berlin. He has also exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including the Drawing Room (Hamburg, Germany), Festival du Dessin (Arles, France), and Pavillon am Milchhof (Berlin). A recipient of Nebraska Arts Fellowship awards in 2007 and 2015, Bockelman earned an MFA in painting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1997. He is professor of art and director of the Marxhausen Gallery of Art at Concordia University, Nebraska.

Linen with removed weft

23 x 21 x 2 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $850

Starting Bid: $595

Buy It Now: $1,275

JENNIFER BOCKELMAN is a conceptual artist based in Seward, NE. Her work examines the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, as evidenced by the items we cast off. Bockelman earned her BS in art and English education from Concordia University and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has completed residencies in Macedonia, Hungary, Portugal, and Latvia and has exhibited regionally and internationally.

Hot Flash, 2026

Kohler Company porcelain, 11L gold luster

11.5 x 6 x 6 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,100

Starting Bid: $770

Buy It Now: $1,650

JENNIFER LING DATCHUK works with porcelain and other materials often associated with traditional women's work, such as textiles and hair, to discuss beauty, intersectionality, labor, identity, and personal history. Her work is an exploration of her layered identity-as a woman, a Chinese woman, an "American," and a third culture kid. Datchuk holds an MFA in Artisanry from Dartmouth and a BFA in Crafts from Kent State. She has participated in residencies at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany; Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China; European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands; Artpace in San Antonio, TX; and the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency in Sheboygan, WI. In 2017, she received the Emerging Voices award from the American Craft Council, and in 2020 was named a United States Artist Fellow in Craft. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the San Antonio Museum of Art; the Ogden Museum of Art in New Orleans; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She is an Associate Professor of Ceramics at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, and lives in Phoenix, AZ, where she maintains a studio.

Charcoal on canvas

26 x 25.5 x 1 inches

Fair Market Value: $400

Starting Bid: $280

Buy It Now: $600

COLLIN DEBOER is a self-taught artist from Hartford, SD. Using airbrush, charcoal, mixed media, and acrylic, he enjoys capturing the details of nature on canvas. With a passion for learning through experimentation, Deboer has developed a distinct artistic voice outside traditional training. His dedication to craftsmanship extends beyond the canvas, as he also builds custom frames that complement his work, creating another personalized detail. He was selected as one of the artists to collaborate on Hartford's Community Mural. Recently, he has showcased art at El's Gallery and Buffalo Ridge Brewery. He has participated in local fundraisers and auctions within the community, including Dakota Trout Unlimited and the Washington Pavilion Gala. As he continues to evolve as an artist, Deboer remains dedicated to pushing creative boundaries and refining his craftsmanship.

Prairie #2, 2020

Oil and wax on paper

15 x 13.5 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $450

Starting Bid: $315

Buy It Now: $675

LORI ELLIOTT-BARTLE found her path into art-making by taking the long way. She spent 15 years as a professional journalist and in higher education public relations before she began painting seriously. Elliott-Bartle has shown artwork in Omaha cooperative and commercial galleries, has had work accepted into regional and national juried shows, including the Gallery 1516's Nebraska Biennial (2025, 2023, 2019, and 2017). Her work is held in private collections across the United States and in several countries. Her work is displayed in two international embassies, Burkina Faso and Bangladesh, through a US State Department program. In 2023, the City of Omaha bought artwork she created in collaboration with artists Marcia Joffe-Bouska and Tom Quest for the downtown library branch. She has been awarded artist residencies at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, Farwell House in Frederick, Illinois, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Cedar Point Biological Station.

Oil paint, pastel, and charcoal on canvas.

37 x 25 x 1.5 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $2,150

Starting Bid: $1,505

Buy It Now: $3,225

EMILY MOHR is a painter and art educator from Kansas, currently residing in Omaha, NE. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University in Art Education, and a Master's in Art from Baker University. She has been mentoring students in visual art for the last 15 years while also practicing as an artist. Mohr uses paint and pastel to create mixed media abstracts on canvas. Her exploration of color and texture creates atmospheric spaces that evoke remembrance and a sense of connection to the earth. The expressive mark-making simulates a journey to discover sanctuary within our natural world.

Oil and pastel on canvas.

37 x 25 x 1.5 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $2,150

Starting Bid: $1,505

Buy It Now: $3,225

EMILY MOHR is a painter and art educator from Kansas, currently residing in Omaha, NE. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University in Art Education, and a Master's in Art from Baker University. She has been mentoring students in visual art for the last 15 years while also practicing as an artist. Mohr uses paint and pastel to create mixed media abstracts on canvas. Her exploration of color and texture creates atmospheric spaces that evoke remembrance and a sense of connection to the earth. The expressive mark-making simulates a journey to discover sanctuary within our natural world.

Acrylic on canvas

12 x 12 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,650

Starting Bid: $1,855

Buy It Now: $3,975

CHRISTINA NARWICZ is an American contemporary painter known for her expressive, organic abstractions. Her paintings explore memory and natural phenomena inspired by the natural world, botany, ecosystems, and the changing climate. Narwicz received her BFA from Alfred University's New York College of Ceramics. She is represented by Onessimo Fine Art in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and Modern Arts Midwest, Omaha, NE. Narwicz has exhibited nationally and internationally in both solo and group shows. Her paintings have been featured in publications such as Metropolitan Home, Omaha Magazine, Florida Design Magazine, The Palm Beacher, the World Herald, and Vail Luxury Real Estate. She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mid America Arts Alliance, as well as two Individual Artist Fellowship awards. Narwicz has also been nominated for the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. Narwicz was previously an Artist-in-Residence at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.

Artist-in-Residence, 1990

Platte River: Late June, 2026

Hand-dyed and woven cotton

24 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

PEYTON PEARSON is an artist based in Omaha, NE. Pearson explores themes of touch, memory, and community through hand-dyed and woven tapestries. They have exhibited at multiple galleries and museums across the city and have work displayed in public collections, including Omaha Central Library and the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center. Pearson has earned both a BFA in studio art and a BA in art history from the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Latex, acrylic, metal leaf on canvas.

36.5 x 36 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Starting Bid: $1,400

Buy It Now: $3,000

ILAAMEN PELSHAW is a Guatemalan-American artist based in Omaha, NE. With a background in graphic design and illustration, her art is representational and focuses on storytelling. Pelshaw has participated in over 50 group exhibits in Omaha, NE; Lincoln, NE; Sioux City, IA; Portland, OR; Santa Monica, CA; Los Angeles; San Diego; and 3 local solo shows. Her art can be found in private collections around Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Pelshaw has been the Omaha Summer Arts Festival Featured Illustrator for 2 consecutive years, was featured in SINGULART Magazine's "7 Illustrators to Watch", and is one of the winners of the 7th edition of Latin American Illustration by AI/AP. Pelshaw was selected for the US Department of State's Art in Embassies program, with the piece, United We Live, being displayed at the US ambassador's residence in Kampala, Uganda. She has several murals and public art projects in Omaha, NE, and Council Bluffs, IA, and has art permanently displayed in the Omaha Public Library.

Woven papers, acrylic on canvas

43.5 x 30 x 1.5 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $2,150

Starting Bid: $1,505

Buy It Now: $3,225

SHIRI PHILLIPS is a painter and mixed-media artist based in Omaha, NE, known for her vibrant, energetic works that blend painterly technique with a graphic, pixelated style. In addition to her signature impasto paintings, she creates woven works using hand-painted and recycled paper, which she cuts and weaves into layered, dimensional compositions. Drawing inspiration from the Mediterranean and Southern California landscapes where she spent her childhood, her work is defined by bold color, repetition, and a deep connection to place and memory. Her work has been exhibited widely at galleries and art fairs across the United States, including in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, and Austin, TX. She is represented by Artspace Warehouse (Los Angeles), Kunstwarenhaus (Zurich), Modern Arts Midtown (Omaha, NE), and PxP Contemporary, and is also featured on Saatchi Art and TurningArt.

Acrylic on marbled rice paper

15 x 13 x 1 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $1,650

Starting Bid: $1,155

Buy It Now: $2,475

BARBARA TAKENAGA received a J. S. Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020 and a Founders Grant from the Trellis Art Fund in 2024. Public works include a commission by MTA Arts & Design to create a permanent installation of mosaic and laminated glass for the Metro-North White Plains Station, and a 30 ft. long mosaic at NYU Langone. In 2017, Williams College Museum of Art organized a 20-year survey of Takenaga's work, accompanied by a Prestel publication. Other exhibitions include DC Moore Gallery in New York, Robischon Gallery in Denver, a two-person exhibition at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE (2018); a wall installation for SPACE 42 at The Neuberger Museum of Art in New York (2017); and a 110-foot-long wall installation titled Nebraska (2015-17) at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. An upcoming retrospective will be at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City in October 2026. Takenaga lives and works in New York.

Acrylic on marbled rice paper

14 x 13 x 1 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $1,650

Starting Bid: $1,155

Buy It Now: $2,475

BARBARA TAKENAGA received a J. S. Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020 and a Founders Grant from the Trellis Art Fund in 2024. Public works include a commission by MTA Arts & Design to create a permanent installation of mosaic and laminated glass for the Metro-North White Plains Station, and a 30 ft. long mosaic at NYU Langone. In 2017, Williams College Museum of Art organized a 20-year survey of Takenaga's work, accompanied by a Prestel publication. Other exhibitions include DC Moore Gallery in New York, Robischon Gallery in Denver, a two-person exhibition at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE (2018); a wall installation for SPACE 42 at The Neuberger Museum of Art in New York (2017); and a 110-foot-long wall installation titled Nebraska (2015-17) at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. An upcoming retrospective will be at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City in October 2026. Takenaga lives and works in New York.