head five, 2023

Acrylic on concrete

13.5 x 9 x 13 inches

Fair Market Value: $550

Starting Bid: $385

Buy It Now: $825

DAWSON ADAMS explores safety and mystery through the process of his work. From Lincoln, the Nebraska artist works with sculpture, drawing, and painting. Adams worked in residential concrete construction for 10 years before pursuing formal education in studio art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His experience with concrete in construction spurred him to wonder how to push concrete as a medium in sculpture. Currently in his second year UNL's BFA program, Adams won both the Director's Choice Purchase Award and Faulkner Freshman Award at the 2023 UNL Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition as well as the 2023 Elgas Promise Award.

head seven, 2023

Acrylic on concrete

13.5 x 9.5 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $650

Starting Bid: $455

Buy It Now: $975

DAWSON ADAMS explores safety and mystery through the process of his work. From Lincoln, the Nebraska artist works with sculpture, drawing, and painting. Adams worked in residential concrete construction for 10 years before pursuing formal education in studio art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His experience with concrete in construction spurred him to wonder how to push concrete as a medium in sculpture. Currently in his second year UNL's BFA program, Adams won both the Director's Choice Purchase Award and Faulkner Freshman Award at the 2023 UNL Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition as well as the 2023 Elgas Promise Award.

head six, 2023

Acrylic on concrete

13.5 x 9.5 x 13.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $550

Starting Bid: $385

Buy It Now: $825

DAWSON ADAMS explores safety and mystery through the process of his work. From Lincoln, the Nebraska artist works with sculpture, drawing, and painting. Adams worked in residential concrete construction for 10 years before pursuing formal education in studio art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His experience with concrete in construction spurred him to wonder how to push concrete as a medium in sculpture. Currently in his second year UNL's BFA program, Adams won both the Director's Choice Purchase Award and Faulkner Freshman Award at the 2023 UNL Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition as well as the 2023 Elgas Promise Award.

head nine, 2023

Acrylic on concrete

13 x 9.5 x 13.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $650

Starting Bid: $455

Buy It Now: $975

DAWSON ADAMS explores safety and mystery through the process of his work. From Lincoln, the Nebraska artist works with sculpture, drawing, and painting. Adams worked in residential concrete construction for 10 years before pursuing formal education in studio art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His experience with concrete in construction spurred him to wonder how to push concrete as a medium in sculpture. Currently in his second year UNL's BFA program, Adams won both the Director's Choice Purchase Award and Faulkner Freshman Award at the 2023 UNL Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition as well as the 2023 Elgas Promise Award.

Coffee Cosmo No.3, 2019

Selenium Toned Silver Gelatin Print

25 x 19 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,950

Starting Bid: $1,365

Buy It Now: $2,925

JOE ADDISON (1986) is an Omaha based visual artist who specializes in historic and experimental photographic processes. When not working in his Benson studio, Joe co-curates Petshop Gallery, and is a darkroom technician and teaching artist at the Union for Contemporary Art. Addison's education includes an AAS from Metropolitan Community College, 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.

Landscape, Seascape, Some Kind of Escape No. 83, 2023

Cyanotype on Arches Watercolor

41 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,400

Starting Bid: $1,680

Buy It Now: $3,600

JOE ADDISON (1986) is an Omaha based visual artist who specializes in historic and experimental photographic processes. When not working in his Benson studio, Joe co-curates Petshop Gallery, and is a darkroom technician and teaching artist at the Union for Contemporary Art. Addison's education includes an AAS from Metropolitan Community College, 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.

Presence, 2021

Natural pigments and pencil on Khadi paper (recycled cotton rag)

15 x 11.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $700

Starting Bid: $490

Buy It Now: $1,050

EKTA AGGARWAL is a multidisciplinary artist based in Delhi and Los Angeles. She has an MFA in Art from California Institute of the Arts, an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, and a BA with honors in Economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi. She has received several awards and scholarships, including the Diversity Grant, Provost's Merit Scholarship and 2017 Hybrid Incubator for Visionary Entrepreneurs from California Institute of the Arts, Workshop with Hochschule Fur Bildende Kunste, among others. Ekta's work has been shown at Emma Gray HQ (Five Car Garage), Monte Vista Projects, Ladies' Room (online), Steve Turner Gallery and The Box Gallery in Los Angeles, Ortega y Gasset Projects in New York, Made in Arts London in London and Galerie Romain Rolland in Delhi. She has participated in residencies at The Joseph and Anni Albers Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.

Artist-in-residence 2018

Beingness, 2021

Natural pigments and pencil on Khadi paper (recycled cotton rag)

15 x 11 inches

Fair Market Value: $700

Starting Bid: $490

Buy It Now: $1,050

EKTA AGGARWAL is a multidisciplinary artist based in Delhi and Los Angeles. She has an MFA in Art from California Institute of the Arts, an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, and a BA with honors in Economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi. She has received several awards and scholarships, including the Diversity Grant, Provost's Merit Scholarship and 2017 Hybrid Incubator for Visionary Entrepreneurs from California Institute of the Arts, Workshop with Hochschule Fur Bildende Kunste, among others. Ekta's work has been shown at Emma Gray HQ (Five Car Garage), Monte Vista Projects, Ladies' Room (online), Steve Turner Gallery and The Box Gallery in Los Angeles, Ortega y Gasset Projects in New York, Made in Arts London in London and Galerie Romain Rolland in Delhi. She has participated in residencies at The Joseph and Anni Albers Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.

Artist-in-residence 2018

"Hush ( I remember how warm your skin used to be )" performative pair #2 from the Braille Series, 2022

Salvaged vintage rabbit fur glove liners, glass beads, glove clips, Braille text E

ach mitten 12 x 5 x .75 inches

Fair Market Value: $250

Starting Bid: $175

Buy It Now: $375

Shortly after earning her MFA degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, ANGE ALTENHOFEN was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition that could eventually lead to permanent blindness. This diagnosis forced her to rethink her creative practice, and she began to create work that relied on physical interaction and the sense of touch to communicate meaning. This resulted in the Braille Series, an ongoing body of sculptural work that incorporates braille text, represented by beads and gemstones, onto various materials and forms, and she continues to explore tactility and interaction in her work. After recently relocating to Iowa, Altenhofen was selected as an Iowa Artist Fellow in 2019 by the Iowa Arts Council and the NEA, and received a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant and a Rauschenberg Foundation Grant in 2021. Her interactive sculptures were featured in a solo performative exhibition at the Des Moines Art Center in 2022.

Radiator, 2023

Oil on canvas

30.75 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,800

Starting Bid: $2,660

Buy It Now: $5,700

WILL ANDERSON lives and works in Omaha, NE. Anderson often paints in oil on canvas, while exploring a limited palette. The imagery may vary from sculptural forms, to text, to common hand held items carrying emotional, cultural, and sometimes humorous weight to them. The work has a repetitious nature and often explores themes of anxieties and their counterparts. Anderson actively exhibits locally and regionally and is included in numerous collections. He earned his BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute.

February, 2023

Wax, epoxy resin, glass on plaster cloth

7 x 9 x 13 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

TRAVIS APEL, b. 1975 in Moberly, Missouri, is a sculpture installation artist working in Omaha, Nebraska. Apel studied at Kansas City Art Institute from 1994-96. His work involves environmental activism by translating ecological voices with mediums of stone, metal, concrete, plastics, plant fibers, soil, and urban debris. In 2022 he received Best 3D Award for the ARTELATINX Biennial at 1516 Gallery in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2020 Apel earned a People's Choice Award for public sculpture at Art on the Campus in West Des Moines, Iowa. With Amplify Arts in Omaha, Apel was a cohort member of Alternate Currents Working Group, and a Work In Progress Fellow in 2020 and 2019 respectively. Mid-career artist, Apel created work in artist residencies at Cel del Nord in Barcelona, Spain, and Nebraska projects at Hot Shops Art Center, Kimmel Harding Nelson Arts Center, El Museo Latino, and the Mayflower Mobile Gallery. He has sculptures in private collections and is featured in exhibitions nationwide.

Myco Bells, 2022

Cast aluminum, salvaged lumber, hardware, stain, epoxy resin

24 x 34 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,000

Starting Bid: $2,100

Buy It Now: $4,500

TRAVIS APEL, b. 1975 in Moberly, Missouri, is a sculpture installation artist working in Omaha, Nebraska. Apel studied at Kansas City Art Institute from 1994-96. His work involves environmental activism by translating ecological voices with mediums of stone, metal, concrete, plastics, plant fibers, soil, and urban debris. In 2022 he received Best 3D Award for the ARTELATINX Biennial at 1516 Gallery in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2020 Apel earned a People's Choice Award for public sculpture at Art on the Campus in West Des Moines, Iowa. With Amplify Arts in Omaha, Apel was a cohort member of Alternate Currents Working Group, and a Work In Progress Fellow in 2020 and 2019 respectively. Mid-career artist, Apel created work in artist residencies at Cel del Nord in Barcelona, Spain, and Nebraska projects at Hot Shops Art Center, Kimmel Harding Nelson Arts Center, El Museo Latino, and the Mayflower Mobile Gallery. He has sculptures in private collections and is featured in exhibitions nationwide.

Overtones, 2020

Sewn cotton, canvas, acrylic, corduroy, nylon, felt

18 x 15 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,000

Starting Bid: $2,800

Buy It Now: $6,000

PAOLO ARAO (b. Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino-American artist working with textiles. He received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Arao has shown his work widely and has presented solo exhibitions at the Columbus Museum (Georgia), David B. Smith Gallery (Denver). Western Exhibitions (Chicago), Jeff Bailey Gallery and Morgan Lehman Gallery (NYC). Arao has had residencies at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Art Omi, The Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Millay Arts, MASS MoCA, Vermont Studio Center, NARS Foundation, Wassaic Project, BRIC Workspace, and the Fire Island Artist Residency. Arao's work has been published in New American Paintings, Maake Magazine, Artmaze, Dovetail and Esopus. Paolo Arao is a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Painting from The New York Foundation for the Arts. He lives and works in Brooklyn and The Catskills, NY.

Artist-in-Residence, 2020

"Cuatro Hombres", 2022

Acrylic, color pencil, latex paint, Sakura marker, oil pastel on canvas

30 x 40 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,100

Starting Bid: $770

Buy It Now: $1,650

JO ARCHULETA, from Kansas City, specializes in printmaking, film, and painting on canvas with acrylic, acrylic gouache, and color pencil. She will earn her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2024.

"My current project focuses on one figure painted in varying hues of pink, caught in a reflective memory of different eras of their life. The image is the idealized version of what that moment of time represents to them. I am playing around with setting and time to indicate seasons and to thread in themes of growth and reflection, while at the same time I am keeping color pallets and repeated symbols consistent throughout the body of work to stabilize the viewer and the subject in her universe. Themes of western and hispanic culture like cowboy hats and cowboy boots are prevalent in my current work; they stem from my characters 'The Bikini Cowboys' and 'Sunburn Babes' that appear in my paintings and film work. Being born in New Mexico and having a really interesting relationship with my hispanic heritage is an underlying element that I subtly poke at. The figures in my work are thrusted into their ideal environments, but don't always know if they are content or even safe. I play with this idea to capture the playful and joyful scenes, but they are filled with, and overshadow, the deeper conversations that are happening beneath the surface within all of us. How can one make the best out of their situation while at the same time using the act of joy as resistance? The use of material is experimental and pushes boundaries with three dimensional surfaces and bright fluorescent colors that sit next to each other to create energy and tension. I use traditional painting methods, but I also pipe on thick acrylic paint using a frosting piping tool to create thick textured lines of paint on the canvas. Film and printmaking are also heavily used in my practice. Copper etchings, relief, and silkscreen prints are methods I use to create preciousness around humor and nuance."

Red Croton, 2022

Acrylic on canvas

48 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,650

Starting Bid: $1,855

Buy It Now: $3,975

ANA BALCAZAR BARTRA is a Peruvian artist that works in Lima (Peru), Erie, (PA), and Tallinn (Estonia). Balcazar paints figurative new imagery of women and botanicals, depicted in illustrations, canvas, or murals reflecting on her condition as a woman, and the places she inhabits, such as landscapes or even dreamlike abstract compositions. She had nine solo shows and almost thirty group exhibitions, exhibiting in Berlin, Washington D.C., California, Mexico D.F., and Tallinn, among other cities. Since 2017 she is working actively in urban art, in 2022 painted her first mural in the USA for Purposeful Placemaking. She is currently a guest curator and artist in residence at the Erie Art Museum. She earned her BA in Art with a mention in Painting from the Pontifical University Catholic of Peru. Is part of the TD Bank Miami Collection in The USA and Hochschild in Peru.

Circle Painting #109, 2022

Acrylic on canvas

22 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

SHAWN TESEO BALLARIN is an artist living in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received his BFA from the University of Nebraska and attended graduate school at Illinois State University. Currently he has a fellowship with the Lux Center for the Arts. He works in a variety of media including painting, printmaking and video. Over the last few years he has exhibited paintings and prints across the Midwest, completed a variety of private commissions, and created album art that appeared in both Rolling Stone and Spin magazines. He was included in the 2021 Nebraska Artist Biennial at the 1516 Gallery in Omaha Nebraska and most recently exhibited a multi-channel video installation at Project Project.

Deep Breath, 2023

Intaglio relief print on Kitakata paper

15.5 x 12.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

SHAWN TESEO BALLARIN is an artist living in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received his BFA from the University of Nebraska and attended graduate school at Illinois State University. Currently he has a fellowship with the Lux Center for the Arts. He works in a variety of media including painting, printmaking and video. Over the last few years he has exhibited paintings and prints across the Midwest, completed a variety of private commissions, and created album art that appeared in both Rolling Stone and Spin magazines. He was included in the 2021 Nebraska Artist Biennial at the 1516 Gallery in Omaha Nebraska and most recently exhibited a multi-channel video installation at Project Project.

Nebraska Caravan, 2023

Gelatin-silver print

13.25 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $300

Starting Bid: $210

Buy It Now: $450

LISA BANG HOFFMAN is a Minnesota native, graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College. She moved to Nebraska to attend the University of Nebraska's Master of Fine Art program, graduating in 1995. Upon completing her Masters degree, she taught in an adjunct capacity at the University of Nebraska, Doane College, and Concordia University, instructing design, drawing, and darkroom photography. Traditional darkroom work, primarily gelatin silver prints and alternative processes, continues to be the focus of her personal work. Her body of work explores the essence of domestic life and the natural world. Bang Hoffman shows nationally and internationally; with honors including the Nebraska Arts Council Distinguished Artist Award, the Gaudi Medal from the Institut Municipal D'Accio Cultural, Reus, Spain, and a finalist in the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, York, UK.

Peachtree St., 2018

Mixed media on paper

46 x 42 inches

Fair Market Value: $8,000

Starting Bid: $5,600

Buy It Now: $12,000

bARBER (b. 1982, US) lives and works in Midwest America. He uses his art practice to articulate various testimonies within and surrounding Black culture. Inspired by the quotidian of cultural customs, he repurposes everyday materials, such as junk mail, found objects, etc., for his collages and three-dimensional constructions. Barber received his MFA from the University of Iowa, BFA from SCAD, and is a current resident of Chicago Artists Coalition's HATCH program. Personal recognitions, aside from collaborations with Propelled Animals, a site adaptive art collective, include Graduate Cum Laude at the University of Iowa, 2020 Biennial Artist Research fellowship at Sam Fox Island Press, and New American Painting entry issue #150.

Please learn more at www.PropelledAnimals.org and @BarberPaintsPeople | @UniteUsOne

Karlie's Blue, 2022

Mixed media on paper

43.5 x 41.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $6,450

Starting Bid: $4,515

Buy It Now: $9,675

bARBER (b. 1982, US) lives and works in Midwest America. He uses his art practice to articulate various testimonies within and surrounding Black culture. Inspired by the quotidian of cultural customs, he repurposes everyday materials, such as junk mail, found objects, etc., for his collages and three-dimensional constructions. Barber received his MFA from the University of Iowa, BFA from SCAD, and is a current resident of Chicago Artists Coalition's HATCH program. Personal recognitions, aside from collaborations with Propelled Animals, a site adaptive art collective, include Graduate Cum Laude at the University of Iowa, 2020 Biennial Artist Research fellowship at Sam Fox Island Press, and New American Painting entry issue #150.

Please learn more at www.PropelledAnimals.org and @BarberPaintsPeople | @UniteUsOne

uno y uno = tres, 2022

Ceramic and marble

18 x 18 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,800

Starting Bid: $1,260

Buy It Now: $2,700

CAROLINE BAROCO explores multiple mediums like wood, weld, and paper; but most of her work is gravitated towards ceramics. Originally from California, the Omaha-based artist received her BA in 2023 from UNO in Studio Arts with a minor in Art History. Baraco's body of work explores the feeling and freedom of the materials through natural forms loosely based on her dreams and influenced by her Hispanic heritage. Her art caters to a deep love of discovery through the process of creating and meditating using color, texture, and suggestive figures to personify the objects. Baraco's awards include a 2023 Undergraduate Major Award for Studio Arts. She has exhibited in multiple shows since 2018 including the "Garage Sale" Exhibition (2022), the BASA Graduating Exhibition (2022), "Little Lab on the Prairie" Exhibition (2022), Personal Mythos Exhibition (2022), Juried Studio Arts Exhibition (2018,2019,2020,2022), Salon D'Hexagon Exhibition (2018), and Illustrations for "A Good Mother" by Tacheny Perry in Concurrence Vol. III (2022)

Hope Springs, 2022

Oil on gold wood panel

36 x 40 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,900

Starting Bid: $2,030

Buy It Now: $4,350

SHELLY BARTEK was born in a country setting upon vast rolling hills that lead to the spirit of land and sky within it inspiring nature's narrative. Bartek is best known for painting with oil medium and gold leaf that reflects and channels her Czech heritage into fine art. Her subject varies but never far from the prairie's spirit and always a Symbolic message of purpose. Her fine art has been exhibited in galleries stretching from California to Florida. Her talent was recognized early, winning her a 1st place National Scholastic Award. Holding a Commercial Art Degree for illustration, she developed her own style-training with established artists at the Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO and honing her Gold Leaf techniques from Prosopon School of Iconography, New York. She was an honored finalist of the Nebraska Arts 1% Grant for the Buffet Cancer Center installation proposal and also earned Top 200 Finalist in the National "Paint America" competition. Bartek is currently represented at Anderson O'brien Fine Art Gallery in Omaha, NE.

Pitcher, 2023

Dark stoneware with slip and clear glaze, ^6 electric fired

7 x 2.5 x 10 inches

Fair Market Value: $300

Starting Bid: $210

Buy It Now: $450

CASEY BECK is currently a third year MFA candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he is studying ceramics. His current research focuses on the process of soda firing, which utilizes soda ash, and its volatilization inside the nearly 2300°F gas-fired kiln to glaze his wares. The wares he makes are utilitarian and encourage a dialogue between user, process, material, and self. After completion of his BFA in ceramics at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 2019, Beck spent two years living and working in Saint Paul, Minnesota. During this time, he continued to make pottery and research soda firing, work in the Sales Gallery at Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN, and taught classes. Beck is a 2023 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist and will be a resident artist at the Faenza Art Ceramics Center in Faenza, Italy in Summer of 2023.

Held Together (blue), 2021

Paint on woven linen 27 x 26 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

KIM BECK has created Grand Openings at the Grand Canyon and skywriting events from New York to Missouri. Moving fluidly between media, she has shown work on billboards along I70 & in auto repair lots, in botanical gardens, on rooftops along the High Line, NYC and at the Walker Art Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Smack Mellon, Socrates Sculpture Park, Warhol Museum, OK Center for Contemporary Art (Linz), Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art Omi, Yale School of Architecture and Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art. She has held artist residencies at MacDowell, Yaddo, Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Art Omi, Bemis Center, International Studio and Curatorial Program, Montalvo Art Center and has received awards from ARS Electronica & Printed Matter. She grew up in Colorado and now lives in Pittsburgh where she teaches in the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon.

Millefleurs, 2023

Flashe and acrylic on panel

10 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

Chicago-based painter APRIL BEHNKE received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011 and has completed residencies at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE) and the Slak Foundation (Arnhem, the Netherlands). Behnke has exhibited nationally and internationally, including in Mexico City, Seoul, Brooklyn, Berlin, Chicago, London, and Basel.

Artist in Residence, 2011

Stacks, 2023

Flashe and acrylic on panel

8 x 10 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

Chicago-based painter APRIL BEHNKE received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011 and has completed residencies at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE) and the Slak Foundation (Arnhem, the Netherlands). Behnke has exhibited nationally and internationally, including in Mexico City, Seoul, Brooklyn, Berlin, Chicago, London, and Basel.

Artist in Residence, 2011

Agog, 2023

Watercolor, ink, on paper

9 x 7 x 2 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

LYNN BELDNER has deep ties to the San Francisco Bay Area. After maintaining a studio in Oakland for many years, she relocated to Woodland, CA in 2017. Her sketchbooks/journals from the past 36 years were acquired by the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. The Archive of Recorded Sound, at Stanford University has acquired her collection of photographs and negatives. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Berkeley Art Museum, Oakland Museum, deYoung Museum, and many others.

Crossroads, 2023

Acrylic, cherry wood, UV Clear

48 x 12 each (5 panels) inches

Fair Market Value: $12,000

Starting Bid: $8,400

Buy It Now: $18,000

Mixed-media artist JUSTIN BELLER is known for work that represents both the physicality of space and the metaphysics of dreamlike states. In his paintings and wall installations he uses vertical and horizontal lines, blocks of colors, abstract freeforms, and geometric shapes to distill the essence of earth, sky, and water and to open closed interior surroundings. Frequently commissioned by private collectors as well as corporate and small businesses, Beller maintains a one-man studio in Benson, one of Omaha's fastest expanding arts districts.

100th Meridian Perspectives, 2023

Mason Stains, water-based polyurethane, plywood

44 x 3.5 x 27 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,000

Starting Bid: $2,800

Buy It Now: $6,000

JESS BENJAMIN's imagination was trained in the irrigation ditches on the 100th Meridian and she is one of the last to be educated in a two room schoolhouse. Benjamin now lives in the city and has gained a balanced perspective on our nation's water and drought issues. Benjamin received her BA from Hastings College in 2001 and worked as a studio assistant for Jun Kaneko until 2006. In 2008, she received her MFA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. She returned to Omaha the same year to pursue her research and to acquire affordable studio space. Jess has exhibited her artwork at the Amarillo Museum of Art, Ellen Noel Art Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, and private galleries in the Midwest. Her artwork is currently showing in Nevada, California, and Arizona. Benjamin's artwork has been published in Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, NY Arts Magazine, Lark Crafts: The Best of 500 Ceramics, 500 Ceramic Sculptures, and in Sculpture Magazine.

100th Meridian Perspectives (Black), 2020

Stoneware

41 x 2.5 x 27 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,000

Starting Bid: $3,500

Buy It Now: $7,500

JESS BENJAMIN's imagination was trained in the irrigation ditches on the 100th Meridian and she is one of the last to be educated in a two room schoolhouse. Benjamin now lives in the city and has gained a balanced perspective on our nation's water and drought issues. Benjamin received her BA from Hastings College in 2001 and worked as a studio assistant for Jun Kaneko until 2006. In 2008, she received her MFA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. She returned to Omaha the same year to pursue her research and to acquire affordable studio space. Jess has exhibited her artwork at the Amarillo Museum of Art, Ellen Noel Art Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, and private galleries in the Midwest. Her artwork is currently showing in Nevada, California, and Arizona. Benjamin's artwork has been published in Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, NY Arts Magazine, Lark Crafts: The Best of 500 Ceramics, 500 Ceramic Sculptures, and in Sculpture Magazine.

Dance, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

52 x 42 inches

Fair Market Value: $6,500

Starting Bid: $4,550

Buy It Now: $9,750

ROWENA B. BENNETT (she/they) is a Nebraska-based artist, writer, and concept designer who has been creating art professionally for over 15 years. Rowena was born in Guadeloupe and raised on the island of Dominica in the West Indies but calls Nebraska home after living here for over 20 years. She specializes in digital art illustration and mixed media acrylic art. She is well known for her bright and vibrant work. Rowena has always loved art, even as a young girl she loved to draw and would doodle and sketch at every free moment which fostered an appreciation for all artistic expressions and nurtured the power of imagination and creativity. With the help and encouragement of her close friends, family and supporters her artistic skills have blossomed over the years and she continues on her artistic journey which she refers to as "dancing to the rhythm of the universe". Her fun and energetic personality is reflected in her artwork which is sure to bring a smile to your face.

Divine Protection, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

Divine Protection explores the concept of energy protection and shielding oneself from unwanted entities and energy poisoning. The painting features a striking color palette of deep red, purple, and yellow, which symbolize passion, spirituality, and strength. "Through the love of God and the protection of Divine light energy, I am protected and divinely guided. May any unwanted energy be filtered through my radiant aura, transmuted, and neutralized. And so it is.

72 x 60 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,750

Starting Bid: $1,925

Buy It Now: $4,125

JAIDA BENTLEY is a multi-talented artist, photographer and holistic wellness practitioner in Omaha, NE. She is currently a resident at Hot Shops Art Center. Jaida's expertise lies in capturing memories through the lens of her camera, working closely with her subjects to bring their unique story to life. With a passion for photo-taking, she began at the age of 14 and grew into diverse visual talents, creating captivating and unique art pieces that tell a story. Jaida traveled the world as an international model, before returning to Nebraska to pursue her holistic career, photography, and mixed-media art. In addition to her work as a visual and mixed media artist, Jaida is also a gifted psychic medium and shaman spirit walker. She uses her mixed media art to give voice to energy beyond human perception, giving form to the unseen forces that shape our world.

Bittersweet Night, 2023

Encaustic & oil on birch panel

32 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

MARGARET BERRY is a mixed media artist in Lincoln, NE. She primarily uses encaustic (beeswax, damar resin and oil pigment) and fuses it with a torch on wood panels, sometimes incorporating photographs or collage elements. She is a charter member and former exhibition chair of the International Encaustic Artists. In addition to being on the NE Arts Council residency roster, she has presented national workshops as close as Iowa and as far as Florida. She holds advanced degrees from both UNL and Creighton University. Nationally, Margaret has been juried into exhibits in 17 states. Selected as the first resident artist at the Cornhusker Marriott, her work has also been shown statewide at the Sheldon Art Museum, MONA, Lauritzen Gardens, Lux Center for the Arts and the National Willa Cather Center.

Fractured Rainbow, 2023

Gold and colored leaf, aerosol paint, shellac, and ink on canvas

40 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

SARAH J BIRD is an Artist and Recreation Therapist residing in Omaha, NE. As a recreation therapist, Sarah encouraged residents in skilled nursing communities to find purpose through art, music, and leisure pursuits. Sarah's drive to create was rekindled shortly before the pandemic when she was introduced to the beauty of gold, silver and colored leaf from Pat McDermott, a resident where she worked. Throughout the pandemic, Pat mentored, guided, and solidified Sarah's lifelong dream to pursue art. Pat passed away in October of 2021 and a collaborative gallery exhibition, with Steve Joy (Pat's Mentor), was held in his honor in June of 2022. Sarah has been exhibited at the above mentioned June 2022 Collaboration with Steve Joy and Pat McDermott, at Dvorak Law Group in October 2022, Jan- March 2023 at Pacific Springs from January to March 2023, at Sanford Museum in April 2023, and at Split Gallery BOLD also in April 2023.

Sky's The Limit, 2020

Giclee print of digital art

23 x 29.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,700

Starting Bid: $1,190

Buy It Now: $2,550

MUAMMAR MENICE BLACKMAN (Mars Black) is a Brooklyn-born artist based in Omaha, Nebraska, that works in any medium he sees fit that will express what he intends to at the moment. He has created art in acrylics, watercolor, oils, digital, tattoos, ceramics, clothing, music and writing-whatever moves him is what he uses to express himself.

Octopus Pride, 2023

Pastel on Archival Paper

47.25 x 33 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,050

Starting Bid: $1,435

Buy It Now: $3,075

ERIN BLAYNEY received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2000. She has exhibited in various group and solo exhibitions in Omaha, NE; San Diego, CA; and Chicago, IL. Trained as a figurative painter, Erin uses pastel and graphite as her most current medium, exploring abstraction and allowing a sense of rawness to be revealed. Her main subject matter relates to the ocean.

Board Game, 2017

Oil on gesso over paper

22 x 22 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

JAMES BOCKELMAN has been represented by Lo River Arts Gallery in Beacon, New York and currently by Galerie Inga Kondeyne, Berlin, and Circuitous Succession Gallery, Memphis. Solo shows include the Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, the Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, and the Kunstoffice, Berlin. A recipient of Nebraska Arts Fellowship Awards in 2007/2015, this Spring his works were shown internationally at Stockholm Auktionsverk, Hamburg, Festival du Dessin, Arles, and Pavillon Milchhof, Berlin. Bockelman earned a MFA in painting from UNL in 1997 and is a professor of art at Concordia University. "Bridging one's identity with place is related to the interrelationship between figure and ground and relates directly to my own process of abstract, image formation. I've been utilizing a loose, hexagonal diagram as a mapping device by stitching together disparate passages and unfinished zones - yet, the honeycomb alludes to an economy of means, of mutual reliance, and creative preservation".

A Waxy Figure, 2017

Oil over gesso on paper

22 x 22 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

JAMES BOCKELMAN has been represented by Lo River Arts Gallery in Beacon, New York and currently by Galerie Inga Kondeyne, Berlin, and Circuitous Succession Gallery, Memphis. Solo shows include the Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, the Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, and the Kunstoffice, Berlin. A recipient of Nebraska Arts Fellowship Awards in 2007/2015, this Spring his works were shown internationally at Stockholm Auktionsverk, Hamburg, Festival du Dessin, Arles, and Pavillon Milchhof, Berlin. Bockelman earned a MFA in painting from UNL in 1997 and is a professor of art at Concordia University. "Bridging one's identity with place is related to the interrelationship between figure and ground and relates directly to my own process of abstract, image formation. I've been utilizing a loose, hexagonal diagram as a mapping device by stitching together disparate passages and unfinished zones - yet, the honeycomb alludes to an economy of means, of mutual reliance, and creative preservation".

Air Support, 2023

Oil on panel

10 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

RUSSELL BRAUSCH is an artist living in Bozeman, Montana. Brausch utilizes Sho-sugi ban method of burning wood to black in combination with stencil and traditional oil painting processes to create scenes inspired from wildland firefighting. Through his research and investigation of forest conservation methods, tracing back from the birth of the forest service to today, he challenges the failure that is fire suppression. He uses scrapped wood to paint images of overwhelming nature that references the reality humans face with our changing landscape. Russell received his BFA from Creighton University and is currently working towards his Master of Fine Arts degree at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT.

Close, 2020

Photography dslr

27.75 x 41 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,700

Starting Bid: $1,190

Buy It Now: $2,550

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, CHANE� BREWER has established herself as a profound photographer and artist. Having earned a photography degree from Metropolitan College of Nebraska-Omaha and currently pursuing a BFA at the University of Nebraska Omaha, Chaneá is a dedicated creator who focuses on capturing the essence of interpersonal relationships. With an astute eye for detail and a flair for storytelling, Chaneá's photography conveys the deep connections and emotions that bind individuals together. She seamlessly combines technical expertise with artistic expression, offering viewers a glimpse into the rich tapestry of human interaction. Through her thought-provoking work, Chaneá Brewer invites us to contemplate the intricacies of our own relationships and reflect on the profound significance of human connection.

Backyard, 2023

Oil on canvas

48 x 60 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,750

Starting Bid: $4,025

Buy It Now: $8,625

Omaha-based oil painter HANA BROCK explores the human connection to space by depicting realistic urban architecture. She uses artificial light as the "main character" in a scene that lacks any human presence. Her awards include 2021 Viewer's Choice, Nebraska Artist Biennial at Gallery 1516; 2019 Second Place, Art on the Oasis; 2019 Judges Choice, Art on the Oasis; 2018 1st Place in Painting, McCook Art Show; 2018 People's Choice, Nebraska Land Days; 2018 1st Place, Nebraska Land Days; 2017 Best of Show in Painting, McCook Art Show; and 2016 Judges Choice in Mixed Media, McCook Art Show. She was a Guest Speaker for Professional Studio Practices capstone class in 2023 and has been a Gallery Attendant at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts since 2022. Before Bemis, Hana was a custom framer at Michaels. She has been painting commissions since 2018.

Select Exhibitions (*denotes solo show):

2023: New Masters The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, Council Bluffs, IA; BFA Thesis Exhibition, Weber Art Gallery, Omaha, NE; Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Albrect-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO; Petshop Gallery, Omaha, NE

2022 Benefit Art Auction at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE; Wrightstone Gallery at McCook Community College*, McCook, NE; UNO Juried Student Exhibition, Weber Art Gallery, Omaha, NE

2021 Show at The Crystal Leaf Gallery*, Holdrege, NE; Artist of the Month*, Robert Henri Museum, Cozad, NE; Prairie Arts Center*, North Platte, NE; UNO Juried Student Exhibition, Weber Art Gallery, Omaha, NE; Nebraska Artist Biennial, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE; Nebraska Artist Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE

2020 Sehnert's Bakery*, McCook, NE

2019 Art on the Oasis, Colby, KS

2018 Nebraska Land Days, North Platte, NE

2016-18 McCook Art Show, McCook, NE

My 5 strengths, 2021

Oil on canvas

40 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,000

Starting Bid: $2,800

Buy It Now: $6,000

JOSEPH BROGHAMMER obtained his B.F.A. from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, completed graduate work at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and is currently based out of Omaha, NE. He primarily uses oil paints on canvas or pastels on paper. He has exhibited his work in more than 100 group shows and has had several solo exhibitions in the United States, as well as Holland, Germany, Mexico, and Italy. Broghammer's work is found in museum collections, and many public and private collections.

"I am exploring a conversation with myself. It is all about having the animals tell me a story. I am in my own world where I can see my reflection within their eyes, how they are seeing me. They portray vulnerability, but what exactly they are perceiving remains a mystery. The paintings are like pages of a diary. I tell myself stories of what has happened in my life so I can learn from them."

Artist-in-residence 2014

Wrapping myself in charm, 2022

Chalk pastel on Arches paper

48.25 x 46.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,150

Starting Bid: $3,605

Buy It Now: $7,725

JOSEPH BROGHAMMER obtained his B.F.A. from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, completed graduate work at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and is currently based out of Omaha, NE. He primarily uses oil paints on canvas or pastels on paper. He has exhibited his work in more than 100 group shows and has had several solo exhibitions in the United States, as well as Holland, Germany, Mexico, and Italy. Broghammer's work is found in museum collections, and many public and private collections.

"I am exploring a conversation with myself. It is all about having the animals tell me a story. I am in my own world where I can see my reflection within their eyes, how they are seeing me. They portray vulnerability, but what exactly they are perceiving remains a mystery. The paintings are like pages of a diary. I tell myself stories of what has happened in my life so I can learn from them."

Artist-in-residence 2014

Soft Sand, 2022

Blown, sandblasted, surface-worked, bonded glass

8 x 8 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,300

Starting Bid: $910

Buy It Now: $1,950

COREY BROMAN was born in Lincoln, NE in 1979. He started working with glass shortly after high school in 1998. After initially working with Ed Fennel and several of his students at Crystal Forge in Omaha, NE, Corey joined the studio glass program at Hastings College to further his glassmaking education. There he became an apprentice and assistant to the professor of glass, Tom Kreager. Corey became involved in intensive Venetian-style glass making techniques, while collaborating with other glass artists at the college. In addition to Corey's time at Hastings, he has taken several workshops at the Corning Museum of Glass and other colleges and universities with glass programs. Each workshop focused on different techniques and skills that apply to glassblowing, glass sculpting, glass casting, and kiln forming. In 2003, Corey built his own glass studio in Omaha. He has shown his work privately and in gallery and museum exhibits primarily in the Midwest and on the west coast.

Offering, 2016

Blown, cut, carved, sandblasted, bonded glass

4.75 x 4.75 x 12.625 inches

Fair Market Value: $950

Starting Bid: $665

Buy It Now: $1,425

COREY BROMAN was born in Lincoln, NE in 1979. He started working with glass shortly after high school in 1998. After initially working with Ed Fennel and several of his students at Crystal Forge in Omaha, NE, Corey joined the studio glass program at Hastings College to further his glassmaking education. There he became an apprentice and assistant to the professor of glass, Tom Kreager. Corey became involved in intensive Venetian-style glass making techniques, while collaborating with other glass artists at the college. In addition to Corey's time at Hastings, he has taken several workshops at the Corning Museum of Glass and other colleges and universities with glass programs. Each workshop focused on different techniques and skills that apply to glassblowing, glass sculpting, glass casting, and kiln forming. In 2003, Corey built his own glass studio in Omaha. He has shown his work privately and in gallery and museum exhibits primarily in the Midwest and on the west coast.

Flowering Black Hole, 2020

Mixed media on recycled mat board

23 x 19 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,150

Starting Bid: $1,505

Buy It Now: $3,225

JENNY BROWN works in collage and drawing from her studio in Providence, RI. Her unique style is best described as layered mixed-media that reflects on "what was, what is, and what could be" in relation to the ongoing spiritual and physical evolution of the universe. Brown earned an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2005 and a BA from Bennington College in 1996. Most recently, her work was included in "Chroma" at Paradigms Gallery in Philadelphia, PA-an exhibition curated by PxP Contemporary & Create Magazine in July of 2023. Brown is also a Collage Instructor at both Maud Morgan Arts (Cambridge, MA) and Squam Workshops (Holderness, NH).

Rain Curtain, 2021

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 48 x 12 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,000

Starting Bid: $3,500

Buy It Now: $7,500

ANN BRUGENHEMKE of Council Bluffs specializes in painting, drawing, and ceramics. Her recent ceramic work is sourced from childhood memories of storm watching, the need to move physically, and concepts of support and attachment. Brugenhemke earned a BFA from UNO in 1992 and is currently a guest teaching artist at Montclair Elementary School in the Millard school district. She had two solo shows in 2019 at Lauritzen Gardens and Hillmer Art Gallery; two additional group shows in Omaha at Split; two juried shows "New Masters" at Hoff Family Arts and Culture Center; and three group shows with five resident artists at Hoff since 2020. She was a guest artist with a solo show "Hard Rain" and a lecture at Peru State College in October 2022. An installation of her large-scale ceramic sculpture "Hate Replacers" was displayed at Hoff from January to February 2023. Brugenhemke received a Relief Grant from Iowa Arts Council in 2020 and a Project Grant from American Red Cross Rescue Plan through the Iowa Arts Council in 2021.

Hubba Bubba, 2021

Ceramic and polycord, wall mounted

20 x 9 x 10 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

ANN BRUGENHEMKE of Council Bluffs specializes in painting, drawing, and ceramics. Her recent ceramic work is sourced from childhood memories of storm watching, the need to move physically, and concepts of support and attachment. Brugenhemke earned a BFA from UNO in 1992 and is currently a guest teaching artist at Montclair Elementary School in the Millard school district. She had two solo shows in 2019 at Lauritzen Gardens and Hillmer Art Gallery; two additional group shows in Omaha at Split; two juried shows "New Masters" at Hoff Family Arts and Culture Center; and three group shows with five resident artists at Hoff since 2020. She was a guest artist with a solo show "Hard Rain" and a lecture at Peru State College in October 2022. An installation of her large-scale ceramic sculpture "Hate Replacers" was displayed at Hoff from January to February 2023. Brugenhemke received a Relief Grant from Iowa Arts Council in 2020 and a Project Grant from American Red Cross Rescue Plan through the Iowa Arts Council in 2021.

Cycles, 2022

Archival pigment print made from found and taken images

18 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

DILLON BRYANT (b. Spearfish, SD) is a queer artist and photographer currently based out of the upper American Midwest whose practice explores constructions of home, desire, family mythologies, and the Western landscape through collage. Bryant has exhibited across the United States and abroad, appearing in shows at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences, Filter Space, Ohklahomo, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, and the Midwest Center for Photography. Bryant holds a BFA from the University of South Dakota and has taken graduate courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of South Dakota.

Chicken Danse Macabre, 2023

Linocut in Rives BFK

14 x 17 inches

Fair Market Value: $200

Starting Bid: $140

Buy It Now: $300

DEREK BUCKLEY focuses on linocuts. He earned his BA in Art Education from the University of Kearney in 2005, and has exhibited work throughout the Great Plains region including Omaha, Grand Island, and Wayne, NE; Sioux Falls and Vermillion, SD; and a recent show in his hometown of Sioux City, IA.

"My work lately has been primarily focused around relief printing as a medium. I've recently completed a series of works wherein I repeat a skull motif using a wide array of approaches to carving, inking, and printing. A student of printmakers from the distant past and the future, I find myself constantly seeking to learn more about my medium of choice.

Also submitted here is a work that is a sort of tribute to Kathe Kollwitz and her reflections on mortality. The lighting and subject matter are both meant to be reflective of her work, yet the execution reflects a specifically American midwestern approach."

Puppy Boi Platter, 2022

Low-Fire earthenware clay

15 x 10 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

LARRY BULLER is a ceramic artist based in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 2016 he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Hixson-Lied College Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska.

Recently his work has been shown at the Bemis Art Center in Omaha, Nebraska, the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, California and as part of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) national exhibition in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Larry has completed artist residencies at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village, Colorado and at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana. This spring he was an artist in residence at the Center for Ceramics in Berlin, Germany. In addition to his studio work Larry is a part-time lecturer with Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

Obey Your Sir, 2023

Low-Fire earthenware, decals, gold luster, gemstones

22 x 9 x 9 inches

Fair Market Value: $533

Starting Bid: $385

Buy It Now: $800

LARRY BULLER is a ceramic artist based in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 2016 he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Hixson-Lied College Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska.

Recently his work has been shown at the Bemis Art Center in Omaha, Nebraska, the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, California and as part of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) national exhibition in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Larry has completed artist residencies at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village, Colorado and at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana. This spring he was an artist in residence at the Center for Ceramics in Berlin, Germany. In addition to his studio work Larry is a part-time lecturer with Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

Faint Blue Drip, 2023

Paint on wood panel with bronze figures and buckets.

39 x 24 x 2.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,200

Starting Bid: $2,240

Buy It Now: $4,800

JAMIE BURMEISTER is an artist and musician based in Omaha, Nebraska. Jamie received an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2005. His 20 year art career has found him working with many diverse approaches to art making. He experiments with sculpture, painting, drawing, video, sound, installation and interactivity to create artwork in response to his personal experience of the world. Burmeister has exhibited his artwork internationally in galleries, museums and public spaces. Recently his artwork has focused on small 4" tall bronze figures he calls vermin. These small figurative sculptures have found their way into Jamie's gallery and museum pieces, public art installations and street art. Through the combination of vermin with his multimedia approach, Burmeister has found an outlet to explore nearly any aspect of the human experience. These artworks have elements of humor, absurdity and the mundane.

Blue Concentric Circles, 2023

Paint on wood panel with bronze figures, buckets and stainless steel ladder

25 x 25 x 3.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,200

Starting Bid: $2,240

Buy It Now: $4,800

JAMIE BURMEISTER is an artist and musician based in Omaha, Nebraska. Jamie received an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2005. His 20 year art career has found him working with many diverse approaches to art making. He experiments with sculpture, painting, drawing, video, sound, installation and interactivity to create artwork in response to his personal experience of the world. Burmeister has exhibited his artwork internationally in galleries, museums and public spaces. Recently his artwork has focused on small 4" tall bronze figures he calls vermin. These small figurative sculptures have found their way into Jamie's gallery and museum pieces, public art installations and street art. Through the combination of vermin with his multimedia approach, Burmeister has found an outlet to explore nearly any aspect of the human experience. These artworks have elements of humor, absurdity and the mundane.

House, 2021

Wood construction with bronze figures, stainless steel ladder and fasteners.

48 x 48 x 4 inches

Fair Market Value: $7,200

Starting Bid: $5,040

Buy It Now: $10,800

JAMIE BURMEISTER is an artist and musician based in Omaha, Nebraska. Jamie received an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2005. His 20 year art career has found him working with many diverse approaches to art making. He experiments with sculpture, painting, drawing, video, sound, installation and interactivity to create artwork in response to his personal experience of the world. Burmeister has exhibited his artwork internationally in galleries, museums and public spaces. Recently his artwork has focused on small 4" tall bronze figures he calls vermin. These small figurative sculptures have found their way into Jamie's gallery and museum pieces, public art installations and street art. Through the combination of vermin with his multimedia approach, Burmeister has found an outlet to explore nearly any aspect of the human experience. These artworks have elements of humor, absurdity and the mundane.

Added Time, 2022

Screenprint on woodpanel, porcelain tile, porcelain penny tile, stained epoxy

20 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

MAKENZIE BURMEISTER creates mixed-media and ceramic artwork out of Manhattan, KS. She earned a B.F.A in Art Education, emphasis in Ceramics and M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kansas State University and currently is a 2D area coordinator and instructor at Kansas State University. Burmeister has an upcoming exhibition at Galería Omar Alonzo in Puerto Vallarta, MX in January 2024.

"My current work utilizes site-responsive installation, drawing, assemblage sculptures, and handmade ceramic tiles that combine the use of emerging digital processes and materials with traditional processes and materials. I am developing my own combinations of their use through meditative, laborious, and rhythmic creation.

My work challenges the associations that come with the perceived use of construction and labor materials. I work with found objects and materials from my surroundings to recontextualize and transform their implications from something mundane and industrial to something explorative, expressive, and personal."

Clear Past, 2019

Acrylic on panel

10 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

JORDAN BUSCHUR is an artist, educator, and curator based in Toledo, Ohio. Her paintings focus on collections of objects united by systems of value based on mystery, sentimentality, and a matriarchal connection. Buschur received an M.F.A. in Painting from Brooklyn College. Her work has been shown in numerous locations, including the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (Grand Rapids, MI), Center for Book Arts (NY), and Field Projects (NY). She participated in residencies at the Wassaic Project, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. Awards include the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award and the Kimmel Foundation Artist Award. She is a co-founder of Co-Worker Gallery and has curated exhibitions at Cuchifritos Gallery, Spring/Break Art Show, and the Neon Heater. Buschur was the Director of the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and currently teaches at the University of Toledo.

Sugar & Spice, 2018

Colored pencil, acrylic paint, graphite mounted on fabric

28 x 33.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

KEITH D BUSWELL graduated with a BFA in art University of Nebraska--Lincoln. He works with various printmaking processes such as screen-printing, intaglio and mono printing and dabbles in drawing and multimedia. He currently is a member of Karen Kunc's Constellation Studios where he creates his prints. His work has been shown in the United States, Egypt, Dubai, France and Italy. Notably, Keith received the Perry Family Award in 2018 and second place in the 40 Under 40 Showcase in Annapolis, MD and third place at the Under Pressure print show in Fort Collins, CO. He is a contributing artist to issue 23 and 28 of The Hand Magazine. In 2021, Keith became curator/co-captain of the Tugboat Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska. He also attended residencies at The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska and at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, Maryland. Originally from Council Bluffs, Iowa, he currently lives in Lincoln with his husband Brad and his dog Max.

Breath of LIFE, 2023

Fiber/textile

10 x 8.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

CELESTE BUTLER, Omaha, Nebraska, is a fiber and textile artist, storyteller, and Quiltologist, a term that captures Celeste's holistic creative process and her investment in quilting as both artistic practice and lifestyle. Celeste's multifaceted practice covers the wide spectrum; that provides space for healing and comfort, abstract art, and a voice for social justice.

Celeste's work tells the stories of her family history which has been shaped by Descendant's for the African Continent, The Great Migration, redlining in Omaha, and the skilled work of her mother, grandmother, godmother and women in her neighborhood who made magic with their hands. Celeste has exhibited her artwork at the Burgwin Wright House Museum, Wilmington, NC; and PACE, Council Bluffs, IA. She has had fellowships with the Union for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, Omaha Public Schools, Nelson Mandela Elementary School, She has lectured and taught at Joslyn Art Museum, Metropolitan Community College, University of Omaha and the National African American Quilt Convention, Published in the New Your Times and Washington Post.

Breathe of Life, 2023

Fiber/textile

10 x 8.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

CELESTE BUTLER, Omaha, Nebraska, is a fiber and textile artist, storyteller, and Quiltologist, a term that captures Celeste's holistic creative process and her investment in quilting as both artistic practice and lifestyle. Celeste's multifaceted
practice covers the wide spectrum; that provides space for healing and comfort, abstract art, and a voice for social justice.
Celeste's work tells the stories of her family history which has been shaped by Descendant's for the African Continent, The Great Migration, redlining in Omaha, and the skilled work of her mother, grandmother, godmother and women in her neighborhood who made magic with their hands. Celeste has exhibited her artwork at the Burgwin Wright House Museum,
Wilmington, NC; and PACE, Council Bluffs, IA. She has had fellowships with the Union for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, Omaha Public Schools, Nelson Mandela Elementary School, She has lectured and taught at Joslyn Art Museum, Metropolitan Community College, University of Omaha and the National African American Quilt Convention, Published in the New Your Times and Washington Post.

Penny Candy Series, 2023

Fiber/textile

21 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

CELESTE BUTLER, Omaha, Nebraska, is a fiber and textile artist, storyteller, and Quiltologist, a term that captures Celeste's holistic creative process and her investment in quilting as both artistic practice and lifestyle. Celeste's multifaceted
practice covers the wide spectrum; that provides space for healing and comfort, abstract art, and a voice for social justice.
Celeste's work tells the stories of her family history which has been shaped by Descendant's for the African Continent, The Great Migration, redlining in Omaha, and the skilled work of her mother, grandmother, godmother and women in her neighborhood who made magic with their hands. Celeste has exhibited her artwork at the Burgwin Wright House Museum,
Wilmington, NC; and PACE, Council Bluffs, IA. She has had fellowships with the Union for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, Omaha Public Schools, Nelson Mandela Elementary School, She has lectured and taught at Joslyn Art Museum, Metropolitan Community College, University of Omaha and the National African American Quilt Convention, Published in the New Your Times and Washington Post.

Snowflake (no.1), 2023

Acrylic on canvas

14 x 11 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

CASEY CALLAHAN is an interdisciplinary artist and designer based in Omaha, NE. She received her BFA in Studio Art from Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Some of her most recent solo shows include Breeze & Bloom at CAR>GO, Metronome at Project Project and Interference at Baader-Meinhof. She is currently a Fellow at The Union Center for Contemporary Arts and an Artist Mentor at Kent Bellows Mentoring Program.

Still Standing Still, 2022

Contact print on silver gelatin paper

20 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

JOSEPH CARTER is a self-taught artist based in Omaha, NE. His body of work pays homage to the development of technology and the advancement of printmaking and photography processes. He documents images of the mundane and hopes to evoke feelings of nostalgia and connectedness in the viewer. Joseph's recent work is informed by the perception of his personal experience with anxiety and a navigation towards acceptance and understanding. He also examines his journey to bring critical awareness to his dichotomous thinking patterns and challenges these with paradoxical thinking, with the hope of seeing things from multiple perspectives. These concepts are reflected in his black and white images, which adhere to strict technical principles and archival materials, and in his conscious decisions of when to break those traditional printing rules. Carter's work has been exhibited locally and internationally in galleries including; Kunstmuseum Bonn (Germany), and 5/R Hall & Gallery (Japan).

Trade.v009, 2018

Archival print on manipulated aluminum

41 x 21 x 9 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,500

Starting Bid: $3,850

Buy It Now: $8,250

JOSE CARLOS CASADO is a multidisciplinary artist from Spain with an MFA graduate of the School of Visual Arts, and has been based in NYC for 25 years. He's represented by PostmasterBC in NY.

He uses technologies to create video, 3D animation, photography, painting, and sculpture. His work's been shown in multiple solo/group shows internationally and has won numerous recognitions, including grants from Picasso and laCaixa Foundations; MIT's Leonardo Excellence Award; two NYFA Fellowships; Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone; two grants from Queens Council on the Arts; Foundation for Contemporary Arts Fellowship; Artists' Fellowship; and Mayer Foundation Grant.

Casado has participated in multiple international Festivals, including Sundance and ArsElectronica, and been a resident at Vermont Studio, School of Visual Arts, Anderson Ranch, Swatch Art Peace Residency in Shanghai, and Santa Fe Art Institute. He's created several Public Art projects and has been awarded a permanent site-specific commission for an NYC public school.

This Hat, 2019

Copper Etching

13.75 x 16.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $400

Starting Bid: $280

Buy It Now: $600

CAITLIN CASS is a cartoonist and installation artist based in Omaha, NE. Her comics, prints and drawings explore failing systems and irrational hope. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post and The Nib. She was a 2018 NYFA Fellow in fiction and a 2020 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Artworks grant for her installation at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. She is currently working on a graphic novel about radical imagination and U.S. suffrage history, due out with Fantagraphics Books in spring 2024. Caitlin is Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Illustration and Time-Based Media at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Trimming, 2023

Pastel on paper

13 x 13 inches

Fair Market Value: $350

Starting Bid: $245

Buy It Now: $525

ANDREA CASTILLO is a painter living in Los Angeles, California, she received her MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design in 2014. Her work consists of painted ambiguous figures exploring a multifaceted identity and finding safety in a racialized body. Her work has been shown at Charlie James Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) Ruscha & Co. (Los Angeles, CA) Plaza de la Raza (Los Angeles, CA) the CCCM, Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts (Los Angeles,CA), New Image Art Gallery (Los Angeles,CA), SOMArts (San Fransisco,CA), Flux Factory (Brooklyn, NY), Queens Museum (Queens, NY), Bemis Art Center (Omaha,NE). She has been the recipient artist in residence for Vermont Studio Center (Johnson,VT), Grand Central Art Center (collaborative) (Santa Ana,CA), Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Amherst, VA). Publications including her work are ArtMaze Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, YoungSpace and Voyage LA Magazine.

Afternoon Break, 2023

Gouache on paper

19.25 x 15.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $400

Starting Bid: $280

Buy It Now: $600

ANDREA CASTILLO is a painter living in Los Angeles, California, she received her MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design in 2014. Her work consists of painted ambiguous figures exploring a multifaceted identity and finding safety in a racialized body. Her work has been shown at Charlie James Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) Ruscha & Co. (Los Angeles, CA) Plaza de la Raza (Los Angeles, CA) the CCCM, Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts (Los Angeles,CA), New Image Art Gallery (Los Angeles,CA), SOMArts (San Fransisco,CA), Flux Factory (Brooklyn, NY), Queens Museum (Queens, NY), Bemis Art Center (Omaha,NE). She has been the recipient artist in residence for Vermont Studio Center (Johnson,VT), Grand Central Art Center (collaborative) (Santa Ana,CA), Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Amherst, VA). Publications including her work are ArtMaze Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, YoungSpace and Voyage LA Magazine.

Figure #189 (Figure Series), 2021

Glazed ceramic

4 x 3 x 9 inches

Fair Market Value: $250

Starting Bid: $175

Buy It Now: $375

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1977, and raised in the California Bay Area, RICHARD CHUNG earned his B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of ceramic artist Richard Shaw. Seeking further artistic growth, Chung relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked as a studio assistant for the esteemed artist Jun Kaneko. This invaluable experience allowed him to fully immerse himself in the daily life of an artist, providing unique insights into both the creative process and the business aspects of art. Richard Chung's art has found a place in permanent collections, notably the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Chung was recently awarded the title of "Best in Ceramics" at the Nebraska Biennial 2021. He currently lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska.

H-376 (Head Series), 2023

Glazed ceramic

5 x 3 x 3 inches

Fair Market Value: $250

Starting Bid: $175

Buy It Now: $375

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1977, and raised in the California Bay Area, RICHARD CHUNG earned his B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of ceramic artist Richard Shaw. Seeking further artistic growth, Chung relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked as a studio assistant for the esteemed artist Jun Kaneko. This invaluable experience allowed him to fully immerse himself in the daily life of an artist, providing unique insights into both the creative process and the business aspects of art. Richard Chung's art has found a place in permanent collections, notably the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Chung was recently awarded the title of "Best in Ceramics" at the Nebraska Biennial 2021. He currently lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska.

Figure #200 (Figure Series), 2023

Glazed ceramic

16 x 11 x 65 inches

Fair Market Value: $13,000

Starting Bid: $9,100

Buy It Now: $19,500

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1977, and raised in the California Bay Area, RICHARD CHUNG earned his B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of ceramic artist Richard Shaw. Seeking further artistic growth, Chung relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked as a studio assistant for the esteemed artist Jun Kaneko. This invaluable experience allowed him to fully immerse himself in the daily life of an artist, providing unique insights into both the creative process and the business aspects of art. Richard Chung's art has found a place in permanent collections, notably the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Chung was recently awarded the title of "Best in Ceramics" at the Nebraska Biennial 2021. He currently lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska.

GP-30(Glaze Painting Series), 2023

Glazed ceramic

8 x 6 x 1 inches

Fair Market Value: $300

Starting Bid: $210

Buy It Now: $450

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1977, and raised in the California Bay Area, RICHARD CHUNG earned his B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of ceramic artist Richard Shaw. Seeking further artistic growth, Chung relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked as a studio assistant for the esteemed artist Jun Kaneko. This invaluable experience allowed him to fully immerse himself in the daily life of an artist, providing unique insights into both the creative process and the business aspects of art. Richard Chung's art has found a place in permanent collections, notably the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Chung was recently awarded the title of "Best in Ceramics" at the Nebraska Biennial 2021. He currently lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska.

White Water Crowfoot Growing in the Platte River, Wyoming, 2021

Archival pigment print

22 x 27 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,150

Starting Bid: $805

Buy It Now: $1,725

LAURA COBB (b. 1989) is a photographer from Overland Park, Kansas, based in Lincoln, Nebraska. She received her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (2023). She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute (2013). Cobb has been selected as an artist in residence at Uncross Foundation, Jentel Artist Residency, and Brush Creek Foundation. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art and has been exhibited regionally and nationally in various group and solo exhibitions. In her thesis work, "am I another you?," Cobb documents a personal search for meaning as she explores her identity as a donor-conceived person. Intimate portraits reveal her search for herself in her family, half siblings and biological father. Paired with the Platte River, water becomes a metaphor for birth and becoming.

Femme Fatale, 2023

Acrylic, gouache, and colored pencil on panel

28.5 x 16.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

JEWELYA COFFEY is a multidisciplinary artist who makes painting, ceramic, and installation-based work. Her colorful, highly symbolic pieces play with themes of memory, religion, rural life, and cultural upbringing, and explore the many ways people connect with and understand each other. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design and is a current MFA candidate in Painting and Drawing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Blue Buddy Astro, 2023

Porcelain and Gold

7.5 x 13 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,500

Starting Bid: $2,450

Buy It Now: $5,250

JOHN COHORST is a Midwest-based artist, creating both functional and sculptural art objects. He holds a BFA and MA with a concentration in functional ceramics from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. Cohorst has held positions as an artist assistant to Jun Kaneko in his Omaha, Nebraska studio, and studied wood-firing techniques with the IWCAT (International Workshop of Ceramic Artists at Tokoname) program in Tokoname, Japan. In 2010, he accepted an artist-in-residence position at the Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, Colorado, and was part of the studio collective, Studio for Arts + Works (SAW) in Carbondale. In 2017 He was the visiting artist at the University of Montana, in Missoula, Montana. As a tour manager of the Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Cohorst has exhibited and taught workshops in universities, art centers, and museums across the United States. In 2019 John returned to Omaha, Nebraska where he currently lives and makes his works.

Star Jar. (Large Moon Jar), 2023

Stoneware

36 x 36 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,500

Starting Bid: $2,450

Buy It Now: $5,250

JOHN COHORST is a Midwest-based artist, creating both functional and sculptural art objects. He holds a BFA and MA with a concentration in functional ceramics from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. Cohorst has held positions as an artist assistant to Jun Kaneko in his Omaha, Nebraska studio, and studied wood-firing techniques with the IWCAT (International Workshop of Ceramic Artists at Tokoname) program in Tokoname, Japan. In 2010, he accepted an artist-in-residence position at the Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, Colorado, and was part of the studio collective, Studio for Arts + Works (SAW) in Carbondale. In 2017 He was the visiting artist at the University of Montana, in Missoula, Montana. As a tour manager of the Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Cohorst has exhibited and taught workshops in universities, art centers, and museums across the United States. In 2019 John returned to Omaha, Nebraska where he currently lives and makes his works.

Frolic on the Grass #16, 2020

Found die-cuts, crochet potholders, ribbons, plastic cabochons, patches on Arches Watercolor Paper

20 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,000

Starting Bid: $2,100

Buy It Now: $4,500

MAX COLBY (b. 1990, American) lives and works in New York City. In 2012, she received a BFAfrom the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. She has completed residencies at the Museum of Arts and Design, the Wassaic Project, MASS MoCA and a Leslie-Lohman Museum Fellowship. In support of her installations and sculptural work, Colby has received numerous research and project grants from Foundation for Contemporary Arts and YoungArts, among others.

Colby is internationally exhibited including Wave Hill, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Storytelling, Isabel Croxatto Galería, and Museum Rijswijk, among others. In 2022, Colby exhibited a campus-wide public commission at Rockefeller Center presented by Art Production Fund and 'Revival', her first solo exhibition at Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Los Angeles, CA.

Interpretation of Me, 2020

Mahogany, Bubinga, Black Limba, and Padauk

41.5 x 19 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,000

Starting Bid: $3,500

Buy It Now: $7,500

As a lifelong teacher, PAMELA CONYERS-HINSON continues to bring arts education to underserved communities throughout the Midwest. Currently, she oversees and directs Joslyn's Kent Bellows Mentoring Program, a space that utilizes intergenerational learning and mentorship. Pamela is an award-winning artist. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching, a Masters in Organizational Leadership, and a Bachelor of Art in Studio Art. She is a classically trained sculptor using the lost wax method for bronze casting and the traditional methods for stone carving. Pamela is interested in sustainability within the arts. This is evident by her use of experimental and natural mediums. Her work has been exhibited at Kaneko in Omaha, NE, Wanda D. Ewing Gallery, Omaha, NE, The Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL, D'Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA, South Gallery, New York, NY, PACE, Council Bluffs, IA, and THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy. Pamela was a 2018 and 2021 Fellow at The Union For Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE. Her artwork is included in numerous private collections. Conyers-Hinson is a 2023 recipient of The Union for Contemporary Art Populus Fund Grant. She was named Omaha Entertainment and Arts, 2021 Outstanding 3D Artist and received The Council of American Art Society, Award for Excellence in Representational Sculpture.

Eve's Apple, 2020

Mahogany, Bubinga, Black Limba, and Padauk 48 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $6,000

Starting Bid: $4,200

Buy It Now: $9,000

As a lifelong teacher, PAMELA CONYERS-HINSON continues to bring arts education to underserved communities throughout the Midwest. Currently, she oversees and directs Joslyn's Kent Bellows Mentoring Program, a space that utilizes intergenerational learning and mentorship.

Pamela is an award-winning artist. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching, a Masters in Organizational Leadership, and a Bachelor of Art in Studio Art. She is a classically trained sculptor using the lost wax method for bronze casting and the traditional methods for stone carving. Pamela is interested in sustainability within the arts. This is evident by her use of experimental and natural mediums.

Her work has been exhibited at Kaneko in Omaha, NE, Wanda D. Ewing Gallery, Omaha, NE, The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, D'Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA, South Gallery, New York, NY, PACE, Council Bluffs, IA, and THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy. Pamela was a 2018 and 2021 Fellow at The Union For Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE. Her artwork is included in numerous private collections.

Conyers-Hinson is a 2023 recipient of The Union for Contemporary Art Populus Fund Grant. She was named Omaha Entertainment and Arts, 2021 Outstanding 3D Artist and received The Council of American Art Society, Award for Excellence in Representational Sculpture.

Pacific Ocean Blue, Malibu, 2022

archival pigment print

39 x 31.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,250

Starting Bid: $3,675

Buy It Now: $7,875

KEVIN COOLEY's photographs, videos, and public installations center around a phenomenological, systems-based inquiry into humanity's contemporary relationship with the environment, seeking to decipher our complex, evolving relationships with nature, technology, and each other. He questions the sustainability of present-day living and reveals the struggles - both practically and psychologically - of inhabiting a planet we are slowly destroying.

Since 2014, he's held solo exhibitions at the Catharine Clark Gallery, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Kopeikin Gallery, The Museum of Photographic Arts, The Nevada Museum of Art, Pierogi, Portland International Airport, Ryan / Lee Gallery, The Savannah College of Art and Design, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Prominent public collections include the Cleveland Clinic, California Museum of Photography, the Guggenheim, the LACMA, Nevada Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 21c, and the Nelson-Atkins.

Artist-in-Residence, 2013

Heap, 2023

Oil, pastel, and acrylic on paper

35 x 26 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,350

Starting Bid: $945

Buy It Now: $2,025

DEREK COURTNEY is a mixed media artist living in Omaha Nebraska. He was born and spent his first 18 years in Putnam County, West Virginia. He attended the University of Nebraska Omaha. His most recent work deals with the effects of human occupation on the environment by using narrative tropes of sequential storytelling. These tropes are altered, mutated, layered and obfuscated to create images that can no longer be recognized as strictly representational.

Atomic Toaster, 2023

Acrylic, oil, Gesso, MDF, & poplar

16.5 x 11 x 23.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,000

Starting Bid: $3,500

Buy It Now: $7,500

BOB CULVER is a painter from Omaha, NE who served on the Bemis Board for many years and currently serves on the board of Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and is Past-president of the Museum of Nebraska Art Board. His body of work is distinctive for its seamless weaving of close-to-home influences and worldwide events, inspired primarily by pop artists of the '60s and '70s with a dash of great portrait painters such as John Singer Sargent. He creates richly detailed paintings, 3-D cutouts, and automata that all work on multiple levels. Simultaneously culturally idealistic and socially critical, they provide insight into the artist and the subjects that have informed his creative practice over the past five decades. Culver's work has been featured in numerous private collections. He has exhibited in solo and group shows at Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE. Culver did two summer residencies at Kent State Blossom Center where he studied with Wayne Thiebaud, Alex Katz, Frank Gallo, Phillip Pearlstein, James Melchert, and Jack Tworkov and was a studio assistant with Red Grooms from 1969-1972. Culver received his BFA from the University of Nebraska.

"My body of work is distinctive for its weaving together of close-to-home influences and worldwide events. I create detailed paintings, 3-D cutouts and automata that all work on multiple levels. Simultaneously culturally idealistic and socially critical, they provide insight into the subjects that have informed my creative practice over the past five decades, especially the Pop Art movement. In New York during the late 60's into 70's I was a studio assistant to the pop artist, Red Grooms, who gave me the nickname "The Nebraska Kid." The sobriquet implied Midwestern innocence, idealism, and values as well as an earnest, enduring desire to fight the good fight. My alias, the Nebraska Kid, has stayed with me and the character appears in some of the my most tongue-in-cheek work, usually accompanied by the cartoon characters and heroes of my youth with whom the Kid joins to save the day."

PTSD, 2023

Oil on bedsheet

15.75 x 11.61 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

GEORG DAHELD is an artist living in London, UK. Dahled's practice is primarily concerned with questions regarding the status and possibilities of painting today. His focus is on the individual pictorial sign in relation to its environment, the materialities that make up the finished picture, and their effects on the viewer's visual experience. Dahled holds an MFA from Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, England, and has presented his work, amongst others, at the Mechanics' Institute and Chess Room, San Francisco, CA, at the Tate Britain in London, England, and at CATHY in Furth im Wald, Germany. In 2023, he has completed a residency at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).

Summer Conversation, 2023

Oil on canvas

30 x 40 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,350

Starting Bid: $1,645

Buy It Now: $3,525

LAUREN DANA is a painter working and living in her hometown of Omaha, NE. Dana paints vivid "landscape dances" using oil on canvas. Her rhythm with the canvas is free-flowing, allowing her brush to create whimsical lines and unexpected color pairings. Dana's paintings serve as a form of travel for her, where she aims to create an oasis for both herself and her collectors. Her work is found in homes across the United States, from Newport to New York. She graduated from the University of Nebraska with a BFA. Dana credits her parents for encouraging her young dreams, her husband Brandon for cherishing her, and her daughters Georgia and Mary Jane who have taught her everything she knows. Above all, she gives thanks to her Creator - the greatest artist of all time.

Ross Relief, 2020

Archival pigment print mounted to museum board, plywood, paper

24 x 24 x 3 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

SHANE DARWENT is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice mines the commercial vernacular that lines American roadways to inform experimental photographic works, large-scale sculpture, and site-responsive installations. Within a landscape designed to overwhelm, Darwent's practice seeks out a redacted formalism in order to meditate on the transitional nature of these spaces and the shape-shifting economic constructs of which they are a part. Exhibiting internationally, Darwent has been an artist-in-residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Ragdale, the Ucross Foundation and the Jentel Artist Residency Program, as well as a Core Fellow at Penland School of Crafts. He holds an MFA from the University of Michigan (2017) and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2005). He is a 2022 Joan Mitchell Fellow and is an artist-in-residence at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

KFC, 2020

Handcut, archival pigment print, abaca hinging tape

21 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1200

SHANE DARWENT is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice mines the commercial vernacular that lines American roadways to inform experimental photographic works, large-scale sculpture, and site-responsive installations. Within a landscape designed to overwhelm, Darwent's practice seeks out a redacted formalism in order to meditate on the transitional nature of these spaces and the shape-shifting economic constructs of which they are a part. Exhibiting internationally, Darwent has been an artist-in-residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Ragdale, the Ucross Foundation and the Jentel Artist Residency Program, as well as a Core Fellow at Penland School of Crafts. He holds an MFA from the University of Michigan (2017) and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2005). He is a 2022 Joan Mitchell Fellow and is an artist-in-residence at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Hanger, 2019

Porcelain

10 x 15 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

JENNIFER LING DATCHUK is an artist born in Warren, Ohio and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is an exploration of her layered identity - as a woman, a Chinese woman, as an "American," as a third culture kid. Trained in ceramics, Datchuk works with porcelain and other materials often associated with traditional women's work, such as textiles and hair, to discuss fragility, beauty, femininity, intersectionality, identity, and personal history. Her practice evolved from sculpture to mixed media as she began to focus on domestic objects and the feminine sphere. Handwork and hair both became totems of the small rituals that fix, smooth over, and ground women's lives. Through these materials, she explores how Western beauty standards influenced the East, how the non-white body is commodified and sold, and how women's - globally, girls' - work is still a major economic driver whose workers still struggle for equality.

Datchuk holds an MFA in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a BFA in Crafts from Kent State University. She has received grants from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio, travel grant from Artpace, and the Linda Lighton International Artist Exchange Program to research the global migrations of porcelain and blue and white pattern decoration. She was awarded a residency through the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum to conduct her studio practice at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany and has participated in residencies at the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China, Vermont Studio Center, European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands, Artpace in San Antonio, Texas and the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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 has been featured in a solo publication "Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Half" through French and Michigan in San Antonio, TX, and included in "Artpace at 25", "Black Cube: A Nomadic Museum", the Guardian, Vogue, and American Craft Magazine. Her work is in the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, San Antonio Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. She is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Arizona State University and lives and maintains a studio practice in Phoenix, Arizona.

Flawless, 2023

Porcelain, decals from Jingdezhen, China, mirror, acrylic

21 x 16.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,500

Starting Bid: $1,750

Buy It Now: $3,750

JENNIFER LING DATCHUK is an artist born in Warren, Ohio and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is an exploration of her layered identity - as a woman, a Chinese woman, as an "American," as a third culture kid. Trained in ceramics, Datchuk works with porcelain and other materials often associated with traditional women's work, such as textiles and hair, to discuss fragility, beauty, femininity, intersectionality, identity, and personal history. Her practice evolved from sculpture to mixed media as she began to focus on domestic objects and the feminine sphere. Handwork and hair both became totems of the small rituals that fix, smooth over, and ground women's lives. Through these materials, she explores how Western beauty standards influenced the East, how the non-white body is commodified and sold, and how women's - globally, girls' - work is still a major economic driver whose workers still struggle for equality.

Datchuk holds an MFA in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a BFA in Crafts from Kent State University. She has received grants from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio, travel grant from Artpace, and the Linda Lighton International Artist Exchange Program to research the global migrations of porcelain and blue and white pattern decoration. She was awarded a residency through the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum to conduct her studio practice at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany and has participated in residencies at the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China, Vermont Studio Center, European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands, Artpace in San Antonio, Texas and the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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 has been featured in a solo publication "Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Half" through French and Michigan in San Antonio, TX, and included in "Artpace at 25", "Black Cube: A Nomadic Museum", the Guardian, Vogue, and American Craft Magazine. Her work is in the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, San Antonio Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. She is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Arizona State University and lives and maintains a studio practice in Phoenix, Arizona.

Catherine in the Garden, 2022

Augmented reality enabled inkjet print

42.75 x 73.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,800

Starting Bid: $2,660

Buy It Now: $5,700

EVA DAVIDOVA is a Spanish/ Bulgarian artist based in New York City. She explores behavior, ecological disaster, and the political implications of technology through performative works rooted in the absurd. Davidova's practice involves research, performance, 360 video and 3D sculptures, game engines, participatory Virtual Reality and interactive, site-specific immersive installations. She works with the human gesture and expression as a way to "mix" with, and disrupt technologies, and use the failures in these technologies to reclaim them.

Davidova has exhibited at the Bronx Museum, the UVP at Everson Museum, the AKG Buffalo Art Museum, MACBA Barcelona, CAAC Sevilla and La Regenta among others. She was a fellow of Harvestworks, Residency Unlimited and Delfina Studios, and recently received a NYSCA Individual Artist Grant for Garden for Drowning Descendants, and a Wave Farm-NYSCA MAAF Award for its completion and presentation.

prima materia, 2023

Archival pigment print

24 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $400

Starting Bid: $280

Buy It Now: $600

MARCO DELGADO (b.1999) is a self-taught artist based in Omaha, NE. Marco utilizes different mediums and combines them to create haunting images. In their experimental photography, they explore themes of escapism, melancholy, trauma, and mental illness. They often drape an enigmatic veil over their work by leaving their photographs without description; leaving it up to viewer interpretation.

Party Store, 2023

Handmade abaca paper, color pencil, acrylic, hand-cutting

21.75 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,150

Starting Bid: $805

Buy It Now: $1,725

HANNAH DEMMA is an avid outdoorswoman, outdoor educator, and lifelong Nebraskan. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2017, with an emphasis on printmaking and her MFA at her alma mater in 2022. Her mixed-media approach to art speaks to aspects of science and nature both familiar and strange, and mines the environment for inspiration, examining the intersection of the imaginative and the biological, of the creative and the empirical. Her process stirs the imagination and sparks excitement for exploration and adventure. Hannah currently works as a papermaker and paper-making instructor at Constellation Studios in Lincoln, NE. In addition to her teaching, Hannah has maintained a busy studio practice and exhibition schedule and looks forward to expanding her studio practice to include new mediums and collaborations.

Ice Floe, 2023

Handmade abaca paper with embedded confetti, color pencil, acrylic, hand-cutting

18 x 12 inches

Fair Market Value: $950

Starting Bid: $665

Buy It Now: $1,425

HANNAH DEMMA is an avid outdoorswoman, outdoor educator, and lifelong Nebraskan. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2017, with an emphasis on printmaking and her MFA at her alma mater in 2022. Her mixed-media approach to art speaks to aspects of science and nature both familiar and strange, and mines the environment for inspiration, examining the intersection of the imaginative and the biological, of the creative and the empirical. Her process stirs the imagination and sparks excitement for exploration and adventure. Hannah currently works as a papermaker and paper-making instructor at Constellation Studios in Lincoln, NE. In addition to her teaching, Hannah has maintained a busy studio practice and exhibition schedule and looks forward to expanding her studio practice to include new mediums and collaborations.

Wake, 2023

Handmade cotton and abaca paper

11.5 x 13.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

HANNAH DEMMA is an avid outdoorswoman, outdoor educator, and lifelong Nebraskan. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2017, with an emphasis on printmaking and her MFA at her alma mater in 2022. Her mixed-media approach to art speaks to aspects of science and nature both familiar and strange, and mines the environment for inspiration, examining the intersection of the imaginative and the biological, of the creative and the empirical. Her process stirs the imagination and sparks excitement for exploration and adventure. Hannah currently works as a papermaker and paper-making instructor at Constellation Studios in Lincoln, NE. In addition to her teaching, Hannah has maintained a busy studio practice and exhibition schedule and looks forward to expanding her studio practice to include new mediums and collaborations.

Bemis Building Shipping #3, 2019

Archival pigmented ink digital print

20.75 x 16.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

Since 1985, JOHN DERRY has been at the forefront of advancing hand-mediated art-making tools on the computer. His expertise and passion have led to significant contributions in the field.

As one of the original authors of Corel Painter and the creator of the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Mixer Brush natural-media libraries, John's expressive brushes are in use by millions of digital artists worldwide. His innovative tools have pushed the boundaries of digital art and opened up new possibilities for creative expression.

John is the author of 28 Digital Painting learning titles for LinkedIn Learning / lynda.com. Through these educational resources, he shares his wealth of experience and insights with aspiring artists, empowering them to develop their skills and explore the world of digital painting.

John served as a Nebraska Arts Council Artist-in-residence at the West Nebraska Art Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska (1983-5).

Old Market Ghosts, 2019

Archival pigmented ink digital print

13 x 15 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

Since 1985, JOHN DERRY has been at the forefront of advancing hand-mediated art-making tools on the computer. His expertise and passion have led to significant contributions in the field.

As one of the original authors of Corel Painter and the creator of the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Mixer Brush natural-media libraries, John's expressive brushes are in use by millions of digital artists worldwide. His innovative tools have pushed the boundaries of digital art and opened up new possibilities for creative expression.

John is the author of 28 Digital Painting learning titles for LinkedIn Learning / lynda.com. Through these educational resources, he shares his wealth of experience and insights with aspiring artists, empowering them to develop their skills and explore the world of digital painting.

John served as a Nebraska Arts Council Artist-in-residence at the West Nebraska Art Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska (1983-5).

Matches of Matches, 2021

Framed archival pigment print

24 x 16.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,500

Starting Bid: $1,750

Buy It Now: $3,750

TIELIN DING is a New York City-based photographer. His references are the 1960s, 1970s Fluxus Movement, mono-ha movement, abstract expressionism, land art, and minimalism. He went to Parsons School of Design and earned his MFA in photography. He has been included in the following exhibitions: Size Matters 2023, San Diego Mesa College, CA, U.S. 2023; Small Works, Garrison Art Center, New York, U.S. 2023; New Connection, Yue Art Museum, Beijing, China 2022; The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2022, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. 2022 ; and Everything is beautiful, site Santa Fe museum, New Mexico, U.S. 2022.

Tawas #2, 2023

Oil on canvas

48 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $7,600

Starting Bid: $5,320

Buy It Now: $11,400

STEPHEN DINSMORE is a Nebraska-born artist whose paintings display the importance of representational art in expressing visual poetry. His work can be found in public and private collections both nationally and internationally. Dinsmore's paintings border on an abstract synthesis of sources to convey a sense of place and time. Dinsmore paints from studios in Nebraska, Maine and Florida.

"When you get it right, a painting has something of the sublime. A vitality that is a marriage of color and light, mystery and joy, longing and beauty…I try to make a painting that has in it at least something of the magic and mystery of the thing; the alchemy; the thing that excites."

Artist-in-Residence, 1991

Untitled (Nana's yard in green), 2023

Multilayer screen print on paper

18 x 24 x 2 inches

Fair Market Value: $550

Starting Bid: $385

Buy It Now: $825

Originally from Northeast Ohio, AMANDA DURIG (she/her) is a visual artist and educator based in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has exhibited work nationally and internationally and is a recipient of the Coleman Printmaking Award. Amanda attended Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio and received a BFA in Graphic Design and Printmaking in 2015. In 2017, she moved to Nebraska to attend graduate school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received her MFA in Printmaking in 2020. After graduating, Amanda completed a two-year teaching artist residency at LUX Center for the Arts where she now works as an Education Assistant. Amanda continues to teach in Foundations and Printmaking at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Amanda enjoys propagating and rehabilitating plants for other people, and daydreaming fall walks with her dog, Goose.

Gala and Elena

Drypoint Intaglio Etching on Paper

11 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $350

Starting Bid: $245

Buy It Now: $525

SABINA EASTMAN is an artist living in London pursuing a masters degree in Curating Contemporary Art. She studies art history, theory, and classical and surreal aesthetics, centering feminism and the female gaze in her portraiture. Her work combines her creative and academic practice while reflecting the convergence of her personal aesthetic goals with the canon of classical art history. Sabina's work ranges in media from painting to drypoint intaglio etching, and the museum setting is essential to her exhibition strategies. While her work deals with certain art movements and their treatment of women, they likewise tackle institutional critique and reject the contemporary exhibition guidelines. Sabina has earned her BA in Art History and Studio Art from Pitzer College in California.

Dragonfly #3, 2022

Oil and cold wax on paper, framed in walnut

15 x 13 inches

Fair Market Value: $550

Starting Bid: $385

Buy It Now: $825

LORI ELLIOTT-BARTLE's path into art-making wound through journalism & higher education public relations before she began painting seriously. She has shown artwork in Omaha cooperative & commercial galleries & has had work accepted into regional and national juried shows. Her work is in private collections across the U.S. & in several countries. Lori paints with oils, often mixed with cold wax medium. She uses rollers, wide blades & brushes to apply paint; then blots, scrapes & carves with knives and points to reveal underlying colors. These lines, colors & textures convey motion and emotion. Lori's work was in the 2017 & 2019 Nebraska Artist Biennials. She has been an artist in residence at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, at Farwell House in Frederick, Ill., & at the UNL's Cedar Point Biological Station in western Nebraska. She teaches workshops & is represented by Anderson O'Brien Fine Art. She holds a B.S. in journalism & an M.A. in social sciences.

Digitized Enhanced Ribbon Grass Leaves, 2023

Color print metallic paper

11.5 x 14.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $300

Starting Bid: $210

Buy It Now: $450

PAUL K EVANS is a photographer and visual artist living in Omaha, Ne. I
have been taking pictures as a Biologist, Professor and Artist for over 45
years. While most of my work is natural, those works that are digitally
altered are quite obvious. As I approach " a photo shot, " Line, Shape,
Color, Value, Form, Texture and Space occupy my mind. I create images
from our material surroundings both the landscape and its contents. I
continue to explore, investigate, appreciate and educate today as an artist.
Biological moments are seen… touched and smelled…each moment is a
gift and photography is about capturing that moment. My work has been at
numerous galleries and events in the Omaha area including here and in the
2019 Biennial at the 1516. I attended New York University and the
University of Nebraska at Omaha receiving a Bachelor of Arts and Master
of Arts in Biology.

Exotic Colored Ribbon Grass Leaves, 2023

Color print metallic paper

11.5 x 15.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $300

Starting Bid: $210

Buy It Now: $450

PAUL K EVANS is a photographer and visual artist living in Omaha, Ne. I
have been taking pictures as a Biologist, Professor and Artist for over 45
years. While most of my work is natural, those works that are digitally
altered are quite obvious. As I approach " a photo shot, " Line, Shape,
Color, Value, Form, Texture and Space occupy my mind. I create images
from our material surroundings both the landscape and its contents. I
continue to explore, investigate, appreciate and educate today as an artist.
Biological moments are seen… touched and smelled…each moment is a
gift and photography is about capturing that moment. My work has been at
numerous galleries and events in the Omaha area including here and in the
2019 Biennial at the 1516. I attended New York University and the
University of Nebraska at Omaha receiving a Bachelor of Arts and Master
of Arts in Biology.

Venus in Natural History, 2020

Watercolor ink on archival paper

52.75 x 42.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,500

Starting Bid: $2,450

Buy It Now: $5,250

FALLEN FRUIT is an art collective that uses found objects, ephemeral materials, and public spaces. The collaborative art projects began in Los Angeles in 2004 by making maps of "public fruit"- fruit trees that grow on or over public property. Fallen Fruit uses cartography and geography as an indexical tool to create serialized and site-specific works of art that often embrace public participation. The work of Fallen Fruit includes photographic portraits, experimental documentary videos, public art installations, and exhibition projects. Using fruit as a method of interrogating the familiar, Fallen Fruit investigates urban space, ideas of neighborhood, and new forms of citizenship. From protests to proposals for new urban green space, Fallen Fruit's work aims to reconfigure the relationship of sharing and explore understandings of public and private. Recent exhibition projects include commissioned works by LACMA, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Athens Biennale, Prospect 3+, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Portland Art Museum, Wexner Center for the Arts, among others. Fallen Fruit was originally conceived by David Burns, Matias Viegener, and Austin Young. Since 2013, Burns and Young have continued the collaborative work.

Artists-in-Residence, 2015

David Burns currently lives and works in Southern California. His recent solo video work has shown in numerous festivals and exhibitions including; The Getty Center, Los Angeles, The Tate Modern/Tank.tv, London, The Armenian Museum of Experimental Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea, and in festivals including; InsideOUT, OutFest, MIX, NE\WFEST, Chicago Underground Film Festival, among others. Burns' recent art projects have been exhibited at The Athens Biennale, Greece, Ars Electronica, Austria, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Netherlands Architecture Institute at Maastricht, The Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, The Armory Center for the Arts, Machine Project, and Artists Space in New York. Reviews and publishing on his recent works may be seen in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Art in America, Art Forum, and many more. Recent curatorial projects include: Artists + Institutions with Sarah Beadle, Let Them Eat LACMA with Jose Luis Blondet, and The Drama of the Gifted Child for The Armory Center for the Arts, among others. Awards include: Creative Capital, Metlife Grant, Art Matters, Goodworks, LA Weekly's Best of L.A., among others. He earned a BFA from California Institute of Arts and an MFA in Studio Art from UC Irvine.

Austin Young is an artist based in Los Angeles who works primarily in photography and video. His photography has been published regularly in Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine, as well as Surface, Flaunt, Vogue, Spin, Rolling Stone, Q, Taschen's 1000 Favorite Websites, among others. His art collective, TRANIMAL Workshop has shown at Machine Project, The Hammer, and BAM. He has worked with performance artists such as Diamanda Galas, Margaret Cho, Skinny Puppy, Holy Body Tattoo and The Velvet Hammer Burlesque creating their recent images. His portraiture includes: Leigh Bowery, Lypsinka, Siouxsie Sioux, Nina Hagen, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Scott, John Doe, and many more. Recent projects have shown in galleries including; LACMA, Artists Space, Netherlands Architecture Institute at Maastricht, The Craft and Folk Art Museum, University Art Gallery at UC Irvine, among others. Recent videos have screened at InsideOUT, Mix Festival, Frameline, Reeling, MIX NYC and The Silver Lake Film Festival. Awards include: Andy Warhol Foundation, Metlife Grant, Art Matters, Goodworks, and YouTube Featured Video.

Sacred Conversations, 2023

Watercolor ink on archival paper

62.5 x 42.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,550

Starting Bid: $2,485

Buy It Now: $5,325

FALLEN FRUIT is an art collective that uses found objects, ephemeral materials, and public spaces. The collaborative art projects began in Los Angeles in 2004 by making maps of "public fruit"- fruit trees that grow on or over public property. Fallen Fruit uses cartography and geography as an indexical tool to create serialized and site-specific works of art that often embrace public participation. The work of Fallen Fruit includes photographic portraits, experimental documentary videos, public art installations, and exhibition projects. Using fruit as a method of interrogating the familiar, Fallen Fruit investigates urban space, ideas of neighborhood, and new forms of citizenship. From protests to proposals for new urban green space, Fallen Fruit's work aims to reconfigure the relationship of sharing and explore understandings of public and private. Recent exhibition projects include commissioned works by LACMA, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Athens Biennale, Prospect 3+, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Portland Art Museum, Wexner Center for the Arts, among others. Fallen Fruit was originally conceived by David Burns, Matias Viegener, and Austin Young. Since 2013, Burns and Young have continued the collaborative work.

Artists-in-Residence, 2015

David Burns currently lives and works in Southern California. His recent solo video work has shown in numerous festivals and exhibitions including; The Getty Center, Los Angeles, The Tate Modern/Tank.tv, London, The Armenian Museum of Experimental Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea, and in festivals including; InsideOUT, OutFest, MIX, NE\WFEST, Chicago Underground Film Festival, among others. Burns' recent art projects have been exhibited at The Athens Biennale, Greece, Ars Electronica, Austria, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Netherlands Architecture Institute at Maastricht, The Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, The Armory Center for the Arts, Machine Project, and Artists Space in New York. Reviews and publishing on his recent works may be seen in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Art in America, Art Forum, and many more. Recent curatorial projects include: Artists + Institutions with Sarah Beadle, Let Them Eat LACMA with Jose Luis Blondet, and The Drama of the Gifted Child for The Armory Center for the Arts, among others. Awards include: Creative Capital, Metlife Grant, Art Matters, Goodworks, LA Weekly's Best of L.A., among others. He earned a BFA from California Institute of Arts and an MFA in Studio Art from UC Irvine.

Austin Young is an artist based in Los Angeles who works primarily in photography and video. His photography has been published regularly in Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine, as well as Surface, Flaunt, Vogue, Spin, Rolling Stone, Q, Taschen's 1000 Favorite Websites, among others. His art collective, TRANIMAL Workshop has shown at Machine Project, The Hammer, and BAM. He has worked with performance artists such as Diamanda Galas, Margaret Cho, Skinny Puppy, Holy Body Tattoo and The Velvet Hammer Burlesque creating their recent images. His portraiture includes: Leigh Bowery, Lypsinka, Siouxsie Sioux, Nina Hagen, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Scott, John Doe, and many more. Recent projects have shown in galleries including; LACMA, Artists Space, Netherlands Architecture Institute at Maastricht, The Craft and Folk Art Museum, University Art Gallery at UC Irvine, among others. Recent videos have screened at InsideOUT, Mix Festival, Frameline, Reeling, MIX NYC and The Silver Lake Film Festival. Awards include: Andy Warhol Foundation, Metlife Grant, Art Matters, Goodworks, and YouTube Featured Video.

The Shallowest End, 2022

Acrylic on paper

16 x 26 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,950

Starting Bid: $1,365

Buy It Now: $2,925

JOEY FAUERSO is an artist and 2022 Guggenheim Fellow in the Fine Arts. Her work consists mostly of painting, video, installation and performance addressing issues of gender, humor and family. Recently her work has been exhibited at the Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, MASS MoCA, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Drawing Center in New York, and New Mexico State University Art Museum. Fauerso has been the recipient of multiple grants and residencies, including a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2020 Joan Mitchell Grant for Painters and Sculptors, a 2021 Sustainable Arts Foundation grant, the Open Sessions residency at The Drawing Center in New York, the Golden Foundation Grant, and the Dallas Museum of Art Kimberough Grant. Fauerso is a Professor in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University, and lives with her family in San Antonio, Texas.

Pink Torso, 2023

Photography

35 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,200

Starting Bid: $2,240

Buy It Now: $4,800

CATHERINE FERGUSON's work is featured in public and private collections across the region, including major Nebraska museums such as the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, the Museum of Nebraska Art, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the Landmarks building, and the Omaha Public Library Main Branch. Ferguson is particularly well known for installations that are transcendent and transformative, and critics have noted the idealistic and often mythical quality intrinsic to her work. In the 2005 January/February issue of NY Arts Magazine, Kim Carpenter praised Ferguson's ability for "deftly weaving symbols universally inherent in myth, memory, mysticism and metaphysics." And in the March 2007 edition of Review Magazine, Mike Krainak noted her "marvelous temple figures" and stated, "Ferguson's work certainly continues to be uplifting for both her and her viewer." Catherine has also worked within the community to benefit the visual arts. She served six years as a board member for the Nebraska Arts Council and until recently also served on the board for Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, an organization consistently listed in the top five of the nation's Artist-in-Residency programs. In 2018 at Modern Arts Midtown, Catherine exercised her diversity and vision in large scale steel sculpture, delicate wall relief wire motifs, and miniature cut-outs of her "All My People Series."

Lowtide - Sound Map, 2023

Letraset halftone textures and letterpress on paper

22 x 15 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

MARCUS FISCHER is a first-generation American sound and visual artist who creates, collects, and transforms audio into immersive, layered soundscapes that accompany performances/installations. Site-specific assemblages of exposed speakers, tape loops, and found objects are characteristic of his installations, paired with melodies of restraint and tension. He has released numerous recordings-both solo and collaborative -on 12k, a label that has decisively defined and developed its own concept of minimalism in the realms of experimental and ambient music. In 2017, he was an artist-in-residence at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Rauschenberg Residency where he completed "Loss," his most recent solo album. Marcus contributed two sound works and two performances to the 2019 Whitney Biennial and his work is now part of the museum's permanent collection. Marcus was the Sound Artist in Residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art for the Fall of 2022.

Neighborhoods - Sound Map, 2023

Letraset halftone textures and letterpress on paper

22 x 15 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,150

Starting Bid: $805

Buy It Now: $1,725

MARCUS FISCHER is a first-generation American sound and visual artist who creates, collects, and transforms audio into immersive, layered soundscapes that accompany performances/installations. Site-specific assemblages of exposed speakers, tape loops, and found objects are characteristic of his installations, paired with melodies of restraint and tension. He has released numerous recordings-both solo and collaborative -on 12k, a label that has decisively defined and developed its own concept of minimalism in the realms of experimental and ambient music. In 2017, he was an artist-in-residence at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Rauschenberg Residency where he completed "Loss," his most recent solo album. Marcus contributed two sound works and two performances to the 2019 Whitney Biennial and his work is now part of the museum's permanent collection. Marcus was the Sound Artist in Residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art for the Fall of 2022.

Silent Stack, 2021

Pen and Sharpie on archival paper

11 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

LAURA FITZGERALD works in drawing, painting, installation, video, and text. She is a graduate of the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland and Royal College of Art, London, UK. She is a recipient of the Visual Arts Bursary Award (Arts Council of Ireland) for 2022-23. She previously attended the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York, USA, and has recently completed on a three- month residency (AIR Spring 2023) at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Her work looks at aspects of uncertainty, through exploring narratives within the contemporary art world, rurality and land use. The work itself is a bit of a contradiction either taking a stand or making a good run for it. Her practice is under pinned via drawing and looks at spaces between hard and soft boundaries, checking inside to see what's going on and what it all might mean. Of course, this is an absurdist approach, but it is also (hopefully), an optimistic one. Her work has formed in galleries and on mountains and uses storytelling as a device for remembering and releasing. Her work involves planning and looking, (both left and right over her shoulder and back the road). The sometimes involves digging, throwing things up into the light again. Laura's next artwork is a walking path, the walk itself is the piece of art.

Artist in Residence 2023

Hive, 2023

Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on cut paper mounted to matboard

21 x 18.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

FRANCINE FOX is a nationally and internationally exhibiting studio artist whose work is represented by Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent, Connecticut. Her paintings, drawings, and digital works use depictions of figures, animals, and other natural elements as metaphors to explore contemporary issues. Fox received her BFA from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and her MFA from the University of Delaware. Originally from Pennsylvania, she has lived and taught across the United States. Fox is the Associate Professor of Art in Painting at Wayne State College in Wayne, NE. For more on Francine Fox, please visit www.francinefox.net, Kenise Barnes Fine Art at www.kbfa.com, or follow her creative process on Instagram @francinefox_art.

Cornucopia with Hummingbird, 2023

Ink on Tyvek

30 x 40 inches

Fair Market Value: $10,000

Starting Bid: $7,000

Buy It Now: $15,000

NANCY FRIEDEMANN-SÁNCHEZ is creating a visual novel that is composed of art works that weave a synchronicity of narratives about hybridity and cultural ownership. She is in the Feminist Art Base at the Brooklyn Museum; participated at the 20 Congreso Internacional: La Experiencia Intelectual de las Mujeres en el Siglo XXI in 2012 in Mexico City. Shows include the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, Blue Star Contemporary, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, La Bienal de Cuenca, Ecuador, The Sheldon Museum of Art, The Portland Museum, El Museo del Barrio and Bronx Museum of the Arts. She was awarded the Doctorow Prize, a Nebraska Arts Council Grant, a Smithsonian Fellowship, a Puffin grant, a Pollock Krasner, and a NALAC grant. Her work is collected by the Nerman Museum, Duncan Aviation, Jose Mugrabi, The Sheldon Museum, El Museo del Barrio, The Cleveland Museum, The University of New Mexico Art Museum.

Artist-in-Residence, 2000

Squirrel with Flowers, 2023

Bronze cast

6 x 8 x 9 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

CHARLEY FRIEDMAN's work is concerned with the residue of humanity-from God to garbage and how American cultural identity is constructed around signifiers with no inherent significance beyond what is ascribed to them. Through sculpture, performance, photography, drawing, and video, he tackles how we internalize and filter the world through magical thinking, institutionalized religion, and consumer culture-primarily through the lens of humor. Friedman has exhibited at numerous institutions including Crystal Bridges Museum of American, PS1/MoMA, Everson Museum of Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. A Pollock-Krasner recipient, he received his MFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Residencies include Skowhegan, MacDowell Colony, Fountainhead and Bemis Center. Publications include: New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Miami Herald. Collections include: Walker Art Center, Brooklyn Museum. Friedman runs Fiendish Plots, in Lincoln NE, with his wife, artist Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez.

Artist-in-Residence, 2001

Squirrel Exploring, 2023

Bronze cast

6 x 8 x 9 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

CHARLEY FRIEDMAN's work is concerned with the residue of humanity-from God to garbage and how American cultural identity is constructed around signifiers with no inherent significance beyond what is ascribed to them. Through sculpture, performance, photography, drawing, and video, he tackles how we internalize and filter the world through magical thinking, institutionalized religion, and consumer culture-primarily through the lens of humor. Friedman has exhibited at numerous institutions including Crystal Bridges Museum of American, PS1/MoMA, Everson Museum of Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. A Pollock-Krasner recipient, he received his MFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Residencies include Skowhegan, MacDowell Colony, Fountainhead and Bemis Center. Publications include: New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Miami Herald. Collections include: Walker Art Center, Brooklyn Museum. Friedman runs Fiendish Plots, in Lincoln NE, with his wife, artist Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez.

Artist-in-Residence, 2001

Squirrel , 2023

Bronze cast

6 x 8 x 9 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

CHARLEY FRIEDMAN's work is concerned with the residue of humanity-from God to garbage and how American cultural identity is constructed around signifiers with no inherent significance beyond what is ascribed to them. Through sculpture, performance, photography, drawing, and video, he tackles how we internalize and filter the world through magical thinking, institutionalized religion, and consumer culture-primarily through the lens of humor. Friedman has exhibited at numerous institutions including Crystal Bridges Museum of American, PS1/MoMA, Everson Museum of Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. A Pollock-Krasner recipient, he received his MFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Residencies include Skowhegan, MacDowell Colony, Fountainhead and Bemis Center. Publications include: New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Miami Herald. Collections include: Walker Art Center, Brooklyn Museum. Friedman runs Fiendish Plots, in Lincoln NE, with his wife, artist Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez.

Artist-in-Residence, 2001

Fire Tower View, 2021

Archival pigment print

21 x 44.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,650

Starting Bid: $1,855

Buy It Now: $3,975

DANA FRITZ's work focuses on how we shape and represent the land. She holds a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Arizona State University and is currently a Center for Great Plains Studies Fellow and Hixson-Lied Professor of Art in the School of Art, Art History & Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her photographs and artist books have been exhibited nationally and internationally and collected by two dozen museums and libraries worldwide. In 2017, University of New Mexico Press published her monograph, Terraria Gigantica: The World under Glass that included photographs made in her artist residency at Biosphere 2. Her second trade book, Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape, published in 2023 by University of Nebraska Press, deconstructs what was once the world's largest hand-planted forest. It is the most complete visual examination of the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey before over half the living trees burned in 2022 and 2023 wildfires.

Melón, 2023

Acrylic paint on canvas

22 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

EDUARDO GARDEA is a first generation, gender queer, Mexican American painter, sculptor, and muralist. Using a range of mediums, Eduardo's intention lies in updating the narrative of those who have been denied involvement in mainstream economic, political, cultural, and social activities in an effort to positively impact those landscapes.

The best things in life are free (But you can give them to the birds and bees), 2023

Printed and mounted on Dibond

35.2 x 44 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,500

Starting Bid: $3,150

Buy It Now: $6,750

GHOST OF A DREAM is the collaborative duo of Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was. They began their collaboration in 2007 shortly after meeting at Rhode Island School of Design where they both received MFAs. Their work embodies the essence of opulence while being constructed of materials that typically end up in the trash. The artists mine popular culture searching for discarded materials that people use trying to reach their goals. Whether it is a Hollywood film that transports the viewer into a dream reality, a lottery ticket that gives the possibility of a future full of rich decadence, or shipping materials that bring someone their prize possessions; they use these remnants to both re-create people's dreams, and portray the dreamer. Among their most recent exhibitions is State of the Art, a traveling museum exhibition that has shown at Crystal Bridges Museum, The Telfair Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Museum in Memphis, Frist Center for Visual Arts in Nashville and The Mint in Charlotte. Ghost of a Dream's recent solo exhibitions include A Devil to Pay, CES Gallery in Los Angeles; The Fair Housing Project, Smack Mellon (Brooklyn, NY); A Good Run of Bad Luck, Binghamton University (Binghamton, NY); and Gone the Sun, Galerie Paris-Beijing (Paris, France). They are represented by Galerie Paris Beijing (including solo exhibitions in Paris, 2015; Brussels, 2013, and Beijing, 2010) and by Galleri Christoffer Egelund in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Artists-in-Residence, 2012

Green Gold, 2012

Discarded lottery tickets

40 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $8,500

Starting Bid: $5,950

Buy It Now: $12,750

GHOST OF A DREAM is the collaborative duo of Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was. They began their collaboration in 2007 shortly after meeting at Rhode Island School of Design where they both received MFAs. Their work embodies the essence of opulence while being constructed of materials that typically end up in the trash. The artists mine popular culture searching for discarded materials that people use trying to reach their goals. Whether it is a Hollywood film that transports the viewer into a dream reality, a lottery ticket that gives the possibility of a future full of rich decadence, or shipping materials that bring someone their prize possessions; they use these remnants to both re-create people's dreams, and portray the dreamer. Among their most recent exhibitions is State of the Art, a traveling museum exhibition that has shown at Crystal Bridges Museum, The Telfair Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Museum in Memphis, Frist Center for Visual Arts in Nashville and The Mint in Charlotte. Ghost of a Dream's recent solo exhibitions include A Devil to Pay, CES Gallery in Los Angeles; The Fair Housing Project, Smack Mellon (Brooklyn, NY); A Good Run of Bad Luck, Binghamton University (Binghamton, NY); and Gone the Sun, Galerie Paris-Beijing (Paris, France). They are represented by Galerie Paris Beijing (including solo exhibitions in Paris, 2015; Brussels, 2013, and Beijing, 2010) and by Galleri Christoffer Egelund in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Artists-in-Residence, 2012

the dance line, 2023

Ink, colored pencil on paper

17.25 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,150

Starting Bid: $805

Buy It Now: $1,725

JERRY ALLEN GILMORE is a printmaker from Dundalk, MD who specializes in monotype transfers. He earned his MFA from Washington State University in Pullman, WA.

Cosmic Mama, 2023

Acrylic on paper

27 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $650

Starting Bid: $455

Buy It Now: $975

KIMBERLY GLASS is an artist living in Omaha, Nebraska. She paints figurative and abstract works with acrylic on paper and canvas. Inspired by working in a supportive role for mothers who have experienced domestic violence, she creates with the purpose of evoking a sense of hope, empathy, or play. Kimberly sells work to private collectors and in April 2023 had work in "Bold" at Split Gallery in Omaha. She studied painting and photography at University of Northern Iowa and University of Nebraska Omaha.

Floral Birth Fantasy, 2023

Acrylic on paper

19.5 x 26 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

KIMBERLY GLASS is an artist living in Omaha, Nebraska. She paints figurative and abstract works with acrylic on paper and canvas. Inspired by working in a supportive role for mothers who have experienced domestic violence, she creates with the purpose of evoking a sense of hope, empathy, or play. Kimberly sells work to private collectors and in April 2023 had work in "Bold" at Split Gallery in Omaha. She studied painting and photography at University of Northern Iowa and University of Nebraska Omaha.

Nine-Mile Prairie I (Study), 2023

Graphite on paper

12 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,650

Starting Bid: $1,155

Buy It Now: $2,475

NEIL GRIESS is a visual artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. He creates realistic paintings and drawings of landscapes such as preserved prairies and suburban spaces of personal significance. Through a combination of meticulous detail and soft distortion effects, the often overlooked beauty of the Great Plains is given a heightened focus. Griess has exhibited his work in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Midwest, including at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, NE. He won awards for solo exhibitions through the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards in 2016 and 2023, as well as a Merit Award through the Nebraska Arts Council in 2016. His work has appeared in print in New American Paintings in 2015 as well as the textbook Art for Everyone from Oxford University Press, published in 2022. Griess received his BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his MFA in Art Practice from Stanford University.

Nine-Mile Prairie II (Study), 2023

Graphite on paper

12 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,650

Starting Bid: $1,155

Buy It Now: $2,475

NEIL GRIESS is a visual artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. He creates realistic paintings and drawings of landscapes such as preserved prairies and suburban spaces of personal significance. Through a combination of meticulous detail and soft distortion effects, the often overlooked beauty of the Great Plains is given a heightened focus. Griess has exhibited his work in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Midwest, including at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, NE. He won awards for solo exhibitions through the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards in 2016 and 2023, as well as a Merit Award through the Nebraska Arts Council in 2016. His work has appeared in print in New American Paintings in 2015 as well as the textbook Art for Everyone from Oxford University Press, published in 2022. Griess received his BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his MFA in Art Practice from Stanford University.

Ukrainian Leader Strains to Maintain Grip, February 20, 2014, A9, 2014

Newspaper cut

28.75 x 19 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,500

Starting Bid: $1,750

Buy It Now: $3,750

SHANTI GRUMBINE is a New York-based multi-media artist. She transforms common items into devotional objects situated between the functional and symbolic using drawing, printmaking, paper-cutting, and sculpture. She has been an artist in residence at the Millay Colony, Ucross, Yaddo, Vermont Studio Center, Saltonstall Foundation, Wave Hill Winter Workspace Residency, Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residency, Artist in the Marketplace (AIM), Women's Studio Workshop, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, BRIC Workspace and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program. Fellowships and grants include the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts, the Santo Foundation Individual Artist Grant, RVAC Money and Materials Grant, Arts Mid-Hudson Individual Artist Grant, A.I.R Gallery Fellowship and the LABA Fellowship at the 14th Street Y. Shanti received an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

In The Midnight Hour, 2023

Digital photography collage on archival matte

38 x 45.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

JOHN PAUL "J. P." GURNETT is a multidisciplinary artist living in Omaha, NE. J.P. is co-founder of Queer Nite and serves as communications and creative director for BFF Omaha. J.P. curates and produces a variety of LGBTQ programming in Omaha. His videography and photography has been on display at Kaneko and Gallery 1516. He earned his BA in theatre performance from Creighton University in Omaha and an MS in Literacy from University of Nebraska Omaha.

PAGEBOT 01, 2023

Plotter drawing

23.25 x 31 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

TIM GUTHRIE is an Omaha-based multimedia visual artist and experimental filmmaker. His work has been awarded Independent Artist Fellowships in 2011, 2008, 2007 and 2006 (Distinguished Artist, Filmmaker) from the Nebraska Arts Council for both his traditional and digital art, experimental animation and documentary films. He was also awarded Best Visual Artist, Best Show (3 times), and Best New Media Artist (3 times) by the OEA awards. He has also presented his multi-media work all over the country, as well as internationally, including at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Residencies include the Blue Mountain Center, Vermont Studio Center, Hall Farm, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, International Sculpture Center, as well as fellowships from the Sierra Arts Foundation, and the Nevada Arts Council, each funded by the NEA. His films, including "Missing Piece", have won numerous Best Documentary awards, the 2017 Humanitarian Award (GIFA), as well as Audience Awards, several Special Juror's Awards, and other top awards. His work has been shown widely, including in Wales, UK (International), Sweden (High Coast), Bucharest, Sydney (World Film Festival), Hiroshima Animation Festival, 5th Annual Athens International Animation Festival (Greece), Control Arms Conference (Italy), Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, as well as festivals in London, Miami, Copenhagen, Hollywood, and Toronto.

Tongue, 2023

Plotter drawing

18 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

TIM GUTHRIE is an Omaha-based multimedia visual artist and experimental filmmaker. His work has been awarded Independent Artist Fellowships in 2011, 2008, 2007 and 2006 (Distinguished Artist, Filmmaker) from the Nebraska Arts Council for both his traditional and digital art, experimental animation and documentary films. He was also awarded Best Visual Artist, Best Show (3 times), and Best New Media Artist (3 times) by the OEA awards. He has also presented his multi-media work all over the country, as well as internationally, including at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Residencies include the Blue Mountain Center, Vermont Studio Center, Hall Farm, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, International Sculpture Center, as well as fellowships from the Sierra Arts Foundation, and the Nevada Arts Council, each funded by the NEA. His films, including "Missing Piece", have won numerous Best Documentary awards, the 2017 Humanitarian Award (GIFA), as well as Audience Awards, several Special Juror's Awards, and other top awards. His work has been shown widely, including in Wales, UK (International), Sweden (High Coast), Bucharest, Sydney (World Film Festival), Hiroshima Animation Festival, 5th Annual Athens International Animation Festival (Greece), Control Arms Conference (Italy), Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, as well as festivals in London, Miami, Copenhagen, Hollywood, and Toronto.

Lucky, 2023

Spray paint on wood

15.25 x 13.5 x 2.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

RAMON M GUZMAN is a local Nebraska-based artist, art is his passion and he has been creating for over 15 years. Guzman has an Associate's degree in fine arts from Metro Community College, which gave him the foundation to keep honing his craft. Guzman works in a variety of different mediums; however, his favorite mediums are wood and spray paint. Guzman is inspired by his own imagination, as well as what he encounters in life. His creative process involves a mixture of sketching and improvisation - allowing himself to go wherever the artistic flow takes him. The majority of Guzman's artwork features an array of colors and shapes, from bold and bright to more subtle tones. It is Guzman's mission to bring joy and smiles to others with each piece he creates by showing off his thoughts and perceptions of the world.

It's always sunny, 2023

Spray paint on wood

14 x 16 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $450

Starting Bid: $315

Buy It Now: $675

RAMON M GUZMAN is a local Nebraska-based artist, art is his passion and he has been creating for over 15 years. Guzman has an Associate's degree in fine arts from Metro Community College, which gave him the foundation to keep honing his craft. Guzman works in a variety of different mediums; however, his favorite mediums are wood and spray paint. Guzman is inspired by his own imagination, as well as what he encounters in life. His creative process involves a mixture of sketching and improvisation - allowing himself to go wherever the artistic flow takes him. The majority of Guzman's artwork features an array of colors and shapes, from bold and bright to more subtle tones. It is Guzman's mission to bring joy and smiles to others with each piece he creates by showing off his thoughts and perceptions of the world.

Woah!, 2023

Spray paint on wood

20 x 20.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $400

Starting Bid: $280

Buy It Now: $600

RAMON M GUZMAN is a local Nebraska-based artist, art is his passion and he has been creating for over 15 years. Guzman has an Associate's degree in fine arts from Metro Community College, which gave him the foundation to keep honing his craft. Guzman works in a variety of different mediums; however, his favorite mediums are wood and spray paint. Guzman is inspired by his own imagination, as well as what he encounters in life. His creative process involves a mixture of sketching and improvisation - allowing himself to go wherever the artistic flow takes him. The majority of Guzman's artwork features an array of colors and shapes, from bold and bright to more subtle tones. It is Guzman's mission to bring joy and smiles to others with each piece he creates by showing off his thoughts and perceptions of the world.

Thresher, 2022

Paper pulp, sand, aquarium gravel, epoxy resin, fabric, Procion dye, Flashe on board

20 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

HANNAH LEE HALL is a visual artist based out of St. Paul, Minnesota. She received a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Art and Design in 2010. While in Rhode Island she independently studied textiles with a local weaver, sparking a love for the medium and forever influencing her visual language and technique. Themes of decay, dormancy and regeneration are central to her practice. Through her highly textured abstract works, she searches for the common ground between the visceral and the terrestrial. Hannah also co-runs Dog Eye Press, an independent twin-cities based publishing project focused on innovative small-run books that "revel in the messy corners of an artist's practice".

SS Emperor, 2019

Acrylic on Plexiglas

30 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

LAURA HALLEN is a multimedia artist, a Master Gardener, herbalist, and Certified Aromatherapist. The ways in which she identifies herself as an artist and botanist are manifested in her work. She mimics intricate patterns of plants by abstracting them through a variety of media, including painting, mixed media, and installation. Hallen's art is an ongoing investigation of growing and interacting with plants, understanding their usefulness in our daily lives, and works based on her fascination with the botanical world. She finds inspiration in the history of ethnobotany, plant taxonomy, the discovery of botanical species, and the evolution of existing and fictional plants. Laura has a BFA in painting from the University of Minnesota, has received 2 MN State Arts Board Grants, and has shown extensively in the Twin Cities and midwest. She currently resides in Sioux City, Iowa.

Cobalt Geometries: Depth, 2023

Photographic cyanotype print on cotton paper

35 x 26 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,300

Starting Bid: $1,610

Buy It Now: $3,450

ALLEGRA HANGEN AND ISRAEL GONZALEZ are multimedia artists living between Omaha, NE and Mexico City.

Allegra's work in experimental film, photography, and sculpture explores themes of cultural memory, the politics of architecture and intimate spaces, mass media, language, and nostalgia. Allegra holds an MFA in Visual Arts (UNAM, Mexico City) and a BFA in Photography (Lesley University Art and Design, Cambridge, MA). Her work has been exhibited internationally in film festivals and group and solo exhibitions, including the 2022 Salina Biennial (Salina, KS), El Progreso Dura Para Siempre (Mexico City), EXPO 54 (Mexico City), A Pillar for Whom (Omaha), the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Exhibition (Boston, MA), among others. She currently works as a curator and event programmer at the experimental film festival, ULTRAcinema, and is co-founder and residency director at Fortuna, a residency exchange program between Omaha and Mexico City.

Israel has training in Graphic Design from the Mexican University (2000-2004) and a Master's in Visual Communication (2005). He has experience in film production, interior design and architecture, a combination that made it easier for him to find his own aesthetic. Other important aspects of his artistic cosmology are his relationship to corn; with the pre-Hispanic god Tlaloc and with ultramarine blue. All of that connects him to his origins. In the same way the sun, the moon and the sea connect you with yourself. They manifest in his work from his unconscious and his desire to heal through a divine connection. His work has been institutionally exhibited in places such as: Contemporaine De L'art Mexicain, Gallery AU, Paris, France (2022); Biennale di Venezia, Fondazione Amadeo Modigliani, Venice, Italy (2021); Mexico of a Thousand Colors, Casa Decor, Madrid Spain (2021); Macrosalon, Semillero Purisima, Monterrey Mexico; (2021); Nail Movement, CDMX, Mexico (2021); El Camino del Sol, Union Space for Artists, CDMX, Mexico (2021); Design Week, CDMX, Mexico (2021); Latin Art Show, Cadena Gallery, USA, Chelsea New York (2019); among others.

Cobalt Geometries: Expansion, 2022

Photographic cyanotype print on cotton paper

18 x 13 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

ALLEGRA HANGEN AND ISRAEL GONZALEZ are multimedia artists living between Omaha, NE and Mexico City.

Allegra's work in experimental film, photography, and sculpture explores themes of cultural memory, the politics of architecture and intimate spaces, mass media, language, and nostalgia. Allegra holds an MFA in Visual Arts (UNAM, Mexico City) and a BFA in Photography (Lesley University Art and Design, Cambridge, MA). Her work has been exhibited internationally in film festivals and group and solo exhibitions, including the 2022 Salina Biennial (Salina, KS), El Progreso Dura Para Siempre (Mexico City), EXPO 54 (Mexico City), A Pillar for Whom (Omaha), the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Exhibition (Boston, MA), among others. She currently works as a curator and event programmer at the experimental film festival, ULTRAcinema, and is co-founder and residency director at Fortuna, a residency exchange program between Omaha and Mexico City.

Israel has training in Graphic Design from the Mexican University (2000-2004) and a Master's in Visual Communication (2005). He has experience in film production, interior design and architecture, a combination that made it easier for him to find his own aesthetic. Other important aspects of his artistic cosmology are his relationship to corn; with the pre-Hispanic god Tlaloc and with ultramarine blue. All of that connects him to his origins. In the same way the sun, the moon and the sea connect you with yourself. They manifest in his work from his unconscious and his desire to heal through a divine connection. His work has been institutionally exhibited in places such as: Contemporaine De L'art Mexicain, Gallery AU, Paris, France (2022); Biennale di Venezia, Fondazione Amadeo Modigliani, Venice, Italy (2021); Mexico of a Thousand Colors, Casa Decor, Madrid Spain (2021); Macrosalon, Semillero Purisima, Monterrey Mexico; (2021); Nail Movement, CDMX, Mexico (2021); El Camino del Sol, Union Space for Artists, CDMX, Mexico (2021); Design Week, CDMX, Mexico (2021); Latin Art Show, Cadena Gallery, USA, Chelsea New York (2019); among others.

13 Mile Road, Michigan, 2023

Oil on canvas

36 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

KRISTINE HANSEN-CAIN, from Omaha, paints canvases with oil. She studied at Corcoran Institute of Art in Washington D.C. in 1992 and earned her MSN from University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1996. Hansen-Cain earned her BFA from University of Nebraska Omaha in 2012. She is included in the following collections: Douglas County Justice Center, Omaha, NE; The Farnam, Autograph Collection Hotel, Omaha, NE; Central Nebraska Kearney Veteran's Home, Kearney, NE; and Center for Community Engagement, University of Nebraska - Omaha, Omaha, NE. Her participation in the Artist Biennial Exhibition earned her a Top Contender status and she is included in the Artist Biennial Exhibition Publication of Selected artists as Kristine Hansen-Cain, Top Contender. May 24 - August 4, 2019. Omaha, NE

"I am interested in urban landscapes depicted from unexpected and atypical perspectives, such as one would see from the upper window of a several-story building. The selected vantage points are often familiar, but not noticed on a daily basis. As such, the experience is pleasantly jarring and invites the viewer into a dialogue of open-minded exploration of thought. The resulting introspection serves to move viewers outside their normal sphere of observation, thereby encouraging a more open-minded and creative awareness, and begin to view alternative perspectives as valuable and beautiful, regardless of preconceived ideologies, convictions, and belief systems. Therefore, the unique vantage point in my work becomes a powerful tool for personal growth and development."

Farmland, 2023

Acrylic on panel

18 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $650

Starting Bid: $455

Buy It Now: $975

P. HANSON currently resides in Portland, Oregon, and has lived and traveled extensively throughout the western states. Local geography, culture, and history inform her work. She builds with shapes, covers them up, scrapes parts away. The application of materials is one of layering and mark making. Her materials are acrylic paint, charcoal, collage, graphite, and transfers. Her work has been exhibited nationally, and was featured in the Pacific Coast edition of New American Paintings. She has been awarded a number of residencies including Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (Omaha, NE), Helene Wurlitzer Foundation (Taos, NM), and Jentel (Sheridan, WY). She earned a BS in Arts and Letters, and in Painting, and an MFA in Painting from Portland State University.

Artist-in-Residence, 2004

Memory of a Red Chair, 2022

Acrylic on panel

16 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $650

Starting Bid: $455

Buy It Now: $975

P. HANSON currently resides in Portland, Oregon, and has lived and traveled extensively throughout the western states. Local geography, culture, and history inform her work. She builds with shapes, covers them up, scrapes parts away. The application of materials is one of layering and mark making. Her materials are acrylic paint, charcoal, collage, graphite, and transfers. Her work has been exhibited nationally, and was featured in the Pacific Coast edition of New American Paintings. She has been awarded a number of residencies including Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (Omaha, NE), Helene Wurlitzer Foundation (Taos, NM), and Jentel (Sheridan, WY). She earned a BS in Arts and Letters, and in Painting, and an MFA in Painting from Portland State University.

Artist-in-Residence, 2004

Frostline above me, 2022

Inkjet and vinyl on Stonehenge Paper

31.5 x 26.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

KATIE HARGRAVE and MEREDITH LAURA LYNN are artists and educators who work collaboratively to explore the historic, cultural, and environmental impacts of so-called public land. Their work has been shown at the Knoxville Museum of Art (Knoxville, TN), Atlanta Contemporary (Atlanta, GA), the Wiregrass Museum of Art (Dothan, AL), Gadsden Museum of Art (Gadsden, AL), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN), House Guest Gallery (Louisville, KY), Granary Arts (Ephraim, UT) and has been published by Walls Divide Press (Memphis, TN). Together they have been artists in residence at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum (St. Augustine, FL) and Signal Fire (Portland, OR). Hargrave and Lynn met at the University of Iowa, where they both earned MFAs. Lynn and Hargrave have been collaborating since 2018 and continue to maintain independent studio practices.

Matins, 2016

Etching on handmade silk & cotton paper with thread

12.75 x 12.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

Midwest-born and Omaha-based, CAMILLE HAWBAKER VOORHEES uses traditional "craft" techniques in printmaking, book arts, and textile arts to explore the perpetual nature of change within inherited systems of thought. She has shown her award-winning work both nationally and internationally, including the International Quilt Museum, the Joslyn Art Museum, the Sheldon Art Museum, and the Museum of Nebraska Art. Voohees earned her MFA from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 2014. Her work is in numerous private collections

Lauds, 2016

Etching on handmade silk and cotton paper with thread

12.75 x 12.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

Midwest-born and Omaha-based, CAMILLE HAWBAKER VOORHEES uses traditional "craft" techniques in printmaking, book arts, and textile arts to explore the perpetual nature of change within inherited systems of thought. She has shown her award-winning work both nationally and internationally, including the International Quilt Museum, the Joslyn Art Museum, the Sheldon Art Museum, and the Museum of Nebraska Art. Voohees earned her MFA from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 2014. Her work is in numerous private collections.

None, 2016

Etching on handmade silk and cotton paper with thread

12.75 x 12.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

Terce, 2016

Etching on handmade silk and cotton paper with thread

12.75 x 12.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

Midwest-born and Omaha-based, CAMILLE HAWBAKER VOORHEES uses traditional "craft" techniques in printmaking, book arts, and textile arts to explore the perpetual nature of change within inherited systems of thought. She has shown her award-winning work both nationally and internationally, including the International Quilt Museum, the Joslyn Art Museum, the Sheldon Art Museum, and the Museum of Nebraska Art. Voohees earned her MFA from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 2014. Her work is in numerous private collections.

Bold Tranquility, 2017-2022
Bronze cast

17.5 x 13 x 4 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,350

Starting Bid: $2,345

Buy It Now: $5,025

PHIL HAWKINS is a LA based multidisciplinary contemporary artist focusing on installation and sculpture. Upon receiving his BFA from Bellevue University of Nebraska, Hawkins has worked in design, foundries, and fabrication studios with artist colleagues. Previously Hawkins's famous work studio was located in the historic First National Bank headquarters abandoned vault space built in 1917. Hawkins's explorations of architecture in US cities, overseas cities, and the Caribbean region have had a major influence on his work. Phil's work has also been published in periodicals including The Reader, Vogue Spain, the Omaha World-Herald, Fox 42 News channel and won several OOEA awards including 2017 Best 3-D artist, Best solo exhibition, and best group show in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2018 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent for Hawkins's jewelry design.

Trance, 2023

Porcelain sculpture

5.75 x 5.75 x 6 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,000

Starting Bid: $3,500

Buy It Now: $7,500

DONTÉ K HAYES is a research-based artist living in Cliffwood, NJ. Hayes artwork is informed by researching traditional African heirlooms, science-fiction, and hip hop culture. Hayes utilizes ceramics as a historical and base material to inform memories of the past. By using a potter's needle tool, he creates individual marks on the surface of the clay with each strand becoming a collective form. He was award a prestigious Lois Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Grant in 2023. Hayes has completed residencies at MacDowell (Peterborough, NH); Penland School of Crafts (Penland, NC); and Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (Omaha, NE). He earned his BFA in Ceramics and Printmaking from Kennesaw State University in Georgia and both his MA and MFA with honors at The University of Iowa in Iowa city.

Artist-in-Residence, 2021

We Would Drive To A Dark Cliff To Watch The Fireworks And Marvel At How Far Away They Were But How Close They Looked, 2021

Marker and oil pastel on paper

34 x 44 inches

Fair Market Value: $9,000

Starting Bid: $6,300

Buy It Now: $13,500

ANDREA JOYCE HEIMER (b. 1981, Great Falls, MT, US; lives and works in Ferndale, WA, US) received her MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. Her work has been exhibited at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York; Colombo Gallery, Milan; CG2 Gallery, Nashville; Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia; Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York and Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York.

Andrea Joyce Heimer's paintings evoke narrative friezes and tapestries where landscapes and interiors are organized into distinct rows, each portraying a different stage in the lives of her characters. Throughout her work, Heimer demonstrates an interest in origins-of the universe, of narrative art-that seems to be a response to the obscurity surrounding her own inception. Her work contains complex, imaginative and original use of symbolic figures and iconography. The narratives in her work reference the Garden of Eden and Greek mythology, while also creating and recording her own history and personal mythologies.

Keep the Drip Real (Kool Aid Couture), 2023

Acrylic paint on wood

12 x 12 x1 inches

Fair Market Value: $850

Starting Bid: $595

Buy It Now: $1,275

EL HERNANDEZ learned his art from the streets of Omaha, NE. He works with watercolor, print, pen and ink, acrylic paints, and digital programs.

"There is no deep meaning to my art. I just make cool shit."

Vol de joie, 2023

Watercolor & embroidery on Evolon

17 x 27 x 1 inches

Fair Market Value: $650

Starting Bid: $455

Buy It Now: $975

CATHERINE HETRICK is a watercolor artist out of Omaha, NE. She earned her BFA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

"In my practice I explore the concept of femininity through the symbolism of birds with an emphasis on characteristics, color, and size. I incorporate a variety of mediums and surface texture to create and embellish the watercolor including the use of wood, fabric, and embroidery."

Writing Desk, 2021

Oil and embroidery on linen

10 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

MADDIE HINRICHS is an artist in residence at the Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska. She received her MFA in 2022 from the University at Albany and was the recipient of the MFA Thesis Award. She received her BFA from the University of Lincoln- Nebraska in 2019. She works with oil painting and embroidery mediums that explore the psychology of interiors. The surreal spaces expedite self-reflection and perception, challenging and conforming to the illusion of paint.

The Lotus Foot (Still), 2022

Archival inkjet print

21 x 17 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

JAMIE HO is an interdisciplinary artist and educator from Fort Myers, FL. Her art practice engages with photography, new media, and installation to investigate the long-term impact of assimilation and cultural bereavement through references to ancestral Chinese traditions and artifacts. She attained her BFA from the University of New Mexico and her MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She was a 2021 Critical Mass Finalist and was part of the 2017-18 Bridge Work: Madison, an emerging artist program. She exhibited nationally and had solo exhibitions at Arts & Literature Laboratory (Madison, WI) and Watkins Gallery at Winona State University (Winona, MN).

Magic Mirror (Still), 2023

Archival inkjet print

21 x 17 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

JAMIE HO is an interdisciplinary artist and educator from Fort Myers, FL. Her art practice engages with photography, new media, and installation to investigate the long-term impact of assimilation and cultural bereavement through references to ancestral Chinese traditions and artifacts. She attained her BFA from the University of New Mexico and her MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She was a 2021 Critical Mass Finalist and was part of the 2017-18 Bridge Work: Madison, an emerging artist program. She exhibited nationally and had solo exhibitions at Arts & Literature Laboratory (Madison, WI) and Watkins Gallery at Winona State University (Winona, MN).

"Freyma on the Beach", 2019

Oil paint and Lori Tatreau paper on wood

48 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,700

Starting Bid: $1,190

Buy It Now: $2,550

WILLIAM HOOVER is a painter and writer who is based in Portland, Oregon. His work utilizes constellations of lines, smudges, and fields of color. His art is a dynamic synthesis of narration and symbolism. His art is widely collected throughout the midwest, and he has shown in New York and Baltimore, as well as the Museum of Nebraska Art, The Kaneko, and The Bemis.

They Should Have Known, 2020

Digital photograph

15 x 12 inches

Fair Market Value: $250

Starting Bid: $175

Buy It Now: $375

CHRISTINE HUNT is an artist living in Lincoln, NE. Hunt photographs feature nature intertwined with human influence. She has had several shows at the former Antiquarium Gallery in Omaha, NE and a juried show at Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE. She earned her BA in Fine Art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

There's a Seat for Everybody, 2021

Photograph

23 x 34.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

SHAUN ILAHI's work explores a colorful commentary of perspectives, across mediums and styles, on the universal spirit of humanity. By extracting and combining various images captured from around the world, the hybridized narrative brings to light how we are all interconnected. Stripped of our social constructs, his artworks offer not only a site of reflection but also elicit emotions through color and hues. The temporal aspect of these artworks suggests how past depictions inform contemporary thought and how the two are intertwined.

Ilahi's artistry started at a young age as he lived all over the world experiencing different cultures, customs, languages, and lifestyles. These experiences allowed him to grow an appreciation of different ways of looking at the world. As a result, he grew a fascination in capturing these moments of shared experiences of everyday life in perspectives not commonly depicted.

Dusk, March, 2018

Acrylic on canvas

8 x 10 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

JUNICHIRO ISHIDA is a Brooklyn-based painter and environmental installation artist originally from Kobe, Japan. He has been developing his Senkyo / Wonderland series of paintings for the last 7 years, depicting the imaginary landscape where the immortal hermits live. He shares the sense of tranquility he felt while in the mountains meditating. His art has been shown nationally and internationally for the last 20 years. He earned his MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and is represented by AHA Gallery in NYC.

Artist-in-Residence 2003

Rain on a soft evening in Kansas, 3/50, 2005

Giclee print on paper

21 x 37.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

KEITH JACOBSHAGEN is a painter and professor at the University of Nebraska. By combining intimate reflections with a deep understanding and respect for nature, Jacobshagen celebrates landscape in a manner reminiscent of the early Dutch masters. Through their trademark low horizons and wide, dominant skies, his paintings elicit a variety of emotions inspired by the Midwestern countryside. Jacobshagen's work is featured on the cover of the Smithsonian Press, University of Iowa publication Plain Pictures: Images of the American Prairie. His work has been received with high acclaim throughout the United States and was featured on CBS's Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. He has received the Outstanding Research and Creativity Award given to professors who have made extraordinary contributions to their field. Raised in Wichita, Kansas, Jacobshagen graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute and received an MFA from the University of Kansas.

Same things happen over and over, 2023 Acrylic paint with chalk and oil pastel on canvas

48 x 36 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Starting Bid: $1,400

Buy It Now: $3,000

KELSEY JANDA is a designer, painter, philanthropist and investor living in Omaha, NE. She previously designed apps and websites for the world's top leagues like the NBA, NHL and EPL. Kelsey led and built a global software design team focused on technology in the sports industry. Now her attention is at the intersection of art, technology and mental health. She gives her time and money to organizations and startups driven to make change in those industries. Kelsey's abstract paintings reflect her own evolution of perspective. She lives online at @kelsjanda.

Caminante: Fruto Flamante, 2023

Porcelain, underglaze, metallic glaze, wood, spray paint, and petate

38 x 22 x 34 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

SALVADOR JIMENEZ-FLORES is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Jalisco, Mexico. He explores the politics of identity and the state of double consciousness. Jimenez-Flores addresses issues of colonization, migration, "the other," and futurism by producing a mixture of socially conscious installation, public, and studio-based art. His work spans from community-based work, drawing, ceramics, prints, and mixed media sculpture.

Jimenez-Flores is a member of The Color Network, an organization that promotes the advancement of people of color in the ceramic arts and assists artists develop, network, and create dialogue while maintaining a place for a database, resources, and mentorship. He is also a member of the Instituto Grafico de Chicago, an organization inspired by the socio-political art of Mexico's Taller de Grafica Popular (The People's Print Workshop) and uses art as a platform to inform and generate community discourse about urgent social issues.

Jimenez-Flores has presented his work at the National Museum of Mexican Art, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and Museum of Art and Design amongst others. He served as Artist-In-Residence for the city of Boston, Harvard Ceramics Program, Office of the Arts at Harvard University, and Kohler Arts Industry. Jiménez-Flores is a recipient of Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grants and The New England Foundation for the Arts, Threewalls' RaD Lab+Outside the Walls Fellowship Grant, and he is a 2021 United States Artist Fellow. He is an Assistant Professor in ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Carminate: Desatado, 2023

Earthenware, underglaze, wood, spray paint, leather, and petate

38 x 22 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Starting Bid: $1,400

Buy It Now: $3,000

SALVADOR JIMENEZ-FLORES is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Jalisco, Mexico. He explores the politics of identity and the state of double consciousness. Jimenez-Flores addresses issues of colonization, migration, "the other," and futurism by producing a mixture of socially conscious installation, public, and studio-based art. His work spans from community-based work, drawing, ceramics, prints, and mixed media sculpture.

Jimenez-Flores is a member of The Color Network, an organization that promotes the advancement of people of color in the ceramic arts and assists artists develop, network, and create dialogue while maintaining a place for a database, resources, and mentorship. He is also a member of the Instituto Grafico de Chicago, an organization inspired by the socio-political art of Mexico's Taller de Grafica Popular (The People's Print Workshop) and uses art as a platform to inform and generate community discourse about urgent social issues.

Jimenez-Flores has presented his work at the National Museum of Mexican Art, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and Museum of Art and Design amongst others. He served as Artist-In-Residence for the city of Boston, Harvard Ceramics Program, Office of the Arts at Harvard University, and Kohler Arts Industry. Jiménez-Flores is a recipient of Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grants and The New England Foundation for the Arts, Threewalls' RaD Lab+Outside the Walls Fellowship Grant, and he is a 2021 United States Artist Fellow. He is an Assistant Professor in ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Sara (Omaha, NE 2020), 2020

Archival print from scanned 35mm negative

22 x 32 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

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ALEX JOCHIM is an Omaha, NE based photographer and community organizer. He typically shoots 35mm film with a Canon AE-1, but often utilizes alternative film types, cameras, or techniques. He is the co-founder and director of BFF Omaha, a local nonprofit building community through arts engagement. He is also involved in many community events, projects, and programs, including founder and contributor to First Friday art walks in Benson, Petshop (studios & galleries), the MaMO Gallery, the BFF Gallery, Trudy's (studios & classrooms), First Friday Pride, the New American Arts Festival, and the Benson Creative District. He is the recipient of the 2023 Cultural Stewardship Award (OEAAs) and 2023 Changemaker Award (Greater Omaha Chamber). He has exhibited locally in Omaha and Lincoln and outside Nebraska in Council Bluffs, IA; Denver, CO; New York, NY; Tampa, FL; and Cadiz, Spain. Jochim received his Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Wisdom Teeth, 2023

Oil and collage on paper

22 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

ANDREW JOHNSON is an artist living in Omaha, NE. Johnson works with a variety of mediums, but most recently has been working with oil and collage on paper. His latest body of work explores form, composition and color and intends to act as a counterweight to the trials of modern daily life. Johnson received an MAE in Structural Engineering from the University of Nebraska in 2006 and has exhibited with Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and The Union for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE).

Ovals and Panels, 2023

Oil and collage on paper

22 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

ANDREW JOHNSON is an artist living in Omaha, NE. Johnson works with a variety of mediums, but most recently has been working with oil and collage on paper. His latest body of work explores form, composition and color and intends to act as a counterweight to the trials of modern daily life. Johnson received an MAE in Structural Engineering from the University of Nebraska in 2006 and has exhibited with Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and The Union for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE).

Charger, 2017

Poly rope and nylon sewing thread

12 x 4.5 x 22 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

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Since 2010, DOUG JOHNSTON has focused on a process of coiling and stitching rope using industrial sewing machines, producing a wide range of functional and sculptural objects. The work utilizes a long history of human technologies such as cordage, coiling, bags and basketry, sewing machines, and 3d printing. With these, he has built a formal vocabulary and studio practice that engages his varied interests in anthropology, spatial and landscape formation, commerce, and fundamental human technologies. The work often sits at the intersection of art, design, and craft, taking the position that no made object is exclusively aesthetic or utilitarian. Johnston has shown his work at venues such as Patrick Parrish Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Collective Design Fair, and Design/Miami. He received a Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art, as well as Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Bachelor of Architecture degrees from Drury University.

Artist-in-Residence, 2017

Tulum Study III, 2023

Mixed-media on paper

26 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,350

Starting Bid: $1,645

Buy It Now: $3,525

STEVE JOY is a mixed media artist living in Omaha, NE who works primarily with oil paint, Japanese ink gold foil, silver foil, and shellac on paper and fiberglass. He is represented by Gallery 72 in Omaha and Gallery Storrer in Zurich, Switzerland. His work includes the somewhat romantic idea that the exotic and mysterious places can be contained within painting-giving us all a taste of the unknown without having to make the journey ourselves. Joy is committed to the idea of spiritual abstraction and the development of painting and its history from the 15th century to today. Influences of his include Duccio, Giotto, Velasquez, and Matisse. Joy's work is featured internationally including collections at the Bergen Art Museum (Norway); Sheldon Art Museum (Lincoln, NE); Sioux City Art Center (Sioux City, IA); Drammens Art Museum (Norway); Trondheim Art Museum (Norway); British Council Arts (London); Japan Foundation (Tokyo); Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha, NE); Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain); and the New York Public Library (New York, NY). He was a curator at Bemis from 1998 to 1999. He received a BFA from the Exeter College of Art in England, an MFA in Painting from Chelsea College of Arts in London and an MFA from Kyoto University of Arts in Japan.

Artist-in-Residence, 1997

Tulum Study I, 2023

Mixed-media on paper

23 x 15 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,350

Starting Bid: $1,645

Buy It Now: $3,525

STEVE JOY is a mixed media artist living in Omaha, NE who works primarily with oil paint, Japanese ink gold foil, silver foil, and shellac on paper and fiberglass. He is represented by Gallery 72 in Omaha and Gallery Storrer in Zurich, Switzerland. His work includes the somewhat romantic idea that the exotic and mysterious places can be contained within painting-giving us all a taste of the unknown without having to make the journey ourselves. Joy is committed to the idea of spiritual abstraction and the development of painting and its history from the 15th century to today. Influences of his include Duccio, Giotto, Velasquez, and Matisse. Joy's work is featured internationally including collections at the Bergen Art Museum (Norway); Sheldon Art Museum (Lincoln, NE); Sioux City Art Center (Sioux City, IA); Drammens Art Museum (Norway); Trondheim Art Museum (Norway); British Council Arts (London); Japan Foundation (Tokyo); Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha, NE); Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain); and the New York Public Library (New York, NY). He was a curator at Bemis from 1998 to 1999. He received a BFA from the Exeter College of Art in England, an MFA in Painting from Chelsea College of Arts in London and an MFA from Kyoto University of Arts in Japan.

Artist-in-Residence, 1997

Untitled Oval, 2011

Glazed ceramic

22 x 26 x 3 inches

Fair Market Value: $9,500

Starting Bid: $6,650

Buy It Now: $14,250

JUN KANEKO was born in Japan in 1942, came to the United States in 1963 to study at Chouinard Institute of Art in Los Angeles, and became part of the Contemporary Ceramics movement in America in the late 60s and early 70s. The following decade, Kaneko taught at some of the nation's leading art schools including Scripps College, Rhode Island School of Design, and Cranbrook Academy of Art. Based in Omaha since 1986, Kaneko has worked at several experimental studios around the world. Over the course of his career he has partnered with industrial facilities to realize large-scale, handbuilt sculptures. Kaneko is increasingly drawn to installations that promote civic interaction. He has completed over fifty public art commissions, including the most recent, Glass Tower, in downtown Lincoln, NE. His artwork appears in numerous international and national solo and group exhibitions annually, and is included in more than seventy museum collections.

Storm Surge #14, 2020

Acrylic on canvas panel

25 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,750

Starting Bid: $1,925

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Albuquerque's AARON KARP uses acrylic on canvas to make intricately structured paintings using a variety of layered systems, constructed to resemble woven tapestries of color and space. Karp earned his MFA from Indiana University in Bloomington and is represented by Jean Albano Gallery in Chicago. In 2019, he was Artist-in-Residence for the Tao Hua Tan Artist Residency in Anhui Provence, China. He was also Artist-in-Residence at Virginia Center for the

Creative Arts in Amherst during 2013. Other residencies include the following:

2007 Artist-in-Residence, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE

2006 Artist-in-Residence, Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain

2004 MacNamara Foundation Grant and Residency,Westport Island, ME

2003 Julia and David White Artists' Colony, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica

2002 John Anson Kittredge Foundation Grant

2001 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

2000 Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Woodside, CA

2000 MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH

1998 Anderson Ranch Art Center Artist-in-Residency,Snowmass, CO

1985 Roswell Artist-in -Residency Program, Roswell, NM

1984 Exxon Corporation Purchase Award, GuggenheimMuseum, New York, NY

1981 Roswell Artist-in-Residency Program, Roswell, NM

Artist-in-Residence, 2007

Untitled, 2023

Acrylic on wood

28 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

STEPHEN KAVANAUGH is an artist that lives in Omaha, NE who practices in Mural work, Cartooning, Street Art, and frequently produces live paintings. He has completed a number of murals and installations in Omaha including Facebook, Maxum Group and Down Under Lounge. He has also illustrated a children's book and self published two coloring books. He plans to continue working in Omaha and help expand the Omaha Art Community in a number of unique ways. Stephen is currently the Coordinator at the Kent Bellows Mentorship program through the Joslyn.

Heart, 2023
Acrylic on wood

23 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $750

Starting Bid: $525

Buy It Now: $1,125

STEPHEN KAVANAUGH is an artist that lives in Omaha, NE who practices in Mural work, Cartooning, Street Art, and frequently produces live paintings. He has completed a number of murals and installations in Omaha including Facebook, Maxum Group and Down Under Lounge. He has also illustrated a children's book and self published two coloring books. He plans to continue working in Omaha and help expand the Omaha Art Community in a number of unique ways. Stephen is currently the Coordinator at the Kent Bellows Mentorship program through the Joslyn.

Butterfly Blues with Xanax, 2023

Digital print

43 x 66 inches

Fair Market Value: $11,900

Starting Bid: $8,330

Buy It Now: $17,850

Artist LAURIE VICTOR KAY, b. 1971, invites the viewer to escape through her work, evoking the psyche which is paramount to the seemingly opposing elements. With a multi-disciplinary approach, LVK blurs the lines between photography, painting, culture and digital medium to reinterpret spaces into idealized imagined worlds from a wide range of subjects throughout the globe. LVK's studies in painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and photography at Columbia College Chicago (BFA 1995) inform her practice. Recent projects include The Gratitude Project: a public art installation she created, directed and produced consisting of 14 videos 3-D projection mapped on an 80 foot wide UNMC building to thank healthcare workers during covid. She has created multi-work permanent installations at Lauritzen Outpatient Center UNMC, Buffett Cancer Center, UNMC, Women's Center for Advancement, May River Capital Chicago, 4 World Trade Center, NYC, Marriott Capitol Arts District, Tenaska, as well as numerous private and corporate collections. LVK has collaborated with companies across the globe, Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company and Solé Bicycles. LVK holds strong belief in art's ability to create change, heal, and affect the human spirit. She is an advocate of change.

Recent exhibitions include: Anne Loucks Gallery Fall 2023, Compositions- Spring 2022 Compositions at Gilman Contemporary 2020 Healing+Community at Buffett Cancer Center 2020. LVK serves on the Healing Arts Board for art at UNMC in Omaha.

Laurie is the founding partner of Laurie and Charles Photographs whose clients include Tiger Woods, TGR, Tiger Woods Foundation, Nike, Proctor and Gamble, Warren Buffett, AT&T, New York Times, Mazda, Oculus, Red Cross, Publicis, Young&Rubicam, 1800 Tequila, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Northstar Foundation, Women's Center for Advancement, Film Streams, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel and Leisure, among many others. She is a current member of the Healing Arts Advisory Board for the University of Nebraska Medical center.

Trees II Seattle ed. 1/6, 2023

Archival pigment ink print on Hahnemuhle 305gsm photo rag paper

30 x 90 inches

Fair Market Value: $10,150

Starting Bid: $7,105

Buy It Now: $15,225

Artist LAURIE VICTOR KAY, b. 1971, invites the viewer to escape through her work, evoking the psyche which is paramount to the seemingly opposing elements. With a multi-disciplinary approach, LVK blurs the lines between photography, painting, culture and digital medium to reinterpret spaces into idealized imagined worlds from a wide range of subjects throughout the globe. LVK's studies in painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and photography at Columbia College Chicago (BFA 1995) inform her practice. Recent projects include The Gratitude Project: a public art installation she created, directed and produced consisting of 14 videos 3-D projection mapped on an 80 foot wide UNMC building to thank healthcare workers during covid. She has created multi-work permanent installations at Lauritzen Outpatient Center UNMC, Buffett Cancer Center, UNMC, Women's Center for Advancement, May River Capital Chicago, 4 World Trade Center, NYC, Marriott Capitol Arts District, Tenaska, as well as numerous private and corporate collections. LVK has collaborated with companies across the globe, Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company and Sole Bicycles. LVK holds strong belief in art's ability to create change, heal, and affect the human spirit. She is an advocate of change.

Recent exhibitions include: Anne Loucks Gallery Fall 2023, Compositions- Spring 2022 Compositions at Gilman Contemporary 2020 Healing+Community at Buffett Cancer Center 2020. LVK serves on the Healing Arts Board for art at UNMC in Omaha.

Laurie is the founding partner of Laurie and Charles Photographs whose clients include Tiger Woods, TGR, Tiger Woods Foundation, Nike, Proctor and Gamble, Warren Buffett, AT&T, New York Times, Mazda, Oculus, Red Cross, Publicis, Young&Rubicam, 1800 Tequila, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Northstar Foundation, Women's Center for Advancement, Film Streams, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel and Leisure, among many others. She is a current member of the Healing Arts Advisory Board for the University of Nebraska Medical center.

Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris - Bibliotheque series ed 1/6, 2023

Archival pigment ink

44 x 64 inches

Fair Market Value: $10,500

Starting Bid: $7,350

Buy It Now: $15,750

CHARLES KAY JR.is a first generation Thai-American artist. His parents immigrated from Thailand in 1966 to attend university. Charles was born and raised in Omaha Nebraska. In 1992 Charles graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. He has lived in Los Angeles, Paris, Minneapolis and New York before moving back to Omaha in 1996. His work has been exhibited at the Denver International Airport, The Center for Fine Art Fort Collins, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, The Anne Reed Gallery, Gilman Contemporary, Clic Gallery and Nelson Macker Fine Art. Awards include The Hasselblad Award, American Photography Artist Showcase, Pilsner Urquell International Photography Award, Aperture West Book Prize and Prixe de la Photographie. Charles has been known for his black and white architectural series titled Paris Still Lifes which is included in the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Centers permanent collection. From October 2022 - May 2023 he exhibited "UNSEEN - Emerging from the Currents of Assimilation" at the

KANEKO Museum in Omaha NE.

Joshua Tree / Bainbridge - In Full Transparency Series ed 1/6, 2023

Archival pigment ink print, clear film

40 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $6,500

Starting Bid: $4,550

Buy It Now: $9,750

CHARLES KAY JR.is a first generation Thai-American artist. His parents immigrated from Thailand in 1966 to attend university. Charles was born and raised in Omaha Nebraska. In 1992 Charles graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. He has lived in Los Angeles, Paris, Minneapolis and New York before moving back to Omaha in 1996. His work has been exhibited at the Denver International Airport, The Center for Fine Art Fort Collins, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, The Anne Reed Gallery, Gilman Contemporary, Clic Gallery and Nelson Macker Fine Art. Awards include The Hasselblad Award, American Photography Artist Showcase, Pilsner Urquell International Photography Award, Aperture West Book Prize and Prixe de la Photographie. Charles has been known for his black and white architectural series titled Paris Still Lifes which is included in the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Centers permanent collection. From October 2022 - May 2023 he exhibited "UNSEEN - Emerging from the Currents of Assimilation" at the

KANEKO Museum in Omaha NE.

A Tunnel Through, 2023

Miscellaneous fabric

20 x 28 inches

Fair Market Value: $350

Starting Bid: $245

Buy It Now: $525

MACKAYLA KELSEY is an artist, teacher, and researcher of emerging media arts currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where I work closely with the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts and Lincoln Public Schools' Bay High Focus Program. As a teacher, I teach between creative coding, exploring the possibilities of computer code as an artistic medium, and embodied arts, engaging in somatic and kinesthetic practices for expression. As a researcher, I seek to understand, how, if at all, embodied experiences in computational practices change our ideas about and applications of individual and collective creativity in processes of art making, teaching, and researching. As an artist, I shift between code, textiles/fiber, dance and movement, and wider digital and analogue fabrication methods to build and share interactive artifacts for joy, whimsy, curiosity, effervescence, and delight to understand myself, the world, my myself in the world.

Stilled Life, 2022

Giclee print, archival, digital collage

26 x 22 inches

Fair Market Value: $950

Starting Bid: $665

Buy It Now: $1,425

BARBARA KENDRICK works with giclee print, digital collage, sculpture, and assemblage. Now Professor Emerita at School of Art and Design, University of Illinois, she received her B.F.A. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her M.F.A. from The Ohio State University. She has exhibited her work in France, England and Greece as well as throughout the United States. Kendrick has received fellowships from the Millay Colony, the MacDowell Colony, the Henry Luce Foundation and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Other residencies include Yaddo, Jentel, Ragdale, Bemis, the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Cergy-Pontoise, France, Fundacio Artigas, Gallifa, Spain and the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. She has received awards and grants from the Illinois Arts Council, the Nebraska Arts Council, Shirley Holden Helberg, the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. She lives in Omaha, NE and is represented by Modern Arts Midtown.

Bemis residency, 2003, 2001

Untitled Orange, 2017

Acrylic, paint marker & mixed media on canvas

10 x 10 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,300

Starting Bid: $910

Buy It Now: $1,950

SONGYI KIM's mixed media paintings and sculptures have been featured in numerous exhibitions, including AIM 24 at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Dorsky Gallery and Tiger Strikes Asteroid in New York. Her residencies include those at the Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Fellowship, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the McColl Center and the Henry Street Settlement among others. Her work, shown across the globe, may also be found in the Deutsche Bank Art Collection. The artist was born in Seoul, Korea and currently lives and works in Brooklyn. She studied at Seoul National University and received her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Artist-in-Residence, 2006

Mission District, 2021

Oil and acrylic on panel

14 x 11 x .75 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,950

Starting Bid: $2,065

Buy It Now: $4,425

JUSTIN N. KIM (Korean-American, born 1989) is a Korean-born abstract oil-painter who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Justin earned his MFA degree from California State University, Northridge in 2018. Justin paints abstract color field paintings, maps and circuit boards visualizing melded relationships found within man made subject matters. He is represented by Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles/ BAM Art Advisory, Larchmont.

Solo Exhibitions

2023 [Upcoming} My Kind of Town C4 Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA

2022 From Me to You in Different Places and Memories George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2018 MFA Graduate Exhibition CSUN Main Gallery, Northridge, CA

2016 - 2017 Solo Show Altadena Central Library District Altadena, Altadena, CA

2015 Solo Show Robert Ogata's Studio, Fresno, CA

2014 Solo Show CMAC, Fresno, CA

Art Fairs

2023 [Upcoming] Seattle Art Fair, Billis Williams Gallery, Seattle, WA

Art Market San Francisco Billis Williams Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Press

2022 Volume 15, Friend of the Artist

Leftover Snow in the Cornfield, 2023

Oil on canvas

10 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $1050

Starting Bid: $735

Buy It Now: $1,575

CASSIA KITE is an interdisciplinary artist who created Soundstitching, a multimedia project that transforms color from a hand-stitched image into a musical composition that can be interpreted by a musician and/or performance artist. Kite has collaboratively produced large-scale work for chamber ensemble and dancers using color-coded graphic scores derived from her hand-stitched tapestries. Kite's work was premiered at the KANEKO in Omaha, Nebraska in July of 2017. She has been featured as an experimental composer and visual artist in music festivals, museums and universities. Kite has been awarded artist in residence at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, The Hambidge Creative Residency Program and is the recipient of the Paul J. Smith Excellence in Fibers Award from the Fiber Art Network, the Dixon Ticonderoga Award of Excellence, the Sarasota Art Educators Association Award and the Ringling College of Art and Design Award in 2022.

June Corn Down on the Bottom , 2023

Oil and acrylic

24 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,050

Starting Bid: $735

Buy It Now: $1,575

CASSIA KITE is an interdisciplinary artist who created Soundstitching, a multimedia project that transforms color from a hand-stitched image into a musical composition that can be interpreted by a musician and/or performance artist. Kite has collaboratively produced large-scale work for chamber ensemble and dancers using color-coded graphic scores derived from her hand-stitched tapestries. Kite's work was premiered at the KANEKO in Omaha, Nebraska in July of 2017. She has been featured as an experimental composer and visual artist in music festivals, museums and universities. Kite has been awarded artist in residence at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, The Hambidge Creative Residency Program and is the recipient of the Paul J. Smith Excellence in Fibers Award from the Fiber Art Network, the Dixon Ticonderoga Award of Excellence, the Sarasota Art Educators Association Award and the Ringling College of Art and Design Award in 2022.

Small Three-Part Piece with Triangles, 2022 Glazed earthenware

4.25 x 5 x 1 inches

Fair Market Value: $6,000

Starting Bid: $4,200

Buy It Now: $9,000

ELIZABETH KLEY (b. 1956, New York, NY) is known for sculptures with geometric and plant motifs borrowed from a wide range of sources including Wiener Werkstätte designs from the last century and ancient Egyptian designs. Kley has had solo and two-person exhibitions at The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha; The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia; Canada, New York; Parts and Labor, Beacon, NY; University of the Arts, Philadelphia; South Willard, Los Angeles; Pierre Marie Giraud, Brussels; Gordon Robichaux, and Regina Rex, among others. Kley's work is in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her first solo museum exhibition, Minutes of Sand, at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, ran from March-August 2021 and visited the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha from December 2022- April 2023. A catalog for Minutes of Sand was published in April 2023. Her exhibitions have been reviewed and featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Artforum, Art in America, Artnews, New York Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, and more. She has also written extensively for publications including Artforum, Parkett, Art in America, Artnews, Artnet Magazine, Art & Auction, Bomb, Ursula Magazine and PAJ (A Journal of Performance and Art). A monograph on her work with essays by Paul P. and Edward Leffingwell was published jointly by Canada and Pre-Echo press in 2019.

Connected Forces, 2023

Hand cut parchment on Tyvek painted with acrylic ink

29 x 38 inches

Fair Market Value: $6,050

Starting Bid: $4,235

Buy It Now: $9,075

Omaha-based artist, SUSAN KNIGHT, is a Michigan native. She devotes exclusive attention to water and the land that holds it. She extracts patterns from nature to build viewer experiences that abstractly visualize nature's movements and intricate structures. With her primary tool, an Xacto knife, she hand cuts paper, Tyvek, and Mylar. Her work was most recently featured in American Scientist, and appeared in SciArt Magazine twice, Artland Magazine, and in Space+Time, . It was reviewed in Sculpture Magazine and Smithsonian Magazine. It appears in the book, Art Inspired by Science: Imagining The Natural World, by Robert Louis Chianese. Knight is a Nebraska Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship recipient. She was awarded residencies in North Carolina, Colorado, Illinois, and Italy. She earned a BFA in Art from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, and attended The University of Notre Dame, Glassell School of Art, Houston, and The School of the Chicago Art Institute.

everything has led to us, 2023 Photolithography and relief on paper

29 x 21.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $700

Starting Bid: $490

Buy It Now: $1,050

LAINE KNOWLES is a second generation immigrant who lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been making art for as long as she can remember. Starting out as an oil painter, she switched her focus when she discovered printmaking in college, because she cannot resist complication. She specializes in photolithography and relief printing. Laine's work externalizes her complex internal world to aid her understanding of herself. She completed her BFA at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and has participated in group shows at the Weber Art Gallery, as well as the Petshop.

We Were Made To Hurt Each Other, 2020

Graphite on paper

32.75 x 32.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,000

Starting Bid: $2,100

Buy It Now: $4,500

COURTNEY KUEHN is an artist based in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art at Concordia University, Nebraska in 2019. Courtney's work is an extension of herself and what she is feeling. Her drawings are mostly graphite or charcoal on paper, and she uses her body and self image as her content. Channeling what is going on in her mind into her art helps her come to terms with what she is feeling and how to cope with those feelings. She hopes her art can help others the way it helps her; by confronting the troubles and pain we all face in order to, therefore, overcome them.

Arcadia, Arcadia, 2022

Oil on canvas

60 x 48 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,800

Starting Bid: $1,960

Buy It Now: $4,200

INNA KULAGINA is a painter living in Omaha, NE. She grew up and got her BA./MA. from The Art College of The Republic of Uzbekistan ( Central Asia). In her large scale oil paintings she is working on capturing the Balance and Peace of nature, proportional to the nature's Balance of Color and Form. Everything around us is energy - we are ENERGY-that feeling of Balanced Energy Inna tries to capture in her large scale paintings. Her art works are presented in various Art Museums of her home country ( The State Museum of Fine Art, The Art Gallery of The National Bank of Uzbekistan ( Contemporary Art Collection). She has exhibited locally and internationally ( London, Moscow, Beijing etc.).

Hot Tea with Lemon, 2022

Acrylic on panel

10 x 10 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,100

Starting Bid: $770

Buy It Now: $1,650

LORI LARUSSO's work is exhibited widely in the US and is included in various public and private collections. She has been awarded numerous residency fellowships including Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, and MacDowell where she received a Milton and Sally Avery Fellowship. She is a recipient of the Kentucky Arts Council's Al Smith Fellowship. Lori Larusso earned an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and a BFA from the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). She currently lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky and is represented by Galleri Urbane in Dallas, TX.

Artist-in-Residence, 2007

Vessel #1, 2023

Ceramic

26 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

As a self-taught artist RENEE LEDESMA draws inspiration from her love of folk art and all things handmade, as well as her Mexican heritage. She works in clay and hand-coil builds all of her creations. Renee has been part of the Omaha Arts community for more than 20 years. Ledesma shows at many local art galleries as well as takes part in numerous group exhibitions, art auctions and public art projects. She was named 3D artist of the year at the 2008 OEA Awards, had a solo exhibit at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney in 2010, and was part of the 2014 Fellowship at the Union for Contemporary Art.

Vessel #2, 2023

Ceramic

26 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

As a self-taught artist RENEE LEDESMA draws inspiration from her love of folk art and all things handmade, as well as her Mexican heritage. She works in clay and hand-coil builds all of her creations. Renee has been part of the Omaha Arts community for more than 20 years. Ledesma shows at many local art galleries as well as takes part in numerous group exhibitions, art auctions and public art projects. She was named 3D artist of the year at the 2008 OEA Awards, had a solo exhibit at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney in 2010, and was part of the 2014 Fellowship at the Union for Contemporary Art.

spectrum 20, 2023

Graphite and colored pencil on mat board

10 x 12.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

ANNE LINDBERG is an artist who works within broad definitions of drawing and textile in two and three dimensions. Current and upcoming exhibitions include Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Textile Museum, Carrie Secrist Gallery and SEPTEMBER Gallery, and a five-story glass wall commission at NYU Langone Health. The U.S. Consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia recently acquired 14 of her drawings, and her first monograph was just released by Durer Editions. Collections include Nevada Museum of Art, Everson Museum of Art, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Rachofsky Collection, Gautreaux Collection, Spencer Museum of Art, NYSE Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City, Richard Bolling Federal Building among others. Awards include the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, Charlotte Street Foundation Fellowship, Lighton International Artists Exchange, and Mid-America National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Miami University (BFA) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA).

spectrum 21, 2023

Graphite and colored pencil on mat board

10 x 12.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

ANNE LINDBERG is an artist who works within broad definitions of drawing and textile in two and three dimensions. Current and upcoming exhibitions include Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Textile Museum, Carrie Secrist Gallery and SEPTEMBER Gallery, and a five-story glass wall commission at NYU Langone Health. The U.S. Consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia recently acquired 14 of her drawings, and her first monograph was just released by Durer Editions. Collections include Nevada Museum of Art, Everson Museum of Art, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Rachofsky Collection, Gautreaux Collection, Spencer Museum of Art, NYSE Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City, Richard Bolling Federal Building among others. Awards include the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, Charlotte Street Foundation Fellowship, Lighton International Artists Exchange, and Mid-America National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Miami University (BFA) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA).

The Shepherdess, 2023

Oil on canvas

6 x 12 inches

Fair Market Value: $250

Starting Bid: $175

Buy It Now: $375

KAREN LINDER is an Omaha businesswoman, scientist, author and artist. She paints various subject matter in oil, including landscapes, florals, figures and animals, as well as her recognizable "petal paintings" based on microscopic cellular patterns. She has also sculpted abstract cellular forms for casting in bronze and designed ceramic 3d printed art objects. Her art is in over 100 personal and institutional collections.

Reflection, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,050

Starting Bid: $735

Buy It Now: $1,575

SHAWNEQUA LINDER is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts from Bellevue University in (2006). Her work explores the varying relationships between chaos and harmony, whether it's applied in a nontraditional landscape or portrait using combinations of bold palettes and unexpected materials. Her work has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions including Omaha's Bemis Center of Contemporary Arts, Museum of Nebraska Art, Gallery 1516 and RNG Gallery.

Moon Dreamer, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,050

Starting Bid: $735

Buy It Now: $1,575

SHAWNEQUA LINDER is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts from Bellevue University in (2006). Her work explores the varying relationships between chaos and harmony, whether it's applied in a nontraditional landscape or portrait using combinations of bold palettes and unexpected materials. Her work has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions including Omaha's Bemis Center of Contemporary Arts, Museum of Nebraska Art, Gallery 1516 and RNG Gallery.

Ripples, 2023

Mixed media on canvas

16 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,050

Starting Bid: $735

Buy It Now: $1,575

In The Moment, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,250

Starting Bid: $875

Buy It Now: $1,875

SHAWNEQUA LINDER is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts from Bellevue University in (2006). Her work explores the varying relationships between chaos and harmony, whether it's applied in a nontraditional landscape or portrait using combinations of bold palettes and unexpected materials. Her work has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions including Omaha's Bemis Center of Contemporary Arts, Museum of Nebraska Art, Gallery 1516 and RNG Gallery.

XX on the Neck, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,250

Starting Bid: $875

Buy It Now: $1,875

SHAWNEQUA LINDER is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts from Bellevue University in (2006). Her work explores the varying relationships between chaos and harmony, whether it's applied in a nontraditional landscape or portrait using combinations of bold palettes and unexpected materials. Her work has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions including Omaha's Bemis Center of Contemporary Arts, Museum of Nebraska Art, Gallery 1516 and RNG Gallery.

Brodalisque Couchee en Westfalia, 2020

Oil on Canvas

18 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,000

Starting Bid: $2,100

Buy It Now: $4,500

KLAIRE A LOCKHEART is a feisty artist who uses traditional oil painting techniques to critique historical injustices in the traditional Western art world. She has lived in South Dakota since she earned her MFA from the University of South Dakota, and she is Miss Art World South Dakota. Lockheart enjoys using the human form as a vehicle to communicate the agency of women with viewers, especially since women artists were historically prohibited from studying live models and making historic paintings. In addition to addressing femininity and feminism within her artwork, Lockheart incorporates humor to make serious subjects approachable. She also creates fiber art to address concepts of women's art and women's work. Her recent solo exhibitions include Feminine Attempts at the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City, IA; A is for Apron at the Ritz Gallery in Brookings, SD; and Brodalisques at the Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE.

Thought Provoking, 2022

Oil on board 24 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

Art has always been a part of PATRICIA LONTOR's life-both the history and the creative side. She is largely self taught but has studied with artists in Baltimore, St. Louis and Omaha as well as participated in many workshops including two in France. Lontor has studied in many mediums including oil, pottery, welding, and Bronze casting. She has taught art to English as a Second Language Students from Sudan, Vietnam, and other countries. Her art has been in several venues in St. Louis and Omaha, including the Bemis Art Auction, the Jewish Community Center, The Hot Shops, Lauritzen Garden, Gallery 1516, and Gallery 92 in Fremont, and the Pace Gallery in Council Bluffs, IA. She is a member of the National Portrait Society, Omaha Artist Inc., the Fremont Art Association, and ANAN ( Association of Nebraska Art Club)

Double Gourd Vase with Yellow Growths, 2016

Porcelain

17 x 13 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,500

Starting Bid: $1,750

Buy It Now: $3,750

CATHY LU is a ceramics-based artist who manipulates traditional Chinese art imagery and presentation as a way to explore how experiences of immigration, cultural hybridity, and cultural assimilation become part of American identity. Her work has been exhibited at Johansson Projects, Root Division, Berkeley Art Center, Jessica Silverman Gallery, The Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, American Museum of Ceramic Art, George Adams Gallery NYC, the Chinese Culture Center SF, SFMOMA, Galerie du Monde Hong Kong, Art Basel Hong Kong, among others. She received a BA & BFA from Tufts University and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She currently teaches at Tufts University. She was a Bemis artist in residence in 2021. www.cathyclu.com

Astra Grove, 2023

Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas

58 x 74 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,500

Starting Bid: $2,450

Buy It Now: $5,250

BRAD MARR is a painter living in Omaha, Nebraska. He uses acrylic and metal leaf on canvas. His work involves our connection to each other and to the earth, with a focus on non realistic color palettes used to create and invoke an emotional response from the viewer. He has exhibited at numerous galleries over the last couple of years after taking a hiatus from painting and has received honorable mention awards from a handful of recent exhibitions. He received his BFA from the University of NE-Omaha. He was Bemis Residency Technician from 1998-2002.

Tina, 2023

Acrylic and collage on canvas

40 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,100

Starting Bid: $1,470

Buy It Now: $3,150

JUDE MARTINDALE grew up in rural Nebraska and currently lives and paints in Lincoln. Martindale studied biology and art for a BS from UNL before studying portraiture at the Art Students League of New York. She then earned a Masters in Scientific Illustration from the University of Arizona. After moving back to Lincoln, Martindale freelanced as an illustrator and developed her skills with watercolor and abstraction. Her recent book, Flying Free, 2020, showcases her illustrations of sandhill cranes in several different mediums. While Martindale's background includes artistic realism, she has been working with abstract expressionism and abstracted figurative art for the past several years. She has won many awards, is a signature member of the International Society of Experimental Artists, and her art has been shown nationally and internationally. Martindale's crane art is part of the permanent collection at the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln, NE.

Lupus Arborealis, 2022

Wood, wire, plastic toy wolf, finishes

48 x 20 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $7,850

Starting Bid: $5,495

Buy It Now: $11,775

TODD MCCOLLISTER has two art careers: Sculptor and Furniture Maker. The sculptures are wood and mixed media (including wire, string, and found objects), and the furniture pieces are almost entirely wood. He earned a BFA in Sculpture and Photography in 1996 from Texas Christian University and an MFA in Sculpture in 2000 from Stony Brook University. He then moved to New York City, first pursuing Sculpture and shifting to Furniture in 2006. In 2014 McCollister brought what he learned back to his hometown of Omaha, NE, and founded Long Grain Furniture. He is an active member of the Omaha art community and believes in supporting his fellow artists as a path to everyone's success. He's currently running a monthly event series called, Final Fridays at Todd's, aimed at bringing the community together to make us all stronger, through networking and sharing experience and information. He's the 2022 recipient of the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award for Outstanding 3D Artist.

Love is Just a Four-Letter Word: LIES, DAMN LIES, 2012

Slip, underglaze, glaze on earthenware

22 x 10 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

SUSAN MCGILVREY creates large-scale, brightly colored, earthenware vessels with carved layers of text, flowers and attitude using her experience teaching drawing, painting and design to bring concept and complexity to her pieces. Using underglaze materials, she melds quirky, gestural mark-making and carving with her quirky, gestural wheel-throwing. Since accumulating an M.F.A from The Pennsylvania State University, she has maintained a studio in Benson, producing works on clay and paper that have been exhibited throughout the region. Susan has shown groups of her artwork in the Bemis "State of the Arts" and Sheldon Art Gallery exhibitions as a recipient of two NAC Individual Artist Fellowship awards. She was the subject of a Retrospective exhibition (accompanied by a very cool catalogue) curated by Gail Kendall at the LUX Center in Lincoln, NE. Her work can be seen at Anderson-O'Brien Gallery, LUX Center, and the Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour.

Host Simulation, 2021

Acrylic on canvas

36 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,700

Starting Bid: $1,190

Buy It Now: $2,550

DEREK MEIER is a painter and mixed media artist based in St. Paul, MN, where he works with artists with disabilities as a Client Service Coordinator and Art Educator at Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts (St. Paul, MN). My work focuses on material exchange, immediacy, aesthetic dialogue and invented territories. Recent solo exhibitions include Memory Palaces at Red Garage Studio (Minneapolis, MN), There is No One New Around You at Exposure Gallery (Sioux Falls, SD), and Detecting Broader Patterns at MacRostie (Grand Rapids, MN). Recent group and juried exhibitions include Open Door XVI at Rosalux Gallery (Minneapolis, MN), Way Out at La Grange Gallery (Cernay-Les-Reims, France), Be. Long. at Dutoit Gallery (Dayton, OH), The Figure Show at Minnetonka Center for the Arts (Minnetonka, MN), Bright Side at Gamut Gallery (Minneapolis, MN), and the traveling exhibit Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) at Divisible Projects (Dayton, OH).

Worker Bee, 2023

Oil on canvas

8 x 10 inches

Fair Market Value: $550

Starting Bid: $385

Buy It Now: $825

ISRAEL MENDEZ LOPEZ explores identity and labor dynamics through painting, printmaking, and sculpture. He is currently a BFA student at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He participated in the Eisentrager-Howard Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, UNL and was a Cather Award Nominee.

Untitled, 2000

Two-color etching

16 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $450

Starting Bid: $315

Buy It Now: $675

LINN MEYERS divides her time between Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, CA. Her works have been shown in public and private venues including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, the Hammer Museum, LA, the Drawing Center and Sandra Gering Inc., NYC, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan, Jason Haam and the Amore Pacific Museum, Seoul, Korea, ParisCONCRET, France, and Unosunove, Rome, Italy. meyers's work is in the permanent collection of the British Museum, Amore Pacific Museum, (Seoul), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, the National Gallery of Art, DC the Hirshhorn Museum, DC, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, and the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, among others.

Artist-in-Residence, 1999/2000

Untitled, 2009

Two-color etching

31 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,200

Starting Bid: $2,240

Buy It Now: $4,800

LINN MEYERS divides her time between Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, CA. Her works have been shown in public and private venues including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, the Hammer Museum, LA, the Drawing Center and Sandra Gering Inc., NYC, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan, Jason Haam and the Amore Pacific Museum, Seoul, Korea, ParisCONCRET, France, and Unosunove, Rome, Italy. meyers's work is in the permanent collection of the British Museum, Amore Pacific Museum, (Seoul), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, the National Gallery of Art, DC the Hirshhorn Museum, DC, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, and the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, among others.

Artist-in-Residence, 1999/2000

Mercy, 2023

Black and white watercolor painting on Arches 140 lb. paper

7 x 5 inches

Fair Market Value: $250

Starting Bid: $175

Buy It Now: $375

JOHN C MILLER uses oil-paint on canvas or wood, and watercolor. He is from Omaha, NE. Miller earned his BFA from UNO after studying oil painting with Augustus Dunbier and Iowa-based artist Dimiter Kustev during his high-school years. Both mentors had a huge influence on him. He taught adult watercolor classes for 20 years at Joslyn Art Museum as well as 10 years prior at Omaha Metro. He also taught oil painting, watercolor and drawing classes out of his studios for 5 years at Jackson Art Works in the Old Market and then 20 Years at Hot Shops. Currently, he works in his home studio. He has had many shows over the past 45 years and has many paintings in mostly private collections. He has also produced and curated many shows over the years including the Free Male Show and the Erotic Show that alternated every other year at the Antiquarium during the 1990's. He won a Nebraska Fellowship in 1992 and an OEA Award in 2006, the inaugural year. Miller describes his work as "old school figurative expressionistic oil painting using a layered scumbling technique, colorful with high contrast. The watercolor paintings are transparent layers of paint which mimic the look of the oil paintings. Content is important to me and runs the gamete between personal to political with a bit of humor."

Portrait of the Mangog, 2023

Acrylic on panel

21.5 x 31 x 4 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,800

Starting Bid: $1,260

Buy It Now: $2,700

NICK MILLER is an artist and educator working and teaching in Omaha, NE. Specializing in geometric abstraction, he is a painter, sculpture and installation artist who also has created dozens of murals across the United States-in Buffalo, San Francisco, Austin, Memphis, Philadelphia and Omaha. With an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010, and a BFA from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 2006 and a year at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia, his work is permanently installed at the University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery and in the collection of Fidelity Investments amongst others. He has received awards for his work including a Spark Award for DEC Program of the Year from ASI (Art Services Initiative) of Western NY in 2017 and Best New Public Art from Austin Monthly in 2013.

Table of Nations, 2023

Acrylic on paper

72 x 48.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,250

Starting Bid: $2,275

Buy It Now: $4,875

NICK MILLER is an artist and educator working and teaching in Omaha, NE. Specializing in geometric abstraction, he is a painter, sculpture and installation artist who also has created dozens of murals across the United States-in Buffalo, San Francisco, Austin, Memphis, Philadelphia and Omaha. With an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010, and a BFA from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 2006 and a year at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia, his work is permanently installed at the University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery and in the collection of Fidelity Investments amongst others. He has received awards for his work including a Spark Award for DEC Program of the Year from ASI (Art Services Initiative) of Western NY in 2017 and Best New Public Art from Austin Monthly in 2013.

Bad Thought, 2023

Oil, gold over carved wood

45 x 51.5 x 8.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,200

Starting Bid: $3,640

Buy It Now: $7,800

TROY J. MULLER is an Omaha-based artist and art instructor. He graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in painting and earned an MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry at the University of Nebraska. Troy currently teaches visual art classes at Metro Community College in Omaha and serves as an individual instructor for the Department of VA's Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation. He is a founding member and Art Director of New Century Art Guild, a nonprofit arts organization that supports veterans seeking new careers in the creative arts.

Water Stride, 2013

Prismacolor on board

37 x 38 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,450

Starting Bid: $1,715

Buy It Now: $3,675

DEBORAH J. MURPHY has shown her work in numerous national and regional exhibitions, as well as one/two person shows and invitationals. Her exhibition history includes many noteworthy achievements, including Purchase Awards, Juror's Merit and Honorable Mention Awards. She was awarded the prestigious Mid-American Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award in Painting and Works on Paper, as well as the Nebraska Arts Council Distinguished Achievement Fellowship Fellowship Grant. Her work was also selected to be exhibited in the United States Department of State's Art in Embassies Program twice, first in 2000 at the Ambassador's residence in Tirana, Albania and second in 2019 at the Ambassador's residence in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is listed in Who's Who in American Art. Her work has been featured in Western American Literature (2003), Nebraska Life (2005) and Omaha Home (2019).

Favorite Cup, 2023

Thread on fabric

14.5 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $650

Starting Bid: $455

Buy It Now: $975

ERIN MURTHA is a multi-disciplinary artist whose artwork focuses on exploration of memory and its degradation over time as well as community, consumerism, and data. Due to her generally curious nature, she often lets the medium define the story of a piece, but tends to be drawn to textile. Her work is driven by curiosity (of a subject, material, interaction) and is colorful, whimsical, and often lightly humorous. Her pieces have won awards, appeared in galleries around the region, and even found esteem in faraway lands--specifically Denmark. She earned her BA in art from Augustana University and lives in Sioux Falls, SD with her incredible partner, Sean, and her collection of Japanese dolls.

Faux Garden: Carrots, 2022

Thread on fabric

10 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

ERIN MURTHA is a multi-disciplinary artist whose artwork focuses on exploration of memory and its degradation over time as well as community, consumerism, and data. Due to her generally curious nature, she often lets the medium define the story of a piece, but tends to be drawn to textile. Her work is driven by curiosity (of a subject, material, interaction) and is colorful, whimsical, and often lightly humorous. Her pieces have won awards, appeared in galleries around the region, and even found esteem in faraway lands--specifically Denmark. She earned her BA in art from Augustana University and lives in Sioux Falls, SD with her incredible partner, Sean, and her collection of Japanese dolls.

untitled (day 5), 2023

Graphite and gouache on abaca

23 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,800

Starting Bid: $3,360

Buy It Now: $7,200

JENENE NAGY is a visual artist living and working in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. She has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues in Los Angeles, Portland, New York, and Berlin. Her work has been recognized with grants and awards from the Foundation of Contemporary Art, the Oregon Arts Commission, Colorado Creative Industries, the Ford Family Foundation and in 2016 a nomination for the United States Artist Fellowship. Nagy's work is held in several permanent collections including the Portland Art Museum and Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts. Along with a rigorous studio practice, Nagy is one half of the curatorial team TILT Export:, an independent art initiative with no fixed location, working in partnership with a variety of venues to produce exhibitions. From 2011-12 she was the first Curator-in-Residence for Disjecta Contemporary Art Center in Portland, Oregon.

Flower Refuge, 2023

Oil on canvas

72 x 50 inches

Fair Market Value: $18,000

Starting Bid: $12,600

Buy It Now: $27,000

CHRISTINA NARWICZ bases much of her work on the natural world. Although often abstracted, the painter's organic themes clearly reference botany, the Caribbean Islands, the constantly changing environment as well as her own garden. 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 and the World Herald. Awarded an Artist-in-Residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, she has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mid America Arts Alliance as well two Individual Artist Fellowship awards. Most recently Narwicz has been nominated for the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. Narwicz earned BFA's from Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics and Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vermont.

Artist-in-Residence, 1990

Kaleidoscope #1, 2022

Archival pigment print collage

36 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,400

Starting Bid: $1,680

Buy It Now: $3,600

SOPHIE NEWELL is a mixed media artist from Manchester, England. Through her collages she aims to elevate the mundane and revive items that have been forgotten, discarded or abandoned. She is interested in the history of the found materials that comprise each piece and narratives that emerge by assembling unrelated objects. Newell earned her BFA from Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, in 2009. She has exhibited both in the US and UK, most recently at Gallery 1516 (Omaha, NE), Fred Simon Gallery (Omaha, NE), and HOME (Manchester, England). Illustration clients include the Washington Post, Nebraska Quarterly, and Marriott Hotels. She has lived in Omaha since 2014.

Surround Yourself, 2022

Found materials, acrylic, gouache, and image transfer

37.5 x 29.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

SOPHIE NEWELL is a mixed media artist from Manchester, England. Through her collages she aims to elevate the mundane and revive items that have been forgotten, discarded or abandoned. She is interested in the history of the found materials that comprise each piece and narratives that emerge by assembling unrelated objects. Newell earned her BFA from Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, in 2009. She has exhibited both in the US and UK, most recently at Gallery 1516 (Omaha, NE), Fred Simon Gallery (Omaha, NE), and HOME (Manchester, England). Illustration clients include the Washington Post, Nebraska Quarterly, and Marriott Hotels. She has lived in Omaha since 2014.

Up Front, 2023

Screen print and found materials collage

32 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

SOPHIE NEWELL is a mixed media artist from Manchester, England. Through her collages she aims to elevate the mundane and revive items that have been forgotten, discarded or abandoned. She is interested in the history of the found materials that comprise each piece and narratives that emerge by assembling unrelated objects. Newell earned her BFA from Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, in 2009. She has exhibited both in the US and UK, most recently at Gallery 1516 (Omaha, NE), Fred Simon Gallery (Omaha, NE), and HOME (Manchester, England). Illustration clients include the Washington Post, Nebraska Quarterly, and Marriott Hotels. She has lived in Omaha since 2014.

Surplus, 2023

Oil on wood panel

30 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,800

Starting Bid: $1,260

Buy It Now: $2,700

DONNY NIE is a Chinese-Canadian interdisciplinary artist living in Denton, TX. From oil painting, monotype, digital projection, to ceramic and glass form, Nie's interdisciplinary abstractions coalesce to manifest an intuitive, gestalt experience. The mark makings process merged liminal spaces, respond to her migration across landscapes and environments. The alchemy of the artwork exemplifies a state of proximity, to commemorate potentials in living. Nie received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BFA from OCAD University. She is a visiting assistant professor in the College of Visual Arts and Design at University of North Texas.

"Always one hand on the hilt", 2021

Etching and reductive woodcut

14.75 x 12 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

KYLE NOBLES was born in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He received his BA in Art History and Studio Arts (emphasis in printmaking) from Hamline University in 2015, and his MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2018. He has shown his prints and drawings across the U.S. and internationally. Nobles was the recipient of the Hixson-Lied Fellowship and the Edgren Fellowship, and held residencies at the Penland School of Craft, the Kimmel-Harding-Nelson Center, Nebraska Innovation Studios, and the Morgan Conservatory. Nobles' work is engaged with the human experience, and the ways that identity and our sense of self shift over time. He has a background in many of the arts in addition to the visual, particularly in theatre and dance. This commitment to artistic expression of all kinds has influenced him in innumerable ways and continues to provide inspiration and enrichment in his life and work.

Red Orange Scrubber, No. 2, 2022

Decalcomania (transfer printing), vinyl paint, acrylic paint on corrugated cardboard

44.5 x 50 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,300

Starting Bid: $1,610

Buy It Now: $3,450

GARRY NOLAND was born in Rapid City, South Dakota and lives in Independence, Missouri. Noland's studio practice began in 1979 with all of the time in Kansas City except for 2.5 years in Los Angeles from 2016-2018. Noland has been the recipient of a regional National Endowment for the Arts/Mid-America Arts Alliance Fellowship in Works on Paper/Painting (1994); a Studios Inc. Residency Fellowship (2012) and a Charlotte Street Visual Artists Fellowship (2013). Selected solo exhibits have been at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and Cleve Carney Museum of Art. Selected group exhibits have been at John MIchael Kohler Art Center, California State University-Dominguez Hills and Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Since 2020 Noland has operated Holsum Gallery, an artist-run space, in Kansas City, Missouri. Holsum can be researched on Instagram @holsumgallery. Learn more about Noland at https://garrynolandart.com/home.html and @garrynol.

Rerun, 2022

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,000

Starting Bid: $2,800

Buy It Now: $6,000

PIERRE OBANDO was born in Belize City, Belize, and grew up in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, FL and Jackson, MS. He completed his MFA at Hunter College, New York City. He works primarily in painting and drawing. Solo exhibitions have been at Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY, 2008, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY, 2009 and Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY, 2015. Group exhibitions include the Queens International Biennial, Queens, NY, 2004, Caribe Now at the Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York, NY, 2012, and Browsing Chamber at Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, 2017. He attended Artist-in-Residence Programs at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in 2012, the Bemis Center in 2013, and Alice Yard in 2019. And has been a Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) Fellow for an International Cultural Exchange to Belize in 2019. The artist lives in New York City.

Artist-in-Residence, 2013

Cherry Blossoms, 2022

Oil on transparency film

12 x 9.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $900

Starting Bid: $630

Buy It Now: $1,350

CHAD MICHAEL OLSEN is an artist of abstract atmospheres that explore textures and color palettes as a way to communicate emotions. When painting, he often finds himself working to capture the atmospheres of nature and the emotions from being in these places. For him, being in nature is a solitary experience-one he can only truly share with others through his paintings. His professional art career began in Nebraska in 2010 after studying painting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under Aaron Holz and Keith Jacobshagen, followed by several years of living and working in New York City. While there, he sought solace in the natural world, psychologically returning to the Nebraska grasslands as a form of meditation and as a prevalent theme in his work. In 2017, he returned to Nebraska where he currently resides and maintains a studio in Kearney.

Darkness Color, 2023

Oil on Dura-Lar

20 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,700

Starting Bid: $1,190

Buy It Now: $2,550

CHAD MICHAEL OLSEN is an artist of abstract atmospheres that explore textures and color palettes as a way to communicate emotions. When painting, he often finds himself working to capture the atmospheres of nature and the emotions from being in these places. For him, being in nature is a solitary experience-one he can only truly share with others through his paintings. His professional art career began in Nebraska in 2010 after studying painting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under Aaron Holz and Keith Jacobshagen, followed by several years of living and working in New York City. While there, he sought solace in the natural world, psychologically returning to the Nebraska grasslands as a form of meditation and as a prevalent theme in his work. In 2017, he returned to Nebraska where he currently resides and maintains a studio in Kearney.

Gilbert Violet, 2022

Archival pigment print on cotton rag

26 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

VICENTE ORTIZ CORTEZ is a multidisciplinary Mexican artist based in Kennett Square, PA. He works with rice and straws in reference to arroz con popote, a Mexican phrase synonymous with male homosexuality. He takes ownership of the phrase to address contemporary issues through a queer-cultural lens. He has exhibited at the Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, NE, where he also served as a 2022 student show juror, The Beach Museum (solo) in Alagoas, Brazil, and at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, PA, among others. A 2021-2022 Silver Art Projects Artist-in-Residence at the World Trade Center, he's also a grant recipient from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. Collections include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the William Way LGBT Community Center. Ortiz Cortez received his BFA from The Pennsylvania State University, and also attended Studio Arts College International (SACI) in Florence, Italy.

The Yellow Vase # 1, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

SUSANNE UERLING OSBERG of Grand Island, NE, uses acrylic and oil in her work. She has taken University of Nebraska, Kearney Master Classes in Art from 2013 to 2018. Osberg graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science and Art, 1976, Minor and endorsement in Art. She also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Communication Disorders in 1990, and finished Masters Equivalent classes in education and art. She is a member of both The Burkholder Project and The Red Path Gallery Associate. Osberg has won many awards and juried exhibitions including a solo exhibition at the Governor's Mansion in Lincoln, NE and a successful joint book publication of art and poetry called Kindred Spirits.

"My current body of work expresses my love of nature, gardens, and animals and how the three coexist. I am an intuitive painter and attempt to capture the freedom and fluidity of Nature in our surroundings."

Meatings and Partings II, 2023

Hand embroidered soft sculpture

11 x 8 x 1.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

CARLY OWENS WEISS is a multidisciplinary artist based in Boulder, Colorado. She received her BAD in Art + Design from North Carolina State University and studied crewelwork and goldwork hand embroidery at the Royal School of Needlework in the United Kingdom. In her current work, Carly uses hand embroidery, painting and soft sculpture to explore narrative and identity through a personal and symbolic lens. Carly's work has been featured in numerous publications including Architectural Digest (Germany), Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, BUST Magazine and Frankie Magazine. Her past exhibitions include the Museum of Arts and Design (New York, NY), the Bomb Factory Arts Foundation (London, UK) and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (Boulder, CO). Carly recently completed a residency at John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC) and was awarded a full fellowship for a residency at Vermont Studio Center (2023). Carly was an exhibiting artist in the 2022 Bemis Center Benefit Art Auction.

Cheeto + Rico, 2022

Archival pigment print

25 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

AARON C PACKARD is a gonzo photographer from Vermillion, SD. ACP investigates the visual nature of ultra-processed American junk food. After selecting edible food-like substances as subjects, he devises the compositions and color palettes to punctuate the plasticized nature of the materials. ACP could declare that his junk food exploration is a dive into the simulacrum so his MFA in photography from the University of South Dakota doesn't go to waste, but his work might truly emerge from feeling hangry. In addition to ACP's artistic investigations, he is a renowned commercial and editorial photographer. Recently, he has won numerous regional and national ADDY Awards, honorable mentions in the International Photography Awards, and received a nomination in the International Color Awards.

Untitled, 2022

Handweaving, fleece, coiling core, copper wire

12 x 2 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

ALONZO PANTOJA-PATINO is a queer, brown artist and educator - he earned his MFA in Fiber and Installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design; BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has participated in solo and group shows in spaces such as: Arrowmont Gallery (TN), Nefarious Contemporary (MD), Fluffy Crimes (IL), Yours Truly (WI), Minneapolis Institute of Art (MN), Nemeth Art Center (MN), Textile Center (MN), Public Functionary (MN), Soeffker Gallery (MN), Normal Residential Purposes (MN) to name a few. They have been featured in Textiel Plus, Tence Magazine, Hyperallergic, The Coastal Post, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. Previously, he was a resident at Ox-Bow School of Art, and a fellow at Arrowmont School of Arts. He currently lives in Minneapolis, MN where he teaches at Hamline University, Augsburg University, and Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

1979, 2023

Handwoven tapestry, cotton on painted canvas

21 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $950

Starting Bid: $665

Buy It Now: $1,425

SARAH PARYS is an Omaha based fiber artist and tapestry weaver. She has received degrees from both Metropolitan Community College and the University Nebraska at Omaha. Her work has been exhibited both locally and nationally and has worked with many clients on custom pieces. Color play, balance, and pattern seem to be a recurring theme in Sarah's work. Whether it be decorative or functional, her work tends to add a sense of warmth and security that other mediums cannot achieve.

Breathe, 2022

Handwoven tapestry, organic cotton and silk on canvas

21 x 17 inches

Fair Market Value: $850

Starting Bid: $595

Buy It Now: $1,275

SARAH PARYS is an Omaha based fiber artist and tapestry weaver. She has received degrees from both Metropolitan Community College and the University Nebraska at Omaha. Her work has been exhibited both locally and nationally and has worked with many clients on custom pieces. Color play, balance, and pattern seem to be a recurring theme in Sarah's work. Whether it be decorative or functional, her work tends to add a sense of warmth and security that other mediums cannot achieve.

Blonde Siren, 2020

Paper, plaster, paint, glue, leather, wood

36 x 4 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,700

Starting Bid: $2,590

Buy It Now: $5,550

ALEC PAUL was born in 1991 in Las Vegas, NV and currently lives in Omaha, NE. He has most recently graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in fine arts -concentration in sculpture. Alec works on many projects at once; sculpture, Painting, Drawing, and Photography are all part of his daily curriculum. He is currently employed as a Carpenter for MCL Construction. Alec likes to use any material he comes across normally deemed "useless" or "wasteful", as a part of his art.

Squeeze, 2017

Metal, wood

16 x 14 x 17 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,300

Starting Bid: $910

Buy It Now: $1,950

ALEC PAUL was born in 1991 in Las Vegas, NV and currently lives in Omaha, NE. He has most recently graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in fine arts -concentration in sculpture. Alec works on many projects at once; sculpture, Painting, Drawing, and Photography are all part of his daily curriculum. He is currently employed as a Carpenter for MCL Construction. Alec likes to use any material he comes across normally deemed "useless" or "wasteful", as a part of his art.

Metronome, 2023

Woven Ikat, silk and cotton dyed with Indigo and weld

42 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,100

Starting Bid: $1,470

Buy It Now: $3,150

PEYTON PEARSON is a fiber artist based in Omaha, NE. Pearson explores themes of touch, memory, and loss through hand dyed and woven works. Pearson has exhibited at multiple local galleries and museums with their most recent solo show Spring Tides at Project Project in 2023. Pearson has earned both a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in Art History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Lost Cause, 2022

Wool

42.5 x 30.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

PEYTON PEARSON is a fiber artist based in Omaha, NE. Pearson explores themes of touch, memory, and loss through hand dyed and woven works. Pearson has exhibited at multiple local galleries and museums with their most recent solo show Spring Tides at Project Project in 2023. Pearson has earned both a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in Art History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Walking Toward the Horizon, 2023

Oil and encaustic wax on wood panel

25 x 49.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,950

Starting Bid: $1,365

Buy It Now: $2,925

KRISTAE PETERSON is a painter born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, living in Omaha, NE. Believing that art evokes emotion through color, Kristae uses oil paint, oil sticks, livestock markers, fabric dye and encaustic wax on canvas and wood. Her process is very tactile and intuitive. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, attended the Women's Art Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and owned and operated Avenue Gallery in historic Dundee, Omaha.

Evergreen Reflection, 2022

Oil and encaustic wax on wood screen

48 x 32 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,750

Starting Bid: $1,225

Buy It Now: $2,625

KRISTAE PETERSON is a painter born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, living in Omaha, NE. Believing that art evokes emotion through color, Kristae uses oil paint, oil sticks, livestock markers, fabric dye and encaustic wax on canvas and wood. Her process is very tactile and intuitive. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, attended the Women's Art Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and owned and operated Avenue Gallery in historic Dundee, Omaha.

So Bougie, 2023

Acrylic and glitter on canvas

48 x 48 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,650

Starting Bid: $1,855

Buy It Now: $3,975

Inspired by the vibrant surroundings she found growing up on the Mediterranean and the Southern Californian Coast, SHIRI PHILLIPS is driven by the philosophy of "color is life." Born in Los Angeles, Phillips relocated to Israel at an early age and returned to the United States to finally settle in Omaha, Nebraska. Phillips has made a strong and swift impact since she started exhibiting her artworks. Her international experiences shape her colorful paintings. Her rapidly growing collector base shares her love for artworks that burst with energy beyond the canvas to fill any space with positivity and joy. Within a short time, her works have already been exhibited in galleries and art fairs throughout the United States, including in New York and Los Angeles.

A Road Map to Everywhere, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

60 x 48 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,200

Starting Bid: $2,240

Buy It Now: $4,800

Inspired by the vibrant surroundings she found growing up on the Mediterranean and the Southern Californian Coast, SHIRI PHILLIPS is driven by the philosophy of "color is life." Born in Los Angeles, Phillips relocated to Israel at an early age and returned to the United States to finally settle in Omaha, Nebraska. Phillips has made a strong and swift impact since she started exhibiting her artworks. Her international experiences shape her colorful paintings. Her rapidly growing collector base shares her love for artworks that burst with energy beyond the canvas to fill any space with positivity and joy. Within a short time, her works have already been exhibited in galleries and art fairs throughout the United States, including in New York and Los Angeles.

My Pathway in Life, 2023

Acrylic, glitter, and paper on canvas

48 x 48 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,950

Starting Bid: $2,065

Buy It Now: $4,425

Inspired by the vibrant surroundings she found growing up on the Mediterranean and the Southern Californian Coast, SHIRI PHILLIPS is driven by the philosophy of "color is life." Born in Los Angeles, Phillips relocated to Israel at an early age and returned to the United States to finally settle in Omaha, Nebraska. Phillips has made a strong and swift impact since she started exhibiting her artworks. Her international experiences shape her colorful paintings. Her rapidly growing collector base shares her love for artworks that burst with energy beyond the canvas to fill any space with positivity and joy. Within a short time, her works have already been exhibited in galleries and art fairs throughout the United States, including in New York and Los Angeles.

Tiger Eye, 2022

Pastel on Arches paper

27 x 35 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,700

Starting Bid: $1,890

Buy It Now: $4,050

KRISTIN PLUHACEK lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska. Her drawings and paintings have been exhibited extensively in Midwestern fine arts galleries and museums, and her work is represented in numerous public and private collections. She works primarily in pastels, drawing directly from her subjects in an attempt to capture both the stillness and the motion of life. She has traveled as part of the State Department Arts Envoy program to Asmara, Eritrea where she worked with local artists on large-scale, collaborative paintings. Kristin is the artist for Osage Orange, a Lewis and Clark Interpretive Icon located at Omaha's Lauritzen Gardens, and was the set designer for Raskol, one of five 2012 Great Plains Theatre Conference Playfest plays. Kristin is a BFA graduate of Creighton University, where she is an adjunct drawing instructor. She also teaches drawing at Metropolitan Community College. Her work can be viewed at Anderson O'Brien Fine Art in Omaha, and online at kkpluhacek.com

tumored, 2023

Bronze

5 x 3.5 each inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

LIBBI PONCE (they/them, she/her) is an Ecuadorian artist, born in 1997 to a family of musicians, making sculptures, 360-degree videos, installations, and performances. Ponce explores themes of Latinx-Futurism through a sculptural practice of world-building incorporating an ambitious range of materials including steel, bronze, resin, polyurethane, mortar, grout, terracotta, and glass. Inspired by the erotic and anthropomorphic motifs from ancient Andean ceramics, Ponce constructs tactile sculptural objects which probe discourse on grief, intimacy, and historic folklore.

They have attended the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Oxbow Artists' Residency, Yale Norfolk Undergraduate Residency, and ACRE. Exhibitions include terciopelo at Selenas Mountain, BASE REMOVED at the Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo, and Skyway 20/21 at the Tampa Museum of Art. They hold a BFA in Studio Art and BA in Philosophy from the University of South Florida. In 2021, Ponce completed a Fulbright Creative Research Fellowship in Ecuador. In 2023, they completed an ArtTable research fellowship at the Chrysler Museum Of Art. Libbi is the founder/director of galeria juniin in Guayaquil, Ecuador and Co-Director of Coco Hunday Gallery in Tampa, FL. Libbi is currently based between Ecuador and the states.

Artist in Residence 2023

Life is a Cabaret, 2023

Acrylic on wood relief

25 x 19.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

Born and raised in Omaha, NE, COURTNEY KENNY PORTO's work ranges from comical surrealist animals and colorful abstracts to more serious issues such as inequalities, social pressures, and hardships. Porto Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bethany College with a BA in Studio Art. She has exhibited work in numerous juried and solo exhibitions and has work in private and corporate collections throughout the Midwest. Her work may also be seen on Tender & True's pet food packaging. Porto has been featured in copious publications and television interviews including: Omaha Magazine, Her Magazine, The Reader, The Omaha World Herald, and Bust Magazine among many others. She has been an art instructor with numerous arts organizations, been a part of several public art projects including Omaha Summer Arts Festival's Mural Cubes, and curated two exhibitions (The Omaha Post-it Note Show and BOLD). She currently serves as Joslyn Art Museum's Young Art Patron Art Crawl Chair.

We Found It, Checkpoint Mountain Tent, 2022

Mixed media on paper 20 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

JOSH POWELL is a painter, sculptor, and drawer. He prefers to mix the three and work mostly as a mixed media artist. His mixed media work can be found anywhere from gallery walls to out in the public eye. He has earned a BFA at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He generally has somewhat of an initial plot to each piece but mostly works intuitively. Josh wants people to convey a sense of powerful emotions through his 2d/3d narratives. He works mainly amongst the three surrealist rules; juxtaposition, transformation and dislocation.

"My most current work depicts scenes of false landscapes that are about rebuilding a wasteland, a sort of post apocalyptic landscape and what life looks like in its new stage."

We Used To Play Musical Chairs To Pass The Time. I Would Dance As My Brother Kept Time By Clicking His Tongue. There Was A Thunderstorm And We All Howled At The Sky., 2023

Mixed media on paper

18 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

JOSH POWELL is a painter, sculptor, and drawer. He prefers to mix the three and work mostly as a mixed media artist. His mixed media work can be found anywhere from gallery walls to out in the public eye. He has earned a BFA at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He generally has somewhat of an initial plot to each piece but mostly works intuitively. Josh wants people to convey a sense of powerful emotions through his 2d/3d narratives. He works mainly amongst the three surrealist rules; juxtaposition, transformation and dislocation.

"My most current work depicts scenes of false landscapes that are about rebuilding a wasteland, a sort of post apocalyptic landscape and what life looks like in its new stage."

prv 12, 2023

Paper collage

60 x 84 inches

Fair Market Value: $10,500

Starting Bid: $7,350

Buy It Now: $15,750

THOMAS PRINZ is the principal of Arc-Studio, which is located in Omaha and was established in 1990 to explore the disciplines of Art and Architecture. He received his undergraduate degree in Architecture from the University of Nebraska and a master's degree from Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCOI-ARC) in 1988. He has been an adjunct professor and visiting critic at UNL School of Architecture. He has had exhibitions of his art and architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Creighton University, Projects in Des Moines, Circa Gallery in Minneapolis and Gallery 72. Thomas was recently awarded first place for the international juried competition at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art and was the featured artist at the opening of their new gallery space. He has been included in the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts annual actions.

Earth, 2014

Acrylic on canvas

36 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $10,000

Starting Bid: $7,000

Buy It Now: $15,000

MELODIE PROVENZANO lived and worked in New York City until 2020. After receiving her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 1996, she freelanced for more than a decade painting window displays, showrooms and various commissioned projects for fashion companies including Saks 5th Avenue, Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, Chanel and Hermes. At this time, she sharpened her drawing and painting skills while developing her fine art. Melodie has exhibited in group shows at The Brattleboro Museum, VT, The Chelsea Art Museum, NYC, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA, and solo shows at Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL, The University School of Nashville, TN, and Nancy Margolis Gallery, NYC. She has also written and recorded songs as "Connie Acher", releasing five LPs on Flipped Out Records and "For Giving" on UK label Golden Lab. Melodie currently lives and works in the countryside near Nashville, TN.

Banana, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

BRIAN PYTLIK ZILLIG is a painter, printmaker, and multimedia artist from Lincoln, NE. His work explores the body and vernacular culture in the digital age by deconstructing and reassembling the visual detritus of memory and everyday life. Pytlik Zillig has exhibited his multimedia work nationally and internationally, including mesmerizing animations in London, Tokyo, Rome, Lyons, Lausanne, and Vienna.

but what time is it?, she asks the nautilis .002, 2023

Glazed stoneware

14.5 x 14.5 x 2 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,200

Starting Bid: $2,240

Buy It Now: $4,800

RANDI RENATE was born 'en caul,' intact inside the amniotic sac, in San Antonio, TX. Her scientific background in biology and oceanography informs her current artistic research. Randi received a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014 and moved to Berlin where she maintained a studio and artist-run project space, TRACE. She is a 2020 MFA graduate of the Sculpture Department at the Yale School of Art. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships including Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, NY, Lighthouse Works on Fishers Island, NY, Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE, Fountainhead in Miami, FL, and Santa Fe Art Institute in Santa Fe, NM.

In Velvet, 2019

oil on stretched canvas

36 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,500

Starting Bid: $1,750

Buy It Now: $3,750

ASHER REY was born in southern Louisiana but now resides in Lincoln, NE. She focuses on mixed-media and holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a BFA in Painting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
"My work is a constant study and search for identity through processing trauma and building community. I work in various mediums in order to have a better visualization and manifestation of internal dialog through the artmaking process."

Home is a Question, 2020

Oil and Faux Fur on Stretched canvas

37.5 x 37.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,500

Starting Bid: $1,750

Buy It Now: $3,750

ASHER REY was born in southern Louisiana but now resides in Lincoln, NE. She focuses on mixed-media and holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a BFA in Painting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
"My work is a constant study and search for identity through processing trauma and building community. I work in various mediums in order to have a better visualization and manifestation of internal dialog through the artmaking process."

The Pace of the Sun, 2023

Pastel and coloured pencil on paper

13 x 16 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

ALICIA REYES MCNAMARA completed her MFA at University of Oxford Ruskin School of Art in 2016. Their work has been included in Bloomberg New Contemporaries (2016). They were awarded the South London Gallery Graduate Residency 2016-17 and her exhibition Nowhere Else was exhibited in the first floor galleries in 2017. She was commissioned to create a project as part of 2018 Communal Knowledge at The Showroom. She most recently was awarded an a-n bursary, a Jerwood Bursary, and the Bloomberg New Contemporaries Studio Residency at Hospitalfield. She has had solo exhibitions at Niru Ratnam Gallery and Lismore Castle Arts, and was included in Whitechapel Gallery as part of The London Open 2022. Alicia is based in London, but spends time between there and Chicago, where she is originally from. She most recently completed a residency at Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, in rural Maine.

Yee Haul!, 2022

Collage and found object

25.5 x 25.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $700

Starting Bid: $490

Buy It Now: $1,050

TIM RICKETT is an artist and educator based in Northeastern South Dakota. He employs the practice of bricolage to create work that explores ideas of nostalgia, politics, history, and the Anthropocene. He graduated from Hastings College in 2016 with a BFA in Sculpture and completed his MFA at East Carolina University in 2019. He currently serves as the Assistant Professor of 3D Media and Gallery Director at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He co-curates exhibitions in the collective MidwestNice Art with his partner, Epiphany Knedler. His work has been exhibited at the Washington Pavilion, Del Mar College Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Contemporary Arts Museum Raleigh, and the University of South Dakota.

Prarie:Rose, 2023

Found object, wood, pigment print

15 x 5 x 15 inches

Fair Market Value: $700

Starting Bid: $490

Buy It Now: $1,050

TIM RICKETT is an artist and educator based in Northeastern South Dakota. He employs the practice of bricolage to create work that explores ideas of nostalgia, politics, history, and the Anthropocene. He graduated from Hastings College in 2016 with a BFA in Sculpture and completed his MFA at East Carolina University in 2019. He currently serves as the Assistant Professor of 3D Media and Gallery Director at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He co-curates exhibitions in the collective MidwestNice Art with his partner, Epiphany Knedler. His work has been exhibited at the Washington Pavilion, Del Mar College Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Contemporary Arts Museum Raleigh, and the University of South Dakota.

Twisted Pleasure, 2021

Hand-woven, hand-dyed wool tapestry

17 x 23.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

ERIN M RILEY is a tapestry weaver living and working in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University and BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design both in fibers. She is represented by P.P.O.W Gallery and has exhibited nationally and internationally. She was an artist in residence at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in 2012 and an alumni artist in residence in 2021 as well as Yaddo, MacDowell, Museum of Arts and Design and currently Sharpe Walentas Studio Program in Brooklyn, NY.

Internal Defense, 2021

Handwoven wool tapestry, hand dyed wool

17 x 23.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

ERIN M RILEY is a tapestry weaver living and working in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University and BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design both in fibers. She is represented by P.P.O.W Gallery and has exhibited nationally and internationally. She was an artist in residence at Bemis center for Contemporary Arts in 2012 and an alumni artist in residence in 2021 as well as Yaddo, MacDowell, Museum of Arts and Design and currently Sharpe Walentas Studio Program in Brooklyn, NY.

Figure 1804, 2017

Ballpoint pen and acrylic on paper

22 x 30 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,000

Starting Bid: $3,500

Buy It Now: $7,500

GAMALIEL RODRIGUEZ (b. 1977, Bayamon, Puerto Rico) is a visual artist based in Puerto Rico. His large-scale works on paper imagine landscapes inspired by the two-fold character of Puerto Rico, which the artist recently described as a mix of "beauty and chaos." Merging industrial and natural environments, Rodriguez depicts abandoned structures surrounded by verdant greenery-which he often renders as an aerial view. Devoid of a human presence, the overgrown buildings have a dystopic yet familiar feel, prompting mis-recognitions by viewers reminded of locations in their own hometowns. Though the artist's subjects are fictitious, they are inspired by the accumulation of manufacturing projects in Puerto Rico established and ultimately abandoned by US companies lured by tax breaks and cheap labor in the mid-20th century. Rodriguez received his BA from the University of Sacred Heart in San Juan PR in 2004, his MFA from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in 2005, and attended the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine in 2011. He has participated in numerous residencies and fellowships such as The MacDowell Fellowship in 2012 and The International Studio & Curatorial Program Residency in 2013. In 2016, Rodríguez had a solo exhibition at SCAD Museum in Savannah, Georgia which featured Figure 1737, a 45-foot long ballpoint pen drawing. He has also exhibited his work at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan and the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York. He is represented by Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York.

Artist-in-Residence, 2017

Lizard Tongue, 2023

Beewax on ceramics

19.5 x 7 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Starting Bid: $1,400

Buy It Now: $3,000

RODRIGUEZ REMOR (Denis Rodriguez and Leonardo Remor) are artists, curators, and researchers. They reflect on the Art-Nature dyad in projects that focus on rural areas, the land, and the transmission of ancestral knowledge and technologies of popular creators and the Native peoples of Eastern South America. Since August 2020, they have resided in Igatu, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia (Brazil), where they founded Mirante Xique-Xique, a para-institution that promotes research residencies in different areas: environment, architecture, cuisine, and arts. Through cultural activities, exchanges, and environmental education, the ngo's mission is to safeguard the region's architectural and intangible heritage.

Artists in Residence 2023

Memory Park, 2022

Acrylic on panel

49.5 x 37.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,800

Starting Bid: $2,660

Buy It Now: $5,700

LARRY ROOTS an interdisciplinary artist working at will in a wide scope of visual interests, moving within non objective and figurative content. It is his practice to manipulate materials, take risks and intuitively improvise within each painting. In essence, it is a daily practice of doing, seeing, learning and thinking. His oeuvre can be categorized by bodies or series which are finite or continuing and have distinctions that influence current work. He resides in Omaha, NE and earned his B.A. in painting from the University of Northern Colorado where he was named the 2005 Alumni of the Year in the visual arts. He is the owner/director of Modern Arts Midtown Art Gallery, shows regionally and nationally, and is in corporate, public and private collections including the Sheldon Museum of Art, the Museum of Nebraska Art and the Sioux City Art Center, Iowa.

With the Eyes of Birds and Wolves, 2022

Mixed media on canvas

72 x 36 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,200

Starting Bid: $2,940

Buy It Now: $6,300

SARAH ROWE is a visual artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work opens cross cultural dialogues by utilizing methods of painting, printmaking, textiles, performance, and Native American ceremony in unconventional ways. Rowe projects her vision of contemporary Indigenous experience into the mix with an offbeat enchantment. Her imagined landscapes are bold and vibrant, containing a shape-shifting bestiary of tales both familiar and strange. Rowe holds a BA in Studio Art from Webster University, studying in St. Louis, Missouri and Vienna, Austria. She is of Lakota and Ponca descent.

Sentinel, 2022

Mixed media on wood

16 x 17 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,950

Starting Bid: $1,365

Buy It Now: $2,925

SARAH ROWE is a visual artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work opens cross cultural dialogues by utilizing methods of painting, printmaking, textiles, performance, and Native American ceremony in unconventional ways. Rowe projects her vision of contemporary Indigenous experience into the mix with an offbeat enchantment. Her imagined landscapes are bold and vibrant, containing a shape-shifting bestiary of tales both familiar and strange. Rowe holds a BA in Studio Art from Webster University, studying in St. Louis, Missouri and Vienna, Austria. She is of Lakota and Ponca descent.

Test Plate 1 , 2023

Cast iron, enamel, copper leaf

9 x 9 x 2 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,000

Starting Bid: $2,100

Buy It Now: $4,500

LEE EMMA RUNNING is an artist based in Omaha Nebraska who creates sweeping public installations on glass, as well as arresting objects using cast iron, enamel, glass, bone, and handmade paper. For the last 15 years, she has been using this work to engage audiences in conversations about the impact of human-built systems on the natural world.

She was a 2023 Foundry Resident in the Arts/Industry program at Kohler and a 2022/23 Artist in Residence with Opera Omaha. A permanent installation of her work will be built into Roskens Hall at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2024. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Des Moines Art Center, National Taiwan University of the Arts, Form and Concept Gallery in Santa Fe, and PACE Gallery in Council Bluffs. She has been awarded residencies at Ucross, Jentel, Santa Fe Art Institute, and Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture.

Running is the recipient of a 2023 Populus fund grant from the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha and was a 2017 Iowa Arts Council Fellow. Her work is represented by Olsen Larson Galleries.

These plates are cast directly from fabric and hand-carved wax. The enameled surface has been sanded back to the botanical reliefs and leafed with a thin layer of copper. These objects allude to scientific sample plates holding images of wild roses and deadly nightshade from the Nebraska State Herbarium.

Lee works with cast iron because of the connections of an element found in the body, industry, and land. Her work has historically combined unlikely metaphorical materials: Bone and gold, handmade paper and animal fur, bone and glass.

The materials of iron and powdered glass join each other seamlessly through heat. The enamel protects the iron, which is otherwise vulnerable to rust and decay. A fragile glass shell protecting a heavy, strong metal reminds us how different materials are fragile alone, but combine into strong structures. Much of the natural world follows a similar structural model of protection.

Test Plate 2, 2023

Cast iron, enamel, copper leaf

9 x 9 x 2 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,000

Starting Bid: $2,100

Buy It Now: $4,500

LEE EMMA RUNNING is an artist based in Omaha Nebraska who creates sweeping public installations on glass, as well as arresting objects using cast iron, enamel, glass, bone, and handmade paper. For the last 15 years, she has been using this work to engage audiences in conversations about the impact of human-built systems on the natural world.

She was a 2023 Foundry Resident in the Arts/Industry program at Kohler and a 2022/23 Artist in Residence with Opera Omaha. A permanent installation of her work will be built into Roskens Hall at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2024. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Des Moines Art Center, National Taiwan University of the Arts, Form and Concept Gallery in Santa Fe, and PACE Gallery in Council Bluffs. She has been awarded residencies at Ucross, Jentel, Santa Fe Art Institute, and Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture.

Running is the recipient of a 2023 Populus fund grant from the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha and was a 2017 Iowa Arts Council Fellow. Her work is represented by Olsen Larson Galleries.

These plates are cast directly from fabric and hand-carved wax. The enameled surface has been sanded back to the botanical reliefs and leafed with a thin layer of copper. These objects allude to scientific sample plates holding images of wild roses and deadly nightshade from the Nebraska State Herbarium.

Lee works with cast iron because of the connections of an element found in the body, industry, and land. Her work has historically combined unlikely metaphorical materials: Bone and gold, handmade paper and animal fur, bone and glass.

The materials of iron and powdered glass join each other seamlessly through heat. The enamel protects the iron, which is otherwise vulnerable to rust and decay. A fragile glass shell protecting a heavy, strong metal reminds us how different materials are fragile alone, but combine into strong structures. Much of the natural world follows a similar structural model of protection.

Under Inspection, 2022

Colored pencil on paper

30 x 22 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

EMMA MCKAY RYAN grew up on a farm outside of Minden, NE. In May of 2022, she graduated from Doane University in Crete, NE earning a BA in studio arts with a professional emphasis in drawing. She completed two internships at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, one internship at the LUX Center for the Art in Lincoln, NE, and has been exhibited by the Color Pencil Society of America (CPSA). Emma currently resides in South Bend, IN and is working towards completing her MFA in Studio Arts at the University of Notre Dame. Her current body of work is a series of detailed drawings of the female figure devoid of setting, navigating the psychological alienation of the self generated from constantly being watched by and performing for others. She purposefully creates tension by juxtaposing highly detailed female figures against an empty white expanse of paper.

KOKO's Love: Love 2018 Purple Hearts, edition of 20, 2018

Mixed-media digital photo collage

14 x 20 inches

Fair Market Value: $450

Starting Bid: $315

Buy It Now: $675

YOSHIE SAKAI is a multidisciplinary artist living in Gardena, California. Sakai creates videos/installations that respond and negotiate contemporary social issues of cultural identity, gender roles, and familial and personal relationships. As a subtly transgressive undercover cultural agent, she exposes the absurdities of manipulative social structures while humorously struggling and reveling in them as a participant. She has received numerous fellowships including the 2021/22 City of Los Angeles (COLA) Individual Artist Fellowship in Visual Arts and the California Community Foundation for Visual Artists Emerging Artist Fellowship. Sakai has completed residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture (Madison, ME), Kohler Arts/Industry Residency in Foundry (Kohler, WI), and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE). She earned her BFA from California State University Long Beach and her MFA from Claremont Graduate University.

Artist-in-Residence, 2022

Chasing The Bull's-Eye, 2023

Mixed media on board and plexiglass

37.5 x 32.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

SHANNON SARGENT attended Morningside College and received his BS in art (2000) after serving six years in the United States Marine Corps as a Mountaineering Instructor. He then attended the University of South Dakota and received his MFA in painting (2002). Shannon is the Exhibitions/Collections Coordinator at the Sioux City Art Center where he maintains the permanent collection and installs the exhibitions. Shannon is also an adjunct professor and curator at Morningside College, where he teaches sculpture and manages the galleries. Shannon produces and shows his work in the region and lives in Sioux City, IA.

Untitled (layered meditation), 2020

Colored pencil on paper

27 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,150

Starting Bid: $805

Buy It Now: $1,725

LYNNETTE THERESE SAUER is a visual artist making drawings at the intersection of creative and contemplative practice. She studied painting at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis, IN and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Recent group exhibitions include Starta Arta (New York, NY), Westbeth Gallery (New York, NY), Upstream Gallery (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY), Ethan Cohen KuBe (Beacon, NY), and PeepSpace (Tarrytown, NY). She also co-writes Circling, an email newsletter charting the rhythms of artists' domestic lives, at circlingcircling.substack.com and produces dynamic event programming at cultural institutions.

Mustache List, 2023

Screen print on paper

33 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

EGGMAN MICHAEL SCHEEF is a printmaker living in Papillion, NE. Much of his work starts with linear ink drawings and portraiture. A 30+ year screen printer, his drawings become prints involving the repetition and recycling of both images and materials. In recent years, Eggman has exhibited in juried shows at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Drake University, as well as being chosen for the Nebraska Biennial and a solo show at the Fred Simon Gallery in Omaha, He earned his BFA in Drawing from UNO with postgraduate work at Boise State University.

Chart of Bats, 2023

Screen print on paper

33 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

EGGMAN MICHAEL SCHEEF is a printmaker living in Papillion, NE. Much of his work starts with linear ink drawings and portraiture. A 30+ year screen printer, his drawings become prints involving the repetition and recycling of both images and materials. In recent years, Eggman has exhibited in juried shows at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Drake University, as well as being chosen for the Nebraska Biennial and a solo show at the Fred Simon Gallery in Omaha, He earned his BFA in Drawing from UNO with postgraduate work at Boise State University.

Hold Me Closer, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

36 x 36 x 2 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

LISSA SCOTLAND explores nature, flowers, landscapes, and the "pretty" subjects. She questions, "what makes something beautiful?" Using layers of paint, Lissa creates depth within the piece, staying curious with her colors and marks. Her use of color is often bold and surprising. Born in 1978, in Omaha, Nebraska, Lissa grew up in the Midwest. She found painting to be a therapy for the crippling anxiety that had taken over her early years. Two decades of painting later, she now lives in Duluth, Minnesota where she has a home art studio. Lissa's resume includes several gallery shows within the midwest. She has been a contributing artist to the Bemis Center for Contemporary art for almost 20 years, and her collectors include the Monroe Meyer Institute in Omaha, NE and the Essentia Health Hospital in Duluth, MN.

All My Joys, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

37 x 37 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,200

Starting Bid: $1,540

Buy It Now: $3,300

LISSA SCOTLAND explores nature, flowers, landscapes, and the "pretty" subjects. She questions, "what makes something beautiful?" Using layers of paint, Lissa creates depth within the piece, staying curious with her colors and marks. Her use of color is often bold and surprising. Born in 1978, in Omaha, Nebraska, Lissa grew up in the Midwest. She found painting to be a therapy for the crippling anxiety that had taken over her early years. Two decades of painting later, she now lives in Duluth, Minnesota where she has a home art studio. Lissa's resume includes several gallery shows within the midwest. She has been a contributing artist to the Bemis Center for Contemporary art for almost 20 years, and her collectors include the Monroe Meyer Institute in Omaha, NE and the Essentia Health Hospital in Duluth, MN.

The Raven , 2022

3D Taxidermy on wood frame and acrylic clear base

20 x 20 x 12 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

SEDRA D' (Daniel Castaneda) is a universal observer, Pachamama warrior, multifaceted self-taught BIPOC artisan and urban artist. Daniel has completed different residencies and art programs at El Museo Latino 2015, (Omaha,Ne) MaMo BFF 2022, (Omaha, NE) Bemis residence volunteer (2021).

ACWG Amplify Arts 2022 (Omaha, NE) Art Campus, Sculpture Installation 2023 (Des Moines, Iowa)

D'Colores mobile gallery Inclusive Program OSAF Omaha Summer Arts Festival 2023 (Omaha,Ne)

"My art is a reflection of my perception of nature, dreams, roots and culture. I paint colorful walls with graffiti and landscapes that symbolize the connection with our communities then I recycle my spray cans and turn them into small sculptures. I use a variety of materials and mediums in my creations, wood, metal, clay and all that my mind can explore. I practice taxidermy with birds and other creatures to give them a second life and experience how we are all connected with the essence of the Creation to coexist in our universe."

Metamorphosis , 2023

3D Taxidermy

16 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

SEDRA D' (Daniel Castaneda) is a universal observer, Pachamama warrior, multifaceted self-taught BIPOC artisan and urban artist. Daniel has completed different residencies and art programs at El Museo Latino 2015, (Omaha,Ne) MaMo BFF 2022, (Omaha, NE) Bemis residence volunteer (2021).

ACWG Amplify Arts 2022 (Omaha, NE) Art Campus, Sculpture Installation 2023 (Des Moines, Iowa)

D'Colores mobile gallery Inclusive Program OSAF Omaha Summer Arts Festival 2023 (Omaha,Ne)

"My art is a reflection of my perception of nature, dreams, roots and culture. I paint colorful walls with graffiti and landscapes that symbolize the connection with our communities then I recycle my spray cans and turn them into small sculptures. I use a variety of materials and mediums in my creations, wood, metal, clay and all that my mind can explore. I practice taxidermy with birds and other creatures to give them a second life and experience how we are all connected with the essence of the Creation to coexist in our universe."

Cascade 4, 2023

Acrylic-based pigmented ink, and India ink on Arches 300gsm cold press paper

63.25 x 45.4 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,700

Starting Bid: $3,290

Buy It Now: $7,050

JEFF SEDREL is an ink and brush artist out of Omaha, NE. Working in a mix of media-ink, acrylics, marker-on either canvas or paper, Sedrel compresses space, filling it with an explosion of bright, direct gestures that speak to natural abundance and the pleasures of art making unfettered by standard iconography or didactic intent. Sedrel earned a BASA from UNO in 2012 and he was most recently exhibited solo at the Garden of the Zodiac Gallery December 2022-January 2023.

Small Bouquet, 2023

Acrylic-based pigmented ink and India ink on paper

19.5 x 15.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $950

Starting Bid: $665

Buy It Now: $1,425

JEFF SEDREL is an ink and brush artist out of Omaha, NE. Working in a mix of media-ink, acrylics, marker-on either canvas or paper, Sedrel compresses space, filling it with an explosion of bright, direct gestures that speak to natural abundance and the pleasures of art making unfettered by standard iconography or didactic intent. Sedrel earned a BASA from UNO in 2012 and he was most recently exhibited solo at the Garden of the Zodiac Gallery December 2022-January 2023

Material Study on Revolt #1, 2014

Pigment prints on cotton paper; Photographic polyptych portraying diverse materials used as projectiles by civilians in urban riots mainly associated with political instability, collected in disturbance scenarios in Mexico City throughout the recurrent protests of 2013

Polyptych (6) 18 x 27 inches each

Fair Market Value: $8,950

Starting Bid: $6,265

Buy It Now: $13,425

JOAQUIN SEGURA is a visual artist who lives and works in Mexico City. His artistic practice is centered around meditations on the phenomenology of history, power, and truth, engaging with notions such as sociopolitical microclimates, asymmetrical narratives and ideology. His recent works address the ontological meaning of political extremism, language, and radical thought, with a special emphasis on its materialities. Active since the early 2000s, Segura is widely recognized as one of the leading Mexican artists of his generation.

His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Segura is also a founding member and board advisor at SOMA, Mexico City and currently serves at the Board of Directors at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE.

Did I Leave It In My Room?, 2023

Oil on canvas

36 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,100

Starting Bid: $770

Buy It Now: $1,650

BAYLEE SMITH is a painter living in Omaha, NE. Her work focuses on the mundane and sacred objects of life. She is both a studio painter as well as a plein aire painter. Baylee recently graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in studio art and art history. Her work at Creighton earned her the top honor of Outstanding Senior for the department. Her work has been shown in the Radial Arts Center and the Hot Shops Art Gallery both located in Omaha as well as the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St, Joseph, MO. She has participated the past two years in the Summit Plein Air Event in Lee's Summit, MO. She is currently working for the Joslyn Art Museum teaching traditional oil painting. To view more of her work, please visit her on Instagram as @bayleesmithart.

Antenna x-5, 2020

Paint and resin on polystyrene

18 x 14 x 1 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

COLIN C. SMITH's paintings and sculpture expand the conventions of painting. Beginning with the joys of material, color and the graphic image, Smith's newest works are aggressive, buoyant and difficult to classify. The wall works reference minimal painting and expressionism, yet their colors and forms are fully contemporary. The floor sculptures are playful and casual, yet their offhandedness belies a rigorous process and intentional mark making. Colin is interested in making works that charge retinal and interior spaces. They move when you squint and can throw you off balance if you get too close. His abstractions have a liveliness and spirit that is rare in contemporary painting, particularly in works that contain such a restrained and focused bag of tricks. Colin received his BFA in 1988 from the University of Nebraska - Omaha (UNO) and his MFA in 1992 from Drake University. He teaches at UNO.

Color Study, 2020

Paper collage

9 x 9 inches

Fair Market Value: $500

Starting Bid: $350

Buy It Now: $750

COLIN C. SMITH's paintings and sculpture expand the conventions of painting. Beginning with the joys of material, color and the graphic image, Smith's newest works are aggressive, buoyant and difficult to classify. The wall works reference minimal painting and expressionism, yet their colors and forms are fully contemporary. The floor sculptures are playful and casual, yet their offhandedness belies a rigorous process and intentional mark making. Colin is interested in making works that charge retinal and interior spaces. They move when you squint and can throw you off balance if you get too close. His abstractions have a liveliness and spirit that is rare in contemporary painting, particularly in works that contain such a restrained and focused bag of tricks. Colin received his BFA in 1988 from the University of Nebraska - Omaha (UNO) and his MFA in 1992 from Drake University. He teaches at UNO.

Geothermal, 2017

Oil and acrylic on panel

14 x 11 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

AMANDA SMITH earned an MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a BA from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. She has exhibited and lectured nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at SPRING/BREAK Art Show in NY, the Rochester Art Center in MN, the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas CIty, Box 13 Art Space in Houston, the International Quilt Museum, and Biblioteca Viva Egana in Santiago, Chile. She has been a visiting artist at many universities including Temple University, Rome, Italy, the University of Kansas, and the University of South Carolina. Smith has been an artist-in-residence at FljÃ3tstunga in Iceland, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, Arrowmont Pentaculum, Art 342 in Fort Collins, Monson Arts in Maine, and Est-Nord-Est in Quebec, Canada. She is an Assistant Professor of Drawing and Painting at Missouri State University.

1-13-17: Hennessy, Remy Martin, D'Usse, Jose Cuervo, Patron, Bud Ice, Seagrams, Paul Masson (from the Open 24 Hours series) ed 2/10, 2017

Risograph on paper

11 x 14 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,300

Starting Bid: $910

Buy It Now: $1,950

Little Redwood, 2021

Asphalt tar and string hung from rearview mirror

12 x 3.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $400

Starting Bid: $280

Buy It Now: $600

Born in Puerto Rico (1986) and based in Miami, MISAEL SOTO received their MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Art History from Florida Atlantic University. Misael was the Art in Public Life Resident with the City of Miami Beach, where they founded the Department of Reflection. Misael has exhibited at MCA Chicago, Open Engagement 2015, the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, Material Art Fair in Mexico City, David Castillo Gallery in Miami, and Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, amongst others. Misael is a studio artist and the Director of Time-based Programming at Dimensions Variable and has participated in the Heat Exchange program with BFI Miami and Rogaland Kunstsenter in Stavanger, Norway; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts' Fall 2020 Residency Program in Omaha, NE; The Fountainhead Residency in Miami, FL; the ACRE Residency Program in Steuben, WI; and HomeBase Project's HB Build Artist-in-Residence program in Berlin.

Artist-in-Residence, 2020

Siete Mitos, 2023

Glass

26 x 15 x 15 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,000

Starting Bid: $3,500

Buy It Now: $7,500

THERMAN STATOM is a sculptor/painter most notably known as a pioneer of the contemporary glass movement for his life-size glass ladders, chairs, tables, constructed box-like paintings, and small scale houses; all created through the technique of gluing glass plates together. Sandblasted surfaces become a canvas for spontaneous vibrant colors and line work, which take nuances from Abstract Expressionism and concepts of Minimalism, while simultaneously incorporating a twist by using blown-glass elements and found objects. Throughout his career, public artworks have been permanently installed at prominent locations including the Los Angeles Public Library, Corning, Inc. Headquarters, the Mayo Clinic, San Jose Ice Center, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the Jepson Center for the Arts in the Telfair Museum, Savannah as well as several hospitals across the country. His artwork appears in numerous exhibitions annually, including solo and group shows around the nation and internationally. Statom has completed over thirty large, site-specific installations. Most notably, his 2009 solo exhibition Stories of the New World at the Orlando Museum of Art, spanned over 7,000 square feet, and has been his largest installation to date. Much of the latter half of Statom's career has been focused on the importance of educational programming within the arts. He has taken a deep interest in employing workshops as a catalyst for social change and in effect, positively impacting a community. Statom studied at Pilchuck Glass School, received a BFA from Rhode Island School Of Design, and later studied at the Pratt Institute of Art & Design.

Avenue-9th-and-10th-Tower, 2020

3d Lenticular media

42 x 64 (diptych) inches

Fair Market Value: $12,000

Starting Bid: $8,400

Buy It Now: $18,000

MARY ANN STRANDELL is based in New York. She earned an MA and MFA University of New Mexico; BFA cum laude, University of South Dakota; Internship in Conservation, W. H. Over Museum; Fellowship, Tamarind Institute. Teaching experience: Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Kansas City Art Institute, KC, MO; Notre Dame's New Mexico Program.? Awards: 2022 Fellowship New Jersey State Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts in Painting; Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; Public Artwork Fund-NEA; Arts Humanities Grant. Exhibitions: De Weiger Museum, NL; Panorama Art, Cologne, DE: FiAC, Paris; St. Louis Art Museum; Michael Steinberg Fine Art, NY; Juan+Associates, NY: Sotheby's, NY, NY; Artport Kingston, NY; Minnesota St. Projects, CA; #MakeUsVisable, curated by XRE and @PolinateArt, NYC; Commissions: UBER World Headquarters, San Francisco, CA; Polsinelli Law, LA, CA; Children's Mercy Research Institute, KC, MO. Acquisitions: APS Museum, Shanghai, China. Solo: The Bradbury Art Museum, AK.

Artist-in-Residence, 1996

Transit Pickle Creek, 2023

3d Lenticular media

48.5 x 36.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $7,450

Starting Bid: $5,215

Buy It Now: $11,175

MARY ANN STRANDELL is based in New York. She earned an MA and MFA University of New Mexico; BFA cum laude, University of South Dakota; Internship in Conservation, W. H. Over Museum; Fellowship, Tamarind Institute. Teaching experience: Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Kansas City Art Institute, KC, MO; Notre Dame's New Mexico Program.? Awards: 2022 Fellowship New Jersey State Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts in Painting; Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; Public Artwork Fund-NEA; Arts Humanities Grant. Exhibitions: De Weiger Museum, NL; Panorama Art, Cologne, DE: FiAC, Paris; St. Louis Art Museum; Michael Steinberg Fine Art, NY; Juan+Associates, NY: Sotheby's, NY, NY; Artport Kingston, NY; Minnesota St. Projects, CA; #MakeUsVisable, curated by XRE and @PolinateArt, NYC; Commissions: UBER World Headquarters, San Francisco, CA; Polsinelli Law, LA, CA; Children's Mercy Research Institute, KC, MO. Acquisitions: APS Museum, Shanghai, China. Solo: The Bradbury Art Museum, AK.

Artist-in-Residence, 1996

Birds on a Wire, 2023

Glazed ceramic birds on powder coated steel wire and steel cloud

36 x 9 x 5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

IGGY SUMNIK created ceramics, sculptures, prints, and more. His technique focused on texture and balance, and included an intricacy and depth that permeated his work. Sumnik's art is aimed at provoking thought about the environmental impact of modern culture. Through the use of pattern, bright color and familiar objects, the Sumnik was able to connect with the past while documenting the present for the future. Upon completion of a three-year apprenticeship at Jun Kaneko Studio in 2008, Sumnik maintained his own studio, showing work, and teaching the art of ceramics to youth in both Omaha and Detroit.

"Hand building identifiable objects, life size or larger, connects me to our culture and the natural world. Manipulating these objects and ideas represents the human tendency to alter our environment."

Artist-in-Residence, 2013-2014

White form with blue dots, 2018

Glazed stoneware

16 x 10 x 8 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

IGGY SUMNIK created ceramics, sculptures, prints, and more. His technique focused on texture and balance, and included an intricacy and depth that permeated his work. Sumnik's art is aimed at provoking thought about the environmental impact of modern culture. Through the use of pattern, bright color and familiar objects, the Sumnik was able to connect with the past while documenting the present for the future. Upon completion of a three-year apprenticeship at Jun Kaneko Studio in 2008, Sumnik maintained his own studio, showing work, and teaching the art of ceramics to youth in both Omaha and Detroit.

"Hand building identifiable objects, life size or larger, connects me to our culture and the natural world. Manipulating these objects and ideas represents the human tendency to alter our environment."

Artist-in-Residence, 2013-2014

La Casa Pizza, 2021

Oil on canvas

25.5 x 19.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,400

Starting Bid: $980

Buy It Now: $2,100

KATRINA SWANSON is an oil painter living in Omaha, NE. She is currently working on a series of paintings of vintage candy, bicycles, toy machines and Vintage Neon Signs. Swanson loves to paint things that have good memories of her childhood. She is represented by Anderson O'Brien Gallery in Midtown Gingers' Hang Up, 8455 Frederick St, Omaha, NE, & Robert Paul Galleries in Stowe Vermont. She has several paintings in collections across Nebraska. Wayne State College, UNO Mammel Hall, Think Whole Person Healthcare, Hillcrest Health Services (Millard) and the UNO Engagement Center.

Tongued Orifice Trio, 2000

Welded steel, army helmets, plush tongues

36 x 11 x 21 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Starting Bid: $1,400

Buy It Now: $3,000

TOM SWANSON specializes in sculpture and printmaking in Omaha, NE. He fashions three dimensional collages out of abstract welded steel including army helmets, monumental scaled figurative relief/woodcut prints, paper constructions using reclaimed encyclopedia pages, cereal boxes, and digitally printed materials. He earned a BA in History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Wheel (trial proof), 2014

Color lithograph with pearlescent powders

27 x 23 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,600

Starting Bid: $1,820

Buy It Now: $3,900

BARBARA TAKENAGA is an abstract painter who makes images that are abstract and representational, microscopic and cosmic. Exhibitions include DC Moore Gallery in NYC, a 20-year Survey at the Williams College Museum of Art; wall installations at Space/42 of the Neuberger Museum and MASS MoCA; and a two person show at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. Public works include the MTA Arts mosaic and glass installations at the Metro North Station in White Plains, NY and a 30' mosaic wall at NYU Langone. Her 20-year survey was accompanied by an illustrated book, with an essay by curator Debra Bricker Balken, published by Delmonico|Prestel in 2017. She is a 2020 recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship and represented by DC Moore, Robischon Gallery, Pamela Salisbury Gallery, and by print publishers Shark's Ink and Wingate Studio. Takenaga lives in New York City and is a Professor Emerita at Williams College.

Untitled (blue orange), 2010

Acrylic on marbled rice paper

11.5 x 11 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,300

Starting Bid: $910

Buy It Now: $1,950

BARBARA TAKENAGA is an abstract painter who makes images that are abstract and representational, microscopic and cosmic. Exhibitions include DC Moore Gallery in NYC, a 20-year Survey at the Williams College Museum of Art; wall installations at Space/42 of the Neuberger Museum and MASS MoCA; and a two person show at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. Public works include the MTA Arts mosaic and glass installations at the Metro North Station in White Plains, NY and a 30' mosaic wall at NYU Langone. Her 20-year survey was accompanied by an illustrated book, with an essay by curator Debra Bricker Balken, published by Delmonico|Prestel in 2017. She is a 2020 recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship and represented by DC Moore, Robischon Gallery, Pamela Salisbury Gallery, and by print publishers Shark's Ink and Wingate Studio. Takenaga lives in New York City and is a Professor Emerita at Williams College.

Diamond Life #1, May 2023

Acrylic on wood

36 x 5.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

PATTY TALBERT was born and proudly raised in North Omaha Nebraska. She earned her BFA in Fine Arts with a concentration in Studio Arts in 2001. Her work is inspired by techniques used in batiking. When the elements of batiking are translated onto wood or canvas, there is a building up of different colors patterns and textures. When sanded down the relationship between these three elements creating unique Harmony within the elements of each design. Patty chooses to celebrate her vibrant and colorful heritage with all this Glory of patterns and textures of geometric form. Her honors are among many but her most recent honor includes Most Outstanding Artist in the OEAAward 2022 as well as one of three featured artist at NFM display of a Celebration in Black Culture January 2023.

Diamond Life #2, 2023

Acrylic on wood

36 x 5.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

PATTY TALBERT was born and proudly raised in North Omaha Nebraska. She earned her BFA in Fine Arts with a concentration in Studio Arts in 2001. Her work is inspired by techniques used in batiking. When the elements of batiking are translated onto wood or canvas, there is a building up of different colors patterns and textures. When sanded down the relationship between these three elements creating unique Harmony within the elements of each design. Patty chooses to celebrate her vibrant and colorful heritage with all this Glory of patterns and textures of geometric form. Her honors are among many but her most recent honor includes Most Outstanding Artist in the OEAAward 2022 as well as one of three featured artist at NFM display of a Celebration in Black Culture January 2023.

Raise the Roof, 2023

Wood and acrylic mixed media

32 x 41.5 x 3.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,800

Starting Bid: $4,060

Buy It Now: $8,700

KATIE B TEMPLE is a mixed-media artist whose paintings examine universal ideas of leaving home, not having a home, and searching for a place to call home. Her creative practice is rooted and influenced by the 17 different places she has lived in throughout her life. Katie's distinctive, architectural style has allowed her to be an active exhibitor throughout Omaha as well as complete many commissions for clients in the United States and Canada. Locally, she has completed commissions for Habitat for Humanity, Benson Theatre, Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, and Cozad Community Foundation. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Montana State University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University. Katie is represented by Anderson O'Brien Fine Art Gallery.

If, 2021

Pink and black porcelain

9 x 11 x 6.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,250

Starting Bid: $875

Buy It Now: $1,875

IREN TETE (she/her) is a sculptor working primarily in clay. Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, she is currently based in San Diego, CA where she is assistant professor of ceramics at San Diego State University. She holds a BFA in kinesiology and health sciences from the College of William and Mary and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Iren's studio practice centers ceramic materials, architecture, and language. Investigating poetic and theoretical systems of thought, seeing, and navigation, her sculptures collapse language of the industrial-infrastructural and human-organic. Iren has participated in residencies at the Hambidge Center, the Archie Bray Foundation, Zentrum fur Keramik, and will be in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in summer of 2024. Iren's solo exhibitions include those at the Sarasota Art Center, Galleri Urbane, Parallelogram Gallery, and Gallery 371. Recent group exhibitions include biennials in Italy and Latvia and shows at Kouri + Corrao, the Dallas Art Fair, and Untitled Art, Miami Beach. Iren is represented by Galleri Urbane (Dallas, TX).

Trixie Meme, 2023

Watercolor on paper

33 x 25 inches

Fair Market Value: $700

Starting Bid: $490

Buy It Now: $1,050

TERROL THOMPSON s a Graphic Designer/Artist living in Omaha, NE. Thompson mostly does art focused on around critiquing conservative values. When he isn't doing that he makes pieces that are essentially memes. Thompson is United States Air Force veteran having severed six years as a radio signal analyst. He also recently graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. in December earning him a BA in Studio Art/Graphic Design.

Cinder, 2023

Mixed media on cut panel

27 x 33.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,000

Starting Bid: $2,100

Buy It Now: $4,500

WESTON THOMSON holds a BFA degree from CSU Chico and has worked in the arts for over 20 years through both nonprofit and university work with youth and adults. He has exhibited work across the US and currently works as an independent artist and designer at Chromatic Black Studio in Omaha.

Untitled 001, 2023

Woodless colored pencil

43 x 33 inches

Fair Market Value: $3,800

Starting Bid: $2,660

Buy It Now: $5,700

MEL TINGLEY is an Omaha-based abstract artist who primarily uses colored pencil. Tingley earned a BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a BS in mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

And Always Joy II, 2022

Acrylic on Canvas

37.5 x 37.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Starting Bid: $1,400

Buy It Now: $3,000

Through large-scale abstract painting, BEVERLY TODD's art playfully dances with color & movement. Her painting process is physical, using hardware-store brushes, broken sticks, rags, & hands to drip, scrape, wipe and pull paint across surfaces. She works in acrylic, oil, and soft wax, and with paper. Growing up in rural Nebraska, Beverly often escaped into the landscape -- happily lost for hours in the open prairie that inspires her work. Bev began painting in Santa Fe in 2018. Then opened Santa Fe Artist Getaway in 2019 moving her art practice from Omaha to Santa Fe. She coaches & leads workshops in abstract expressionism encouraging artist to paint big, free, and expressive. She also leads arts-based team building workshops for non-artists. She is an Established Artist/Mentor with Strata Gallery, Santa Fe. Her art is in collections at the University of Nebraska, Albrecht-Kemper Museum, Wilson Performing Arts Center. She is featured in "Wild Lands," published by Jen Tough Gallery.

The Gardens, 2023

Fabric collage

12 x 24 inches

Fair Market Value: $400

Starting Bid: $280

Buy It Now: $600

DOROTHY TUMA, a native Nebraskan, is best known for her black and white architectural photographs. She attended the University Nebraska-Lincoln and graduated from Creighton University. Recently she has turned to fabric and mixed-media art to recreate her artistic visions. She enjoys the tactile creation process, working in abstract form on fabric as the canvas with various techniques. Her art has appeared in solo shows in Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, Norfolk, and Nebraska City, Nebraska and Fredricksberg, MD, Washington DC, Hartford, CN, San Antonio, TX and Los Angeles, CA. Dorothy is a past president of Omaha Artists, Inc. Her photography and art has appeared in local, national, and international publications; she has received numerous awards for her art.

Glamour Shot, 2009

Recycled Glamour Magazines

18 x 18 x 7 inches

Fair Market Value: $600

Starting Bid: $420

Buy It Now: $900

ASHLEY VAK is an artist in Omaha, NE. She studied at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and received a BFA in Book Arts. Vak uses recycled postcards to create sculptural books. Each sculptural book is hand-cut and hand-sewn with two needles using the butterfly link stitch. When completed, the book takes on an organic shape and life of its own.

Sense of Place #70, 2019

Acrylic and toner on canvas

29 x 33 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,350

Starting Bid: $3,745

Buy It Now: $8,025

RODRIGO VALENZEULA (b. 1982, Santiago, Chile) completed an art history degree at the University of Chile (2004), then worked in construction while making art over his first decade in the United States, completing a BA in Philosophy at Evergreen College and MFA at the University of Washington in 2012. Using staged scenes and digital interventions, Valenzuela's photography, video, and installation work is rooted in the contradictory traditions of documentary and fiction, often involving narratives around immigration and the working class. Valenzuela's residencies include a Core Fellowship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Maine); Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts; and the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Valenzuela is a recipient of several awards, including an Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award 2014, Texas Contemporary Award 2014, Stranger Genius Award 2013, and University of California Artist Research Grant 2015. Recent solo exhibitions include: Past | Present, UPFOR, Portland, 2019; Screen Series: Rodrigo Valenzuela, New Museum, New York, 2019; MASA, Arroniz Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, 2019; American Type, Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery & Light Work, Syracuse, 2019; Floating Borders, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, 2018; American-type, Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, 2018; Work in its Place, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, 2018; The Unwaged, Art League Houston, 2018; and Labor Standards, Portland Art Museum, 2017. Recent group exhibition include: The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement, New Museum & Philips Collection, Washington D.C., 2019; Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, 2019; Becoming American, American and English Camps, Washington, 2018; On Whiteness, The Kitchen, New York, 2018; This is Not Here, RE21, New York, 2018; Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, 2018; I followed You to the Sun, Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Vienna, 2018; SP-Arte - Presented by Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, SP-Arte, Sao Paulo, 2018; Disobedience, Jenkins Johnson, New York, 2018; New Feelings, Center for Contemporary Art, PNCA, Portland, 2018; Where Do We Stand?, The Drawing Center, New York, 2017; Marginalia, The Drawing Center, New York, 2017; To: Seattle | Subject: Personal, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, 2016; New Cities, Future Ruins, Jubilee Park and Community Center, Dallas, 2016; NW Art Now @ TAM 2016, Tacoma Art Museum, 2016.

Artist-in-Residence, 2015

Stature #9, 2019

Photography

23 x 44 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,850

Starting Bid: $3,395

Buy It Now: $7,275

RODRIGO VALENZEULA (b. 1982, Santiago, Chile) completed an art history degree at the University of Chile (2004), then worked in construction while making art over his first decade in the United States, completing a BA in Philosophy at Evergreen College and MFA at the University of Washington in 2012. Using staged scenes and digital interventions, Valenzuela's photography, video, and installation work is rooted in the contradictory traditions of documentary and fiction, often involving narratives around immigration and the working class. Valenzuela's residencies include a Core Fellowship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Maine); Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts; and the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Valenzuela is a recipient of several awards, including an Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award 2014, Texas Contemporary Award 2014, Stranger Genius Award 2013, and University of California Artist Research Grant 2015. Recent solo exhibitions include: Past | Present, UPFOR, Portland, 2019; Screen Series: Rodrigo Valenzuela, New Museum, New York, 2019; MASA, Arroniz Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, 2019; American Type, Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery & Light Work, Syracuse, 2019; Floating Borders, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, 2018; American-type, Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, 2018; Work in its Place, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, 2018; The Unwaged, Art League Houston, 2018; and Labor Standards, Portland Art Museum, 2017. Recent group exhibition include: The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement, New Museum & Philips Collection, Washington D.C., 2019; Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, 2019; Becoming American, American and English Camps, Washington, 2018; On Whiteness, The Kitchen, New York, 2018; This is Not Here, RE21, New York, 2018; Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, 2018; I followed You to the Sun, Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Vienna, 2018; SP-Arte - Presented by Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, SP-Arte, Sao Paulo, 2018; Disobedience, Jenkins Johnson, New York, 2018; New Feelings, Center for Contemporary Art, PNCA, Portland, 2018; Where Do We Stand?, The Drawing Center, New York, 2017; Marginalia, The Drawing Center, New York, 2017; To: Seattle | Subject: Personal, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, 2016; New Cities, Future Ruins, Jubilee Park and Community Center, Dallas, 2016; NW Art Now @ TAM 2016, Tacoma Art Museum, 2016.

Artist-in-Residence, 2015

Captain Latin America, 2020

Assembled slip-cast ceramic

7 x 7 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Starting Bid: $1,400

Buy It Now: $3,000

BART VARGAS is a Visual Artist, Educator, and Advocate based in Omaha, Nebraska. He received his BFA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, his MFA at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and is a Professor of Visual Arts at Iowa Western Community College. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, and his work can be found in many collections throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. His works have also been featured in many publications including Sculpture magazine, New American Paintings, and HGTV Magazine.

Artist-in-Residence, 2013

She Fails, 2021

Textiles, sequin, fishnet, tassels

53 x 29 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

CRISTINA VICTOR is a Cuban-American artist whose making always stems from the hyphen. Her interdisciplinary practice materializes storytelling, meditations on the failure and power of language, auto-ethnography, and critiques the framing of identity by mass media outlets. Using textiles, sculpture, installation, and public engagement she is committed to creating and facilitating generative exchanges about the complexities of our collective and individual human experience. Vexillology, analogue graphic design and archiving act as foundational threads in her translations. Her concern for access, balances her formal object making and public engagement projects.

She received her AA from the New World School of the Arts, Her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently based in Charleston, South Carolina and is a Professor at the College of Charleston.

Untitled (Potted Plants), 2017

Gouache on paper

20.75 x 25.125 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

CHRISTINA RENFER VOGEL holds an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and a BFA from Temple University. Her work reflects direct encounters and everyday exchanges. Drawing from the quotidian and familiar, Vogel navigates the space between seeing and describing, interpretation and invention. Recent exhibitions include a solo exhibition at the David Lusk Gallery (Nashville, TN), inclusion in the 2021 Atlanta Biennial at the Atlanta Contemporary (Atlanta, GA), and group exhibitions at the Asheville Art Museum (Asheville, NC) and LABspace (Hillsdale, NY). Vogel has participated in artist residencies including the JSS in Civita (Civita Castellana, Italy), the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Amherst, VA), and the Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT). She is a recipient of a Lighton International Artists Exchange Program grant, among other awards. Vogel currently serves as an associate professor of painting and drawing at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Almost Utopia, 2023

Pastel and soot on pastel paper

22.5 x 22.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,600

Starting Bid: $1,820

Buy It Now: $3,900

ELLEN WAGENER is an American landscape painter working in pastel and soot in dramatically large scale. Her work is included in the following major collections: Iowa State University, Scottsdale Center for Contemporary Art, Tucson Museum of Art, UA Museum of Art, UI Stanley Art Museum, Figge Art Museum, US State Department, Pioneer Hi-Bred, among others. She is represented by Olson Larsen Gallery, West, in Des Moines, IA and Bridge Projects, in Los Angeles, CA

Backstage, 2022

Digital C Print

25 x 33 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,700

Starting Bid: $3,290

Buy It Now: $7,050

MARGEAUX WALTER is an artist based between Joshua Tree, CA and Brooklyn, NY working with photography, video, performance and installation. She received her MFA from Hunter College and her BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She is represented by Winston Wachter Fine Art in NY, and Foto Relevance in Houston, TX, and exhibits nationwide. She has received multiple honors from the Magenta Foundation Flash Forward, HeadOn Photo Festival, Photolucida, Prix de la Photographie Paris, International Photography Awards, The Julia Margaret Cameron Award, and other organizations. She has been awarded artist-in-residence programs at organizations such as Montalvo Arts Center, MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, VCCA, JTHAR, BigCi in Bilpin, Australia (Environmental award) and at Joshua Tree National Park. Her work is featured in publications including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, Boston Globe, and Blouin Art Info.

Navasana, 2022

Digital C Print

25 x 33 inches

Fair Market Value: $4,700

Starting Bid: $3,290

Buy It Now: $7,050

MARGEAUX WALTER is an artist based between Joshua Tree, CA and Brooklyn, NY working with photography, video, performance and installation. She received her MFA from Hunter College and her BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She is represented by Winston Wachter Fine Art in NY, and Foto Relevance in Houston, TX, and exhibits nationwide. She has received multiple honors from the Magenta Foundation Flash Forward, HeadOn Photo Festival, Photolucida, Prix de la Photographie Paris, International Photography Awards, The Julia Margaret Cameron Award, and other organizations. She has been awarded artist-in-residence programs at organizations such as Montalvo Arts Center, MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, VCCA, JTHAR, BigCi in Bilpin, Australia (Environmental award) and at Joshua Tree National Park. Her work is featured in publications including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, Boston Globe, and Blouin Art Info.

HWY 70 New Mexico, 2011

Inkjet on cotton rag paper

41 x 33 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,750

Starting Bid: $1,225

Buy It Now: $2,625

Raised in a military family, ROB WALTERS grew up in all corners of the United States. At age 8 with a Kodak bought for the trip, Rob documented his family's move from California to Upstate New York and has continued to point a lens at his world ever since. South Carolina, Georgia, California, New York, New Hampshire and Illinois have all been considered home. Using photography, video and film, Rob's work explores the places he lives and his personal relationship to these communities and the family of friends he has meet along the way. In addition to his artistic practice, Rob has taught photography at the collegiate level for over 15 years. Rob lives in the Morton Meadows neighborhood of Omaha with his 2 sons.

Financial Decay, 2022

Oil on canvas, shingles, moss, barn wood, nails

38 x 54.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Starting Bid: $700

Buy It Now: $1,500

TRAVIS DON WARNER is an interdisciplinary artist. Born in Omaha NE, he currently resides in Chicago working towards his bachelors of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Travis draws inspiration for his work from antiques, toys, and tools. Travis has recently been exploring themes related to the working class. Embracing both skills used by the working class and artistic expertise, Travis blurs the boundaries between a trade and art by combining techniques and materials from both fields. Although he is color blind, Travis still paints and draws but has mainly been focusing on sculpture works as well as ceramics.

After Edvard Munch, 2014

Turned and carved wood

10 x 7 x 21.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

DENNIS D WATTIER's goal is to create works of art that highlight his turning and carving skills in a creative manner, but also in some cases, to tell a story. He has created his own unique style and uses special techniques to create intricately designed vessels and bowls. His work has been shown locally, as well as in venues throughout the midwest. The use of different laminated hard woods in his work has been evolving to include more sculptural forms, which add a certain vitality and creative edge to the vessels. His work has been shown locally as well as in venues throughout the midwest where he has won awards, such as "Best of Sculpture" in the 2020 Nebraska Biennial at the 1516 Gallery, Omaha and First Place at the 12th Annual Juried Show, Norfolk Art Center, Norfolk, NE.

Tangled Up in Pods, 2014

Turned wood 22.5 x 9.25 x 8.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

DENNIS D WATTIER's goal is to create works of art that highlight his turning and carving skills in a creative manner, but also in some cases, to tell a story. He has created his own unique style and uses special techniques to create intricately designed vessels and bowls. His work has been shown locally, as well as in venues throughout the midwest. The use of different laminated hard woods in his work has been evolving to include more sculptural forms, which add a certain vitality and creative edge to the vessels. His work has been shown locally as well as in venues throughout the midwest where he has won awards, such as "Best of Sculpture" in the 2020 Nebraska Biennial at the 1516 Gallery, Omaha and First Place at the 12th Annual Juried Show, Norfolk Art Center, Norfolk, NE.

War Games, 2022

Oil on oil paper

25.25 x 33 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,300

Starting Bid: $1,610

Buy It Now: $3,450

ERIK DANIEL WHITE was born in Salt Lake City, UT in 1988. He moved to Portland, OR in 2007. In 2013 he received a B.S. in Art Practices from Portland State University. While at PSU he received the Lucille Welch, Endowed Scholarship based off a portfolio review. In May 2019, he graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with an MFA in Painting. While at UNL he received the Trickey Memorial Fellowship, Wendy Bantam Exhibition Award, Hixson-Lied Fellowship, Edgren Fellowship, Kimmel Fellowship, Francis William Vreeland Award, and a Hixson-Lied Student Presentation Grant for a group exhibition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which showcased up and coming artists living in the Midwest. He was awarded an artist residency in Haukijärvi, Finland in 2020 and again in 2022. He has been living and working in upstate New York since 2020.

Liquid Assets, 2018

Oil on linen

16.75 x 39 inches

Fair Market Value: $2,800

Starting Bid: $1,960

Buy It Now: $4,200

ERIK DANIEL WHITE was born in Salt Lake City, UT in 1988. He moved to Portland, OR in 2007. In 2013 he received a B.S. in Art Practices from Portland State University. While at PSU he received the Lucille Welch, Endowed Scholarship based off a portfolio review. In May 2019, he graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with an MFA in Painting. While at UNL he received the Trickey Memorial Fellowship, Wendy Bantam Exhibition Award, Hixson-Lied Fellowship, Edgren Fellowship, Kimmel Fellowship, Francis William Vreeland Award, and a Hixson-Lied Student Presentation Grant for a group exhibition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which showcased up and coming artists living in the Midwest. He was awarded an artist residency in Haukijärvi, Finland in 2020 and again in 2022. He has been living and working in upstate New York since 2020.

Carrefour, 2023

Linoleum carving

12 x 48 and 12 x 110 (L-shaped diptych) inches

Fair Market Value: $14,000

Starting Bid: $9,800

Buy It Now: $21,000

WATIE WHITE (b. 1971) is an Omaha-based painter, printmaker and public artist. Since relocating to Omaha in 2006, Watie's studio and public practice has created site-specific, socially engaged installations and murals that have led to collaborations with over a dozen schools and more than a hundred murals with non-profits and neighborhood communities throughout the Midwest, Watie's work has been featured in exhibitions at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville, AR), the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Minneapolis, MN), Museum of Nebraska Art (Kearney, NE), Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha, NE), the Telfair Museums (Savannah, GA), The Mint Museum (Charlotte. NC), The Frist Center for the Arts (Nashville, TN) and the Dixon gallery and Gardens (Memphis, TN).

Protective Swans, 2023

Woodcut

34 x 57.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $5,500

Starting Bid: $3,850

Buy It Now: $8,250

WATIE WHITE (b. 1971) is an Omaha-based painter, printmaker and public artist. Since relocating to Omaha in 2006, Watie's studio and public practice has created site-specific, socially engaged installations and murals that have led to collaborations with over a dozen schools and more than a hundred murals with non-profits and neighborhood communities throughout the Midwest, Watie's work has been featured in exhibitions at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville, AR), the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Minneapolis, MN), Museum of Nebraska Art (Kearney, NE), Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha, NE), the Telfair Museums (Savannah, GA), The Mint Museum (Charlotte. NC), The Frist Center for the Arts (Nashville, TN) and the Dixon gallery and Gardens (Memphis, TN).

Presence, 2022

Felted wool, viscose and silk fibers, polyester and silk threads, glass beads

33.5 x 19 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,600

Starting Bid: $1,120

Buy It Now: $2,400

SHEA WILKINSON is an artist working with textiles. She has been a recipient of the James Renwick Chrysalis Award for an emerging artist, as well as many other awards and residencies. Her work is held in the collection of Tenaska and the city of Chandler, Arizona's quilt collection. She is currently earning a BA in Fashion Design from Altai State University in Russia. Wilkinson is represented by Roberta and Bob Rogers Gallery in Omaha, NE.

Luminous Sea, 2021

Felted wool, viscose and silk fibers, silk thread, polyester thread

25.25 x 22.25 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Starting Bid: $1,050

Buy It Now: $2,250

SHEA WILKINSON is an artist working with textiles. She has been a recipient of the James Renwick Chrysalis Award for an emerging artist, as well as many other awards and residencies. Her work is held in the collection of Tenaska and the city of Chandler, Arizona's quilt collection. She is currently earning a BA in Fashion Design from Altai State University in Russia. Wilkinson is represented by Roberta and Bob Rogers Gallery in Omaha, NE.

Channels & Tributaries, 2015

Wool, cotton, cotton and polyester threads

34 x 29 inches

Fair Market Value: $,1800

Starting Bid: $1,260

Buy It Now: $2,700

SHEA WILKINSON is an artist working with textiles. She has been a recipient of the James Renwick Chrysalis Award for an emerging artist, as well as many other awards and residencies. Her work is held in the collection of Tenaska and the city of Chandler, Arizona's quilt collection. She is currently earning a BA in Fashion Design from Altai State University in Russia. Wilkinson is represented by Roberta and Bob Rogers Gallery in Omaha, NE.

sweet tooth torch wanting to be, 2023

Ceramic, epoxy and oil pastel on panel board

36 x 18 x 12 inches

Fair Market Value: $850

Starting Bid: $595

Buy It Now: $1,275

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS is a visual artist from Fayetteville, Arkansas and is earning their Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Ceramics. They earned their BFA in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute, and finished a two-year Post-Baccalaureate at the University of Arkansas. Christopher has spent time studying traditional fresco techniques and classical painting in Florence, Italy. They have exhibited work in Solo and Group exhibitions nationally, curated exhibitions in alternative exhibition spaces, and participated in various residencies in the Midwest. They are a story-teller through handbuilt ceramics, drawing, installation, performance, video and hand-drawn animation. Christopher's work deals with three major components: the vessel, the figure, and the botanical. Each constructed piece is an attempt to reconcile these bodies together to create an unbound fantastical narrative that is becoming a complicated world of desire and beauty.

sound mirror, 2021

Cast ceramic with obsidian glaze (wall mount cleat)

7 x 5 x 2 inches

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

AUDRA WOLOWIEC is an interdisciplinary artist whose work oscillates between installation, print, and performance with an emphasis on sound and the material qualities of language. Her work has been shown at MASS MoCA, CCS Bard Hessel Museum, ICA at Maine College of Art, Print Center New York, and Art in General. Readings and events have taken place at The Poetry Project, Microscope Gallery, and Center for Performance Research. Her work has been featured in Artforum, BOMB Magazine, The New York Times, The Brooklyn Rail, and Sound American. Artist Residencies include Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Complex Systems Art and Physics Residency at the University of Oregon supported by a National Science Foundation Grant, Dieu Donné, and Institute for Electronic Arts (iea) at Alfred University. Wolowiec teaches at Parsons School of Design and directs the publishing platform Gravel Projects.

Still Life #3, c1985-1995

Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, and paint

15 x 8 x 5 inches

Fair Market Value: $20,000

Starting Bid: $14,000

Buy It Now: $30,000

BETTY WOODMAN (1930 - 2018) began her nearly seventy-year engagement with clay in the 1950s as a functional potter with the aim of creating beautiful objects to enhance everyday life. In the 1960s, the vase form became Woodman's subject, product, and muse. In deconstructing and reconstructing its form, she created an exuberant and complex body of ceramic sculpture, drawings, and prints. Their signature is her reflection of a wide range of influences and traditions and an inventive use of color. Many of these traditions Woodman experienced first-hand: she traveled extensively, finding inspiration in cultures around the world.

Woodman was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, raised in Newton, Massachusetts, and studied ceramics at The School for American Craftsmen in Alfred, New York from 1948-1950. She traveled to Italy for the first time in 1951, solo, having worked to save just enough money to buy an ocean liner ticket. Woodman found her way to Fiesole, and an unplanned apprenticeship in the studio of Giorgio Ferrero and Lionello Fallacara that altered and clarified the course of her work. She returned to Italy several times in the 1950s and 60s. She married George Woodman in 1953 and they moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1956. She returned to Florence in 1966 when she received a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship. In 1968, she and George bought a farmhouse in Antella, Italy, which profoundly affected her work and where they and their children spent significant time throughout their lives.

Woodman had her first one-person exhibition at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska in 1970. She taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder from 1978 - 1998 and later became Professor Emeritus. When she and George bought a loft in New York City in 1980, she decided to stop making functional pottery and began showing her sculptures at contemporary galleries in New York and Los Angeles.

Betty Woodman's work is included in more than fifty public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; Musee des Arts Decoratifs Paris, France; and Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal.

The White and Black Set AP 3/6, 2015

Collaged monotype, woodcut, and lithograph

34.25 x 39.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $6,300

Starting Bid: $4,410

Buy It Now: $9,450

BETTY WOODMAN (1930 - 2018) began her nearly seventy-year engagement with clay in the 1950s as a functional potter with the aim of creating beautiful objects to enhance everyday life. In the 1960s, the vase form became Woodman's subject, product, and muse. In deconstructing and reconstructing its form, she created an exuberant and complex body of ceramic sculpture, drawings, and prints. Their signature is her reflection of a wide range of influences and traditions and an inventive use of color. Many of these traditions Woodman experienced first-hand: she traveled extensively, finding inspiration in cultures around the world.

Woodman was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, raised in Newton, Massachusetts, and studied ceramics at The School for American Craftsmen in Alfred, New York from 1948-1950. She traveled to Italy for the first time in 1951, solo, having worked to save just enough money to buy an ocean liner ticket. Woodman found her way to Fiesole, and an unplanned apprenticeship in the studio of Giorgio Ferrero and Lionello Fallacara that altered and clarified the course of her work. She returned to Italy several times in the 1950s and 60s. She married George Woodman in 1953 and they moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1956. She returned to Florence in 1966 when she received a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship. In 1968, she and George bought a farmhouse in Antella, Italy, which profoundly affected her work and where they and their children spent significant time throughout their lives.

Woodman had her first one-person exhibition at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska in 1970. She taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder from 1978 - 1998 and later became Professor Emeritus. When she and George bought a loft in New York City in 1980, she decided to stop making functional pottery and began showing her sculptures at contemporary galleries in New York and Los Angeles.

Betty Woodman's work is included in more than fifty public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; Musee des Arts Decoratifs Paris, France; and Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal.

Tattered and Torn, 2020

Shredded clothing found inside of a punching bag, thread, worn bedsheets, bathroom curtain, and wood

70 x 28 x 8.5 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,200

Starting Bid: $840

Buy It Now: $1,800

APRIL WRIGHT is a visual artist and professor from Germantown, Tennessee. She uses humble, everyday materials to connect personal narratives about home and ideals of domesticity. She received her B.A. in Sculpture and Ceramics from Union University and her M.F.A. in Art Studio at the University of Kentucky with a focus in Ceramics and Fibers in 2020. She works interdisciplinary in sculpture and installation art.

Dan, 2011

Eggshells and foamcore

15 x 48.75 inches

Fair Market Value: $8,000

Starting Bid: $5,600

Buy It Now: $12,000

YINGHUA ZHU was born in Lanzhou, China in 1979, and graduated with an MFA from the Studio Art department of University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 2010. Zhu's work has always been tied to the self in the context of the world around us. In her site-specific installations, she methodically draws out the relationships between action and consequence. A former artist-in-residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and Vermont Studio Center, 2013, and at Headland Center for the Arts, 2014, Zhu regularly collaborates with established organizations. Her recent work includes a mural crafted solely out of Lego bricks for Project Harmony, a non-profit dedicated to preventing child abuse. The University of Nebraska also invited Zhu to create a piece for their Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, resulting in an immersive installation constructed of tinted mirror shards. She participated in the Klein Sun Residency at Millers Falls Art Bridge in 2015. Her work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions including Live Like An Astronaut, Klein Sun Gallery, New York, NY (2015); Crumbs of Tenderness, Lied Gallery, Creighton University, Omaha, NE (2014); Return As Departure, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE (2014); Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE (2014); and Please Watch Your Step, Museum of Nebraska Art, Omaha, NE (2013). Group exhibitions include Magical Thinking, Roots Division, San Francisco, CA (2014); Process, Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA (2013), III Moscow Young Art Biennale, Moscow, Russia (2012); Mind the Gap, Neukolln Art Festival Nacht Und Nebel, Berlin, Germany (2011); Crossing 2009, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM (2009); and Obstructed View, Wood Halls Gallery, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, AL (2008). She is the recipient of the NAC Distinguished Artist Grant (2013) and Best Emerging Artist and Best New Media Artist at Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards (2012). Ying Zhu currently lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska.

Artist-in-Residence, 2011

Field Guide Study No 7: Late Summer, 2023

Weft ikat tapestry

47 x 52 x 1 inches

Fair Market Value: $11,000

Starting Bid: $7,700

Buy It Now: $16,500

MARY ZICAFOOSE is a tapestry weaver who works from her rural Pahuk studio in Cedar Bluffs, NE. The template of her work in cloth and paper is drawn primarily from two sources, the landscape of the Great Plains and a fascination with archetypal symbols, deeply color saturated and technically layered using the complex resist-dye process known as ikat. Her work is exhibited and collected internationally, including the International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland; Museo de Textil, Oaxaca, Mexico; China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, and the collections of eighteen United States Embassy's on four continents. Extensive exhibition, teaching, and lecture venues include the de Young Museum, San Francisco, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN and universities, conferences, and textile programs worldwide. She is the author of Ikat: The Essential Handbook to Weaving Resist-Dyed Cloth, with a companion book to be released in 2024.

Artist-in-Residence, 2008

Ligurian series drawing, 2023

Charcoal on paper

24 x 18 inches

Fair Market Value: $1,050

Starting Bid: $735

Buy It Now: $1,575

DEBORAH ZLOTSKY received a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship and NYFA Artist Fellowships in Painting in 2012 and 2018. Her work is in a variety of public, private and corporate collections in the US and abroad and she has been awarded recent residencies at MacDowell, Yaddo, the Bogliasco Foundation, and the Bemis Center. Zlotsky is represented by Robischon Gallery in Denver. She has a BA in art history from Yale University and an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Connecticut. She teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in the Hudson Valley.

Artist-in-Residence, 2014

Show your support with a Bemis T-shirt! Available for pick-up at our Swag Table in the tent (or mailed to those not in attendance).

The "X" mark within the Bemis Center logo is inspired by our geo-location. Located in Omaha's historic Old Market, and central to both the Midwest and United States, the "X" is emblematic of Bemis as a hub for the most cutting edge art experiences today.

Show your support with a Bemis mug! Available for pick-up at our Swag Table in the tent (or mailed to those not in attendance).

The "X" mark within the Bemis Center logo is inspired by our geo-location. Located in Omaha's historic Old Market, and central to both the Midwest and United States, the "X" is emblematic of Bemis as a hub for the most cutting edge art experiences today.

This year, Bemis Center and 2022 Artist-in-Residence Ron Norsworthy present a special limited-edition collaboration: CE NE SONT PAS DES CHAUSSETTES (These are not socks), 2023. This functional art object is inspired by Norsworthy's bedroom installation created during his residency at Bemis Center in the Fall of 2022. The installation will also be included in Bemis Center's upcoming exhibition, Neo-Custodians: Woven Narratives of Heritage, Cultural Memory, and Belonging, curated by Nneoma Ilogu, 2022-2023 Curator-in-Residence. CE NE SONT PAS DES CHAUSSETTES is part of Norsworthy's ongoing investigation into how art can be integrated into our everyday lives and dialogue. The design fuses Norsworthy's "Blackity" textile pattern with the Bemis "X" on a flower motif found on an ottoman in Norsworthy's studio at Bemis.

Elisabeth Kley: Minutes of Sand features an entirely new body of work, sitting at the distinctive confluence of pattern, decoration, and contemporary art. Known for her black-and-white patterns featured in ceramics, drawings, paintings, and site-specific installations, the artist draws inspiration from motifs featured in ornamentation, architecture, interior decoration, and a myriad of global art traditions. Merging the ancient and modern, Kley translates these fragments into an interdisciplinary practice conveying ideas of opulence and mystery.

This is the artist's first solo museum show organized by the Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) and traveling to Bemis Center. Invited to print yardage utilizing FWM's world-renowned screen printing facilities, Kley interweaved her ceramic and painting practices with three new yardage designs and a new suite of ceramic sculptures for the exhibition.

This exhibition catalogue was co-produced by Bemis Center, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, and Canada Gallery.

Maya Dunietz: Root of Two is a 144-page catalogue accompanying the exhibition of the same title at the Bemis Center in 2022. Co-published by the Bemis Center and X Artists' Books and designed by Omnivore, this catalogue traverses the career of experimental musician and composer Maya Dunietz, unveiling her multidisciplinary practice that has spanned performance, composition, sculpture and installation, avant-garde theatrical performance, and choir work. Edited by Rachel Adams, Chief Curator and Director of Programs at the Bemis Center, other contributors include Chris Cook, Maya Dunietz, Michael Pisaro, Galit Eilat, Ariel Ashbel, Chen Tamir, Sergio Edelsztein, Ran Kasmy Ilan, and Keren Rosenbaum.

The solo exhibition, Maya Dunietz: Root of Two engages the physicality of sound through a series of installations encompassing the entirety of Bemis Center's 13,000 square foot gallery space. The works become an ensemble, connecting with each other through the viewer's experience. As sound materializes, the works unfold and intertwine, enabling a transformative experience. In the traditional sense, they are singular works, yet they resonate with each other, rely on one another, and as a visitor walks through the galleries, the previous works sonically and physically influence what comes afterward as well as what came beforehand.

This exhibition catalogue accompanies Bemis Center's 2020 exhibition Claudia Wieser: Generations. Referencing the history of space and form through architecture, design, and imagery, Claudia Wieser considers the coexistence of abstraction and the physiological experience through her spatial installations. With a nod to Modernist geometric constructions inspired by the Bauhaus and influenced by spirituality within an artistic practice like artists Hilma af Klint, Wassily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee before her, Generations encompasses Wieser's distinctive, multi-faceted practice.

Alongside images of her artworks and installations, this publication features essays by curators Rachel Adams and Jennifer Carty that examine Wieser's practice in relation to its historical foundations and influences. This volume also contains three interviews conducted by art historians and scholars Maggie Taft, Igor Siddiqui, and Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy, offering a range of perspectives on Wieser's multidisciplinary practice.

In TIMESHARE, Mayer explores how art can function and/or aid during times of disaster or even when the planet becomes uninhabitable. Her work uses the formula of part solutionism part subtle denial mixed with an "everything will be fine" attitude. While the problem might actually be too large to be addressed in any actual sense, the works in this show attempt, with humor and insight. For example, A Sculpture Can Be Used As A Flotation Device In Times Of Emergency is a text work that greets the viewers, and sets the stage for the exhibition. Upon entering further, the viewer will be transported into a contemporary conservatory, an indoor/outdoor sculpture park of sorts, complete with fountains, architectural resting zones, and greenery. Through a variety of mediums that include video, painting, and sculptural objects, Mayer's environment can act as a place that offers refuge and solace while also serving as a blueprint for garden designers of the future. TIMESHARE investigates and comments on both art's objective and the artist's responsibility.

Jillian Mayer: TIMESHARE was first presented at the University at Buffalo Art Galleries February 5-May 11, 2019. This exhibition was on view at Bemis Center in 2020.