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Anthony Billups
Anthony's art is a direct reflection of his life and his experiences. His artistic strength resides in his ability to not only display the image of a scene in Nashville but to also capture his subject matter in a way that extracts feeling and emotion.
His work all stems from the influences and motivating factors in his life. A former baseball player from the Midwest, Anthony's charcoal and mixed media pieces reveal a incomparable point of view and a discipline of an athlete.
The Oglanders
The Oglanders are a very talented and unique family made up of the patriarch, Gary, his wife, Eva Marie Pappas, and their two sons, Daniel and his brother Eric. The all star presence of the father, Gary, features his contemporary works in acrylic which are in the Tennessee State Museum as well as galleries and museums nationwide; Eva Marie Pappas is known for her imaginative and original pottery and Raku designs for dish ware, cups and collectibles; Daniel creates mixed media works and earthy metal-stone jewelry that define the charm and wit of today's culture; and lastly, Eric, who also has works in the Tennessee State Museum, displays a timeless simplicity that breaks barriers, appealing to almost every audience, blending with every genre.
Daniel Oglander Gary Oglander Eric Oglander EveMarie Pappas
Untitled Eleuthera Untitled Raku #049
Julie Steiner
Julie Steiner teaches art at an "at risk" middle school in Reno, NV. Her approach to art is experimental with no formal training, yet her imagery paints a story. Funky Faces evolved from a school discussion on racial issues. "It really didn't matter what the color of a person's skin was," she said. "We all have two eyes, a nose, a mouth...it's what's inside that sets us apart. Urban Funk explores the use of graffiti, while the Funky Foliage is just playful. Her use of watercolors in her Funk Series is masterful, breaking all the rules.
Funky Animal
Twisted Sisters
The twisted sisters create scuptural works with steel, copper and cast iron, adding glass stainless steel to create truly unique works of art. Their pieces consist of hot and cold rolled steel and stainless steel. They create lighting fixtures, fountain and wall and free standing structures. The artists use an oxy-acetylene tcrch to braise the copper and then accent the pieces with brass rods. The Twisted Sisters provide a truly unique point of view to sculpture.
Love Dancers
Rudy Siciliano
Siciliano's hand-textures parchment into a brilliant display of color fields and transitional imagery. He came to America from Italy as a boy and moved to Nashvile in 1978 working as an artist at Eric Ericson Ad Agency. Rudy has taught night classes at Vol State and Nossi School of Art for 12 years. His style is mesmerizing and his talent is inspiring.
Untitled
Kristoffersen
Kristoffersen has been closely identified with the romantic imagery of American people who live their lives by the spirit of their ancestors. He offers a photographic tribute to the Americans who fought in the civil war and also descendents who keeps the memories alive through re-enactment. Kristoffersen has a permanent piece in the Tennessee State Museum and has contributed to many renowned publications. His Texas-heritage exudes in his captivating Americana photography.
Tall Ships
Maggie Moore
Moore is known throughout the US for her sensitive and stirring portraitures of the horse. Thirty years as a professional photographer and four decades of horse ownership give Moore a unique perspective into the equine world. The Murfreesboro resident owns five Tennessee Walking Horses, which are featured in her 200-page hardcover book, Walking With Friends
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Ava Portrait
Print Mafia
Connie Collingsworth and Jim Madison have been creating gigposters and many other forms of rock-n-roll art since Print Mafia was founded in 1997. They make posters the old fashioned way designing without the use of computers, and hand-pulling each color of limited edition silkscreened rock art posters. Their main tools are Xacto knives, copy machines and an extensive archive of found images and illustrations–old school cut and paste. Print Mafia posters have the look, feel, and texture of having been unearthed from another time and place-but what always "gets people" is that what they produce is for very modern, present-day events.
Nancy
