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2nd Friday ArtWalk
5/9/2008 | Coeur d'AleneTonight, 5-8 p. m. The great thing about downtown Coeur d'Alene's 2nd Friday ArtWalk is that the nine galleries are close enough together that you can potentially see them all in one night, and take in a sparkling view of the lake, too.
Seeing elements of surprise
2/1/2008 | Name: Rose WerrAge: 31Education: I spent a year at Spokane Falls Community College, then transferred to the Maine College of Art (MECA) in Portland, Maine.
Imagery inspired by nature
1/25/2008 | Name: Rachael C. HillAge: 63Education: Bachelor's degree in Studio Art, Eastern Washington University (2007); associate of fine arts, Spokane Falls Community College (2006). Day Job: Maintaining a daily discipline of painting.
Carrying on family tradition
12/14/2007 | Born in Tokyo, Japan Age: 47Education: BA in English from Sacred Heart University in Tokyo, Japan Day job: I work as a medical records clerk at Rockwood Clinic at Moran Prairie, handling paper charts and also electronic medical records Influences: Artistry runs in my family.
Emerging Artist: Stephanie Hill
11/13/2007 | Age: 33. Education: Bachelor of Arts in American Literature, University of Portland. Also studied black-and-white photography, and worked as a photographer's assistant in New York City. Graduate of Spokane-based Northwest Noetic School of Massage. Nationally certified, licensed massage practitioner. Teach part-time Eastern Meridian Theory and Practice at Northwest Noetic School of Massage.
A chip off the old block
10/17/2007 | Natalie Stewart-Utley Studied at the Northwest College of Art, Poulsbo, Wash. She took a couple classes at Spokane Falls Community College. "I work at a veterinary clinic during the day," Stewart-Utley said, "picking up new clients for commissions. "My first major influence started at home with my mom," Stewart-Utley said, referring to veteran Spokane artist Elsie Stewart. "I'd act sick to stay home from elementary school so I could watch her work on her newest painting. When I got to high school, I took as many art-related classes as I could."
A knack for visual abstraction
9/5/2007 | "I like the powerful, abstract images of graffiti art," says Matt R. Hamlin. One of his favorite books is "Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents."
Another influence is Jim Dine, a versatile contemporary artist who is equally comfortable with drawing, printmaking, photography, painting and sculpture. "I saw his sculpture exhibition at WSU in 2004," says Hamlin, "and I really liked how he would do just part of an object or image and let the viewer complete the rest."
Jenn Ahre
8/3/2007 | Age: 22Born in: Kyongsangnam-do-koseong -eup, Korea, raised in Tacoma; currently living in Spokane. Education: Whitworth University, printmaking and painting, Bachelor of Art, 2007. Influences: American painter Robert Rauschenberg, Pakistan-born painter Shazia Sikander, South African artist William Kentridge, Brooklyn-based graffiti artist Jose Parla, printmaker Scott Kolbo of Spokane, and fellow Whitworth art graduates Carolina Maldonado and Jeanine Douglass.
Ahmad Ejahali Mohammed
7/20/2007 | Age: 41Born in Babel, Iraq. Currently living in Spokane. Education: Spokane Falls Community Collage, Certificate of Fine Arts, 2007; Academy of Fine Art, Baghdad, Iraq, 1989.
Lindsey Maloney
7/6/2007 | Age: 22Born in California, currently living in Spokane. Education: Bachelor of Arts in Art, Whitworth College, 2007. Day job: Graphic designer. Influences: Painter and printmaker Margaret Kilgallen, pop artist Andy Warhol, Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, painter and designer Ryan McGinness, illustrator Edward Gorey and the graphic novels of Harvey Pekar.
Katherine Staib Derrick
6/22/2007 | Born in Southern California, currently living in Spokane.
Emerging Artist: Geoff Scanlan
6/8/2007 | Age: 26Born in Great Falls, currently living in Spokane. Education: Some college graphic design classes, "but had a bad experience and didn't finish," he said.
Emerging artist : Jaque Ryder
5/11/2007 | Age: 23Born: in Spokane, now living in Spokane Valley. Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate, Eastern Washington University, 2007. Day job: Full-time student. Influences: Clay artist Jeannie Quinn, California multimedia artist Pae White, Canadian ceramic artist Neil Forrest and installation sculptor Sarah SzeWhat kind of art do you make: Mixed media sculpture.
Emerging Artist: Mike Pittman
4/25/2007 | Age: 28 Born in Shelby, N. C., currently living in Spokane Education: North Carolina State University in Raleigh, 2001. Bachelor of Science in multidisciplinary studies, concentration in photo journalism, minor in computer programming Day job: Business analyst for Sterling Savings Bank Influences: Photographers Ansel Adams, Annie Leibovitz, Alfred Stieglitz and Roger Winstead.
Emerging Artist: Chris Ireland
4/13/2007 | Age: 26 Born in Cleveland, Ohio; currently living in Pullman. Education: Master of Fine Arts candidate, Washington State University, 2007. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 2003.
Emerging artist: Rebecca York
3/26/2007 | Emerging artist: Rebecca York Age: 52 Born in Newport, Ore., currently living in St. Maries. Education: North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, courses in computer Internet technology. Day job: Artist. Influences: "My daughter, Tracie, encouraged me to share my art," says York. "I never would have if it wasn't for her."Art form: One-of-a-kind mosaics including windows – "They are a cross between traditional mosaics and stained glass," York says – and decorative objects for the home and garden.
Emerging artists: Mary and Nathan Eberle
3/16/2007 | Age: Nathan, 28; Mary, 27. Born: Nathan was born in Oconomowoc, Wis. , and Mary in Spokane. They currently live in a house across the street from where Mary grew up.
Emerging artist: Carol Schmauder
1/31/2007 | Born and currently living in Spokane. Education: Associate of Arts in Graphic Design, 1993. Day job: Bookkeeper. Influences: "I fell in love with Stan Miller's watercolors which, in turn, prompted me to learn to paint in watercolor," says Schmauder.
Emerging Artist: Melanie Gum
1/19/2007 | "My process varies with mood. Sometimes glopping on lots of paint and attacking the canvas with my hands. Sometimes, I can be very deliberate with detail."
Emerging Artist: Angelica Di Chiara-Hardin
12/18/2006 | Age: 46 Born in Brindisi, Italy; currently living in Spokane. Education: Bachelor of Arts, Vancouver University, Vancouver, B. C. , 2002. Day job: Artist.
Emerging Artist: R.S. Yorke
12/8/2006 | Age: 58Born: Philadelphia, currently living in Spokane. Education: Attended Los Angeles Trade Tech College and California State University at Northridge, 1974-75. Day job: Full-time artist.
Emerging Artist: Jennifer Grimes
11/20/2006 | Emerging Artist: Jennifer Grimes, 27, was born in Portland, currently living in Cheney. Education: Eastern Washington University, senior year art student. Day job: Employee of The Pita Pit in Cheney, artist.
Emerging Artist:
Jacki Strieff
11/9/2006 | Jacki Strieff is a candidate for Bachelor of Studio Art and Bachelor of Art Education at Eastern Washington University and is expected to recieve it in 2007. She throws pottery, paints and draws. She's also a teacher at Spokane Art School, server at Xanny's Restaurant and veterinary assistant at Cheney Veterinary Clinic.
Emerging Artist: Jacquelyn Anderson
10/23/2006 | Jacquelyn Anderson, 21, was born in Bellevue, Wash. , and currently lives in Cheney. She is a candidate for Bachelor of Studio Art, with a focus in ceramics, and Bachelor of Art Education at Eastern Washington University.
Emerging Artist: Virginia Davies
10/13/2006 | Local artist who makes jewelry from glass beads says her biggest influence is Russian-born painter and designer Erte (Romain de Tirtoff), who is considered the father of the Art Deco design movementArt form: Lampwork glass beads and jewelry.
