Artists Colin and Kristine Poole, photo by Greg Preston
Artist Statement
I could begin with influences—how the sculptor Una Hanbury, my grandmother, mentor, and hero—seeded lessons in my childhood that continue to blossom. Or I could write of the old icon painter who invited me to create in his studio and gave me his love for tradition, mythology, and the Greek isles. But I’d rather you see it in the strengths of my landscapes and the hues of my forms.
I could write of the intensity of my days—how I cherish nearly every moment, sketching the mood and scene on tattered scraps of paper, café napkins, or in the back of my mind to be later manifested in oil or bronze.
I could describe my craving to wander and my desire to play. But hopefully you feel this in the twists of my Tuscan dirt roads, or in the shadows of the bordering cypress trees.
I would love to create a map for you—directions to show the routes of my mind—how thoughts move from female form to Mediterranean landscape to a beautifully pocked and scarred quince. But I am no cartographer and would much rather paint than play with a compass.
I could tell you of my travels—trips that have little to do with pretention and everything to do with the search. I could write of how I have missed planes and rescheduled itineraries so that I might stay in a land just a bit longer, knowing that the scene I seek is too near for me to depart. And then words would tumble over themselves in my excitement to tell you what I dreamed and found and painted.
But in truth I wish you to experience my work unencumbered by my words. What I have created I place before you.
I could begin with influences—how the sculptor Una Hanbury, my grandmother, mentor, and hero—seeded lessons in my childhood that continue to blossom. Or I could write of the old icon painter who invited me to create in his studio and gave me his love for tradition, mythology, and the Greek isles. But I’d rather you see it in the strengths of my landscapes and the hues of my forms.
I could write of the intensity of my days—how I cherish nearly every moment, sketching the mood and scene on tattered scraps of paper, café napkins, or in the back of my mind to be later manifested in oil or bronze.
I could describe my craving to wander and my desire to play. But hopefully you feel this in the twists of my Tuscan dirt roads, or in the shadows of the bordering cypress trees.
I would love to create a map for you—directions to show the routes of my mind—how thoughts move from female form to Mediterranean landscape to a beautifully pocked and scarred quince. But I am no cartographer and would much rather paint than play with a compass.
I could tell you of my travels—trips that have little to do with pretention and everything to do with the search. I could write of how I have missed planes and rescheduled itineraries so that I might stay in a land just a bit longer, knowing that the scene I seek is too near for me to depart. And then words would tumble over themselves in my excitement to tell you what I dreamed and found and painted.
But in truth I wish you to experience my work unencumbered by my words. What I have created I place before you.
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Selected Museum Exhibitions
2024 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. San Angelo, TX
2024 Heroes Welcome. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2023 ArtsThrive. Albuquerque Museum of Art. Albuquerque, NM
2023 Hidden Worlds. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2022 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. San Angelo, TX
2022 Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2021 Mysterious Fathoms. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2020 Creatures Most Curious. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2020 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2019 Inspired. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2018 CAST: Art and Objects. Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2018 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2018 Maidens of Myth, Mazza Museum, Findlay, OH
2017 Villains. Mazza Museum, Findlay, OH
2016 Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA
2016 Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
2016 Museum of American Illustration, NY, NY
2015 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL
2015 Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
2014 La Grange Art Museum, La Grange, GA
2011 Melchers Museum, Fredericksburg, VA
2010 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL
2010 Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2010 Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2009 Norton Art Foundation, Shreveport, LA
2009 Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
2009 Stark Gallery, Texas A&M, College Station, TX
2008 The Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
2008 Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
1994 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1994 The Museum of American Illustration, NY, NY
1991 The Charles Sumner Museum, Washington, D.C.
1991 The Museum of American Illustration, NY, NY
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2024 Sculpture in the Park. Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
2023 Sculpture in the Park. Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
2022 National Sculpture Society’s 89th Annual Awards Exhibition. Brookgreen Gardens, SC
2020 2nd place, 23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2020 IX:13. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2019 IX:12. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2019 Sculpture in the Park. Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
2018 Art Elevated, New York City, NY
2018 CAST: Art and Objects. Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2018 International Guild of Realism Salon Exhibition, Sugarman - Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018 IX:11. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2018 22nd National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.San Angelo, TX
2017 International Guild of Realism Salon Exhibition, The Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2017 IX:10. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2017 Scarab Club Silver Medal Exhibition. Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2017 Spectrum Fantastic Art Live. Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
2016 IX:9. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2016 National Sculpture Society’s 2016 83rd Annual Awards Exhibition, Pawleys Island, SC
2016 Nude Nite Tampa, Tampa, FL
2016 Refined IX. SFA Art Galleries, Nacogdoches, TX
2015 Art Renewal Center, Port Reading, NJ
2015 Infected By Art volume 3, Chardon, OH
2015 Krab Jab, Seattle, WA
2015 Nude Nite Tampa, Tampa, FL
2015 Spectrum Fantastic Art, San Jose, CA,
2014 Arts Center Gallery, Astoria, OR (purchase award)
2014 Art House, Covington, LA (honorable mention)
2014 Art Renewal Center, Port Reading, NJ
2014 Blue Line Arts Center, Roseville, CA
2014 East End Arts, Riverhead NY
2014 Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN
2014 National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society, Bolivar, MO
2014 North River Arts Society, Marshfield Hills, MA
2014 Nude Night Tampa, Tampa, FL
2014 Nude Night Orlando, Orlando, FL
2014 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
2014 Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL
2014 River Arts on Water Gallery, Prairie du Sac, WI
2014 Robert Lang Studio, Charleston
2014 Spectrum Fantastic Art, San Jose, CA (Silver award in the Dimensional Category)
2014 Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2014 Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland OR
2014 Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI - OPA
2013 Fuller Arts Center, Los Alamos, NM (Best of Show award)
2013 Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN
2013 Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ - IGOR
2012 Collect Ten. Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2009 Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - OPA
2008 Devin Galleries, Coeur d’Alene, ID – OPA
2008 Scottsdale Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ - IGOR
2002 Clark House Gallery, Bangor, ME
2002 The Art Place, Palm Springs, CA
1997 The S.I. of Los Angeles, CA
1995 The Collectors Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1994 The Collectors Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1994 Murray Feldman Gallery, Hollywood, CA
1994 Ogilvy and Mather Exhibition, NY, NY
1994 The S.I. of Los Angeles, CA
1993 Perry House Galleries, Washington, D.C.
1993 The Arts Club of Washington, D.C.
1992 The Century Association Exhibition, NY, NY
1991 Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada
Selected Featured Artist & Invitational Group Exhibitions
2023 Beyond Original. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2023 Serendipity. Haven Gallery. Northport, NY
2023 BLAB!. Copro Gallery. Santa Monica, CA
2022 Mythic. DAE Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2022 Halcyon Days. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2021 Animalia. Haven Gallery. Northport, NY.
2021 Lucid Dreaming. Copro Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
2020 Midnight Garden. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2020 Creatures Most Curious. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2019 Parallels. Evoke Contemporary. Santa Fe, NM
2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Exhibition. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2018 - 2019 IGOR Exhibition. Sugarman Peterson Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
2018 - 2019 Invitational. Sage Creek Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
2017 Naked in Santa Fe. Offroad Productions. Santa Fe, NM
2016 Erotica. MEI Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
2015 Lennon. Krab Jab Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA
2010 - 2014 Ann Korologos Gallery, Basalt, CO
2014 Evoke Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN
2014 River Sea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2013 Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN
2012 Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe NM
2012 Evoke Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2012 GVG Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2008 - 2011 Gallery B, Lexington, KY
2007 - 2011 Kneeland Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2007 - 2011 Zantman Art Galleries, Carmel and Palm Desert, CA
2008 - 2010 Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
2010 Skotia Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 - 2009 Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art, New Hope, PA
2007 - 2009 Chasen Galleries, Charlotte, NC and Richmond, VA
2008 - 2009 Hallmark Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2007 - 2009 IAG Galleries, Naples, FL
2008 - 2009 Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
2007 - 2008 Ed Chasen Fine Art, Washington, DC
2007 - 2008 Gasov and Gurule Fine Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
2001 - 2008 Shidoni Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
2005 - 2007 Kornye Gallery West, Fort Worth, TX
2007 Serendipity Fine Arts, Palm Beach, FL
2004 - 2006 Canyon Road Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2003 - 2005 Carol Henderson Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2002 - 2005 Gallery One, Mentor, OH
2002 - 2005 Peg Alston Fine Arts, NY, NY
2004 - 2005 Willow Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 - 2004 Hanson Gallery, Ritz Carlton, San Francisco, CA
2002 - 2004 Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
1999 - 2002 Century Gallery, Alexandria, VA
1985 - 1986 Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Recent Recognitions and Awards
2024 Honorable Mention: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 12. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2023 Grand Prize Winner. IBA Volume 11. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2023 Second Place Award. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Category
2022 Purchase Award. the San Angelo National Ceramics Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2022 National Sculpture Society. Fred & Cheryl Newby Patron’s Award. 89th Annual Exhibition
2022 Honorable Mention Sculpture Categiry: 16th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2022 Finalist. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Australia
2022 People’s Choice Award. 24th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2022 Merit Award. 24th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2022 Honorable Mention: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 10. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2021 Gold Award: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 9. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2021 Finalist Sculpture Category. 15th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2020 3rd Place and Honorable Mention: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 8. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2020 Finalist, Three Dimensional Art. Chesley Awards, ASFA
2020 Finalist Sculpture and Imaginative Realism Categories. 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2020 Second Place. 23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2020 Finalist Spectrum 27: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art. Flesk Publications
2019 Finalist. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Australia
2019 Silver Award: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 7. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2019 Juror for The Walter S. Baird Prize for Art and Literature. St. John’s College. Santa Fe, NM
2019 Juror for Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volume 26. Flesk Publications, Santa Cruz, CA
2018 Finalist. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Australia
2018 Finalist Sculpture & Imaginative Realism Categories. 13th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2018 Chesley Award. Three-Dimensional Art: Nominee. Harrisburg, PA
2018 Juror for Infected by Art, Volume 6. Hermes Press
2017 Bronze Award. Mixed Media Category. Infected by Art, Volume 5. Hermes Press
2017 Juror for The Spectrum Muse Rising Star Award. SFAL, Kansas City, MO
2016 First Place. Refined IX. SFA Galleries, Nacogdoches, TX
2016 Finalist Sculpture & Imaginative Realism Categories. 12th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2016 Finalist Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art. Flesk Publications
2016 Juror for The Spectrum Muse Rising Star Award. SFAL, New York, NY
2015 Juror for The Spectrum Muse Rising Star Award. SFAL, Kansas City, MO
2015 Purchase Award. From the Ground Up. Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
1015 Finalist Sculpture & Imaginative Realism. 11th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2014 Purchase Award. Arts Center Gallery, Astoria, OR - Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century
2014 Silver Award: Dimensional Division. Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art. Flesk Publications
2014 Finalist Sculpture and Figurative Categories. 10th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2013 Best of Show: We Who Are Clay, Fuller Arts Center, Los Alamos, NM
Recent Publications and Reviews
2024 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 12. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2023 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 11. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2022 Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 50, Volume 2
2022 16th ARC Salon Catalogue 2022. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2022 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 10. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2021 15th ARC Salon Catalogue 2020-2021. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2021 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 9. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2020 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Art Prize Winners. Australia, December 2020
2020 Spectrum 27: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2020 14th ARC Salon Catalogue 2019-2020. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2020 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 8. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2019 Artist vs. Artist. Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Sydney, Australia, December 2019
2019 Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2019 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 7. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2018 Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2018 Bravo, Hugo. Vision Illustrated. November, 2018
2028 13th ARC Salon Catalogue 2017-2018. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2018 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 6 Juror. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2017 McLaughlin, Katy. The Iconoclastic Homes of Top Artists. Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2017
2017 Townsend, Jan and Zettle-Sterling, Renee. CAST. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing
2017 Townsend, Jen. CAST Contributors Featured in The Wall Street Journal. CastArtandObjects.com. May 2017
2017 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 5. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2017 Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2016 12th ARC Salon Catalogue 2016. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2016 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 4. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press,
2015 11th ARC Salon Catalogue 2014-2015. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications, November 2015
2016 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 4. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2015 Lofaro, Jerry. “Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 4.” Airbrush Action Magazine. July 2015
2015 Fleskes, John. “The Spectrum Muse.” Fleskpublications.com/blog. May 2015
2015 Fleskes, John. “Announcing the Spectrum Rising Star Award.” FleskPublications.com/blog. April 2015
2015 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 3. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2014 2013-2014 ARC Salon Catalogue. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2014 Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2014 Bruckner, Tim. “The Sculptor’s Secret World, Part 7.” MuddyColors.blogspot.com. August
2014 Whitney-Ward, Cynthia. “Romancing the Clay.” ChasingSantaFe.blogspot.com. February
Recent Lectures and Presentations
2023 Artist Talk: “Sketching in Clay.” LightBox Expo, Pasadena, CA
2022 Artist Talk: “Learning How to See.” LightBox Expo, Pasadena, CA
2022 Panel Moderator: “The Sculptor’s Station.” LightBox Expo, Pasadena, CA
2019 Lecture: “The Art of Creativity.” Northern Michigan University. Marquette, MI
2019 Presentation: “The Making of a Monument.” Art Santa Fe. Santa Fe, NM
2018 Artist Demonstration: National Sculptors Society, Plein Air Magazine’s PACE18, Santa Fe, NM
2017 Lecture: “Plays Well With Others-The Art of Collaborative Art.” Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2017 Panelist: “Sculptor Round Table.” Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2017 Lecture: “An Unfinished Conversation.” Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
2017 Lecture: “Intertwined: The Art of Collaboration.” Spectrum Fantastic Art Live, Kansas City, KS
2015 Panelist: “From the Ground Up.” Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
2015 Workshop: Technique, Anatomy, Content: Sculpture as Vehicle. Santa Fe, NM
2015 Panelist: Flesk Publications, Spectrum 22 and Beyond, San Francisco, CA
Additionally I have lectured on my art at the Smithsonian Institution, Western New Mexico University, Virginia Commonwealth University and the Kildonan School
Selected Collections
Lourdes Cathedral – France, National Geographic Society, Saatchi and Saatchi, U.S. Mint
My artwork is represented in over 370 private collections, including those of actors Tim Allen and John Travolta
Recent Public and Private Commissions
2023 “Compassion,” Monumental Bronze Public Art Commission. Arlington County, Arlington, VA
2021 “Wolf and Hyleena,” Private collection. Portland, OR
2020 “Rakshasa,” Private collection. San Angelo, TX
2019 “Interactive Sculptures,” Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Santa Fe, NM
2018 “Zemp’s Legacy,” Monumental Bronze Public Art Commission. Carnegie Library, Howell, MI
2018 “Excellence in Graphic Literature,” Bronze sculpture. Denver Comic Con/Pop Culture Classroom, Denver, CO
2017 “Rising Star,” Bronze sculpture. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2016 “Lifetime Conservationist Achievement Bronzes,” NM Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM
2016 “Rising Star,” Bronze sculpture. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2016 “Spectrum Muse,” Bronze sculptures. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2016 “Lifetime Conservationist Achievement Bronzes,” NM Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM
2015 “Rising Star,” Bronze sculpture. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2015 “Spectrum Muse,” Bronze sculptures. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
Selected Corporate Commissions
AT&T
Campbell-Taggert
Coca-Cola
Colony Glass
Daimler-Benz
DuPont
ESRI
Exxon
Freightliner
General Mills
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Grainger Corporation
Hilton
International Paper
J. Walter Thompson
Lexus
Mill Pond Press
Mitsubishi International Corp.
National Audubon Society
The Nature Conservancy
New Mexico Game and Fish Dept.
Orion Satellites
PBS
Sony
Standard Pacific
Sun Microsystems
Tensar
U.S. Mint
U.S. Postal Service
Visa
William Morris Agency
Education
Bachelor of Arts, studio art with concentration in sculpture, Connecticut College
Art instructor, Junior and Senior years
Apprenticeships
Una Hanbury: Bronze Sculpture
David Smalley: Metal Sculpture
Lou Stovall: Silk Screen
Selected Museum Exhibitions
2024 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. San Angelo, TX
2024 Heroes Welcome. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2023 ArtsThrive. Albuquerque Museum of Art. Albuquerque, NM
2023 Hidden Worlds. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2022 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. San Angelo, TX
2022 Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2021 Mysterious Fathoms. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2020 Creatures Most Curious. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2020 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2019 Inspired. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2018 CAST: Art and Objects. Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2018 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2018 Maidens of Myth, Mazza Museum, Findlay, OH
2017 Villains. Mazza Museum, Findlay, OH
2016 Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA
2016 Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
2016 Museum of American Illustration, NY, NY
2015 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL
2015 Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
2014 La Grange Art Museum, La Grange, GA
2011 Melchers Museum, Fredericksburg, VA
2010 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL
2010 Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2010 Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2009 Norton Art Foundation, Shreveport, LA
2009 Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
2009 Stark Gallery, Texas A&M, College Station, TX
2008 The Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
2008 Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
1994 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1994 The Museum of American Illustration, NY, NY
1991 The Charles Sumner Museum, Washington, D.C.
1991 The Museum of American Illustration, NY, NY
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2024 Sculpture in the Park. Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
2023 Sculpture in the Park. Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
2022 National Sculpture Society’s 89th Annual Awards Exhibition. Brookgreen Gardens, SC
2020 2nd place, 23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2020 IX:13. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2019 IX:12. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2019 Sculpture in the Park. Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
2018 Art Elevated, New York City, NY
2018 CAST: Art and Objects. Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2018 International Guild of Realism Salon Exhibition, Sugarman - Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018 IX:11. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2018 22nd National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.San Angelo, TX
2017 International Guild of Realism Salon Exhibition, The Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2017 IX:10. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2017 Scarab Club Silver Medal Exhibition. Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2017 Spectrum Fantastic Art Live. Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
2016 IX:9. Imagine This. A Celebration of Imaginative Realism, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
2016 National Sculpture Society’s 2016 83rd Annual Awards Exhibition, Pawleys Island, SC
2016 Nude Nite Tampa, Tampa, FL
2016 Refined IX. SFA Art Galleries, Nacogdoches, TX
2015 Art Renewal Center, Port Reading, NJ
2015 Infected By Art volume 3, Chardon, OH
2015 Krab Jab, Seattle, WA
2015 Nude Nite Tampa, Tampa, FL
2015 Spectrum Fantastic Art, San Jose, CA,
2014 Arts Center Gallery, Astoria, OR (purchase award)
2014 Art House, Covington, LA (honorable mention)
2014 Art Renewal Center, Port Reading, NJ
2014 Blue Line Arts Center, Roseville, CA
2014 East End Arts, Riverhead NY
2014 Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN
2014 National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society, Bolivar, MO
2014 North River Arts Society, Marshfield Hills, MA
2014 Nude Night Tampa, Tampa, FL
2014 Nude Night Orlando, Orlando, FL
2014 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
2014 Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL
2014 River Arts on Water Gallery, Prairie du Sac, WI
2014 Robert Lang Studio, Charleston
2014 Spectrum Fantastic Art, San Jose, CA (Silver award in the Dimensional Category)
2014 Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2014 Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland OR
2014 Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI - OPA
2013 Fuller Arts Center, Los Alamos, NM (Best of Show award)
2013 Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN
2013 Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ - IGOR
2012 Collect Ten. Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2009 Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - OPA
2008 Devin Galleries, Coeur d’Alene, ID – OPA
2008 Scottsdale Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ - IGOR
2002 Clark House Gallery, Bangor, ME
2002 The Art Place, Palm Springs, CA
1997 The S.I. of Los Angeles, CA
1995 The Collectors Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1994 The Collectors Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1994 Murray Feldman Gallery, Hollywood, CA
1994 Ogilvy and Mather Exhibition, NY, NY
1994 The S.I. of Los Angeles, CA
1993 Perry House Galleries, Washington, D.C.
1993 The Arts Club of Washington, D.C.
1992 The Century Association Exhibition, NY, NY
1991 Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada
Selected Featured Artist & Invitational Group Exhibitions
2023 Beyond Original. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2023 Serendipity. Haven Gallery. Northport, NY
2023 BLAB!. Copro Gallery. Santa Monica, CA
2022 Mythic. DAE Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2022 Halcyon Days. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2021 Animalia. Haven Gallery. Northport, NY.
2021 Lucid Dreaming. Copro Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
2020 Midnight Garden. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2020 Creatures Most Curious. Mazza Museum. Findlay, OH
2019 Parallels. Evoke Contemporary. Santa Fe, NM
2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Exhibition. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2018 - 2019 IGOR Exhibition. Sugarman Peterson Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
2018 - 2019 Invitational. Sage Creek Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
2017 Naked in Santa Fe. Offroad Productions. Santa Fe, NM
2016 Erotica. MEI Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
2015 Lennon. Krab Jab Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA
2010 - 2014 Ann Korologos Gallery, Basalt, CO
2014 Evoke Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN
2014 River Sea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2013 Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN
2012 Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe NM
2012 Evoke Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2012 GVG Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2008 - 2011 Gallery B, Lexington, KY
2007 - 2011 Kneeland Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2007 - 2011 Zantman Art Galleries, Carmel and Palm Desert, CA
2008 - 2010 Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
2010 Skotia Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 - 2009 Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art, New Hope, PA
2007 - 2009 Chasen Galleries, Charlotte, NC and Richmond, VA
2008 - 2009 Hallmark Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2007 - 2009 IAG Galleries, Naples, FL
2008 - 2009 Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
2007 - 2008 Ed Chasen Fine Art, Washington, DC
2007 - 2008 Gasov and Gurule Fine Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
2001 - 2008 Shidoni Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
2005 - 2007 Kornye Gallery West, Fort Worth, TX
2007 Serendipity Fine Arts, Palm Beach, FL
2004 - 2006 Canyon Road Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2003 - 2005 Carol Henderson Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2002 - 2005 Gallery One, Mentor, OH
2002 - 2005 Peg Alston Fine Arts, NY, NY
2004 - 2005 Willow Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 - 2004 Hanson Gallery, Ritz Carlton, San Francisco, CA
2002 - 2004 Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
1999 - 2002 Century Gallery, Alexandria, VA
1985 - 1986 Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Recent Recognitions and Awards
2024 Honorable Mention: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 12. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2023 Grand Prize Winner. IBA Volume 11. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2023 Second Place Award. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Category
2022 Purchase Award. the San Angelo National Ceramics Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2022 National Sculpture Society. Fred & Cheryl Newby Patron’s Award. 89th Annual Exhibition
2022 Honorable Mention Sculpture Categiry: 16th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2022 Finalist. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Australia
2022 People’s Choice Award. 24th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2022 Merit Award. 24th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2022 Honorable Mention: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 10. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2021 Gold Award: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 9. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2021 Finalist Sculpture Category. 15th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2020 3rd Place and Honorable Mention: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 8. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2020 Finalist, Three Dimensional Art. Chesley Awards, ASFA
2020 Finalist Sculpture and Imaginative Realism Categories. 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2020 Second Place. 23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
2020 Finalist Spectrum 27: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art. Flesk Publications
2019 Finalist. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Australia
2019 Silver Award: Sculpture Category. IBA Volume 7. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2019 Juror for The Walter S. Baird Prize for Art and Literature. St. John’s College. Santa Fe, NM
2019 Juror for Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volume 26. Flesk Publications, Santa Cruz, CA
2018 Finalist. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Australia
2018 Finalist Sculpture & Imaginative Realism Categories. 13th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2018 Chesley Award. Three-Dimensional Art: Nominee. Harrisburg, PA
2018 Juror for Infected by Art, Volume 6. Hermes Press
2017 Bronze Award. Mixed Media Category. Infected by Art, Volume 5. Hermes Press
2017 Juror for The Spectrum Muse Rising Star Award. SFAL, Kansas City, MO
2016 First Place. Refined IX. SFA Galleries, Nacogdoches, TX
2016 Finalist Sculpture & Imaginative Realism Categories. 12th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2016 Finalist Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art. Flesk Publications
2016 Juror for The Spectrum Muse Rising Star Award. SFAL, New York, NY
2015 Juror for The Spectrum Muse Rising Star Award. SFAL, Kansas City, MO
2015 Purchase Award. From the Ground Up. Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
1015 Finalist Sculpture & Imaginative Realism. 11th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2014 Purchase Award. Arts Center Gallery, Astoria, OR - Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century
2014 Silver Award: Dimensional Division. Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art. Flesk Publications
2014 Finalist Sculpture and Figurative Categories. 10th International Art Renewal Center Salon. Port Reading, NJ
2013 Best of Show: We Who Are Clay, Fuller Arts Center, Los Alamos, NM
Recent Publications and Reviews
2024 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 12. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2023 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 11. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2022 Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 50, Volume 2
2022 16th ARC Salon Catalogue 2022. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2022 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 10. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2021 15th ARC Salon Catalogue 2020-2021. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2021 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 9. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2020 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Art Prize Winners. Australia, December 2020
2020 Spectrum 27: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2020 14th ARC Salon Catalogue 2019-2020. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2020 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 8. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2019 Artist vs. Artist. Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Sydney, Australia, December 2019
2019 Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2019 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 7. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2018 Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2018 Bravo, Hugo. Vision Illustrated. November, 2018
2028 13th ARC Salon Catalogue 2017-2018. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2018 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 6 Juror. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2017 McLaughlin, Katy. The Iconoclastic Homes of Top Artists. Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2017
2017 Townsend, Jan and Zettle-Sterling, Renee. CAST. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing
2017 Townsend, Jen. CAST Contributors Featured in The Wall Street Journal. CastArtandObjects.com. May 2017
2017 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 5. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2017 Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2016 12th ARC Salon Catalogue 2016. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2016 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 4. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press,
2015 11th ARC Salon Catalogue 2014-2015. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications, November 2015
2016 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 4. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2015 Lofaro, Jerry. “Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 4.” Airbrush Action Magazine. July 2015
2015 Fleskes, John. “The Spectrum Muse.” Fleskpublications.com/blog. May 2015
2015 Fleskes, John. “Announcing the Spectrum Rising Star Award.” FleskPublications.com/blog. April 2015
2015 Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Infected by Art, Volume 3. Neshannock, PA: Hermes Press
2014 2013-2014 ARC Salon Catalogue. Port Reading, NJ: Art Renewal Center
2014 Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. San Jose, CA: Flesk Publications,
2014 Bruckner, Tim. “The Sculptor’s Secret World, Part 7.” MuddyColors.blogspot.com. August
2014 Whitney-Ward, Cynthia. “Romancing the Clay.” ChasingSantaFe.blogspot.com. February
Recent Lectures and Presentations
2023 Artist Talk: “Sketching in Clay.” LightBox Expo, Pasadena, CA
2022 Artist Talk: “Learning How to See.” LightBox Expo, Pasadena, CA
2022 Panel Moderator: “The Sculptor’s Station.” LightBox Expo, Pasadena, CA
2019 Lecture: “The Art of Creativity.” Northern Michigan University. Marquette, MI
2019 Presentation: “The Making of a Monument.” Art Santa Fe. Santa Fe, NM
2018 Artist Demonstration: National Sculptors Society, Plein Air Magazine’s PACE18, Santa Fe, NM
2017 Lecture: “Plays Well With Others-The Art of Collaborative Art.” Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2017 Panelist: “Sculptor Round Table.” Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2017 Lecture: “An Unfinished Conversation.” Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
2017 Lecture: “Intertwined: The Art of Collaboration.” Spectrum Fantastic Art Live, Kansas City, KS
2015 Panelist: “From the Ground Up.” Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
2015 Workshop: Technique, Anatomy, Content: Sculpture as Vehicle. Santa Fe, NM
2015 Panelist: Flesk Publications, Spectrum 22 and Beyond, San Francisco, CA
Additionally I have lectured on my art at the Smithsonian Institution, Western New Mexico University, Virginia Commonwealth University and the Kildonan School
Selected Collections
Lourdes Cathedral – France, National Geographic Society, Saatchi and Saatchi, U.S. Mint
My artwork is represented in over 370 private collections, including those of actors Tim Allen and John Travolta
Recent Public and Private Commissions
2023 “Compassion,” Monumental Bronze Public Art Commission. Arlington County, Arlington, VA
2021 “Wolf and Hyleena,” Private collection. Portland, OR
2020 “Rakshasa,” Private collection. San Angelo, TX
2019 “Interactive Sculptures,” Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Santa Fe, NM
2018 “Zemp’s Legacy,” Monumental Bronze Public Art Commission. Carnegie Library, Howell, MI
2018 “Excellence in Graphic Literature,” Bronze sculpture. Denver Comic Con/Pop Culture Classroom, Denver, CO
2017 “Rising Star,” Bronze sculpture. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2016 “Lifetime Conservationist Achievement Bronzes,” NM Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM
2016 “Rising Star,” Bronze sculpture. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2016 “Spectrum Muse,” Bronze sculptures. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2016 “Lifetime Conservationist Achievement Bronzes,” NM Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM
2015 “Rising Star,” Bronze sculpture. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
2015 “Spectrum Muse,” Bronze sculptures. San Jose, CA. Flesk Publications
Selected Corporate Commissions
AT&T
Campbell-Taggert
Coca-Cola
Colony Glass
Daimler-Benz
DuPont
ESRI
Exxon
Freightliner
General Mills
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Grainger Corporation
Hilton
International Paper
J. Walter Thompson
Lexus
Mill Pond Press
Mitsubishi International Corp.
National Audubon Society
The Nature Conservancy
New Mexico Game and Fish Dept.
Orion Satellites
PBS
Sony
Standard Pacific
Sun Microsystems
Tensar
U.S. Mint
U.S. Postal Service
Visa
William Morris Agency
Education
Bachelor of Arts, studio art with concentration in sculpture, Connecticut College
Art instructor, Junior and Senior years
Apprenticeships
Una Hanbury: Bronze Sculpture
David Smalley: Metal Sculpture
Lou Stovall: Silk Screen
Colin and Kristine Poole - Collaborative Work
Upon first encountering the collaborative creations of Colin and Kristine Poole, one almost believes that they’ve stepped into a reality where such creatures might actually exist. Colin and Kristine’s newest series, “Chimera”, debuted at GVG Gallery on Canyon Road and is currently being shown in their private exhibition space on the north ridge of Santa Fe. Their life-sized ceramic sculptures seamlessly blend human and animal forms into surprisingly believable creatures. Each figure is based on a particular world myth but also tells its own story through the viewer’s imagination. Their sensitive sculptural approach to the figure combined with an innate awareness of animal attitude enables them to illuminate the relationship between human and animal expression, spirit and emotions.
Colin has had an enduring love and fascination for mythology since early childhood, having been introduced to the Greek mythological pantheon as a child while learning from and working in the studio of his mentor, Christosomos Chakos – one of the living masters of Greek Icon Painting at the time. Colin shared his love of mythological stories with Kristine and together, they have broadened their influences to include myths from cultures around the globe. They use the retelling of world myths as inspiration for viewers to revisit the wonder and fascination of storytelling and to emphasize the unity of our cultural roots – how people have, since ancient history, told stories of human and animal attributes combining with magical results.
They are often asked to describe their unique working methodology. Colin says, “It really is a complete collaboration from the beginning all the way through the process. There isn’t any part that we don’t both have our hands in, both literally and figuratively.” They begin by selecting the pose together and contemplating which myth they’d like to work with. Kristine then starts the process of sculpting the human portion of the figure. Once the figure is mostly complete, they discuss the feeling and energy it has and what animal would best embody similar emotions to complete the gesture of the body and Colin sculpts the creature’s head. Once head and body have been joined, Colin adds the surface texture to unite the two parts completely. Kristine adds, “Part of what is unique about how we work is that we both bring specialized backgrounds to the table – my extensive background in ceramic sculpture and anatomical study is the perfect complement to Colin’s 25 years of experience as a professional painter and sculptor. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and Europe and his corporate client list reads as a “who’s who” of Fortune 500 companies.”
Colin and Kristine both came to Santa Fe at approximately the same time almost 20 years ago but their paths did not cross until 2008 when he asked her to dance a Tango. They were married in Greece the following summer and began combining their artistic talents the same year.
Upon first encountering the collaborative creations of Colin and Kristine Poole, one almost believes that they’ve stepped into a reality where such creatures might actually exist. Colin and Kristine’s newest series, “Chimera”, debuted at GVG Gallery on Canyon Road and is currently being shown in their private exhibition space on the north ridge of Santa Fe. Their life-sized ceramic sculptures seamlessly blend human and animal forms into surprisingly believable creatures. Each figure is based on a particular world myth but also tells its own story through the viewer’s imagination. Their sensitive sculptural approach to the figure combined with an innate awareness of animal attitude enables them to illuminate the relationship between human and animal expression, spirit and emotions.
Colin has had an enduring love and fascination for mythology since early childhood, having been introduced to the Greek mythological pantheon as a child while learning from and working in the studio of his mentor, Christosomos Chakos – one of the living masters of Greek Icon Painting at the time. Colin shared his love of mythological stories with Kristine and together, they have broadened their influences to include myths from cultures around the globe. They use the retelling of world myths as inspiration for viewers to revisit the wonder and fascination of storytelling and to emphasize the unity of our cultural roots – how people have, since ancient history, told stories of human and animal attributes combining with magical results.
They are often asked to describe their unique working methodology. Colin says, “It really is a complete collaboration from the beginning all the way through the process. There isn’t any part that we don’t both have our hands in, both literally and figuratively.” They begin by selecting the pose together and contemplating which myth they’d like to work with. Kristine then starts the process of sculpting the human portion of the figure. Once the figure is mostly complete, they discuss the feeling and energy it has and what animal would best embody similar emotions to complete the gesture of the body and Colin sculpts the creature’s head. Once head and body have been joined, Colin adds the surface texture to unite the two parts completely. Kristine adds, “Part of what is unique about how we work is that we both bring specialized backgrounds to the table – my extensive background in ceramic sculpture and anatomical study is the perfect complement to Colin’s 25 years of experience as a professional painter and sculptor. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and Europe and his corporate client list reads as a “who’s who” of Fortune 500 companies.”
Colin and Kristine both came to Santa Fe at approximately the same time almost 20 years ago but their paths did not cross until 2008 when he asked her to dance a Tango. They were married in Greece the following summer and began combining their artistic talents the same year.
Spectrum Fantastic Art 2014 Silver Award winners - photo by David Bober