Community Arts Partnership Awards
2009 Community Arts Partnership Artists
Mary Ann Crago
Mary Ann Crago is a landscape painter, librarian. CCAD and Kent State graduate and a member of the Ohio Art League and Roy G Biv. Crago’s work is most inspired by simple forms found in nature; lanky stems, jewel-like pods and undulating tree lines. The most recent pieces showcase spindly seed pods against distant fading horizons. They are experiments in color and texture, exploring varying degrees of depth through simple composition and the manipulation of color and light. Acrylic paste is applied to create irregular surface textures and to disguise the repetitive woven texture of the canvas. Acrylic paint and gloss mediums are mixed to create transparent color, and the pieces evolve slowly as each veil of color is applied.
Zhigang Cui
Zhigang Cui, represented by A Muse Gallery, was born in 1961 in Shanghai, China. In his early life, Zhigang had many different jobs – he worked in a big shipyard factory, he owned a his own fashion shop and a handicraft store, taught painting courses in school and was a professional animator for years. The ups and downs and the struggle and the passion in his life bring Zhigang unlimited inspiration for his artwork. Zhigang has lived in Columbus since the fall of 2006.
Andrew Lundberg
Andrew Lundberg uses oil and silkscreen to create a variety of effects, from flat and detached to delicate and deeply involved. His choice of application on metal helps to signify the weight of the subject matter. A native of Chautaqua, New York, Lundberg now resides and works in Columbus. He is a graduate of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. His work has been exhibited throughout the East Coast and Midwest.
