Ellen Mahnken is a local artist and the owner of Mountain House Design Studios. She is a multi-media artist and designer with over 30 years of freelance experience. She works in many mediums including paint, fiber, glass, assemblage and graphics. Her work is in many private, corporate and international collections.

 

 

 

Isaac Abrams is a world-renowned artist who was born and raised in the New York area. He founded the first gallery of Psychedelic Art in the world in 1965. In 2009, an exhibit of his art will be at the San Antonio Museum.

 

 

 

 

 

#3horse Henry Hudson Rocking Horse Sponsor: Naccarato Insurance Artist: Kenny Rich

 

 

 

A NY native, Kenny Rich graduated from the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. After college, he began his career as an airbrush illustrator working for major commercial advertising accounts. After 25 years of illustrating, he know focuses on doing 2D are on 3D objects. Look for his 1951 Chevy denim covered pickup truck called Bluejean Hauler.

 

 

 

4-Hudson Valley Flowers Sponsor: The Center for Health, Dr. Martin Artist: Charles H. Bollin

 

 

 

Robin Halfmoon is a New York-based multi-media artist who specializes in beadwork, Celtic knots, chainmaille, collage and the theatre and pupperting arts.

 

 

 

Melanie Avallone studied fine arts at the State University of New York, College at Purchase. She is a freelance graphic designer and moved from Brooklyn, NY to the Village of Saugerties in 2007

 

 

 

Cynthia Mulvaney is a muralist and faux finish artist and co-owner of ckmulvaneyartworks.com, specializing in custom-painted carousel horses and animal figures for private homes and businesses. Her work has been featured in various publications, including "Cat Fancy" magazine

 

 

 

Mary Boscher grew up in the mid-west, attended the Chicago Art Institute and earned a BFA at the University of Illinois. After moving to New York, she continued her studies at SUNY New Paltz earning a MFA. She has taught art and theater

 

 

 

History Filly Sponsor: John Mullen & Sons Artist: Mary Alice Lindquist

 

 

 

Deborah Joyce displayed her natural ability for art when she was young, having been selected for several young artist shows. In painting she conveys impressionist and abstract styles; in her sculpures she uses organic material or designs. Deborah also enjoys teaching her Ojibwa culture and often includes her heritage in her art.

 

 

 

Angela graduated Magna Cum Laude from SUNY New Paltz with a BA in Art History/Visual Arts. She is known for her watercolor and pastel paintings as well as her calligraphy. Her work has been displayed in many local gallerys and exhibitions.

 

 

 

Linda Nicholls is a landscape artist who has been painting regional scenes of the Hudson Valley in oils, watercolors and pastels for over 30 years. She has received numerous awards and has exhibited her work in many galleries and invitational shows. Linda, also a muralist, creates murals, designs children's rooms and does house portraits through her business, "Manitou Murals". She is also the founder of the Greene Room Players Theater Company in Hunter, NY.

 

 

 

Nancy has been painting the landscape in and around Saugerties for more than 20 years. Her "townscapes" featuring various locations in the Village of Saugerties are her best known and popular works. She serves on the Board of Advisors at the Woodstock School of Art, where she also taught landscape painting for 3 seasons.

 

 

 

Jody Nicholls Murphy co-created “Meow-tain Music” for Cat'n Around Catskill 2007. Jody loves to journey into the world of art and creativity at any chance. In addition to enjoying arts, writing, crafts, and photography, Jody is an active member of the Greene Room Players, and performs regularly in their musical productions. She resides in Hunter, NY, with her husband John and daughter Eden, and is surrounded by the artistic influences of her talented family.

 

 

 

Sandra Physher is a prize winning NY artist and instructor, who works primarily in oils and waterh colors. Her work is on public display in places as diverse as libraries and colleges.

 

 

 

Michele has always been an artist and has studied and worked in various mediums. Landscape painting in oils and pastels has been her passion for the past few years. Her inspiration comes from hiking in the Catskills, where she often sketches and paints on location

 

 

 

Ken Mulvaney is co-owner of ckmulvaneyartworks.com, specializing in custom-painted carousel horses and animal figures for private homes and businesses. His recent work includes restoration of antique wooden carousel horse figures.

 

 

 

The sculptures and paintings of award-winning artist JoAnne Sullam have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers nation wide. She is a native New Yorked with a lifelong passion and appreciation for animals and nature

 

 

 

Diana has been painting with various media for over 20 years. Educated at NYC's prestigious School of Visual Arts, she earned a BFA degree specializing in illustration. Her work features landscapes as well as figural work.

 

 

 

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Lisa Crumrine, a mosaic artist, has spent the last 17 years in a tropical paradise where she developed her unique style of cutting and arranging glass to create shimmering, one of a kind pieces of art.

 

 

 

Juanita Wilsey is a Saugerties resident with a strong interest in the outdoors. Her hobbies are hiking the Catskill Mountains and cruising the Hudson River along with dabbling in landscape painting and photography. She has been the Secretary to the Town Planning Board for the past 21 years and, along with her husband, has raised two children all who have enjoyed the many activities Saugerties has to offer.

 

 

 

23-Field of Dreams Sponsor: PJL Construction Inc.Artist: Emma Lang

 

 

 

Linda Karlson completed both her Bachelors and Masters Degrees at Central Washington State University in Ellensburg, Washington. She has had several one-person shows and also been in may group shows

 

 

 

 

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Robin Halfmoon is a New York-based multi-media artist who specializes in beadwork, Celtic knots, chainmaille, collage and the theatre and pupperting arts.

 

 

 

Christine Margolias is a NY native who studies included work at the Brooklyn Museum , Parsons School of Design and the Pratt Institute. She has worked in ceramics, floral design and has returned to her first love, painting landscapes

 

 

 

Joyce Patterson studied drawing and painting for many years at the Woodstock School of Art.Her mother was very inspirational and encouraged her to develope her natural artistic talent.She specializes in watercolor,acrylic and oils.

 

 

 

Fulton's Fiery Steed Sponsor: Lions Club Artist: B. Zzoe Rowan

 

 

 

Cynthia Mulvaney is a muralist and faux finish artist and owner of ckmulvaneyartworks.com, specializing in custom-painted carousel horses and animal figures for private homes and businesses. Her work has been featured in various publications, including "Cat Fancy" magazine.

 

 

 

Mark Smith studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn , NY where he majored in Industrial Design & Advertising Design. Mark worked for over 40 years primarily in the cosmetic industry for such well known companies as Avon , Revlon and L'Oreal.He has been painting in oils & acrylics for many years and has been in numerous shows.

 

 

 

Hudson Valley Quarter Horse Sponsor: Mid-Hudson Valley Credit Union Artist: Sheila Gilday

 

 

 

 

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The sculptures and paintings of award-winning artist JoAnne Sullam have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers nation wide. She is a native New Yorked with a lifelong passion and appreciation for animals and nature.

 

 

 

Great Hudson River Chain Horse Sponsor: Mid-Hudson Valley Credit Union Artist: Sheila Gilday

 

 

 

Terri Bartosik has been painting for over 20 years in the Hudson Valley . She is known for her decorative and folk art style that brings life to everything she creates. One of her local murals can be seen at the Saugerties United Methodist Church .

 

 

 

An award winning artist, Kristy Bishop has been in numerous solo and group shows. Her goal as an artist is to serve mankind at the deepest level of her spirtual development through the expression of painting and writing.

 

 

 

36-Tarrytown Sleepy Hollow Horse Sponsor: Leighton Enterprises Artist: Cynthia & Ken Mulvaney

 

 

 

Patti grew up in the Catskill Mountains. She is a multi-media artist whose versatility includes landscapes, monotypes, house portraits, murals, calligraphy, caricatures and decorative painting. She has received numerous awards and has exhibited in local galleries.

 

 

 

B. Zzoe Rowan is a self taught artist whose passion in life remains "making stuff". His works in various media have appeared in galleries in Colorado as well as New York. A visual artist since childhood and the son of a working artis

 

 

 

Steve Heller started sculpting when he was 12 years old. For the past 30 years he's been able to combine his obsessions by working in three mediums: wood (for its inherent beauty), found metal (which he adores because it seems so unyielding and yet produces such works of whimsy) and car parts. Steve's work is in many galleries, has been featured on CNN and won numerous awards.

 

 

 

Yvette Lewis is a world-renowed painter and ceramist with over 20 years experience as an art teacher. Her work has been shown in many galleries and art grants. She was the recipient of the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund in 2006

 

 

 

 

 

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41-Christmas Candy Run Sponsor: Village of Saugerties Fire Dept. Artist: C.A. Lynch

 

 

 

 

 

#horse42-Rainbow Round and Round Sponsor: Dr. Nancy M. Shuster & Shuster AssociatesArtist: Lisa Crumine

 

 

 

 

Lisa Crumrine, a mosaic artist, has spent the last 17 years in a tropical paradise where she developed her unique style of cutting and arranging glass to create shimmering, one of a kind pieces of art

 

 

 

Alex is a world-renowned sculptor. Educated in Praque, Czech Republic, his large scale scupltures can be found in museums like MoMA in NY, private collections and in selected public commissions both in the US and in Europe

 

 

 

44-A Brief Horstory of Saugerties Sponsor: HITS Artist: Jean Campbell

 

 

 

Roja Cenozoa Sponsor: Markertek Artist: Katherine McKenna

 

 

 

Ze'ev Willy Neumann was born in Belgium in 1947, on the way to Palestine, to parents from labor camps and grandparents lost to death camps. His art is his history. Intensity, fury, contemplation and mirth in his work follows the whims of his path. His work and his art have always been the same from building movie and theater sets, world fairs, sound studios and film editing - it's all about art.