Art 4 Shelter

Ceramic artist and Art 4 Shelter committee member Cindy Syme has been creating pottery for 30 years. She recalls early memories of handbuilding as a child and her transition to […]

World–renowned and award-winning professional artist, Jim Denomie is admired for his colorful and expansive oil paintings, often 5’ x 7” to 9 x 12” in size, that capture his surroundings and the richness of his Ojibwe heritage in surreal style.  From the time he was six or seven years […]

Davie Duke is a trained painter and self-taught sculptor. For the past two years he has focused on oil painting on canvas. Davie’s recent work, what he calls the “Black and White” series, is a collection of larger oil paintings on canvas that include thought-provoking displays of […]

Professional photographer Paul Nelson creatively captures nature and wildlife themes in his artwork. Partnering with conservation groups, he photographs songbirds against a white background as they fly from bird banding studies. […]

A career draftsman and designer, Peter Mathews is an artist at heart. From a young age, he loved to draw and paint. He was later voted most artistic in his senior […]

Talented artist and Art 4 Shelter committee member, Deann Speltz is dedicated to creating art and supporting the important work of Simpson Housing Services through Art 4 Shelter. She began […]

Madeleine Lowry’s artistic repertoire encompasses drawing, painting, collage, encaustic, and other techniques. Impressionism, color field art, and process-based art are her favorite styles. She identifies most with impressionist landscapes.  Madeleine has been painting since she was twelve […]

Ann’s abstract paintings incorporate vivid colors and textiles. Her life-long love of art was inspired by her mother, who was also a painter. Ann went back to Macalester College for […]

Marla Gamble has been a self–employed professional artist for nearly 50 years. “I decided I would be an artist in fifth grade, but when I helped a classmate complete a Picasso–inspired art project which won her the first […]