Runners up:
2. TIE- Stu Jenks
- Bailey Doogan
- Gail Marcus-Orlen
Best Local Visual Artist
Diana Madaras
Readers Pick
Diana Madaras
Madaras Gallery, 1535 E. Broadway Blvd., 623-4000; 3001 E. Skyline Drive, No. 101, 615-3001
Diana Madaras
Madaras Gallery, 1535 E. Broadway Blvd., 623-4000; 3001 E. Skyline Drive, No. 101, 615-3001
Like the understudy who makes it big in classic show-biz movies, artist Diana Madaras is an overnight sensation. In 1993, inspired by a watercolor painting trip to Greece, Madaras shuttered her marketing company and set herself up as a full-time artist. Before long, her trademark paintings-boldly colored desert watercolors-were everywhere, in the airport, in local magazines, on her own line of notecards and calendars. Madaras soon opened her own gallery, and just recently added a second location in the foothills. Madaras also gives back to the community, donating her paintings to various causes and raising money for furry friends via her Art for Animals Foundation.
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