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AHS    Silent Auction & Garden Party
                                                                                                            Lawrenceburg, Kentucky


Joan Roddy

Art has always been a part of Joan's life. Her mother painted in oils and pastels and taught Joan at an early
age to love art. Joan graduated from Ashland High School and recieved a scholarship to Morehead College.
She transferred to Georgetown where she received her major in music and minor in art. After living out of
Kentucky for some years, she returned and began teaching piano and shared her love of art by occasionally
helping at her church or school. She recently began painting with watercolors at the University of Kentucky
and is one their honored and distinguished Donovan Scholars.


William Andrus, M.F.A

William Andrus, born in Memphis, Tennessee currently lives and works in Lexington, KY. He earned his B.A. at
Centre College and his M.F.A. at the University of Kentucky. Mr. Andrus teaches at both U.K. and Centre
College. He has had 3 one-person exhibitions and his work has been seen in six juried exhibitions in Kentucky,
Indiana and Arkansas. His work is in the permanent collection of Centre College and in many private
collections in the Southeast United States. He currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky with his wife and three
children.



Mary Lou Gentry

Mary Lou is a self-taught artist who lives and works in Lawrenceburg. She has been painting for over
thirty years, and has cats and dogs her entire life. She is the mother of five daughters and fifteen
grandchildren, and six great-grand children. She is single, as well as an  avid gardner and a gourmet
cook.


Robert James Foose, Prof. Emeritus F.A

James Foose is one of the region's most celebrated artists. He is now a (retired) Professor Emeritus  from
the Department of Art at the University of Kentucky, where he formerly served as Chair and worked for 49
years. He maintains active memberships in numerous art societies, his name is included in several art
directories, and he has created and illustrated many books and constructions. Over the past twenty-five
years, he has had more than fifty solo exhibitions, and his work has been included in over one hundred
group exhibitions. He is the recipient of more than one hundred and fifty first-place awards for painting and
printmaking. Foose's work is included in numerous public, corporate, and private collections throughout
the United States, including the J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville, the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art,
and the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Mo.

Nelson Maynard

Nelson Maynard is a native of Pike County, Kentucky, who now lives in the hills of western Anderson
County. Spending his days disguised as a mild-mannered sewing machine technician, he is a teller of
tales, collector of cats, and great exponent of people-powered sewing.  He is disappointed that he was
born too late to see a Zeppelin in flight, and that he missed the twilight of steam power on the Norfolk and
Western.  He will, with the slightest encouragement, ramble on at tedious length about just why the Singer
66-1 treadle is possibly the finest household sewing machine ever made, so it's probably best not to ask.
He has been known to snap a picture now and again, and has a particular interest in old stonework,
forgotten roads, and other material echoes of human endeavors long past.

Sarah Jane Gray, M.F.A

Sarah Jane Gray received her MFA in art studio art at the University of Kentucky, with an emphasis in
ceramics this spring. Sarah Jane’s works have been exhibited in a number of venues, including the Mt.
Scott Arts Center in Portland, OR, and the Rogue Buddha Gallery in Minneapolis, MN. Sarah Jane currently
lives in Lexington with her husband, Silas, and an incorrigible one-eyed cat named Dingo. (Dingo, perhaps
could be the muse behind one of her most recent pieces: the adorable, snuggled-up ceramic sculpture she
generously donated to our auction!)


Karine Wilson, B.Sc. Cand. M.F.A, M.A.

Karine Wilson is an artist (and board member of the Anderson Humane Society) is currently pursuing her
masters degrees at University of Kentucky. Born in Wisconsin,  Karine lives and works in Lawrenceburg
with her partner, Matthew Maynard. Karine's abstract works have been seen in over eight solo
exhibitions in the Midwest and have been honored in over a dozen juried exhibitions. One of her large
abstract paintings has recently been added to the permanent collection of the University of Kentucky. She
has won multiple awards and fellowships including the Mary Foote Fellowship (Indiana) and the Millenium
Award (UK). A  solo exhibition of her work is planned this Fall for the Mayor's Office and the Councilman's
chambers at the Lexington Government Center.

Matthew Maynard

Matthew Maynard is a contemporary blacksmith and Anderson Humane Society member who runs a
blacksmith shop here in Lawrenceburg. Matthew is originally from East Kentucky and settled here in
Lawrenceburg eight years ago. Mr. Maynard's shop produces iron gates, decorative ironwork and interior
railings out of forged steel, on private commission. His work can be seen in private residences primarily
in the areas surrounding Louisville, Lexington and Nashville,TN.
He is currently working on a public/community garden gate for Louisville, KY thanks to an 'Award of
Excellence' grant he received from the Kentucky Arts Council. Matthew has donated a unique hand forged
candle stick for our silent auction.


Betty McKinney Baldwin

Betty's piece was donated by Jim and Cheryl Rogers of Jim's Antiques.
Betty Baldwin is a native of Lexington who started sketching as a child and her passion of art has only
grown with time. From early childhood, she has worked with graphite, oils and watercolors. She now
devoted her time to drawing and watercolor. Her work is delicate and eclectic!
Betty was active in the Art League of Marco Island as a member of the Board of Directors which enabled
her to meet artists from all over the United States. She attended the Ringling School of Art & Design and
studied privately with max Muller. She has exhibited and sold her art throughout Florida and the
Southeastern United States.


Chad Balster, B.F.A.

Chad Balster is a contemporary glass artist based in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a resident artist at
downtown Louisville's Glassworks, and has generously donated this wall-hanging piece out of his love of
animals. Mr Balster migrated here from Minnesota after being offered the full-time residency at Glassworks
four years ago. He runs private classes on glassblowing and hosts Glasswork's private  "Ornament
Blow" sessions, as well as continues to work in their open studio. Mr Balster  has also recently been
commissioned to build a portable glass-blowing furnace for public performances of these techniques and
is an active member of the artist-based Ohio Valley Creative Energy.



Cheryl Steenerson

Bid on YOUR OWN GARDEN to be designed by Lawrenceburg's own landscape artist, Cheryl Steenerson!
Includes: A home visit by Cheryl and tour with owner to discuss ideas, and a landscape or vegetable
garden design.
Design includes a sketched plan identifying locations for suggested plants and accent items, color
schemes, soil requirements, annual care and maintenance needs, list of area greenhouses and plant
suppliers. THANK YOU CEHRYL, for donating your unique talent!



David Robertson, Ken Weaver and William Strode's "Keeneland"

Poet Laurette of Kentucky, Richard Taylor, introduces this book, of some of Keeneland's distinguished
photographers: Robertson, Weaver and Stride. Other Essayists included are Edward Bowen (president of
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation), Jacqueline Duke (special projects editor of a multi-media
company in Lexington, as well as a former Business Writer for the Lexington-Herald-Leader) and William Reed
(local sports writer). Robertson is a 1977 graduate of UK's College of Medicine; Weaver is a Lexington
opthamologist, and Strode is a freelance photographer and recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes.


Lois Todd

Ruth Lois (Gentry) Todd was born in Fayette County Kentucky on January 9, 1946. Her early childhood was
spent mostly in Woodford County. After marrying in 1967 she moved to Anderson County where she now
lives with her family. Lois and her husband have two sons, Tim and Shane. Lois has sketched and
painted since high school, and started painting in acrylics in 1975. Having no formal training, she has
studied books and articles on art. Historical landmarks and nature scenes are what she loves to paint
most. Since she has been teased so much about using a hammer, she has started signing her work with a
hammer by her name.
Cheryl Steenerson
2008 Anderson Humane Society Garden Party
wishes to thank the following Artists for their generous donations.
Proceeds from our Silent Auction help Spay, Neuter & Adoption in Anderson County.
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