Erin Lofton (b. 1964) is a visionary American artist in a unique genre. Her sensual expressionistic works are interpretations and explorations of beauty and chaos, dreams and visions. Her paintings explore themes of Nature, Mysticism, and Romance.
Lofton was born and raised in the Hyde Park Historic District of Chicago. During the 1980s, she studied fashion design, painting, and sculpture at the prestigious Otis Art Institute and Parsons School of Design. After college, she spent a decade traveling on a solo journey, and living in the magical destinations of Mount Shasta, Maui, Sedona, Vermont, and high in the Sierra Nevadas. Her art was deeply transformed by these experiences.
Lofton's works revolve around the transitory nature of life, death, and rebirth.
Erin Lofton has exhibited her work for more than 30 years in Chicago, Arizona, New York, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, Georgia, California, and Spain.
Peter Mars (b.1959)is a renowned American artist with ties to both the Pop Art and Outsider Art movements. He has been at the forefront of the American Pop Art movement since the early 1980s. In 1988, he founded Mars Gallery, a popular Chicago night spot and the iconic hub of its lively art scene.
Mars artworks often incorporate the use of silkscreen aka serigraphy (from the French words for "silk writing") where ink is pulled across a piece of silk fabric onto various mediums including wood, cardboard, and paper. He is represented in NYC, Chicago, Houston, Paris,Toronto, London, and Los Angeles.
