In recent years there has been an increase in the creation and acceptance of figurative art and that includes, promisingly, the acceptance of such work in the high-end market. But why do artist and collectors like art of the Human Form?  Simply put it is because art is a means of communicating human experiences, therefore human bodies are naturally depicted. The figurative form can be used as the ideal medium to convey a spectrum of ideas with which the viewer can resonate. The human figure has always been a common subject of visual art, "it forces the viewer to engage the artwork and enables the artist to express an entire range of ideas from the subtle to the intense." In the history of art the human figure bears, in different ways and through different periods in time, a huge significance, being the most direct means by which art can address the human condition.  We take pride in the fact that we are champions of figurative art and as this 14th annual exhibition shows we are not alone in this belief.  The Contemporary Figurative show seeks to showcase the best artwork, selected Nationally and Internationally.   "Finding artistic and beauty in the human form is only natural "   Participating Artists
Christina Polosky William Yu Vikki Drummond Tony Armendariz Diana Unrein Uduakobong Edet Lauren Scheele Ann Piper Chalda Maloff Sharon Knettell JoMerra Watson Rebecca Tombaugh Gloria Gale Bill Salzillio Gary Warren Niebuhr Robinson Stuart Deborah LaCroix Jim Norris Tucker Eason Rebecca Spilecki Natasha Dikareva Ben Hamburger Gigi Salij Scott Weingarten Joan Benefiel Mark Kaufman Brian Bundren Dawn Perrin Kevin Perkins Tarin Eicher Hannah Miller Diane Stolz Rosemary Meza DesPlas Nicole Woodard Sarah Rieser Mel Sokolow Autumn Nicole Smith Dave Marcet Suzanne Storer Richard Stevens Kevin Schroeder Julian Jones Chloe Oyler Jonathan Ege Terri Jordan Malcolm Glass Robert Creighton Edward Rossel Carson Grubaugh SameSource Jason Rafferty Aodunne Uriankhai Amy Arajuo Eric Bosch Hamama Bushra