Welcome to Jacqui & Anatoli's Art Auction

Jacqui, Anatoli, Ignat and Milena in Varna, Bulgaria Summer 2007

In July 2010, Anatoli’s father Ignat was hit by a car while walking on the sidewalk in Bulgaria. The impact was so great that his leg had to be amputated and radical life-saving spinal surgery was performed.  In a country like Bulgaria that has undergone an unsuccessful partial transition towards privatized healthcare, much of the medical expenses have not been covered by his insurance. Ignat’s recovery, while impressive, has been slow. An added difficulty is that the judicial system is very corrupt and it is not certain that the perpetrators—well-connected and wealthy residents in a city where personal connections can determine the outcome of a case—will ever pay sufficiently for the damages.

With such depressing news, we felt the need to do something positive and proactive to help Ignat. This is when we thought about creating an online art auction to raise money to cover his medical expenses.  The art auction is made up of wonderfully talented and well-established artists from across the country that we have the great pleasure of having in our lives. Please take a look at the beautiful photography, silkscreen prints, paintings, sculpture, art rock posters, sketches and hand-made jewelry they have generously donated.

Please visit our Flickr site to view higher resolution images of each of the items up for auction.

Please consult the Auction Policies & Procedures page at the header of the blog before bidding and if you have any questions about how to participate.

Jacqui & Anatoli

Jessica Henry - Lady of Industry

Jessica Henry - Lady of Industry

Acrylic on wood paneling
13 1/2" x 22 1/2"

Minimum bid: $150

Jessica Henry is an artist, designer and illustrator living in Oakland, CA. Her work is inspired by curves and the complexity of human emotion, bright colors, clean lines, and most importantly by people who speak their mind.

Andreas Krebs - Puppet

Andreas Krebs - Puppet

Puppet

Minimum bid: $25

Andreas Krebs has spent way too much time not making puppets. He recently rectified that problem, and is now doing puppet-related stuff like, all the time. He lives in Toronto. Check out www.thekrellant.ca for politics, puppets, and other things.

Sofia Silva - Ballerina

Sofia Silva - Ballerina

10x7 print

Minimum bid: $50

Statement:

Sofia Silva was born in Argentina. She studied Sociology and Art History at the National University of La Plata and subsequently studied photography at the University of Buenos Aires, the International Center of Photography and with photographers Eduardo Gil and Lutz Matszche. She is an established freelance photographer currently based in Baltimore.

Silva’s photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States and Argentina. Her most recent exhibitions are: Wasteland, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Comvideo, apexart, Anthropic Deserts, VVVgallery, FAX, Contemporary Museum. Also, recently was an Artist in Residence at the Center for Photography at Woodstock.

Other exhibits include: Mixology, Curator’s Office; Looking Now: BMA Digital Photography Project, Baltimore Museum of Art; Imaging Issues Imaging Solutions, Open Society Insitute-Baltimore; Noches Encandiladas, solo show, Galería Arte X Arte; 21st Annual Critics' Residency Program, Maryland Art Place; among many others.

Sofia Silva - Tap Dance

Sofia Silva - Tap Dance

10x7 print

Minimum bid: $50

Statement:

Sofia Silva was born in Argentina. She studied Sociology and Art History at the National University of La Plata and subsequently studied photography at the University of Buenos Aires, the International Center of Photography and with photographers Eduardo Gil and Lutz Matszche. She is an established freelance photographer currently based in Baltimore.

Silva’s photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States and Argentina. Her most recent exhibitions are: Wasteland, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Comvideo, apexart, Anthropic Deserts, VVVgallery, FAX, Contemporary Museum. Also, recently was an Artist in Residence at the Center for Photography at Woodstock.

Other exhibits include: Mixology, Curator’s Office; Looking Now: BMA Digital Photography Project, Baltimore Museum of Art; Imaging Issues Imaging Solutions, Open Society Insitute-Baltimore; Noches Encandiladas, solo show, Galería Arte X Arte; 21st Annual Critics' Residency Program, Maryland Art Place; among many others.

David Prina - Alaska

David Prina - Alaska

Photograph

Minimum bid: $35

David Prina - Southern Utah

David Prina - Southern Utah

Photograph

Minimum bid: $35

Blake Gahn - Watertime

Blake Gahn - watertime

8 1/2x11

Minimum bid: $50

Statement:

Stepping away from my usual work of photographing changes within America, I have temporarily shifted my focus to nature abstracts. I have always been an avid hiker and have enjoyed the more hidden aspects of nature. I wanted to capture the sense of nature I saw and enjoy within my own aspects of photography. I have attempted to achieve this through time lapse photography and detailed close ups.

http://www.blakegahn.com/

Blake Gahn - Tadpole Kingdom

Blake Gahn - watertime

8 1/2x11

Minimum bid: $50

Statement:

Stepping away from my usual work of photographing changes within America, I have temporarily shifted my focus to nature abstracts. I have always been an avid hiker and have enjoyed the more hidden aspects of nature. I wanted to capture the sense of nature I saw and enjoy within my own aspects of photography. I have attempted to achieve this through time lapse photography and detailed close ups.

http://www.blakegahn.com/