The 22nd Annual Children's Book Illustrators Exhibit

February 9th - April 16th.

A celebration of Excellence in Art and Literature.

Book signing and Artists Reception on March 19, 1 - 4pm

The 22nd Annual Children's Book Illustrators Exhibit runs from February 9th - April 19th. The artwork above is by Kathryn Otoshi whose book, Maneki Neko, - The Tale of the Beckoning Cat, is one of nine featured books this year. The other professional illustrators are: Lea Lyon (Keep Your Ear on the Ball), Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson (For the Love of Music), Gabriele Bungardt (Mup the Pup), Elisa Kleven (Welcome Home Mouse), Felicia Hoshino (MyDog Teny), Yuyi Morales (Floating on Mamas Song), Mark Meyers (Counting Cows), and Joe Cepeda (From North to South), whose artwork is shown on the left. Please mark your calendars for March 19th, 1-4, when we will be having the Book signing and reception. You can meet the artists, purchase a book and have them sign it on the spot! Please watch for more posts of images from the exhibition over the next week.

Installation view in gallery

Yuyi Morales, illustration from "Floating on Mamas Song"

Also, don't miss the marvelous works of Dr. Htain Win (installation images below) which debut with his opening on Wednesday, February 2. Visit Dr. Win at his reception on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 2-4 pm.

Dr. Win is originally from Burma and his artwork mixes traditional Burmese symbols and iconography with images and ideas culled from around the world. His exhibition is entitled "Home is Where the Heart Is," and is a magical journey through the meaning of art and life. Dr. Win's a great philosopher about such things, so stop on by and see over 70 pieces of artwork in the Ken Cook Gallery.