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ArtsaRound Gallery at Berger

Exhibit Information - December 1, 2006 - January 2, 2007

Featured Artists

Mark Dawson, John Victor, & Donna Noice

Meet Mark Dawson...

Mark Dawson resides in Amsterdam and is excited about returning home to Circleville, Ohio for his second appearance in the ArtsaRound Gallery at Berger. In Amsterdam, Mark earns his living through photography and various business and IT consulting projects. He travels extensively whenever he can get away from his desk job and his love for traveling is evident in his photography.

Almost Heaven, Mountains of Eastern West Virginia by Mike Dawson

Mark has been interested in photography as long as he can remember. While a student at Circleville High School, he enjoyed learning the techniques behind photography from Lynn Kraus, but was frustrated by the overwhelming complexity and the difficulty in practicing with film. Mark feels that digital has been an incredible boon, making the learning and experimenting infinitely easier, immediate, and affordable. He is more at home behind a computer with Photoshop than in a darkroom with his Granddad's old out-of-alignment enlarger, trying to get rid of a pesky power line.

Mark Dawson's exhibit includes the following:

Almost Heaven, Mountains of Eastern W. Virginia $195
Autumn in Circleville $195
Blue Fish, Valencia, Spain $135
Brugges, Belgium $150
Court Street, Pumpkin Show, Circleville, Ohio $95
Desert Campfire, Western Desert, Egypt $135
Desert Rock Formation (P), White Desert, Egypt $115
Drawbridge, Church, Edam, The Netherlands $135
Enkhuizen One, The Netherlands $150
Enkhuizen Two, The Netherlands $215
Footprints, Western Desert, Egypt $135
Gothic Colonnade, Toledo, Spain $150
Large Pumpkins, Circleville, Ohio $85
Leliegracht, No Snow, Amsterdam $150
Leliegracht, Snow, Amsterdam $150
Low Tide on the Waddenzee, The Netherlands $135
Man Walking Under the Gate, Valencia, Spain $135
Massively Gothic, Cologne, Germany $195
Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam $150
Moorish Arches, Alhambra, Granada, Spain $95
Museum of Science, Valencia, Spain $150
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) and Dam Square, Amsterdam $165
Palo Borracho (drunken pole) Trees, Valencia, Spain $195
Pelicans at L'Oceanografic, Valencia, Spain $165
Pumpkin Show Ride, Circleville, Ohio $85
Rigging, Amsterdam $145
Sneaky Bird, Zaanse Schans, The Netherlands $85
Tall Ships, Amsterdam $165
The Alhambra, Granada, Spain $195
The Amstel River, During a Wedding $165
The Amstel River, During a Wedding (canvas) $250
The Rhine at Cologne, Germany $215
Two Fields, Lodi, Finger Lakes, New York $175

Two Fields, Lodi, Finger Lakes, New York by Mike Dawson

Meet John Victor...

John lives in rural Ross County, Ohio with his wife, two horses, three cats and two dogs. Since he was a child, he enjoyed the outdoors. This shows in his subject selections for his art work. John describes his work as the following: "My paintings and drawings are my observations. They are what makes an impression on me, a unique opinion. I work to share that opinion with you. I hope my work creates a relationship with you by involving you in the conversation of exploring, discovering and remembering... I paint what I know. I hope you find what I know, my discoveries, my comment on these things to be presentable, enjoyable, and truthful."

John Victors's exhibit includes the following:

Benny's Old Place $150
Brambles $300
Fisherman's Dream $325
Old Log Jam $225
Paint Creek $300
Pothole Grindstone $225
Rattletrap $400
Snow Bank House $225
Two Sycamores $225
Warm Side of Cold $225
Westfall Sandstone and Granite $300

Warm Side of Cold by John Victor

Meet Donna Noice...

Donna resides in Lancaster, Ohio where she teaches watercolor classes. She is a signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society, the Central Ohio Watercolor Society and the Lancaster Art Guild. She has won many awards and has exhibited throughout Ohio as well as in other states such as New York. Donna describes her approach to her art as painting to capture the essence of her subject. She endeavors to convey to the viewer her feelings about the subject rather than the realistic details, to filter what she sees and appreciates through the beautiful transparent medium of watercolor.

Donna Noice's exhibit includes the following:

Abstract Rose $55
Colors of the Garden $500
Curtain Call $285
Grandmother's Kitchen $385
Hydrangeas $385
Iris $55
Lilacs and Silver Teapot $385
Morning Fog on the Greenbriar $385
Sanctuary $55
Spring Garden $55
Sunflowers and Primroses $450
Tiger Lilies $450
Tropical Reef $55
Tulips and Teapot $225

The art gallery at Berger Hospital is the result of a partnership between ArtsaRound and Berger Health System. ArtsaRound is a community based organization dedicated to supporting art and artists in Pickaway County and the regional area. Berger Health System is a community based health care system dedicated to providing quality care so that people do not need to travel outside of their own backyard to have their health care needs met.

The mission of the ArtsaRound Gallery at Berger is to foster the relationship between art and healing by providing a venue for artists, primarily from, but not limited to, Pickaway County and the regional area, to offer their work for the aesthetic pleasure of patients, visitors and staff. The initiatives of this unique program also contribute to the success of Berger Hospital’s mission "to be the best community hospital in the State of Ohio."

If you would like more information about the ArtsaRound Gallery at Berger, are interested in purchasing art, or are an artist interested in displaying your original art for sale, please contact:

Amy J. Cooper, MSMC
Business Relations and Services Representative
Berger Health System Business Development
Office: (740) 420-8487
Pager: (877) 802-2571
Cell: (740) 412-2088
amy.cooper@bergerhealth.com