Ravinia -

The Concert

The Auction

The Horses

The Artists

The Party

The Artists
The horses-and their creators-include: Hi-Yo . . . by Krueck & Sexton Architects; Cotton Candy by Fay Peck; Moonlight Sonata by Powell/Kleinschmidt Interior Architecture; Miss O'Hara by Paul Munro; Music as Ritual by Marwen alumni Maria Gaspar, Sarah Hess, Christian Ortiz and Sadie Woods; Maggie's Mare by Winifred Godfrey; Music For A While by Richard Hunt; Galaxy Horse by Martyl; Centennial Marking by John David Mooney; Star Pinto by Ed Paschke; and Satellite Horse by Dennis Kowal.

Winifred Godfrey - "Maggie's Mare"

Winifred Godfrey is known for bringing a decidedly 20th-Century look to the ancient tradition of floral painting. With her monumental presentation of subject and fascination with unusual textures and patterns, Godfrey demonstrates in her paintings how conventional objective imagery can convey strong and sensuous abstract images. Through use of light, Godfrey creates a near photographic image of her models, entrapping the delicacy, transparency and complexity of what is often regarded as a simple subject.

Maggie's Mare

Richard Hunt - "Music for a While"

Richard Hunt is a Ravinia Festival Life Trustee, and he pioneered visual art at Ravinia, becoming the first artist ever to donate a sculpture to Ravinia's renowned collection. Hunt began his career as an art student in Chicago, focusing on displaying his sculptures in small galleries and art fairs. He specializes in large-scale public art, creating works from the dynamics dictated by their surroundings, giving his sculptures a vital and lively place in the public mind and eye.

Music For A
While

Dennis Kowal - "Satellite Horse"

Dennis Kowal's dedication to creating sculptures spans over four decades. His monumental and archetypal work illustrates sensitive awareness of human scale. The creative use of science, technology and materials reflect hands-on training in design, engineering and factories. These elements persist today, resulting in pioneer work in carved acrylic, metal and light.

Satellite
Horse

Krueck & Sexton Architects - "Hi-Yo..."

Krueck & Sexton Architects is a Chicago-based firm that has been commissioned to design many new works, most notably a new World Trade Center in New York City and the Millennium Park Fountain in Chicago. The company's innovative plans include LED technology, flowing water and flexible building exteriors, placing Krueck & Sexton Architects on the edge of technology and design.

Hi-Yo...

Martyl - "Galaxy Horse"

Martyl was born in Saint Louis and has been painting since she was 12 years old. She graduated from Mary Institute and Washington University with a degree in Liberal Arts. She has also spent two summers working with Boardman Robinson at the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs. Martyl has won awards at The Art Institute of Chicago, Kansas City Art Institute, St. Louis Art Museum, and many more nationally renowned galleries.

Galaxy Horse

Marwen Alumni - "Music as Ritual"

Marwen is a non-for-profit arts education and youth development organization that offers high quality art programs free of charge to Chicago's under-served youth. Children in grades 6-12 can enjoy activities in advanced oil painting, experimental mixed media, web site and graphic design, 35mm and digital photography and printmaking. The school also offers internships for older students and workshops for public school teachers. Throughout the year, over 4,000 Chicago students, alumni, artists, teachers, friends and families will be reached through Marwen's programs, exhibitions and special events.

Music As
Ritual

John David Mooney - "Centennial Marking"

John David Mooney is internationally known for his large-scale public sculptures, which engage a worldwide audience. He has received commissions across the globe-Malta, Scotland, Australia, London, Croatia, Italy, Los Angeles and elsewhere. Mooney is founder and Artistic Director of the John David Mooney Foundation, which presents international artists and architects to Chicago and provides a postgraduate advanced study program, boasting 650 graduates. In 1999, Mooney received the Eloise B. ReQua International Humanitarian Award, and in 2001 he received an honorary Doctor of Landscape Architecture degree from Purdue University.

Centennial
Marking

Paul Munro - "Miss O'Hara"

Paul Munro is a "rising star" who received his degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. He was born and raised on a farm in Illinois and is now based out of Chicago. Munro takes much of his inspiration from exploring his grandparents' attic as a child, mimicking the antique wooden toys and laminated rabbit sculptures he found there. His work usually involves animal designs coupled with black and white harlequin themes. He frequently glazes his pieces to give them an aged appearance. Munro's work evokes a sense of history and nostalgia that draws its viewers back to the wonderful memories of youth.

Miss O'Hara

Ed Paschke - "Star Pinto"

Ed Paschke was born and raised in Chicago and received both his Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Paschke often includes elements of the media and pop culture in his works, and is known as an Imagist for his use of brilliant colors and busy landscapes. His art reveals a powerful interaction between humanity and technology capable of shaping perception at the most fundamental level.

Star Pinto

Fay Peck - "Cotton Candy"

Fay Peck is world-famous for her bold, intense use of colors and forms. Peck has produced oil paintings, drawings and silk screen prints across the globe, most notably in Chicago, New York City, London, Munich and Geneva. She received her education at the University of Miami in Florida, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Oslo in Norway. Peck frequently exhibits her work in one-woman shows throughout the United States.

Cotton Candy

Powell/Kleinschmidt Interior Architecture - "Moonlight Sonata"

Powell/Kleinschmidt is an award-winning interior architecture firm. The firm is recognized for its skills in designing environments and shaping spaces that respond to clients' needs. Powell/Kleinschmidt has developed a highly specialized staff of trained architects and interior designers who are committed to architecture and design solutions that are functional, economically sound and aesthetically pleasing for corporate, legal, educational, retail, hospitality and residential environments.

Moonlight
Sonata