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OM GUITAR, Epiphone Casino Guitar painted for "COLORS OF OM" by Rick Garcia
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LAKSHMI, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"


BODY & SOUL

ARICA HILTON
TAMMY KOHL
RENE ROMERO SCHULER

Opening Reception
Wednesday, December 12
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
in Collaboration with 
Jennifer Norback Fine Art
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Arica Hilton, I FLOW LIKE WATER, oil on canvas, 48" x 48"
On Wednesday, December 12, Hilton Asmus Contemporary,  in collaboration with Jennifer Norback Fine Art, will host an exhibition of paintings, sculpture, poetry and jewelry with a series of works  to honor the end of the year 2012 and celebrate the new year to come.    
Stay tuned for more information about the show...
CHICAGO LITERARY
HALL OF FAME
COCKTAIL PARTY
& SILENT AUCTION
with actress, Nora Dunn

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
7pm-10pm
On Saturday, October 13th, Hilton | Asmus Contemporary will  host the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Silent Auction and Cocktail Party.  The non-profit organization, founded by author, Donald G. Evans, was created to celebrate Chicago's rich and diverse literary traditions.  

Actress and comedian, Nora Dunn will be the celebrity guest for this year's event. 

The evening will include not only an array of hors d'oeuvres and desserts from restaurants around the city, but also opportunities for guests to bid on items ranging from signed, first-edition books and theater tickets, to restaurant gift certificates and much more.  As the only substantial fundraiser of the year, money raised at the event will help fund their upcoming third annual induction ceremony, their newly formed Chicago Book Club, and many more events to celebrate Chicago's vast literary culture.

For more information, contact:
Donald G. Evans at donaldgevans@hotmail.com

RICK GARCIA
COLORS OF OM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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Rick Garcia’s artwork has gained critical acclaim from a vast selection of important commissions. Three time official artist of the Grammy Awards, Absolut Vodka, postage stamps for the United Nations, Gibson Custom Shop Guitars, Kentucky Derby, and more. He has created artworks for a variety of charities including an exclusive showing this year at the Abbey Road Studios to help Cancer Research UK. Garcia will be in attendance for the openng reception of his show "COLORS OF OM," a nostalgic mixture of images from his Cuban heritage combined with a series of paintings on meditation in his American pop-art style.  

After years of attending the Art Institute of Miami, where he refined his artistic vision in drawing and painting, he was soon earning an income from published illustrations. Garcia has enjoyed a rich and diverse career starting with the hit TV show "Miami Vice" commissioning him to create a mural on the side of a three story building, and used his paintings for interior shots. 

Apart from a growing number of private commissions, his distinctive images were commissioned by The United Nations Postal Administration in 1998 and 2003. His stamps brought awareness to the growing extinction of the rainforest and its inhabitants, and followed with the 50th Anniversary of the World Health Organization, bringing awareness to the vanishing supply of freshwater, where it earned him the prestige of the most beautiful stamp series of 2003. 

Garcia was chosen as an "Absolut Artist of the 90s" in the popular vodka ad campaign and with his second piece Absolut Electric, this further drew worldwide attention. 

1998, 1999, and 2001 garnered him the distinction of official artist to The Grammy Awards where his creations influenced the look of the live broadcast and graced the covers of the official program book, CDs, posters, apparel, and other various items. His work included portraits of stars such as Destiny's Child, Ricky Martin, Coldplay, Santana, Celia Cruz, Black Eyed Peas, Imogen Heap and Kanye West. His life long passion of thoroughbred racing tapped him in 2008 to be the official artist of the 2008 Kentucky Derby Festival. 

Rick's association with the famous Gibson Custom Shop brand spawned a collection of highly collectable one of kind painted guitars. Quickly these guitars sold soon after completion and Rick is currently trying to add more to the collection as time will allow. His most recent work on guitars was painting a 1954 Gibson Les Paul reissue for The Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and a 50th Anniversary issue of the Gibson SG for CANCER RESEARCH U.K. 

Opening reception of "COLORS OF OM" a series of paintings on meditation, Friday, November 2.   
SCULPTURE COLLECTION

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DONALD SULTAN with ROBERT CREELEY
"VISUAL POETICS"

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In the tradition of Blake, Morris and "Les Livres des Peintres", "VISUAL POETICS, THE ART OF DONALD SULTAN, 1999, hales from the acclaimed series, Master Contemporary Books. This 17" x 22.5" volume is hand silkscreen printed on museum quality, 300 gram archival Coventry rag paper, Smythe sewn and hand casebound in black Brahma leather, wrapped with a high quality and enduring hide. This limited edition fine art book is in the collection of Museum of Modern Art and along with numerous other museums.  
THE CUBA PAINTINGS
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BESOS/KISSES, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"
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DREAM CLUB, acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30"
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QUEEN OF HEARTS, acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30"
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COFFEE ROOSTERS, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 20"
DENNIS MANARCHY

METAL

on exhibit at 
Hilton | Asmus Contemporary

Dennis Manarchy "Girl w/Blue Glasses" from the show "METAL" opening reception September 7 at Hilton | Asmus Contemporary