Debbie McCulley

Debbie has been one of our booth artists since 2012, and is an artist from Spokane, Washington. You may recognize her whimsical style of art on four of the utility boxes in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Debbie was one of the winners of the Utility box beautification program in 2013 and 2014. This year's poster captures the essence of the annual festival and one of themost anticipated summer traditions for the community!

Erin Bruns

Erin Bruns has loved doing artwork for as long as she can remember, winning her first blue ribbon at age 4. However, life as a microbiology instructor has le little time for artwork the past few years. Feeling a creative outlet missing from her life, she has been yearning to get back into her art. The Art on the Green poster competion was just the motivation she needed! Her Art on the Green tree frog watercolor was the first painting Erin has done in several years, and she plans to spend the summer of 2017 doing as much watercolor, pen and ink, oil, and acrylic artwork as possible! She is hoping to create original artwork that the people of Coeur d'Alene (and surrounding areas) will love, and to eventually springboard into a new career as an artist.

Debbie McCulley

Debbie has been one of our booth artists since 2012, and is an artist from Spokane, Washington. You may recognize her whimsical style of art on four of the utility boxes in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Debbie was one of the winners of the Utility box beautification program in 2013 and 2014. This year's poster captures the essence of the annual festival and one of themost anticipated summer traditions for the community!

Christine Marie Larsen

Long-time Art on the Green volunteer, Christine is an illustrator and artist from Seattle, Washington specializing in editorial and children's illustration. This year's poster celebrates the wonderful Osprey that live on and around Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Alan McNeil

Since earning a Masters degree at the University of Montana, Alan McNiel has worked as an independent studio artist for over 25 years, exhibiting in museums, galleries, and art festivals throughout the west.  

Awarded First Place in Painting at the 2014 Scottdale Arts Festival,  recent exhibitions and auctions include C.M. Russell Museum of Art, Waterworks Art Museum, Yellowstone Art Museum, Museum of Art and Culture in Spokane, Sausalito Art Festival, and Missoula Art Museum's 2012 Montana Triennial.  His paintings are in numerous public and private art collections, including University of Washington Medical Center, North Idaho College, and Washington State Percent-for-Art. 

Artist Harold Balazs

​The 2012 poster contest winner was Crystal Bain. Miss Bain received her degree from the University of Idaho in dance. She has been teaching dance and choreographing for the last 10 years.  Crystal grew up making art of all different sorts. She especially enjoys making collages and incorporating her photography into them. This is her first time winning an award for her work. Crystal grew up in Coeur d'Alene and still happily lives here working in the school district and teaching dance.

The 2011 Poster Contest Winner is Karin Daur Austin. Karin received an art degree from Utah State University and a degree in occupational therapy from Eastern Washington University. She is an occupational therapist at Kootenai Medical Center and often incorporates her artistic skills as part of therapy during patient care. Karin has worked with a variety of media including clay, wood and photography but mostly enjoys painting with watercolor. She lives in Hauser Lake, Idaho with her two children.

The 2010 Poster Contest Winner was Alan McNeil of Troy, Montana. Alan has won 7 other awards from Art on the Green, including prior posters in 2006 and 1997, and the Best of Show Award in 1999. Alan McNeil's paintings are found in public and private art collections throughout the world. Since earning a Masters Degree from the University of Montana in 1987, McNeil has worked with a variety of media including wood-fired ceramics, sculpture, and painting, Most recently he has developed a unique series of mixed-media paintings which combine oil paint, encaustic, and black and white photography.

​The 2009 Poster Contest Winner was Mona Stanton. 

Luscious colors and intriguing shapes are what inspire Mona Stanton. An artist living in Coeur d'Alene, she currently works predominately in oil and mixed media collage. Always open to ideas for paintings, travel, both near and far, provides much of her inspiration. This Art on the Green poster design was the result of spotting several black rabbits romping on a bright green lawn while driving on the freeway into Spokane. Painting subjects vary greatly but her rabbit paintings continually bring her good luck.

The 2008 Poster Contest Winner was Georgie Hylton of Coeur d'Alene. Georgie is a Graphic Designer/ Illustrator/ Artist/ Web Designer.

The 2007 Poster Contest Winner is James Atkins of Coeur d'Alene. James will be a senior at Lake City High this coming year. He aspires to a career in digital media design. His interest in this career path was sparked after taking computer graphics classes at Lake City. James has done design work for local businesses and has most recently been selected as a new staff member of the Vox, a student run publication of the Spokesman Review newspaper.

The 2006 Poster Contest Winner was Alan McNeil of Troy, Montana. Alan has won 6 other awards from Art on the Green, including a prior poster in 1997, and the Best of Show Award in 1999. Alan McNeil's paintings are found in public and private art collections throughout the world. Since earning a Masters Degree from the University of Montana in 1987, McNeil has worked with a variety of media including wood-fired ceramics, sculpture, and painting, Most recently he has developed a unique series of mixed-media paintings which combine oil paint, encaustic, and black and white photography.

The 2005 Poster Contest Winner is Lisa McCormick

The 2004 Poster Design Contest Winner is Jannelle Jaquith Ann Travis. Jaquith studied art every semester from grade school through high school, and then at San Francisco University where she majored in art. When Jaquith moved to Coeur d' Alene in 1980 she joined the Coeur d' Alene Art Association where she learned much associating with other artists and by participating in many wonderful workshops. In the twenty four years Jaquith has lived in Coeur d' Alene, she has had her own gallery called Northwest Moods, Art Underground, where she painted and sold watercolors/pen & ink, sculpture, and glazed pottery, greeting cards, business cards, brochures, flyers and had the honor of painting a delightful chair called the Crone's Throne.

The 2003 Poster Design Contest Winner is Yvonne Benzinger. A native of New York State, Yvonne has lived in Idaho since 1978. She is a graduate of the Albright Art School of the University of Buffalo in New York. Her years as a freelance commercial artist have included a wide range of projects, from fashion art, brochure design, and sign painting to screen-printing signs and products, including the one-color prints on early Art on the Green t-shirts. Currently she is the Director of the Summer Arts Program for Youth sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission and editor of the Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission newsletter. Yvonne works in watercolor, oil and serigraphy, with occasional diversions into mixed media and collage, the media used for this year's poster design. This is the third time she has won the Art on the Green poster contest since its start in 1991.

The 2002 Poster Design Contest Winner is Christine Marie Larsen. Christine is a freelance web designer, illustrator and animator living in Seattle, Washington. She uses ink, paint, paper, cloth, pencil, wood, wire and electricity to make her analog and digital art. She also is the designer and webmaster of ArtontheGreen.org.

The 2001 Poster Design Contest Winner is Sara Schroeder. Sara Schroeder is a freelance artist currently living in Gainesville, Florida with her husband and son. Born and raised in north Idaho, Art on the Green has been a favorite summertime event for as long as she can remember. Sara's artistic style revolves around whimsy and color, freedom and movement. The crowds of people at Art on the Green inspire just such a festive, carefree feeling -- proposing perfect subject matter for one of her illustrations. Currently Sara is working on a children's book and hopes to continue successfully in that field.

The 2000 Poster Design Contest Winner is Sara Schroeder. Sara Schroeder is a freelance artist currently living in Gainesville, Florida with her husband and son. Born and raised in north Idaho, Art on the Green has been a favorite summertime event for as long as she can remember. Sara's artistic style revolves around whimsy and color, freedom and movement. The crowds of people at Art on the Green inspire just such a festive, carefree feeling -- proposing perfect subject matter for one of her illustrations. Currently Sara is working on a children's book and hopes to continue successfully in that field.

The 1999 Poster Design Contest winner is Keith Lee. Keith started at the Disney Studios at the age of 21 and then worked 10 years as art director for a major tv studio. Keith operated his own design studio for the next 15 years before coming to Idaho where he has worked as staff artist for Unique Printing for the past three years. Keith has been awarded a series of Art Graphic awards including the Addy award presented to him by the Art Federation.

The 1998 Poster Contest Winner is Georgie Hylton of Coeur d'Alene. Georgie is a Graphic Designer/ Illustrator/ Artist/ Web Designer.