Joe Hoynik was born in Yugoslavia. He has been a photographer since his teens, first as a hobby, later it turned into a passion and a profession. After coming to US in 1978, he decided to pursue his passion and started participating in art festivals, first in California and later all over the country.

Joe has won awards in numerous shows, including Coconut Grove, Clayton, Belleville, Sausalito, Arts Beats and Eats, Gasparilla, Beverly Hills, Ann Arbor, Madison and Fort Worth.  He has served as a juror for The Sausalito Art Festival as well as Beverly Hills Affaire in the Gardens. Joe continues to show his work in selected shows throughout the country.

Sandy Taylor is a studio artist whose career as a jeweler began in 1986; in the beginning she was self taught but grew her work by studying with several silversmiths in workshops which she attended.  She has participated in many juried shows across the country, and her work has been sold in approximately 200 galleries in the continental U.S. and Hawaii.   She has worked with bronze, brass, sterling and most recently with precious metal clay.   She also has done shows with metal wall pieces and abstract paintings.  Her strength as a juror lies in her wide experience as an exhibiting artist, thus being able to understand the effort involved in the creative process both in making the art piece and in establishing the business of doing art.  She has served as a juror for both local and national shows and has mentored other artists.  She values artists who strive for new ways of expression and creativity in their work.

Jack Brubaker -  I have been painting, printing, and making objects all my life. After doing the BFA, and MFA thing I came to blacksmithing as an antidote to all that schooling. I served on the boards of several arts groups and as president of local, regional and international craft organizations. I've exhibited in art fairs since 1971 and was elected to the jury of the American Craft Council's wholesale-retail shows several times. I wholesale to galleries, sell direct to customers and take on one-off projects. Currently I am working on a large sculptural piece for a city in North-central Indiana.

Gillian Kemper was born in Ruislip, Middlesex, England. She went to the Great Yarmouth High School for Girls through ordinary levels. She holds a BFA in Painting, from Central State University in Oklahoma and an MFA in Drawing and Printmaking from the University of Oklahoma. She is part owner of The Art House, a commercial art studio, doing design and illustration.  She has participated in juried art festivals throughout the US for more than 25 years, and won top awards in many of those show.

Day of Show Jurors - 2011