Best of Northern Ohio Illustrators Society at the Art Gallery, Willoughby

The Art Gallery in Willoughby has some interesting events this summer. We invited some of our favorite artists to create their idea of what, to them, constitutes Sweet Treats. The artists have created some unusual images in a variety of media. This yummy show opened on Friday, July 13 and will continue to August 3 when the leftover goodies will […]

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Illustrators Bring Fine-Art Vibe to Common Ground

At least once a year, artists of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society create work for the clients who understand them best: themselves. Then they put on a gallery show and let viewers see what occupies their thoughts between paid gigs. Common Ground: New Art by Members of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society, is on view from 6 to 10 p.m. […]

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NOIS to showcase Outside the Lines creative duo

Denise Reynolds was a former journalist who became a corporate communications writer. Jenny Campbell was a onetime reporter who gave up newspapers to be a cartoonist. About six year ago, the two met through work at an animal welfare group, and a partnership was born. Outside the Lines Creative Group aligns Reynolds’ writing and business savvy with Campbell’s skills at […]

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Northern Ohio Illustrators Society

Members of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society are collaborating on two projects this year — the annual exhibition of members work and a cookbook featuring lovingly illustrated recipes. All Things Cleveland “All Things Cleveland,” a show of new work by NOIS members, is on view Sept. 9 through Oct. 3 at The Art Gallery in Willoughby. The annual member exhibition […]

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NOIS to be Drawn & Quartered

The room is always crowded and loud, the distractions plentiful. But when teams of artists hunker down to compete in Cleveland’s annual live drawing competition, the concentration gets fierce and the results are — well, perhaps better than you might expect. Welcome to Drawn & Quartered, the eight-year-old annual event started by artists Deb Steytler and Juan Quirarte of the […]

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Northern Ohio Illustrators Society: They Draw and Cook

Illustration is popular again. After a decline in favor of photography in the 1980s and ‘90s, illustrations appear everywhere — in books and magazines, TV commercials, video games, food packaging and more. Computers make it easy to share art and information, and the Internet makes it easy to find an artist for hire. But artists don’t find work in the […]

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NOIS presents The Selfie Show

Professional illustrators tell stories — on demand, on deadline, and usually to someone else’s specifications. But once a year, members of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society stretch out a little to make art for themselves and for the public to enjoy. The Selfie Show runs Sept. 11 through Aug. 4 at The Art Gallery in Willoughby. Some 30 illustrators will […]

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