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FIRST PLACE
Alberto Cerriteno, Portland, OR
www.albertocerriteno.com

Alberto Cerriteño is a Mexican graphic designer who has lived in America — Portland, specifically — for two years.  He loves Portland because it is in this peculiar city that his critters were born. Perhaps it is the pleasant, laid-back atmosphere, or the distinct artistic energy that courses through his not-so-new home that has allowed his illustration aesthetic to blossom.

When he is not fathering outlandish creatures, he works as Senior Art Director for Curiosity Group, a local marketing and design firm, doing interactive design and animation work. Strongly inspired by urban vinyl toys, alternative cartoons, and the called “pop surrealism” movement, Alberto Cerriteño has developed his own very personal technique and style. There are delicate hints of traditional Mexican artistic influences in his management of rich textures and decorative patterns.

First Place Prize: The full version of Adobe CS3 provided by Adobe Systems, Inc.

SECOND PLACE
Chris Lensch, Traverse City, MI
www.chrislensch.com

Chris Lensch attended the Columbus College of Art and Design, and graduated in 1989 with a major in illustration and a BFA.

In 1994, after a move to Colorado, Chris began freelancing full time. Since then his work has appeared in many national publications. He has produced work for clients such as AMD, MCI, McDonalds, Compaq, and Us West. His illustrations have appeared in books by Piggy Toes Press, Picture Window Books, Gamewright, and many educational publishers. Chris has been featured in Step By Steps Electronic Design, and received awards from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, American Illustration, How, Graphis, Step by Step, the Society of Publication and Design, and Lürzers's Archive.

Chris now lives in northern Michigan with his wife, three children, a dog, and a very grumpy parakeet. He spends his limited free time painting and carving whimsical works of fine art.

Second Place Prize: The full version of Groboto 2.1 provided by Braid Art Labs, LLP.

The special exhibit, “PIXEL: Artists Who Use the Computer,” was made possible  by MacForce, LaCie, Tuloy.com, Digicraft at Udevelop, Chrisman Picture Frame & Gallery, Adobe Systems Inc., Wacom Technology Corp., David & Kathy Bussman.
Patron preview reception sponsored by Sterling Savings Bank.

Other prominent contributors making the 2007 Festival possible include Wells Fargo Bank, City of Lake Oswego and the Clackamas County Tourism and Development Council. Additional support is also provided by The Regional Arts and Culture Council, Work For Art Program, Lake Oswego Rotary Foundation, West Coast Bank, Oregon Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Sterling Savings Bank, Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Directors Mortgage, Hallmark Inns and Resorts, Pacific Lumber & Truss Company, OTAK Inc., and Allied Waste Management. Media Sponsors include Community Newspapers, KGW TV, 1190 KEX Radio, and kink fm 102.