Dangerous Lullabies VIII
8th Annual NATIONAL FINE ART EXHIBITION

About the Show

Dangerous Lullabies VIII is a group fine art exhibition.  This was exhibition's 8th year, back by popular demand. The exhibit's annual location is the  Crystal Lake’s Lakeside Arts Park at the Dole Mansion, an intricately detailed 1800’s building, which is rumored to be haunted.

This show features artwork that explores the curious allure of things that frighten us. Each your, visitors are invited to examine the beauty found in the ashes of terror and experience the magnetic pull of fine art that is disturbing, on-edge or dark in this exhibition. The gallery is open to the public. Admission is free. The artwork in the exhibition is available for purchase.

Joe + Kathleen Isacson are curators for this exhibition, working in partnership with the The Dole and the Lakeside Legacy Arts Foundation.

Exhibition Schedule: 
Dates to be announced for DL IX in Oct 2023. Typically, the exhibition's runs the first three weeks of October, and has  an opening night celebration open to the public. 
Admission and parking are free. Artwork is available for purchase.

Selected Works:

The Artists:

​EXHIBITION DATES

Exhibition
 Oct 3 - Oct 21, 2022

Opening reception Fri, Oct 7,  6-9 pm

Exhibit location:
​The Dole Mansion
401 Country Club Road
Crystal Lake, Illinois

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includes images by: Ivy Schneck, Marcus Howell, Steve Demarco & Francisco D.
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Karen Aldrich
​Zoe Beaudry
Bradley Cahill
Francísco D.
James Deeb
Steve Demarco
Nicole Duet
Jennifer Eddins
David Feingold
Rachel Foster
V. Holeček
Richard Houser
Marcus Howell
Pamela Jones
Emily Kaelin
Romessa Khan
Thomas Knight
Richard Laurent
Denise Laurin
​Christopher Lucero
​Sarah McNabb
Susan Morgan
Ayanna Proctor
Paul Ramirez
Bill Salzillo
Ivy Schneck
Jenny Schneck
Jessica Smit Mattingly
Dawn Smith
Kerry Swift
Tanya Tewell
Maxine Thirteen
Anthony Vialpando
Voytek
Connor Young

Awards

1st Place: Marcus Howell - On the Prowl
2nd Place: Bradley Cahill - La MagaFortunata
3rd Place: Zoe Beaudry - The Arc of the Moral Universe
4th Place: Sarah McNabb - The Understudy
Honorable Mention: Connor Young - Gumball Machine

Interview & Publication Award: 
James Deeb

Artistonish Art Magazine Awards
1. Voytek _ Mean Meme
2. Steve Demarco - Nightmare Becomes Reality
3. Rachel Foster - Five
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Biafarin People's Choice Awards
1. Sarah McNabb
2. Connor Young
3. Jessica Smit Mattingly

You can see an online catalog of works included in the 2022 exhibition here:
https://www.biafarin.com/p/dangerous-lullabies-8.html?TP=artworks