During the month of March, The Alliance Art Gallery in downtown Hannibal is featuring
visiting St. Louis artist Alison Bozarth. Alison found her path in life quite early despite being
told over and over that she couldn’t make a living making art. Right out of high school she set
out to prove all those naysayers wrong. While still in high school she took part in an art program,
Artworks, and made greeting cards. After graduating from Webster University, she created a
body of work and began doing art fairs, often traveling long distances. She was chosen to
participate in the esteemed St. Louis Art Fair Emerging Artist Program. This hardworking young
artist also worked a variety of jobs mostly art related as she built her business.
Two years ago she convinced her mother to become her business partner and purchase a gallery
that became available in the University City-Delmar Loop area of St. Louis. They named their
gallery Artisans in the Loop.
Her current body of work includes whimsical and illustrative paintings done with watercolors,
colored pencils, alcohol inks and etching. Her pieces are a variety of sizes from large 30”x36”
works sealed with UV spray and/or cold wax and as small as 8”x8” pieces. These delightful
paintings have a special appeal to children and would be great additions to their rooms.
The Alliance Art Gallery is also featuring member artist Drew Sutor in March. Drew started his
art journey much later in life. While serving his first job as a full time pastor in a church in
Palmyra he was introduced to woodworking by one of his parishioners. He became especially
interested in wood turning that he did off and on until his retirement. He is currently actively
involved with a woodworking group in Quincy.
His pieces include a wide variety of shapes but when asked about his favorites he said they
include vases and bowls. He can only use hard woods such as curly maple, walnut and one of his
favorites, bloodwood, an exotic wood from Australia. Some of his most recent pieces include a
new material, epoxy, bringing exciting opportunities for color and design motifs to his work.
One of Drew’s pieces will be given away during the March Second Saturday event on March 14
from 4:00 to 7:00. Join gallery members and the guest artist at 121 N. Main in downtown
Hannibal for fun, food and art!