2025 Art Show

Welcome to the Seventh annual Art in the Hills: A Virtual Gallery! Here, you’ll find artwork by residents of the greater Auburn Hills community. Captions at the bottom of each image name the piece’s Title // Artist // Medium.

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Gallery

image of black dog in watercolor — Jäger // Nancy Paulson Bell // Watercolor Painting

image of cherry and lime — Cherry Sweet & Twist of Lime // Halli Zalesin // Acrylic on Canvas

image of jordan river valley — Jordan River Valley Tamarack Trees // David Heilbrun // Photography

image of art piece with sun rising — House of the Rising Sun // John Bommarito // Acrylic on Canvas

image of valley painted on bark — Harvest From a Pine // Seybold Alexandria // Oil painting on pine bark

image of painting of bubbles — Bubbles & Confetti // Audrey Walker // acrylic, metallic paint on paper

image of painted turtle and fish — Beneath the Waves // Denise Boutin // Acrylic on Canvas

image of heat signature of a person — Be Cool // Italia Millan //

image of painted book with tree growing out of the page — Autumn Reading // Simply Trish // Acrylic on Canvas

image of painted pine tree leaning over river — Stikine River // Laurie Friedman // Oil on Canvas

image of art piece — The breakthrough // Jennifer Maples // Mixed Media

image of flowers made out of cloth and wire — Threaded Blossoms // Anjali Jain // Stoking Cloth, wire, thread

Tomo’s Frog // Phuong-Cat O’Rourke // Linoleum Block Print, Water-Based Ink on Paper

image of drawing — Whale Dance // Karen McPherson // Ink on Paper

image of painted pine tree with snow — Winter’s Embrace // Fabian Mueller // Acrylic on Canvas

image of rugby jersey with embroidery stitching — All for One (Rugby) Jersey // Drew Washburn // Textile

image of kitten on wooden deck — Are You My Mother? // Kathleen Gardiner // Photography

image of pond at Hawk Woods park — Autumn Flight at Hawk Woods // Christopher LaRose // Digital Photograph

image of painted bird on branch with flowers — Spring Serenade // Claudia Kiriazis // Acrylic on Canvas

image of painted cat — Richard // Sheena Wing // Acrylic Mixed Media

Image of pink tulips — New Hope – Spring // Trupti Navaghare // Photograph

Art in the Hills 2025 Winners

1st Place: “Tomo’s Frog” – Phuong-Cat O’Rourkey

2nd Place: “Jäger” – Nancy Paulson Bell

3rd Place: “Michigan’s Silent Forest” – Mandy Getschman

Community Choice: “The breakthrough” – Jennifer Maples

Honorable Mention: “St. Elizabeth Feeding the Hungry” – Anne Simoneau

More from the Artists

All artists had the opportunity to include a professional website or social media handle with their submissions. You can learn more about some of the artists in our show by visiting the links below. Please note that clicking on a link will take you to an external site.

Italia Millán – italiamillan.com

Avril Caron – avrilcaron.com

Halli Zalesin – @moondaisy_designs

Sheena Wing – www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561339839262&mibextid=ZbWKwL

Fabian Mueller – paintamiracle.org

Mandy Getschman – @TimelessbyMandy

Audrey Walker – @audiewalkart

Phuong-Cat O’Rourke – catsfoundry.com

Karen McPherson – @create_away_studio

Christopher LaRose – imaginarypostcards.studio

Alexandria Seybold – @alexmakesart2025

Claudia Kiriazis – paintamiracle.org