Kitsap Arts and Crafts Festival, Kingston, WA

2010 Jurors

Sabah Al-Dhaher (Sculpture/3-D)

Sabah was born in Nasriyah, Iraq. At the age of 15 he was accepted to the Institute of Fine Arts in Basra, Iraq, where he lived and received his training in classical art. Al-Dhaher fled Iraq in 1991 due to his involvement in a failed uprising against the regime of Saddam Hussein at the end of the first Gulf war. After spending two and a half years in a refugee camp in the desert of Saudi Arabia he came to the USA as a political refugee in 1993. He been creating and exhibiting his work throughout the Northwest. Sabah’s story was chronicled in an article in a 2003 New York Times article. For more information about Sabah, please visit www.aldaher.net.

Brad Camp (Photography)

Brad Camp is a professional photojournalist in the Pacific Northwest. His studio is nestled among the ancient trees of the Northwest and minutes from the waters of Puget Sound. His 25 years of professional photography experience has made him a highly sought after local assignment photographer. His story-telling images has been seen in the local and national printed media. For more information about Brad and his studios, visit him at www.bradcampimages.com or see a rolling log of his daily work on Facebook by liking Brad Camp Images.

Anna Hoey (2-D/Drawing and Painting)

Anna Hoey has a Master of Arts degree in Drawing and Painting, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Education. She holds vocational certification for commercial art and is the owner of a private art studio where she produces fine art and commissioned works of art. She currently teaches drawing for the Continuing Education Department at a local community college. For more information about Anna, please visit www.hoeyart.com.