Top 10 Artists by Body of Work in 2005

'Chronicle' visual arts writer Rachel Koper names her favorite artists by the body of work they showed in 2005

<i>Rattlesnakes From Sweetwater Dollar Sign</i>, by Bale 
Creek Allen
Rattlesnakes From Sweetwater Dollar Sign, by Bale Creek Allen

1) Bale Creek Allen (D Berman Gallery)

2) Jonathan Marshall (Art Palace)

3) Sterling Allen (Austin Museum of Art, Gallery Lombardi, Art Palace)

4) Jill Thrasher (Slugfest)

5) Alejandra Almuelle (ArtAmici, Gallery Lombardi)

6) Bonnie Gammill (East Austin Studio Tour, Gallery Lombardi)

7) Ray Donley (F8 Gallery)

8) Christopher Fitzgerald (Diaz Gallery)

9) Hope Perkins (Hot Pink Pistol)

10) Julie Speed (Flatbed Press)

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