Shaw Art Fair 2026

14 David Ottinger , Emeritus Professor of Art, worked for 41 years in Higher Education. Beginning in 1975, David taught at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, St. Louis Art Museum and 38 years at McKendree University in Lebanon, IL. David earned his B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1974 majoring in Painting and Printmaking. He was awarded an M.F.A. in 1978 majoring in painting and drawing from Washington University in St. Louis. David maintains a studio in St. Louis and has exhibited both locally and nationally since his retirement from education. His work was featured in Observed, a one- person exhibition at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire and a revised edition later at the Cathy Gregory Studio Gallery in St. Louis. He was recently featured in STILL LIFE: Painters and Objects, a National invitational Curated by Jane Barrow at the Edwardsville Art Center in Edwardsville, IL. His work is currently included in an invitational exhibition at the Hunt Gallery at Webster University titled “Where Were You in 72”. His work can be found in a variety of university, private and cooperate collections. Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff , a St. Louis native, holds a BFA in photography from Kansas City Art Institute (1985). She served as Artistic Director of Art Saint Louis, a non-profit visual art organization & Gallery in downtown St. Louis, from 1989 until 2025. Her work included presenting curated & juried exhibitions, creating opportunities, and promoting the work of St. Louis regional visual artists. Since 1997, she has served as juror and/or awards judge for over 50 local & Midwest regional art exhibitions. She served as a grants panelist for Missouri Arts Council and has been a volunteer for Chesterfield Arts, Circus Flora, Regional Arts Commission, and Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts. She is past-President of the St. Louis Women’s Caucus for Art, served on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Gallery Association, and was Exhibitions Consultant for Chesterfield Arts. As an independent curator, she curated the photography exhibit “Pausing for Reflection: A Reflection on Pausing,” at Regional Arts Commission. As an artist, her work was included in the “Holga Polka” exhibition at the Gallery at Regional Arts Commission and in two “Thirteen Squared” exhibits at Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis. Margaret “Peg” Fetter is a native of South Carolina, has been a metalsmith for 30 years. She earned her B.F.A. at Winthrop University. She came to St. Louis to study with Heikki Seppa at Washington University where she received her M.F.A. Peg currently teaches at Craft Alliance and formerly at Fontbonne University where she received the part-time faculty teacher of the year award for 2009. She has examples of her metalsmith in eight books including The Jewelers' Studio Handbook and The Art & Craft of Making Jewelry . 2025 AWARDS JUDGES