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This gallery was compiled by the late Colin Douthwaite. I kept
it in the original state but am adding new portraits at the end
of this file. 

Andreas (andreas@ascii-art.de)


See also my `who_is_who' !



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                        GALLERY of ASCII ARTISTS

                In no particular Order of Merit or Beauty
                                                              1 Aug 98


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Achaz von Hardenberg                 llizard ( ejm )
Al Tinsley ( Dr. S )                 Lyle Murphy
Aleisha Watson                       Mark Anthony Balzer
Alessio Roberti Vittory              Martin Atkins
Allen Mullen                         Matthew E. Lowerr ( -~- M.E.L. )
Alyssa ( ah )                        Meindert de Jong
Andy Hood  ( AsH )                   Michael Naylor ( mn )
Anne Buonassisi                      Mike Jittlov
Andreas Freise ( a:f )               Mike Rosulek
Bluepard ( BP )                      mikey
Bob Allison ( Scarecrow )            Nana
Brent Hughes                         Normand Veilleux
Brian Odom                           Ochrony Srodowiska ( Petrus )
Bungle                               Ojoshiro ( Ojo )
Chevalier ( Nicolas Abesdrin )       papajohnny
Chris Baird ( Keely )                Paul Fawcett
Christopher                          Paul Gradenwitz
Christopher Fenn                     Pete Casso
Colin Douthwaite (cfbd)              Peter Bier ( pjb )
Dan Strychalski ( dski )             Peter Mielke ( ptm )
Daniel Au                            Peter Rijks  ( bIt )
Dave Bird                            Philip Kaulfuss
David Issel                          Philip Powell ( PjP )
David Riley                          Phoenix ( Roy Sussman )
Donovan ( dwb )                      Q-ris
DR J                                 R L Samuell
F. Wiese ( miK )                     Randy Gardner
F.C. Catalyst                        Randy Ransom
Felix (Cats) Lee :-)                 Rosemary Lyndall Wemm
Felix Mariposa                       Rowan Crawford ( Row )
Gary Nass ( GGN )                    Royal Connell
Gilo                                 Saffy
H P Barmario ( Morfina )             Sam Peterson ( skp )
Hayley Jane Wakenshaw ( hjw )        Sarah Kearsley ( SK )
Henry Segerman ( hs )                Seal do Mar
Herman Hiddema ( Shimrod )           Sgt Pinback ( r^2 )
Ian King ( gReat )                   Shanaka Dias ( snd )
Ilmari Karonen ( itz )               SheDragon ( ldb )
J. Melusky                           Sophie Davies (SKYDANCER)
James                                Stanislaw Ciszewski ( sc )
James Constable ( Govinda )          Suzi Q.
Jeffrey Davi Verzak                  Suzy Oviatt
Jiri Matejicek                       Tantris ( T. Palermo )
Joachim Hoffmueller                  Targon ( Ed Wisniewski )
Joan G. Stark ( jgs )                Thor and Valkyrie
Joey Millison                        Thorsten Klein
John VanderZwaag ( jv )              Tina Louise Hesman
Jonathan Oglesbee                    Tobias Benjamin Koehler (tbk)
joris bellenger ( b'ger )            Tom R. Earlywine ( tre )
Jorn Barger                          Tom Youderian
Joseph Larson (JaL)                  Tua Xiong
Juergen Jacubowski ( Snoopy )        Valentin Valciu ( axiac )
Jurcy Wang                           Veronica Karlsson
K. Wheeler ( Rosebud )               Volker Hellmich
Karen Morgan ( kem )                 Wendy Rice ( Samwise )
Koshy George                         Weslie Leung
Lennert Stock                        William Towle (WILLS)
Leopoldo Marino                      Win Kang


                     " THEY COME AND THEY GO ! "


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