C.J. Dyer’s Bird’s Eye View

Artist: C.J. Dyer

Medium: Cartography 

When C.J. Dyer drew this birdseye map of Phoenix, Arizona in 1885, the town had a population of around 3,000 people. After posting many decades of strong growth throughout the 20th century, the town has swelled to it’s current size of 1.45 million people. — Arizona Historical Society

The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we’ll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.  No scope or requirement on medium or size — we’ll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do you see when you Imagine PHX?

Imagine PHX, so far: 

100: Steven Revering’s Westward Ho

99: Jon Ashcroft’s Suspended in Geography

98: William LeGoullon’s Table

97. Jason Hill’s Phoenix Financial Center96. Kyle DeWitt’s Tempe Center for the Arts

95: Allison Elliott’s Walls of Downtown Phoenix

94. Fausto Fernandez’s Grid City

93. Chikara Kakizawa’s Ship Out of Water

92: Dayvid LeMmon’s Process / Gentrification

91. Irma Sanchez’s Phoenix Rising

90. Eduardo Rivera’s De Colores

89. Arnold Guerrero’s Camelback Mountain

88. Sean Deckert’s Ginae vs. the 12th Street Gang

87. Pete Petrisko’s Admiral of Phoenix

86. Quincy Ross’ Lone Skyscraper

85. Andrew Armstrong’s Illustrated Cityscape

84. Thomas Schultz’s Phoenix Artifact

83. Adrian Lesoing’s N. Evergreen

82. Suzanne Falk’s Kon Tiki Hotel

81. Lindz Lew’s Bon Voyeur

80. Kevin Patterson’s Phoenix Swamp Beast

79. Ramy Sidarous’ Three Windows

78. Will Mejia’s Orpheum Theatre

77. Steve Weiss’ Portrait of Louis Lee

76. Larry Willis’ Apparition on East McDowell

75. Claire Warden’s Untitled No. 3

74. Randy Zucker’s Dancing Saguaro

73. Robert Brandan Martinez’s Medical Cannabis Tax Stamp

72. Edward Jensen’s Phoenix Financial Center71. Andrew Knochel’s View from PURL70. Mark Dudlik’s Phoenix Rebound

And, hey! It’s lunch time. Check out Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes for some foodie inspiration. 

Have a suggestion for a Phoenix icon by a local creative? Leave it in the comments section or email Claire.Lawton@newtimes.com