Halle Berry is an American actress and former fashion model. Ms. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood and has been involved in the production side of several of the films in which she performed.

Mask designed by Laura Matzen

Birds Against Berry Sunrise

Laura Matzen is a local artist who has been teaching high school art for 13 years. She has exhibited in and around Chicago for the last 15 years. "This mask was inspired by my current body of work, Against the Sky, which depicts richly-colored skies and silhouetted birds, trees, and Chicago scenes."

For more information about this mask or artist, visit www.matzenart.com.