Archived Press

From the art industry magazines to the gurus of the wine world, everybody loves Arvid. Read these stories to learn more about what the media has to say about Arvid.

2005

U.S. Marshalls raid a Lake Geneva gallery in search of counterfeit Arvid artwork. Please click on links below for news coverage featuring the raid.

"Fake Paintings from China Flood Market"
by Mike Tierney, Atlanta Journal Constitution

Art gallery accused of selling knockoffs
by Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Arts, Briefly
New York Times - United States

Counterfeit art seized in Lake Geneva gallery raid
Janesville Gazette - Janesville,WI,USA

See links below for TV coverage of the raid:

WSB-TV Atlanta 9/30/05 10:00 pm - " Artwork Fraud "

WTMJ-TV 9/29/2005 5:00 pm " Artwork Fraud "

WITI-TV 9/29/2005 10:00 pm " Artwork Fraud "

WDJT-TV 9/29/2005 5:00 pm" Artwork Fraud "

WFSB-TV Hartford 9/28/2005 11:00 pm " Artwork Fraud "

KUSA-TV Denver 10/1/05 10:00 pm - " Artwork Fraud "

Select articles from 2005

" In Wine Country Wins Prestigious James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award"
by Meredith Smith , NBC 11.com, May 2005

" Wine painter uncorks donations for the High"
by H.M. Cauley, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 2005

"Happy Triggers"
by Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader, January 2005

"Cabernet Paint"
by Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader, January 2005

2004

"Meet Thomas Arvid, the Michigan-born artist who's the toast of the art and wine world"
by Sandra Silfven, The Detroit News, October 2004

"It's all about the wine"
by Jerry Cullum, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 2004