The 2013 poster art for Astoria Sunday Market features fruit and vegetable carvings by award-winning chef and artist Jimmy Zhang. He created the iconic images of the trolley, Astoria-Megler Bridge and Columbia River using green radish, butternut squash, eggplant, zucchini, carrots and acorn squash.

Zhang is founder of Art Chef, Inc. He graduated from the Culinary Arts Institute in China in 1989 as a chef with a personal interest in the ancient fruit and vegetable carving art. Through his diligence and a strong desire to master the art, Zhang excelled in his artistic creations within a couple years and began teaching edible art carving classes in 1993.

He has won many championship titles in a number of professional fruit- and vegetable-carving competitions in China at both the Province and National level, and has been recognized as one of the best fruit and vegetable carving art chefs in China.

In 1998, Zhang came to the U.S., making his mark in its professional culinary carving world with his unique talents and his vast experience in the Chinese art of fruit and vegetable carving. He has earned many medals for top positions at the American Culinary and Professional Chef competitions. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he teaches his carving skills to professionals and hobbyists.

Astoria Sunday Market approached Zhang earlier this winter about creating images that best reflect Astoria for use on its 2013 poster. His art now graces the cover of the annual Market and Downtown Shopping Guide and is featured on the rack card and the Market website at www. AstoriaSundayMarket.com