Hubert de Lartigue
The female body is the major inspiration and subject in Hubert de Lartigue's work. Influenced by fashion photography and the glossy idealization of the female nude, the artist portrays the beauty and imperfections of his live models in sensual and alluring poses. Hubert explains his work by saying, “The portrait is a classic theme in the world of painting. However, I try to create elements of surprise in each of my portraits, the way I crop them, the expression or the attitude of the models. But the power of the portrait lies above all in the look of the model, which is unique each time. All I have to do is underline the strength and the intensity,”

Artist:
Hubert de Lartigue

Hubert de Lartigue is a French painter and illustrator. After graduating with graphic arts, he began his career in the field of packaging, as well as a freelance illustrator. His works were more related to science fiction, book covers, and pin-ups. Since the 2000s, he turned increasingly to photo-realism and hyper-realism, including anatomical details in portraits or large canvases.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012 Muses, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York 2001 "Figure it Out", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY, 27 January - 24 February 2004 "Great American Pin-up- Vintage and Contemporary Works", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, 11 September – 2 October. 2006 "Femmes artistes (peintures recente)", Galerie Frederic Bosser, Paris, France, 20 February – 10 March. 2007 Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY, 4- 27 October 2006 Femmes Artistes (peintures récentes), Galerie Frederic Bosser, Paris, France Exhibition of pin-ups at the Christophe Agency in Paris Solo exhibition of SF illustrations at the Imaginales in Épinal (France) Exhibition and sales at the Monde de Jeu, Porte de Versailles Paris 2004 French Pin-ups, Galerie Frederic Bosser, Paris, France Exhibition “Great American Pin-up- Vintage and Contemporary Works”, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, September 11 – October 2 2003 Exhibition 2012 Muses, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York 2001 "Figure it Out", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY, 27 January - 24 February 2004 "Great American Pin-up- Vintage and Contemporary Works", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, 11 September – 2 October. 2006 "Femmes artistes (peintures recente)", Galerie Frederic Bosser, Paris, France, 20 February – 10 March. 2007 Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY, 4- 27 October 2006 Femmes Artistes (peintures récentes), Galerie Frederic Bosser, Paris, France Exhibition of pin-ups at the Christophe Agency in Paris Solo exhibition of SF illustrations at the Imaginales in Épinal (France) Exhibition and sales at the Monde de Jeu, Porte de Versailles Paris 2004 French Pin-ups, Galerie Frederic Bosser, Paris, France Exhibition “Great American Pin-up- Vintage and Contemporary Works”, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, September 11 – October 2 2003 Exhibition of pin-ups Frédéric Bosser Gallery, Paris, France 2001 Exhibition Figure it out, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York 1999 Exhibition Galaxiales in Nancypin-ups Frédéric Bosser Galler

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 The Europeans, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY 2016 Collective exhibition pour the coming out of the book Tall Trees of paris at the Art Factory Gallery, Paris. Collective exhibition The Portrait Show at the Bernarducci Gallery, New York. 2015 Summer Group Exhibition, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY Context Art Miami, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, Miami, FL Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2014 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana Austin Art Projects, Palm Desert, CA Collective exhibition, Winter White at the Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, Catalogue, New York. Collective exhibition, Derivare at the Nouveaux Frigos, Paris. 2013 Photorealism Revisited, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OK; The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH; MANA Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ Photorealism in the Digital Age, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York Sneak Peek: Photorealism in the Digital Age, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York Collective exhibition, The Naked Truth, Plus One Gallery, London 2011/2 Stand Still, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York 2012 Collective exhibition, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York Collective exhibition at the Imago Gallery, Desert Palm, USA Collective exhibition at the Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece Collective exhibition, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Photoréalisme, Montreal Collective exhibition at the Marie Ricco Gallery, Calvi, Corsica 2011 National Juried Biennial, Amarillo Art Museum, Amarillo, TX Art Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY Watermill Art Center, Watermill, NY Galerie Marie Ricco, Calvi, Corsica, France 2010 Expansion, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York Permanent exhibition Alexis Lartigue Gallery, Paris, France 2009 Heros Collective, Zone Franche, Bagneux, France. Louis K. Meisel Gallery: 40 Years of Photorealism, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York Figure 8, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York

Susan Abbott
Susan Abbott was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, and grew up in this Victorian suburb of Washington, DC. Her parents met as labor organizers in the 1930’s, and they continued to be active in social and environmental causes throughout their lives. Because her father was an artist and graphic designer, there were many art books and supplies at home and Abbott was drawing and painting from an early age. Her mother was a skilled seamstress and taught her to sew, knit and embroider. These hand crafts and time outdoors exploring the creeks and woods in her neighborhood were favorite childhood activities that have informed her work as an artist. Abbott began her formal art studies at fourteen, studying life drawing in the summers under the famed professor Robert D’Arista at American University. She dropped out of high school to begin full time studies at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, which she selected for its rigorous painting program. At MICA, Abbott focused on figure painting and plein air landscape with Israel Hershberg. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and two years later received a MFA degree from the Institute’s Hoffberger School of Painting, working with renowned abstract painter Grace Hartigan as her advisor. She went on to study printmaking in the graduate program at the University of Iowa under the master intaglio artist Mauricio Lasansky. Susan Abbott has been working as a professional artist since that time, exhibiting in galleries and museums around the country. Her still life and landscapes have been featured at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Museum of Technology, Hood College, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Her painting was included in the show “Objects of Personal Significance”, which toured museums around the United States. She has been a recipient of a Maryland Art Council “Individual Artist Award” and a Vermont Arts Council “Creation Grant”. In 2009 she was one of ten a

Statement
Growing up in Washington, DC, I had an early love of drawing encouraged by my artist father and for textile crafts learned from my mother, as well as many happy hours exploring neighborhood woods and streams. These childhood activities gave me a connection to hand craft and nature that have stayed with me and informed my work as a painter. In my eagerness to begin my art education I dropped out of high school to attend the Maryland Institute, College of Art, where I received a BFA and MFA. I’ve been working as a professional artist since that time, exhibiting in galleries and museums around the country and teaching art workshops around the world. I moved to Vermont twenty-five years ago for the most impractical of reasons, love at first sight. I’m still attracted to all the ordinary things I see around me here–houses, barns, trucks, fields, mountains—and how they are made magical by ever-changing light and seasons. When I paint in my studio from the references I gather on-site, invented colors and shapes take over and combine with my memory of the subject to create something completely new. My hope is that the paintings that result from this alchemy of the real and abstract communicate to the viewer something of my deep love for the familiar yet mysterious landscape of Vermont. Susan Abbott

Artist:
Susan Abbott

Susan Abbott was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, and grew up in this Victorian suburb of Washington, DC. Her parents met as labor organizers in the 1930’s, and they continued to be active in social and environmental causes throughout their lives. Because her father was an artist and graphic designer, there were many art books and supplies at home and Abbott was drawing and painting from an early age. Her mother was a skilled seamstress and taught her to sew, knit and embroider. These hand crafts and time outdoors exploring the creeks and woods in her neighborhood were favorite childhood activities that have informed her work as an artist. Abbott began her formal art studies at fourteen, studying life drawing in the summers under the famed professor Robert D’Arista at American University. She dropped out of high school to begin full time studies at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, which she selected for its rigorous painting program. At MICA, Abbott focused on figure painting and plein air landscape with Israel Hershberg. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and two years later received a MFA degree from the Institute’s Hoffberger School of Painting, working with renowned abstract painter Grace Hartigan as her advisor. She went on to study printmaking in the graduate program at the University of Iowa under the master intaglio artist Mauricio Lasansky. Susan Abbott has been working as a professional artist since that time, exhibiting in galleries and museums around the country. Her still life and landscapes have been featured at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Museum of Technology, Hood College, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Her painting was included in the show “Objects of Personal Significance”, which toured museums around the United States. She has been a recipient of a Maryland Art Council “Individual Artist Award” and a Vermont Arts Council “Creation Grant”. In 2009 she was one of ten artists selected from an international competition to receive funding to produce a series of paintings about the future of Vermont for the “Art of Action” project. She is an active partner with non-profits in projects that connect art and conservation. Susan Abbott’s paintings are in many private and corporate collections, including Mead Data Central, the Gund Company, the Federal Home Mortgage Administration, Peat Marwick, and Chittenden Bank. Her commission for Oprah Winfrey was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Statement

Growing up in Washington, DC, I had an early love of drawing encouraged by my artist father and for textile crafts learned from my mother, as well as many happy hours exploring neighborhood woods and streams. These childhood activities gave me a connection to hand craft and nature that have stayed with me and informed my work as a painter. In my eagerness to begin my art education I dropped out of high school to attend the Maryland Institute, College of Art, where I received a BFA and MFA. I’ve been working as a professional artist since that time, exhibiting in galleries and museums around the country and teaching art workshops around the world. I moved to Vermont twenty-five years ago for the most impractical of reasons, love at first sight. I’m still attracted to all the ordinary things I see around me here–houses, barns, trucks, fields, mountains—and how they are made magical by ever-changing light and seasons. When I paint in my studio from the references I gather on-site, invented colors and shapes take over and combine with my memory of the subject to create something completely new. My hope is that the paintings that result from this alchemy of the real and abstract communicate to the viewer something of my deep love for the familiar yet mysterious landscape of Vermont. Susan Abbott

Guennadi Ulibin
The exhibition presents two main lines of Ulibin's work. Despite their external differences, they are united by a common philosophical concept. The first line is a series of paintings that show the post-historical world - the result of human activities based on the principle of reckless consumption and exploitation. These paintings are like open portals to a world freed from technological civilization, in which humanity opens up completely new development paths based on self-improvement, knowledge of one’s inner potential and harmony with the Universe. This is the time when the course of the history of mankind and its meaning are rethought. Man is the most perfect thing on Earth and the potential of human capabilities is much greater than that used in the framework of modern civilization. Any, even the most high-tech machine, is for a man only a tool - a substitute for his own undisclosed abilities. Naked human on bare earth is the main motive of the compositions. Civilization and technology no longer exist, only its remnants, in the form of strange objects, once high-tech machines rise above the surface of the earth or sea, - a pile of metal, like a defeated idol of a technogenic system. The space of heaven and sea symbolizes the infinity of the universe and freedom, the same infinite. The Earth, as a renewed space, is part of the Universe, - mysterious, but at the same time open to human knowledge and giving it inspiration. Women personify the future of humanity. They are hope and inspiration, as well as a symbol of love and beauty - the beginning for the creation of a new beautiful world based on the principle of knowledge and understanding of the infinite Universe.
The second line in his work also has a deep philosophical content. Most of the works in this series are made in the schedule - coal on paper. These are compositions that are the result of my imagination, reflection and searching for answers to the main questions. They are united by the theme of the meaning of life, knowledge of the fundamental principles of being and evolutionary development. The process of comprehending the ideas for expressing them in the form of graphic or pictorial compositions has gone far beyond the scope of fine art and has become a philosophical method for studying reality. This led to the fact that it became possible to implement my creative ideas in large multi-figured paintings. So the picture “Diaries of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse” appeared. In this picture, the Apocalypse, as an emergency intervention in the course of the evolutionary-historical process, is not the end of the world, but its beginning. The Apocalypse is a moment of spiritual and intellectual enlightenment - understanding the true mission of human, as the embodiment of the mind on earth with the goal of cognition and understanding of the infinite Universe.

Artist:
Guennadi Ulibin

Guennadi Ulibin is an artist who is originally from Russia. He has a fine arts degree from the Saint Petersberg Academy of Fine Arts. When we immerse ourselves in the style and ways of the art world it is difficult to classify the characteristics of his works and subject matter. His work is hyperrealist and we regularly find surrealist elements and objects which at times we cannot properly identify. These phantasmagorical elements appear side by side with human figures and surprise because they are painted so realistically and provoke a sense of an unreal reality within Ulibin’s compositions as they are directly captured in the place they represent. Perhaps we can view Guennadi’s work as a form of transcendental realism trying to show us people who, it seems, suddenly, for some mysterious reason, have traveled to another dimension or another world. Real people, made of flesh and blood with their own unique characters, thoughts, and feelings. Nudes on a bare landscape are the main theme in his creations. Technological civilizations no longer exist as there are only the remains of inexplicable machinery depicted as giant silhouettes, which sometimes look like ghosts protruding from the land or emerging from the sea. But the protagonist in his works is always humanity. Despite the apparent stillness emanating from the posture of his characters, one can appreciate enormous energy from within everyone. In the solitude and thoughts of his characters, the painter creates a psychological universe.

Exhibitions

2003: International festivals of modern art. Seville. Spain The international festival of modern art De Arte. Madrid. Spain Circulo Mercantil e Industrial. Seville. Spain Gallery Gema Lazcano. Madrid. Spain Exhibition devoted corrida. Exhibition at the center of the culture of cityOsuna. Spain. Exhibition Modern secrets . Gallery Clave . Spain Gallery Castello 120. Madrid. Spain Exhibition hall Osborne. Puerto de Santa Maria. Spain International Bienale of modern art. Florence. 2002: International festivals of modern art. Seville. Spain Gallery Pablo Ruiz. Malaga. Spain Gallery SanVisente 31. Seville. Spain Gallery Art Gallery Encarna Gomez. Marbella. Spain Exhibition at the center of culture of city Puebla del Rio. Spain Plaza de Armas. Seville. Spain II Bienal of modern figurative art. Gallery Clave. Murcia. Spain I competition devoted to the international day of protection environmental. Exhibition at the centre of culture of city Osuna. Spain. Hermanamiento artistico entre Sevilla y San Petersburgo. An exhibition hall at the centre of TV and radio of an announcement Andalucia. (RTVA). Seville. Spain Exhibition hall of the telecentre Canal Sur. Malaga. Spain Exhibition Tondo. Gallery Clave. Murcia. Spain Palacio de Pena Flor. Ecija. Spain The international festival of modern art. Gante. Belgium. Gallery Castello 120. Madrid. Spain 2000: Charitable exhibitions for the restoration of church Sacred Agustin. center of culture of city Osuna. Spain. 1999: Exhibitions Ballet and dance an Exhibition hall of the union of the artists. St.-Petersburg. Exhibition of degree works. An exhibition hall of Academy of arts. St.-Petersburg. 1997: Exhibition devoted to the teacher. An exhibition hall Academies of arts. St.-Petersburg. Exhibition of the students and teachers in Lenexpo. St.-Petersburg 1996: Exhibitions Northern light Chattanooga. Tennessee. USA. 1993: Exhibitions of Landscape painting. An exhibition hall of Academy arts. St.-Petersburg. .

Solo exhibitions

2003: Galleries Clave. Murcia. Gallery Pablo Ruiz. Malaga. 2001: Exhibition at the centre of culture of city . Casino Cultural de Estepa. Exhibition at the centre of culture of city Lora de Estepa. Gallery Sargadelos. Seville. Exhibition hall Plaza del Altozano. Seville. 2000: Exhibition halls CajaSur- Reyes Catolicos. Cordoba. 1999: Casino de Osuna. Palacio de Pena Flor. . 1998: Exhibition at the centre of culture of city.

Achievement

In 2003 was awarded "The premium Lorenzo Medichi on Bienale international of modern art" in Florence.

Alejandra Caballero
Current figurative poetic paintings Intimate scenes predominate where time passes slowly and the characters contemplate, reflect or are revealed in everyday actions. As in memories, the superfluous is eliminated. The female figure stands out in spaces where light and sometimes the sea are also protagonists. Alejandra excites us with her scenes of eloquent silences and makes us participate in a game of looks where the viewer is an active piece that finishes giving the ultimate meaning to the work.
If anything characterizes Alejandra Caballero, it is the deep stillness present in her works. Everyday intimate life (similar to that of the Dutch Flemish), accompanied by a diffused brush stroke, results in the impression of languor, as if diluted. The tones, in turn, distill harmony and softness, transmitting peace, a sense of nostalgia, of a deep calm, of serenity.

Artist:
Alejandra Caballero

Current figurative poetic paintings Intimate scenes predominate where time passes slowly and the characters contemplate, reflect or are revealed in everyday actions. As in memories, the superfluous is eliminated. The female figure stands out in spaces where light and sometimes the sea are also protagonists. Alejandra excites us with her scenes of eloquent silences and makes us participate in a game of looks where the viewer is an active piece that finishes giving the ultimate meaning to the work. If anything characterizes Alejandra Caballero, it is the deep stillness present in her works. Everyday intimate life (similar to that of the Dutch Flemish), accompanied by a diffused brush stroke, results in the impression of languor, as if diluted. The tones, in turn, distill harmony and softness, transmitting peace, a sense of nostalgia, of a deep calm, of serenity.

Elena Volkova Елена Волкова

Artist:
Elena Volkova Елена Волкова

Born in Yalta, living in Moscow, Russia

Hero Johnson
Hero Johnson’s art is rooted in a profound engagement with the human presence, primarily expressed through figurative painting and portraiture that resonates with both intimacy and psychological depth. Working mainly in oils with a thoughtfully limited palette, she captures her sitters — whether commissioned subjects or personal acquaintances — with sensitivity and nuance, balancing fine translucent passages with richer, more tactile brushwork. Her paintings explore character, mood, and the subtle interplay of light and form, creating works that invite viewers into a close and reflective encounter with the individual depicted. Rather than adhering to a single stylistic mode, Johnson embraces versatility within her figurative practice, giving each composition a unified sense of harmony while allowing for expressive variation. Her portraits, exhibited in prestigious venues such as the BP Portrait Award and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, emphasize the emotional presence of the sitter and the quiet eloquence of everyday life. Through this focus on human expression and painterly exploration, Hero Johnson’s art offers a contemporary yet deeply humane voice within British figurative painting.

Artist:
Hero Johnson

Hero Johnson is a London-based visual artist, originally from Cornwall. Her Exhibitions include The BP Portrait Award, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, The Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Competition, The New English Art Club, The Discerning Eye, Hogarth’s House ‘Small Self’ and The Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Shortlisted for both the Bulldog Bursary and the RSPP Self Prize in 2013. A regular contributor to Artists & Illustrators magazine 2010-2014. Winner of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Changing Faces Commission Prize 2015. Awarded the New English Art Club Drawing Scholarship 2016-17. Awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 2018. Made a member of the Contemporary British Portrait Painters 2019.

Selected Group Exhibitions and Competitions

2019 The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Trinity Buoy Wharf. The Lynn Painter Stainers Prize. The Mall Galleries, London The Society of Women Artists. The Mall Galleries, London The Heatherley Staff Show. Bankside Gallery, London 2018 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The Mall Galleries, London ‘Empowered by Art’. The University Women’s Club, Mayfair The Jackson’s Painting Prize Open The Heatherley Staff Show. Bankside Gallery, London ‘Connected’. Waterstones Gallery, Gower St, London 2017 The BP Portrait Award. National Portrait Gallery, London The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The Mall Galleries, London The New English Art Club. The Mall Galleries, London ‘Face to Face’; BP Portrait Award Artists’ Work. Cass Art Space, Islington ‘The Art of Reading’. Cambridge Literary Festival, Cambridge The Jackson’s Painting Prize Open The Heatherley Staff Show. Bankside Gallery, London 2016 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The Mall Galleries, London ‘The Art of Reading’. Waterstones Gallery, Gower St, London The Jackson’s Painting Prize Open. Finalist. The Heatherley Staff Show. Bankside Gallery, London. 2015 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The Mall Galleries, London The Heatherley Staff Show. Bankside Gallery, London ‘Portrayed’. Chelsea Old Town Hall, London 2014 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The Mall Galleries, London ‘The Small Self’. Hogarth’s House, Chiswick, London The Heatherley Staff Show. Bankside Gallery, London 2013 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. ‘Self’ Prize Finalist. The Mall Galleries, London The Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Competition. Kings Place, London The New English Art Club. The Mall Galleries, London ‘Patrick George, a Likeness’. Browse & Darby, London The Reed Short Film Competition. Long-listed 2012 ‘Jumping Frog’. Daggett Gallery, London 2011 The Discerning Eye. The Mall Galleries, London 2010 The Lynn Painter Stainers Prize. Painter’s Hall, London 2009-10 Bust of Colin Powell for ‘The Nature o

Awards and Bursaries

2018 – The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 2016 – The New English Art Club Drawing Scholarship 2015 – The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Changing Faces Commission Prize 2013 – The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Bulldog Bursary Runner-up 2007 – The Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers Bursary 2004 – Cypriot Ministry of Culture Bursary

Ronald Bowen the 90s and beyond
Structure: Ronald Brown's structure is dependent on the relationships between strong verticals and horizontals, with some strong diagonals; stability is achieved by the use of right angles.He enjoys breaking a fundamental art school rule by placing the center of composition at the exact center of the canvas rather than slightly off to the side. An absolute and austere symmetry is hence achieved. Light and Color: Though dependent on observed or photographically recorded light, Ron's handling is purer and more intense, using the full strength of oil paint to achieve a luminosity which is pictorial, not photographic. Shadows: Shadows provide the fugitive or delicate element in most paintings contradicting the strong architectural frameworks. The presence of shadows implies the passage of time and introduces a time element in the paintings which makes them less rigid or fixed. This is where the poetry in the work lies. Technique: Composition and initial layers are laid down in acrylic. The top layers are worked out fastidiously in translucent oil paint, which gives the works their richness and luminosity. Subjects: He chooses fragments of banal reality (architectural interiors, exteriors, windows, plants) but by concentrating on them, purifying them, and intensifying the light he brings out a sense of mystery and poetry lurking behind the ordinary appearance. In his insistence on the "frozen moment," shadows, and intense light, Bowen is closest to the work of the great 20th century American realist, Edward Hopper.

Artist's Statement
"If I were to define my style of painting, I would call it 'Transcendental Realism.' It is my intention to present to the viewer an image that is on the one hand concrete and close to life, yet so filtered, strange and bordering on the abstract that he may be led into a state of contemplation and meditation. There is a minimum of anecdote in my painting in order to allow the viewer space to create his own story, to discover his own mystery." -Ronald Bowen - American Embassy Art Show (Guest of Honor), Paris - May 1996

Artist:
Ronald Bowen

Ron Bowen is an American residing in Paris. His impressive realist oil paintings of contemporary interiors and exteriors reflect his mastery of a linear painting style. Basing his technique on the Renaissance method of underpainting and overpainting, he creates luminous color and bold shadows. The dialogue between color and light accentuates the simple subject matter, creating calm, intriguing, and thoroughly modern art.

Biography

Ronald Bowen was born in 1944. He grew up in Lake Placid Florida, a quiet town surrounded by lakes, citrus groves, and ranches. From an early age he showed a talent for drawing. From 1962 to 1967 he studied art, along with music and languages, at Florida State University in Tallahassee, completing his final year at their study center in Florence, Italy. This first contact with Europe was a turning point for him. Finished with his university studies, he taught art for a year at his former school in Lake Placid. In 1968 he chose to return to Europe to teach and continue his art studies, spending a summer in Paris, then a year teaching in a small boarding school in England followed by a year in Nice, France, enrolled as a full-time painting student at the Ecole Nationale d'Art Décoratif. In 1970 he returned to Paris as "Artist in Residence" at the Fondation des Etats-Unis, a scholarship offered by the Woolley Foundation. The scholarship was renewed for a second year. In 1973 he began teaching art classes part-time at the American School of Paris and has since made that city his home, retiring from the school in 2008. In 2010 he was awarded the Monique Corpet Prize for painting from the Taylor Foundation in Paris. in 2018 the Taylor Foundation awarded him the Madeleine Couderc Painting Prize. In 1993 Ronald Bowen received French Nationality, making him a citizen of both the U.S. and France. The artist lives and works in a light-filled Montmartre studio surrounded with tropical plants overlooking Paris rooftops and the Basilica of Sacré Coeur in the distance.

Solo Exhibitions

2015 - "Hyperréalistes" Expo Flash with Jacques Bodin, Galerie Anna-Tschopp Marseille 2013 - American School of Paris 2012 - Fondation Taylor, Paris2012 - Fondation Taylor, Paris 2011 - Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris 2010 - ARTSZ, Galerie Suzanne Belaieff Monaco La Galerie Anna-Tschopp, Marseille 2006 - Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris 2005 - Galerie Catherine et André Hug et Galerie Eric Monbel, Paris 2004 - Rona Gallery, London 2003 - Galerie Artemisia, Paris 2002 - Rivier College Art Gallery, Nashua, New Hampshire DFN Gallery, New York 2001 - Royal Street Gallery, Paris 2000 - DFN Gallery, New York 1999 - Boutique Hughes Chevalier, Paris Royal Street Gallery, Paris Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris 1998 - Galerie Mouvances, Paris Zenith Gallery, Washington 1997 - Zenith Gallery, Washington 1996 - American School of Paris Galerie Toft, Paris 1990 - American School of Paris 1983 - Galerie Philippe Frégnac, Paris 1981 - Galerie Philippe Frégnac, Paris 1979 - Galerie Philippe Frégnac, Paris 1974 - Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique, Paris 1971 - Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris

Collective Exhibitions

2018 L'Abstrait Réel, La Salle Royale de l'Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris Henry Miller Fine Art, London Salon Comparaisons, Grand Palais, Paris 2017 Henry Miller Fine Art, London Abstract Nature of Realism, La Salle Royale de l'Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris Société des Artistes Français, Grand Palais, Paris 2016 American School of Paris Fondation des Etats-Unis, Cité Universitaire, Paris Boïcos Fine Arts, Paxos, Greece 2015 Salon Comparaisons, Grand Palais, Paris Boïcos Fine Arts, Paxos, Greece 2014 Salon Comparaisons, Grand Palais, Paris Cercle Municipal des Gobelins et des Beaux-Arts (Guest of Honor) Marie du 13ème, Paris 2013 Salon Comparaisons, Grand Palais, Paris 2011 Galería Ámbit, Barcelona Salon Comparaisons, Grand Palais, Paris 2010 Salon Comparaisons, Grand Palais, Paris 2009 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris 2008 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris Selection du Salon d'Automne à Compiègne Galerie Raison d'Art, Lille 2007 Salon d'Automne Paysages, Pont-l'Evêque et Beaumont-en-Auge 2004 Galerie Artemisia, Paris Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris 2003 D.F.N. Gallery, New York Redwing Fine Art Gallery, Yarmouth, MA Rona Gallery, London 2002 Salon d'Etampes Redwing Fine Art Gallery, Yarmouth, MA Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris D.F.N. Gallery, New York 2001 Salon d'Automne Works on Paper, Espace Belleville, Paris Salon de Saint Cloud Salon de Garches American Embassy Art Show Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris D.F.N. Gallery, New York 2000 Salon de Saint Cloud American Embassy Art Show, Paris D.F.N. Gallery, New York Salon d'Automne Salon de Saint Cloud Honors Show Philharmonic Center, Naples, Florida 1999 Salon d'Automne, Paris D.F.N. Gallery, New York Zenith Gallery, Washington Salon de Saint-Cloud American Embassy Art Show, Paris Kiron Espace, Paris Galerie Liliane R, Deauville 1998 Salon d'Automne, Paris D.F.N. Gallery, New York Zenith Gallery, Washington Salon de Saint-Cloud American Embassy Art Show, Paris

Jong Heun Lee
Jong Heun Lee’s art offers a compelling exploration of expressive figurative and atmospheric painting, characterized by emotive use of oil and a sensitivity to presence, light, and narrative. Working with evocative subjects ranging from contemplative figures and portraits to quiet everyday scenes, his compositions draw the viewer into a nuanced dialogue between form and mood. Lee often juxtaposes subtle gestures with rich, painterly surfaces that capture transient moments or psychological states, transforming ordinary encounters into moments of introspection and poetic resonance. His paintings have attracted international attention and are included in private collections both in Korea and abroad, illustrating a practice that bridges personal expression with universal themes of identity and perception.

Artist:
Jong Heun Lee

Studied at: 숙명여자대학교 Sookmyung Women's University Living in Seoul, Korea

Joseph Lorusso
Inspired by the expressive power of his medium and its history, Joseph Lorusso produces emotionally evocative oil on canvas paintings. His childhood trips to Italy, where he was exposed to the Old Masters and the country’s rich artistic heritage, sparked his interest in art. He initially studied watercolor painting and later switched to oils, teaching himself how to work with the latter material. He concentrates on urban and natural landscapes and the human figure, rendering his subjects in a naturalistic, impressionistic style. Lorusso is especially interested in painting ordinary people in everyday settings, which he invests with a sense of pathos and mystery. Through his work, he aims to connect to others by conveying universal human experiences. “I believe truly great art serves as a trigger into something deeper within all of us,” he says.
Joseph Lorusso creates landscapes and figurative works. In painting these subjects, He has concentrated on honing his powers of observation, especially as it concerns to color, texture, form and composition. Lorusso’s paintings have been described as warm and dreamlike, places of restful escape with a sense of spirituality, and share timelessness with the works of other eras. The mood and emotion conveyed in Lorusso’s paintings evokes a deep sense of beauty found in the quiet times of daily living. His people are mysterious, lonely, romantic and yet familiar, placed in settings we often see ourselves. Lorusso’s paintings have gained notoriety by their ability to connect with the viewer, resonating in a way that is intimate and personal.

Artist:
Joseph Lorusso

Joseph Lorusso was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1966 and received his formal training at the American Academy of Art. He went on to receive his B.F.A. degree from the Kansas City Art Institute. Born of Italian descent, Lorusso was exposed to art at an early age. Through several early trips to Italy, his parents introduced him to the works of the Italian Masters. Lorusso would look to these influences throughout his early artistic development and they are still evident in his work today. While in school, Lorusso majored in watercolor and considers himself self-taught as an oil painter. He learned to paint by studying the works of master painters, often losing himself in the halls of the Chicago Art Institute during lunch hours, which frequently turned into afternoons of self-study.

Lorusso’s work has been shown internationally and has won numerous awards and honors. He has been featured in American Artist magazine, Southwest Art, U.S. Art, Art & Antiques, The Artists Magazine, Art News, American Art Collector, International Artist and Art Talk magazines. Lorusso’s work is part of many private collections; his work is in the permanent collections of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St.Joseph, Missouri and the Wichita Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas. Joseph Lorusso is currently represented by McLarry Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, Bonner-David Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC, and Alexandria,VA, Jones and Terwilliger Galleries, Carmel, CA, Broadmoor Galleries, Colorado Springs, CO and Saks Gallery, Denver, CO.

Exhibitions

2019: Wine & Art Soirée, Kelly D Kennedy Fine Art LLC, Midland Wine & Art Soriee, Kelly D Kennedy Fine Art LLC, Midland# 2018: Summer Small Works, Maxwell Alexander Gallery, Los Angeles Within the City, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale 2016: Chévere, Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach New Work, Saks Galleries, Denver 2015: The Great Holiday Exhibition, Saks Galleries, Denver Spring Exhibition 2015, Saks Galleries, Denver 2014: American Art Invitational 2014, Saks Galleries, Denver Solo Exhibitions: 2019 Artist's Demonstration: Joseph Lorusso, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale 2014 Joseph Lorusso August Artist of the Month, Saks Galleries, Denver

Discovering the works of the Impressionists, he gravitated towards the works of Manet and Vuillard. Lorusso searched for similar work of such emotion and soon became an avid student of painting, seeking out and immersing himself in the works of various artists. This path would ultimately lead him to the works of Sargent, Sorolla, Whistler and a whole army of lesser-known yet equally capable painters. Within this group of artists, Lorusso would find a sense of identity. In these masterful works, he saw the power to harness emotion and convey it with power and confidence, yet with delicacy and tasteful restraint. He also saw in these artists the ability to express the "essence” of an object with just a few carefully chosen brushstrokes, creating a visceral and intuitive state of painting.

Francien Krieg - Precious bodies
The truth is that I paint myself ... and therefore the battle of my own body with age, my own fears and my fascination with death. That fascination began at an early age because my father was preoccupied with death. His mother passed away at a young age and the subject was taboo, nothing could be said about her death. As a result this had such an impact on his thoughts that as an adult he conducted a thorough investigation on whether there is life after death. Listening to voices of deceased people and the radio program 'The black hole' with Andre Groote filled the living room on Sunday afternoon. His fascination also became mine, but this only became apparent years later when I was in art school. I made installations made of skins, meat heads, empty cocoons and baby skins. What appealed to me in this is the contrast between the tangible and the intangible of the body, the familiar contrasts with the distance that I feel in my body. The sudden death of a close friend during my time at the academy reinforced this feeling. The distance to my own body and my mistrust of it became even greater. Would my body also betray me in this manner? What followed was a long search that is still on-going, a search for the acceptance of transience. In the early stages I created paintings in which human forms were visible. I painted these in a detached manner: heads were removed, the bodies were decorative, eye contact was almost non-existent, there was no contact with the viewer. As my work developed I was sitting closer to the skin, from strange perspectives I showed the alienation to my own body. My fascination with the body deepened, I began to paint other people, especially those who deviate from the ideal of beauty. But even more, I really wanted to paint people like you and me, a universal image of the aging person. Staying true to myself, I have confined myself to the female body.

Artist:
Francien Krieg

Precious bodies

The truth is that I paint myself ... and therefore the battle of my own body with age, my own fears and my fascination with death. That fascination began at an early age because my father was preoccupied with death. His mother passed away at a young age and the subject was taboo, nothing could be said about her death. As a result this had such an impact on his thoughts that as an adult he conducted a thorough investigation on whether there is life after death. Listening to voices of deceased people and the radio program 'The black hole' with Andre Groote filled the living room on Sunday afternoon. His fascination also became mine, but this only became apparent years later when I was in art school. I made installations made of skins, meat heads, empty cocoons and baby skins. What appealed to me in this is the contrast between the tangible and the intangible of the body, the familiar contrasts with the distance that I feel in my body. The sudden death of a close friend during my time at the academy reinforced this feeling. The distance to my own body and my mistrust of it became even greater. Would my body also betray me in this manner? What followed was a long search that is still on-going, a search for the acceptance of transience. In the early stages I created paintings in which human forms were visible. I painted these in a detached manner: heads were removed, the bodies were decorative, eye contact was almost non-existent, there was no contact with the viewer. As my work developed I was sitting closer to the skin, from strange perspectives I showed the alienation to my own body. My fascination with the body deepened, I began to paint other people, especially those who deviate from the ideal of beauty. But even more, I really wanted to paint people like you and me, a universal image of the aging person. Staying true to myself, I have confined myself to the female body.

Evgenia Trifonova
Evgenia Trifonova’s art is characterized by rich, evocative still lifes and figurative compositions that invite viewers into quietly contemplative worlds of color, texture, and everyday objects. Working primarily in oil, her paintings transform simple subjects — fruit, flowers, table settings, domestic scenes, and humble objects — into compositions that balance realist observation with painterly sensitivity, capturing light and surface with nuanced attention. Trifonova’s use of color and form infuses familiar motifs with a sense of calm poetry, where the arrangement of elements feels both intentional and gently spontaneous, encouraging an appreciation of beauty in the ordinary. In an exhibition context, her work offers a meditative experience that celebrates the tactile richness of paint and the quiet resonance of still life as a genre.

Artist:
Evgenia Trifonova

Evgenia Trifonova was born in 1972 in the city of Zheleznogorsk. Evgenia's favorite genre is still life. Her stylish compositions created with great technical skill captivate with their simplicity and sincerity, and they emanate warmth and tranquility. Evgenia is a member of the creative union of artists. The artist’s paintings are in private collections in Russia and abroad.

Works by Victor Onyshchenko
Victor Onyshchenko was born in Chernihiv, Ukraine, in December 1977. He Studied at T.G. Shevchenko State Art Secondary School and The National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine. He is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2017. Currently, Victor lives and works in Kyiv.

Artist:
Victor Onyshchenko

Victor Onyshchenko was born in Chernihiv, Ukraine, in December 1977. He Studied at T.G. Shevchenko State Art Secondary School and The National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine. He is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2017. Currently, Victor lives and works in Kyiv.

Exhibitions

February 2019. Anniversary exhibition of the Kyiv organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kyiv. July 2019 - All-Ukrainian Triennial of Painting. Kyiv. November 2019 - International Trial "Wandering Philosophy", Kremenchug City July 2017 - Chernihiv - ("Around us". In the exhibition hall of the Union of Artists). August 2017 - Kyiv - (Independence Day exhibition). August-September 2017- Dnipro - ("The wonderful colors of the Dnieper"). January 2016 - Kyiv (Christmas exhibition). June 2016 - Mariupol (Memorial to A.I. Kuindzhy exhibition). Dec 2013-Jan 2014 - Museum of Arts, Chernihiv.Exhibitions: November 2011 - Gallery 24, Chernihiv. February 2012 - Simferopol art museum, Crimea September 2012 - Molodezhny Theatre, Chernihiv.

Sasha Hartslief
Hartslief's experimentation with chiaroscuro techniques derives inspiration from the works by 17th century Baroque masters such as Rembrandt who, through the buildup of impasto paint, evoked light and shadow in his portraits as a psychological device, similar to the way in which stage-lighting functions in the theatre. Often seeming to be lit from below, the expressive shading in Hartslief's portraits tends to converge around the facial hollows, giving the paintings a spatial as well as emotional depth. The eyes of the women in her portraits, in particular, seem inwardly focused.

Artist:
Sasha Hartslief

Sasha Hartslief was born in 1974 in Gauteng. At the age of seventeen, she came to Cape Town to study English and Philosophy at UCT. Passionate about drawing from an early age, she is largely self-taught, closely observing other artists and avidly reading up on technique. Hartslief had always been passionate about drawing, but the desire to become an artist only crystallized into a decision in 1995, when she enrolled at Cape College under the tutelage of Elizabeth Gunter. Her subjects are often viewed from a philosophical, deeply personal perspective, resulting in striking works that are emotionally charged, pensive in mood and considered in composition. Her subtle investigations into the human condition via the underbelly of Cape Town life somehow strike a chord with us. "I defer to the classical Masters for inspiration," says Sasha Hartslief, who admits to placing images painted by the 19th century American Impressionist, John Singer Sargent, next to her easel while she paints. Her muses include the 19th century neo-classicist, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, whose draughtsmanship and linear dexterity provide formal inspiration for her works. But Hartslief's brushstrokes are more diffuse than the precise, stylized techniques of the neo-classicists. Like the 19th century French Impressionists, she uses brushstrokes to evoke the transience of light, colour and movement. And like her Renaissance and Impressionist forebears, she employs everyday visual devices to explore the way in which atmospheric light and tonal modulations inform a surface, and to evoke atmospheres fraught with symbolic subtexts. But the transience of the captured moment is counterbalanced by the disciplined rigour of Hartslief's technique and painterly process. She admits to being "obsessively skills-driven and consumed" by her work. Each image becomes a formal study in light, contour and line. Hartslief's experimentation with chiaroscuro techniques derives inspiration from the works by 17th century Baroque masters such as Rembrandt who, through the buildup of impasto paint, evoked light and shadow in his portraits as a psychological device, similar to the way in which stage-lighting functions in the theatre. Often seeming to be lit from below, the expressive shading in Hartslief's portraits tends to converge around the facial hollows, giving the paintings a spatial as well as emotional depth. The eyes of the women in her portraits, in particular, seem inwardly focused. Since 1999, Hartslief has exhibited regularly at the Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, including several solo exhibitions. She continues to attract a broad collector base from around the world and is clearly one of South Africa’s most exciting young talents.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018 Interiors, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa Aura, Everard Read, London, UK 2016 Sasha Hartslief: New Works, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa 2013 Hartslief New Works, Everard Read, Johannesburg, South Africa 2012 Sasha Hartslief, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa Solo Exhibition, Rosendahl, Thöne & Westphal, Berlin, Germany 2011 Recent Works, Everard Read, Cape Town 2009 Sasha Hartslief : New Works, Everard Read, Cape Town 2007 Solo Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 People & Portaiture, Everard Read CIRCA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2016 Nocturne, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2015 Summer in the City, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa Homage , Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa WINTER, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa EMPIRE, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2014 Summer Season Part I, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa Winter, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2013 100, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa

Helga Stentzel - Household Surrealism
Helga Stentzel is a Russian-born artist based in London, UK. She works across a wide range of media including illustration, photography, video and stop motion animation. Helga received "food art creator of the year" award in 2020 and has collaborated with BBC, Honda and O2, among others. A St. Martins alumna, Helga worked in the advertising industry and ran a children’s clothing business before becoming a full-time artist. “To me, household surrealism is about finding magic in the mundane, seeing beauty in imperfections, and connecting to our reality in a new way. I love noticing playful similarities - be it a sweater on a clothing line looking like a horse or a slice of bread resembling a dog’s head. It’s only the starting point though. From this moment onward the stories and visuals start buzzing in my head: What will this horse look like? What’s her name and character? Does she like racing with other horses? - the list goes on and on! I hope that my art will help people to connect with their inner child and rediscover the joy of savouring little visual delights in and outside their homes.”

Artist:
Helga Stentzel

Helga Stentzel is a Russian-born artist based in London, UK. She works across a wide range of media including illustration, photography, video and stop motion animation. Helga received "food art creator of the year" award in 2020 and has collaborated with BBC, Honda and O2, among others. A St. Martins alumna, Helga worked in the advertising industry and ran a children’s clothing business before becoming a full-time artist. “To me, household surrealism is about finding magic in the mundane, seeing beauty in imperfections, and connecting to our reality in a new way. I love noticing playful similarities - be it a sweater on a clothing line looking like a horse or a slice of bread resembling a dog’s head. It’s only the starting point though. From this moment onward the stories and visuals start buzzing in my head: What will this horse look like? What’s her name and character? Does she like racing with other horses? - the list goes on and on! I hope that my art will help people to connect with their inner child and rediscover the joy of savouring little visual delights in and outside their homes.”

Helga’s work has received media attention across the globe – from Korea to Columbia; including in the press, on TV and online. Her Instagram page is often featured by the largest accounts (including by the Instagram itself)

Selected media mentions

Conversación con Helga Stentzel, la artista que creó la vaca con ropa colgada / El Columbiano, March 2021 ‘Household surrealism’ by visual artist Helga Stentzel / South China Morning Post, March 2021 Artist Transforms Everyday Household Items into a Host of Playful Characters / My Modern Met, March 2021 [이 한 장의 시각예술] 세탁, 소 / The Chosun Ilbo, March 2021 De l’art avec des objets du quotidien par Helga Stentzel / 2Tout2Rien, France, March 2021 Il bucato al pascolo di Helga Stentzel / Objects, March 2021 Clothesline Farm Animals Graze the Countryside in Playful Illusions by Helga Stentzel / Colossal, February 2021 Helga Stentzel hangs clothes to create surreal farm animal illusions / DesignBoom, February 2021 This Artist Turns Everyday Items into Hilarious Optical Illusions / DIY Photography Magazine, February 2021 凭奇葩“菜狗”表情包火出圈，设计师“糟蹋”无数食物，却让人有被治愈到! / qq.com, January 2021 L’artiste Helga Stentzel détourne le quotidien avec humour / Creapills, January 2021 Дизайнер из Лондона оживляет еду и предметы быта / Metro Moscow, August 2020 Food art creator of the year award / SnackableContent Awards, July 2020 I Use Food to Tell Fun Visual Stories / Bored Panda, January 2019 Helga Stenzel: la artista que construye figuras y escenas con objetos cotidianos / SDP Noticias, March 2018

In the Flow of the Streets: A Photographic Voyage
"In the Flow of Streets: A Photographic Voyage" invites you to embark on a visual journey through the heartbeat of urban life. This exhibition captures the rhythm and poetry found in the ordinary yet extraordinary moments of city streets. Each photograph serves as a snapshot of the diverse narratives unfolding in the tapestry of urban landscapes. From fleeting encounters to timeless scenes, the collection paints a vivid portrait of the human experience within the dynamic flow of streets. Join me as I explore the beauty, contrasts, and serendipity woven into the intricate dance of daily life, frozen in captivating frames that reveal the essence of our shared urban existence.

Artist:
Dmytro Geshengorin

I am a self taught photographer from Dortmund, Germany, specialized mainly in street and wildlife photography.

Warwick Fuller
“You can read ad infinitum of the landscape painter trying to “paint his feelings”, “capture the light”, “render the mood of a scene”. There is nothing particularly new or unique in this ideology, developed in part through a natural progression of a very strong landscape tradition in Australia. It is sad to see these expressions misused, abused and over used to the point of becoming almost meaningless with insincerity. Those statements are though, I believe, some of the more important aims and ideals at the core of the genuine landscape painter’s psyche. I, like others, do search for a means of expressing these qualities! I know for me these are genuine and worthy goals. In this, there is a dilemma I feel will test me. It has been a long held opinion of mine that too often the work of the traditional landscape painter has been seen in an over-familiar sort of way. That is, known objects in the picture being seen superficially and assessed according to a preconceived understanding of those objects. How do I express my vision of the subject unambiguously. It’s not a technical thing as for example, in composition. It’s far more elusive than that. I am doubting more often whether the direction I am taking can adequately reveal, for example, the thrill of gazing at the last rays of sunlight in the tree tops. I can paint something of what it looks like but I am trying to paint how I feel! I want my pictures to sing the songs I sang when I painted them. My hope is that if I can paint with the joy of that moment, something of my emotional responses to the moment will shine through.” Warwick Fuller

Artist:
Warwick Fuller

Plein air painter Career spanning over 35 years Fellow of the Royal Art Society of NSW Paintings hung in private, corporate and institutional collections in Australia and overseas Represented in prominent galleries in Sydney, Blue Mountains and London Numerous awards and over 60 one-man exhibitions Occasional art judge, adviser and teacher Lives in Little Hartley, west of the Blue Mountains, NSW.

“You can read ad infinitum of the landscape painter trying to “paint his feelings”, “capture the light”, “render the mood of a scene”. There is nothing particularly new or unique in this ideology, developed in part through a natural progression of a very strong landscape tradition in Australia. It is sad to see these expressions misused, abused and over used to the point of becoming almost meaningless with insincerity. Those statements are though, I believe, some of the more important aims and ideals at the core of the genuine landscape painter’s psyche. I, like others, do search for a means of expressing these qualities! I know for me these are genuine and worthy goals. In this, there is a dilemma I feel will test me. It has been a long held opinion of mine that too often the work of the traditional landscape painter has been seen in an over-familiar sort of way. That is, known objects in the picture being seen superficially and assessed according to a preconceived understanding of those objects. How do I express my vision of the subject unambiguously. It’s not a technical thing as for example, in composition. It’s far more elusive than that. I am doubting more often whether the direction I am taking can adequately reveal, for example, the thrill of gazing at the last rays of sunlight in the tree tops. I can paint something of what it looks like but I am trying to paint how I feel! I want my pictures to sing the songs I sang when I painted them. My hope is that if I can paint with the joy of that moment, something of my emotional responses to the moment will shine through.” Warwick Fuller

José Manuel Castro López - Esculturas
A sculptor based in Coruña, Galicia, Spain seems to be defying the laws of nature with his amazing malleable stone sculptures. His works are made out of natural materials like granite and iron oxide, from which he crafts his rock-like formations with folds, wrinkles and flaps as if they were made of clay or skin. Providing some of the stones’ fleshy appearance, one could say they almost appear to be alive. López achieves a magical effort. He doesn’t see rocks in the same way that other people do. Inspired by the mythology of his native Galician culture, he believes that stones are spirits of the land and, as an artist, it is his role to to conjure them. This is carved out of the solid material. He never uses glue. It is a miracle how José Manuel Castro López brings so much life to a stone. “Mi relación con la piedra no es física, sino mágica. Toda mi capacidad creativa va dirigida a establecer con el material una relación vital. Nos respetamos, nos entendemos, me obedece... somos amigos; no es un material inerte, vive, se manifiesta. (My relationship with the stone is not physical, but magical. My entire creative capability is directed to establish a living relation with the material. We respect each other, we understand each other, it obeys me… we are friends; it is not a lifeless material, it lives, it becomes manifest in itself)”. José Manuel Castro López

Artist:
José Manuel Castro López

A sculptor based in Coruña, Galicia, Spain seems to be defying the laws of nature with his amazing malleable stone sculptures. His works are made out of natural materials like granite and iron oxide, from which he crafts his rock-like formations with folds, wrinkles and flaps as if they were made of clay or skin, as if smiling and grimacing human faces are carved out of the solid material. Providing some of the stones’ fleshy appearance, one could say they almost appear to be alive. López achieves a magical effort. He doesn’t see rocks in the same way that other people do. Inspired by the mythology of his native Galician culture, he believes that stones are spirits of the land and, as an artist, it is his role to to conjure them. This is carved. He never uses glue. “Mi relación con la piedra no es física, sino mágica. Toda mi capacidad creativa va dirigida a establecer con el material una relación vital. Nos respetamos, nos entendemos, me obedece... somos amigos; no es un material inerte, vive, se manifiesta. (My relationship with the stone is not physical, but magical. My entire creative capability is directed to establish a living relation with the material. We respect each other, we understand each other, it obeys me… we are friends; it is not a lifeless material, it lives, it becomes manifest in itself)”. José Manuel Castro López

Hanjo Schmidt
Hanjo Schmidts paintings are the departure from the smooth evenness of the beautiful facade to the core of the human being in its essence. His paintings represent the human being per se: an ambivalent existence, beautiful and at the same time ugly, vulnerable and brusque, searching and denying, showing and hiding. Our look at the paintings is like a look in the mirror reflecting upon ourselves.

Artist:
HANJO SCHMIDT

Born 1944 in Oberstdorf/Allgäu Germany

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2016 *Hanjo Schmidt, Malerei, Städtische Galerie Fellbach 2015 Goldrotschwarz German Arthouse, Vielschichtig, Potsdam 2014 Park Art Fair International, Triberg 2013 VBKW Waiblingen, Was bleibt Württembergischer Kunstverein, Gesichter *Kunstverein Musberg, Messer statt Pinsel, Lignopraphie VBKW, Open Studio 2012 VBKW Jahresausstellung Waiblingen, Portrait Park Art Fair International, Genf 2011 Park Art Fair International, Genf, Erster Preis 2010 Landratsamt Waiblingen, Gesichter 2009 Park Art Fair International, Genf Galerie Bräuning, Esslingen, Körper Zomertentoonstelling, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam A Book about Death, The Emily Harvey Foundation, New York 2008 *Kunstforum Weil der Stadt, Wendelinskapelle, Gesichter 2007 *Open Studio, The Trapani Project *Kunstverein Musberg, Malerei Artprocess Trapani 2007, The Trapani Project 2005 *Open Studio Kunstverein Baden Württemberg, Stuttgart, Jahresausstellung 2004 *Galerie Dr. Ulrike Montigel, Stuttgart 2003 *Open Studio *Galerie Gatzanis, Stuttgart, 2002 *Papp Gallery, Soho, NYC 2001 *b+b Galerie, Stuttgart *Crane Street Studio House, Open Studio, NYC

Bibliography

Georg Leisten, “Nackedeis mit Fettröllchen”, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 30. Januar 2004 Petra Mostbacher, Interview, Lift Stadtmagazin, 2005 Petra Mostbacher, „Unendliche Nuancen“, Der Maler Hanjo Schmidt, Sonnendeck, 2006 Adrienne Braun in: Katalog Hanjo Schmidt Gesichter, Kunstforum Weil der Stadt 2008 Reiner Enke, “Dem Menschen ins nackte Antlitz schauen”, Leonberger Kreiszeitung, 2008 Christa Hagmeyer; “Der menschliche Ausdruck schlechthin”, Kreiszeitung Böblingen, 2008 Jochen Buchholz, “Gesichter sind wie eine Bühne”, Böblinger Zeitung, 2008 Georg Leisten, “Monster-Ich”, Folder zu Threefold Black, 2009 Grady Harp, „Painting larger than Life yet About it“, Poets&Artists Magazine, Los Angeles

Awards and Honours

Appointed New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship in Painting for 2006 First Prize, Park Art Fair International, Genf 2011

Cesar Biojo
Interested in the way we humans perceive ourselves as a part of the universe.His work focuses on the emotions that we consider as "negative" in our moral system, since, he believes, they confront our human nature making it more latent and visible. Taking as starting point the quote of Jean Paul Sartre, "The gaze of the other makes us aware of ourselves", his work becomes an introspective study of human beings, their conflicts, their nature and existence.

Artist:
Cesar Biojo

Cesar Biojo (1981, Cali/Colombia) holds degrees in Fine Arts and Art History from Florida State University and currently works on a Ph.D. in Art Research from the University of Barcelona. His works are oil portraits created from pictorial resources that are destroyed immediate leaving evidence behind. This way the concept of time is introduced, connotating concepts inherent in the human being such as creation and destruction, the perishable and ephemeral. His work recovers in some cases post-impressionist styles, resulting in a personal language that makes his art project one of the most interesting in the contemporary scene. His work has taken part in a number of national and international exhibitions. He lives and works in Barcelona/Spain.

Solo Exhibitions

2018 Still, Artevistas Gallery, Barcelona Still, Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain

GERARDO FELDSTEIN NosOtros
Gerardo Feldstein’s sculptural work is marked by a playful, imaginative and often whimsical engagement with the human figure and form. Emerging from a background in painting, Feldstein constructs his sculptures using a variety of materials — including wire, wood, textiles and mixed media — to create figures that stretch, distort and reconfigure the body in surprising ways. These works often feature exaggerated proportions, such as oversized hands, arms or feet juxtaposed with smaller heads, giving the figures a sense of both humor and poetic absurdity that invites viewers to reflect on the absurdities and curiosities of everyday life. His sculptures balance a sense of material expressiveness with conceptual wit, making familiar forms feel fresh and evocative rather than literal. Across his body of work, Feldstein explores movement, balance and presence, using the physical tension of his materials to convey emotion and narrative without relying on detailed anatomy. The resulting pieces often feel as if they are caught in mid-action — playfully stretching beyond their own outlines or engaging with space in unexpected ways — creating a dynamic visual rhythm that animates exhibition spaces. This approach, combining whimsy with thoughtful construction, gives his sculptures a unique voice within contemporary Argentine and international art, engaging audiences with both their inventive forms and subtly reflective character.

Artist:
GERARDO FELDSTEIN

SELECTION COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

2019 Art Paris, Grand Palais, París France /Huntenkunst Art Fair, Ulft, Nederlands 2018 Art Expo Malaysia, DC Gallery, Malaysia / BARCÚ, DC Gallery, Colombia / Art Chico DC Gallery, Colombia / Salón Manuel Belgrano, Dibujo y Escultura, Mueso E. Sívori, Bs. As. Heterodoxa, Museo de la Cárcova, Bs. As / Faca, Galería Imaginario, Hipódromo Argentino, Bs. As. 2017 Huntenkunst Art Fair , Ulft, Nederlands / Beyond Time and Space, Gwangju National Muesum, South Korea / Zu-recht gebogen, Land Man 3, KÖlon, Germany / Stroke Art Fair, Munich, Germany / Art Lima, Galería Alfredo Ginoccio, Perú / Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales, Dibujo y Escultura, Palais de Glace, Bs. As. / Salón Manuel Belgrano, Dibujo y Escultura, Mueso E. Sívori, Bs. As. 2015 ART Revolution, Taipei; Taiwan 2013 Kiaf, Seúl, Corea, Mundo Nuevo Gallery Art 2012 Kiaf, Seúl, Corea, Mundo Nuevo Gallery Art 2011 KIAF Korean Art Fair, Mundo Nuevo Art Gallery, Korea del Sur/ Arteaméricas, LZ Fine Art, Miami, EEUU/ Realidad Utópica, Centro Cultural Coreano de Bs.As./ Arte Ba Galería Holz 2010 Cuatro artistas argentinos, Embajada Argentina en Ottawa, Canadá/ Artecho, Ctro. Cultural Recoleta – Malba 2009 2ª muestra y subasta de Arte Contemporáneo, Amia- Malba/ Arte Ba 09, Mundo Nuevo Gallery Art, CABA/ Cuatro Artistas Contemporáneos Mundo Nuevo Gallery Art, CABA 2008 Buenos Aires Polo and Arts, CABA/Muestra y remate en el Sívori, Museo E. Sívori/ 2007 Beauty in Art: 21st Century Interpretations, Ruiz Healy Art Inc. San Antonio, Texas- 2006 Primera Muestra de Arte Urbano a Cielo Abierto, Corazones Vivos, Buenos. Aires Cow Parade, Buenos Aires 2000-2005 Arte Ba Espacio Giesso, Buenos Aires

SELECTION SOLO SHOW

2019 Une Exposition de Gerardo Feldstein, APPART Paris, Francia 2016 Equilibriums, Afredo Ginoccio Gallery, Mexico, México 2016 Nos Otros, Carnacini Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2015 Feldstein, Obras Recientes, Central Newbery Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2014 Ser Es, Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013 Feldstein, Raúl Lozza Comtemporary Art Museum, Alberti Argentina 2012 Y no esencia perdida, Holz Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2011 In estabilidades, Dácil Art Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2011 Drähte Ausstellung, La Galería, Lüchow Alemania 2010 Somos, Mundo Nuevo Art Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2008 Errantes, Empatía Art Space, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2006 Wired Series, The White Shop-Art fifteen Gallery, Ottowa Canada 2004 Exposición Paralela Oficial, Bienal de Cuenca, Ecuador

PRIZES

2016 Third Prize Sculpture, Salón Manuel Belgrano, Museo Eduardo Sìvori, Bs. As. 2008 2º Prize Salón de Pintura Copime. -Honour Mention, Salón Pampeano de Artes Plásticas. -Honour Mention, Salón Osram Arte Clásica. 2007 3º Prize Drawing, Salón Manuel Belgrano, Museo Eduardo Sìvori, Bs. As. Sculpture Mention, Salón Manuel Belgrano, Museo Eduardo Sìvori, Bs. As. 2006 Mention Prize Salón Manuel Belgrano, Drawing , Museo Eduardo Sívori- Special Mention of the Jury, Pintura, Salón Nacional de Arte Sacro, Tandil, Pcia.de Bs.As. 2005 2° Prize Drawing, Salón Pampeano de Artes Plásticas, La Pampa. 2004 Honour First Mention in Sculpture, Salón Pampeano de Artes Plásticas, La Pampa -First Mention. Salón Nacional Juan Manuel de Rosas. Ctro.Cultural Borges 2003 Mention Prize. Salón Nacional de Dibujo. Palais de Glace 1994 First Prize in Painting. Revista Actualidad en el Arte. Espacio Giesso. .Buenos Aires. -Third Prize in Painting. Salón Nacional del Mar. Mar del Plata -Second Mention in Painting. CEP. Centro de Estudio Psicoanalíticos. Buenos Aires.

Anne-Françoise Ben-Or
My intention is that my painting Will be a source of inspiration for people. It is a process of observation Through which we discover Anew and see beyond What we already know. I wish that my painting Will create a direct connection to The essence of reality on a State of being and sensing. Anne Ben-Or

Artist:
Anne-Françoise Ben-Or

Born in Belgium (1965) Studies 1997-2000 Painting and sculpture - Israel Museum, Jerusalem 2001-2004 "Jerusalem Studio School", Israel Hershberg Additional 1997-2002: "The Israel Stage Orchestra" Stage designer

Solo Exhibitions

2020 „Prey To Prayer" Rothschild Fine Art Gallery, Tel Aviv 2018 „State of Mind" Rothschild Fine Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Varda Steinlauf 2017 „Secret games" Rothschild Fine Art Gallery, Tel Aviv 2016 „Anne Ben Or Paintings" Artists' House, Jerusalem, Curator: Ron Bartos „New members" Artists' House, Jerusalem, Curator: Oscar Abush 2015 „Defiance" Rothschild Fine Art Gallery Tel Aviv, Curator: Irena Gordon, accompanied by catalog. 2012 „Intimate Room" Zemack Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Ktzia Alon. 2011 „Tender" The Obsession of Art, Holland 2010 „Transparent Flowers" Giv'at Ha'im Ihud Gallery, Curator: Hanush Morag 2008 „Becoming" Bernard Gallery Tel-Aviv, Curator: Maya Moor, accompanied by catalog 2007 Wohl Centre, Bar- Ilan University, Curator: Guy Olami 2006 „Christine Decuyper" Gallery, Brussels 2005 „Echo" Bernard Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Curator: Maya Moor

Group Exhibitions

2020 „Corona Time" Art Gallery Gan Shmuel, Curator:Adi Yekutieli 2019 „Fresh Paint 2019" 2018 „I to eye" The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Shir Meller-Yamaguchi. 2017 „BP portrait award 2017" National Portrait Gallery, London „Summer arrivels" The Obsession of Art Gallery, Holland. „Summer Exhibition" Zemack Gallery, Curator : Anat Bar-Noi. 2016 „Art 16" London, by Rothschild Gallery „Arti" Tiroche Auction House, by Rothschild Gallery „Art on Craft" Tel-Aviv. Curator: Esti Drori, Doron Polak. „Papers of value", Curator: Liza Gershuni, Liza Gershuni gallery 2015 „Women Of the Book" The first station, Jerusalem, Curator: Shoshana Gugenheim , Dr Ronit Steinberg, Judith Margolis 2015 „Salon Hacubia" Hacubia Jerusalem, Curator: Ela Cohen, Dan Orimian 2014 „They paint flowers" Art salon Jaffa , Curator: Amit kabesa 2013 „Fresh paint 6" Art Festival, Tel-Aviv, Zemach Gallery „Joy of life" The obsession of art gallery, Holland. 2012 „2012" Zemack gallery, Tel-Aviv, Curator : Ktzia Alon „La Prabola leri oggi domani" The museum of Israely art Ramat-Gan, Curator : Carmine Siniscalo „Summer exhibition" Zemack Gallery, Tel-Aviv „Fresh paint 5" Art festival, Tel-Aviv, Zemack gallery. 2011 „Two Hopes away", Museum Lehi, Tel-Aviv, Curator: Revital Silverman Grun „A Season in Heaven" Florentin Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Curator: Irena Gordon & Gilat Nadivi „Ee Mahut" Gerstein gallery Tel-Aviv. Curator Nurit TaL-Tenne. 2010 Salon d'art contemporain business art 2010 a' l'espace du Pierre Cardin

2009: "Childhood Stories”,. WhiteBox gallery, Munich.Germany Curator Yael Katz Ben Shalom "Manofim project" Jerusalem "Close Watch" Curator Irena Gordon & Boaz Noy "Tableau Vivant" Artist House Tel Aviv Curator Nir Haramat "Stories" Ein hod. Curator Naomi Hoss "Whispers of nature" The Obsession of Art Gallery, Holland "Self Examination" Hi-touch Gallery, Israel. Curator Dafna Naor "Primavera" Art Fair, Rotterdam, Holland 2008: "New passions" The Obsession of Art Gallery, Holland. 2007: "The Obsession of Art Gallery", Holland "Art Laren" Fair, Holland "Art fair" Maastricht, Holland "Primavera" Art fair, Rotterdam, Holland "Open Air" Art fair, Holland 2005: "Saint Augustine", Germany Sponsored by the "Kunstler" Gallery 2004: "Work in progress" Art space Gallery Jerusalem. "Abstraction", French cultural center, Romain Gary, Jerusalem 2003: "Mabat Meshulash" ,Jerusalem Theater 2001: "Omanut Yozert" Cultural center, Jerusalem

Fei Gao 高飞
因出生河套乡村，对乡村生活感受很深，成为自己创作的源泉，力求用油画表达对乡村景色的独特感受，充满激情的笔触，质朴的艺术语言，表达了自己对家乡景色的挚爱！ Fei Gao he has a deep feeling for rural life, which has become the source of his own creation. He strives to express his unique feelings about the rural scenery with oil paintings. His passionate brushwork and simple artistic language express his love for the scenery of his hometown! 1973年生于内蒙古巴彦淖尔市古城 1994年毕业于巴彦淖尔市美术专科学校 经典汇 CLATIA 签约艺术家 美国肖像画协会会员 美国NOAPS会员 中国少数民族美术促进会会员 北京市东城美术家协会会员 中华艺术研究院艺委会秘书长兼艺委会评委 北京书画艺术院油画艺委会委员 Born in 1973 in the ancient city of Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia Graduated from Bayannaoer Art College in 1994 Artists signed by CLATIA Member of Portrait Society of America US NOAPS member Member of China Association for the Promotion of Minority Arts Member of Beijing Dongcheng Artists Association Secretary-General of the Art Committee of the Chinese Academy of Arts and a judge of the Art Committee Member of Oil Painting Art Committee of Beijing Academy of Painting and Calligraphy

Artist:
Fei Gao 高飞

1973年生于内蒙古巴彦淖尔市古城 1994年毕业于巴彦淖尔市美术专科学校 经典汇 CLATIA 签约艺术家 美国肖像画协会会员 美国NOAPS会员 中国少数民族美术促进会会员 北京市东城美术家协会会员 中华艺术研究院艺委会秘书长兼艺委会评委 北京书画艺术院油画艺委会委员 Born in 1973 in the ancient city of Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia Graduated from Bayannaoer Art College in 1994 Artists signed by CLATIA Member of Portrait Society of America US NOAPS member Member of China Association for the Promotion of Minority Arts Member of Beijing Dongcheng Artists Association Secretary-General of the Art Committee of the Chinese Academy of Arts and a judge of the Art Committee Member of Oil Painting Art Committee of Beijing Academy of Painting and Calligraphy

2022年10月《圣吉米亚诺的回忆》获得美术室画廊“面孔”国际艺术展一等奖 2022年10月《圣吉米亚诺的回忆》获得ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY（艺术展国际画廊）“第五届肖像”艺术竞赛天才奖 2022年9月《戴金色头盔的自画像》获得2022美国艺术大奖赛39类自画像第三名，《吐鲁番夜市之二》获得1类油画第五名 2022年8月《戴金盔的自画像》获得第二届委拉斯凱玆绘画＆雕塑大赛特别提名奖！ 2020年12月作品《塔吉克老人》入围美国油画丙烯画协会2020年国际秋季在线大赛 2020年11月作品《维吾尔族姑娘》人选第92届美国职业艺术家联盟国际展 2020年11月油画作品《圣洁》、《状态之三》入围第15届国际ARC沙龙艺术大赛 2020年9月获得2020年美国艺术大奖赛：油画《老人肖像》获得第1类人像的第一名 《喀什老城的维吾尔族妇女》获得第1类人像的第四名； 《自画像》获得第39类自画像的第一名 2020年8月《状态之三》获得美国人文彩色美术馆“最新作品”绘画在线大赛一等奖（美国） 2020年7月《状态之三》入选2020年美国艺术家联合会107届年度展 2020年5月19日《状态之三》入选美国油画丙烯画协会春季展在线展 2020年4月《状态之三》获得第十届具象绘画.雕塑在线竞赛优秀奖，作品《塔吉克新娘》入选。 2020年4月《状态之三》、《塔吉克新娘》获得第二届国际具象肖像画竞赛一等奖。 2020年3月油画作品《状态之三》获得美国肖像画协会第22届国际肖像画大赛“50名选择奖”！ 2020年1月参加浩然情怀•马中当代名家佳作展 马来西亚槟城人民大会堂 2019年11月民族美术高等教育60年成果回顾展 北京中华世纪坛艺术馆！ 2019年10月作品《圣洁》参加＂花团锦簇＂一一中国少数民族美术风情艺术展 北京恭王府嘉乐堂 2019年9月油画作品《圣洁》获得2019美国艺术大奖赛时尚类一等奖！油画作品《老人肖像》获得现实人物类三等奖！油画作品《戴红头巾的妇女》获得现实人物类四等奖！ 2019年8月参加远见 - 艺术9号油画精选展 中国油画院 2019年7月，作品《小天使》入选14届ARC国际沙龙大奖赛 2019年5月19日于北京举行【 画布上的乡情 】高飞油画个展 北京国艺展览中心 2019年5月13日高飞油画作品《维吾尔族老人》入选2019美国油画丙烯画协会春季在线展！ 2019年3月17日于北京宋庄举办【 乡绪高飞 】 - 高飞个人画展 宋庄雅文美术馆

In October 2022, "Memories of San Gimignano" won the first prize of the "Faces" International Art Exhibition of the Art Room Gallery In October 2022, "Memories of San Gimignano" won the Genius Award of the "Fifth Portrait" Art Competition of ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY (Art Show International Gallery) September 2022 "Self-Portrait with a Golden Helmet" won the third place in the 2022 American Art Awards 39 categories of self-portraits, and "Turpan Night Market II" won the fifth place in category 1 oil painting In August 2022, "Self-Portrait with a Golden Helmet" won the Special Mention Award in the 2nd Velázquez Painting & Sculpture Competition! In December 2020, the work "Tajik Old Man" was shortlisted for the 2020 International Autumn Online Competition of the American Oil and Acrylic Painting Association In November 2020, the work "Uyghur Girl" was selected for the 92nd International Exhibition of the League of Professional Artists of America In November 2020, the oil paintings "Holy" and "The Third State" were shortlisted for the 15th International ARC Salon Art Competition In September 2020, won the 2020 American Art Grand Prix: the oil painting "Portrait of the Old Man" won the first place in the first category of portraits "Uighur Women in the Old City of Kashgar" won the fourth place in the first category of portraits; "Self-portrait" won the first place in the 39th self-portrait category; In August 2020, "Status 3" won the first prize in the "Latest Works" painting online competition of the American Color Museum of Humanities (USA) In July 2020, "The Third State" was selected for the 107th Annual Exhibition of the Federation of American Artists in 2020 On May 19, 2020, "State No. 3" was selected for the online exhibition of the Spring Exhibition of the American Oil and Acrylic Painting Association In April 2020, "Status No. 3" won the Excellence Award in the 10th Concrete Painting and Sculpture Online Competition, and the work "Tajik Bride" was selected.

In April 2020, "Status No. 3" and "Tajik Bride" won the first prize in the 2nd International Figurative Portrait Competition. In March 2020, the oil painting "State No. 3" won the "50 Choice Award" in the 22nd International Portrait Painting Competition of the Portrait Society of America! In January 2020, he participated in the Haoran Feelings·Malaysia and China Contemporary Famous Masterpieces Exhibition, the Great Hall of the People, Penang, Malaysia In November 2019, the 60-year National Art Higher Education Retrospective Exhibition Beijing China Millennium Monument Art Museum! In October 2019, the work "Holiness" participated in the "Blossoms and Blossoms"-China Minority Art and Style Art Exhibition, Jiale Hall, Prince Gong's Mansion, Beijing In September 2019, the oil painting "Holy" won the first prize in the fashion category of the 2019 American Art Grand Prix! The oil painting "Portrait of an Old Man" won the third prize in the category of realistic figures! The oil painting "Woman Wearing a Red Turban" won the fourth prize in the category of realistic figures! In August 2019, I participated in Vision - Art No. 9 Selected Oil Painting Exhibition Chinese Oil Painting Academy In July 2019, the work "Little Angel" was selected for the 14th ARC International Salon Grand Prix On May 19, 2019, 【Nostalgia on Canvas】Gao Fei Oil Painting Solo Exhibition Beijing Guoyi Exhibition Center On May 13, 2019, Gao Fei's oil painting "Uyghur Old Man" was selected for the 2019 American Oil and Acrylic Painting Association Spring Online Exhibition! On March 17, 2019, 【Xiangxu Gaofei】-Gaofei Solo Exhibition was held in Songzhuang, Beijing, Songzhuang Yawen Art Museum

Tào Linh
Tao Linh is a self-taught painter from Vietnam. His works are deeply filled with beauty, kindness, tranquility and tenderness. They depict the essence of the inner state of being.

Artist:
Tào Linh

Self-taught painter Year of birth: 1960 Ha Noi, Vietnam

Exhibitions

First exhibition in September 1993 with Bui Minh Dung at Trang Tien (Hanoi Fine Art Association) First solo exhibition in March 2014: The Silence Gang at Gallery 39A Ly Quoc Su – Hanoi Work like professional artist from 2014 Participated many group exhibitions until now at many cities Hanoi, Hochiminh city, Hai Phong, Hoi An… Participated art workshops and exhibitions in Malaysia, Germany, China

Erin Hanson
After graduating from college, Hanson entered the art trade as a professional, inspired by landscapes and vantage points only beheld by the most adventurous. Rock climbing among the brilliantly colored cliffs of Nevada and Utah, watching the seasons and the light change daily across the desert, provided endless inspiration for her work. In these beautiful surroundings, Hanson decided firmly to dedicate herself to creating one painting every week for the rest of her life. She has stuck to that decision ever since and has for the past decade been developing a unique, minimalist technique of placing impasto paint strokes without layering, which has become known as “Open-Impressionism.” As other artists began emulating her painting techniques, Hanson was credited as the pioneer and originator of this contemporary style. Through the years, Hanson has continued to use the outdoors to inspire a huge collection of work. She visits the Colorado plateau every year, backpacking and hiking through areas such as Zion National Park, Canyon de Chelly, and Monument Valley. Other favorite haunts include Paso Robles, Joshua Tree National Park, and the Anza-Borrego desert. Erin Hanson transforms these landscapes into abstract mosaics of color and texture, her impasto application of paint lending a sculptural effect to her art. Her oil paintings stand out in a crowd, bringing a fresh new look to Western landscapes.

Artist:
Erin Hanson

Hanging precariously and horizontally from red sandstone, hundreds of feet above the ground, may not seem like it would inspire the creation of beautiful oil paintings, but that is exactly what happened with Erin Hanson. After a lifetime of experimenting in different styles and mediums, it wasn’t until Hanson began rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon that her painting style was consolidated by a single inspiration and force of nature. Erin Hanson began painting as a young girl, voraciously learning oils, acrylics, watercolor, pen and ink, pastels, and life drawing from accomplished art instructors. She began commissioning paintings at age ten, and by age twelve, she was employed after school by a mural studio, learning the techniques of acrylics on the grand scale of forty-foot canvases. Two years later, a high school scholarship took her to Otis College of Art, where she immersed herself in figure drawing. Graduating high school at age sixteen and once again demonstrating that she was a child prodigy, Hanson next attended UC Berkeley, excelling further in her studies and creative development and attaining a degree in Bioengineering.

Education

Otis College of Art and Design. Special scholarship program. 1996 Delphi Academy, La Canada, CA. High School Diploma. 1998 University of California, Berkeley. Dean's List. Bachelor of Science. 2003

Exhibitions

2021: ERIN HANSON: COLORS OF CALIFORNIA. Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA. 2018: IMPRESSIONS OF BIG BEND COUNTY. Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, TX. 2018: CALIFORNIA ART CLUB'S 107TH ANNUAL GOLD MEDAL EXHIBITION. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, CA. 2017: IMPRESSIONS OF ZION. Zion Art Museum, Springdale, UT. 2016: ERIN HANSON’S PAINTED PARKS. Solo exhibition St. George Art Museum. A FEELING OF HUMANITY: WESTERN ART FROM THE KEN RATNER COLLECTION. Mattatuck Museum, 2014. Rockwell Museum of Western Art, 2015. Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, 2015. Museum of the Big Bend, 2016. 2014: LA SALLE UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, Philadelphia, PA. Permanent collection. MATTATUCK MUSEUM, Waterbury, CT. Permanent collection. 2014: BONE CREEK MUSEUM OF AGRARIAN ART, David City, NE. Permanent collection. 2013: ST GEORGE ART MUSEUM, St. George, UT. Permanent collection.

Exhibition and Awards

2016 - 2019: COWGIRL UP! Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ. Awards: 1st Place 2-D on Canvas 2018 and Best in Show 2019. 2016 - 2017: THE MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB ART SHOW. Tuscon, AZ. THE WOODLANDS WATERWAY FESTIVAL. The Woodlands, TX. Awards: Best in Show, Featured Artist for 2017 and Poster Artist for 2018. 2016: ART SAN DIEGO. San Diego, CA. Awards: Spotlight Artist, Best New Exhibitor. 2016 - 2017: LA QUINTA ARTS FESTIVAL. Juror for painting category. 2015: THE ERIN HANSON ART & WINE TOUR. Paso Robles, CA. ART IN EMBASSIES. U.S. Department of State. 2015 and 2018 SAATCHI ART. Awards: The Year in Review: Best of 2015. WOODLANDS WATERWAY ART FESTIVAL. Houston, TX. Awards: Best in Show for 2015. INDIAN WELLS ART FESTIVAL. Indian Wells, CA. Awards: Poster Artist for 2015. HERMOSA BEACH ARTWALK. Hermosa Beach, CA. Poster Artist for 2015. THE MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB ART SHOW. Tuscon, AZ. 2014 WORLDWIDE ART LOS ANGELES, Artavita Contest 1st Place Winner. Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Despina Tunberg. 2014 ERIN HANSON: BORREGO IN COLOR. Tumbleweed Art Gallery, Borrego Springs, CA. Curated by Glenda Garmon. 2014 PASOSCAPES: OILS BY ERIN HANSON. Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, CA. Curated by Sasha Irving. 2013 EARTH, SKY, WATER. Arts at Denver, Denver. Curated by Paula Colette. 2013 LA JOLLA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. Awards: 1st Place Painting. 2013 BORREGO ART INSTITUTE. Borrego Springs, CA. Curated by Barbara Nickerson. 2013 ART IN THE PARK. Boulder City, NV. 1st Place Painting. Juried by Boulder City Hospital Foundation. 2012 ERIN HANSON: COLORS OF PASO, SOLO SHOW. Paso Robles, CA. Curated by Sasha Irving. 2012 BOULDER CITY FINE ART FESTIVAL. 1st Place Fine Art. Juried by Boulder City Art Guild. 2012 NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS' SOCIETY Awards: Best of America 2012 2012: CA 101 EXHIBITION, 2012, Redondo Beach, CA. Curated by Sandra Liljenwall. 2012: ICONS OF THE WEST 2012. Missoula, MT. Curated by Dana Gallery. 2012: DESERT

Suzanne Heintz - LIFE ONCE REMOVED
Suzanne Heintz’s photographic art blends conceptual performance, satire, and staged family portraiture to challenge cultural narratives about identity, gender roles, and the idealized family. For over two decades she has developed her long-term project Life Once Removed and its continuation Playing House, in which she appears alongside an artificial “family” of store-bought mannequins — husband and child — staging cinematic tableaux that mimic conventional holiday cards and travel snapshots while exposing their underlying artifice. Through vibrant, highly composed images that at first glance resemble everyday family photos, Heintz’s work disarms viewers with humour and familiarity before prompting deeper reflection on the pressures of conformity, societal expectations, and the constructed nature of personal narratives. By situating her staged scenes in both private interiors and public landscapes, Heintz transforms photography into a performative critique of cultural ideals, using bright colour, careful composition, and visual irony to evoke and then subvert the imagery associated with “perfect life” rituals. Her work engages audiences not just as pictures to be viewed but as conceptual provocations that invite reconsideration of how images shape our understanding of self and society. Part of the "PLAYING HOUSE PROJECT," a film and photo series confronting the social pressures to conform to the image of a Perfect Life. ________________________________________________ For more information, see www. playinghouseproject.com.

Artist:
Suzanne Heintz

SUZANNE HEINTZ’s work, described as equal parts photography and theater, makes her an unusual Artist. Though trained in Writing, Communication, Painting, Design as well as Photography, the chosen mediums for her personal work are Photography, and Video. Her professional experience as an Art Director for Television has a strong influence on how she works artistically. It taught her that to make an impact, it’s essential to connect with your audience. Since her work is intended for everyone, not exclusively the art educated, she uses mediums that have the most universal appeal. Taboo to most in the art world, humor is her third and most important medium. At the risk of being perceived as a form of “Artertainment,” Heintz employs satire because she feels that it is crucial to the digestion of what might be perceived as a bitter pill – social criticism.

Films

http://suzanneheintz.com/film/

Troy Brooks
Troy Brooks looks at the contradictions of artificiality through portraits of androgynous women captured at the height of their own private dramas. Presenting them spot-lit, Troy makes them appear almost like film stars, enhancing the suggestion of potent hidden narratives. In this way his women seem somehow prisoners of their own exuberance, beholden to their decadent impulses whilst also lucid enough to perceive their own folly.
“Brooks’s female subjects are not what we might call beautiful in the traditional sense. But these oddly elongated, crystal eyed ladies are none the less compelling to look at. Each one seems to be a piece of a story that writes itself different for every viewer. One can’t help but wonder what lies beneath these contemplative faces... what have they seen?” — SHE WALKS SOFTLY “His surreal portraits of women with elongated anatomies have become signature icons of the new contemporary art scene. Clearly influenced by the dramatic glamour of the femme Fatales of 30’s and 40’s film noir, Brooks’ women stare down the viewer as if taking their measure from within the world behind the frame. They are aloof, yet burning with interior dialogue and seductively demanding the attention of anyone who catches their gaze.” — COREY HELFORD GALLERY

Artist:
Troy Brooks

"Born 1972 in Southern Ontario, Canada. I had no formal training. The only teachers I had were the photographers and lighting technicians of the old Hollywood studio system. I learned how to draw and paint from vintage movie stills. I learned the art of visual story telling from watching those stills come to life in late night movies. I live and make my art in a converted 19th century bank in the historic town of Wallaceburg, Ontario Canada."

Troy Brooks is a contemporary surrealist painter. His work presents elaborate pageantry of female characters observed in allegorical settings. These women play out intimate scenes, usually caught in moments where something transformative has or is about to happen. The ‘women of Troy’ have become distinctive images on the contemporary pop surrealism scene.

Exhibitions

2019: Lucky 13 Anniversary Show, Pt. 2: Pop Surrealism & New Figurative, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles Corey Helford Gallery at LA Art Show 2019, Corey Helford Gallery 2018: Troy Brooks "Skinwalker", Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles Ephemeral, Modern Eden, San Francisco Corey Helford Gallery at Art New York 2018, Corey Helford Gallery 2016 : Dec – Corey Helford Gallery Show (Solo) Aug – Corey Helford Gallery 10th Anniversary Show (Group) July – James Freeman Gallery, London UK (Group) May – 19 Karen Gallery, Australia (Group) April 16 – May 7 Troy Brooks “Veiled Hearts”(Solo) May – Annual Exhibition, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace (Group) Sept 17 – Oct 8 Femme To Femme Fatale, The Feminine in Contemporary Art Beautiful Bizzarre & Modern Eden Gallery (Group) 2015 : “Smashing Suggestions” Pink Zeppelin Gallery – Berlin, Germany (Group) “Five and Under Show” Arcadia Contemporary – New York USA (Group) “Parabolic” – Red Head Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Group) “Lost Mitten Society” – Jonathan LeVine Gallery – New York USA (Group) 2014: “Scratch” – Double Solo Show w/R.Kelly Clipperton – TAC Gallery – Toronto, Canada(Solo) “Dragonseed” – Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Solo) “Candy Land” Super Wonder Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Group) Art Attack- Buddies in Bad Times – Toronto, Canada (Auction) 2013: Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada(Group) “March of the Velvets” – Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Solo) “Summer Salon” – Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Group) 2012: Galarie D’Avignon – Montreal, Canada(Group) “The Fates & The Furies” – Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Solo) “Summer Salon” – Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Group) 2011: “Colossus” Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada(Solo) FCP Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Group) Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Group) 2010: “Virago” Pentimento Gallery – Toronto, Canada(Solo) FCP Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Group) “Climax” – PWA Royal Theater – Toronto, Canada (Auction)

Sergio Murria Fotografía - Street Photography
People tend to be funny and provoke humorous moments without being aware of it, sometimes they provoke funny situations, other times ironic situations, His works are a small sample of it.

Artist:
Sergio Murria

Sergio Murria was born in 1977, in Spain. Previously a computer technician, now he works as a professional photographer.

Favorite Quote

"Carambola a la derecha, Carambola a la izquierda, Carambola en el centro, préstame tres pavos para chile con carne!" Raffael de la Guetto

Transformation
Charles Choi (SCA, OSA, CAA) was born in Shanghai, China and immigrated to Canada in 1995. Learned oil painting at China Academy of Art by the age of 4. He was an multi-award winning artist both in Canada and China including “People’s Choice Award” in SSNAP Biennale National Exhibition, Canada, “Award of Excellence” in 148th OSA Open Juried Exhibition, Finalists of Kingston Prize, the “Gold Award” of Arts and Letters Club “Next 2”, “Best of the Show” in SCA Members Annual Art Show. His paintings have been selected in the MEAM Barcelona, Jackson’s Prize London, Beijing International Biennale, DaFen International Oil Painting Biennale and China National Art Exhibition for three consecutive times. His work is represented in private and public collections across Canada, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, England, Singapore, France and China..

Artist:
Charles Choi

CAA, SCA, OSA

Charles Choi (SCA, OSA, CAA) was born in Shanghai, China and immigrated to Canada in 1995. Learned oil painting at China Academy of Art by the age of 4. He was an multi-award winning artist both in Canada and China including “People’s Choice Award” in SSNAP Biennale National Exhibition, Canada, “Award of Excellence” in 148th OSA Open Juried Exhibition, Finalists of Kingston Prize, the “Gold Award” of Arts and Letters Club “Next 2”, “Best of the Show” in SCA Members Annual Art Show. His paintings have been selected in the MEAM Barcelona, Jackson’s Prize London, Beijing International Biennale, DaFen International Oil Painting Biennale and China National Art Exhibition for three consecutive times. His work is represented in private and public collections across Canada, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, England, Singapore, France and China..

Terry Rodgers
Rodgers is an accomplished painter with a striking mastery of light and transitions as is evidenced by his current body of work. This work focuses on the life of the upper-middle-class Americans, seemingly adrift in affluence and casualness, unsatisfied and disconnected. Nonetheless, Rodgers's work remains firmly rooted in life class drawing, necessitating the use of, and contact with, human models. Rodgers asks friends, acquaintances, professional models, and, sometimes, total strangers, to pose for him in a photography session. He then builds a scenario in a painting by pulling together elements from a wide array of photographs. His rendering of an imaginary leisure life stands as an iconic vision of the tensions and confusion endemic to today's society. The resulting images are not snapshots or slices of life, not verite records of actual moments in actual families or party situations, or diaristic records of his family life, but carefully constructed and composited fictions, designed to elicit the most meaning and sustain the maximum amount of ambiguity. The seductive and marvelous glamour of the outer world jars against the vulnerability and delicacy of our inner and private selves. From spectacular large oil canvases and mixed media to stark photo-portraits and kaleidoscopic videos, Rodgers’ work both collapses and emphasizes psychic distance and physical proximity. It suggests that, in a world of ready-made entertainment, there’s an underlying uncertainty and a sense that something is missing.
Cutting edge art and the figurative is again avant-garde in the paintings by Terry Rodgers. The viewer is at the same time a voyeur and a guest at the party, but an existential calm reigns in the paintings. Rodgers is a master of composition.

Artist:
Terry Rodgers

Terry Rodgers is an internationally recognized artist who has worked and lived in Massachusetts, Washington, DC, and Ohio. He attended Amherst College, with a major in the Fine Arts. His strong interest in film and photography influenced his style in the direction of representational realism in art. He spends summers each year in Southern France painting from life and photographically capturing the gestures, faces, and figures that inhabit the 21st Century milieu that he depicts in his paintings.

Several books about his work have been published including: Terry Rodgers — Dimensions of Ambiguity, Terry Rodgers — The Apotheosis of Pleasure, Solo Spaces, and Vectors of Desire. His work has appeared in many museum catalogues, and Rodgers has been featured in numerous publications in America and abroad including Die Welt, Art in America, Citizen K, German GQ, Kunstbeeld, Arte, Die Zeit, NRC Handelsblad, Numero, Zoo, Le Vife, Joia Magazine, Elle and FLAUNT to name a few. His works can also be followed widely in blogs internationally.

Sheryl Luxenburg Canadian Hyperreal Painter
Evgenia Luxenburg’s drafting and painting methods are grounded in classical formulae. She works in dry brush style using a dappled technique of lying different colored marks of paint side by side and by glazing with thin translucent layers of single color one on top of the other. Through the decades, she has maintained allegiance to water-based media and has invented unusual methods of applying absorbent compound on top of gessoed layers and in mixing acrylic and water-color paint with a granulating medium. In all compositions, she strives for tight details and precision on the main subject elements and uses an airbrush when suggesting the background.

Theme
Luxenburg describes her figures interacting with water or condensation on glass as a symbolic expression, a metaphor for a fatigued emotional state, a sense of alienation and the process of cleansing disturbing emotions. She describes her models as the vessels who carry her projected emotions. Most of Luxenburg’s series’ portray her moods and the psychological phases relating to the challenging periods in her life.

Artist:
Sheryl Luxenburg

Sheryl Luxenburg is a Canadian hyperrealist painter and artist mentor based in Ottawa who uses watercolor on paper and acrylic on linen with airbrush and regular brush to capture ultra-realistic subject matter. The flattened depiction of space revealed in her paintings is so hard to distinguish from reality, especially when viewed online, that many scrolls over her hand-painted work thinking they are photographs. Although Luxenburg’s technical skills are impeccable, it is most important to her that the viewer identifies with her subject matter and finds the soul in her artwork.

Education

Her undergraduate art education was completed in studio painting at Concordia University and The School of Art & Design of The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec,.Then she attended graduate studies at McGill University , Montreal, Quebec. The Banff Centre For The Arts, Banff Alberta and at Keene State College, New Hampshire, U.S.

André Lundquist The Poetry of Silence
For those who decide to enter the world of his paintings, Lundquist promises a great deal of emotions. His figurative painting is sensual and timeless. Grace, lightness, peace … are other words to describe the painting of André Lundquist. There is in his works a silent poetry that allows the viewer to enter each of them calmly, without fear. This is a real tour de force, because for the most of them, the women portraited and sketched, which he gives life to on the canvas, are presented and revealed in their intimacy. They are sitting, standing, lying, kneeling … And yet, the painter’s gesture never exudes any kind of voyeurism. These women are like stills who let under their skin pigments, behind the iris of their eyes, break a more complex story … As visual metaphors, they sometimes are the mirror of our own experiences sometimes a door open, behind which the viewer can give free rein to his / her imagination. In each of these women there are a thousand stories, a thousand situations to appropriate for one self or not.

Artist:
André Lundquist

André Lundquist was born in 1972 in Copenhagen, where he received his initial training with the painter Therese Dragshøj (1909-1998). His graphic studies under the tutelage of Peter Martensen (represented by the “Galerie Danoise” in Paris) have clearly left their mark on his technique and explain his penchant for creating tensions between the characters which he paints and the surface of the canvas on which they are painted. In 1999, he was the recipient of a scholarship from the Beckett Foundation. As part of the prize he had a residency in Southern Spain at the Valparaiso Fondación. He used that stay to seek new sources of inspiration. From this trip as well as many stays in the South of France, he withhold some feelings and sensations, which he later released and translated into light and colors. For those who decide to enter the world of his paintings, Lundquist promises a great deal of emotions. His figurative painting is sensual and timeless. Grace, lightness, peace … are other words to describe the painting of André Lundquist. There is in his works a silent poetry that allows the viewer to enter each of them calmly, without fear. This is a real tour de force, because for the most of them, the women portraited and sketched, which he gives life to on the canvas, are presented and revealed in their intimacy. They are sitting, standing, lying, kneeling … And yet, the painter’s gesture never exudes any kind of voyeurism. These women are like stills who let under their skin pigments, behind the iris of their eyes, break a more complex story … As visual metaphors, they sometimes are the mirror of our own experiences sometimes a door open, behind which the viewer can give free rein to his / her imagination. In each of these women there are a thousand stories, a thousand situations to appropriate for one self or not. Lundquist mixes oil, ink, charcoal, crayon, wallpaper. Many overlays which give all its originality to his body of work. These palimpsests sometimes born out of a subtle pastel color palette sometimes full of vivid, bright colors, are the creations of fine colorist whose lineage goes back to the late nineteenth / early twentieth century.

Exhibitions

2020 Galleri Kant, THE ISLAND SHOW – EASTER EDITION. Kunstfagligt kurateret af Kerry Harm Nielsen og Anna Gram Sørensen. Galerie L´oil du Prince, Paris, Frankrig. ” A fleur de toile” v / Yann et Laetitia Deshoulières. 2019 Forside til bogen ” La Chambre des époux “, forfatter Èric Reinhardt, Forlag : Gallimard. Paris, Frankrig. Galerie L´oil du Prince, v / Laetitia & Yann Deshoulières, Biarritz, Frankrig. Gallerie AU-DELÀ DES APPARENCES, v / Christian Geux, Annecy, Frankrig. Galleri Nobel, ” Som en del af labyrinten ll “, v / Henning Johannesen, Oslo, Norge. Bærum Kunsthal, ” Som en del af labyrinten ” Sandvika, Norge. 2018 Luxembourg Art Fair, v / Christian Geux. Gallerie AU-DELÀ DES APPARENCES. Carlsberg Centre for Comtemporary Art, København. Fælles udstilling. Kurateret af Rasmus Højfeldt og Simon Ganshorn. Galerie Albane, Nantes, Frankrig. Fælles udstilling med galleriets kunstnere. Gallery Down To Art, ” Naos ” ,Gent, Belgien, v / Marc De Corte. 2017 Galleri Nobel, ” Som blandt mennesker ”, Oslo, Norge, Kurateret af Henning Johannesen. Art Up, Lille, Frankrig v / Galerie L´oil du Prince, v / Yann et Laetitia Deshoulières. Gallery Down To Art, ” Among lines of poetry “, Gent, Belgien, Kurateret af Marc De Corte. Gallerie AU-DELÀ DES APPARENCES, ” A fleur de peau “, Annecy, Frankrig v / Christian Geux, . Galerie L´oil du Prince, ” Féminin Pluriel ” , Paris, Frankrig. v / Yann Deshoulières.

2016 Galeria Art Catto, Algave, Portugal. Separat, v/ António Lourencco. Gallery Down to Art, Gent, Belgien, v / Marc De Corte. Book Launch & Udstilling v/ Tomorrow Management, København. Udgivelsen af kunstbogen Før, Before, Avant – Efter, After, Après, er en bog der beskriver mit virke fra forskellige faglige vinkler. Der er i bogen bla. bidrag fra Kunsthistoriker Trine Ross, Dramatikker, Billedkunstner og forfatter Tomas Lagermann Lundme, Journalist på Kids News i Berlinske Hus Thorkil Jacobsen, Forfatter Gerd Laugesen, Journalist Lisbeth Rindholt og Arkitekt Lawrence Ebelle. Karin P. Madsen har udarbejdet alt det grafiske. Bogen er på Dansk, Engelsk og Fransk. Galerie L´oil du Prince, Paris, Frankrig. Fælles udstilling af galleriets kunstnere, v / Yann et Laetitia Deshoulières. 2015 Elle Magasin, Foto / maleri, i samarbejde med modefotograf Signe Vilstrup m.fl, København. Illum, Udsmykningsopgave, i samarbejde med modefotograf Signe Vilstrup, reklamebureauet DDB, Chef for marketing i IIlum Majbritt Tornhøj og Tomorrow Management m.fl, København. Gallery European Makers, Amsterdam, Holland. Galeria Art Catto, Algave, Portugal. Kurateret v / António Lourenco. Frederiksborg Slot, ” Portræt Nu ” Prinsessefløjen, gruppe. Kunstfagligt kurateret og censoreret. v/ Direktør Mette Skougaard m.fl. Galleri Nobel ,” Quiétude ” Oslo, Norge. v / Henning Johannesen. 2014 Galerie L´Oeil Du Prince, ” Féminin pluriel ” Paris, Frankrig. Kunstfagligt kurateret af Yann Deshoulières. Separat udstilling. Mellem linjer, Århus. Tema; Forfatterinden Gerd Laugesens dagbog ´På lysserødt papir ´. Ambasciata di Danimarca, Separat, Torino, Italien. The White Wall Project, Papirøen i København. Kurateret af Rikke Sengelsø. Nordic Artwork Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.A. Kurateret gruppe udstilling. Galleri Nobel, Oslo, Norge. v/ Henning Johannesen. 2013 Galleri Nobel ,Norge, Oslo. v/ Henning Johannesen. Gallery European Makers, Amsterdam, Holland. Gallerie Brigitte Capy, Hossegor, Frankrig.

Alexander Shandor
Alexander Shandor is a dedicated Ukrainian painter who has exhibited his work in Ukraine and Russia. From his delicate still lifes to serene landscapes, he creates works marked by a sensory touch and careful hand.

Artist:
Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor was born in Ukraine, city Vinogradov, Transcarpathian region in 1981. He studied at the Erdeli College of Arts in Uzhhorod, at the department of metal processing in the studio and under the mentorship of professors Petretsky, Lukac, and Mykhailyuk. Shandor is a Member of many Ukrainian and international exhibitions and Plein air. His works are in private collections, galleries of Ukraine and abroad.

Biography

2015 winter - overall exhibition "Mitets Verkhovyna" Hust city on the day of 50th anniversary Summer 2015 - after the plein-air exhibition of the city of Rakhiv Autumn 2015 - a total exhibition dedicated to the Day of the artist in the gallery "Ilko" city Uzhhorod Autumn 2015 - regional exhibition city of Uzhgorod Autumn 2015 - personal exhibition in the city of Kiev in the Kiev University of Law PMC NASU. Spring 2014 - Exhibition "March 8" town Hust - art gallery. Spring 2014 - after the plein-air exhibition gallery Slavsko "Mahіm." 2014 summer - total exhibition "Mitets Verkhovyna" Gallery in the city Vinohrady -Gallery "Impasto". Autumn 2014 - Exhibition Gallery of the city of Moscow "Art Summer" Autumn 2014 - regional exhibition city of Uzhgorod 2013 - Exhibition "Hutsul year" Ivano-Frankivsk, the exhibition hall in Ivano-Frankivsk regional branch of the National Union of Artists. Spring 2013 - after the plein-air exhibition of the city of Sevastopol gallery "South Hermitage". Autumn 2013 - after the plein-air exhibition of the city of Sevastopol gallery "South Hermitage". 2012 - All-Ukrainian exhibition of plein air "Bukovel" - "Rhapsody sea and mountain" Ivano-Frankivsk, drama theater. 2012 - was admitted to the Youth Union "Transcarpathian artists." 2012 winter - overall youth exhibition city of Uzhgorod. 2012 winter - Ukrainian exhibition "Christmas", Central House of Artists, Kiev. 2011 - personal exhibition of the city Hust. 2011 - participated in the charity event "entrepreneurs Babies" city Uzhhorod. 2007 - was admitted to the Creative People's Association "Artist Verhoviny" in Hust.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions: 2019 winter - exhibition "In search of" Vinogradov Impasto Gallery 2018 summer - Personal exhibition "Polesie and Transcarpathia" - city of Zhytomyr, gallery "Gnatyuk Art Center" 2017 – exhibition "Carpathian Paths" Gallery "Zavalny ARTTsenter, Kyiv, Ukraine 2016 - exhibition "Symphony of the Carpathians" Gallery "Palmgren Madame", L’viv, Ukraine 2015 - exhibition "My Carpathians", Kyiv Law University NAS PMC, Kyiv, Ukraine 2014 - Gallery "Art Summer", Moscow, Russia 2011 - Hust Art Gallery, Hust, Ukraine Group exhibitions: 2016 - Christmas exhibition, City Art Gallery, Hust, Ukraine 2016 - exhibition "Spring", City Art Gallery, Hust, Ukraine 2015 - "Mitets Verkhovyna"At the City Art Gallery dedicated to the 50th anniversary, Hust, Ukraine 2015 - Day of Creative Arts exhibition, Gallery "Ilko", Uzhhorod, Ukraine 2015 - Uzhhorod regional exhibition, Ukraine 2014 - exhibition "International Women’s Day", City Art Gallery, Hust, Ukraine 2014 - "Verkhovyna (Highlander) Artist" at the Gallery "Impasto", Vinohradiv, Ukraine 2014 - Uzhhorod regional exhibition, Ukraine 2013 - exhibition "Hutsul’s Year", regional exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine 2012 - young artists exhibition, Uzhgorod, Ukraine 2012 - Ukrainian exhibition "Christmas", Kyiv, Uraine

Małgorzata Chodakowska
In her graceful sculptures, Malgorzata Chodakowska addresses the longing for inner peace, the search for inner balance - an ideal state that we consciously or unconsciously pursue all more or less. And so one is inevitably enthralled by their creations, which appear to us as soulful, individual beings. The human being - the measure of all things, from the ideal of the Greek high-class to the Renaissance to the present day, this theme has been devoted to whole generations of sculptors. Again and again, stimulating is the choice of motif for the dance as an expression of emotional feelings that communicate about the body language. Chodakowska confronts us with sculptures that appear extremely differentiated in their postures and physiognomies and thus symbolize very different characters. Some appear open and self-confident, while others are fragile and withdrawn, almost melancholy. The faces change as the figures move around, inner states of mind appear even more clearly.

Theme
Her recurring theme is the so-called "Stammfrau" (loosely, "archetypal woman"), usually carved from wood to give a life-sized or slightly larger than life-sized form. She told an interviewer in 2008, "Working with the human form enables me to feel as close as possible to the figure I am working on, and so I have the feeling that this is the form I can best compose sculpturally".

Artist:
Małgorzata Chodakowska

Małgorzata Chodakowska was born and grew up in the heart of Poland, at Łódź, where between 1980 and 1985 she attended the Liceum Sztuk Plastycznyc ("Fine Arts Secondary School"). In 1985 she enrolled at the Fine Arts Academy in Warsaw where she studied sculpture with Jan Kucz. Three years later, in 1988, she moved on again, this time to the Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna, in order to progress her studies further. Her prize-winning dissertation, which she submitted in 1991, was supervised by Bruno Gironcoli.

Education

since 1991 Freelance sculptor in Dresden / Germany 1988 Studies of sculpting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna 1980 Secondary School of Arts in Łódź

Exhibitions

Wien, Graz (Österreich), Tokio (Japan), Dresden, Berlin, Radebeul, Zittau, Kisslegg, St.Petersburg (Russland), Stuttgart, Bad Schandau, Pirna, Wernigerode, Ulm, Leipzig, Chemnitz, Winningen, Wroclaw, Lodz (Polen), Großsedlitz, Glauchau, Veksolund (Dänemark), Rottach-Egern

Achievements

2015 First prize and realization of the fountain »Liebespaar« at civil registry office Radebeul / Germany 2011 Award Sculpture »I know it« for the most family-friendly corporation of Dresden 2010 First prize and realization of the memorial »tear sea« at Heide-Cemetery Dresden / Germany in remembrance of the victims of February 13th 1945 2005 Award-Sculpture »The Dreaming« for the Saxon Entrepreneur of the Year 1999 First prize and realization of the sculpture "Sunny Boy" in Radeberg / Germany, Humboldt Secondary School 1996 First prize and realization of the bronze "King and Queen" at Waldheim / Germany, AOK Education center