Dave Armistead

Dave Armistead received his BFA from The Atlanta College of Art in 2005 and then completed his MFA from Clemson University in 2013. Currently, Armistead is the Senior Museum Prepartor at the Michael C. Carlos Museum on Emory University’s campus. Previously, he worked as a professor of painting, sculpture, foundations and art appreciation at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia.

Armistead has exhibited his work at the Woodruff Arts Center, (Atlanta, Georgia), Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Georgia), University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisconsin), and Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia) among others.

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Website/Representation: Dave's Website

Kaima Marie Akarue

Kaima Marie is the daughter of a Nigerian immigrant and a white mother, which allowed her to exist simultaneously within two vastly different cultures. That genetic melange, coupled with the rich diversity of her hometown of Houston, Texas is very apparent in her art practice as she creates work that does not cross pollinate. Through fragmented realities, Kaima uses collage and paintings to discover the social implications of individual and collective identity. Her use of distortion through dense assemblage and crushed glass invite the viewer to investigate their perception. She has showcased nationally in group exhibitions, including the Glendale Library and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Her work continues to garner attention, winning top prizes and awards. She is currently working on her MFA in painting at the University of Houston.

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Website/Representation: Kaima’s Website

Tamie Beldue

Tamie Beldue, three-time winner of The Art Renewals Drawing Salon, came to UNC Asheville in 2008. She teaches drawing and lithography.

Focused in mixed media drawings, Beldue has exhibited extensively in the United States in group and solo exhibitions, including the Fort Wayne Museum of Art Realism Biennial, Southern Ohio Museum, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mobile Museum of Art, the Arnot Art Museum’s Re-Presenting Representation, and the Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery. Her works are in the permanent collections of the Arnot Museum of Art, The DeYoung Museum, Howard & Judy Tullman Collection, James T. Dyke Collection of Contemporary Drawings, and the Sandy & Diane Besser Collection.

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Website/Representation: Tamie's Website , Blue Spiral 1

Brueck Borjon

Brueck (Rick) was a conceptual artist and photographer in the San Francisco bay area and was shown at several small galleries and experimental spaces in Oakland, CA in the early 90’s

Austen Brantley

Austen Brantley (Detroit , United States) makes sculptures and installations. By applying a poetic and often metaphorical language, Brantley wants to amplify the astonishment of the spectator by creating compositions or settings that generate tranquil poetic images that leave traces and balances on the edge of recognition and alienation.

Website: https://www.austenbrantleysculpture.com/

Sheila Pree Bright

“As a Photographic Artist, I am interested in the life of those individuals and communities that are often unseen in the world. My objective is to capture images that allow us to experience those who are unheard as they contemplate or voice their reaction to ideas and issues that are shaping their world. In this process, what I shoot creates contemporary stories about social, political and historical context not often seen in the visual communication of traditional media and fine art platforms. My work captures and presents aspects of our culture, and sometimes counterculture, that challenges the typical narratives of Western thought and power structures.” - Sheila Pree Bright

Website: https://www.sheilapreebright.com/about

Richard Burnside

Richard Burnside (1944 - 2020) was an American self-taught folk art painter known for his distinct portraiture style and use of patterns. He had lived in Pendleton, South Carolina. , but spent the last few years of his life in Georgia.

Burnside's work is in the permanent collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Ackland Art Museum. He had a retrospective show at the McKissick Museum in Columbia, South Carolina in 2016.

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Lluis Cera

Lluís Cera was born in Barcelona in 1967, he graduated in 1993 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona specializing in sculpture.

Among the many awards he has received we can mention his selection for the Miquel Casablanca prize in 1987, the first prize for Bancaja sculpture in 2001 and again, in the same year, the first prize of the Certamen Itinerary escultórico of Álava.

Lluís Cera has a deep knowledge and experience of sculptural technique applied to marble and metal, managing to give them an extraordinary and unusual quality of softness and flexibility. His first sculptural engravings had a figurative structure and then became increasingly abstract by combining literary and musical scores. He has staged many exhibitions in Europe, the United States, Asia and Oceania.

Website/Representation: Lluis' Website , Galleria immaginaria

Jack Cesareo

Jack is sculpture and painter who studied at Pratt Institute as well as worked on staff as an artist for the American Museum of Natural History. Jack is well known in New York for his work, The Cupcake and Bicycle. Retired from the museum Jack continues to work as well as show throughout the Catskill Mountain Region of upstate NY.

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Website/Representation: Jack's Website

Joshua Chambers

Joshua's work echoes the philosophy of absurdist playwrights and deconstructed sets. Receiving his Master of Fine Arts from Louisiana Tech University in 2009 and his Bachelors of Art from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, Joshua's work has been published in New American Paintings, Creative Quarterly, and Studio Visit Magazine. Chambers' work can currently be found in Graphite Galleries in New Orleans, Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge, and The Agora Borealis in Shreveport Louisiana. His works are in the permanent collections of the Masur Museum of Art in Louisiana, the Lessedra Gallery in Bulgaria, and numerous private collections.

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Website/Representation: Josh's Website

Kris Chau

Kris was born in Hawaii and currently works in LosAngeles. Her work focuses on a world where hope is dreaming of a world without racial inequality and injustice.

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Website/Representation: Kris' Website

Joel Edwards

Joel Edwards, founder and Co-Director of CANVAS ArtSpace earned his bachelor’s degree in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD and also studied painting at the AICA Studio Program in New York and at the Sante Fe Master’s program with American figurative painter Eric Fischl.

After graduating in 1991, Joel had the unique opportunity to work under American artist Helen Frankenthaler as her studio and teaching assistant, and feeling at home in a teaching role, went on to earn his teaching certification with a concentration in visual art from the Parsons School of Design, New York, NY. Since then, Joel has taught art in public schools and private studio settings, on subjects ranging from cartooning to traditional painting.

Website/Representation: Canvas Artspace

Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

He became widely known during the 2008 U.S. presidential election for his Barack Obama "Hope" poster. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Website/Representation: Obey Giant

Erin Fitzpatrick

Erin has been painting portraits since 2008 and now has collectors around the world. She has painted a mural for Senator Kamala Harris and is included in the collections of Martha Stewart as well as Ringo Starr.

She is an honors graduate of the Maryland Institute, College of Art.

Website/Representation: Erin's Website

Rob Gentry

Rob Gentry is a Claysmith that creates custom clay works of art such as sinks, earthenware, wall hangings, and body vessels. Rob built an anagama kiln and welcomes the community to come see the creation of this ancient art.

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Website/Representation: Rob's website

April Gertler

April Gertler is an American artist who has been living and working in Berlin since 2005. She studied at University California, Berkeley (BA, Social Science Interdisciplinary Studies - Hons), California College of the Arts (BFA - Photography) and Bard College (MFA - Photography). April did an exchange semester at the Städelschule in Frankfurt/Main, which is what initially brought her to Germany. After finishing her MFA, she returned to Frankfurt and subsequently moved to Berlin.

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Website/Representation: April's website

Andrew Gray

Andrew Gray is a painter and graphic designer continuing his practices in Baltimore, Maryland. After receiving his BFA in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute, College of Art, and working two years in the professional field of design, he now merges both experiences to create a unique visual language for his personal work. The common narrative for his work touch on ideas of humanity, inspired by social topics and personal experiences. Making beautiful works that also hold significant meaning is a consistent goal for Andrew Gray and considers this a fundamental motive for his artwork.

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Website/Representation: Andrew’s Website , Band Of Vices, LA

Barbara Grueber

Barbara attended Catonsville Community College, received a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, studied in the graduate fine arts program at the University of Pennsylvania and earned her MFA from Brooklyn College. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the US, Europe and the UK and has been featured in numerous local and national publications. Ms. Gruber’s work has won Best in Show and Honorable Mention at national and regional levels by such esteemed jurors as Klauss Kertess of the Whitney Museum, Bernard Chaet, Samuel Hoi, George Gurney of the Smithsonian and Doreen Bolger of the BMA. She is currently an instructor at the Maryland Institute College of Art, The Johns Hopkins University and The Yellow Barn. Most recently, she was a finalist for the William and Trafford Klots residency in Brittany, France.

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Website/Representation: Barbara's Website

Latoya Hobbs

LaToya M. Hobbs is a native of North Little Rock, AR and currently lives and works in Baltimore, MD. She received her BA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Painting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and MFA in Printmaking from Purdue University. LaToya’s work deals with figurative imagery that addresses the ideas of beauty and cultural identity while reexamining the traditional triadic artist, model, viewer, relationship.

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Website/Representation: LaToya's Website

Lanise Howard

From Lanise’s Website:

I am interested in the analogous world, hidden histories, and the digital space. My work ranges from portraiture, to large allegorical figurative paintings. The work often lies in- between differing states of being. I aim to create new spaces through paint, where the viewer can become transported. I often think about the analogous world; one which is related to our own, but can be a space of new possibility. In my experience as an African American woman, I find myself thinking of an alternative to that experience, one rooted in the necessity to rewrite history. The idea of change then becomes an element of the work, enacted through the dreamed space. My work often presents hypotheses and tries to offer possible answers, through engagement and inquiry. I am primarily interested in the figure and landscape. Elements of realism and abstraction juxtapose against each other, in order to offer a peak into the in between, beyond what we can usually see. I am ebbing towards this space of the in-between and the analogous, finding ways to help construct it materially.

Website/Representation: Lanise's Website

Monica Ikegwu

Monica Ikegwu is a figure painter born and raised in Baltimore. Ikegwu uses her work as a platform to bring about the occurrences that go unnoticed to the public as well as a means of sharing thoughts on certain subject matter. Most recently, Monica won First Place in the 2018 XL Catlin Art Prize, a new juried art contest and traveling art exhibition of 40 two-dimensional figurative works (paintings, drawings and original prints). She has been awarded as a Young Arts Finalist (2017), a Gold medal winner in the NAACP ACT-SO National competition (2016), and as a Scholastic silver medal portfolio winner (2016).

Her work was recently displayed and exhibited at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum as well as at Ida B’s Table in a joint show early in 2018. She is a graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).

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Website/Representation: Band Of Vices, LA

Mark Karnes

Mark Karnes received his MFA in painting from Yale University in 1972 and his BFA in painting from Philadelphia College of Art. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maryland State Arts Council as well as a Fulbright-Hayes grant for study in Florence, Italy. His work has been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally and can be found in numerous private and museum collections, including the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Karnes lives in Baltimore, MD, where he has taught drawing and painting at Maryland Institute College of Art since 1974.

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Website/Representation: Mark's Website

Duane Keiser

Duane Keiser studied painting under Raymond Berry at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia and Lennart Anderson at Brooklyn College in NYC. His "A Painting a Day" blog has been written about in numerous publications, including USA Today, The New York Times and The Huffington Post. Using a makeshift easel made from a cigar box, he makes a postcard-sized painting each day and posts them to his blog where collectors can bid on them via eBay. The project is ongoing. He is also known for his "painted animations." A modern take on the still life, these videos combine traditional painting, animation, and time-lapse.

He has exhibited at Fischbach Gallery, Allan Stone Gallery and, most recently, the New York Academy of Art. His work resides in several corporate collections and thousands of private collections worldwide, including the Gregory Peterson Collection.

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Website/Representation: Duane's Website

Karl Koch

Karl Koch Is the webmaster, historian, archivist and unofficial fifth member of Weezer. He releases music of his own under the moniker Karlophone, and has run the small indie record label Amorphous Records. Koch's contributions to the aesthetic and cultural impact of Weezer cannot be overstated. He has a BFA from Maryland College Institute of Art.

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Website/Representation: Weezerpedia

Mary Long

Mary Day Long is an Austin, TX-based photographer, writer, and editor.
Her current projects include underwater portraiture, a series of monochrome infrared shots of the Central Texas area, and a book on the Buddhist temples and stupas of Bagan, Myanmar.

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Website/Representation: Mary's Website

Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo is an American artist, ceramicist, social activist, spoken word poet, and educator. Lugo holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Penn State. His work has been featured in exhibitions at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, among others.

Lugo is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently including a 2019 Pew Fellowship, a Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Rome Prize, and a US Artist Award. His work is found in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The High Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Brooklyn Museum, Walters Museum, and more. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Tyler School of Art and Architecture.

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Website/Representation: Roberto's Website

LaNia Roberts

LaNia Roberts, born in 1996 and raised in Louisville, KY, discovered a transformative outlet for self-expression in visual art amid the challenges of her identity as a young black woman.

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Website/Representation: LaNia’s Website

Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers

Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers is a Professor of Art and Associate Dean of the SC School of the Arts at Anderson University. She earned a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Georgia and the MFA, also in Painting and Drawing, from Clemson University. Like many artists and teachers Jo Carol is a perpetual student, and later earned a PhD in Art Education from the University of Georgia.

A member of the ArtBomb Studios in Greenville, SC, Jo Carol maintains an active exhibition record as a painter, mixed media artist, and photographer. Her work has been exhibited in over 150 invitational solo and group exhibitions, over 75 juried shows, and is included in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the US and abroad.

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Website/Representation: Jo Carol's Website

Ija Monet

From Ija’s Site:

As an artist, I work hard to develop paintings that speak both to me and to others about the beauty that exists in our corrupt society. Part of my process before I begin painting is to read and research as much as I can about the specific topic I want to recreate on canvas from my own perspective. I do not merely want to capture the image with my brush; rather, with carful, colorful strokes, I want to give a new lease on life.

Website/Representation: Ija's Website

Suni Mullen

From Suni’s Site:

I grew up in Mid City Los Angeles in a family of three. The arts were a fundamental driving force in the household: allowing for access and exposure to possibilities beyond the standard norm. Influenced by hanging pieces by Pablo Picasso and Paul Gaugin, a young BLAK KANVAS™ began to accent the home with original works as well. Since then, authentic pieces have been created, sold, and shared. ​

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Website/Representation: Suni’s website

Ment Nelson

Ment Nelson is a self taught artist living and working in South Carolina.

"Living in rural South Carolina, the narrative has always been about getting away from this place," South Carolina artist Ment Nelson recently told Charleston Magazine. "I want to reverse that ... I can’t dictate what people take away from my work, but I can make sure what I’m creating comes from a genuine, sincere place. Ultimately, I want people to view my work, and me as an artist, and realize that location doesn’t necessarily determine potential."

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Website/Representation: Ment's Website

Karen O’Leary

Karen is a paper cutting artist. Born in Seoul, she, O’Leary moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Pennsylvania. Karen graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture with a Minor in Public and Urban Affairs, Her love of place coalesced into map making. She specializes in modern maps and “modern versions of the typical street maps

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Website/Representation: Karen's Etsy Site

Zorah Olivia

Zorah Olivia is a professional photographer currently based in Asheville, NC and Los Angeles, CA.

Zorah is committed to documenting individuals around the world through her portrait, action sports, and music photography. Zorah’s Clients include: Fujifilm, HBO, Apple, The New York Times, Adidas, PDN, Artsy, Thrasher Magazine, Red Bull, Obey, Skull Candy, Vans, ESPN, CHPO, CCS, Chrome Industries, Profoto, Monster Children.

Website/Representation: Zorah's Website

Robert Peterson

Robert Peterson is a contemporary artist currently living and working in southwestern Oklahoma. Born in 1981, Peterson picked-up a paintbrush for the first time in July of 2012. Emerging as one of this country’s most celebrated new artists, Peterson has exhibited his works in some of this nation’s hottest art markets that include: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.

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Website/Representation: Robert's Website

Qrcky

As an artist, I hold a steadfast belief that art is not merely a luxury but an essential element of our existence. This is because it possesses the remarkable ability to chronicle history, enlighten minds, and preserve knowledge for future generations. As such, art is a crucial component of our cultural heritage, a heritage that should be accessible to all.

I engage in artistic creation with a profound purpose—to safeguard the historical narratives of those generations who may not find themselves represented in traditional forms of art. Through my creative expression, I forge an identity and tell my story. By doing so, I aspire to inspire others to share their unique experiences and collaboratively shape a brighter future for humanity.

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Website/Representation: Qrcky's Website

Jack Radcliffe

Radcliffe’s candid portraits of friends, family, acquaintances, carefully composed and richly printed, seem to meet the definition of documentary photography. ...his images are, in fact, powerful challenges to that definition, as he pushes his use of the photograph as a document. Unlike the cold, objective, observational nature often characteristic of this kind of photography, Radcliffe approaches his subjects with an unavoidable compassion and insight. With his sensitivity towards his subjects, the layer of textures he finds with his camera lens, and the richness of tone he achieves with his skillful printing, his portraits mesmerize us with their depth and world-worn vulnerability and innocence.

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Website/Representation: Jack's Website

Kennedy Ringgold

From Kennedy’s Site:

My paintings explore my emotional connection to the experiences I share within the African American diaspora.  The clear focus in my work on childhood and adulthood in the inner city is a reflection on my understanding of race, living and functioning in a place that was not made for us to progress. Being Black in America leaves you susceptible to stereotyping, social isolation, stigmatization, and an internalized feeling of helplessness . Despite this, we find a way to make light of the situation and persevere through our traumas. My work shows the realness of these circumstances,  but also the potential to be greater. Through my oil paintings I hope to create a new narrative that will help people understand the experiences we face everyday being black in America and how we thrive in an environment built on racism.

Website/Representation: Kennedy's Website

Amy Rizzico

Amy Rizzico attended The Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, MD [BFA]; and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI [MFA]. Currently she works as an Information Architect/Designer for The Big Studio, a Cambridge, MA design firm. She has shown her painting in Boston, MA, as well as in Detroit, MI, Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD. Amy's work is in multiple personal collections as well as the corporate collection of New England Biolabs.

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Website/Representation: Amy's Website

Cathy Rose

From Cathy’s Website:

“Since the age of six, my art is how I've escaped the world.

And how I've connected with it. 

I cannot remember a time when making art wasn’t the center of who I am and not just what I do. It's been my mirror, my teacher, my solace. It's how I let you see me.”

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Website/Representation: Cathy's beautiful little gallery in New Orleans

Ephraim Rubenstein

Ephraim Rubenstein was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1956. He received his B.A. in Art History from Columbia University and his M.F.A. in Painting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts. In addition, he attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School, where he studied with Francis Cunningham, the National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts, with Harvey Dinnerstein, and the Art Students League, with Robert Beverly Hale.

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Alan Rutberg

Alan was a photographer. He obtained his BFA from UCONN Storrs and his MFA from San Fransisco Art Institute. Alan worked as an assistant professor of photography at University Maryland Baltimore County. Intensely involved in various pursuits in art, Alan opened OWN GURU, a music and book store in Fells Point, Baltimore, specializing in obscure, rare and well-curated 20th century music, and first edition poetry and novels of the Beat Generation.

Jenny Sampson

Jenny Sampson was born and raised in San Francisco and currently resides in Berkeley, California. She earned a B.A. in Psychobiology in 1991 at Pitzer College and has since dedicated her time to her photographic endeavors: wet plate collodion, traditional black and white photography and commissioned portraits. Jenny is a member of The Rolls and Tubes Collective. Her first monograph, Skaters, was published in October 2017 by Daylight Books and Jenny’s Skater Girls in September 2020.

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Website/Representation: Jenny's Website

Nicolas Sanchez

Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. While at the Academy, Sanchez was awarded the 2014 New York Academy of Art Post-Graduate Fellowship. He has been selected for artist residencies in China, Dominican Republic, and Venice and has been featured in VOGUE Italia, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, Drawing Magazine, and Fine Art Connoisseur. Sanchez has been in solo and group exhibitions in New York, China, and Italy including an exhibition in Venice during the 2015 Venice Biennale. Sanchez currently lives and works in New York City.

Website/Representation: Nico's Website

Daniel Bennett Schwartz

Daniel is a well known illustrator who’s work is included in many museum and private collections including the Bates Museum and Princeton University Museum.

Website/Representation: Daniel's work on Artnet

Adrienne Snyder

Adrienne is a picture framer, craftsperson and painter from the San Francisco Bay area and is a self taught artist.

David Shevlino

David Shevlino was born in Jersey City, NJ in 1962. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania, he also studied at the Art Students' League in New York. Growing up near NYC, Shevlino was exposed to art as a teenager. He began making trips to art museums at age 15 and developed a love of traditional figurative painting. His early work was very traditional and classically inspired. However, after many years of experimenting, Shevlino began exploring a looser paint application which straddles the line between representational painting and abstraction. This "in between" area is where the painter feels most comfortable and best able to express his artistic voice. His paintings are characterized by broad brushstrokes, a sensuous application of paint and an obvious feel for tonal harmonies. At the same time, the artist demonstrates a firm sense of control, tightening up the composition through his deft modeling of the human form.
Shevlino has exhibited work nationally in both solo and group exhibits over the past two decades and currently lives in Wake Forest, NC.

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Website/Representation: David's Website

The Starn Twins

The Starns were represented by Leo Castelli from 1989 until his death in 1999. Their work has been the object of numerous museum and gallery exhibitions worldwide. Gravity of Light a monographic publication (Skira/Rizzoli 2012) based on the eponymous exhibit, follows Attracted to Light (Blind Spot/powerHouse 2003) and Doug and Mike Starn (Abrams 1990). Their pieces are represented in important public and private collections internationally. They have received two National Endowment for the Arts Grant; The International Center for Photography’s Infinity Award for Fine Art Photography in 1992; and, artists in residency at NASA in the mid-nineties. Their first permanent installation (glass, metal, and a stone mosaic) titled See it split, see it change, was inaugurated at the South Ferry subway terminal.

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Website/Representation: Doug and Mike Starns

Gio Swaby

Gio Swaby is a mixed media artist whose practice encompasses installation, textiles, collage, performance, and video. Swaby was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas where she obtained her Associate of Arts degree at The College of The Bahamas in 2012. In 2014, she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in Film, Video and Integrated Media at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Swaby completed the program in 2016 and is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Website/Representation: Gio's Website , Claire Oliver Gallery

Rebecca Weber

Rebecca Weber is an artist, curator and former gallery director of Still Life Gallery. She has spent the last few years traveling, painting and acquiring vestigial objects. Each work of art, antique or curiosity is accompanied by a short write up about the piece, history and where it was acquired.

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Website/Representation: Vestige Studios

Howie Weiss

A professor who has influenced multitudes of students, Weiss oversees all aspects of the Senior Thesis Program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and coordinates studio programming and the Artist-at-Noon Lecture Series. Twice he has received the Trustee’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at MICA. He also co-directs the MICA Summer Intensive Abroad program in Italy.

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Website/Representation: https://howieleeweiss.com/