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ARTIST

Su Barikan

Su Barikan, a visual artist and designer, was born in Istanbul in 1984. She studied fine arts in high school, which laid the foundation for her future endeavors in the fields of fine arts, fashion design, interior design, and philosophy.

subarikan.com @subarikan

Anna Stuart

Anna Stuart is an artist based in Angouleme, France. She likes to express herself through painting and finds an inspiration everywhere it can be found. Edward Hopper once said: “If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint”. What more is there to say!

annastuartart.com @stuartanna

Shun Tzu HSU

A taiwanese artist, living in France. She graduated with a MA at Université Paris 1. Her artworks have been selected for Artexpo New York 2023 and Tokyo Tower Art Fair. Her paintings artworks land somewhere in between: dreamy, lucid and phantasmagorical. shun-tzu-hsu-art.com

Nain

Nain’s art seeks to bring to light existential themes of human ‘Being’. She draws on her love of the natural world to reflect the way we hold, express and create meaning from the more complex, emotionally layered and often deeply hidden aspects of our human experiencing.

nainatwayfarer.com @wayfarerslantern56

And There She Sits, Ever Present and Waits (bottom right)

Lizzie Marsh Photography

I am Elizabeth Marsh or nicknamed Lizzie. I believe pictures help you remember and appreciate events in your life- happy or sad; casual or formal. They are a record that is yours. I have discovered there are no set rules to follow that make you enjoy your world.

lizziemarshphotography.mypixieset.com @lizziemarshphotography

Daniel Chester

Marc Violette

From paintings, sculptures, adventure into photography, I live every day in natures art shown in front of me. Being able to express perspectives of visions, of feelings, thoughts in physical art form. Is the calling that has a great flow in me.

mvgallery.ca @marcvioartgallery

Daniel Chester is a visual artist living in County Leitrim, Ireland. He obtained a MA in arts practices from IADT in 2009, Chester has exhibited throughout Ireland and abroad. Daniel’s work has been purchased by the OPW, Google Ireland and is in numerous private collections. anielchesterartist.com @danielchesterartist

Preston Craig

An internationally exhibited and award winning published artist, writer, educator and voiceover actor, with an M.F.A. (with honors) from the Academy of Art and a B.A. from the U. L. at Lafayette, he works as an illustrator, digital artist, educator & v.o. actor.

twistedteddys.com @twistedteddys

Alan Vietze

I began my art career at Harpur College in 1967. I followed it for years doing sculpture and assemblage in various parts of the world. I started painting while living in Israel and it blossomed when I returned to the US and have continued with the newer work seen in California.

alanvietzeart.com @alanvietzeart

Vigdis

I love painting, I love filling the canvas with colours and to express my love of the Icelandic landscape and nature, beautiful mountains, volcanoes, glaciers and waterfalls. Sometimes I use volcanic ash together with the oil colours to emphasize the feeling of the harsh landscape.

art67.is @vigdis_bjarnadottir

Carla Goldberg

Born in California I earned my MFA at MICA then moved to New York to pursue art. I’m an experimental mixed media artist. I create sculptures about water in motion using resin, plexiglass, cast light and shadow. My art can be found in public collections. My new studio is in Milford, CT. carlagoldberg.com @goldbergstudioart

Jessi Fraser

Over 25 years in the creative industry has pushed me to finally focus on my own artwork. The last 4 years has been an obsession with metallic paint and deep subconscious symbolism flowing into the canvas. This creative liberation has been a discipline in self discovery and growth. artworkarchive.com/profile/jessi-fraser @jessifraser.vol2

Reinhardt Takeo Hollstein

Born in Kansas, now resides in Auburn Washington, near Seattle. As a child, Reinhardt found art was a natural skill which soon blossomed into a passionate hobby, Reinhardt is designing a new form of artwork he’s coined “Art-Tronic” paint and electronics that coexist together. reinhardt-hollstein-artist.ueniweb.com reinhardthollstein

Lisa Lockett

Schooled in design, Lisa Lockett started drawing at the age of five at which time her talent was recognized by a visiting teacher. As an emotional painter who captures life’s nuances in her abstracts and portraits, her work has been seen in galleries local and worldwide online.

lisalockett.com @lisalockett_fine_art_painter

Emily L. Joseph

I am a painter. Formally trained I migrated to abstract to paint emotions. My use of color and shapes speak my message.

eljpainting.com @painting_elj

Kathy Elliott

oil on Paper 35 cm x 28 cm 2022

Salty Maiden

A self taught Canadian watercolour artist. I am a proud prairie girl, but have the pleasure of calling Atlantic Canada my home these days, along with my two amazing boys. I am surrounded daily by unmatched natural beauty, and love to share these images through my work.

salty-maiden.com @salty_maiden kathyelliottart.com @kathyelliottart

Kathy Elliott is an award-winning artist living in Texas and Montana. Kathy studied drawing and painting after retiring as a high school mathematics teacher. Lyrical abstraction intersects with problem-solving, which creates a sense of increased energy versus ambiguous calm.

Rick Lee

Through

Im an amateur artist, painting for 2 years during covid lockdown. Never painted before - I’m 56 . I’ve always loved photography for many years and use to develop my own prints. I feel maybe it was always meant to be that I would move into painting my own pictures.

Garry M. Carlson

I have been an active fine artist all my adult life. Although, I’ve painted prior to sculpting, my passion for figurative sculpture developed in 2010 after joining “Lynn Forbes Sculpture Studio”. Since then, I have found a deep admiration to the early Native American culture.

artpal.com/gcarlson @garry_m_carlson

Elizabeth Kate

My passion as a Christian artist is to create works that celebrate the beauty and complexity of the beautiful fauna and flora of God’s incredible creation. My work boasts the beauty of Australian sceneries, unique animals, birds and flowers of this incredible country.

elizabethkate.art @elizabeth.kate.art

LV Fine Art

My name is Thuy Linh Vu. Born in Hanoi, Vietnam 1988. I started painting at a young age. Capturing the beauty in portraits of female figures is my passion. I explore color relationships in my work and use diverse materials such as oil and acrylic.

lv-fineart.com @lv_artwork

Bevin Mirielle

Bevin Mirielle was born to create a different world for herself and strived to build a new perspective for everyone around her. She grows to liven her imaginations through scratched looseleaf and bleeding ink - a fantasy of happiness.

bevinmirielle.com @irlbeb

Ovi Paulter

When I began my art journey four years ago at a local oil painting class, I was unaware I would be most inspired to paint the flowers of my childhood years spent in Lithuania. Every painting I create has a special meaning and reflects my heart in some way. I hope it inspires you.

ovipaulterart.co @ovipaulterart

Lorina Florea

I’m an Artist based in London who discovered a passion for Art whilst very young at school. I absolutely love art and creative opportunities but have never taken seriously. During lockdown I found my escape and happy place to go to, I could express myself and served me as a therapy.

@lorina_florea_art photoesquedesigns.com @true2theyanks

My name is Chris. I specialize in photography, and I also paint. I take a snapshot of what ever catches my eye. I also use editing software to make the photograph into a masterpiece. I enjoy making black & white, street photography, and sunrises. I took part of Sprung 7 in NYC.

Vladimir Dorozhiksky

I love art and creativity. I’ve started at year 2000, and I’ve being doing my art constantly. I participated in several international art shows (Russia, Europe, USA) and I’ve sold over 30 pieces of my artworks to private collections and art galleries.

dientra.com @dientrasystem

S R

SÏRÏ is an artist, composer, illustrator, author and meditation guide based in Norway. The constant theme that runs through all her art is awakening - with a delicate touch. SÏRÏ art, voice and words bring you into and wrap you in an comforting warmth.

siriopli.com @siriopli

The Dutchtist

The Dutchtist is a female artist based in Amsterdam. As a new and emerging artist, 2023 will see The Dutchtist exhibit in London, Amsterdam & other European cities. The Dutchtist journey in to the art world started as a way of dealing with trauma anxiety & PTSD.

thedutchtist.com @thedutchtist

Brendan Rashaad Collins M76

Brendan R Collins is a rising self taught painter from Chicago,IL. While now residing in California he is making a name for himself as an Artist;connecting with people through his artistry using valiant colors & imagery that creates a unique story for the world to see.

gallery312ART.com @rashaad773 b. 1976 Paris, France. The artistic universe of M76 is inspired largely by music–rock and grunge most specifically. To that end, the variety in his art–from illustration and painting, to design and freehand drawing–reflect the variety and richness of these musical genres. m76expose.com @_____m76_____

2022

Darrel Kanyok Kiki

My inspiration is based in esoteric spiritual practice as well as the elements of water, fire, air and earth. My process illustrates these energies and elements through multiple layers, each layer contributing, giving way to a complex evolution. My art is a spiritual process.

darrelkanyok.com @darrelkanyok kikisart.jimdosite.com @kikisartgram

Kevin Simon aka Kiki is a German self-taught artist based in Aachen. Kiki’s artworks are shaped by his thoughts and explore the depths of his inner mood. For this, Kiki is always ready to go new ways to express his creativity.

Christopher Tuscan

I have exhibited my art in galleries since 1990. Been juried into many shows and been associated with One-Person Exhibits and Group Exhibits. Receiving various awards along the way. I paint Plein Air and in Studio.

doghousestudio.com artofthesoul111.co.uk @sr111_abstractart

Embracing her artistic gift assigned to her at birth, Sonia uses this gift not only for her own personal healing but for the healing of others. Her paintings evoke feeling, emotion and enlightenment within and her goal is for others to remember who they are and why they are here.

Angel Volnaya Petra Huber

Angel Volnaya was born in Ukraine. Studying philosophy she got deeper in a spiritual world from where was born the passion for painting. Angel describes her spiritual experience in colors and hidden figures inside each piece, making her drawings so particularly curious.

artstaron.com @wisdom__777 petrahuber.it @petrahubart

I am versatile, quirky, creative - a constantly evolving mind. I like to look for beauty and discover it in the strangest or most natural forms of things. I like to bring my thoughts and feelings to life, especially with the picture shape. The brush and my canvas become my voice.

LaMar Jorge

Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic in 1974, Marlene Jorge is a neurodivergent, autodidact, pop surrealist artist who addresses unconsciousness in its true nature. Her style offers a unique version of liberated unconsciousness & freedom preconceptions or society’s blueprints.

artistmarlenejorge.com @marlenejorgeartist

Ramona J. Ruppanner

My love for fantasy is often reflected in my drawings. I taught myself to draw and I’m constantly trying to improve myself. A few years ago my best friend surprised me with a wacom graphics tablet. That’s when my journey into digital art began. Thank you so much, Peter. ramonasartworks.ch @ramonasartworks soufullvisions.com itsitsnotjustart

Patricia Askew was a Native New Yorker that currently resides in Winter Park, Florida. She has always had a love for the arts. She is a a free spirit looking for the inner peace that creative expression can give through all of the arts.

Magdalena Melissourgaki Wozniak

Magdalena Wozniak Melissourgaki is a Polish-Greek artist whose talent and style are compared to Paul Cezanne and Auguste Renoir by art critics. She participates in a lot of art competitions, she has a degree in Fine Art and studied Multimedia Graphics at the Warsaw School of Art.

mandalenaw.wixsite.com/mojawitryna/about @magdalenawozniakmelissourgaki ajvart.com angel6677.wixsite.com/rsantiagoart

Kurt Rostek

Kurt Rostek is a Canadian artist whose studio and exhibit practice of 40+ years has focused on constant change from one series of paintings to another. He experiences both nature and himself as being in constant flux. His work hangs in public and private collections worldwide.

kurts-art.com @kurtrostekart

Carmen Delprat Art

Carmen Delprat is an Australian artist specialising in illustration and oil painting, merging fine art, surrealism and symbolism. Carmen captures and allegory of the natural world around her and transforms it into dream like interpretations with ethereal aesthetic.

carmendelpratart.com @carmendelpratart.com

Steve Bennett

I am a Lino and drypoint etching printer. Most of my images are portraits of Rock Stars. I recently appeared on the Sky Arts program Portrait Artist of the Year 2022, episode 1, where I created a Dry-point etching of Elizabeth Day, author and Podcaster. jaggerstudio.uk @jaggerprints

Rossie Henderson-Begg

Rossie is a UK based artist inspired by the ocean, faith, and life’s complexities. To create her seascapes and abstracts she uses mainly acrylic paint and silicone oil. Rossie comes alive creating with the paint, using pouring, heat and layering to develop each piece. rossiehb.art @rossiehb.art

James P Kinsella

James P Kinsella is an award winning research based Visual Artist practicing in Vienna, Austria. In 2008 he received a first class honours B.A and in 2010 a M.A. in Visual Arts Practices from Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. jamespkinsella.org @james.p.kinsella

David Carroll

Georgia Visual Artist and educator with an MFA in Two-Dimensional Design. Art History, Religions, Mythology, Theology, and Jungian Psychology, are often ingredients in an alchemical mixture used to create his artwork. “The Temptation of St.Anthony “ drives his current themes. @keltoideath

Saiya Patel

Saiya is a self-taught artist who has explored various art styles but particularly enjoys creating realistic pencil portraits, abstract and oil paintings. On a regular basis, Saiya works with her customers to create bespoke work tailored to their unique insight and requirements.

@sai.artt

Allison Day

Hello, my name is Allison. I am 25 years old, and I have been painting as far back as I can remember. I have always been a creative person, and it has gotten me through the darkest times of my life.

@day.art.0_o

Florida has always been a driving force in Deacon’s work, that often intermingles the invasiveness of the tourist and the ubiquitous grit of the American South. His work has been included in Tampa Museum of Art, The Salvador Dali Museum, and the Polk Museum of Art. deaconstructionstudios.com @deaconstruction_studios_llc

Johannes Boekhoudt

Born October 20, 1966. Nationality - Dutch, Costa Rican. Known for - Abstract Expressionist art. Notable works - Circus, Los Monstrous del Quixote, Metropolis. johannesboekhoudt.com @johannesboekhoudtoficial

Brian Hanson Appleton

Born Tokyo 1950. Grew up in Greece, Italy & France. Tutored by Harriet Rabel, graduate of Chicago Art Institute. Was a fine artist in Siena 1970-73. Had two one man shows and participated in several collectives. Sold 85 paintings and 15 statues. Illustrates his own books. zirzameen.com

Yvonne Welman

“My work is a personal reaction to social issues.” Beauty and traditional painting can attract and give more willingness to at least try to understand each other. She uses color, composition, materials, icons to reach her goal. We need a world with high moral standards.

yvonne-welman.com @yvonnewelmanart

Mark J. Shevetone

Mark Shevetone is a Las Vegas based artist is known for his impressionist paintings that capture people, places and all events in his life. He’s inspired by the color, wildness and creativity of nature, or equally from the mundane images in everyday life.

shevetoneartgallery.com @shev_del_shevy