Art Investment & Collectors' Guide 2025: Most Investable and Prominent Artists | Printed Version

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By Gayle Printz, A World Master Artist

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GAYLE PRINTZ A WORLD MASTER ARTIST Https://www.GaylePrintz.com Gayle Printz picked up her first paintbrush in May of 2020 to reflect upon the beauty remaining in a world interrupted by the pandemic. Within two months her paintings were on exhibit in Europe and, by November of 2020, Printz’s artwork was added to the permanent collection of Le Musée de Peinture de Saint- Frajou in France. Printz’s distinctive style quickly established her work as a reference for the international art community. Reshaping the future of contemporary art, Gayle Printz, now a World Master Artist, is one of the most important contemporary artists of our time. Lining the walls of noteworthy art collectors and investors around the globe, Printz paintings rank among the most sought-after art investments in the world.

Printz paintings are currently on physical exhibit at prestigious internationally recognized art galleries around the world: Rome, Palermo, the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition to Solo Exhibitions—in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, the U.K and the U.S.—Printz’s artwork has been in major physical group exhibitions—including XX Giornata del Contemporaneo, an event in Florence, Italy, promoted by AMACI, the Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums, the Tokyo Tower Art Fair in Japan, ArtExpo New York, Art San Diego, and Red Dot Miami. In 2025, you can find her work on exhibit in Dubai and Beijing.

Gayle has won fifty prestigious international Art Prizes—including The 2025 International Artist of the Year Award, The Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award, The Persona Art Honour, The International Prize Leonardo da Vinci, The International Art For Peace Prize, The Faces of Peace Art Prize, The Global Art Virtuoso Elite Artistic Career Achievement Prize, The Art Diamond Museum Artists Award, The International Voices of Tomorrow Art Prize, and The Harmony For Humanity Global Consciousness Art Prize. Four years in a row, Printz has been named one of the World’s Top Sixty Master Artists, a World Master Contemporary Artist, an International Contemporary Celebrity Master, A Top Contemporary Artist To Collect.

Of 100 leading international art publications showcasing her work, Gayle Printz is the Cover Artist of 25—including The Art Investment & Collectors’ Guide 2025: Most Investable and Prominent Artists, Master Artists To Collect, Current Masters 6 and 7, Great Abstractionists: Stories of Today’s Major Abstract Artists, Important World Artists 6, Contemporary Art Curator: 2025 Visionaries: Artists Shaping The Future, and Contemporary Celebrity Masters.

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GaylePrintz.com. Gayle Printz is transforming previously established rules through her innate ability to seamlessly cross artistic genres—creating works ranging from abstract, modernistic, expressionistic, geometric, and post-impressionistic to paintings reminiscent of those created by the 19th Century Masters. Yet Printz will not refer to anyone else’s work when creating her own; she does not want her paintings to replicate the work of someone else. She finds it infinitely more fascinating—for all of us—to explore unfamiliar territory by creating what does not yet exist.

There is profound meaning within Printz paintings. But, because she believes the importance of any artwork is based upon the emotion it evokes, Printz will neither define that meaning nor intrude upon your journey to find what makes her paintings meaningful to you. Use your imagination as the lens through which to find significance, and Printz’s uniquely recognizable paintings will create an intrigue and value different from anything in the Art World. You will also find the magic for which Gayle is famous: Her paintings somehow change depending upon the angle of your gaze. For Gayle, this makes perfect sense: “As with life, the meaning in my work depends upon the way you look at it.”

The groundbreaking talent of Gayle Printz is defined by the liberal use of unconventional colors, captivating threedimensionality, the deliberate yet unrestrained movement of brushstrokes to convey abstract concepts, and a palpable sense of artistic freedom. Unlike formally trained artists, who tend to use a specific themes, subject matters, or color-combinations across their bodies of work, Printz has created a modern art portfolio in which each painting differs in breadth, scale, and concept. Asked how she does this, Printz explains that, as an artist without training, she is unaware of the rules. “And in a world without rules, the artistic possibilities are endless.”

Gayle Printz is nothing less than inspiring. Exploring freedom of expression in an untraditional way helped her bring light to a darkened world. Now, by giving you the uninterrupted freedom to experience life in unanticipated ways, her paintings will summon you to find meaning in a world where the whispers of your imagination can never be wrong. For Gayle believes that, when you embrace the unfamiliar, there is a richness and tranquility that can fill your soul. And Gayle Printz hopes her paintings fill yours.

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BLUE DOG 2020 by Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 36” High x 48” Wide x 1.4” Deep 91.44 cm High x 121.92 cm Wide x 3.56 cm Deep

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CASCADE 2023 by Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 48” High x 24” Wide x 1.8” Deep 121.92 cm High x 60.96 cm Wide x 4.57 cm Deep

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COAST 2021 by Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 40” High x 30” Wide x 1.4” Deep 101.6 cm High x 76.2 cm Wide x 3.56 cm Deep

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ETHEREAL 2021 by Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 24” High x 36” Wide x 1.4” Deep 60.96 cm High x 91.44 cm Wide x 3.56 cm Deep

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FEMME 2024 by Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 18” High x 24” Wide 45.72 cm High x 60.96 cm Wide

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HELLO 2021 Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 36” High x 24” Wide x 1.5” Deep 91.44 cm High x 60.96 cm Wide x 3.81 cm Deep

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JACK 2020 Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 60” High x 48” Wide x 1.5” Deep 152.4 cm High x 121.92 cm Wide x 3.81 cm Deep

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MYSTICAL 2021 Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 24” High x 36” Wide x 1.5” Deep 60.96 cm High x 91.44 cm Wide x 3.81 cm Deep

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PIGTAILS 2020 Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 30” High x 40” Wide x 2” Deep 76.2 cm High x 101.6 cm Wide x 5.08 cm Deep

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SECOND 2020 Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 36” High x 36” Wide 91.44 cm High x 91.44 cm Wide

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SHAPELY 2021 Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 40” High x 30” Wide x 1.5” Deep 101.6 cm High x 76.2 cm Wide x 3.82 cm Deep

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SIDE 2021 Gayle Printz Acrylic on Canvas 48” High x 24” Wide x 1.8” Deep 121.92 cm High x 60.96 cm Wide x 4.572 cm Deep

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HELEN KAGAN HEALINGARTS helenkagan.com

Helen Kagan PhD, a scientist, psychologist, holistic healer, spiritual counselor, writer, artist, pioneering in intentional art for healing, is a creator of her unique HealingArts™ for 30 years. Helen’s mission & purpose is to encourage healing through art, mainly because as a severe PTSD survivor herself who dedicated her life helping others in many ways, she truly understands the importance and value of art for healing.

“HealingArts” has been shown in multiple International physical & online venues, major ArtFairs, Magazines & Catalogs, including Artsy.net, Fox40 News, Star Tribune, ArtExpo New York, Spectrum ArtBasel Miami, Winner’s Journey podcasts, and others. Helen was named “Collectible Artist”, won awards, featured in physical & Virtual Art Shows, published, podcasted & filmed. Dr. Kagan is a bestselling author of several books including “Keys to Authenticity” co-authored with Jack Canfield, and Jim Britt’s “Cracking The Rich Code”. She’s been an Exec.Contributor to Brainz & PassionVista International Magazines with her own column, and is working on her 3 new books: “Empaths”, “Dating after 50”, and “Holistic Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence”.

Dr. Kagan was nominated, awarded and published via Passion Vista International, among 40 Women-Leaders world-wide, as one “Creating a Harmonious World with her HealingArts” (2023). Helen is dedicated to continue creating to address our challenging “new reality”, and developing her new unique venue integrating Art, Design, Fashion, and Healing - Wearable HealingArts®, to make healing through art accessible to everyone.

Helen’s Vision, Mission & Purpose is to bring HealingArts to HealthCare, Residential & Hospitality Markets to assist in recovery, enhance healing & wellbeing, bring joy & happiness - by introducing colorful high-vibrational visual experience, meditation & relaxation. She believes in the interconnectedness of mind- body- spirit- soul and in art as a catalyst for healing individuals, society, and environment.

In her own words – “I feel it is my duty as a Healing Artist, to create art for healing in our turbulent “new normal” times, amid World-wide multiple crises, pandemics, wars, fear, anxiety, stress, and uncertainty. I feel we, creatives, need to bridge the societal divides - this is why I sincerely hope my HealingArts become a sacred space for refuge & serenity to bring harmony, hope, healing & wellbeing to everyone in need.”

Dr. Kagan believes that now, more than ever, our world needs positive energy, spiritually based intentions, beliefs, values, living authentically, and in gratitude. Her passionate vibrant HealingArts called “symphony of colors” and a “vehicle for joy and well-being” is a statement of all her beliefs.

Helen is all about creativity and exploring new things, an avid dancer, loves skiing, cooking, swimming, Yoga, Qi-Gong, playing music, traveling, hiking, good ol Jazz. Helen now lives in Florida, US, with her adorable rescued doodle she named Rainbow.

See Helen’s detailed Portfolio, Galleries & News in www.HelenKagan.com, www.HelenKagan.net, www.WearableHealingArts. com www.facebook.com/helenkagan www.instagram.com/helenkaganarts/ www.linkedin.com/in/healer www.twitter.com/HelenKagan

HealingArts™ ArtSynergism™ Holistic Intelligence™ WearableHealingArts® are Branded Intellectual Property of Helen Kagan PhD. HelenKagan.com * WearableHealingArts.com * HelenKagan.net * All rights reserved. Copyright © 1996-2025

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In Search For Meaning. Collection EnergyArt. 2013. Acrylic, Mix. Med. on canvas 91.4x122cm

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Between Heaven and Earth. Series Sunsets & Blues. 2023. Acrylic on canvas. 76x102cm

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Colors Of My City. Collection New York, New York. 2020. Acrylic on canvas. 61x76cm

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City Vibe. Series Jazz & The City. 2011. Acrylic, Mix Med. on canvas 91.4x122cm

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Chakras Of The Universe. Collection 5D. 2024. Acrylic on canvas 91.4x122cm

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Finding Harmony In Chaos. Series Boundless. 2024. Acrylic on canvas 122x122cm

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MARGARETHA GUBERNALE margarethagubernale.org

MARGARETHA GUBERNALE was born in Zug on June 9, 1941, in Switzerland, where she also lives and has her studio EDERA. She has a son Mario and a daughter Helena. She was married to the Sicilian Calogero Gubernale and has been widowed for 22 years.

After she gave up her job as a state chancellery secretary in her younger years for the sake of her family and, after completing her initial motherly duties, she organized several local exhibitions with other artists in her own studio. She later held group and solo exhibitions worldwide as an international artist, including one group exhibition in 1993 at MONTSERRAT GALLERY, 2011 at AGORA GALLERY and 2012 at BROADWAY GALLERY, all in New York USA, as well as exhibitions in Miami and Canada, in Germany, in France and, among others, a group exhibition in the Eiffel Tower, Salle Gustave Eiffel, Paris France in 2014, curated by S. Russo. She took part in further exhibitions in England, China, Spain, Malta, Austria, Russia and Ukraine, in Switzerland as well as in numerous exhibitions in Italy.

In 2016, among other things, she received the 1st prize MARGHERITA HACK, from SPOLETO ARTE for a solo exhibition.

In February 2018 and 2020 she participated in the Expositions Art Capital, Grand Palais-Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Société des Artistes Indépendants, Paris, France, also in 2024 at Art Capital at the Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris, France, and in 2019, 2020 and 2021 at the Swissartexpo at Zurich Central Station, Switzerland.

In 2021 she participated in the three-month exhibition POETA MASSIMO TROISI, film director and actor of “Il Postino”, at Castel dell’Ovo, Napoli, Italy, also in the exhibition in Procida and in the Exposition Artisti da Museo in Rome, Italy.

In 2023 she made numerous digital exhibitions in various locations abroad with Artboxy and a digital solo exhibition at EuropaArt in Amsterdam. She also exhibited at the MAD Gallery and had some of her pictures streamed to one of the giant screens in Times Square in four episodes. She has received many awards, including a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Fine Art in Beijing China, the 2017 60 Top Artists Award, Metropolitan Art Museum Las Vegas USA, and in 2020 the Top 60 Masters Award, ATIM, GRIMANDI GALLERY, New York USA and the Paolo Levi Award at the Palazzo Clerici, Milano Italy.

In 2023 she was awarded a medal by the organization EDMC-Europe, Les éditions des musées et de la culture-Europe and in 2024 she was allowed to participate in the month-long July onboard exhibition on the Vueling airplane, Spain, by the organization Contemporary Art Management and in November 2024 she received the Future Art Global Masterpiece Award from Contemporary Art Curator Magazine with an in-depth review by Marta Puig, curator and editor.

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To Set a Goal, 2018, oil on canvas 100 cm x100 cm

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MARGARETHA GUBERNALE margarethagubernale.org

The Beauty and the Beast, 2018, oil on canvas, 80 cm x 100 cm

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Holy Forest with Yggdrasil, 2014, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100cm

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Yin and Yang, 2017, oil on canvas, 100 cm x100 cm

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Intellect and Emotion, 2009, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

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Mary of Hope in Autumn, 2018, oil on canvas, 80 cm x 100 cm

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The Spiral of Backward- and Forwardspeed, 2016, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm

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ALEX SHER alexshergallery.com

Alex Sher is an award-winning American underwater fine art photographer internationally recognized for his distinctive depictions of feminine sensuality. Sher was born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1962 and moved to the United States with his family in 1995. Sher started showing his photographs in the early nineties in Ukraine. Later in US he began experimenting with underwater photography and sharply moved toward figurative fine art. His latest artistic innovations blend figurative and abstract photography into forms that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings. Sher’s photography began to attract extensive interest in 2015. To date, his works have been exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other major cities including the Louvre Museum in Paris. His first solo show was held in 2016 in Los Angeles by Bruce Lurie Gallery. Since his debut, Sher had seven exclusive exhibitions, participated in numerous group exhibitions and prominent art fairs. Sher’s photographs are published in 74 magazines articles in 12 countries. His first photo book “Mermaids” has been published in 2018. Sher mastered the profession of underwater coaching. Bringing forth his technical and artistic innovations, he generously shares his techniques with his models and aspiring photographers.

Steps (underwater photograph) Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist. 122 cm x 100 cm Limited edition of 12, print #6 2014 Los Angeles, US The artwork has been exhibited at: 2024 Art3f (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) 2023 Art Shopping Paris Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France) 2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2023 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Spectrum (Miami, US) 2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Art San Diego (San Diego, US) 2022 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2021 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2019 ArtExpo NY (New York, US) 2016 Bruce Lurie Gallery (Los Angeles, US) cm

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Dancing Flowers (underwater photograph) Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist. 122 cm x 92 cm Limited edition of 12, print #2 2019 Los Angeles, US The artwork has been exhibited at: 2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2023 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Spectrum (Miami, US) 2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Art San Diego (San Diego, US) 2022 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2021 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US)

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BENJAMIN FERRY benjaminferry.com

Sculpteur sur métal français né dans la banlieue lyonnaise à la fin des années 90, je dessine depuis l’enfance. Féru d’inégalités sociales, de sociologie et de justice je m’exprime à travers mon art. Ma technique distinctive repose sur l’utilisation d’un découpeur plasma manuel, un outil industriel que je mets au service de la création artistique. Grâce à lui, je transforme de lourdes plaques d’acier en fines dentelles de métal. Chacune de mes œuvres s’éclaire la nuit, offrant une double lecture et un nouveau sens grâce à la lumière. Mon travail oscille entre la réalité du fantasme et la magie tangible.

En sculptant, je marie art et science, en concevant des pièces techniques, uniques et durables, capables de transmettre des émotions intemporelles qui établissent un lien privilégié avec mes clients. Cette relation créative devient pour moi un véritable partenariat, source de motivation et d’inspiration. Mes œuvres parlent d’elles-mêmes, elles inventent des récits qui n’ont pas besoin d’être lus ou d’être entendus, comme un mouvement fédérateur qui dépasse les frontières ou un message international qui réunit toutes les cultures et les sensibilités du monde.

KELLY, 2024, metal sculpture, 120 x 120 cm.

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MOTUS, 2024, metal sculpture, Ø1200cm.

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CHIKARA KOMURA ChikaraKomura.com

Awards: Award of Excellence, ‘Murmur of Stone’, JPS 2015 Finalist, Art Expo New York Expo 2020, and ‘Agave in the Sea’ was exhibited in New York October 28-31, 2021 at Booth 108, Pier 36.

Bill Wright Honorable Mention Award, for ‘Hydrangea in the Sea’ , Texas Photographic Society’s exhibition, 33rd Annual Members-Only Show.

Selected for Sata Fe Photo Review 2023 Selected for Rokko Photo Review in 2012, 13, 15, and 18.

Publications: “Flowers in the Sea”,2016, Tokorozawa Photo Studio ‘Agave in the Sea’, & ‘ Tritoma in the Sea’, SPOTLIGHT CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE”, #19, 2020, pp. 62-63. Circle Foundation For Arts Press ‘Flower Peach in Town’,” SPOTLIGHT CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE”, #23 p. 90, ‘Emperor Dahlia in the Sea’,” SPOTLIGHT CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE”, #27 p. 84, .

“Important World Artists, A Worlds of Art 5”, pp.24-27, World wide Art Books. 2022.

“Murmur of Stone”, 2022, Tokorozawa Photo Studio Chikara Komura, ICON Art Tour International Magazine, May 13, 2024.

Professor Emeritus, Seikei University, Tokyo, 2011-

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DANIEL YORK danielmatthewyork.com

Daniel Matthew York’s collection of figurative paintings, which he calls “Delusionism,” strip away the polished facades people hide behind, digging into raw emotions that we all have like fear, desire, and vulnerability. Fascinated by how people present themselves—how they wear masks, consciously or not, to fit in, hide parts of themselves, or become someone his paintings jolt you out of complacency, like someone shaking you by the shoulders and asking, “ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?” HIs work is about impact, exploring themes of illusion, identity, and the struggle for authenticity in a world obsessed with appearances. Growing up outside of Chicago, Illinois, York is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Danielle Reconsiders Her Life Choices

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DANIEL AGRA danielagra.com

Subjective, experimental and conceptual expressionist visual poetry.

Awards ◾50 International Awards-Honorable Mentions [Series of 5 to 12 photographs] in Abstract and Fine Art Photography Cultural Institutions and Collections ◾Abyssurbs◾Photography Collection◾Maritime Museum of Barcelona [National Interest Museum]◾Barcelona◾Spain ◾Abyssurbs◾Art Collection◾Acervo Collection◾Galicia◾Spain ◾Abyssurbs◾Photography Collection◾Photography Museum Huete◾Cuenca◾Spain ◾Cloudscapes◾Art Collection◾Eurostars Hotels◾Spain ◾Cloudscapes◾Numen Pedagogical◾Education Resource◾Private School Fingoi◾Lugo◾Spain ◾Génesis◾Art Collection◾Haegeumgang Theme Museum◾Geoje◾Korea ◾Génesis◾Art Collection◾Araguaney Foundation◾Santiago de Compostela◾Spain ◾neowabi◾Museum Collection◾La Casa de la Arquitectura [National Architecture Museum] ◾ Madrid◾Spain ◾neowabi◾Art Collection◾Acervo Collection◾Galicia◾Spain ◾Numen◾Photography-Art Collection◾Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid [National Railway Museum]◾Madrid◾Spain ◾Raíces◾Art Collection◾Andante Foundation◾Allariz◾Ourense◾Spain ◾ÚNICA◾Gallaecia Perpetua◾Contemporary Art Collection◾The Museum of Avant-garde◾Switzerland Most Outstanding Exhibitions ◾Barcelona Foto Biennale of Fine Art & Documentary Photography◾Barcelona◾Spain ◾Rome Art Week◾Rome◾Italy ◾Anima Mundi Intl. Art 57TH – VENICE BIENNALE◾Venice◾Italy ◾Atelier de Fotografía◾A Coruña◾Spain ◾Shideshow◾Private Property by Helmut Newton◾Barcelona◾Spain ◾Araguaney Foundation◾Santiago de Compostela◾Spain ◾Tokyo Tower Art Fair◾Tokyo◾Japan ◾Blank Wall Gallery◾Athens◾Greece ◾O Vello Cárcere◾Lugo◾Spain ◾The Shanghai International Art Fair◾Shanghai◾China ◾Eurostars Hotel Real◾Santander◾Spain ◾Red Dot Miami◾Florida◾EE. UU. Others ◾Exhibitions in the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Budapest, USA, Spain, etc… and other Exhibitions in International Photography Festivals ◾ Published in Magazines, Annual Books, Portfolios and International Art Guides

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ERIKO KANIWA sensegraphia.jp

Just as there are infinite gradations of light and shadow that make up the essence of photography, are there not also infinite forms that exist between living and non-living. Even today, there are many landscapes in Japan that symbolize the worship of nature. I am fondly proud of the values that have flourished within this natural context: the Wabi-Sabi aesthetic of imperfection and impermanence; the pursuit of subtle grace; the awareness that humans are part of nature and deeply intertwined with its dynamics, both consciously and unconsciously. I wonder if this philosophical culture, characterized by empathy with nature, evolved not first and foremost from the natural landscape itself, but rather from the contemplation and perspectives of those who viewed it. Sensegraphia is a conceptual redefinition of photography, using the visual aesthetics of digital art to develop and express the sense of nature that enables us to recognize that humans are part of nature and that we are centrally involved, both consciously and subconsciously, in the dynamics of nature. Through fine art, Sensegraphia proposes a philosophy and creative activities that restore the essential unity between man and nature, even in the context of today’s highly advanced science and technology.

Botanized Humanity #1, 2024, Digital Art, C-print on photo paper, 130 × 86.7 cm

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Botanized Humanity #2, 2024, Digital Art, C-print on photo paper, 130 × 86.7 cm

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EUGENE KURLANDSKY eugene-arch.com

Eugene Kurlandsky is an artist based in Tel Aviv, Israel. With a Bachelor of Arts focused on photography and painting and a Masters in Architectural Studies, he developed a career in architectural design and arts over the years. In his works, Eugene likes to touch on different events in modern society’s problems, exploring them through his perception. The Artist actively participates in exhibitions and art events in Israel, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, and the United States, constantly gaining positive reviews from critics and observers. He works and experiments using different materials and styles, from conventional painting to digital art and photography. His works have been found in various private and public collections and publications.

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Old Acre. 2023

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FRANCE MALO francemalo.com

“ My art is based on the complex and dynamic life. My actual research on architecture put all my senses and creativity in alert… Art becomes adventure and evolution”. MALO’s artistic register depicts a contemporary vision of technological, environmental and sociological phenomena. At the age of fourteen, France Malo was selected by the Canadian and European artistic televisions to participate in four broadcasted creativity series. After her studies in different institutions and Universities: UdeMontreal, UQAM, UdeGeneve, UCLA… MALO had studios in California, NY and Quebec-Canada where she is actually working. Travels and observations in accordance to intuition, sensibility and experience are instigators for the ARCHITECTURES CONTEMPORAINES and CLIMATIQUES series. Graphically expressed by lines as links in non restricted neither traditional compositions, she investigates the movement of evolution. During this mentally and physically creative process, MALO makes the print of an alarm. In the ART SPORT series, the artist explores multiple aspects of human being in performance: efforts, achievement, energy, childhood, community, humanity, philanthropy, consciousness, balance between body and soul and security. Intronized official artist for Fédération Québécoise des Sports Cyclistes FQSC in 2016 and performer artist for more than 15 years in sports community, MALO had given herself the social mission to introduce art in sport and sport in art. For her artistic research in career developed over 45 years, MALO received numerous Honors and Grants and a Grand Master Title in Fine Arts by art associations. Her artworks found collectors around the world.

Reseaux, mix media, 120 x 120 cm

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Intrigue, acrylic on canvas, 120cm x 90 cm

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HANNE HOLDORF hanneholdorf.art

Hanne Holdorf’s artistic journey is as captivating and unique as the art she creates. Hailing from Denmark, Hanne’s life has been marked by frequent moves, leading her to live in various corners of the globe. Each place she’s called home has left its indelible mark on her artistic expression, shaping and refining her creative voice. Amidst the challenges of adapting to new landscapes and forging connections, art has been Hanne’s unwavering companion, a source of expression, selfdiscovery and reflection. Now residing in a narrow valley nestled between the rugged mountain ranges of the Pyrenees, Hanne has embraced an unconventional lifestyle. The majestic mountainous landscape and the dramatic seasonal changes have profoundly influenced her art. Hanne’s artistic expression is a celebration of the natural world’s beauty and mystery. Her paintings are rich in nuance, form, and texture, exploring the intricate interplay between light, shadow, and atmosphere. Through her art, Hanne seeks to connect viewers with something deep within—an archaic sense often dormant or suppressed. She aims to awaken ancestral emotions of belonging, fostering a profound sense of connection and being part of something greater. Driven by inspiration, Hanne’s work provokes introspection, creating gentle pathways that speak to the subconscious. Her art aims to soften the barriers to our suppressed knowledge, as she believes that within these barriers lies our ability to truly connect and understand one another. ´The marks we leave; a reflection of our search for soul and clarity. Eventually it all connects´

‘Elusive’, 2024, 99×111 cm.

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‘Atone’, 2024, 99×110 cm.

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IRIS FLUIDISM irisfluidism.com

FLUIDISM is the most important moment in my artistic career. It is the essence of what I am. It is all about fluidity. Everything flows. Fluidity belongs to the human being, is in our biological composition and in the composition of our society in which we all are immersed. It is about a strong communication system with its own language and infinite ways of expression. It is about a reality that finds and elaborates its nature in the liquid state of things. We are immersed in it and we are carried away by the flow of eternal becoming.

FLUIDISM is a concept through which I express my artistic creed in works of art, inspired by the existence of a complex substance of outstanding properties and qualities – WATER. WATER is a unique and indestructible substance.

WATER is the basis of life, growth and change.

WATER has the ability to regenerate continually.

WATER soothes and heals.

WATER shows understanding and sensitivity.

WATER is an accomplished artist.

WATER is the most important element on the planet, can be found in 70% of our earth and in the same proportion in the bodies of humans, animals and plants – sometimes even in a larger quantity.

I have chosen to use the seven colors of the rainbow and the shades obtained by combining them in all of my artworks.

BEST FRIENDS, 2024. Color pencils on paper, 30x21cm.

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SALVADOR DALI, 2024. Color pencils on paper, 30x21cm.

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JANE GOTTLIEB janegottlieb.com

Vivid colors, altered perspectives, strong compositions, changing common points of view, beautiful and unique images: this is my art. I welcome all to a contemporary Wonderland with strong theatrical effects, classic compositions, enhanced with my trademark saturated colors!! An artist all my life, I have been creating artworks with my lifetime collection of photographs taken traveling all over the world, and the magic of photoshop. My art has been exhibited in galleries & museums across the US, Asia and Europe, featured in numerous magazines, books, and displayed in all the main international art expos. My art is collected in many public, private collections and museum collections. I am most proud of over 150 works of art I have in 10 public buildings, mostly at UCLA & UCSB for the last 15 years! I was recently commissioned to create a huge15’ x 15’ artwork of and for the UCSB Library entrance!

Wonderland 2022 Archival dye sublimation print on aluminum 51cm x 81 cm

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Wild Night 2022 Archival dye sublimation print on aluminum 51cm x 81 cm

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JEONG-AH ZHANG jeongahzhang.com

Born, raised and based in Seoul, South Korea, Jeong-Ah Zhang is a contemporary artist specializing in painting. In the dynamic world of contemporary art, Jeong-Ah Zhang emerges as a profound statement on existential reflection and metaphysical dialogue, capturing the spirit of a generation that seeks to transcend traditional artistic boundaries. The bold contrasts and the enigmatic symbolism in Jeong-Ah Zhang’s artwork invite viewers into a realm of speculative interpretation, making a profound impact on the observer’s psyche. Zhang’s ability to convey complex, abstract ideas through tangible imagery sets her apart as a visionary in contemporary art. Marking a significant moment in the trajectory of contemporary art and affirming Zhang’s role as a pivotal figure in shaping its future. Her artwork not only captures the zeitgeist of our era but also offers a gateway to understanding the deeper, often unspoken dialogues that govern our subconscious landscapes.

Jeong-Ah Zhang majored in fine arts at Ewha Womens University in Seoul. She has shown in five solo shows in Korea, Canada and the USA, and her works have been selected for exhibition in over 80-juried competitions, and participated in more than 80 group shows and art fairs in the USA, Korea, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Japan and the UK. She has received 42 international awards and 15 in Korea, and has been exhibited internationally and featured in various publications.

Everywhere But Nowhere. 2023. Acrylic on Canvas. 53 x 73 cm

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The whispering of zero-gravity. 2022. Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. 73 x 53 cm

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JOEL DOUEK lmnt.art

Joel Douek began his career in the arts as a composer. After writing music for film and television over many years, he felt compelled to express himself in a broader way, and thus his path as a visual artist emerged. Douek was born in the United Kingdom and now lives and works in Los Angeles. He is also co-founder of EccoVR, a sound and music company dedicated to virtual reality and new forms of immersive media. Douek’s range extends from music and the virtual sphere to his aptitude for manipulating real and raw materials, often with gold and metal leaf. His artistic career is an exploration of creative analogies, often testing the equivalences in purpose and expression between art and music. Douek is fascinated in materials with a history, like weathered metals and reclaimed woods. Rather than using paints and conventional techniques, he explores the deeper potential of his mediums using processes of oxidation to reveal colors, textures, and other properties.

Embodied in his approach is the sharing of authorship, a creative conversation between nature, the materials and himself as the artist. Douek has exhibited in many different countries and has also won awards in various competitions like ArtVista and the Fusion Waterscapes Competition. His work resonates precisely because its message is subtly delivered through a concretely honed aesthetic.

“THE LOUDEST SOUND” (a Puzzle), 2023. Oxidized Copper, 18K Gold Leaf, Resin, Solvent Dyes W 76cm x H 76cm

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“NEREIS”, 2023 Oxidized Copper, 18K Gold Leaf, Resin, Solvent Dyes W 50cm x H 25cm

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JULIE WAAS intuitiveabstractart.com

Julie Reby Waas has been creating abstract drawings for as long as she can remember. It was only during the isolating, stressful time of the Covid pandemic, however, that she began turning her original designs into artwork. She felt a desire to bring joy into her life and the lives of others through creative expression, using bright acrylics & watercolors to create compelling patterns to stimulate the viewer’s spontaneous reaction to each one of her pieces. Her geometric shapes and patterns serve as a way to bring order to her sometimes disordered life, and Ms. Waas identifies three recurring symbols in her work: vines, Venn diagrams, and jigsaw puzzle-like designs. To Ms. Waas, these symbols represent friendship, connection, common ground, and fragments coming together to create a bigger picture, which all relate to her belief that everything and everyone is interrelated in some way, and when we come together in friendship and strength we create a beautiful tapestry. Ms. Waas is a resident of Miami, Florida. In addition to creating art, she also is a labor and employment lawyer and a Certified High Performance Coach for midlife & empty nester women. She exhibits work in galleries in New York, London, Madrid, Marbella, Innsbruck and Miami, and is influenced by other geometrically-inclined predecessors like Piet Mondrian and Joan Miró. Her style is certainly her own flavor of bold and unique, successfully achieving her goal of bringing happiness and enthusiasm to each one of her viewers.

INTERSECTION, 2023, acrylic & watercolor on paper, 44.45 x 44.45 cm (framed)

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JIGSAW, 2022, Acrylic drawing on paper, 30.48 x 43.18 cm

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KAT KLEINMAN katkleinmanart.com

Kat Kleinman, an American photographer and collage artist, creates unique floral collages and compositions with leaves and succulents. Her work symbolizes her enthusiasm for using color to inspire positive changes from within. The intention behind Kleinman‘s art is to evoke a sense of well-being and hope in viewers, even if just for a moment. Through her meticulous process often involving dozens of flowers in a single collage, Kleinman‘s work is both meditative and inspirational. The beauty of her floral collages represents healing as fragments of color combined to create new cohesive forms. Kleinman is dedicated to creating art that is rooted in compassion, meditation, and hope.

Out Of The Dark 2024

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Come Together 2025

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MARI KEMPF marikempf.com

Born in Berlin in 1987 and raised on the countryside in northern Germany, Mari Kempf is characterized by two very different worlds in which different rules apply. Even though acrylic painting crossed her mind in her youth already, it only recently became an integral part of her life. Mari Kempf is 100 percent autodidact and loves exploring new techniques, tools and materials. She conceives art as a form of meditation that nurtures her personal development and growth. The aspect that matters most to her is the process of creation itself. Often it starts with just one element that comes to mind which then triggers the whole journey of artistic expression whereby the result is a unique manifestation mirroring a specific emotional state in one moment of Mari Kempf’s life. With recent exhibitions in iconic cities like New York, Milan, London and Paris, Mari Kempf is swiftly rising on the international art scene and establishing herself as a vital voice in contemporary art. Today she lives and works in Hamburg, Germany.

Engel, 2023. Mixed media on canvas, 80 x 100 x 2 cm.

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Unterwasserwelten, 2023. Acrylic paint on canvas, 80 x 100 x 2 cm.

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MARIJA TANASKOVIC PAPADOPOULOS marijaart.com

Marija was born in Belgrade / Serbia in 1976 where she graduated from the University of Fine Arts in 2001 as a Sculptor.

In 2004 she moved to Chicago with her husband, where she started working in the art studio with traditional painting and sculpturing materials. However, two years after she learned how to use modern technologies, as well. Today she is a multimedia artist of a very wide spectrum, which covers huge array of techniques: from traditional like terracotta, oil on canvas, drawings, watercolors, pastels and photography, to the latest technology used for design with 2D and 3D computer programs for fine art (Adobe Suite and ZBrush). Because of her amazing artistic results achieved, the international critics placed her among the best contemporary artists of today in many important books, mentions, exhibitions, websites, blogs and magazines all over the world.

Sophisticated Wings, 2024, Drawing on paper, 8x12 inches (20,32 x 30.48 cm)

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Slava, 2011, Sculpture in terracota, 4.3 x 5 x 6.3 inches ( 11x12x16cm)

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MATTHEW MARK mcmartz.com

Artist Matthew Mark (MCM) hails from the great white north of Canada. Eloquently, MCM is a visual artist / painter in contemporary art from this new age called “Metamodernism”. It is what comes after the post modernism era for the 2020’s beyond and moving forward in the arts. MCM is multifaceted in his discipline and art practice. His experiences of growing up in western Canada is comprised throughout his artwork. When it comes to the visual arts, Matthew focuses on his own style of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and installation. He observes light and dark themes and everything else in between. MCM experiments with mediums such as acrylics, charcoal, graphite, ink, and sculpturing. Art genre influences of expressionism and fauvism are both interwoven together. Articulated through the distinct artistic idealization being portrayed throughout his work with a touch of spontaneity, playfulness and rawness. It is a true indication of the artist being creative, honest, sincere, passionate, authentic, real, and free. It captivates the mind and leaves room for some ambiguity to be thought about by using our imagination when being immersed in MCM art works. The works range from figurative, abstract and mixed media art. As of late MCM has taken his art across Canada showcasing his work. His art has been exhibited in certain places so far such as in “Munich”Germany, “Vienna” “Austria, “London” England, “Milan & Venice” Italy and has made a vast impression being a part of a digital art exhibition held in New York City at Times Square.

Lokomotive(2022) (Printmaking, Lino cut) 61 x 28 cm Inches

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American Dark (2022) (Printmaking) Wood cutting 61 x 28 cm

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NADA KELEMENOVA www.nadakelemenova.cz

Born in Western Bohemia. Lives and creates in her own atelier in Northern Czechia surrounded by beautiful nature. Over the last years participated in multiple artwork exhibitions in Czechia and Europe and received several awards for achievement and impact in visual art. “To become an artist has been my dream which became reality. Inspiration for my work comes to me from nature, thought energies of the universe and feelings which I transfer into my artworks. I enjoy painting flowers, real joy I find in mixing colours and creating organic shapes and patterns. In my artworks I like to experiment. It satisfies me to explore new painting techniques. Nowadays I dedicate to abstract forms of painting where I combine classic oil or acrylic painting technique with structural painting.”

Wisdom of the Forest, 2021, Oil on canvas, 93x63 cm

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At the beginning, 2022, Acrylic on canvas - mixed techniques, 94x64 cm

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NADIYA JINNAH njinnah.com

I was born in Africa of Indian origin. I acquired undergraduate, graduate and a fellowship in Painting and sculpture from London’s Royal College of Art, England. I now live in New York City. Sculpting my paintings on a clay surface is a unique process I created to give me a complex dimensional texture. While transferring this image to its final phase allows me to experience the mirror image of each piece. This private glance at the duality of its existence is something I cherish. I thrive at exploring the Earth and its elements, the Cosmos with its infinite space, and humanity experiencing the energetic and magnetic shift of the quantum field. My goal is to translate this amazing shift that I deeply feel into a form of physical expression. Therefore, each piece has a life of its own and a message beyond the mind, filled with a passion of wanting to connect to dimensions beyond oneself and within oneself. This wanting is to reach the place of Knowing rather than understanding. I have exhibited worldwide including Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair in Turkey, the Florence Biennale in Italy, the World Trade Center, Beijing, China, Osaka Matsuzakaya Gallery, Japan, Estense Castle, Ferrara, Italy, Gallery De Marchi, Bologna Italy, Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY and private, corporate and public collections including the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, AT & T Conference Center, Montclair State University, and Heublein Inc., among many https://www.njinnah.com/

Cosmic Space, Mixed Media, Oils on cast acrylic base , 155cm x 97cm x 13cm

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Rise and Shine, Mixed Media, Oils on cast acrylic base , 155cm x 97cm x 13cm.

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PAUL HARTEL paulhartelart.com

Paul Hartel is a highly acclaimed artist with a strong presence in major cities across the USA and Europe. His captivating artworks are currently on display at the prestigious Green Gallery, Dublin, and Vivid Gallery, Sligo, Ireland. Hartel’s pieces have been sought after by private collectors and social and professional organizations in Europe, the USA, and Australia. His talent has garnered attention from numerous art publications and magazines, and has earned him the coveted American Art Award in the Naïve Art Category in Los Angeles, the World Art Award in the Art Brut Category in Los Angeles, Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award in Dubai, the Collector’s Choice Award in New York, and the Collector’s Vision International Art Award in London. Hartel has recently been included in the 2024 Gold List of Top Contemporary Artists of Today in ArtMarket International art magazine.

Carnival Windows, 2024. Mixed media on canvas, 91x71 cm.

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Fashion Windows, 2024. Mixed media on canvas, 61x51 cm.

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PETRA DIPPOLD-GOETZ petradippoldgoetz.com

‚Art is a daughter of freedom‘ Friedrich Schiller Born close to Nuremberg, Germany Petra Dippold-Goetz grew up in the city of Albrecht Dürer and has always been under the spell of this fascinating artist. To improve and refine her techniques she studied Fine Arts at the Academy of Faber Castell from 2014 to 2018. Since 2019 she was invited to exhibitions and art fairs in several parts of Europe like Vienna, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Florence and even New York and Tokyo. Her works are emotional, intuitive, evocative and passionate. And the statements are different: with some pictures she just wants to express a passionate joy about the beauty of life and the beauty of art. Other works have a socio-political background. They want to warn and awaken: the destruction of our planet and the extinction of so many animals for commercial purposes must be stopped! Our most important goal must be to pass on this wonderful planet to future generations intact and worth living in.

Where is the Sun? 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 50x50cm

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First Sunrays in the Morning, 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 80x80cm

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RIITTA HELLÉN-VUOTI riittahellenvuoti.fi

Riitta Hellén-Vuoti (b. 1959) is a Finnish artist, living and working in Kuopio, Finland. By education she is a licensed medical specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy. She has been artistic since her youth, and started dedicating more time to painting and poetry around the year 2000. Her artistic focuses remain in painting and poetry. Her artworks have been on display in galleries around Finland since the year 2000 and internationally since 2020. She is a full – time artist.

I am interested in – and inspired by – the human being and the never-ending complexities of life. In art it is possible to deal with all the questions and concepts in a more intuitive way. When I was young, I thought I would grow up to be a painter. At first, I mainly worked with oil paint on canvas, but now I also use mixed media. My Paintings and poems are inner images. I don´t plan them; they emerge from inner need. They can sometimes be the same. Layers, textures and metaphors playing together, creating meaning in varying degrees of abstraction.

Japanese Landscape of my Mind, 2024, mixed media on canvas, 97 x 135cm

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Nocturne from Violet Series, 2023, acrylic and spray on canvas, 170 x 130cm

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ROBERTO BOCCHINI trasposismi.it

Never totally fulfilled, never completely satisfied, Roberto Bocchini (Trasposismi) witnesses a constant research performed on forms, on the distortion of them so much as to generate new boundaries. Introspective, shadowy, restless, his character leads him to continuous experimentation. His unquenchable investigation of materials led him as a teenager to the darkroom with photographic papers and coloured toning. Multiple slides on corroded and unusual surfaces, up to the painting of old objects. Pieces of old failed computers were burned, cut, deconstructed to reveal a source (atomic) form, totally different from the primary element. There is a foundational element in his production that runs through almost all of his works, viz. photographic texture and photography. Roberto Bocchini has never been particularly fond of the figurative painting genre, so he has always repurposed a personal vision of alternative identity. Using his images, fused with multiple drawing techniques, he induces a profound abstract process of reconstruction and contamination, aimed in some cases, even at showing the artist’s more tormented side. Over the years he studied composition and colour psychology. Born in Rimini (Italy) in 1965.

Since 2018, he has presented several solo exhibitions in Italy, received an international prize and numerous awards.

Diving Blue#1, 2024,Free drawing+photo texture,Hahnemühle paper,70x70 cm, limited edition 1/5.

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The Mystic Preacher, 2024,multiple slide exhibition of glass pieces, 100x68 cm.

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TATYANA BONDARENKO bondartmiami.com

Tatyana Bondarenko is an abstract expressionist and visual designer living in Florida, United States. Her art is a heartfelt journey into emotion and self-discovery. Born and raised in Russia, Tatyana was immersed in a society that valued composure and restraint. This cultural heritage inspired her to seek out profound ways to express her inner world. Painting became her chosen medium, allowing her to explore and articulate emotions with depth and clarity. What began as a thoughtful selection of colours to mirror her feelings quickly evolved into a meaningful and nuanced artistic practice. Since 2007, Tatyana has worked professionally as a visual designer, honing her skills in composition and colour theory. This background gives her art a unique edge, blending technical expertise with personal expression. Tatyana’s creative process is a spiritual practice for her. Each painting is guided by her intuition and emotions, turning her canvases into conversations about life and feeling.

Her work invites viewers to connect with their own emotions and join her on a path of exploration and understanding. Her art speaks to universal themes, making it accessible and meaningful to people from all backgrounds.

Praiano, 2024. Acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas, 76.2x101.6 cm

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Amantea, 2024. Acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas, 76.2x101.6 cm

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TOM ASHBOURNE SSC SCA OSA tomashbourne.com

Captivated by form and shape, Canadian sculptor Tom Ashbourne SSC SCA OSA is inherently invested in sculpture as his preferred medium for expressing life through art. In his words “I’ve been collecting and appreciating art for most of my life.

My transition from corporate executive to professional artist started with learning about fine art while building my extensive and varied art collection. My skills and knowledge grew with encouragement from mentors, artist friends, patrons, and experiences in my studio, and . Over time I’ve developed and matured my artistic eye, sense of balance, and appreciation of design, texture, shapes, and color.” Thoughtfully transforming raw stone and found objects into elegant art, Ashbourne’s powerful sculptures communicate positivity, energy, and inclusiveness, bonding your emotions to his artistic vision. Through abstract reductivity and simplified lines, Ashbourne masterfully straddles the boundaries between fantasy and reality. His innate curiosity, inspiring artistic vision, and natural gift of thinking in 3D flow into his passion for texture and form.

Candle in the Window (2024); calcite, copper gilt, burl base; 32 x 20 x 25 cm

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Primal (2024); chlorite, marble base; 58 x 23 x 18 cm

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WIDMER TASSINARI widmertassinari.it/it

La mia arte è aprire le porte al mio inconscio, percorrere una strada che non è mai chiara ma che porta sempre alla ricerca di me stesso . Quel momento dove la creatività spinta dall’amica follia dentro l’universo dell’inconscio prende il sopravvento, partorendo immagini o segni che in quel momento diventano magici di fronte a una lettura sconosciuta. Ecco perché le mie rappresentazioni sono una diversa dall’altra. Non seguo progetti, seguo l’attimo il momento, dove sento qualcosa dentro di me che vuole uscire. Queste sono le mie rappresentazioni. Una frase che ho scritto tempo fa e che sintetizza il mio pensiero è “ L’impossibile percezione del gesto dentro la magia che il colore scarica, schegge di follia sigillano l’attimo” La mia arte va letta con il cuore.

“RISVEGLIO” TM cm.130x90 anno 2018

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“IL RAPIMENTO DI PERSEFONE” TM. cm.130x90 anno 2024

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ANNE-MARIE GIROUX anne-mariegiroux.com

Anne-Marie Giroux lives and works in Montreal. She holds a BFA degree from Concordia University and has been awarded several grants (Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, National Film Board of Canada, Prim Centre d’Artistes). Giroux is an independent visual artist who has primarily worked in the creation of multidisciplinary choreographic works integrating contemporary dance, sculpture, film, video and sound in the same scenic space before focusing her practice in the visual arts. Using traditional mediums as well as found and recycled material, her work concentrates on projects that manifest themselves through the relationship she seeks to establish between the practices of painting, sculpture and installation. Giroux is interested in the poetic expression which, prior to the pictorial or sculptural work, enables her to lay the foundations for formal explorations to then metamorphose the matter by exploiting raw material through an intuitive and spontaneous process. Her work is the result of a poetic observation of time and wear. She focuses on the inescapable. Since 2013, she has participated in exhibitions in the United States, Canada, Switzerland and South Korea. In 2019, she was one of the finalists for the Salt Spring National Art Prize competition in British Columbia. In 2021 she was selected “Artist to Watch” by Berlin magazine ArtConnect. In 2022, she presented her first international solo exhibition Fragments, at CICA Museum in South Korea. Anne-Marie Giroux is currently working on various projects: Compositions, Main Gauche – Main Droite, Nocturnes.

Main Gauche no.4, 2022. Oil on wood panel, 23 cm x 23 cm x 2,5 cm

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ANTOINE KHANJI

singulart.com/en/artist/antoine-khanji-54731?show_popin=subscribe Canadian artist Antoine Khanji honed his signature painting style of obsessive vivid colors, elusive symbols and diagrams, and different painting styles that blend harmoniously with current era. Antoine drew his subjects with a very strong accent on bright colors which is represented in most of his artistic work. His Middle Eastern heritage was the primary cause of using such strong primary colors. Luminous colors reflect the direct influence of dry and hot summers. Antoine’s early work was critiqued and mentored by Artist Elias Zayat, arguably one of the most significant Syrian artists of the 20th century’, back in 1976. Antoine’s first oil painting exhibition was at the Caisse Populaire Desjardins in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada while he was studying at Bishops’ University. Antoine won the February 2024 PleinAir Salon Art Competition People’s Choice Award and he is an active member of the CAPSQ in Quebec.In addition to his love for painting, he discovered digital painting while using Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Penup platform. In October 2018, Antoine Khanji was inducted to the Hall of Fame of digital artists where he pioneered expressing different styles and mediums in the digital world, Antoine has more than 11 000 followers on www.penup.com. At the age of 60, Antoine is back to fulfill his dreams as an artist and devotes most of his time sharing his talent and passion for art with the whole world.

Energetic Entanglement, 2024, Acrylic on Canvas, 61 x 92 cm.

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BAIBA ABELITE abelite.art

A Visionary of Contemporary Art and Technological Discourse Baiba Abelite’s body of work is nothing short of remarkable.

Her artistic vision transcends traditional boundaries, blending geometry, abstraction, and technology to create a uniquely contemporary narrative. What sets Baiba Abelite apart is her capacity to distill complex ideas about society, technology, and the self into works that resonate on both an intellectual and emotional level. Her art transcends the canvas, creating immersive experiences that challenge the viewer to question their place in an increasingly digital world. The philosophical undertones in her works-whether exploring the digital fragmentation of the universe or the monstrous effects of technological overreach-make her a vital voice in contemporary art. Baiba Abelite is not only an artist of significant technical skill but also one of great conceptual depth. Her ability to bridge the past with the present, and to challenge the viewer’s perception of reality, positions her as a pivotal figure in the contemporary art scene. Her work offers a critical commentary on the nature of progress, the relationship between humanity and technology, and the evolving role of art in society. Baiba Abelite’s art doesn’t just belong to this moment-it is timeless, weaving together the threads of history, technology, and human emotion into a tapestry that reflects the complexities of the modern world. She is, without a doubt, a name that will continue to resonate in both the artistic and philosophical realms of contemporary culture.

“MONSTER”, 2024. author’s technique, 100x115 cm (painted on aluminum metal).

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BERNARD PINEAU BPineau.com

I was born a Catholic Christian in 1951 in France, in a small mid-sized town: Royan, located by the sea at the mouth of the Gironde River, 120 km above Bordeaux. Fortunately, apart from baptism, my parents did not impose anything on me, and I grew up in complete freedom. I grew up mostly alone, without much family around me. As a child, I recall having a strong spiritual appetite, which only grew over time. As a result, I devoured numerous books focused on spirituality, wisdom, religions, and also painting. My two passions—spirituality and painting—were born and would accompany me throughout my life. At the same time, I pursued higher education at an engineering school. I started painting around the age of 18 and continued for about three years. However, professional and material obligations prevented me from continuing. At the age of 58, I decided to dedicate myself to painting because I was finally able to do so financially. In 2014, with my first studio in Aigrefeuille, I began an intense professional painting activity. A strong YANG period had become essential and vital for me. In 2016, I moved into my second studio in Mortagne-sur-Gironde, a charming little shepherd’s hut. Since 2021, my third studio has been located in Vallières. My paintings are numbered chronologically to remind viewers that they represent a journey and a kinship. Each painting is a voyage or a thought; it is named and commented on. I hope that each painting can carry a benevolent energy.

Signes de terre, huile sur toile, 92x130, 2024

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BIRGIT KALKOFEN pepponi.de

Working in tourism since 1970, I lived overseas and travelled around in Europe, America, Asia and Africa (11 years in Kenya). The last 22 years I lived in Palma de Mallorca / Spain and since 2015 I’m back in Germany. I started painting as a child and meanwhile painting art is my passion, my most favorite hobby. With mostly strong colors I’m able to express my various impressions and ideas, which cool me down and relax. I’m autodidact – of all tried out materials I prefer painting with acrylics and especially on wood. I get inspired by everything, what is surrounding me – art, books, culture, traditions, pictures, textiles, exhibitions, events, colors, light, sea, beach, sunrise and sunset, animals,landscapes, seasons, nature, plants and flowers, daily news – the list is neverending. Travelling such a lot left its marks on my art. Especially the colors and the smell of Africa and Asia are deeply in my memory. My pictorial language mainly consists of a figurativeness reduced to the essential into which I ornamental transfer very harmonious forms. This is completed by my abilities of applying glowing colors. By achieving a correlation of abstract and figurative forms and color I’m able to give my work of art some sensual attractivity. The portrayal of perspectives and mostly the strong expression of bright colors are my trademark. Being commented and complimented by friends, family and people around me, in the past years my colorful paintings have found some admirers. Great fun I had with the illustrations that I was able to create in 2017 for a children’s book (“Toni on a journey of discovery and other exciting animal stories”). My artworks – Pepponi Art - are now part of private collections worldwide, such as Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, India and Australia.

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BOB RICOTTA BobRicottaArt.com

Bob was a student of Fine Arts at the State University of New York in Buffalo as well as the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin Florida. He served two terms as President of the Macon County Arts Association in Franklin, NC (where his studio is currently located).

The Breaking Point 2017

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CAROL CARPENTER carpenterfineart.com

Born in 1948 in the USA, Maryland artist, Carol Carpenter has pursued an extensive art career in painting with a devotion to teaching art. A graduate of Antioch University with a dual major in Art and Psychology, she paints in the style of Abstract Expressionism. She has exhibited her paintings in solo and collective exhibitions worldwide, receiving many awards for her talent. She is an intuitive painter inspired by the ever changing elements and beauty in nature. She enjoys abstracting and redefining forms to create new images that strike a balance between imagination and reality. Employing multi-media techniques in oil, acrylic, ink and watercolor paint on a variety of surfaces, she uses Color as her primary focus to transmit energy, meaning and emotion in her compositions. “Creating works of art is a compelling life force. It encompasses passion, spontaneity, intellect and self-discovery. My art is not politically sensitive or culturally eye opening. It is simply meant to appeal to the senses and heighten the human experience”

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CHAITALI. V PURUSHOTHAMAN https://linktr.ee/11TimeWorldAwardee.vastu.astro

CHAITALI. V. PURUSHOTHAMAN is a Multi-Award-Winning Successful Independent Entrepreneur having multiple Careers as a WORLD RENOWNED Professional 30+ Time International Award-Winning High Vibrational Energy shifting Positive Vaastu Painter- Energizer, Fengshui Painter, Spiritual Painter, Vastu Consultant and Vastu Corrector for changing, balancing and shifting the Energy of space from low-Negative to high–Positive frequency, Vedic Astrologer, Illustrator, Fashion illustrator, Spiritual Aura Astro Astral Healer -Coach- Mentor, Psychic , Chakra Therapist Balancer, Past life Regression Medium, Therapist for children and Adults, Counsellor and also a Stock Investor and has made an extraordinary mark in all her Fields. She has clientele based all over the World and is associated with Art Curators, Decorators and Child Educators for empowering children and protecting their tender Aura and Growth towards individual Success. These Powerful Energizing Paintings are created with her Cleansed Aura during the Sacred time energy of the Brahma Muhurta- the most powerful time zone between 3.30 am and 5.30 am to absorb the purest energies of the universe making the Image highly positive. One of her Popular Paintings-The 7 White Horses for Success and Peace, a Positive Vaastu Energy shifting Painting has been AWARDED “FIRST IN THE WORLD” in “WORLD ART AWARDS” juried by WORLD’S BEST GALLERIES. She has also been Recognised as ONE of the Best High Vibrational Positive Energy shifting Vaastu Painters in the World, Best Spiritual Painters, Best Cubist, Best Surrealist, Best fantasy Painters, Best Expressionist Painters, Best Futuristic Painters, Best Impressionists Painters in WORLD ART AWARDS.

The POWERFUL VASTU SHASTRA - 7 White Horses with Rising Sun Vastu Powerful Positive Energizer High Frequency Painting for Luck , Success, Positivity , Financial Abundance , Strength , Valour , Perseverance , Career growth , Opportunities and Productive flow of Energy absorbs Negativity emits Positivity by using the Energy of Vastu Yantras , earth Gurus , lords, planets, Auspicious days , spiritual symbols, Portal numbers 1111, 222, 888 , sacred spells , symbols of success, luck , good health , fortune , yin yang balancing energy, protection from Evils eye created during the Powerful Time Period of Brahma Muhurta – 3.30 to 5.30 am , 2023 , Acrylic on canvas with 3D hand painted frame ,152 x101cm.

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CHRISTINA MITTERHUBER christinamitterhuber.at

Christina Mitterhuber is an independent and Multi Award winning Austrian painter, born December 29, 1975, in Wels, who mainly lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She mainly shows her works in mayor Museums in Italy by now. She is also a professional make-up artist since 2001. Since her early childhood, she painted her first oil painting at the age of twelve, she painted over 1500 oil and mixed media paintings in different sizes on canvas. She studied during countless museum and gallery visits worldwide, her favourite painters are old masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Monet, among others.

She also lived some years in Australia and North America. She did not show her works to the public until 2018 when she held her first exhibition in one of the best galleries in Vienna. Since then, she has participated in over 200 group exhibitions and international art fairs and art projects, physically, virtually and online worldwide. She also held some Solo exhibitions, physically and digitally, in Austria and Italy. She has participated at over twenty Museum exhibitions like in the Caruseel du Louvre in Paris since 2020 and was presented at huge Times Square billboards and Big Screen Plaza New York for free for the whole month of June 2024. She mainly paints in an abstract style with oil on canvas or mixed medias on canvas. She also likes to paint serieses like: “WE in RED” (100 Paintings), Ice Roses, New York City in the Rain, La Vie en Rose, Andalusian Rainbow Stones, Aqua Touch, Violet, Chilly New York. Her last show was in New York in November 2024, a group show called “Modern and Contemporary Masters” and her works were shown next to original works of Picasso, Miro and Matisse!

This achiement shows her works are timeless in one way or another. In January 2025 she is going to receive the “Artist of the Year 2025 Award” in Florence, Italy and she plans to travel there to receive this great honor in person.

“The Prophet I”, of my series “The Prophet I - VI”, 2024, oil, acrylic, pigments on canvas, 30 cm x 30 cm.

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CHRISTOPHER FOWLER christopherbfowler-photographer.com

I started out as a graphic artist, got interested in making animated movies in middle and high school, shifted over to live action movies (this was in the golden age of super-8 home-movie film), developed a particular interest in cinematography (an otherwise largely-forgotten film of Ingmar Bergman’s called, “The Touch,” was a particular inspiration); then in college I saw a print of Edward Steichen’s famous photograph of the Flatiron Building and it’s been photography ever since.

Kimmel, 2023

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COR FAFIANI corfafiani.com

Cor Fafiani creates mysterious, multi-sensorial, perfect and almost metaphysical works of art. He plays with different materials and colours, and yet his art is never a pure aestheticism, but rather a code through which he can communicate his own ideas. He is, in fact, both an artist and a philosopher, and as such, he guesses the most inner selves of human beings, he reaches our onthological essence. Nevertheless what is more disquieting for the observer of his works is the absolute lack of answers or points of reference, so that what is left is the doubt, the unsolved problem of the existence. That void can be filled only by Art, and that’s the only certainty Cor Fafiani seems to voice in his works. Dott. Nadine Giove

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DAN TERRY danterryart.com

National award winning artist, Dan Terry (1951- ) loved the arts from early childhood, inspired by Disney’s Fantasia. Seeing Michaelangelo’s Pieta at eleven inspired a passion for the Renaissance masters. Terry echoed DaVinci’s curiosity for art, science, engineering and nature. Rembrandt, Monet & the Impressionists were strong influences. Despite early recognition and national first place awards in painting and animation, employment in printing and museums, plus college, then teaching (in Journalism) took precedence over painting until his late 40s, when his talents led to work in the film and television industries. Starting in his fifties corporate and museum commissions for murals took off. He’s created over 200 such murals throughout Texas since, only again taking up fine art when most are enjoying retirement. Much of his early work was lost in a fire, then a flood, but his more mature visual voice merging influences of Monet with a modern design aesthetic retaining classical techniques. His recent work focused on raising awareness of humanity’s disconnect with nature and the environment has found interest with galleries and exhibitions. He is represented by Global Visions Contemporary Gallery in Houston, TX and Art for the People Gallery in Austin, TX and is in the permanent collections of the Witte Museum and Museum of Art in San Antonio and at the Alamo historic site.

Koi Pond #4, Oil on Canvas, 101.6x152.4 cm

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DEBORRA MARSHALL BOHRER deborra.com

My early career was devoted to the field of contract design. The perfect combination of art and business. I loved space planning for the restaurants, hospitals, banks, and offices. Then the fun part of adding texture and color to the interiors. In hindsight my largest canvases! But then I studied intensely with two well known artist in the Northwest and once I put a paint brush in my hand 25 years ago there was no turning back…. I am originally from Kansas City and learned to appreciate the natural world on my grandfather’s farm. Many memories inform my creativity today. Sitting by the creek weaving its way through the hollow of the trees, chasing fireflies with the silhouette of the dark Oak trees against the starlit sky, reading a book on the back of my horse as he wandered aimlessly eating the rich grasses under the glorious thunderclouds of rose, purple, yellow, and green. I divide my time between Sun Valley and Boise Idaho. Having lived in Sun Valley for 31 years, raising my sons, I have a deep love for the wilderness and the wildness of the mountains.....truly awe inspiring! I treasure sharing the magical world of delightful journeys through my paintings. Many of them inspired by my favorite poems or when I experience my own adventure with the shape of words. I am currently the President of the non profit Boise Open Studios Collective Organization. I believe in the power of giving back and I thrive on watching the evolution of collaborations and creativity. My past leadership experiences in the non-profit world are varied; from taking a rubble parking lot in a dying downtown and transforming it into an urban park and gathering space, to the transformation of the community approach towards clean energy, to the elevation of theater in the local high school and participating in the evolution of a local theater company into a performing arts center. And now I have the privilege of encouraging the professionalism, knowledge, and value of art in the collective whole of the Boise/Treasure Valley community. I am grateful for this opportunity.

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DESPINA KYRIACOU desphotoland.com

My artistic journey began in my youth, fostered by an innate interest in drawing and keen interest in my surroundings. This early fascination most probably laid the groundwork for my vision for the future. My vision is rooted in the abstraction and semi-abstraction of my subject matter. My photographic compositions are explorations of environments, whether they be fragments of a seascape or aspects of urbanization. I delve into the intricate relationships between color, light and elements of humanity, bridging the gap between us and the natural world. The viewer is encouraged to engage deeply into my work, to discern the subtle interplays and connections that weave into each piece. The approach reflects my influences from diverse artistic mediums and figures like Georgia O’Keefe and Paul Klee, whose vibrant, abstract styles resonate in my own work.

Surreal Shaped Motif, 2024. Photographic color print, 61 x 71.12 cm

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DR LOWLY (LOW LEE YONG) drlowly.art

Dr. Lowly’s (Low Lee Yong) artistic journey is a unique tapestry woven from diverse life experiences. While medicine and healthcare technology were his initial pursuits, a deep passion for art ultimately led him to fully embrace this creative path.

His prior experiences, spanning over two and a half decades, have profoundly shaped his artistic practice. Dr. Lowly brings strategic thinking, a spirit of innovation, and a keen understanding of human connection to his art. This unique blend allows him to approach each creation with focus and a sense of adventure. Through his own experimentation, he created his unique squeeze and splatter technique to produce vibrant and captivating abstract masterpieces. After many experiments with different tools—ranging from traditional brushes and palettes to unconventional tools—he found a style that feels distinctly his own. Dr. Lowly’s story extends far beyond the canvas. It is a captivating blend of art, medicine, and entrepreneurial spirit, further enriched by his dedication to philanthropic endeavors. His art celebrates the fleeting beauty of nature and the resilience of the human spirit. Inspired by the natural world, his paintings aim to capture ephemeral moments, evoking a sense of wonder and optimism. Each piece he creates is a vibrant expression of energy, blending spontaneity with intention.

His work remains a testament to perseverance, innovation, and the pursuit of beauty. Join him on a visual and emotional journey through his art, and find inspiration in the unexpected.

Echoes of Giza (acrylic on canvas 2024) 121cm x 152cm x 8cm

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ELIZABETH DONATHAN elizabethdonathan.com

An Ohio based artist who shows her work both nationally and internationally. She holds a Doctor of Nursing from Gannon University and studied visual arts with Milan Art Institute and Art2Life. Elizabeth’s work reflects a deep love for horses and a desire to be by the water. Each piece is inspired by a meaningful experience and is an expression of her soul.

The Gold, 2024. Acrylic and 24k gold on stretched canvas, 91.44 x 91.44 x 3.81cm

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FINA FERRARA finaferrara.com

Fina Ferrara is a Mexican performance and video artist. She started her artistic career as a professional classical ballet dancer at the age of 10. Seeking to exploit her interpretative skills, she incorporates contemporary dance and theatre into her training later in her career. Exploring movement is a fundamental element in her work. In 2010, she decided to step out of the stage and interact intimately with the audience, performing in art galleries, museums, and art fairs, in tandem with producing video art as her second, yet strong, form of expression. As a multidisciplinary artist, she creates sculpture, photography, painting, installation, and original music pieces for her work, collaborating with other artists as well. Her work has been exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Venice, Rome, Madrid, Marbella, Turkey, Colombia, Brazil, Chicago, South Korea, India and, of course, Mexico. She has been awarded the Power of Creativity Art Prize, Faces of the Peace Art Prize, and the Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, in 2021, 2022, and 2024 respectively. In 2023, she received the International Prize Leonardo da Vinci, The Universal Artist, at the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy. Selected as one of the Top Contemporary Artists to watch in 2024 by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, and included in the 2024 Gold List of Top Contemporary Artists of Today by Art Market Magazine.

OPEN HEART, 2024. Still image from video art OPEN HEART, 3840 X 2160 HD 00:04:03

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GIANCARLO (LACHI LEA) DE LUCA lachilea12@gmail.com

Giancarlo De Luca, aka Lachi Lea, was Borneo in Paola (Cs)in 1961. A piante and scultori,che approached art at a Young age Hanks to the presence of his father, also An artist. Gifted with An unprecedented sensitività, Lachi Lea ha developed a reflective language over time. He has participated in numerous Major events including the traveling exhibition entitled Congiunti, held in the Cities of Novara, Bellagio and Rome. In addition, the artist is featured in several prominent art cataloga, such as the l’ Atlante dell’arte contemporanea. Representative of his creative production is the work Uova e teschi n. 51, in which hinted rectangles become Windows on the fragmented world from the arid landscape that unravels on the eterna conflict between existence and death, duality that is endlessly consumed. Emotions seething just beneath the skin, turbulent inner Ocean of Human longings. Anger directed against the extinction of light, Fierce gestures reflect uncovered restlessness, darkness seeping from beneath on the veil of overwhelming silence. Diego Fusaro

Untitled - 1996 - oil on canvas gled on board - 37,2X 52,2

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GINO DALLE LUCHE instagram.com/ginodalleluche

Gino Dalle Luche was born in 1961 in Massa, Tuscany, in the village of La Rocca, at the foot of the Malaspina Castle. He is a self-taught artist, who trained on his own without having had teachers and without having attended specific schools. The characteristic landscapes of the territory of origin - in which it still lives - pushed him to painting already at a young age. He paints on canvas, card, table and also on Carrara marble. In his career, the artist has had the pleasure of bringing his art to national and international events, also receiving numerous awards and recognitions. He has always dedicated himself to painting with passion, trying to create works that can transmit strong emotions. The study of color is fundamental in this sense, an element to which the artist attributes a primary role in establishing a relationship with the observer.

A new year, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 120x80x4,5 cm

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GIORA CARMI gioracarmi.com

Born in Israel in 1944, a second son. Later a sister was adopted into the family. Grew up in a small village called Kfar Malal.

Lost his father who was killed while fighting in Israel’s War of Independence (1948). Married in 1965. Later had two daughters and one son. Fulfilled his obligatory army service. Had a series of spiritual experiences throughout life. Discovered his ability to “read” art. Discovered Zen. Studied Graphic Design at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Was a freelance graphic designer and illustrator for 14 years. Taught illustration and typography. Wrote and illustrated for the children’s magazine, Pilon. Came to the US in 1985 where he was a freelance illustrator in NYC for 17 years. Illustrated regularly for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, as well as others. Illustrated, both in Israel and the US, 42 children’s books, two of which he also wrote. Studied Zen for 12 years with the late Chinese Zen master Shen-yen. Studied Art Therapy at NYU. Worked as an Art Therapist for 14 years. Developed a new approach to art therapy while doing two internships in a county jail. Later, after further development of the method, wrote the book, “Opening Intuitive Flow Through Artwork”. Studied the Release Technique, Theta Healing, Reiki, and a few other approaches to human development These days he lives in NYC with his partner Anita Gold, where he paints, writes prose, poetry and nonfiction, including the blog “Intuitive Flow” (IntuitiveFlow.org).

Alive, Watercolor gouache color pencils pencil, 21.5 x 21.5 cm

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GIORGIO GOST giorgiogost.com

GIORGIO GOST AFTER… How many artworks witness of thousand of artists that lived in last centuries are not arrived to us?

How many famous artists for a period were then forgotten by the art market and by the collectors with the change of the type of artistic expression? How many have been forgotten due to the generational change with different interests? (Rarely we continue to collect artworks of artists collected by our father or by our grandfather)…. Giorgio Gost since year 2014 tries to “save” the images that we have seen in our life from decades putting all around transparent resin used for industrial floors that in this case is not pressed by humans or industrial machines, is not exposed at rain and snow but, being hanged at the wall, they think can have a very long duration without needs of maintenance and restoration works that could be in many cases impossible for needs of money… Here we have the friendly images as the cuts on canvas that become After Fontana (objects and concepts they will remember in the year 6.000 even though the original ones will not exist anymore) the alphabetic letters become After Boetti , the can of Campbell’s Soup become After Warhol, the famous Shit become After Manzoni, the Metaphisic Piazza d’Italia become After De Chirico, and then After Vasarely, Halley, Modigliani, Balla, Botero, Hopper, Mondrian, Magnelli, Burri, Scheggi, Perilli, Dorazio, Biasi, Man Ray, Jeff Koons etcetera… and the original arftworks

by Piero Gilardi, Sara Campesan, Lorenzo Piemonti, Massimo Salvadori, Bernard Aubertin, Alfredo Rapetti, Antonio Corpora, Costalonga, … and, with a little irony, we arrive at After Giorgio Gost too… This is a very strong picture of our age too, that they will remember in the future with these “time capsules”

After Fontana Lucio - Time Capsule Paint on encarved wood cm.41x33 Year 2018

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GRACE HUANG gracehuang.art

Grace Huang is a Chinese-born Australian artist based in Melbourne. Although she is best known for painting figures in urban landscapes, seascapes, and various themes, she always creates scenes of artwork that seem familiar and unfamiliar, often accompanied by a sense of silent, mysterious and even witty atmosphere. She likes to explore the subtleties of meaning for art and reality in everyday life. She has long attempted to understand the silent dimensions underlying our world, seeking to know the innermost origins of thought and space. She aims to deliver her concepts to the viewers to participate in and inspire their imagination. She thinks, to a certain extent, we have explored the art world from different perspectives. Grace Huang is an internationally multiple-award winner and the nominee, including THE WINNER of ART WORLD TOUR 2023, supported

by World Wide Galleries and ARTBOX.GROUPS GmbH Switzerland. Her artworks have been exhibited, published numerous times and added to collections worldwide. In addition, her paintings were selected to feature in the film set of BLONDE by Crawford Productions Services Pty Ltd and Robert Greenwald Films (USA) in 2000.

AFL, 2020, Oil on linen, 116 x 144 cm

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GORAN MAKESKI makeski.art

Since my childhood I was artistically accompanied by my father who was an academic artist. The painting process crystallized in my own art-style, nowadays recognizable as Makeski ART. Characteristic of my work is the harmony of form, color and graphic- linear elements. I would especially mention that my painting medium is the high-quality photo paper, on which the color gets the highest luminosity. The need to express myself artistically gives me the opportunity to let go and let my feelings run free. My artwork emerges from many different ways of expression and they are reflections of my emotional experiences and my mood in the very moment of artistic creation. While examining my paintings I feel as if more and more resonances emerge. When I practice such intuitive art of painting I experience a kind of encounter with my self and many paintings are created out of this emotion. If you find my pictures attractive or if you feel touched and inspired by them, then you are close to me. Thank you for stopping by

World Aridity Medium, Acrylic ink on glossy photo paper Year, 2022 Format, 70x50 cm

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HANNA SUPETRAN hannasupetranartgallery.com

Hanna is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning abstract artist. She brings an innate sense of rhythm, colour mastery and compositional element to each painting. Her lyrical interplay of strokes unleashes a treasure trove of possibilities. As the layers overlap and coalesce, a visual poetry emerges - exuding the vibrancy of life in a myriad of palpable textures. She took an Intensive Visual Art Course in Florence, Italy which included classes on photography, fresco, contemporary art technique and figure drawing. Hanna’s work has been exhibited in the USA, Europe and Asia. Her many exhibitions include those held at the Espacio Gallery in London, UK; Pinter Gallery and Auction House in Budapest, Hungary; European Museum of Modern Art of Barcelona (MEAM) in Spain; Gonzaga Museum in Mantua, Italy; Meeting Art Gallery in Lisbon, Portugal; Artosino Gallery, New York and Visual Art Center in Singapore to name a few. She has also exhibited in public places including the Nuevos Ministerios Station in Madrid, Spain (2023), Hongkong Central Station (2021) and Shibuya Train Station in Tokyo, Japan (2020). Reputable international publications have featured Hanna. She was in multiple issues of UK Editions of Tatler Magazine & House & Garden. She has been a recipient of major distinctions that recognize not just her immense talent but also her unfettered consistency as a prolific artist. She has been selected three times as one of the Top 50 Artists to Invest In - A Guide to Investing Art (2023, 2021 and 2020) published by Art Now in Italy.

Cosmic Adventure, 2024

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HARRY SALMI brush.bio/at-harrysalmiartist

Harry Salmi (born 1980) is an experienced visual artist from Lahti, Finland and his work has been exhibited in both personal and group exhibitions both in Finland and abroad. Harry started with arts as a hobby at the Hollola School of Fine Arts for Children and Youth in 1986. Along the way, towards adulthood and being a visual artist, Harry´s wild teenage years went by painting graffiti. He also studied graphic design and worked in advertising agencies for a short time. Finally, in 2011, Harry graduated as a visual artist (BA Fine Arts) from Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Design and Fine Arts. He felt strongly that he had found his own place. Harry´s Fine Art is about deep emotion and expression. Being an artist is loving the painting process and living for those moments. The purpose of his paintings is to create new stories, new ways of seeing and new ways of understanding visual art. When painting, Harry is braver than himself. Harry spends his free time, especially in the summer, at his familys summer cottage in the nature of Längelmäki on the shore of lake Isojärvi, Central Finland. He feels that the time spent there relaxes and strengthens his creativity and brings contrast to hectic city life. Harry loves jazz.

Genesis, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 80 cm

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IVAN KANCHEV facebook.com/ivav.kanchev

Ivan Kanchev was born on 17 September 1973 in Ruse. In 2000 he graduated in Ceramics from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, and in 2006 - in Psychology from the Angel Kanchev University in Ruse. He defended his doctoral thesis in art history and fine arts at the Department of Sculpture. In 2010-2011 he was a lecturer in sculpture at the Department of Ceramics of the National Academy of Arts. Ivan has had dozens of solo exhibitions of his works and participated in many group exhibitions in Bulgaria and in prestigious forums in Italy, Spain, Japan, Poland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Hungary, Greece, Switzerland, China, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Canada, USA, etc. He has won over 50 national and international awards (Art of Unity Creative Award, New York (2021); GOLD LIST Special Edition - The best contemporary artists of today (2021, 2022); “Donatello Award” (Florence, Italy) of the EFETO ARTE Foundation (2023); ‘’COLLECTION ART AWARD’’ of the Contemporary Art Curator Magazine (2023); “Lorenzo the Magnificent Award” of the XIV FLORENCE BIENNALE (2023); Award of the MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS - MOA (2023); ATIM’s Top 60 Masters International Award, New York (2024).

His works are in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide. In addition, he is the author of curatorial projects and several books on sculpture and ceramics. He has been featured in numerous prestigious contemporary art magazines (GOLD LIST, Art Market Magazine, The Woven Tale Press, Ceramics Now, Al-Tiba9, Aesthetica, CONTEMPORARY ART CURATORS, etc.). He currently teaches at the Department of Sculpture at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia.

“Plate - Passage” 5 - (Night Visions Cycle). Red clay, engobe, glaze, soot, epoxy resin, photographs, children’s drawings, wooden base, polyurethane, 120x120x10 cm

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IVANA GAGIĆ KIČINBAČI ivanagagickicinbaci.com.hr

Ivana Gagić Kičinbači is an acclaimed Croatian artist whose unique approach to drawing has earned her recognition in the international art world. Her extensive academic background and professional endeavors have deeply shaped her work. With a PhD in art from the University of Mostar, she teaches at the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Teacher Education while actively pursuing her creative passions. Gagić Kičinbači’s doctoral thesis, “Drawing in Contemporary Art as a Medium for Expressing the Transcendent,” showcases her profound philosophical approach to art, which seeks to bridge the spiritual and the material. Her educational journey has spanned multiple prestigious institutions, from completing her master’s degree in graphic arts at the University of Zagreb to her postgraduate studies of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. Her accolades are numerous, demonstrating the global appeal of her work. In 2024, Contemporary Art Collectors honored her with the Global Art Virtuoso: Elite Artistic Career Achievement Award, recognizing her artistic achievements.

Before this, she had received several prestigious awards, including the International Leonardo da Vinci Prize and the Contemporary Art Collectors Harmony for Humanity Prize in 2023. Her works were shown at solo and group exhibitions in Europe (including Great Britain, Spain, Slovenia, Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and France), the United States, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), and Japan.

Hommage for Love, 2024. Digital Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin Paper, 100 x 70 cm

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JENNIFER BAIN jenniferbain.com

Jennifer Bain is a painter exploring spirituality, nature, and their connection to contemporary art. Influenced by her education at The Rudolph Steiner School, she transitioned from a career in fashion design to earn degrees in fine arts. She spent a decade immersed in an artistic community, participating in group exhibitions. Since 1994, Bain has been a full-time artist, working in various styles and exhibiting internationally. Her work is held in prestigious collections and institutions. After living in California for decades, she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2016, where she continues to thrive.

Rendevous 2 / 2025

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JENNY BENNETT jennybennett.com

Jenny McLellan Bennett b 1950 Hastings New Zealand had a rural childhood. After completing an MA [Hons]Anthropology she began painting. She has also explored a wide range of media including pastel, printmaking, clay sculpture, puppetry and masks. Bennett has shown her work nationally and internationally, travelling to venues in Florence and Chianciano, Italy.

Her paintings are found in collections around the globe. After years of landscape painting including rock and water works, and New Zealand native flora (Nikau series) she made a series of floral works which led to the Paisley series. Alongside the art came a passion for genealogy and the use of DNA. The depiction of stylised flowers, plants etc and the history of paisley through time and space became a metaphor for her ancestral roots. Her latest works reflect an increasing fascination with abstraction.

Paisley Beyond Triptych. Oil on canvas, 183 x 91cm.

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JOANNA LEVESLEY joannanouveaustudio.co.uk

Joanna is a self-taught contemporary ink artist based in Sheffield, UK, inspired and influenced by the surrealistic approach of Salvador Dali and M.C. Escher. She is dedicated to working with abstract, fantasy pieces and aims to explore the beauty of the human spirit through her art. Joanna mainly works with black and white pen and ink drawings as well as acrylic painting, resulting in dramatic and surrealistic compositions that evoke an intricate, mysterious world. As an artist, Joanna believes in using complex lines to create powerful concepts. Her work is driven by a passion to capture the underlying beauty and energy of things by honing into the fundamental line, exploring the limitless possibilities of the imagination.

The Guardian (at sunrise), 2024

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JOSEF WEIDNER Josef-weidner.de

Bewegung spielt in seinen Werken eine entscheidende Rolle. Sie zeigen oft Formen, die sich zu bewegen scheinen. Mit seinen gekonnten Pinselstrichen fängt er den Fluss der Bewegung ein und schafft Werke voller Vitalität und Dynamik.

Seine dynamische Bildsprache zeigt Szenen von ätherischer Schönheit, die den Betrachtenden auf eine imaginäre Reise mitnehmen. Durch den Einsatz verschiedener Techniken schafft er Werke mit Tiefe und Dimension. Dieses strukturelle Element trägt dazu bei, seinen Werken Leben einzuhauchen und ihren visuellen Reiz zu intensivieren. Seine Pinselstriche, Texturen und Bewegungen vereinen sich zu faszinierenden Kunstwerken, die den Betrachtenden in ihren Bann ziehen und neue Assoziationen hervorrufen. Seine Inspiration bezieht er aus verschiedenen Quellen. Er sucht oft in seinem Unterbewusstsein, in der Welt der Poesie, der Natur und der Umgebung nach kreativem Treibstoff. Josef Weidner ist weltweit in zahlreichen Ausstellungen vertreten und für seine gewagten Pinselstriche, Tupfer, Texturen und Bewegungen bekannt. Weidners Werke zeigen in einem einzigartigen und fesselnden Stil geheimnisvolle und unergründliche Figuren und Landschaften, die dem Unterbewusstsein entspringen und Gefühle des Unbekannten hervorrufen.

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, 2024

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JUDITH DUPREE BEALE jdbeale.com

Judith currently resides in the United States. She works as a multidisciplinary artist participating in regional, national and international exhibits and competitions. She completed her BFA degree in 1972 majoring in Art and Art History at the Little Rock, Arkansas UALR campus. During the late 1970’s to the mid 90’s she worked as an independent commercial illustrator and in various roles within her family’s business operations. In 1995 she received an MFA degree with Honors in Studio Arts (concentration painting) from the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Her works are held in the collections of private individuals, universities and corporations in the United States and in Europe. Much of her work comes from an “art for art’s sake” abstract expressionist perspective combined with what might be termed a mark makers sense of spirituality.

Paths of Two, 2022, Mixed Media, 73.66 x 53.34 cm

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KAREN BJERG PETERSEN karenbjergart.com

Karen Bjerg Petersen’s passion for art was nurtured in the natural beauty of her childhood surroundings, a landscape that seems to have embedded itself into her artistic DNA. Growing up near the studio of Emil Nolde, she was deeply influenced by the vivid, expressive use of color and the interplay between light and shadow that defined his work. But Petersen does not merely emulate; she reimagines these principles within her own distinct language. In her canvases, the boldness of color is not just an aesthetic choice but a mode of communication —a means of expressing emotions and ideas that words cannot convey. Living in the landscapes that inspired Emil Nolde, Bjerg Petersen absorbed the vibrant tones of her surroundings, from dramatic skies to the ephemeral glow of sunrise and sunset. Karen Bjerg Petersen’s artworks represent a profound synthesis of color, emotion, and form, rendering her a vital presence within the contemporary art scene. Her works evoke a sense of ethereal wonder while challenging the boundaries of abstraction and perception. Through her bold use of color, dynamic forms, and introspective philosophy, Petersen’s art transcends the conventional constraints of Abstract Expressionism and opens a portal into deeply meditative landscapes. Each piece is a testament to her ability to communicate the ineffable—emotions, memories, and the pulse of nature—all while pushing the conversation forward in the ever-evolving world of contemporary art. Karen Bjerg Petersen’s abstract compositions are a poetic exploration of the interplay between light and shadow, reality and memory. Rooted in the tradition of Abstract Expressionism, her canvases exude a remarkable vitality that stems from her innate understanding of color and texture. One of Petersen’s most compelling contributions to contemporary art is her exploration of geometric abstraction. In works such as “Cinderella’s Shoe”, Petersen employs strong, defined shapes that interlock and juxtapose in a dance of tension and harmony. Karen Bjerg Petersen’s art is a testament to the enduring power of abstraction in an age dominated by rapid technological and cultural shifts. Her work asks us to slow down, to observe, to feel. It challenges us to find meaning not in fixed narratives but in the spaces between, in the textures, the colors, and the subtle interplay of forms. She bridges the personal and the universal, the local and the global, creating works that resonate on multiple levels.

Cindarella’s shoe, 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 64 x 84 cm

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KODI BEVERLIN @kodibeverlin

Kodi Beverlin lives and works in Des Moines, Iowa. While relatively new to the medium of photography, she has enjoyed a successful career as a hairdresser. For Beverlin, photography feels like a natural progression, sharing overlapping considerations in design. She is endlessly fascinated by both the immediacy and complexity of people, situations, perspectives, and the images used to illustrate these states, often finding overlooked or unseen realities. Beverlin’s photographs explore these ideas without the constrictions of tradition or adherence to rules.

To Be Seen, Mayliah, 2022, Photographed at the River Constellation, 40.64 x 40.64 cm

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LISA LOCKETT lisalockett.com

Lisa Lockett, born in 1965, is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She began drawing at the age of five and would later own a design firm that would eventually serve as a catalyst for her art. As a youth, Lisa was inspired by her father to paint. He introduced her to the book “Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters.” Lisa holds a Bachelor of Journalism in Advertising and Design from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Lisa uses rich oils and deep layers to convey abstract ideas, moods, and emotions in her portraits and abstracts. The bold lighting and dark contrast she gives to her paintings seem to glide off the surface with fine blending. Her emotions tend to work their way into her art bringing it to life. As a contemporary artist, Lisa is gaining international recognition through various publications and galleries.

La Maîtresse De La Mer, 2024, Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 60.96 cm

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LUANA STEBULE luanastebulefineart.co.uk

Since 2013, Luana Stebule has lived and created in the UK. She was born in 1962 in Lithuania and started her artistic career in 1989. L. Stebule has had 22 solo and 75 group exhibitions in Europe: Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, Lithuania, Hungary, Czech Republic, England, Canada, Japan, and the US. The most meaningful exhibitions were the Florence Biennale 2023, the FIABCN Art Fair 2023 in Barcelona, curated by Saatchi Art, and The Other Art Fair in Dallas 2022. Luana Stebule, an internationally recognized artist, has garnered significant acclaim in the art world. In 2023 by the World of Art Magazine, she was selected into the book as one of the “Top 10 Contemporary Artists 2023” With a diverse portfolio spanning various mediums and styles, she infuses spirituality and unique perspectives into her creations. Stebule’s art primarily traditional oil on canvas, captures the essence of the subjects through a symbolic and interpretative style. Early in her career, she embraced collage, but recently her focus has shifted towards capturing the nuances of nature, humanity, and objects through emblematic signs on canvas. Her works often feature an interplay of vivid colours and structured patterns, creating dynamic compositions that resonate with energy and emotion. The thematic content of her art often reflects a deep understanding of human relationships and societal structures, making Stebule’s work profoundly relevant. Her artworks are included in more than 25 Art books and Anthologies. For example: “Important World Artists 2023” publisher - Artavita, US, “Internationally Recognized Artist”, “Current Contemporary Masters”.

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LYNN LETOURNEAU lynnletourneau.com

Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, Lynn Letourneau developed her artistic skills at the Arts Students League before furthering her studies at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts. Transitioning to San Francisco, Lynn embarked on a fifteenyear journey exploring various healing modalities while nurturing a passion for sculpting figures in clay. Drawing inspiration from her years of sculpting, Lynn’s artistic journey took a transformative turn towards Abstract Expressionism seeking to capture on canvas the essence of internal worlds through color, energy, and form. For nearly two decades, Lynn has been an active member of the Central Coast art community showcasing her work in galleries, art fairs, and competitions. Lynn has shared her insights through “Create Inside Out” workshops at the Bell Arts Studios in Ventura. Her artistic endeavors have taken her to galleries, online platforms, and prominent art fairs worldwide, including notable exhibitions such as Trevisan International, 2011-2014, New York Art Expo, LA Art Fair, and the Affordable Art Fair 2014. Gallery 104 and Gallery NYA in New York City, 2019, the Laguna Art Studios in Laguna Beach, 2018-2019, the Women’s Painters West, 2018-2025, Circle Foundation, 2017-2025.Lynn Letourneau’s talent has garnered recognition in publications globally including the 2024, Masterful Minds Magazine & Award, Vol. 5, Circle Foundation, Spotlight magazine, Vol. 17, Vol. 37, 2023 Collectors Art Prize and interviews featured in the Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. In 2024, she received an editor review in the same esteemed publication, solidifying her status as a noteworthy contemporary artist.

Fortitude, 2024, Acrylic, Pastel on canvas, 101.6 x 76.2 cm.

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MAJO PORTILLA majoportilla.art

Majo Portilla, stands out in the contemporary art landscape, merging her vibrant Latin heritage with modern artistic expressions from her home in The Netherlands. Her diverse portfolio spans abstract, contemporary, and figurative styles, each piece narrating her life journey and the multitude of cultures that inspire her creativity. Recognized internationally, Majo has received numerous prestigious awards and has been featured in acclaimed publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair.

Each artwork she creates tells a unique story, inviting viewers to dive into the energy and passion that define her artistic vision. This year, Majo joined Elephant Parade’s Artists, unveiling her striking sculpture “MultiCulti.” This piece embodies unity and empowerment, particularly for women, and reflects her commitment to using art as a bridge between diverse cultures. Her Connection Series delves into the complexities of human relationships, exploring the interplay of intellect, emotion, and love’s nuances. Works like “Trust” and “Puzzled” encourage introspection, while “To Admire is to Love with the Mind” reveals the depth of admiration. Together, these pieces foster a dialogue on our shared human experience, celebrating the beauty of connection in all its forms-trust, admiration, and love-uniting us in diversity.

‘By the Beach’, 2024, Acrylic on Canvas, 50cm x 60cm

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MARCO GRECHI markartist.com

Nel mio percorso apprezzo le dimensioni essenziali della vita umana, ciò che rende ogni essere umano unico e irripetibile.

Allo stesso modo le linee, i colori, le sfumature in un’opera d’arte, come già nei rapporti tra le persone, diventano elementi caratteristici, nel costruire e nel comporre la storia. Nel corso degli anni lo studio, l’utilizzo del colore e della materia giocano ruoli fondamentali e sono le vie lungo le quali riesco ad esprimere una visione della vita che è chiamata a rinnovarsi. La mia comunicazione si esprime talvolta nella confusione delle linee, nel silenzio pacato di una casa, nella ricerca di un desiderio che anima le barche in riva al lago o nei contrasti di uomini che cercano di camminare ‘Oltre’ la materia, ‘Oltre’ la forma e l’apparenza della percezione.

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Fabula, anno 2024 Acrilici e chine su tela cm 50x70

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MARCO RIHA marcoriha.com

Originally from Austria, Marco Riha started his long creative journey in Sri Lanka in 1995. After painting and traveling for some years, he found his creative home base in Mexico. André Breton describes Surrealism as ‘psychic automatism in its pure state’. For decades Riha has been experimenting with this automatic painting technique, unaware of being a modern-day Surrealist.The self-taught artist drew encouragement from a Québécois resplendent anarchistic art movement called ‘Les Automatistes’. Their unacademic, ‘total refusal’ approach to art provided Riha with a home in art history. Experimentations with all types of mediums include a long fascination with oils on canvas - a symbolic period filled with therapeutic releases, inner and outer travel logs and first screams in color. The ‘colorDrops’ series from 2014 mark the beginning of the artist’s abstract works. This current period includes socio-political pieces about liberty, tolerance, ecocide, division and unity. Marco Riha has been published in several international art magazines and his work has been shown worldwide, in venues like the Saatchi and FOLD Gallery in London, the Rome Art Week, Arte Bratislava Castle in Slovakia and most recently at the Fondazione Palmieri in Lecce, Italy with Primo Piano LivinGallery, one of the leading galleries in Southern Italy..

Encounters, 2014, Oil & Tint on canvas, 98 x 98 cm

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MARCO SECCHI marcosecchi.com

Marco Secchi is an accomplished photographer and visual storyteller known for his evocative and timeless imagery. Based in Budapest and Venice, Marco’s work is deeply rooted in documentary and street photography traditions, capturing authentic moments and the subtleties of everyday life. His journey as a photographer spans decades, with a distinct focus on blackand-white photography, where he finds the perfect medium to convey emotion, texture, and depth. A Leica enthusiast, Marco’s artistry is often influenced by the simplicity and precision of rangefinder cameras, and he has a particular passion for Monochrome photography. Marco conducts private, high-end photography workshops across Europe, offering tailored experiences for individuals eager to explore the art of storytelling through the lens. With a background as a Getty Images news and editorial photographer, he brings expertise to his workshops, emphasizing creativity, technical skill, and a deep understanding of his subjects. From the quiet streets of Venice to the rugged landscapes of Scotland, Marco’s photographs narrate stories of culture, history, and human connection. His work is characterized by an understated elegance and a strong sense of place, making him a sought-after mentor for aspiring and professional photographers. Driven by his belief in the power of photography to preserve and share meaningful narratives, Marco continues to explore new perspectives, whether through his camera or his growing body of writing on photography and visual culture.

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MARIA APARICI mariaaparici.com

María Aparici (Valencia Spain 1952) studies at the School of Applied Arts in Burgos and later moves to the USA where she completes her training, graduating in interior design from the New School for Social Research of New York (1988-1992).

Back in Madrid, she continues to study painting with Amadeo Roca and finally obtains a Master’s degree in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts at Madrid’s Complutense University.

TO BE ALIVE in 2025, 2024

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MARIAN SAVA mariansava.com

BIO, SAVA sculptor. SAVA was born in Galati, Romania and lives in Brussels. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, he tames our emotions and questions our conscience through the distinguished and existential force of his sculptures in white and Belgian black marble. The life he gives to stone reminds us that his first approach is fundamentally intellectual. Art Award Artist of the Year 2023, Word of Art, London, UK, Excellence Award in “Gala 100 for Centenary”, President’s Prize at the Salon de Printemps, Lyon, Grand Prix at the Salon d’Orgon and First Prize at the Salon de Cannes, Academic Knight, Acad. Intern. Greece Marino, Italy, Diploma of Excellence Artoteque of London, SAVA has held numerous exhibitions in prestigious locations: Art Fair Spectrum - Red Dot, Miami, USA, Art Expo, Manhattan, New York, Summerhall Church Galleries, Edinburgh, UK, Galerie ART4 Sablon Brussels, Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park, London, European Parliament, Grand Hotels Metropole & Sheraton in Brussels, Louvre Museum in Paris, Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. He participates in many international symposia: Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, France, Switzerland. The elegance and finesse of his sculptures have earned him the opportunity to see his works dispersed in private collections in Germany, Belgium, France, Holland, Lebanon, Romania, Switzerland and Turkey, USA. Address: Chaussée de Waterloo nr 311, 1060, Brussels, Belgium Tel: 32 2 5391439 Gsm: 32 494 424 967 www.mariansava.be. savamarian@gmail.com

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MICHAEL KAPHENGST michaelkaphengst5.wixsite.com/linearismus

“I am of the opinion that it is not possible to escape a “linear process”. For me the world of consumption is not “POP” but a linear process. After all,our hole life is oriented towards consuming, and this leads to the most impossible ( surreal ) everyday situations”. Michael Kaphengst counters the linear sensory overload with consumer goods with his “consumptive surrealism”.

In contrast to POPART, he creates surreal Picture worlds with his consumer goods and assigns them a new artistic task.

In his style “absolute linearism”, he gives straightforwardness no chance. The Artist draws lines across a canvas with an attached brush at the top of a rapier, and with the mobility of the blade he thus also creates his own physical automatism.

Silence, 2014

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MICHAEL KOPPLSTÄTTER michael-kopplstaetter.com

Michael Kopplstätter is a German, Austrian self-taught artist who lives and works in Dornbirn and Schwarzenberg, Austria.

His artistic career began early in New York, where he became close friends with the artist Salome, co-founder of the Neue Wilde. Michael Kopplstätter was infected by the spontaneous and expressive elements of the Neue Wilde at a young age.

Kopplstätter was born in Hohenems, Austria, and studied architecture in Innsbruck before switching to fashion studies. He made a career in the fashion and design industry and worked as a designer, art director and creative director before returning to painting. The artworks, mostly painted in oil, are mainly large scale canvas. Today, the artist has created his own signature style by working through partial blurring between static and blurred planes that leave a vague sense of what lies beneath the surface. Perception and distortion merge together. A distorted reality emerges between frozen space and time, what was and what will be. On the surface, the works appear to be an intoxicating vision of exhibitionism and existentialism, to the point of voyeuristic traits, but intimacy and the unknown are exposed in an independent, artificial way. His unmistakable color palette strikes a chord of desire, control and loss control. The protagonist hovers between abstraction and distorted reality, remaining blurred, shadowy and distorted in a frozen time and space. The thematic focus of his works is the human figure, although the work remains enigmatic and creates a palpable tension between abstract forms, realism and a distorted reality.

Each brushstroke confirms his passion to the artistic craft. His paintings engage a diverse audience in a dialog that goes beyond the visual. In addition to solo and group exhibitions in Europe and gallery presentations, his works have been shown in a museum exhibition. His paintings have been shown for exhibitions during the Venice Biennale, Art Basel Miami and Art Basel Paris. His art is represented in various collections. Publications have appeared in various international specialist magazines and books.

ALTER EGO, 2024. ACRYLIC AND OIL ON CANVAS, 140 x 100 cm.

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MICHAEL MINGQIAN YANG @michaelyangart

I was a corporate executive and now I am a self-taught painter and photographer. My art is inspired by the specific moment with emotional impacts which influence me through people, objects and scenes. I start my painting works with inspiration goal by navigating the whole process with composition and layer color to create the mood moments. The exploration of art journey is great creation fulfillment in my life.

Tibertan lady, 2022, Oil on Linen, 100x100 cm

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MICHEL AUDEBERT michelaudebert-artphoto.fr

The erotic undertones present in Audebert’s pieces add a layer of sensuality and intimacy, enhancing the viewer’s engagement with the artwork. This blend of eroticism and contemplation creates a unique emotional experience, balancing the physical and metaphysical aspects of nature. The viewer is drawn into a state of reverie, where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur, allowing for a more immersive and transformative encounter with the art. Audebert’s works are characterized by a profound exploration of natural elements and their inherent dualities. The cohesion between energy and reverie in his pieces creates a harmonious balance, allowing the viewer to experience a full spectrum of emotions. His art often blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy. offering a contemplative quality that lingers long after the initial viewing

Path to the Light, 2021. Digital photographie in Subligraphie, 50 x 75 cm

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MIRANDA HAMPSON miranda_hampson_art

Miranda Hampson is of Australian Aboriginal descent (Anaiwan), she is recognised as part of the Aboriginal community at Uralla and is currently practicing on Dharawal Country. Her work is grounded in creating works based on the human experience with the aesthetics that connect her to her childhood, nature and culture. Being an Anaiwan woman, with a background in cultural heritage management and archaeology, she aims to paint a landscape of Country that creates a new dialogue about how we move forward as First Nations people in all of our diversity. Whilst she expresses her narrative as an individual, there are a number of shared connections experienced by First Nations people, framed by common themes including kin, Country and the importance of place.

‘SHELLS BECOME SCARCE AS ELDERS PASS’. 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x50cm

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MISHA NICHOLAS @justbeingmisha1996

Misha Nicholas, an award-winning artist, captures the beauty of the ordinary through a neurodivergent lens. Her mixed digital art transforms everyday moments into vivid reflections of her journey, celebrating creativity and the colorful perspectives of life.

Emotions Through Nature, 2024. Digital Art, 1920×1258 cm.

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NATALIA SCHAEFER natalias-art.de - @natalias_art_de2

Natalia Schäfer is a Germany-based award-winning artist and illustrator known for her versatile and captivating works. Since 2009, she has collaborated with renowned German-language publishers to create calendars, stationery, and gift books. Her art spans delicate mandalas with spiritual, metallic patterns, expressive abstract paintings, and African-inspired folk art, defying categorization. Originally from Russia, Natalia, a self-taught artist with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, has been living in Germany for many years. Her multifaceted techniques include using genuine gold, silver, and copper, adding a luminous touch to her paintings. Guided by a deep love for aesthetics, she offers moments of beauty and relaxation in today’s busy world. Her work has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions across major cities, including Berlin, London, Zurich, Gstaad, Montreux, Monaco, Venice, Miami, New York, Tokyo, Dubai ...

Andromeda Galaxy 2024

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NATALIE EGGER unisonart.space

Natalie Egger, multi-award winning Austrian artist, graduated from the University for Applied Arts Vienna, is actively engaged in the fields of photography, digital art & visual arts. Her creative journey unfolds in the vibrant city of Vienna, where she resides and diligently hones her craft. Natalie has experimented with various artistic media, but two particular mediums hold her current fascination: photography and digital art on one hand, and acrylic painting (mostly on canvas) and pencil drawing on the other. In her digital art and photography, she captures close-ups of random subjects encountered during her urban explorations or travels. These serendipitous encounters become snapshots, which she later consciously deconstructs through the fusion of two to four photographs, often incorporating her pencil drawings. This transformative process yields entirely new digital creations, reimagining her original photographs in fresh and unexpected ways. Natalie’s acrylic paintings and pencil drawings reflect her deep fascination with the human face and body, as well as their myriad expressions. Her sources of inspiration include dance, performance theatre, and fashion. The artist has exhibited her work in several group exhibitions online, at museums, galleries and art fairs in Austria, Italy, Spain, UK, USA, China, Greece, Switzerland and Kazakhstan. Her artworks are featured in various art publications and can be admired in private collections in Europe and Asia. Her very first solo exhibition took place in London, UK in July 2024. The limited edition of her second art book “|_pENciL_ dRAWinGs_|” will be published in March 2025.

Website: https://www.unisonart.space/ Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/unison1089/

“Nuba de Caldéron Hondo - blue version”2024, digital art, pencil drawing, photography, print on canvas, 1/1, 100x80x3cm

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NINA TOKHTAMAN VALETOVA artvaletova.com

Nina Valetova is an internationally acclaimed award winning artist, based in New York. After graduating with a master’s degree in art and art history, she began her freelancing career by creating artworks on paper and oil paintings. Nina’s work seamlessly weaves together ancient cultures, mythologies, fantasy, metaphysics, and philosophy. The theme of science is also presented in artworks, like a homotopy and mobius strip. Her paintings and drawings cannot be classified within a particular framework of definitions or styles. In general, Nina’s art defies categorization, and each piece is often created in several styles. Nina is constantly searching for new ways to create art, and as a result, she has established the Synthesis Art Style Her unique style, Synthesis Art, combines suprematism, surrealism, cubism, abstract, and figurative arts, pushing boundaries in contemporary art.

Bird Hunter, oil on canvas, 70 x 50 cm, 2024

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OKSANA SALMINEN oksanasalminen.com

Oksana Salminen is a contemporary artist with a background in fine arts who has exhibited her work throughout Italy, Germany, the US, and the UK. She combines realism with touches of abstraction, transforming landscapes and waterscapes into cheerful works of art. Her paintings, imbued with optimism, seek to enhance the world with an elegant harmony of life, light, and inspiration.

On the Edge, oil on canvas, 90 x 65 cm

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OWEN YORK owenyork.com

Owen York is an award-winning artist from Round Lake Beach, IL - a Chicagoland suburb. He currently lives in Nashville, TN. He received his art degree from the prestigious American Academy of Art in Chicago, and is one of their well-known alumni.

His work has been collected all over the USA and internationally. His life has always been in the arts, starting with drawing and painting his entire life. In his youth, he received Young Author Awards, was in gifted programs, and even played the piano and three types of saxophone. As an adult, he moved into commercial Illustration and became an actor in film, TV and radio. Throughout all these experiences, he has always been a visual artist, and Fine Art is his sole focus since 2008. His work is considered Contemporary Pop Art. You can see the roots of Impressionism and Illustration in his unique style. His influences include space opera and sci-fi, American pop culture, music, film, video games, comic books, satire, memes, politics, government, firearms, and the post-apocalyptic genre. His work usually revolves around the above subject matter.

He works primarily in mixed-media, regularly using drawings, oils, acrylics and watercolors.

Smells Like...Victory, 2024. Mixed Media on Canvas, 61x61 cm

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PATRICK EGGER artpegger.jimdofree.com

Patrick Egger crée des œuvres atmosphériques qui oscillent entre réalisme et hyperréalisme. Ses peintures de paysages des montagnes majestueuses aux douces prairies, en passant par les forêts profondes et les marais mystiques - invitent à l’immersion. Avec une technique magistrale, il capte les ambiances de la nature et les transforme en compositions puissantes et vivantes qui transcendent le temps et l’espace.

Les Grandes Jorasses, 2023. Acrylique sur toile, 80x60cm

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POMPEYO CURBELO MARTIN pompeyocurbelomartin9

Pompeyo Curbelo Martín es un pintor español premiado, nacido en San Sebastián de la Gomera cuyo desarrollo profesional a nivel artístico ha tenido lugar en Viena, Austria. Sus pinturas implican una evolución del arte moderno y conllevan una reflexión de la sociedad actual. Pompeyo cree que el arte debe evolucionar continuamente y no puede quedarse estancado.

Sus obras se basan en sus orígenes insulares y en la influencia del entorno donde creció, las Islas Canarias, así como en las preocupaciones de la sociedad actual, explorando “cualquier tipo inquietud”, hacienda hincapié en los aspectos socioeconómicos de la sociedad contemporánea. Como artista emergente, sus obras han sido expuestas a nivel nacional e internacional, despertando interés en el mundo, Argentina, Austria, Canadá, Estados Unidos, Eslovaquia, Francia, Italia, Luxemburgo, Japón, Países Bajos, Portugal, Reino Unido y Suiza.

El Trigo del Este. Oleo sobre lienzo. 100x81cm

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RANIA ABULHASAN raniaabulhasan.com - @3plus5dots

Rania Abulhasan is a Kuwaiti multimedia painter and illustrator whose work reflects life’s simplicity and beauty. Influenced by her background in fashion and product design, she explores themes of movement, balance, and calm. Her art, characterized by neutral tones, organic shapes, and subtle contrasts, offers a serene space for reflection, inviting viewers to pause and escape the fast pace of life. Active in art and design since 1998, Rania earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The New School at Parsons School of Art and Design, studying in Paris and New York. She majored in Fashion Design, minored in Product Design, and developed her fine art practice at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. This diverse background continues to shape her unique artistic vision, combining design principles with fine art techniques. Collaborating with renowned artists, curators, and designers in cultural hubs like New York, Paris, Milan, Vancouver, and Kuwait has enriched her perspective, lending emotional depth and intellectual nuance to her work. Rania’s art balances serenity with life’s complexities, creating timeless pieces that transcend trends. Her minimalist forms and neutral palettes offer a space where beauty and contemplation converge, providing moments of stillness and quiet connection.

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RAÚL VEGA raulvega.com

Raúl Vega is a native Californian who attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA and the University of Florence, Italy majoring in Architecture. After college, Raúl quickly turned to photography. His award-winning Editorial and Advertising photographs have been published extensively nationally and globally. Raúl has lived and worked in New York and Los Angeles. He’s been residing in Los Angeles since 2001. He has been teaching at Otis College of Art & Design since 2010. Raúl also teaches photography to children at the elementary and high school level. Vega’s “new abstractions” reflect a personal growth resulting from major technical advancements in the world of photography. These innovations allow him the ability to assemble images in new and utterly unexpected ways. Though rooted in a traditional photographic representation of reality, the images, when combined with other elements such as color, texture and varied opacities, allow for a new visual language, a thrilling interaction with the viewer. Vega’s projects are often born out of serendipitous encounters rather than preconceived plans, highlighting his belief in the power of the unexpected to fuel creativity. Vega’s new work flips back and forth between and the rigors of representation and the liberating ambiguity of abstraction. The result is intellectually challenging that could not have existed in an earlier time.

13 ear weapo, 11.2024, Photography, 76.2 x 101.6 cm

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RICHAR GOBOUT rickart.gallery

A Journey of Inspiration: Resilience, Creativity, and Artistic Expression every texture, every choice of medium carries within it the echoes of my life’s challenges, triumphs, and spiritual awakening. My journey is about art. My art is a reflection of my life—a testament to resilience, creativity, and the profound depths of human expression. It speaks to not only my personal spiritual journey but also my triumph over challenges such as Marfan Syndrome. The surgeries and obstacles I faced in my youth have added layers of depth and meaning to my work, allowing it to transcend mere aesthetics and connect with the soul. My creative process often flourishes in the quiet solitude of nighttime, a time when my mind feels most alive and attuned to inspiration. In the 1980s, I experienced three profound out-of-body experiences (NDEs) that permanently altered my perception of reality. These moments reshaped my understanding of existence as an organic, carbon-based being on Earth. They instilled in me a deep appreciation for the present moment and the intricate interconnectedness of life, enriching my work with purpose and depth beyond the ordinary. Each piece I create is imbued with this transformative journey. It is not merely art but a narrative—a visual and tactile embodiment of my raison d’être, my reason for being. My work invites viewers to engage with it, not just with their eyes but with their hearts and minds, creating a shared experience that resonates on a deeply human level.

RIKXECOM Sun Up, 2023. Acrylic on canvas, 50.8 x 50.8 cm.

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RITA SCHOONMAKER artworkarchive.com/profile/rita-schoonmaker

My primary approach is abstraction expressionism. With each new work the creation process is an attempt to convey either feelings or an impression of the natural world. I work by searching for a balance between what appears to be totally accidental and spontaneous. I take what I have chosen to motivate me beyond representational and into the sense of what what each piece means to me at the time of creation. With each new work, the creative process is a search for the right combination of line, the right color choice, and the movement to bring an impression to fruition. I will explore themes sufficiently to draw out fresh expressions, to draw out new challenges. This approach ensures variety to help keep me intellectually engaged in my artistic explorations. At times I will have totally disparate concepts working simultaneously for balance, visually and mentally, while searching through each piece, finding the various colors and forms appropriate for each one. I am always aware of color relationships, and how colors can convey certain feelings. As a student of the concepts of color theory as written in books by Joseph Albers and Hans Hoffman, I am selective in my color choices with the evolving image.

Spectrum, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 45.72 X 35.56 x 3.8 cm

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SILKE WOLFF bit.ly/singulart-silke-wolff

Silke Wolff *1965 lives and works as an artist in Ludwigshafen GER During childhood she had her own desk, drawing and painting gestural, abstract and informel in 4 media. Wolff studied drawing and design at 4 prestigious universities (ENSCI Paris, Art Center CA . . .) in GER, F, Montreux CH/USA. Followed by 14 years freelancing in product design (GER/NL/CHN/ AUS). Wolff traveled up to 6 months the USA, Yemen, Egypt, Thailand, China and India discovering new cultures. She studies books about science and art (Gombrich) and archives. A supranatural universe opened up to her when she started daily Taoist meditation by Grandmaster Mantak Chia 1996. This realm Wolff interprets in her “Digital, Mediumistic, Surreal Post Pop Art” by original-graphics based on own drawings and photographies, completed with 2 texts, certificates, individualizing drawings, titles, edition numbers, dates and signatures. After her start at Wilhelm Hack Museum Ludwigshafen GER 2019 she put her resources into fine art. Galleries like Artifact, Boomer, Itsliquid, Arteom, Paks, FCG, OutsideIn, Saachiart, Singulart . . . present her original-graphics in GER/UK/I/ES/F/LUX/MC/CAN/BRA/CHN/UAE/USA. Wolff publishes on Instagram, in catalogs, magazines, books, gives interviews and holds certificates and reviews by Anthony Fawcett London UK, Hauser + Wirth . . . Silke Wolff has been nominated for the “Top 60 Masters Award” 2024 + 2025 by Art Tour Int. and awarded with the “Boomer Prize 3”, “Phoenix Prize”, “Velazquez & Goya Prize”, “Jubilee Prize”, “Best Contemporary Masters” and „Artist of the Year 2025“ by Effetto Arte.

Silke Wolff 2022 Supra Energeti, -te, -tos Emerging 6 parted ensemble no. 3, original graphic edition no. 3 of 10, drawings and photos processed digitally on acrylic glass aluminum, 90 x 90 x 3 cm, 3.000 Euro, + 2 texts, certificates, individualizing drawings, dated, labelled and signed

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SIMON DARLING sdarling-art.com

With his creativity and innate talent that defies convention; SDarling has emerged as a true force in the contemporary art world. From an early age, SDarling displayed an inherent artistic ability and curiosity that drove him on a lifelong artistic journey. Exploring numerous of mediums, from painting, to digital art and mixed media, SDarling confidently plays with the boundaries of artistic expression, forging a unique and unambiguous style. SDarling’s art is a captivating blend of portraiture, complex details, and thought-provoking symbolism. Each brushstroke expresses a narrative, inviting viewers to delve into the depths of their imagination and embark on a visual odyssey. Through his art, SDarling explores themes of identity and the interplay between the psychological and philosophical aspects of human nature. Recognized for his innovative approach, SDarling’s works have been showcased in prestigious galleries, international exhibitions, and private collections worldwide.

His fascinating creations have garnered critical acclaim, captivating audiences with their mesmerizing beauty and evocative storytelling. Beyond his artistic endeavours, SDarling is committed using art as an inspiration for positive change. Actively engaged with community, collaborating with organizations and charities to promote art education and support social causes.

As we immerse ourselves in the captivating world of SDarling, we are transported to a realm where imagination knows no bounds, inviting us to question, and to embrace the obscure. With each creation, SDarling continues to redefine the boundaries of artistic expression, leaving a permanent mark on the art world and inspiring us to see the world through a new lens.

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SONIA I.ROSEVAL soniarosevalartist.net

Sonia Roseval, a dynamic artist whose journey spans continents and cultures, was born in Tunis, Tunisia, and moved to Montreal as a child. Influenced by her intellectually inquisitive father and creatively skilled mother, Sonia’s early life was filled with wonder and curiosity. At the age of twelve, she began drawing portraits, an early indicator of her artistic path. Self-taught but nurtured by a supportive community, Sonia’s techniques evolved organically, heavily guided by intuition and meditation.

Her artwork often features intricate sewing patterns inspired by her mother, symbolizing deeper states of consciousness.

This personal yet universally resonant approach forms the core of her creative exploration. Rich in diverse influences from her travels, Sonia’s work also draws inspiration from masters like De Kooning and Cy Twombly. She has strong ties to the Lasalle Artist Association and L’Aquarium Foundation, which provide platforms for her unique vision. Sonia’s art has been showcased in galleries across North America, including the Marden Art Gallery in Pointe-Claire, the Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Pierre Boucher Museum, and the Museum of Mont-Saint-Hilaire. She has received accolades such as the Honorable Mention at the 2023 AIMPE Japan Awagami Mini Print Japanese Juried Exhibit, the Prize for Harmony for Humanity in 2024, the International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci in Milan, and the International Prize Phoenix in the Arts in Venice. Featured in publications like the Art in America guide and Art Virtuoso catalogue, as well as the cover of Revue Plastir, Sonia’s global presence continues to grow. Notable collectors include the L’Assemblée National du Quebec and the Aquarium Foundation in Montreal. Sonia Roseval’s evolving journey underscores her commitment to touching lives globally through art, which she regards as a vital element of contemporary life. Her work represents her core values, making a compelling case for the indispensable role of art in society.

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SOTARO TAKANAMI sotartaro@gmail.com

From January 11 to February 26, 2024, I held a retrospective exhibition at the Takashimaya Archives Museum in Osaka. The media coverage was extensive, and I was grateful for the large number of visitors who came to see my work. In Japan, just as I felt I had reached a turning point within myself, receiving this introduction from This Book has been incredibly fortuitous and greatly appreciated. I believe I will continue painting until the moment I die. In my twenties, I experienced friendship, respect, passionate love, music, aestheticism, intense darkness, anxiety, illness, death, conflict, and anger. During that time, I felt a connection to God and had new discoveries every day. It was a stimulating, free, and happy period. As time flowed like wind pushing clouds, I realized that those moments were unique to that time—my youth. Since then, while being haunted by memories of those enjoyable times, I have continued to paint. Even if I paint a hundred or a thousand pieces, each one surpasses past memories and gives me a sense of a new, first-time experience and a zest for life. For me, painting is like water in a desert, quenching my thirst under the scorching sun. Whether I live to paint or paint to live, I constantly ask myself.

The mysteries within my paintings are ones I probably won’t solve even if I live for another hundred years. Every day, I hold my brush at a set time, hoping to get closer to those answers, even if just a little, in my remaining time.

Rain, ‘2015, Oil on canvas, 73×91cm

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SYLVIA MEKHITARIAN sylviamekhitarian.com

Sylvia Mekhitarian, Visual artist, Printmaker lives in Australia. Born1952 Egypt, to Arminian parents, during the Suez Crisis the family left for England where she did most of her schooling. 1965 family migrated to Sydney, Australia. During her married years, Sylvia had her own children and lived in an alternative life style. She became interested in life-drawing, Painting and ceramics. Finally started university to later become a high school teacher. Sylvia holds Bachelor visual arts, Post Graduate computer education and a Graduate diploma in education. She graduated and became a fulltime visual arts high school teacher, keeping her art practise as much as she could during her teaching years. She lives in a rural countryside in Queensland, travels to and from the Printmaking studio, she can get access to the lithography press. Her artwork is primarily printmaking, mixed media and drawing and varies from the traditional methods to the experimental. Inspiration comes from her environment influences and the issues of social structure and its impact on human condition. Sylvia’s technique, start with rough sketches from memory she said, ‘once I paint with the brush on the stone, it will change again, well I could say it’s a passion of mine to work spontaneously onto the lithography stone and I love the exploration, especially the drawing part from memory and how it translates automatically onto my stone. With touche-wash and brush in hand it flows while moving the mark, I see the image in my mind and it translates onto the stone’.

Mt view road, 2022, stone lithography, 49 x 35cm.

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TAMARA MICHEL tamaramichelArt.com

Tamara Michel ist in Ukraine geboren,in Moskau studirte und seit 30 Jahren lebt undarbeitet wie freiberufliche Kunstlerin in Wien.Sie malt Bilder mit Ol,Aquarel und Acryl Farben auf Leinwand und Papier.Sie ist bekant fur ihren innovativen Einsatz von Zeichenmedien,Mahltechniken und uberwaltigenden Farbkombinationen.Satte tiefe Farben umhullen die geheimnisvollen Darstellungen ihrer figurativen Kunstwerke und verguten den Betrachter der naturlichen Landschaften zum Teil imaginarer wie realistischen Landschaftkunst zum mitteisen.Sie hat eigenes Stiel,gemischt zwieschen figuratieven und impressionistischen,in Olmalerei benutz sie manchmal Aquare l Malerei Technik,was macht ihre Bilder frisch und saftig.

Zukunft und Vergangencheit.2024. Öl auf LW.100/100.

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THOMAS MORGAN thomasmorganphotography.com

Thomas Morgan began his journey as a photographer much like many of his peers: with a camera passed down or gifted.

It wasn’t anything extravagant—just a practical, reliable tool with quality glass and simple operations. For Morgan, it was a Yashica-MAT 124G, acquired during the camera’s final years in production. Even then, it was something of an oddball relic, as most of his contemporaries had already embraced the convenience of 35mm. But Morgan has always been—and remains—rebellious. To Morgan, his cameras are more than tools; they’re extensions of his inner dialogue, a means to bring his vision into focus. He composes as he shoots, often reflecting on the ever-accelerating pace of life. “It’s a fast-moving world,” he says, “but through my constant pursuit of photographic excellence, I’m able to notice the details, the stories, and the drama in the stillness between stoplights. I’ll always keep shooting. Most of the pictures won’t be great, but the ones that make it through—those, I hope, will transcend and become true photographs.”

Remembrance of Rivers, 2024

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TILMANN KRUMREY tilmannkrumrey.com

Born 1966 in a family of artistic personalities and a strong bauhaus heritage (hfg ulm). First artistic impulses as a child of 7 in the studio of his great aunt, a professional sculptor. Studies history of art, impresses with brilliance and switches to economics half way through: Krumrey is driven by a deep wish of altering our in-human post-capitalist, war-driven, naturedestroying society and expects the tools in finance and in business. At 30 a journey through Greece produces a turn: Krumrey embarks on a dialogue with classical figure and makes the human form subject of his creative endeavor. First studio in Lower Bavaria, working in parallel in internet consulting business. Krumrey directs the course of his company to venture capital, still memorizing his old dream of altering society by altering decisions in finance. Instead, he looses track on his art and grows inner tension, realizing hat this is not the right path: “within finance” creates a failure, another “from within” is needed. For his mission he gets back at work into his studio on a full time basis: changing society from “within consciousness” by the power of art. Krumrey realizes that built space (architecture) and body (corpus or sculpture) is complementary, like hand and glove i.e. The interaction of space and body unfolds spontaneously, is always unconsciously present and influences emotional condition and feeling. Therefore he builds immersive “theatre stages” for sculptures, where all senses – by acoustics, light, temperature, smell, touch etc – are addressed as a total work of art (Gesamtkunstwerk). Those spaces alter consciousness and build bridges between inner worlds of dream and physical existence. He uses classic materials – stone, wood, plaster, wax, bronze – in order to strengthen innovation of form rather than material innovation. From there Krumrey moves to video: for conserving the spaces built, for transferring those into another medium (film) and for telling the story, contained within each sculpture, into a movie plot. 2020 leads to the loss of his studio in Athens. Back in Munich he paints over 20 paintings, develops old master techniques, researches oil-painting methods from Caravaggio to Rembrandt, combines them with 19th century alla prima painting. Introducing sculptural ideas in painting, Krumrey establishes spaces beyond physical reality within the space of a canvas, confronting abstraction and color with figuration and placing figures in landscapes of dream and vision. 2023 a new studio place is found: 6.2 hectares of land, 300 year old stone houses, within a national park at the Italian Riviera: ready for developing a new Gesamtkunstwerk of art, land and space. The 2024 participation at Biennale di Venezia is a present culmination of his artistic career.

Man-Wo-Man, 2012, Acrystal Prima (acrylic resin and glass fibre) or patinated bronze, 84 x 153 x 55 cm. Photo: Christoph A. Hellhake

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WENDY COHEN wendycohen.net.au

Wendy Cohen is a Sydney-based artist who has earned BFA and MFA degrees. She actively exhibits her work at Art Expo NYC, Art San Diego, Art Spectrum Miami, and The Other Art Fair in Sydney. Wendy’s art is a luminous dance of color, movement, and emotion. She creates paintings that integrate shapes, and lines, juxtaposed with collage elements into cohesive compositions that transform static spaces into vibrant synchronized visual tapestries of contrasting hues. Flowing ideas are manifested that draw the viewer’s attention to the brushstrokes, mark-making, and materiality on the surface of each painting.

Plush Posh Velvet, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 92cm x 122cm

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YASUO ODA yasuoodaart.com

Yasuo Oda, a Japanese digital artist based in the United States, is renowned for his pioneering approach to etherealism—an innovative artistic style emphasizing light, transparency, and otherworldly beauty. Drawing from his Japanese heritage and global influences, Oda explores themes of harmony, cosmic connection, and humanity’s shared history. Central to Oda’s process is his groundbreaking use of an RGB palette, where the three primary colors blend to create light rather than shadow.

This unique method, achieved by layering multiple photographs, allows him to craft luminous, multidimensional compositions that push the boundaries of digital art. His works evoke a sense of transcendence, immersing viewers in dreamlike worlds that balance abstraction and realism. Signature pieces such as Imagine (528Hz), Jomon’s Breeze (Katakamuna), and Father & Son exemplify his ability to create compelling narratives through the interplay of light and color. Each piece invites the audience on a journey of discovery, offering an immediate visual impact paired with layered complexity for sustained engagement. Oda’s artistic vision transcends the limits of traditional media, blending tradition with cutting-edge innovation to redefine the possibilities of digital expression. His works, celebrated in exhibitions and collections worldwide, serve as both a bridge between past and future and an exploration of the human spirit’s resilience and creativity. Through his art, Oda continues to inspire, offering a vision of harmony and connection that resonates deeply in today’s fragmented world.

Imagine (528Hz) 2024

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ZEBULUN J LUND zeblund.com

As an architect by training with an emphasized interest in ruins and drawings, all of my work pursues space, time, and the essence of the human condition. The works aim to convey expression, emotion, and observation.

Fontana Study, 2020

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ALEX SHER ANNE-MARIE GIROUX ANTOINE KHANJI BAIBA ABELITE BENJAMIN FERRY BERNARD PINEAU BIRGIT KALKOFEN BOB RICOTTA CARMEN RIEGER CAROL CARPENTER CHAITALI. V PURUSHOTHAMAN CHIKARA KOMURA CHRISTINA MITTERHUBER CHRISTOPHER FOWLER COR FAFIANI DAN TERRY DANIEL AGRA DANIEL YORK DEBORRA MARSHALL BOHRER DESPINA KYRIACOU DR LOWLY (LOW LEE YONG) ELIZABETH DONATHAN ERIKO KANIWA EUGENE KURLANDSKY FINA FERRARA

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FRANCE MALO GAYLE PRINTZ, A WORLD MASTER ARTIST GIANCARLO (LACHI LEA) DE LUCA GINO DALLE LUCHE GIORA CARMI GORAN MAKESKI GOST GIORGIO GRACE HUANG HANNA SUPETRAN HANNE HOLDORF HARRY SALMI HELEN KAGAN HEALINGARTS IVAN KANCHEV IVANA GAGIĆ KIČINBAČI JANE GOTTLIEB JENNIFER BAIN JENNY BENNETT JEONG-AH ZHANG JOANNA LEVESLEY JOEL DOUEK JOSEF WEIDNER JUDITH BEALE JULIE WAAS KAREN BJERG PETERSEN KAT KLEINMAN

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