Notre Dame 49th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale Program

ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR | 49TH ANNUAL

Virtual Fine Art Show & Sale ONLINE PREVIEW SALE: JANUARY 28 ONLINE SALE: JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY

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WELCOME TO THE 49TH ANNUAL ART SHOW & SALE Art Show Committee Christa Amos, Chair Sophia Amos

Welcome to Notre Dame’s 49th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale! Thank you to Art Show Chair Christa Amos P’20’23, members of the committee, and the community of dedicated volunteers who began working on this event last spring. With lessons learned from the Virtual Art Show in 2021, this year’s event will continue to feature our convenient virtual platform while showcasing over 1,200 pieces of original art. The combination of leadership, creativity, and dedication have come together to create an inspiring event for our guests, sponsors, and local community.

Colleen Barth Sarah-Vaughan Brakman Cyndi Bratteson Kimberly Brennan Debbie Cacciutti Maria Calderaro

We extend our gratitude to our generous sponsors who help make this event possible through their financial support. In addition, this show has a rich tradition supported by many volunteers, who spend countless hours behind the scenes to make this show a reality. Finally, our guests are a critical part of this show as the artists exhibit their outstanding work. We are deeply grateful for the ongoing commitment of all participants.

Nina Cullen Christina Daly Renee DeGennaro Karen Downing Elizabeth Eck Kristie Ganley

For 49 years, we have welcomed many local artists to our show. We welcome artists who have previously participated as well as those who are new. This annual Fine Art Show truly brings together our community for a week of celebrating the arts and supporting the students at Notre Dame. I am confident that the 49th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale will be a tremendous success!

Stephanie Giampietro Marina Good Nicole Gress

Laura M. Hotchkiss, Ed.D. Head of School

Mary Beth Hepner Denick Herrin Colleen Hutchinson Jennifer Kendall Sophia Langley Rita LaRue Marchelle Leonard Melissa McGlinn Jen McGowan Allyson McTear Arpy Minasian Linda Mitchell Kathryn Murphy Theresa Murtagh Crissy Pyfer Maria Recchilungo Nicole Reilly Christa Seeger Kristen Sheffer Kelly Sweeney Trish Upadhyay 1

On behalf of the Parents’ Association, I’m honored to welcome you to the Academy of Notre Dame’s Annual Fine Art Show and Sale. We are pleased to bring you an extraordinary virtual event celebrating our 49th year. You can browse the beautiful collection at home through our expertly designed online site. There is truly something for everyone.

We encourage you to explore the exhibit and consider a purchase. With the funds from each sale, we are able to support the Academy as they inspire our young women to inquire, explore, imagine and innovate. Please keep in mind that 35% of your purchase is eligible as a tax donation. We are grateful for your support of this wonderful event and of the Academy of Notre Dame.

Finally, I’d like to thank Christa Amos P’20’23, the entire Art Show Committee and the many parent & faculty volunteers whose passion, creativity and energy made this virtual event possible. Their dedication to Notre Dame and to producing a first class fine art show is unparalleled.

Stephanie Giampietro P’24 President, Notre Dame Parents’ Association

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Moments For All. The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur and the Art Show Committee is honored to be hosting the 49th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale. This year’s exciting online format allows us to expand the beauty of the show “beyond the gates” - making the show increasingly adaptive, progressive, and inclusive. The featured artist this year is artist and interior designer, Gretchen Fuss. The piece selected for this year’s invitation is Gretchen’s work titled, “Moments for All.” This is quite intentional as we celebrate new opportunities and ways to enjoy the show in this year’s virtual setting. We look forward to welcoming those who are new to the show and welcoming back familiar friends, patrons, artists and family. It is going to be a great show!

Behind the scenes! I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the individuals who have made this event possible. The 49th Annual Art Show committee is composed of many parent volunteers committed to maintaining this beloved Notre Dame Tradition. What is unique about this year’s committee is that we have many new Notre Dame parents involved in the show preparations. Their enthusiasm and dedication bring much excitement and a plethora of new ideas. Under the guidance and commitment of our talented returning art committee members, the 49th Annual Art Show committee is a creative and synergetic team delivering a fantastic show.

The art committee celebrates the partnership and support from our new Head of School, Dr. Laura Hotchkiss, the entire administration, faculty, staff, students, and members of our Alumni Association and Parents’ Association. In addition, we would like to thank Notre Dame Parent Liaison Paula Gaughan. Mrs. Gaughan serves as constant support of not only the Art Show, but that of all aspects of the Notre Dame Parents’ Association initiatives.

And to our sponsors, artists, and community partners, we would like to thank you. Your gifts of time, talent, and treasure help make this event successful in supporting the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur and the many programs that enrich our students’ academic experience.

Enjoy the Show. Visit www.ndartshow.com to view the collections and shop from Saturday, January 29– Sunday, February 6, 2022. (35% of every sale is eligible as a tax deduction).

Thank you for being a patron of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur 49th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale.

Christa Amos P’20, P’23 Chair of the 49th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale

THANK YOU The 49th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale Committee extends a heartfelt thank you to the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur administration, faculty, staff, and students for their support of the show, with special recognition to: Administration Dr. Laura Hotchkiss Dr. Liz Willis Bridget Bonner

Faculty/Staff Linda Benton Elizabeth Bowen Lisa D’Orazio Paula Gaughan Maria Gunn Kara Luzi

Mary Beth McNichol Kate Rupertus Dave Teasdale and the Facilities Staff Adele Williams Elizabeth Winter Lori Wooten

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SPONSORS Notre Dame’s Fine Art Show & Sale Committee would like to extend a special thank you to the generous sponsors of this year’s event.

SUNFLOWER

GOLD

David and Tara Bramwell Carnegie Wealth Management Andy and Crissy Pyfer Ed and Kelly Sweeney Tom and Colleen Tegler

Gary and Christa Amos Matthew and Wendy Civitella Tom and Kara Cullen Rob and Carol D’Anjolell Charles and Karen Downing Andrew and Andrea Gerardi Frank and Stephanie Giampietro Jim and Maria Gunn Bashar and Lara Qubain

SHAMROCK Daniel and Susan Edmundowicz Charlie and Denick Herrin Foundation Capital Management, LLC David and Michelle Frank LARGO Consulting Services John and Melissa McGlinn Murtagh Bros., Inc. Tim and Christa Seeger Stephanie Kraus Designs Dave and Anne Schoemaker Vazquez ’99 Kara Vitanzo

GOLD BUSINESS Masterpiece Custom Framing

BLUE BUSINESS Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Lifecycle WomanCare Brendan and Jen McGowan Brian and Donna McNeill ProVision Productions

SALES NOTES • All sales are final. Refunds and exchanges are not permitted. Shipping is not available.

• Do you need assistance with your purchase? Email us via the Contact Us tab. Our Customer Service Volunteers will respond in a timely manner and are happy to assist you with selecting art, making a purchase, or with any other questions you may have.

• Purchased art must be picked up at The Academy of Notre Dame Mansion on Thursday, February 10th from 2 - 6pm or Friday, February 11th from 8:30 am - 12 pm. (560 Sproul Road, Villanova, PA) Detailed information regarding purchased art pick-up will be emailed to purchasers by February 9th. Purchases not picked up within 180 days of the sale date become the property of Notre Dame.

• Every piece in our show is an original work of art and many sell quickly. Fortunately, many of our Artists accept commissions, a process in which you communicate directly with the artist for a custom piece of art. Guidelines vary by artist. Please contact ndartshow@ndapa.org for more information.

• 35% of every sale is eligible as a tax deduction and funds generated by the show support the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur’s mission of educating young women for responsible living in a global society. A tax letter will be mailed to you after the completion of the show.

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• Thank you for your support!

FEATURED ARTIST

Gretchen Fuss The Art Committee is honored to welcome Gretchen Fuss as our Featured Artist!

Gretchen is an artist known for her colorful and thought-provoking abstract paintings.

Gretchen is an accomplished artist and interior designer from Swarthmore, PA. She showed an interest and aptitude for art at an early age and was inspired by the work of her mother, a talented artist in her own right.

Schooled at Moore College of Art & Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gretchen continued to hone her craft in the corporate world at stops including The Franklin Mint, Burgoyne Greeting Cards and Toll Brothers.

Gretchen specializes in abstracts and atmospheric landscapes using oils and acrylic on canvas. Her technique is to build layers of colors and texture to create works that are somewhat recognizable but provoke the viewer to see things in the painting that only their own mind might allow. At the heart of her work is a desire to evoke emotions that bring light and joy.

A mother of five grown daughters and a grandmother, Gretchen lives with her husband Mark and their dog Zambezi.

Instagram: GretchenFuss Website: www.gretchenfuss.com

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EXHIBITING ARTISTS Carolyn Aberbach Rachel Altschuler Christa Amos Carol Angstadt Nancy Barch Al Barker Beth Bathe Jacalyn Beam Elise Bond Nadia W. Bond Stephen Brehm Rachel Brown Lisa Budd Dan Burstein Maryanne Buschini Diane Cannon Mary Cassidy Sue Ciccone Catherine Colsher Valerie Craig Deborah Craley Doris Davis-Glackin† Kathryn Young Deaville Patrice DeVirgilis Shawn Faust Liz Finley Sharon Garlepp Ellen Gavin Jack Giangiulio Joe Grubb Ann Guidera-Matey Jeanne Gunther Teresa Haag

New artists in bold

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† Deceased

Maggie Hagstrom Maureen Haley Jack Hayes Heidi Hendrickson Kimberly Hoechst Mary Holton Neal Hughes Madeleine Kelly Lidia Kohutiak Johanne Lamarche Diane Lavelle Andy Lendway Elaine Lisle Theresa Losa Brian Marshall Mandy Martin Wendy McClatchy Ana Delia McCormack Janine McGuire Pam McKee George McMonigle Joe Milligan Stephanie Molnar Ellie Moniz Andrea Moran Victor Mordasov Albert Moretti Terri Morse Lisa Muller Kiya Nicole Darby O’Grady Susan O’Hanlon Susan O’Reilly Elisabeth Olver

Sal Panasci Kelly Ploszay John Pompeo Tara Porter Lisa Prinzo Peter Quarracino Michael Reimer Susan Reiser Bob Richey Elizabeth Sabine Monique Sarkessian Jeff Schaller Sandra Sedmak Engel Sandra Severson Vidya Shyamsundar Kim Smith Genevieve Snyder Temre Stanchfield Susan Stefanski Ann Suchecki Lila Turjanski-Villard Jessica Turner Helena vanEmmerik Finn Tara Vaughan JoAnne Coughlin Walsh George Watson JP Weber Merrill Weber MaryAnn Weselyk Jan Wier Jeannie Wolfington Matt Wren Barbara Zanelli

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Carolyn Aberbach Carolyn is a graduate of Rosemont College near Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art. Additionally, she studied in the Interior Design program at Kean College of New Jersey. Over the years she has attended classes at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia and the Art League of Ocean City, in Ocean City, Maryland. She took part in the Ocean City Art League Plein Air Events of August 2017 through August 2021. She is a member of the Charleston Artist Guild and The Art League of Ocean City, in Maryland. Carolyn works in a loose, impressionistic style blending harmonious color combinations with simplicity of design. While home is the Delaware shore where the bays and ocean offer numerous locales for subjects, she also spends part of the year in Charleston, SC. This has brought new inspiration. It is easy to be captivated by the light and color of Charleston and the surrounding low country.

WEBSITE:

carolynaberbachfineartstudio.wordpress.com carolynkeeneraberbach

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Rachel Altschuler A native of Chester County, Rachel developed a love for nature at an early age. Growing up in such bucolic surroundings provided not only a haven, but eventual inspiration for her art. Rachel is best known for her whimsical and sometimes mysterious paintings of birds that challenge the traditions of portraiture and question the ethereal beliefs that connect humans and animals. Often painted at large scale, Rachel pays close attention to detail in the eyes, while simultaneously utilizing bold color and purposeful brushstrokes. Her ability to create such powerful human connections to her work has garnered her attention on a global level. Rachel’s work has been selected for multiple national and international juried exhibitions and displayed in public and private collections around the world. She has been published in many prestigious publications, most recently being featured in the December, January, and February editions of British Vogue Magazine.

WEBSITE:

www.rmaad.com

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Christa Amos Christa Amos resides in Chester County, PA where she works in her home studio creating works in oil manipulating its unique qualities of texture and viscosity. In addition, Christa enjoys printmaking and mixed media. After earning a BFA in illustration and graphic design at Moore College of Art and Design, she later acquired a master’s degree from Arcadia University. As an art educator, Christa strives to connect to her students through authentic connections in art making. As a practicing artist, she connects to her audience through the subject matter of her art. Christa’s art serves as a reminder of the things, places and moments that spark joy and gratitude.

WEBSITE:

www.christaamos.com

INSTAGRAM:

christa.amos.art

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Carol Angstadt Carol is a painter and graphic designer working from her home studio in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. As she continues a long career designing books, she splits her time between computer and easel. Going back to her roots as a maker and painter, she is inspired by the natural treasures found in the countryside and woods close to home. Her paintings are a playful celebration and interpretation of plant life, and occasionally, a comment on our station in this natural world.

WEBSITE:

www.carolangstadt.com

INSTAGRAM:

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Nancy Barch Nancy has evolved from illustration to watercolor and finally, mixed media. Nancy has won several coveted awards over the years for work in a variety of media but has decidedly focused on a mix of acrylics, collage, and image transfers. She has been featured in 100 Artists of the Mid Atlantic, a book published by Amazon.com. Her work is in many corporate collections such as Morgan Stanley, Lincoln Investments, among others.

WEBSITE:

www.nancybarch.com

Al Barker Al Barker earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Forestry and later received a National Fellowship for doctorate work. He became a forestry educator and taught post-secondary education. For more than forty years, Al has been a full-time artist who specializes in smaller-sized paintings.

Since 2007, Al continuously exhibits at The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, where he participates in the International Modern Marine Masters Invitational and the annual Plein Air Painters Exhibit. He has been a continuous exhibitor at the prestigious Easton Waterfowl Festival from its inception in 1970 and is a participant and prizewinner in Plein Air and Invitational competitions in the Eastern United States. His paintings have been purchased by major museums, and private collectors throughout the United States. Al is a member the Whiskey Painters of America, Artists Fellowship of New York City, the prestigious Salmagundi Club in New York City, and listed in Who’s Who in American Art. WEBSITE: 7

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Beth Bathe From Lancaster PA, Beth Bathe’s representational paintings have been described by art critics as “Evoking nostalgia, like that of an old sepia toned photograph, often with just touches of color.” Curiosity about the medium Beth works is often the first question of many viewers. Is it watercolor, is it oil? Beth’s answer: “Somewhat both.” She works with Water Mixable Oil Colors in a limited palette, using brushes and unconventional tools. Beth crisscrosses the country painting en plein air and participates in over ten high-profile juried and invitation national competitions a year. She loves the travel and catching up with her artist friends who are often compared to “carnies” traveling from competition to competition. Beth was a featured artist in the 2018 February/March issue of PleinAir Magazine and in the Dec/Jan 2021 issue in an article about water mixable oil paints.

WEBSITE:

bethbathe.com

INSTAGRAM:

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Jacalyn Beam Jacalyn Beam was born in Chester County, PA. Her early training in art was rooted in the history and beauty of the Brandywine Valley. She holds a B.S. in Music, M.Ed. and Ed.D. and has always held a passion for painting. Jacalyn is a member of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, Washington Society of Landscape Painters and the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association (MAPAPA). She served on the Board of Directors of MAPAPA and the Chadds Ford Historical Society for eight years. The Governor appointed Jacalyn to the Delaware State Art Commission starting in 2020. Jacalyn is included in books, magazines, and other documents including, 100 Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters published by Schiffer; Brandywine Valley Reflections, as an artist helping to preserve the Brandywine traditions; HUNT Magazine; the Bucks County Herald; and Chester County Times to name a few.

WEBSITE:

jacalynbeam.com

INSTAGRAM:

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Elise Bond Elise Bond resides in Cape May County, NJ and is formerly from Chester Springs, PA. In the early 2000’s, she was the owner of a successful mural company and is now a full-time artist showing her work on both coasts.

For the last two years she has been focused on painting various Women in the Arts. Initially inspired by the vintage glamour of the 1920’s and then moving into succeeding decades, she created sepiatoned portraits juxtaposed against colorful wallpapered backgrounds.

This series has since evolved to adorning her subjects with elaborate "crowns" and creatures, implementing her love of nature. "Throughout the history of art there has been a glaring absence of female artists.

Even today, women remain dramatically underrepresented in the art world. My objective is to raise awareness of women in all of the arts and to celebrate their lives and achievements. This process has been a very personal journey of discovery for me. In researching the challenges that have shaped these women, I have found that there is a little bit of each of their stories that resonates with me as a female artist. Equally, there is a little part of myself that resides in each painting."

WEBSITE:

www.elisefineart.com

INSTAGRAM:

elisefineart

Nadia W. Bond Nadia has been a potter for the last 23 years. She is a current member of The Potters Guild.

Working as an Interior Designer for more than thirty years gave her a love of grace and line that she incorporates into the pieces that she throws. Nadia is an artist who has perfected a glazing process that uses three separate glazes applied on three different days that become an artful pattern of petals that enhances the bowls she creates. She also loves to work in Colored Clay that gives a painted look to her pieces.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Stephen Brehm Born in France and raised in a military family, Stephen found himself immersed in amazing locations including, Germany, Puerto Rico, Florida and Northern California. While living and exploring those locales he acquired a great love of Mother Nature, and found an inspirational setting is paramount in his painting process. Capturing light and the vibration between two colors while building the painting surface with loose, direct, and vibrant brushwork is his goal. Depicting a gesture or object with as few strokes as needed is what Stephen seeks, and there is something about this simplicity and the look of fresh wet paint that moves his artist soul. Stephen Brehm holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Millersville University. He was featured in Philadelphia Style Magazine and has received numerous honors for his talents. His paintings reside in homes and businesses from California, Florida, and throughout the northeast and Europe. Stephen exhibits extensively at outdoor art shows up and down the east coast as well as the midsouth. He has also had solo and group exhibitions in galleries in DE and PA. WEBSITE:

www.StephenBrehm.com

INSTAGRAM:

stephenbrehmfineart

Rachel Brown Rachel received her BA in Fine Arts from Penn State University. During her time at Penn State, she spent a semester in Rome studying painting and art history as a student in Tyler School of Art’s Temple Rome Program. After a hiatus from painting, and 18 productive years building a career in the corporate world, she realized her need to foster her passion and mature and expand her techniques, so she left that world behind to focus full-time on her art. Rachel’s work is rich with vibrant color, energy, and movement, and is most influenced by the stunning colors and shapes found in water, shells, botanicals and natural surroundings of some of her favorite destinations. www.artatrachelbrown.com/portfolio INSTAGRAM: art_at_rachelbrown WEBSITE:

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Lisa Budd Lisa Budd, a native of New Jersey, studied Interior Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. Her work has been exhibited throughout the tri-state area including: American Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition, New York, NY; American Watercolor Society Annual Travel Exhibition; Allied Artists of America Annual Exhibition, New York, NY; Salmagundi Club Annual Members Exhibition, New York, NY; Audubon Artists, Inc. Annual Exhibition, New York, NY; Philadelphia Water Color Society International Exhibition, PA; New Jersey Watercolor Society Annual Open Exhibition; Garden State Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, NJ. Lisa is a member of the American Watercolor Society, Audubon Artists Inc., New Jersey Watercolor Society, and Garden State Watercolor Society.

WEBSITE:

www.lisabudd.com

INSTAGRAM:

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Dan Burstein Dan is a glass artisan residing in New Hope Pennsylvania, where he blows glass at his own studio. He studied and worked at Bucks County Community College for over 18 years before opening his own studio. To further his glass blowing studies he has taken classes at many east coast studios including the Corning Museum of Glass where he studied with the Muranese maestro- Davide Salvadore, Janusz Pozniak and John Miller.

Dan experiments with creating diverse sculptural and functional forms out of glass using intricate murrini (an Italian term for colored patterns or images made in a glass cane that are revealed when cut in cross-sections).

This technique allows him to explore surface dimension and lends an organic feel to his pieces. Dan’s love of nature has been an inspiration for two of his blown glass series: Landscape where he has layered the colors of the earth and sky in organic, painterly composition; and Ocean Waves where he has depicted the simultaneous calmness and turbulence of water’s movement. Dan is a member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, SGAA and GAS. WEBSITE:

www.newhopestainedglass.com newhopestainedandblownglass

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Maryanne Buschini Maryanne paints figurative images of relationship and strength, enchanted and messy, using stories inspired by found images, like discovering a missing family scrapbook. Maryanne makes paintings that tell stories through the lens of memory - guts and glory, awkward moments, family times, hard work, celebration. She has been a studio artist for over 30 years. Education includes a BFA from Kansas State University, MAT-Visual Arts from University of the Arts, as well as continuing art studies at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Barnes Foundation, and workshops in the US and Europe. Her work is influenced by years of studio practice and teaching experience art and art history in private settings, community art centers, K-12 and higher education/universities. Her work is included in local collections and has earned awards in juried shows. In 2021, she was awarded a two-week artist’s residency at Bethany Arts Community in Ossining NY. Maryanne maintains her painting studio in Malvern PA. WEBSITE:

www.maryannebuschini.com

INSTAGRAM:

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Diane Cannon Diane served as the President of the Studio Group, the entity which owns and maintains the Howard Pyle Studio in Wilmington, Delaware, where she studies, paints and exhibits her work. Inspiration for her work is drawn from children, her travels, the Brandywine Valley region and the Brandywine River Museum. Diane received the W. Emerton Heitland Memorial Award for her painting, Five Ibis, in the Philadelphia Water Color Society’s (PWCS) 110th International Exhibition in 2010. Five Ibis was selected for inclusion in Splash 13, the Best of Watercolor, released for publication in August 2012. Diane was awarded the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s award at the Mid-Atlantic Regional, sponsored by BWS in June, 2019. This past November she received PWCS’ award for composition in their 120th International Exhibition of Works on Paper.

WEBSITE:

dianecannonart.com

INSTAGRAM:

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Mary Cassidy I graduated from Villanova University where I earned my BFA, with a concentration in Printmaking and Painting. I took post-graduate courses in Printmaking at the former College of Textiles and Sciences.

While raising my four children, I rekindled my love of painting while working as a muralist in both private and corporate venues. I work in multiple mediums and am currently focused on Acrylics. Relaxing at the beach and my love of vibrant colors is the inspiration for my current work.

Sue Ciccone Sue is a painter who lives and works in the historic Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania. Many of her paintings are inspired by the beauty of this area and the surrounding flora and fauna. Her rich landscapes and vibrant, engaged creatures, both great and small, are brought to life with harmonious and contrasting colors. It is her desire that the viewer feels a sense of joy, peace and contentment through her work. For many years Sue painted under the instruction of artist and professor, Karl Kuerner. Sue’s work has been featured in multiple art galleries, juried art shows and is collected throughout the US. She is the recipient of the 2018 National Great American Street Award/Banner Project.

Sue’s studio and her art was featured in both May and June, 2018 issues of County Lines Magazine. She was honored that her premier collection was purchased for permanent showcase at Philadelphia’s iconic Talula’s Daily Restaurant. Her work has been repeatedly selected by the philanthropic Healing Art Works organization for display in major regional medical centers as part of their permanent collections.

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www.suecicconeartist.com

INSTAGRAM:

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Catherine Colsher A native of Philadelphia, Catherine’s love of art began in the advertising field and transitioned into a career as a full-time fine artist in 1988.

Catherine’s personal visions are expressed through finely detailed paintings and complex copperplate etchings. Although she explores a variety of subject matter, her work is recognized and appreciated for depictions of the serenity and elegance of nature and its many moods.

Catherine’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries throughout the United States and abroad and has garnered many awards of recognition. In addition, her work is included in many private and corporate collections and has been the subject of many art publications and newspaper articles. Catherine has been featured on PBS and also showcased in a feature story about Philadelphia artists on Fox News.

WEBSITE:

studiocc.com

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Valerie Craig A representational painter, Valerie believes painting is a witness of intimate moments, an opportunity to discern the beautiful in the ordinary or every day. Known for her expressive brushwork, she looks to both the figure and nature for inspiration regarding light, color and design. Selected honors include Best of Show, 2021 American Impressionist Society’s Small Works; Judge’s Award, 2020 Olmsted Plein Air; Best in Show, 2021 LandArtEvents; Best of Show 2019 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational’s Petit Painting; Artists’ Choice Award, 2019 Gloucester Plein Air Invitational; Marjorie Bradley Memorial Award, 2018 American Impressionist Society 2018 National Exhibition; Artists’ Choice Award, 2017 Ireland’s Art in the Open; Juror’s Award, 2019 Wayne Plein Air Festival; Second Place, 2016 Plein Air Magazine National Annual Salon; Award of Distinction, American Impressionist’s 2014 National Exhibition; Grand Prize, 2013 American Women Artists OnLine Juried Competition; Gold Award, Ireland’s 2013 International Art in the Open Festival.

WEBSITE:

valeriecraig.com

INSTAGRAM:

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Deborah Craley Debbie has been a Juried Artist for over ten years. Her education has consisted of year-round classes and workshops at the Wayne Art Center. Her painting style and technique varies between soft and subtle blending to bright and bold palette knife. She continues to CoChair the WAC Plein Air annual event including renown national artists.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Kathryn Young Deaville Kathryn studied architecture at Miami University of Ohio, the University of Pennsylvania and the Architectural Association of London and has had a career as an architect in both Cleveland and Philadelphia. Now she uses canvas to interpret the unique character of the buildings and streetscapes of the Delaware valley and beyond. Her oil paintings express the play of light and shadow on the architectural forms that make up our towns and cities. Kathryn shows her artwork at numerous local galleries and has earned awards at several juried shows, including an award at the 2015 Plein Air Brandywine Valley show and the 2012 Chester County Art Association’s Plein Air Competition. She is a member of the Delaware Valley Art League and is a board member of the Howard Pyle Studio Group.

WEBSITE:

kathrynyoungdeaville.com

INSTAGRAM:

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Patrice DeVirgilis Patrice is a contemporary, impressionist artist and master instructor with The Painters Alliance of southeastern PA. She lectures and juries art exhibitions. Her oils and commissioned works are held in public and private collections nationally. She has received notable awards and is an elected artist member of the Salmagundi Art Club, NYC and is a signature member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society and member of the American Impressionist Society. She is active with the Peace Valley Plein Air Painters of Bucks County. Renowned artist Charles Reid selected her work to be published in his book‚ Pulling Your Paintings Together. By invitation she has been the featured Plein Air artist/instructor at the New Hope Historical Society.

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www.patricedevirgilisart.com

INSTAGRAM:

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Shawn Faust Shawn Faust is a classically trained artist who explores his subject matter by mining his sensorial experience with nature. Diverging his traditional sensibilities rooted in classical realism, Faust employs the vitality and physical application of color as the life-giving force to his paintings. His work emerges from his environmental relationships and stand as a testament to his ecological reverence. Collaborating his training in portraiture with his exploration in abstract expressionism, Faust seeks to harness the stamina of color and gesture to elucidate forms as metaphors and proxies for human and nature reciprocity. Faust is a founding member of the Portrait Society of America and a Signature member of the American Academy of Equine Art as well as an Associate member of OPA. His work hangs in the permanent collection of the National Museum of China, the National Museum of Horse Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga, NY and the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum in Washington, DC. Faust earned his MFA from the University of The Arts and a BFA from the University of Delaware.

WEBSITE:

www.shawnfauststudio.com

INSTAGRAM:

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Liz Finley Liz is a long-time participant in the Notre Dame Academy Art Show, and mother of a graduate. She most often paints ocean and beach scenes, local landscapes and golf scenes. Liz participates in other local shows and recently started an Art Consulting business, "FinleyPeck Art Consulting" with her partner, Janice Peck, to help people find original art they love for their homes or offices. A student at Wayne Art Center and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Liz devotes her painting time to capturing beauty in nature by experimenting with tried techniques and more contemporary approaches. Lively brushwork and exciting color combinations are the hallmark of her work.

WEBSITE:

www.lizfinley.com

INSTAGRAM:

lizfinleyfineart

Sharon Garlepp Sharon Garlepp was born in England, raised in Malaysia, educated in Australia, and now resides on the Main Line, PA with her husband and three children. As a child, she studied under a local artist and was encouraged by her parents to pursue a creative career. Instead, she completed a Bachelor of Commerce and worked for and Australian investment bank until she rediscovered her true calling in the arts.

Exhibiting primarily in the southeastern United States, Sharon’s work lives in collections throughout the country and in private collections internationally. She is represented on the Main Line by venerable art curator Lauren Addis of LAA Art Collective and had her first show in August 2020.

WEBSITE:

www.sharongarlepp.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Ellen Gavin Ellen, an oil painter, was born in Philadelphia and currently resides in Vineland, New Jersey. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Following graduation, she pursued a successful graphic design career in New York City that culminated with her assuming the position of V.P. of Creative for L’Oréal.

Fueled by the desire to be “just an artist,” Ellen left New York in 2001 and opened Green Boots Studio. Her plein air oil landscapes and equestrian paintings have been exhibited, awarded and collected throughout the United States and Europe. Over the years, she has pursued further study at the Scottsdale Artist School, the New York Museum of Natural History and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Ellen is a signature member of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association.

Ellen is also listed in Who’s Who in American Art from 2009 through the present edition.

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www.greenbootstudio.com

Jack Giangiulio Jack grew up in Delaware County but has resided in Chester County for the past 25 years. He primarily expresses his art through watercolors along with pastel, exploring all aspects of art from somewhat realistic to total abstract. His art reflects observations from the Jersey shore to rural Chester County and beyond. Jack’s loose, fun style is immediately identifiable. His subject matter ranges from lively cityscapes of Philadelphia to lively floral still lifes that pop with color.

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Art-by-Jack-Giangiulio

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Joe Grubb A resident of Lyndell, PA, Joe began painting at the age of 58. A selfdescribed “outsider”, he has never attended an art class or lesson but discovered his skill in and enjoyment of painting once he started. He works in both watercolor and oil. Joe’s work tends to be detailed and realistic, portraying primarily natural outdoor scenes. Many of his paintings include water, as the interaction of water and the shore particularly fascinate him. Joe is a member of numerous art associations and has exhibited and won awards at a number of exhibitions during the past several years. He achieved signature status in both the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and Philadelphia Water Color Society in 2016.

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www.joegrubbfineart.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Ann Guidera-Matey I have been working with pastels for approximately 30 years. My rhythmic and balanced compositions reflect the tranquility of the moment. Favorite places of inspiration include the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the New Jersey Shore, the Brandywine River Valley, Hudson, New York and Maine. Past trips to Ireland, France and Italy have energized my work. Pastel is my primary medium and its immediacy and vibrant colors convey, joy, wonderment or peace. I apply my pastels to a panel that a under painted with warm orange, peach and purple acrylics which allow the paintings to glow. The acrylic underpainting is then coated with a pumice mixture to provider rich textures. After raising my family and leaving a position in arts administration, I am now able to pursue my passion for pastels full time. Now living in Rose Valley PA with my husband, I paint at Heron Crest Studios in Aston PA where I am open by appointment throughout the year.

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AnnGuideraMatey.com

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Jeanne Gunther Jeanne graduated Summa Cum Laude from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in oil painting. Her work has won numerous awards including the prestigious Hill School Award for Excellence, The Audubon Nature Award, The Philadelphia Water Color Society 118th International Exhibition of Works on Paper "Mel Fetterolf Award" and the Philadelphia Water Color Society 119th International Exhibition of Works on Paper "Vincent Award". She is a member of Saratoga Arts, Saratoga, NY, member and former President of the Delaware Valley Art League and a Signature Member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society.

Teresa Haag I love a good underdog story, and my art represents that. Run down rowhomes, back alleys, broken buildings. But they aren’t hopeless...in fact, my work is hope. I document what life is like when you start from scratch...and then the journey that ensues. I paint in oil on top of newspaper-covered canvas. The newspaper adds noise to the work...and creates chaos that I get to make order out of build up my layers over top. I’m a mixed bag of education...some formal training, and a whole lot of scrappiness to get me to a place that I could get my hands to make what my head could see.

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www.teresahaag.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Maggie Hagstrom Maggie was born in Canada but raised here on the Main Line of Philadelphia. From the time she was little, she loved animals and began drawing and painting them from an early age. She attended the Philadelphia College of Art (now The University of the Arts) where she continued to pursue her love of painting. She has worked in watercolors and pastels but her favorite media is oil and acrylics. Large scale paintings with bold colors are her preference. The bigger the canvas the better! She is happy to create paintings for clients that welcome large scale, and colorful paintings. Maggie welcomes commissions and will ship within the United States. She has donated her art to several charitable organizations both here in Pennsylvania as well as Naples, FL. She resides in Newtown Square, PA as well as Vero Beach, FL. INSTAGRAM:

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Maureen Haley Maureen has been drawing and painting nearly all of her life. Her formal training began when she received some art lessons for her ninth birthday. Since then, she has studied at the Woodmere Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC, the Abington Art Center and the Wayne Art Center. In addition, she holds a minor in art from Trinity College. Maureen’s subject matter is primarily landscapes, and she focuses on the landscapes she knows best: the vanishing rural vistas near her home and the South Jersey coastline and its towns. Her work has been exhibited in several area shows and galleries.

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Jack Hayes Jack is an award-winning master woodworker and wood turner. His custom woodshop is located in Hartfield VA. Each of Jack’s pieces are unique and possess a story. Jack does not cut down trees or purchase timber. Instead, in creating his art, he seeks out remnants of trees and creates his art from this natural state. These sources include roadside findings and charred wood. Jack provides a voice to each piece by using nature’s inherent characteristics in creating art with his lathe. Jack Hayes has had his work included and won awards in the juried exhibitions at the Woodcraft Spring Show and has been included in the District Art Gallery in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Heidi Hendrickson Heidi is an abstract artist in the Philadelphia area who is passionate about using color, shape, and texture to convey emotions and tell stories. After studying Fine Art and Art History at the Mason Gross School of Art at Rutgers University and receiving her master’s in art education at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Heidi taught primary school level art for nearly ten years. Originally attracted to art by the allure of color, she strives to explore the relationships between colors and shapes in each painting, and to draw on her own imagination to create art that is both visually stimulating and impactful to viewers on a personal level.

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Kim Hoechst Kim is an oil painter who embraces the dynamic interplay of light and shadow in her work. She is inspired by the dramatic tension that occurs between the energizing clarity of light and the mysterious, more ambiguous aspects of shadow. She believes when she achieves the right balance of this yin and yang in her paintings, ordinary things can appear intriguing or unusual and beautiful things can be portrayed in a heroic way. Kim works in a range of genres including landscape, architecture, interiors, and still life, often painting on copper panels to enhance the vibrance of her work. Kim has been painting for almost fifteen years and maintains a studio at Spring City Mill Studios in northern Chester County. She studied painting, drawing and sculpture extensively at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, and shows at Cerulean Arts in Philadelphia, Square Pear Fine Art Gallery in Kennett Square and the Station Gallery in Greenville, DE. WEBSITE:

kimhoechstfineart.com

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Mary Holton My artistry reflects a quiet rebellion against literal reality while remaining grounded in an appreciation for the beauty contained in our everyday environment. I strive to capture light in its various phases, to present subjects and detail with a looseness and freedom that do not violate the integrity of those elements. For most of my work I choose the forcefulness of a knife rather than a brush stroke to apply my palette, to create a tactile, textural painting that the viewer is free to touch, enter and be part of. I paint to share a vision with the viewer of the uncommon in the common, eliminating the unnecessary elements that distract, a wabi-sabi approach to art. A sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Neal Hughes Neal is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts) and resides in the historic town of Medford, New Jersey. Neal is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists, a signature member of Oil Painters of America and the National Oil &Acrylic Painters Society, a member of the Salmagundi Club, American Impressionist Society and the Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. A former illustrator, Neal has been painting professionally for over 35 years. His work is part of the permanent collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art, and he has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions including the national exhibitions of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of American, American Society of Marine Artists and the Portrait Society of America. His work has been featured in Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art, American Artist and American Art Collector magazines.

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nealhughes.com

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@neal_hughes_art

Madeleine Kelly An artist and educator, Madeleine has judged numerous exhibitions.

Her studio is in Southeastern Pennsylvania. She describes her personal approach to her art as elevating the mundane for the marvelous.

Although she never formally studied art, she continues to grow as an artist and has achieved her skills through workshops, museums, and demo presentations with such leading artists as Elizabeth Mowry, Rea Redifer, and Homer Johnson among others. Her works are displayed and admired in public and private collections around the world. Her paintings have been selected for various national and international juried exhibitions. An award-winning exhibitor, she is a member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society, American Impressionist Society, Southeastern Pastel Society and the Philadelphia Pastel Society. She has been published in magazines and newspapers including a Philadelphia Inquirer feature, an American Artist Magazine feature and the Philadelphia Stories Magazine. Her artwork can be seen gracing the set of the recently released feature indie film The Suspect.

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www.madeleinekelly.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Lidia Kohutiak Lidia has a master’s degree in French Literature and a passion for the fine arts. She has studied in numerous classes and workshops with renowned artists such as Ellen Cooper, Garth Herrick, Alexandra Tyng, Peter Schaumann, Giovanni Casedei, Carol Kardon, Michele Byrne and Michael Doyle. Lidia is a member of the Wayne Art Center, the Philadelphia Sketch Club and the Delaware Valley Art League. She paints in oils in a free and painterly style with emphasis on light and color. She finds beauty and poetry in nature, in human faces, the human form and in the human condition. Lidia’s award-winning oil paintings include portraits, still life, landscapes and architecture. They are featured annually in a number of solo, juried and invitational exhibitions including The Philadelphia Sketch Club, the Wayne Art Center, the Malvern Retreat House and the Devon Horse Show Gallery.

Most recently she received Honorable Mention Award at the Wayne Art Center, a Second Place Award from the Delaware Art League and a Second Place Award and Medal from the Philadelphia Sketch Club.

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lidiakohutiak.com

Johanne Lamarche I came to the United States from Canada to complete a post-doctoral residency in periodontics. My experience as a dental surgeon has given me a good grasp of spacial interpretation and line and it honed a keen sense of observation. After 20 years as a docent in Art Goes to School, I began creating art of my own. My favorite medium is oil and cold wax. It allows the building of layers and gives the paint beautiful transparency and texture. My work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, NM and in private collections in the US, Canada and Europe. I was chosen to represent Pennsylvania in the 50 States/200 Artists show at MoEA in Santa Fe. My work has appeared in local, national and international juried shows. I am proud to participate in the Notre Dame Fine Art Show for the 4th year.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Diane Lavelle I am an artist driven by passion, delighted by creation, overwhelmed with expression, diverted by daydreams, filled with emotion, consumed with beauty and blinded by inspiration. Welcome to my soul. It seems I have been creating ever since I was a child drawing with chalk in the street in front of my house. Horses were a favorite subject then even though I lived in the city and did not have contact with them. Books were my sources and practice. Now I practice my craft, take workshops and study independently. There is always much to learn and that’s the fun of it. I welcome everyone in my journey.

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dianelavelle.com

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Andy Lendway Andy has an associate’s degree in Visual Arts from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He began his career as a staff illustrator for a t-shirt company, but after nine months he moved on to become a freelance illustrator whose clients included Kraft Foods, the NFL, NHL and the rock group KISS. Andy also designed the popular “Save Our Farmlands” license plate in Delaware and the new “Animal Friendly” license plate.

Since 1996, he has focused on painting, primarily applying acrylics on canvas boards which he gessoes to add texture to the pieces. Andy’s work has been shown in many solo and juried group exhibitions in Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania and can be found in many private collections.

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Elaine Lisle Elaine received her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and post-graduate studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She is an oil painter whose work emphasizes the immediacy of the moment. Her paintings often feature architectural points, figures and reflections with vibrant color and contrast to emphasize the emotional context of the subject. She has won a number of regional and national awards, most recently receiving First Place at the Philadelphia Sketch Club small oils exhibit and the 2016 Jenkins Celebration of Color. She has exhibited widely on the East Coast and her works are owned by numerous corporate, public and private entities around the globe. Elaine is represented by Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia and Les Poissons Gallery in Maryland. She was featured in Fine Art Connaisseur Magazine in 2019, American Art Collector magazine in 2016 and International Artist magazine in 2014. Elaine is on the faculty at the Main Line and Wayne Art Centers and has led painting workshops in Philadelphia as well as in Southern France.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Theresa Losa Theresa Losa is an acclaimed artist who lives and works on the New Jersey Shore. Theresa refers to her art as Modern Impressionism with a folk twist, inspired by the use of simple color, patterns and coastal living. Art lovers have described her work as "whimsical” and art that "makes them feel happy.” Theresa was influenced at a very young age by both of her biological grandmothers that were artists. Theresa’s art was featured on Showtime’s hit series The Affair. Theresa is currently a featured artist with Serena & Lily and her original art can be viewed in person in many S&L retail locations throughout the USA as well as online www.serenaandlily.com and TheresaLosaArt.com.

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www.theresalosaart.com

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Brian Marshall Born and raised in Delaware, Brian is a middle school teacher who creates “robots” out of recycled objects in his spare time. Inspired by garage sale excursions with his mother and tinkering in the garage with his father, he started his initial artistic endeavor creating clocks, lamps and furniture 17 years ago. While working, he flipped over a teapot one day and imagined the spout as a nose and the lid as a mouth and thereafter began his obsession with creating robot sculptures out of discarded objects. Instead of leaving old kitchen utensils, cameras, and various other items to rot in a landfill, Brian decided to offer them a second chance at life, by transforming them into Adoptabots, which he then places with collectors around the world through the Adoptabot orphanage.

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Adopt-a-Bot

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Mandy Martin Mandy Martin is an award-winning emerging artist whose acrylic paintings feature abstract floral and landscape imagery. She is especially known for her bold, vibrant poppies. Mandy resides in beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the wildflowers and rich botanical landscape of the region inform her paintings. Mandy’s work has been part of multiple juried exhibitions including at the New Hope Art Center in New Hope, PA; the Annmarie Arts Center in Solomon, MD; and the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA. Her striking paintings are available online as well as at select shows and exhibitions in the mid-Atlantic states, where many of her collectors reside. She welcomes commissions and interior design collaborations. It is Mandy’s hope that her work will inspire viewers to look more carefully at the world around them, to discover beauty in unexpected places, and to take care of the earth.

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www.mandymartinart.com

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Wendy McClatchy Vincent Van Gogh once said, "Painting is a faith not created by hands alone, but by something that wells up from a deeper source in our souls." For as long as I can remember, I have had an inexhaustible passion of the creative process whether it be for my own artwork, or as a practicing art psychotherapist. Over the years I have cultivated my own painting practice within the contents of a frame. I am drawn to landscape, seascape, and still life with the intention of capturing specific qualities of my subject matter that draw me to share my emotional responses with the viewer. Luscious consistency, vibrant colors that also lend themselves to transparency, as well as the ability to push the medium in unexpected ways are the reasons I love pastels. I have received two national awards this year including Degas Pastel Society, Purchase Award and The Appalachian Pastel Society, Terry Ludwig Award. I have been accepted into many local, national, and international shows. I am represented by The Station Gallery in DE. WEBSITE:

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Ana Delia McCormack Ana Delia received a degree in Graphic Design from Delaware County Community college where she studied design and drawing for three years. She also has an undergraduate degree in Information Systems from St. Joseph’s University. In addition to her formal education, she has participated in workshops at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Wayne Art Center, the Main Line Art Center and Wallingford Community Art Center for several years. Ana Delia is the owner of ADM Gallery and Studio where she exhibits her art and teaches full time. She has received numerous awards at juried art shows. Her Spanish influence is well-observed in the vibrant use of color. She loves painting nature especially flowers.

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Ana Delia McCormack Artist

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Janine McGuire Janine McGuire resides in Baltimore, Maryland and is a mother of four and grandmother of seven. Discovering her artistic passion late in life, she started out painting for her children and friends. After numerous requests to commission her art and share her talents with others, she now has her beautiful works in homes all over the country. Her colorful abstracts can be found in several boutique stores as well as in private showings throughout the year.

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Pam McKee I have been painting botanicals for 35 years and am drawn to the tiniest of details. Until Covid arrived I had been teaching art on cruise ships for 12 years. The traveling influenced my choice of colors and subject. My newest adaption of botanicals is to collect vines, flowers, etc. and artfully place on paper which I boil for three hours in a mordant to release the dye. When cleaned and dried I watercolor over the faint images-sometimes adding gold leaf or other media. This is an intensely creative process and results in a soft ephemeral image.

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www.Pammckeewatercolors.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES George McMonigle George has lived and worked from his home in Chester County, Pennsylvania for the past 30 years. He attended Temple University’s Tyler School of Art from 1970-74 and then accepted the position as studio sculptor for the Edward Marshall Boehm Studios in Trenton, New Jersey. This started his long career in porcelain sculpture. George retired from the porcelain business in 2003 as the Senior Director of Sculpture for the Franklin Mint. Since 2004, he has pursued his passion for sculpture creating work in his own studio. Although he studied and produced work almost exclusively in high-fired porcelain and will always love the way white, translucent porcelain reflects light, particularly with portraits and the human form, he now feels that bronze is the perfect material for most of his current work. George is a member of the National Sculpture Society, the Society of Animal Artists and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He has exhibited his award-winning pieces in shows across the United States and abroad.

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www.georgemcmonigle.com

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Joe Milligan I find working in watercolor to be the most rewarding, yet challenging, of the art forms. Managing the unpredictability of the water and pigment helps me form dramatic skies, seas, and the physical texture of real objects. The brush, the paint, and the water are my tools used to create paintings infused with emotion and a sense of realism in time and place. Beaches and harbor scenes, old boats and barns are the places and things that, for various reasons, move me. Rural and coastal Maine to North Carolina are my inspirational environments. I’m drawn to the back-bays, salt marshes and less traveled roads. A summer child of the Jersey Shore I explored, sailed, fished, surfed and swam at Brigantine and LBI. My grandfather and uncles were lifelong carpenters and baymen. This is a heritage that has influenced me throughout my life and is reflected in my art. My work has been featured in galleries in PA, DE and NJ and has received awards at regional art shows and societies. My paintings are in private collections in the US, Europe and Bermuda.

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www.joemilliganartist.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Stephanie Molnar Creating paintings that emotionally impact the viewer and transform a space is Stephanie’s passion. Steph graduated with a degree in Interior Design, which provides a backdrop of study in color, design, style and art. Decades as a freelance artist, draftswoman, and marketing/ advertising executive help fuel her artistic perspective. The quest to paint whatever strikes her fancy has become an obsession... which usually consists of peonies, cows and dreamy landscapes. On this painting journey, born from work with a palette knife and a love for texture, she fixates on varying her painting technique and application, usually representing content in a slightly abstracted way.

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molnarpaintings.com

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Ellie Moniz Ellie is a local watercolor artist who specializes in house portraits and whimsical, yet realistic paintings of cityscapes, figures, and still life images. For as long as she can remember, Ellie has been drawing and painting the world around her, often finding inspiration and beauty in ordinary buildings that may otherwise be overlooked. When Ellie took her first and only watercolor class in college, she was immediately drawn to the medium finding it’s layered transparency calming and inviting. Over the past twenty years, Ellie has continued to experiment with new techniques and explore a wide range of subjects.

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elliemoniz.com

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Andrea Moran I currently live in Wayne, PA and am originally from Moorestown, NJ. As a child, I spent most of my time drawing and painting or running around a field. I received my BA in Government and Studio Art from Dartmouth College where I played field hockey and lacrosse. Life has fun twists and turns, and while I focused on a career as a creative in the marketing world and received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, I never stopped drawing and painting. I am inspired by color, symmetry, and a touch of whimsy. I love the joy that art brings to a home - from pen and ink to watercolors and oils, I work in every medium! While I don’t actively market my work, I am proud to be a part of the Serena & Lily artist community in 2022.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Victor Mordasov Victor spent many years exploring different art mediums and methods of painting and discovered the joy of painting by following the techniques of the Old Masters in combination with an impressionist manner of painting. Victor paints a variety of subjects, including landscapes, still life, portraits and marine venues. His unique, insightful and sensitive paintings display a commitment to portraying not just the exterior of his subjects but their character and personality as well.

Victor’s dedication to quality and passion for his work have resulted in his paintings being juries and accepted into many national and international shows, where they have been recognized and have received numerous awards. Victor is a Fellow Maxima Cum Laude (Lat. very great honor) member of the American Artists Professional League.

His work can be found in both corporate and private collections in Europe and in the United States.

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victormordasov.com

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Albert Moretti I am a painting jazz musician, trumpeter, and composer. When I paint, I think of sound, and when I play music, I think of colors. Rhythm, harmony, articulation, dynamics, and phrasing become part of my creative decisions. I use my music composition process to inspire my painting subjects and style. This connection energizes me to create thru a more conceptional process. For example, the color yellow when reduced from light vibration to sound vibration sounds the tone B♭, a prominent color since I play a B♭ trumpet. All colors can be associated with their tonal equivalents. Using these tones, language, theory, form, and emotional passion of music allows me to go from what I know to what is new. Music and art continuously intersect in my mind. Though my musical and artistic accomplishments stretch back to the 1970’s, I am creating exciting new works in acrylic medium; painting musical icons and themes that have influenced my life and career.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Terri Morse Terri is an artist whose optimism is seen in her cheerful colors and subjects. She endeavors to capture the joy she finds in her garden, in the wilderness and from travels around the world. Her use of watercolors and fluid acrylics on paper or clay-coated boards allows her to take her work in new directions. Terri is a signature member of both the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Baltimore Watercolor Society. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally and accepted into juried shows including the Philadelphia Water Color Society, the Historic Yellow Springs Art Show and the Malvern Retreat House Art Show.

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Lisa Muller Lisa has been working in the arts professionally for over two decades.

After completing her MFA, she worked in clay for 20 years before beginning to paint. The rich surfaces she developed through glazes during that time still inform her paintings. Currently she has a full-time studio practice, and shows her work through galleries, museums, and street fairs across the country. Lisa also teaches art wherever interested students can be found, most recently at Albright College in Reading, and Art Fusion in Pottstown, PA. Taking inspiration from daily experience, her work synthesizes varied travels and interests through layered narratives. She maintains her studio in Stowe, PA. WEBSITE:

www.lisamullerart.com

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Kiya Nicole My work is centered around meditative art practices inspired by connectivity, nature, and relationships. I believe that through art comes healing and understanding between people and the land in which we inhabit. I pursue work that I hope foster a sense of peace, curiosity, and self-reflection. My process draws from and relies on sensation, memory by exploring interconnected relationships between the body and forces in nature. By highlighting intricacies of the natural world that I feel are often overlooked, I hope to draw attention to the connection and impact we have on our surroundings, and the resources within oneself to create change.

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rootandrocks.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Darby O’Grady Painting with acrylics and oils, Darby O’Grady’s work contrasts bright colors with a still composition to create a serene utopia for the viewer.

The paintings’ compositions are inspired by a combination of her travels and her imagination. The end result produces a dreamlike work that evokes senses of familiarity and nostalgia. Darby is originally from Wayne, PA and is currently based in New York City, NY. Her passion for drawing began from the moment she first learned to hold a pencil as a child. She was self-taught until she took her first painting class as a sophomore in college.

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Susan O’Hanlon I am a full-time Studio Potter living, working and teaching in Downingtown, PA, and I am elbow deep in love with all things clay! My passion is to create functional and decorative pots that will make your everyday moments beautiful. During the COVID pandemic, I have been experimenting with colored clay, ceramic art beads and jewelry making.

Join me for a workshop in my home studio when the pandemic is over!

In the interim, you can see my constantly evolving line of work on social media or on my website. I hope you will enjoy following my journey as I play in mud with endless curiosity and joyful abandon.

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www.susanohanlonpottery.com SusanOHanlonPottery

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Susan O’Reilly Susan has been a working artist for more than 25 years. She was trained in Fine Arts and English Literature, graduating with a B.A. from St. Joseph’s University followed by post-graduate study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Susan’s flair for seeing the usual in unusual ways and her love of fine arts has followed her both through her career, in computer graphics, logo design, illustration, as an art teacher and as a commissioned artist. Susan’s paintings span a range between extreme detail and whimsy, with a special focus on how light turns everyday images into emotional vistas. She continues to accept commissioned work, but with an effort to pursue a personal vision.

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www.susanoreillyart.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Elisabeth Olver I received my BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design.

From an early age, I knew I wanted to be a fine arts painter, creating art to brighten private or public spaces. Over the years, I have pursued desirable galleries and shows while continuing to create custom paintings for clients. I have been honored to win many awards and earn invitations to be the featured artist at various events. I began a professional career painting detailed watercolor, primarily beach scenes. Eventually my style evolved to create bigger, bolder acrylic paintings, and I desired to explore a vast array of subjects. I have always loved to paint beaches, vacation destinations, water, anything brightly colored and bright sun and interesting shadows.

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www.elisabetholver.com

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Sal Panasci Sal Panasci is a Devon, PA based artist. He received his BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art, now the University of the Arts and studied under the well-known abstract painters, Maryann Matlock Hinkle and Kaseem Amoudi, at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Following a career in advertising, Panasci decided to devote his energy into creating fine art pieces. This career shift occurred after a serious car accident and being reintroduced to art as ’therapy’ as part of his rehabilitation at Bryn Mawr Hospital in PA. Since 1995, his paintings have been included in many fine art galleries across the US as well as Europe. Panasci is represented by LAA Art Collective.

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www.laaartcollective.com

Kelly Ploszay Kelly, along with her sister Erin, are co-owners of Studio317North, formed two years ago from the sisters’ mutual love for creating abstract art. They work with bright colors and mixed mediums but mostly focus on abstract and landscape acrylic artwork. Much of their inspiration, whether in color or nautical aesthetic, comes from a lifetime of summers spent on the Connecticut shoreline. When not painting, Kelly and her sister, Erin, can be found chauffeuring and caring for the six kids they have between them.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES John Pompeo Chester County, PA native John Pompeo is a self-taught artist. Ten years in the pharmaceutical industry as a biochemist left him feeling lost and longing to re-connect with his childhood passion. In 2001 he decided to make a drastic career change and started a mural business, followed a few years later by the development of his own body of work in oils. The events of 9/11 served to strengthen his resolve and steer him in the direction of natural and peaceful subject matter. Influences range from contemporary plein-air artists to early-20th century American Impressionists.

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www.johnpompeo.com

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Tara Porter Tara has been drawing, painting and simply creating art since she was a child. Over the past eight years she has enjoyed participating in several art shows in the area. Although, she enjoys painting a variety of subjects, her favorite subjects are animals, particularly horses. Tara has been featured for the past seven years at the Devon Horse Show, where she received 2015’s “Best in Show” and was selected as the poster artist for 2016 and 2019.

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Lisa Prinzo Lisa has had a passion for art for as long as she can remember. Her first mentor was her father, encouraging her in his quiet way to draw whatever she could as a child. Most of Lisa’s current work is painted in oils, in an increasingly impressionistic style. She enjoys painting a wide of subject matter, from landscapes to figures. Lisa exhibits in several art shows annually, including Historic Yellow Springs and The Artists Circle, and takes part in several plein air events, including Plein Air Brandywine Valley and Land Art Events.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Peter Quarrancino Peter grew up in Ohio and the Philadelphia suburbs. He attended Philadelphia College of Art/ University of the Art and also studied at Fleisher Art Memorial, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). He has participated in workshops held by Nelson Shanks, Odd Nerdrum, and Sidney Goodman. Exhibitions include the Art of the State, State Museum of PA, Phila. City Hall, Civic Center, Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Sunset Hill Gallery and others. Solo shows include Visual Expansion Gallery, Church Street Gallery, Chester County Art Assoc. West Chester, PA. In June 2021 Woodmere Art Museum Juried Exhibition.

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www.quarracino.com

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Michael Reimer Michael is a printmaker from Collegeville, PA specializing in Gyotaku, or Japanese Fish Printing. He has been participating in juried art shows for over 18 years and is a juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. In addition to being a former Vice President of the Nature Printing Society and current NPS Webmaster, he has also taught beginning and advanced fish printing at multiple Nature Printing Society annual workshops. In 2019, he was featured demonstrating his art in an episode of How It’s Made on the Discovery Channel.

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www.michaelreimer.com

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Susan Reiser Susan Reiser, known as CLOUD NINE PAINTER in the art world, is a professional artist from Malvern, PA. Susan paints with acrylics, oils, resin and gold leaf. Her technique conveys a sense of peace and calm that we feel with the natural world. She aims for relentless energetic expression in each of her paintings. Susan’s Cloud Nine Studio Gallery is located in Malvern, PA and is open by appointment. Susan accepts commissions and loves working with her clients to find/create the perfect painting for their space. www.cloudninepainter.com WEBSITE:

www.cloudninepainter.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Bob Richey Bob graduated from Penn State University in 1971 with a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering. After working for 25 years as an aerospace engineer with the United State Navy, he decided to devote himself to painting and drawing. He has painted with watercolors throughout his life (including his years as an engineer), though in 1990 he started to experiment with soft pastels. Finally in 1996, he began to concentrate exclusively on art. Bob’s most frequent subject is the landscape of Bucks County. He completes most pieces in a single sitting. Bob compares his paintings to short stories, communicating a simple theme and a subtle mood. Working in a modest scale allows him to explore many compositions and capture the essence of a moment on paper.

Bob’s work has won dozens of awards at both the regional and national level. He was one of 50 artists featured in Doris Brandes’ book Artists of the River Towns. He has also been featured in many magazines and newspapers including Bucks County Town & Country Living Magazine and Nouveau Magazine.

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bobricheypastels.com

Elizabeth Sabine Elizabeth is an Ocean County, New Jersey based freelance artist whose work is distinguished by its eloquent simplicity. Elizabeth formally studied art & design at the Fashion Institute of Technology & has been active in this space ever since. Largely influenced by the impressionist movement, Elizabeth is able to bring to life the light & atmosphere that a moment in time possesses. She finds inspiration in the color of nature that is intensified through her work. Although she primarily works with oils, she does not limit herself to this. Elizabeth utilizes many mediums including acrylic, watercolor & mixed medium art. Elizabeth’s work is emotional & personal. She believes that art goes beyond aesthetics of an image & is really rooted in the feelings a piece of art invokes & the life it creates.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Monique Sarkessian Monique is a Philadelphia artist who creates vibrant oil and encaustic wax paintings, salvaged and ceramic sculpture that bring healing joy found in the revelation of the presence of God in and around us. Her work often transforms homes shifting the atmosphere by bringing in the joy of the Lord and the colors of heaven. Monique is a Tyler School of Art graduate with 38 years of painting, exhibiting and selling work professionally. She has exhibited widely and had works honored with awards at numerous exhibitions and competitions across the US including two museums and several universities and recently in Paris, France. She has also painted and exhibited in Italy. www.moniquesarkessianart.com INSTAGRAM: moniquesarkessianart WEBSITE:

Jeff Schaller Provocative and whimsical, Schaller propels the viewer into scenes of seemingly unrelated subjects, creating his own captivating and complex sonatas. Simultaneously, they are pop and edgy, esoteric and direct.

Schaller weaves lost and found images and words while painting with precision and intricacy. His approach is expressionistic, contemporary, and painterly, with powerful brush strokes that are set instantaneously.

Schaller’s work is exhibited throughout the United States, and abroad.

He was awarded a Fellowship in 2002, from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Schaller’s work can also be seen hanging on the TV show Friends.

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www.jeffschaller.com

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Sandra Sedmak Engel A Maryland native, Sandra has lived in Baltimore, Md for the last 20 years. She holds a BFA with honors from the University of Maryland and is very involved in many local arts organizations. She is an honorary member of The Creative Alliance in Baltimore, and currently serves as the Chairman of the board of The Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show in Philadelphia. Sandra says of her work, “I often paint Rubanesque women. Capturing the twist of a hip, the lovely line of a neck, frees me.

My figures are real and truthful. Unapologetic. Curves are celebrated. I paint moments, hoping the viewer embraces the beauty we all feel inside.”

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Sandra Severson Sandra grew up immersed in the Philadelphia art scene as the daughter of noted artists Gerardo and Edith Belfiore. After studying drawing and portraiture at PAFA and pursuing an opportunity to study with Nelson Shanks, she was accepted to show at the Kentucky Derby Museum and the International Museum of the Horse, becoming an associate member of the American Academy of Equine Art. Sandra’s paintings have appeared on the covers of the Chronicle of the Horse, Oasis magazine and the American Lipizzan Registry. Alternative art shown under her maiden name of Belfiore won her First Prize for Painting at Woodmere Art Museum and the Jamison Award at Wayne Art Center.

Sandra has had solo shows at the American Artist Gallery, the American College, and Chester County Art Association. She is featured in the book, The Four Seasons of Chester County: The Artists. Sandra’s paintings have been selected for the 2013 Dressage at Devon Poster and the 2015 poster for the Devon Horse Show.

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sandraseverson.com

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Vidya Shyamsundar I am an artist, muralist, and educator. Layered with vibrant colors, textures, and symbolisms, I paint mandalas that reflect imprints of the centuries-old South Indian meditative art called Kolam with distinct intricacy, precision, and symmetry and its effect on mindfulness and spirituality. Painting a mandala gives me a feeling of belonging and identity, a practice that makes me feel closer to my home. It creates an avenue to reminisce my childhood joy and pay my homage to the lost loved souls. It helps me find peace. I was born and raised in the Southern coastal State of India named Kerala. I have been living in the United States for over two decades. My other interests outside of artmaking include nature walk with my family, organizing & decorating, and learning Indian Classical Music & Sanskrit.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Kim Smith Kim, a Lancaster County native, seems to have been born with the love of art in her soul. She earned her BFA in Communication Design from Kutztown University and has owned TCG Design in East Petersburg for more than 27 years. Over the past seven years, Kim has developed a consistent style in her painting. Yet her subject matter is diverse from florals and landscapes to birds and fruit with a holiday ornament or summer crab mixed in to celebrate a special moment in time. Kim finds that painting with the buttery richness of oil paint is fluid and magical.

She favors clean colors and intentional brushstrokes to keep her paintings bright and inviting. Kim wants her paintings to inspire your eyes to dance across the canvas and leave you feeling calm and happy.

Her style is impressionistic with a touch of her graphic design background shining through. Quite simply, she strives to delight and make the world more beautiful, one painting at a time.

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www.kimmyerssmith.com

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Genevieve Snyder Genevieve was born and raised in Chester County, PA, where she and her husband still reside. From childhood, she found joy in painting and drawing. Graduating with a degree in Communications and Design, Genevieve went to work in television set design. While working in that industry, she continued to explore painting for pleasure, but the hobby eventually consumed her. In 2005, she left TV to pursue a career as a fine artist. Since that time, her award-winning paintings have been on display at juried and invitational shows. Her work has been used for cards, posters, magazine covers and a calendar. When not working on commission pieces, Genevieve finds inspiration in the relationship between man, animal and nature. This curiosity has led to a large body of work focused on sporting art, primarily fox hunting. Her work, though, is not exclusively this genre and she willingly explores any subject that catches her eye.

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www.genevievefineart.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Temre Stanchfield Temre studied classical figure painting at University of Puget Sound in Washington State, Studio Art Center International in Florence Italy, and University of Arizona, eventually, earning her MFA in 2001. She turned her artistic focus toward the organic world when working as an Artist in Residence at The Trolley Museum of New York in the Hudson Valley in 2009. While there, her paintings depicted the natural process of renewal, embodied in the ever-changing landscape. While there she also explored this idea through painting flowers and plant parts.

Currently Stansfield’s artwork draws from the local landscape in southern Pennsylvania further exploring the theme of perennial growth.

Stanchfield says of her work, “While these paintings visually reference the Brandywine Valley and Lancaster County landscape of Pennsylvania, they are more broadly about communing with nature and the calm that results from such experiences. This mental atmosphere is represented through a muted palette, organic forms, and a rich, layered surface.”

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temrestanchfield.com

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Susan Stefanski Susan has studied art at Villanova University and local art centers since 1999. She is drawn predominantly to representational painting in oil, watercolor and pastel, primarily painting landscapes which capture light, color and feelings. Susan has had several large solo shows at Thomas Moser Gallery, Waverly Heights, Jenkins Arboretum and Villanova University. Several commissions resulted from these shows, including a commission to paint Irish landscapes for a restaurant in Philadelphia. She has garnered awards at the Plein Air Brandywine Valley show and at shows with the Delaware Valley Art League (DVAL).

Susan is a current member of ARTsisters, DVAL and the Haverford Guild of Craftsmen.

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www.susanstefanskiart.com

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Ann Suchecki I have been passionate about clay for more than 40 years. During Covid my studio became my sanctuary and the opportunity to work in exciting new ways. I am a member of the Potters Guild of Wallingford. I teach clay at the Community Arts Center of Wallingford; I find that clay offers me the perfect balance of community and alone time for growth. I also teach kindergarten at the School in Rose Valley.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Lila Turjanski-Villard Lila was born in Argentina, where she studied clay sculpture in private studios for more than ten years. Once living in the US, she took classes in contemporary sculpture at the Westchester Art Workshop that motivated her exploration of new materials. In 2005, she started to experiment with mixed media sculptures to continue her creative journey. Currently, her work is exhibited at art galleries and juried art shows. Lila enjoys working with a technique that she has developed over time in which she uses different materials such as a metallic armature and paper. It is a good vehicle she has found to express her themes of space, movement and communication. Lila has a degree in Psychology from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She holds a master’s degree in management of Nonprofit Organizations from New York University. Lila lives in Yorktown Heights, NY with her husband and their two children.

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www.lilaturjanski.com

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Jessica Turner Jessica is a mixed media artist, specializing in paper illustration, assemblage art, sculpture, and jewelry making. She is a 2006 graduate of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur. Following her graduation from the Academy, Jessica attended Drexel University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Screenwriting & Playwriting. Alongside her love of film & theatre, she continued creating art, considering herself a mixedmedia artist due to her experimentation with several different mediums.

Her current medium of choice is paper, testing its boundaries with color, texture and depth. Inspired by antique images, nature and fantastical elements, Jessica gained her interest in paper art from her favorite artist Matisse, and she finds herself intrigued by anything that lends itself to getting lost in imagination. Her love of color and representing real things with real shapes and gestures stem from her early introduction to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Fauvism. Jessica’s studio is located at Gallery 222 in Malvern, PA. WEBSITE:

www.jessicahturner.com

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Helena vanEmmerik Finn A resident of Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania, Helena studied at the Philadelphia College of Art (now The University of the Arts) and participated in workshops with Daniel Greene and June Maxwell. A pastel artist for 45 years, she has been an active participant in pastel’s revival as a serious medium. Helena’s work has appeared on the 2005 Bucks Beautiful Garden Poster for the Bucks County Chamber of Commerce, the 2008 Historic Yellow Springs Poster and the 2011 Wilmington Flower Market Poster. In addition, she has participated in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions including the Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show, Historic Yellow Springs Art Show and the Malvern Retreat House Art Show.

She was a juried participant in Plein-Air Easton, Md. 2019 and has won two second place ribbons in Bucks County Plein-Air. WEBSITE:

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Tara Vaughan Tara, originally from West Chester, PA, is a graduate from Notre Dame Academy (2010) and received her BA in Fine Arts with a concentration in Ceramics from Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA (2014).

Since graduating from SJU, Tara was an Artist in Residence at Byrdcliffe Art Colony in Woodstock, NY (2016), has lived and worked as a studio artist in Philadelphia and New York City, and is currently growing her studio in Greenwich, CT. Tara’s work can be found in various high-end retail locations throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. Her work has also been shown at the Architectural Digest Design Show in New York City for the last three years. Tara’s abstract ceramic sculptures explore the endless playful boundaries of perfection, balance, light, and shadow. Each sculpture is unique, made by hand by Tara in her studio in CT. WEBSITE:

www.taravaughanceramics.com

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JoAnne Coughlin Walsh JoAnne Coughlin Walsh is an award-winning artist for the past 30 years and resides in Manasquan, NJ. JoAnne’s paintings depict her love of living on the water through the use of vibrant acrylic paint colors. Using large brush strokes and a palette knife allows for her distinctive illustrative style to be revealed in each of her paintings. The images are often figurative and capture both the fluid movement and fleeting memory of the summer. Her work is represented by Main Street Gallery in Manasquan, Refind in Bay Head. and Terra in Spring Lake.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES George Watson George, a native to the Delaware Valley, discovered early in his childhood his passion for The Arts. Growing up in the 50s and 60s in a large Irish American household, George was inspired by many artists such as Degas, Monet, Laurtrec and Picasso. In 1993, George channeled his artistic vision and talent creating Double U Design, a graphic design company committed to providing creative expertise and business-to-business communications. Clients include both Fortune 500 companies and independent businesses. Through the ongoing success of Double U Design, George still devoted time for his love of pottery. Encouraged by family, friends and clients, George Watson Pottery was born. George Watson Pottery specializes in stoneware and Raku, creating a unique design and look that blends with any decor.

Specifically, the Raku firing technique and the reduction cause the pots to develop vivid colors and copper sheens. Oxygen deprivation (reduction) and drastic temperature changes determine the rich hues.

As a result, no two items are exactly alike. This is what defines George Watson Pottery.

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JP Weber Artist JP Weber (AKA John Hamster) is a former banker and now selftaught artist who lives and paints in Berwyn, PA with his wife and three daughters. Driven by a strong desire to express himself, JP began painting in 2016 as a form of expression after experiencing an emotional/spiritual awakening. Weber now creates art in many forms, from a variety of styles of paintings to patterns and fabric transfers.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Merrill Weber Merrill is an award-winning artist who is currently represented by seven fine art galleries. Her work has been included in hundreds of exhibitions, and in museums and collections throughout the world. Her impressionistic paintings capture snippets of life in creative ways, to share what is meaningful to her. Her creations have been described by collectors as imaginative, playful, happy and filled with energy and hope.

For two years in a row, Merrill was voted Favorite Chester County Studio Tour Artist. She was also honored to be included in the Art of the State Exhibition at The State Museum of Pennsylvania, where her painting was one of 103 works chosen from 1,850 entries. In November 2021, her solo exhibition of more than 50 INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN oil paintings was on view at the Huston Gallery of the Chester County Art Association in West Chester, PA. Merrill enjoys engaging with her followers on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok @merrillweberart. She also publishes a blog and monthly art newsletter titled, “The Good Life of An Artist.”

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www.merrillweber.com

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MaryAnn Weselyk MaryAnn is classically trained in watercolor and sculpture. She is selftaught in her preferred medium of oil. She finds working in a more expressionistic and abstract style- more fun and challenging. She has been a featured artist five times as well as many solo exhibits. In addition to having her work in galleries nationwide and in Europe, she has a permanent collection adorning the walls of Stephen Starr’s restaurant The Love in Philadelphia. MaryAnn is also featured in the book 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley by Catherine Quillman.

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www.maryannweselyk.com

Jan Wier Born in Texas. Raised in Arkansas, kindergarten through college. Jan followed her heart to the Northeast and has been happily rooted in Pennsylvania for most of her adult life. Jan fell in love with art as a young child, got a business degree at the University of Arkansas, and chose a career in the creative field of interior design where she has worked with residential clients on the Main Line for over twenty-five years. Circling back to art in recent years, Jan enjoys a robust show and gallery schedule, and is represented year-round at Gallery 222 in Malvern, PA. Jan works in oils and creates lush and color rich paintings in her home studio in Phoenixville, PA. WEBSITE: 43

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Jeannie Wolfington Jeannie Wolfington is an artist based in Newtown Square, PA. She has a lifetime of experience in art and design. For over 15 years, Jeannie managed a graphic design business providing creative marketing and brand identity materials to corporate clients. Jeanne has recently focused on painting full time. Her custom and unique pieces are full of color, texture and movement. Jeannie’s original paintings add a special element and feeling in home and business collections across the country. Jeannie is known for her floral, colorful land and seascapes, palette knife and swirl paintings. She enjoys working with clients and designers to achieve their creative vision. www.jeanniewolfingtonart.com INSTAGRAM: jeanniewolfington.art WEBSITE:

Matt Wren I studied Studio Fine Art, Museum Studies and Education at Juniata College, earning a BA in 2010, and then served as the Studio Technician and Artist in Residence from 2011-2013. Following Juniata, I traveled around as a studio assistant at the Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts and completed a residency at the Cub Creek Foundation. I am presently the Ceramics Studio Supervisor at the Chester Springs Studio in Historic Yellow Springs.

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www.matthewjwren.com

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Barbara Zanelli Barbara holds a B.F.A. in Illustration from Syracuse University and a Diploma of Fine Art from Studio Incamminati. After graduating from college in 1999, she immediately moved to NYC. She met success in shows at Figureworks Gallery and Get Real Art, but felt drawn to study classical painting in Florence, Italy. She lived there for one year studying drawing under Mario Pachioli. Then in 2004, she moved to Philadelphia on a full scholarship to study with Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati.

It was here that she developed her portrait painting and color theory skills. She left the atelier in 2006 to work on a series of large thematic paintings. After travelling and painting extensively, Barbara returned to Incamminati to finish the Professional Program and in 2015 and served as a fellow at the school for two years while teaching drawing to students from Project Home. She currently teaches painting and drawing at Fleisher Art Memorial, Wayne Art Center, Abington Art Canter, Studio Incamminati, Repenning Fine Arts, and Journey’s Way. WEBSITE:

barbarazanelli.com

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In memory of artist

Doris Davis-Glackin and our gratitude for over 20 years of participation in the show.

Doris lived and worked on a portion of the historic Brandywine Battlefield in Chester County, PA. Her paintings were frequently selected for inclusion in college and museum exhibitions throughout the world.

Jurors noted that vibrant color and strong design were the hallmarks of her work, and she had been a recipient of numerous "Best in Show" and other awards. Doris’ work has been published in books and magazines including: The Best of Watercolor, Splash 8, Speaking for Themselves, the Artists of Chester County, PA, Chester County Life, and In New York and International Artists magazines. Doris was a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania watercolor societies.

She was an elected member of the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc., and the Audubon Artists Inc., both in New York City. In addition, she was a member and served on the board of the historic Howard Pyle Studios in Wilmington, DE. WEBSITE:

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