PROUD+ 2022
EXHIBITION CATALOG June 4 - July 30, 2022
Visual Arts Tradition
The Studio Door 3867 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103-3113 www.TheStudioDoor.com Cover Artwork: Dating in COVID by Alisa White (Greenbelt, MD) Back Cover: Self Portrait - How Many Fifths of a Man Am I? by Jacob Clayton (Rockport, ME) Copyright © 2022 Exhibition Version. The Studio Door, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. The Studio Door, Inc. respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this exhibition do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information displayed in this catalog may be reproduced, transmitted or copied without the permission of the The Studio Door, Inc., artist or copyright holder. All prices shown are subject to change without notice by The Studio Door, Inc., artist or copyright holder. Prices do not include any sales tax, use, value added goods, customs, duties, tariffs or service charges. 1
PROUD+ 2022 A Visual Arts Tradition EXHIBITION CATALOG June 4 - July 30, 2022
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A Visual Arts Tradition produced by THE STUDIO DOOR June 4 - July 30, 2022
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 7 PM or by appointment
Curated with the support of Alyssa Nitchun Executive Director The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art The Studio Door 3867 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103-3113 The Studio Door www.TheStudioDoor.com
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PROUD+ 2022 The Studio Door celebrates the fifth year of PROUD+ with a two month visual arts exhibition of LGBTQIA+ artists working across the United States. For the first time, the exhibition is being expanded to cover both Pride month nationally (June) and San Diego’s celebrations in July. As visibility is important to our community, the participating artists are allowing the gallery to identify how they define themselves. The plus symbol is meant to be inclusive to those who prefer not to be limited by any specific definition. The Studio Door is Hillcrest’s premiere art gallery in San Diego, California. The gallery and artists studios is gay owned and operated. Previous exhibition catalogs are available to flip through online at TheStudioDoor.com website.
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Alyssa Nitchun
Executive Director The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Alyssa Nitchun is Executive Director of The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, where she oversees the Museum’s many initiatives and long-term growth. Prior to LLMA Alyssa was an independent cultural consultant focused on the Middle East and Europe, advising artists and cultural institutions on realizing large-scale projects. From 2012 to 2018, Alyssa was with the public art organization Creative Time where she held a variety of positions focused on development, communications, and team management, culminating with Acting Executive Director. Prior to Creative Time, Alyssa oversaw Institutional Giving for StoryCorps – the public media organization archiving diverse oral histories at the Library of Congress. Alyssa has also served as Director of Development for the CUNY Graduate Center’s Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies and has held multiple creative positions in the worlds of art, fashion, and music. Alyssa received an MA in Gender Politics with a focus in Queer theory from New York University.
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The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art is the only dedicated LGBTQ+ art museum in the world with a mission to exhibit and preserve LGBTQ+ art and foster the artists who create it. LLMA provides a platform for artistic exploration through multi-faceted queer perspectives. We embrace the power of the arts to inspire, explore, and foster understanding of the rich diversity of LGBTQ+ experiences. 6
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Frot Joseph Abbati Queer Acrylic 30” x 30” $1,500 San Francisco, CA 8
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Meat Inspector Brock Archer Bisexual Digital Giclee on Aluminum Plate 18” x 245” $950 Globe, AZ 9
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DayDream During A Plague Brandin Barón + Mixed Media 19” x 25” $1,000 San Francisco, CA 10
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Objects of Queerness #1 Myself Nathaniel Bice Transgender Gouache on Panel 10” x 8” $880 Berkeley, CA 11
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Objects of Queerness #3 Sean Nathaniel Bice Transgender Gouache on Panel 10” x 8” $960 Berkeley, CA 12
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Glam Chad Berwld Gay Acrylic 20” x 16” $325 San Diego, CA 13
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Luxury No. 2 Laicee Blackwell Lesbian Tampon Wrappers 64” x 84” x “40” $1,500 Evansville, IN 14
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Fighting for Equality Pierre Bounaud Gay Porcelain 8” x 24” $360 San Diego, CA 15
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The most virulent queerbasher is attacking the homosexual potential in himself
Queerbasher John Breitweiser Gay Wood, Enamel 33.5” x 2” x 2” $600 Palm Desert, CA
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Ridiculous Hotdog Ring Nathan Carroll Gay Laser Cut Acrylic, Brass Cold-Connections 7” x 4” x 4” $500 Lubbock, TX 17
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Are You Gay Nathan Carroll Gay Laser Cut Acrylic, Brass, Butchers String 5” x 4” $975 Lubbock, TX 18
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Self-Portrait Maurice Cassidy Gay Oil on Paper 20” x 16” $600 San Diego, CA 19
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Wayne Maurice Cassidy Gay Oil on Paper 20” x 16” $600 San Diego, CA 20
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MS 6248 Lance Chang Ally Archival Pigment Print 8” x 12” 14” x 18” Matted and Framed
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BEST IN SHOW Self Portrait How Many Fifths of a Man Am I? Jacob Clayton Transgender Photography Mixed Media 30” x 24” $250 Rockport, ME 22
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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made #2 Ariel Cooper Queer Lithograph, Monotype 15” x 11” $100 Jacksonville, FL 23
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Resting Athlete Roy de Vries Gay Acrylic, Oil 37” x 61” $2,000 San Diego, CA 24
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Love Is Everything They Said It Would Be Joan Cox Lesbian Oil 48” x 60” $7.500 Baltimore, MD 25
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Lovers at L’Orangerie Joan Cox Lesbian Oil 40” x 30” $4,000 Baltimore, MD 26
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Angels at Play Yvette Deas Lesbian Oil 84” x 60” $5,000 San Diego, CA 27
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BEST IN SHOW Ambassadors Yvette Deas Lesbian Oil 60” x 48” $2,000 San Diego, CA 28
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Crystalized Darren Domingo Gay Acrylic 48” x 36” $1,500 Irvine, CA 29
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Untitled (Street Portrait No. 8) David Dumo Gay Photography, Archival Print 20” x 16” $250 Palm Springs, CA 30
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Robin’s Egg Blue Stevan Dupus Gay Oil, Glitter 60” x 60” $1,500 San Marcos, CA 31
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The Water’s Edge Brett Dyer Gay Mixed Media 12” x 12” $200 Denton, TX 32
THE STUDIO DOOR PROUD+ 2022 Over the years George rehearsed coming out to his parents for what felt like a million times. Sitting in the living room mother and father standing before him. Nerviously clutching the arms of his chair, his heartbeat pounding in his ears, the room began to spin. Biting his tongue, for the time being, he reemained silent with his secret still on the tip of his tongue waiting to explode.
Nicolas Ebakidze Gay Chair 38” x 22” x 16” $2,000 Chattanooga, TN
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Irregular Hexagon Matthew Finley Gay Archival Pigment Print Edition of 8 16” x 16” $1,200 Los Angeles, CA 34
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mood C Fodoreanu Queer Pigment on Rag 24” x 36” $2,000 La Jolla, CA 35
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Queer Elder (Antiretroviral Palette) Irwin Freeman Queer Vinyl Cord 10” x 5” x 5” $1,000 Philadelphia, PA 36
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Harmonie II Colette Hebert Queer Acrylic 56” x 37” $9,750 Del Mar, CA 37
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Reverie Colette Hebert Queer Acrylic 34” x 30” $6,194 Del Mar, CA 38
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Can You Feel... Gerard Huber Gay Conte Crayon, Prismacolor Pencil on Toned Charcoal Paper 30” x 24” $3,500 Dallas, TX 39
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Bears In Love Dean Jester Gay Acrylic on Hardboard 36” x 36” $1,200 Amarillo, TX 40
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The Fall into Grace Nikki Kelsay Lesbian Oil 75” x 55” $16,000 Chicago, IL 41
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Here Am I Nikki Kelsay Lesbian Oil 55” x 75” $16,000 Chicago, IL 42
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Look at Yourself Tali Lopez Gay Acrylic, Paint Markers 24” x 48” Diptych $3,000 La Mesa, CA 43
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Dyke Wedding Sooltan Madsen Lesbian Oil 35” x 24” $750 Savannah, GA 44
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Love Decoded Michael McFadden Queer Cotton Fabric, Leather, Thread, Ink 7’ x 6’ $1,400 West Hollywood,CA 45
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Untitled (After Hours) Michael McFadden Queer Archival Pigment Print 22.5” x 30” $700 West Hollywood,CA 46
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I Always Come Back To This MisterOsborne Gay Color Pencil on Toned Paper 9” x 12” $200 San Diego, CA 47
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At Last Todd Mufatti Gay Assemblage 12” x 12” $240 San Diego,CA 48
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Detailed Facades Richard Poulin Gay Collage 12” x 12” $2,500 Palm Springs, CA 49
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Laws of Attraction Richard Poulin Gay Collage 12” x 12” $2,500 Palm Springs, CA 50
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Modern Narcissus Dan Simoneau Gay Acrylic 36” x 36” $7,800 Kenosha, WI 51
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Bound Superhero Dan Simoneau Gay Acrylic 24” x 24” $3,450 Kenosha, WI 52
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Passion & Pride Danne Sadler Gay Stain Glass 20.5” x 20.5” $600 San Diego 53
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Essence Smittybones Gay Acrylic, Ink, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf, Swarovski Crystals 16” x 20” $600 Hollywood, CA 54
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Joan JettBlack Syd Stevens Gay Oil 40” x 40” $4,000 San Diego, CA 55
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They are Human Teemstir Gay Mixed Media 38” x 26” x 4” $650 San Diego, CA 56
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Transition Minnie Valero + Acrylic 36” x 36” $4,000 La Jolla, CA 57
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Men in the Mirror Tim Weedlun Gay Acrylic 40” x 30” $1,300 San Diego, CA 58
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FEATURED ARTIST • STEFAN TALIAN
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“The human physique has always fascinated me. Exploring it on canvas is a journey to those places hidden within...”
Stefan Talian is fascinated with the transient nature of human emotions and the dichotomies that arise from within our human nature. The series CAPTURED EMOTIONS is a collection of 18 artworks that reveal a specific moment of vunerability and unguarded emotional states; primarily focusing on the male subject who is culturally conditioned to hide these emotions. Talian’s signature use of black and white seemingly heighten these psychological states. As the artist uncovers these intimate flashpoints, we are allowed to experience the raw emotions that are momentarily exposed. Talian created the series with the guidance of master artist Sir Daniel Winn and premiered the works at Winn Slavin Fine Art in Beverly Hills. 60
Featured Artist is selected by THE STUDIO DOOR
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CAPTURED EMOTIONS by Stephan Talian Gay (1) Solis 40” x 40” $5,000
(5) Contemplation 40” x 40” $5,000
(2) Passion 60” x 40” $7,000
(6) Introspection 40” x 40” $5,000
(3) Transformation 40” x 40” $5,000
(7) Fullfilment 60” x 40” $7,000
(4) Chrysalis 40” x 40” $5,000
Acrylic on Canvas
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BEST IN SHOW Dating in COVID Alisa White Queer Film Photograph 14” x 20” $600 Greenbelt, MD 65
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Bisexual Onion Danielle Wogulis Bisexual Acrylic on Paper 24” x 18” $550 Sacramento, CA 66
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Perpetual Radiance Hugo Ximello-Salido Gay Acrylic, Ink, Mixed Media 36” x 36” x 10” $4,500 Kansas City, MO 67
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The Mystical Aberaton of a Person’s Journey Through An Antithesis of Life Paul F Yount Gay Oil 60” x 48” $15,000 Venus, FL 68
Artist Index ARTIST
LOCATION
WEBSITE
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Abbati, Joseph
San Francisco, CA
josephabbati.art
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Archer, Brock
Globe, AZ
brockarcher.net
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Barón, Brandin
San Francisco, CA
brandinbaron.com
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Berwald, Chad
San Diego, CA
chadberwald.com
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Bice, Nathaniel
San Francisco, CA
njbice.com
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Blackwell, Laicee
Evansville, IN
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Bounaud, Pierre
San Diego, CA
pierrebounaud.com
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Breitweiser, John
Palm Desert, CA
johnbreitweiser.com
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Carroll, Nathan
Lubbock, TX
nathankcarroll.com
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Cassidy, Maurice
San Diego, CA
mauricetcassidy.com
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Chang, Lance
San Diego, CA
changstudio.com
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Clayton, Jacob
Rockport, ME
jacobclayton.com
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WEBSITE
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Cooper, Ariel
Jacksonville, FL
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Cox, Joan
Baltimore, MD
joancoxart.com
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de Vries, Roy
San Diego, CA
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Deas,Yvette
San Diego, CA
yvettedeas.org
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Domingo,Darren
Irvine, CA
darrendomingo.com
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Dumo, David
Palm Springs, CA
ddumoart.com
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Dupus, Stevan
San Marcos, CA
stevandupusarts.com
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Dyer, Brett
Denton, TX
brettdyerart.com
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Ebakidze, Nicholas
Chattanooga, TN
nicholaselbakidze.com
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Finley, Matthew
Los Angeles, CA
mfinleyphoto.com
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Foodoreanu, C
La Jolla, CA
cfodoreanu.com
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Freeman, Irwin
Philadelphia, PA
Irwinfreeman.wordpress.com
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LOCATION
WEBSITE
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Hebert, Colette
Del Mar, CA
colettehebertstudio.com
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Huber, Gerald
Dallas, TX
gerardhuber.com
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Jester, Dean
Amarillo, TX
deanjesterart.com
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Kelsay, Nikki
Chicago, IL
nikkikelsay.com
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Lopez, Tali
La Mesa, CA
talilopez.com
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Madsen,Sooltan
Savannah, GA
sooltanmadsen.com
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McFadden, Michael
West Hollywood, CA
michaelmcfaddenphotography.com
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MisterOsborne
Los Angeles, CA
misterosborne.com
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Muffatti, Todd
San Diego, CA
toddmuffatti.com
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Poulin, Richard
Palm Springs, CA
richardpoulin.net
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Sadler, Danne
San Diego, CA
dannesadler.com
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WEBSITE
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Simoneau, Dan
Kenosha, WI
dsimoneau.com
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Smittybones
Hollywood, CA
smittybones.com
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Stevens, Syd
San Diego, CA
sydstevens.com
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Talian, Stefan
San Diego, CA
stefantalian.com
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Teemstir
San Diego, CA
teemstir.com
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Valero, Minnie
La Jolla, CA
minnievalerofineart.com
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Weedlun, Tim
San Diego, CA
timweedlun.com
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White, Alise
Greenbelt, MD
alisamelodyphotography.com
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Wogulis, Danielle
Sacramento, CA
daniellewogulis.com
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Ximello-Salido, Hugo
Kansas City, MO
hugosalido.com
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Yount, Paul F
Venus, FL
paulfyount.com
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Jacob Clayton
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