GAMES 2019 - 5th WAG Festival

WORLD ART GAMES S E R B I A 2 0 1 9

Belgrade April 1st - 10th, 2019

PUBLISHED BY: WAG International Artistic Organization

FOR THE PUBLISHER: Co-president Peter Weisz Co-president Jasminka Blažević Paunović

TECHNICAL EDITOR: Branko Penić

Book cover made by Jasminka Blažević Paunović

PRINT: Tiskara Nova Gradiška

ISBN: 953-58695-2-8

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WORLD ART GAMES INTERNATIONAL

WORLD ART GAMES

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VISION: Being the world's leading independent organization in the field of modern arts, art and culture MISSION: · to establish committees in all states and therefore to connect artists of all artistic disciplines into a powerful NET, which will enable them larger recognition, professional development, education, etc. · to create, synchronize, manage cultural activities for the benefit of: · members (enabling them to increase the value of their work), · art lovers (by increasing available intangible wealth by providing artistic flow), · children, young people and thus future society (by dispersive representation of the world of art and culture, maintaining art projects and exchanges, we will early and permanently establish a framework of tolerance and acceptance of diversity and differences, concerning art and people, for the young generations) VALUES: Life, Person, Humanity, Arts, Education, Tolerance, Development, Unity, Love and Freedom.

PRINCIPLES: The WAG Association stands open to all States and people who respect Human Rights, regardless of skin color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual preference, social status or political persuasion.

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NAME: WAG - International Artistic Organization

FORM: NGO, non profit organization

WEB: www.wagames.org

Contact E-mail: info@wagames.org wag.head.office@gmail.com

CO-PRESIDENTS: Mr. Peter Weisz Mrs. Jasminka Blažević Paunović

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GAMES 2019 PARTICIPATING STATES

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PARTICIPATING STATES

ARGENTINA

AUSTRIA

AZERBAIJAN

CROATIA

FINLAND

FRANCE

ISRAEL

MEXICO

MOROCCO

NETHERLANDS

NEW ZEALAND

NORWAY

PHILIPPINES

UNITED KINGDOM

TURKEY

SERBIA

ZIMBABWE

ZIMBABWE

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World Art Games

Belgrade 2019

PARTNER

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UK STARI GRAD

UK Stari grad is one of the most referent spots of contemporary culture in Belgrade. Community hub, founded on the tradition of Skoligrica and Skozoriste – Cultural Centre of Stari Grad (Ljubica Beljanski Ristic) which covers on the seven – year – every – day basis work visual program, film, theatre, music, workshops, and festivals, pop culture…..

Filmstreet, Great expectations, Pearls of managemet, Rock'n'Dorcol, Amstell Unplugged, Omage Treasury, European culture capitals, Weightless, Das Boot jazz scene, are only some of the individual titles derived from Parobrod portfolio. Djura Jaksic Mansion in Skadarlija is part of its organizational management.

UK Stari grad's cinema with 37 seats, named by the most famous Serbian film actor Dragan Nikolić, is exclusive repertoire hall, focused on new domestic feature film and television cinematheque. Piano hall Arsen Dedić, in memory of the greatest regional songwriter and singer, is chamber space for reproduction of live performances of national jazz and pop classics. Also, jazz club in the basement, which program is inspired by New York Village Vanguard, named by famous film by Wolfgang Peters.

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UK STARI GRAD This vibrant multitasking/multimedia place of local management of Stari Grad and contemporary culture of Belgrade reaffirms and reintegrates on the reminiscence of pop culture of 80ies and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia empathy a unique European cultural centre on the Western Balkans. It has reached Zagreb, Rovinj, Esen, Dortmund, Duizburg, Turku, Talin, Helsinki, Gimaraes, Bragu, Porto, Kosice, Lublin, Bratislawa, Trieste, Genova, Tulon, Aix, Arl, Marseille, Umeu and Stockholm, Plzen, Prague, Dresden, Wroclaw, Lodz, Poznan, Gdansk, Warsaw;

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It is the only centre which edits local patriot quart paper which unites a Dorćol, Palas and Savamala. UK Stari grad is an institutional ice breaker and leader of alternative formats, from open door postulates through multicultural ideas up to mainstream creative industry and social nets.

It is situated in art deco of modern architecture, in the First Danube Society establishment (Erste DonauDampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft) from1925 of Austrian architecture of Alexander Pope and Prague pupil Stevan Tobolar with a vivid influence of late Vienna secession and Czech cubism.

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World Art Games

Belgrade 2019

ARTISTS

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ARGENTINA

Ana María Dixmann

Contact: anmdix@gmail.com

She was born in Argentina. She studied Medical Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires and practiced medicine in the specialties of gynecology, occupational medicine, medical audit and legal medicine.

The taste for arts was always present - she studied in several institutes of arts, specializing in techniques such as oil, acrylic, graphite and watercolors. Her favorite works are those made with the pastel technique. Most of her creations focus on the human figure. The figures seem to emerge from the depths of her paintings. Her paintings show not only the human figure, they show emotions, feelings that cross the image and captivate the spectator. She exhibited her works in a different type of exhibitions, collective and individual, samples in Buenos Aires and Uruguay, and she won awards in these exhibitions.

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Title: "Symphony for a goodbye" Technique: mixed, acrylic and charcoal Size: 70 x 50

Title: "Red February on the canal" Technique. mixed, acrylic and charcoal Size: 60 x 50

Both: Series "The Venice at Carnival"

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ARGENTINA

Angella Gatto

Contact: mangelagatto@yahoo.com.ar

"The vision of my works is characterized in its essence in the picturesque and cosmic, the scenes narrated within the traditions of America in the historical and artistic. I transmit the spirit embodied in the constructive play of colors. Create all the power of the imagination.

My concept of art: - Love of beauty as beauty to the truth, is the sensitive perception of thought, fantasy and imagination, connected with the states of the same name that are the images".

Angela Gatto is an artist very attentive to the traditions of her country.

The scenes narrated visually by the painter make us return to this silent area, where we can breathe the memory of beautiful customs that are transmitted to their descendants. Her figures are presented in the new scenes of Lake Titicaca of a Peruvian reality. Scenes that visually narrate Titicaca, which is a navigable lake located between Bolivia and Peru.

Therefore, Angela Gatto is a painter, whose visual arguments lead the viewer to the new world. A world sometimes totally unknown. The world that is impossible not to fall in love with. The world to see your eyes open and start dreaming. Member of the World Art Games Argentina Team

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"Los Cañeros" size: 68×49 Technique: oil on canvas

"Aimé Painé" size: 60×50 Technique: oil on canvas

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"Danza Argentina" size: 72×72 Technique: oil on canva

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ARGENTINA

Cristina Carri

Formed in Byzantine iconography in Taller Andrej Rubliov (2006 to 2012) and in workshops with the famous Jesuit Iconographer Pere Egon Sendler (France). She has complementary studies in Embossed on Metal and Gold in the Bol of Armenia.

He made numerous exhibitions in Argentina and his icons are in Churches of Buenos Aires and in private hands.

Prizes: 3rd Prize Kolomenskaia Versta (2013, Russia) Publication Divine Temple.

She is Founder, Director and teacher Iconograph of the Workshop "Writers of Icons", Buenos Aires, Argentina. Atelier Catholic Apostolic Roman, following rules and the Orthodox tradition, where Levkas is taught and worked with natural pigments with egg emulsion and white wine, punched, embossed in metal and gilded with Armenian bowl. This Workshop is open to teaching people with different abilities.

Contact: cristina@elcampito.com.ar

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"Our Mother of Guadalupe, patroness of America" Levkas technique, golden on the blade

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"Saint Michael Archangel, Protector of Heaven" Levkas technique, crown embossed and gilded to the blade

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ARGENTINA

Estela Fuchs

The lady of the stories Degree in Library Science. School and Professional Librarian. Teacher of Primary Education.

Specialist in children's literature .Storyteller.

I developed in the area of children"s creativity working as a teacher encouraging the promotion of reading in classrooms with different non traditional techniques stimulating reading aloud interpretive and imagination.

I refunds the school library in the school where I was working and promoted different way to attract the students to the world of the literature.

I coordinated writing and reading workshops for children, parents and teachers.

I am active in the promotion of reading ,complemented by several interventions in seminars, conferences an congress.

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As a storyteller I am developed in presentations of books of authors in Argentina,at schools, libraries and book fairs.

Coordinate oral narrative workshops for beginners and advanced teachers.

Participate annually in the International Meeting of narrators of the Book Fair of Buenos Aires.

Actually I am member of the program "Major to minor" of the Government of Buenos Aires, member of FUNI Reading Center at the Italian Hospital, and member of "Babynonos Team" of AMIA.

Contact: estefuchs@yahoo.com.ar

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ARGENTINA

Leticia Arona

Leticia Arona has been selected by the WAG Argentine National Committee to be the 2019 coordinator of the Argentine National Team for the artistic exchange to be held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

Leticia Aroma works in the Culture Department of the Argentine National Congress. She teaches theory and solfege, guitar and harmony. Sing, integrates the national choirs of the chamber of deputies of the Argentine nation. Architect Specialized in urbanism. Makes maintenance of national artistic historical monuments. Design furniture. Marble and artistic stained glass.portant trajectory in the history of dessembling works of art, the designer has an importarajectory in our National culture.

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Mariano Occhi

ARGENTINA

"Arte & Arte - Salud" The cure art by the licensed: Hebe Leone Culture and Health H. Chamber of Deputies of the National Argentina Critics: "The artist of the heart of the mandalas gladdens with the rhythm of their colors. The circular movement of its stroke alleviates the soft transparencies of warm colors. Mariano, the artist combines the magical fusion of the line into shape.

The artist who reveals with continuous steps to color and various gestures in his work of wonderful circular composition.

The other artistic stage of the artist is the love for animals, the true relationship almost sublime quw lets see the magnitude of his love for them quebplasma with passion in his works. The Artist of the heart of the mandalas loves to paint daily, it is an aesthetic enjoyment from the Plastic Arts."

"The artist at the heart of the mandalas solves the visual texture in a creative way, experiencing the perception of space, form and color. The movement achieves balance, symmetry and superposition of forms. At age 27, the artist continues to discover the love of art. He has exhibited in San Diego and shown his art in countries of the world, today he was selected by the WAG Argentina National Committee to represent the country in the Olympic Games to be held in Belgrade, Serbia. Marian, so she likes to be called, she explores different materials and tools for the realization of her Works, achieving new procedures by selecting new expressive possibilities of the visual language. juxtaposition and superposition of repeated forms frame the process of a rich and very current work, a delight for the viewer ..."

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Mariano Occhi works with acrylics and Sharpie markers

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Jadranka Klabučar Gros Jadranka Klabučar Gros, was born in Zagreb, Croatia.

Master of Economics, graduated from Zagreb University.

Since 1990 lives and works in Vienna, Austria.

AUSTRIA

Writes poetry and short stories. Selected poems were published in numerous joint collections of poetry and in three poetry anthologies: „Southeast Wind“, „New Austrian Poetry- and not a Word of German“ and „We, moving stones“. Short stories appeared in anthology "One day of my life". Three of her own books of poetry are: „Autumn in My Hair“, „To love: a Continuous Verb“ and „Selected Poems“ in German and English translation. Awards: 2nd prize at the „Željka Boc“ love poetry festival in 2005 special award at the „Željka Boc“ love poetry festival in 2007. She has been for years actively engaged in the promotion of children's literary and artistic creativity. Jadranka is president of World Art Games Austria as well as of the Viennese Association for Culture „Word - Color- Sound ". She took part as poet at the 1st World Art Games 2013 in Croatia and at the 2nd World Art Games 2015 in Slovakia. During the 3rd and the 4th World Art Games in 2016 and 2017 she presented Austrian Children Art Projects, as well as "Flag project" in 2018. On the 5th WAGs in Serbia in 2019, she appears in the Book of the Games.

Critiques: from Prof. S. Muhamedagić „Afterword“ in the „Selected Poems“. "Jadranka as poet and cultural enthusiast, who has been internationally active in many fields for years, has already been represented by some poems in two anthologies (2006, 2008) of the works of authors of foreign origin living in Austria. Her poem “Swallows under my balcony,” included in this book, fulfills all the criteria required to find a permanent place in any respectable anthology of contemporary Croatian poetry."

Contact Address: 1190 Wien, Krottenbachstr. 151/4 Mobile: 0043 664 1444025 E-mail: austria@wagames.org jadrankagros@hotmail.com

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Swallows Under My Balcony When I built a house, high and narrow as a cypress needle, swallows did not fly by in my thoughts.

But they came to love the height of my balcony, the peace that slumbers under it every white-hot midday and in the whirling storms.

There's not a spring when my swallows, arrow-slender, their cutting wings, don't slice across difficult distance and wearily come fly into the nest under my balcony.

Then I too, the constant voyager and eternal returner, open wide the house's doors and windows.

Let everyone in who comes back under my roof, like the swallows under my balcony.

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AZERBAIJAN

Ali Mustafazade

Contact: Baku city, Nizami district, R. Rustamov street 35, apt 83 Mob: +994 55 260 88 45 e-mail: Ali.mustafazade.98@mail.ru

I was born 24 November 1998 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

When I was 12 year old, I have decided to took up the Cello because I wanted to be a Cellist. But, I was also fancy about drawing and I prepared to the academy at the age of 17. I got successfully admitted to Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts in 2016. I am a student at the Sculpture department and currently it is my 3rd year. I took part in some exhibitions and worked as sculptor in some projects.

Exhibitions: Baku 2016:“Jazz” Exhibition Baku 2016:“Shoe“ Exhibition Baku 2017:“Azerbaijani young artists of Art” Exhibition

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“Violinist”, 2017

“Something”, 2018

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AZERBAIJAN

Jeyran Mir - Gasim Ferid

Contact: Sabail district, Khaqani street 19/13, apartment 22, Baku AZ1000, Azerbaijan Mobile number: +994 051 727 31 43 email adress: ceyranmirgasim@gmail.com

I was born in 2000 in Baku Azerbaijan. I was interested in art since I was 5. I come from an artistic background. My family always encouraged me to follow my dreams and to draw. Right after I graduated from school I entered the Academy of Fine Arts.

I am currently majoring in painting. In the future after graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts I am planning to open my own gallery.

Exhibitions: Baku 2016 - “The Future of Our Tolerance” Exhibition, (The Union of Artists).

Baku 2016 - Public organization “The Light of Science” Exhibition, Azerbaijan State Academy of Music.

Baku 2017 - “The Association of Artistic Women” Exhibition, (The Union of Artists).

Baku 2018 - “ The Union of Artistic Women” Exhibition, (The Union of Artists).

Baku 2018 - “Formula 1 Competition in Azerbaijan - The Country of Multiculturalism” Exhibition, (The Union of Artists).

Baku 2019 - “New Breath” Exhibition (Azerbaijan State Gallery of Arts).

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Laman Hatamli Mushfig

AZERBAIJAN

I was born on 13 August 1997 in Baku,Azerbaijan. I graduated from school in 2014 ,in the same year i got admitted to Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. I finished my bachelour degree in 2018 and subsequently started master degree.

I am a first year master degree student. My specialty is weaving, applied art.

EXHIBITHIONS:

Contact: Bakucity, Sabunchu district, A.Karim street, apt 12c.

Mob : +994 55 859 10 86; e-mail: leman.hetemli.1308@gmail.com

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2017 Winner of the 8th Grant Competition " Exhibition of Weaving "(Azerbaijan Youth Foundation) 2017 Applied Arts Festival (Arts Council Azerbaijan) 2017 5th İnternational Symposium on Azerbaijani Carpet Exhibition project.”Flying Carpet” ( Austria,Wien) 2017 "Green Art" exhibition organized by ASAN service.

2018 Decorative art exhibition "Spring Freshness" organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Regional Development Public Union (RIIB), Azerbaijan State Art Academy, Fabric and Chemical Industry LLC and Seaside Boulevard Office.

2018 “ International Museum Day” organized by Azerbaijan Museum of Independence.

2018 ADRA “ Azerbaijani Pomegranate” Art Exhibition,”Aznar”Company,Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic.

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“Asleep” 2018 Acrilic, size: 50x60 “Trees” 2018 Acrilic , size: 70x70

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AZERBAIJAN

Rahimakhanim Hajiyeva

Contact: Baku city, Khatai district, N.Tusi street 16, apt 51 Mob: +994 50 767 78 40 e-mail: rehime94@gmail.com “Battle between Kay Khusrau and Afrasivab” Painting on wood panel, 2017 Size:30x40cm My name is Rahimakhanim Hajiyeva. I was born in 1994, in Baku. I was a student at the Information and Technology department at I.I Mechnikov National University in Odessa . My soul and thoughts were connected with Art. I decided to change my education. Then I got admitted to Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts in 2016. Currently I am a studing at the Graphic department .

EXHIBITIONS: Baku 2018 “Spring Freshness of colours “ Baku 2018 “IX International Maiden Tower Festival” Baku 2018 “Azerbaijan-Iran Friendship” exhibition

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“Pomegranate” Painting oil and acrylic on canvas, 2018 Size:60x60cm

“Mandala “ on glass, 2016 Size:20dm

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AZERBAIJAN

Sevinj Seyidova

Contact: +994 50 421 00 78 sevinc.seyidova.1998@inbox.ru 106, 10D, Babak street, AZ1025,

I was born on October 21, 1998 in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.

In 2014, I was admitted to the Art College named after Azim Azimzade, where I majored in Theatre and Decoration. After graduating from the College in 2018, I took an exam and entered the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts to study my Bachelor's degree in Design. I am currently the first-year student at the Department of Architecture and Design. My plan for the future is to successfully finish my studies and become a professional Graphic Designer.

CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS 1. Diploma for actively participating at the exhibition held on the occasion of Novruz Holiday at the Art College under the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts - March 17, 2017 - Baku, Azerbaijan2.

Certificate for participating at the 11th pleinair painting dedicated to the 93th anniversary of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev - May 10, 2016, Baku, Azerbaijan 3. Certificate for participating at the exhibition named "Young Azerbaijani Painters in Prague" and for contributing to the development of multiculturalism - May 4-11, 2015 - Prague, Czech Republic 4. Certificate for participating at the exhibition on "Our Flag is Our Honor!" - November 7, 2014, Baku Azerbaijan

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5. Certificate for participating at the painting exhibition held on the "National Independence Day of France" - July 14, 2014, Baku, Azerbaijan 6. Diploma for participating at the Gallery named "World of Children" and for gaining success in applied arts 2013, Baku, Azerbaijan 7. Certificate for participating at the painting exhibition named "Azerbaijan's Young Painters in France" March 23-30, 2012, Paris, France 8. Certificate for participating at the event named "Tax Through the Eyes of Children" dedicated to the "1st of July - Children's Day" - June 1, 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan 9. Diploma for taking the II place at the painting competition named "Tax Through the Eyes of Children" dedicated to the "1st of July - Children's Day" - June 1, 2010, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Iris Vrus Individual exhibitions in Croatia, Germany and Italy:

CROATIA

Opatija, Gallery “Juraj Šporer” Dubrovnik, Gallery Matice Hrvatske, Stradun Rijeka, Gallery Filodrammatica, Korzo 28 Zagreb, Gallery Nova, Teslina 7 Munchen, Gallery proCon IT Zagreb, Hotel Sheraton Gallery Napoli; L 'atelier centro culturale, Via Tito Angelini 41 Buzet; Museum Buzet

Born in Rijeka, June 7 th , 1959.

Studied Scenography at “Accademia di Belle Arti”, Venice, Italy Assistant scenographer at National Theatre, Kassel, Germany Holder of numerous national and international awards.

Contacts: ILICA 106, Zagreb, Croatia tel: +385923043727 irisvrus@gmail.com

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Exhibition “Homage to Tibet”, the gallery of the Sheraton hotel in Zagreb in 2002., was organized on the occasion of HH XIV Dalai Lama's visit to Zagreb and Croatia. That was the first time that the works from the Tibet cycle were presented, which were created not long after the artist's return from a journey in Tibet, Nepal and Thailand.

One of the displayed exhibits was given to HH XIV Dalai Lama as a present by the organizer. (from critique:) "Works of Iris Vrus are based primarily on choice as a procedure the artist opts for. The choice of fabrics is very unusual, not to mention unique in contemporary Croatian art. She chose textiles as a medium of her creative expression. Fabrics are put on a surface and presented much like a classic painting, their equally stretched forms suggest and imply that a designated surface was painted. It would not be wrong to say that the fabrics were not painted by the hand of this artist.

She chose and combined the patterns and motifs, while their designing and dyeing were performed

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No name technique: Fiber art

by somebody else. Ms. Vrus chose the material (fabrics), patterns and colours and subsequently decided about their combining, merging and composition arrangements in general. ...

Having chosen the title for the exhibition to be “Homage to Tibet”, Iris saw to it that the materials be within the context of the title words. That is to say, the fabrics come from Nepal, India and China, countries with strong Buddhist tradition and religious practice. They are also countries, which have become new homelands for countless Tibetans who have been forced to live in exile due to the adverse political circumstances.

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With this exhibition Iris Vrus succeeded in uniting the contrasts of rich (fabric) and poor (straight lines, explicit cuts), strong and soft, simple and complicated. By uniting and juxtaposing them she creatively brought together European and Oriental artistic traditions and gave her contribution to facilitating recognition of the general in the particular."

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Berislav Valušek

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Jasminka Blažević Paunović

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Born 1964, in Croatia.

Member of MENSA society, from 2001 Member of the Osijek City` Board for Human Resources, 2008 Education: - Science and Technology of the Environment and Territory, Interdisciplinary Studies within universities from Croatia, Italy, Romania - Institute for Theological Culture of the Laity, Faculty of Theology, Zagreb - Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin Professional history: - 5 years (until 2009) - Director of the private Company - 13 years (until 2004) - Clinical Hospital Osijek, Head Office Administration Artistic history: - Led School of Modern Ballet and Rhythmics - Assistant for Stage Movement - Co-director of radio show - Awarded as a reciter and dancer choreographer WAG organization: - Project` co-author, with Mr. Peter Weisz and Organization` cofounder, co-president

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Peter Weisz

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Professional skills; - 9 years in Tourism ....branch office and Area manager of one of the biggest Yugoslav Travel Agencies - " Kompas " from Slovenia - 4 years in informal diplomacy - running as director the first Israeli Office in Croatia, and organizing cultural, sport and business exchanges between two States, organizing meetings for politicians of both States, (Donation of 40 Israeli Artists to Croatian museums, first football match of two States in Israel at 1994...etc.etc ) - 3 years worked in the Head Office of the Croatian National Tourist Board, promoting Croatia as tourist destination and hosting VIP guests and journalists.

- 2 years director ( general manager ) of Israeli company " Ros Maris " - purchasing hotel on island of Rab in Croatia, and dealing with other investments in Croatia.

Born in Hungary, grow up in former Yugoslavia - in Croatia. Have duel citizenship : Republic of Croatia and State of israel.

Languagies: Fluent in - Croatian, Hungarian, English, Italian, French, German and litlle Hebrow.

EDUCATION-STUDIED ON: University of Law - University of Zagreb-Croatia University of Art History and India Culture University of Zagreb - Croatia "Ecole Nationale Superiore des Beaux Arts" Art Academy, Paris - France; painting epartment, class prof. Clairin.

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Art and projects: - as artists have more than 150 exhibitions (personal and collective) in many States: Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Norway,Turkey, Israel, South Africa, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Usa, Chile...In some States in many cities, sometime few times in the same Gallery or Museum.

- Paintings are part of few Museums: Zagreb, Osijek, Vukovar, in Croatia, Nethanya and Afula in Israel-in many City Halls, private collections, offices ....

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- With popular rock star from Croatia - as director of joint company " Compy Co " initiated ecological project for clean Adriatic Sea ( " Adriatic Aid " - with many popular singers - In Rovinj- Istria, Croatia - established amateur Theater and was director of 2 plays - Active as Philantroph - donated many paintings for Auctions with humanitarian character...

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- 2008. initiated NGO " Culture Olympics " - later changed name into "World Art Games"in OsijekCroatia - One of the WAG Authors and Founders, with Ms Jasminka Blažević Paunović - WAG president till 2014, and from 2014, copresident

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Vesna Španić

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Master of Education in English Language and Literature and University Bachelor of Comparative Literature; born on 29 April 1954 in Zagreb; graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb; worked as the translator as well as the teacher of English language at the centres for foreign languages, primary and secondary shools; lives and works in Zagreb as the translator of English language. Although the poetry is her love from the early childhood, she started publishing her poetry just three years ago.

She participated at the 4th World Art Games held in Slavonski Brod in 2017: her two poems were published in the World Art Games Book, 2017.

In May 2017 KULTura sNOVA Zagreb published her first independent collection of poetry NE BIH SMJELA I SHOULD NOT in bilingual edition, Croatian and English language.

Australian Association of Free Artists published her poems in the international common collection of poetry Gentle Word, 2018.

Her poems were published in 15 international common collections of poetry of which 13 by KULTura sNOVA Zagreb, one by Cvrčak, Bihać and one by Pisci i Književnost, Split; also in the common collection of poetry of 11 authors Ljubav ispisana perom, 2017 and in the common collection of poetry of ten authors Misli zapisujem pjesmom 1, 2018, both collections of poetry published by KULTura sNOVA, Zagreb.

She is the member of KULTura sNOVA Zagreb, Culture Promotion Association and actively participates at the Zagreb Poetry Evening that are, in the framework of the activities of KULTura sNOVA Zagreb. She participates at the poetry festivals organized by KULTura sNOVA Zagreb and other poetry festivals in the region.

Contact: e-mail: vesspanic@gmail.com mob: +385 98 98 14 157

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SEAS AND SHIPS The world is here divided into the seas and the ships: we are sailing just once into the love and just once into forever; the ships go away and don't come back but the colums of the white foam stay with us as the evidence of our sailing.

IN THE SILENCE Maybe I am simply tired today: so lonely I stay without words in the silence.

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LOVE You are my summer smile, my tango of senses, one kiss perfect as Love, You are.

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Voljen Grbac

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Voljen Grbac was born in Vinkovci in 1956 and he lives and works in Rijeka and Grožnjan..

He was professional opera singer, tenor, for 35 years and singing pedagogue. He was prime vocal soloist in Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka, "Ivan pl. Zajc". In his 35 years long vocal career he acted in more then 500 theater performances, operas, musicals in the leading tenor and bariton roles.

He also held more then 1.500 concerts all over the world, among others in New York, Brussels, Prague, Budapest, Pécs, Plovdiv, Casablanca, Marrakech, Yalta, British Virgin Islands.

Five times he won the Festival of Melodies of Istria and Kvarner, and also participated in many other Croatian music festivals.

Voljen is the initiator and Artistic Director of the Festival of Canzona in Volosko (Opatija) Voljen started to devote his time to Art photography in 1987.

Had individual exhibitions in Split, Pula, Osijek, Zadar, Karlovac, Samobor, Vukovar, Opatija, Kastav, Poreč, Rovinj, Crikvenica, Izola, Ajdovščina, Buzet, Pazin, Umag, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Budapest, Trieste, Motovun, Sv. Ivan Zelina and also participated in many collective exhibitions.

For achievements in Art photography he is awarded at home and abroad and publishes photographs in numerous journals.

Voljen Grbac also directs, records and installs music video clips. His video clip of young Croatian musician Zlatko Josip Grgic "Cinema Paradiso" was proclaimed in January 2019 for the weekly spot on Croatian Radio Television.

Last three years, Voljen Grbac is chairing the jury of the International Journalistic Photo Contest "Travel and Emotions" in Bratislava.

He is a longtime member of FIJET, a world association of tourist journalists, journalist association of the European Union, "European Journalists Assotiation", and Croatian Journalists' Association.

He is the owner of the exhibition space "Amato Gallery" in Grožnjan and a longtime member of the Association of Photographers of Istria.

Contact: +385 91 1010 993 grbacvoljen@gmail.com

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Zlatko Barać

Born in Osijek, Croatia 1950. His formal and musical education started in Osijek and was to be continued in Zagreb and Graz. As a longtime freelancer Zlatko is a member and founder of many Jazz bands. His musical interest has always been focused on Jazz.

Zlatko was the founder of quite a few Big Bands and a member of even more. He was the leader of the Brass Band and Choir of the Croatian Red Cross for eight years. The list of celebrated Jazz musicians he played with includes L. Fidry, M. Marković, H. Moobley, R. Divjak, Z. Dvorzak, B.Petrović, J. Njikoš, S. Nestorović, J.& L.Kaplowitz, D.J.Charlie, I. Savin.

His idea, initiative and contribution on the sax resulted with the CD Kastav Blues. The long lasting musical association with the pianist Vladimir Babin can be appreciated on their CD Jazz Ballads and Classics. Zlatko played on tours in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, States of former USSR, and in the USA. Along with his active playing, he is continuously involved in teaching, running Jazz workshops within the Art Club Osijek where he has also established a Big Band.

In the program of this Festival performs accompanied with musicians on piano & percussion.

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Zlatko Josip Grgić

Zlatko Josip Grgić was born in Zagreb in 2001.

From his earliest childhood, he has been surrounded by some of the best guitar players in the world, such as Leo Witoszynsky, Tommy Emmanuel and Edin Karamazov, and taught by his father, a guitar teacher himself.

In his concerts, Grgić puts emphasis on emotion, authenticity and expressiveness, thus continuing the tradition of the old Spanish, Catalan school of guitar, which - through the guitar teachers Leo Witoszynsky and Luisa Walker - leads directly to the great guitar player Miguel Llobet, a student of Francisco Tarrega.

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Being a pupil of the Vatroslav Lisinski Music School in Zagreb, Zlatko Josip Grgić regularly appears at its festive concerts.

At the beginning of 2017, he received the Distinction Award at the Dr. Jovan Jovičić Competition in Novi Sad (Serbia), and at the end of the same year, thanks to his collaboration with the art restorer Gabriele Lodi, he performed at the opening of an exhibition of Torres guitars on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the guitar maker Antonio de Torres' birth at the Violin Museum in Cremona (Italy). He also recorded the piece Serenata Española by J. Malats for the Spanish Television within their documentary film

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about Antonio de Torres, featuring the best guitar players in the world.

In the spring of 2018, he recorded Ennio Morricone's Cinema Paradiso as a music video in Venice. In December 2018, he gave a successful concert in Barcelona on the famous Torres guitar, La Invencible (The Invincible), as Torres himself had named it, which is the only guitar among the National Treasures of Spain. On that occasion, the Spanish gave Zlatko Josip Grgić the nickname Torres' Whisperer.

Tonight the young artist will play Torres' guitar La Invencible (1884). It is the very first time that this musical instrument left Spain, and this concert

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should connect the Spanish and Viennese guitar schools to one another, which were first connected

by Miguel Llobet and Luisa Walker. It was back in 1924 that Miguel Llobet brought Luisa Walker a guitar, made by Santos Hernández, from Madrid.

She passed it on to her student Leo Witoszynsky, who bestowed it on Zlatko's father, and he gave it to his son who plays it. Thus, this guitar is a sort of materialization of the historical tradition and mutual influence of both guitar schools on each other.

Zlatko Josip Grgić also plays a Torres guitar from 1890.

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Aune Mattila

Contact Takalukontie 10 36600 Pälkäne Finland Mobile: +358405429914 E-mail: aune.mattila@pp.inet.fi

Quilting studies: many courses in Finland and some during international quilting meetings, started from year 1995. taking part at events in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Spain. On-line lessons by Bonnie Hunter, Dorothy Young, Tara Kos, Cherylj Birkey, Debby Kratovil and some others. Visiting quilt exhibitions all over the world: Australia, Hawaii, China, USA and Europe.

Studied dyeing, batik in India and Gambia, other different styles in Finland. Many activities with international quilters. Groups: Stashbusters, Quiltville, Quilter friends, Meadow Mist, A pocket full of Mysteries, One Stitch at Time, Ann Smiths quilts , Debby Kratovil quilts and so on.

Exhibitions: Many domestic, starting from year 2001. Taking part to different WAG exhibitions 9 times.

I won a gold medal at textile art in Croatia 2017.

My works has been featured several times in Finnish quilt associations`s ( Finn Quit Ry. ) magazine: Tilkkulehti .

Local newspapers : Sydän Häme and Kangasalan Sanomat have written articles about my works and exhibitions numerous times providing positive reviews.

I was leader our guild Rispaajat 10 years and retired this January

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"The last leaf" 2018 size 43 cm / 33 cm Home dyed, appliqued

"Harmony" 2018 size 84 cm / 50 cm Mostly home dyed "The life is winning" 2018 size 195 cm/ 143 cm Traditional, sewed during cancer, when sitting home only.

Quilted by Svetlana Ranta

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Elle Kleute

Elle creates one of a kind watercolor art designs which are inspired by her vision on modern art.

Throughout her life, she explored many cultures and has lived in different countries. These international influences are used to set her own style.

“Every person is unique. By letting the water flow and dilute the paint I let my creations come to life.

Everytime the brush hits the paper colors twirl and make my artwork unique.”

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Ditza Sagi

Contact: ditza.sago@gmail.com

I was born in Israel in 1945.

I am a psychologist by profession.

In the last 15 years I have studied and worked with many famous Israeli painters .I express myself in abstract and in figurative paintings.

I have moved from doing figurative paintings to a freer and more open style, which makes the external model almost unnecessary. My approach is freer and intuitive.

I have had 6 solo exhibitions, and participated in many group exhibitions in Israel and abroad.

I am member in Hertzeliya's artists Organization.

I am married , have two sons and seven grandchildren.

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untitled 2015 acrylic on carton 45x38

untitled 2012 mixed technique on canvas 75x50

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Hanna Ben Eliezer Curtis

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Contact: hcurtis1948@gmail.com

Collage artist The world of collage art fascinates me. By using magazines and colorful images of still life, interior, ornamental design and natural views … new visions are created. The motivation behind my work is based on my personal memories and my own life experience.

Symbolically it means, collecting the broken pieces of my life and building new ideas. In doing so, a better world is created by putting together torn pieces of paper.

I was born in Slovakia (Czechoslovakia) to parents that were holocaust survivors. We immigrated to Israel soon after the state of Israel was established (1948) when I was one year old.

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For 24 years, I was the Library Manager at the Faculty of Art in Hakibbutzim Teachers Training College in that focused on art, design and communication in Tel Aviv. My prior work and educational experience including high school teacher and receiving an MA in Mass communication and Education form the University of Clark at Worcester Massachusetts.

I have the privilege of being a member of a few artists groups and participating in multiple group exhibitions in Israel. I also had my own exhibition in the Fall of 2017 in Tel Aviv. More recently, I participated in a group exhibition in Portugal, and am a volunteer and have served on the voting committee for Municipal of Rishon leZion Museum annual exhibit.

I am 70 years old, a widow, retired and creative.

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title: "My old home town" year 2018 technique: Collage size: 30 cm X 30 cm

title: "The summer is over" year: 2019 technique: Collage size: 33 cm X 50 cm

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Orly Netanel

Works with glass since 2011. Her works include pictures with lighting, clocks, dishes and more.

Presented her solo exhibition in beit Yad Labanim, Tel Aviv in 2012, and in several group exhibitions in Tel Aviv in Tel Hashomer Hospital and galleries in Modin and Jaffa. The current exhibition in Tel Aviv opened on June 2017.

Has TV program on YouTube "Mixim" programs deal with art, painting, sculpture, music, poetry, literature and realms of the spirit. It seeks to promote creativity, inspiration and healthy and positive thinking.

Had PHD in Philosophy of Education.

Has three MA degrees in Public Policy, Musicology and Multidisciplinary Art. Wrote a book : "The Challenge of Marriage and Parenting".

Teaches music for 30 years.

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Racheli Marty

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Racheli is a versatile artist, living in Ein Kerem, a very ancient village near Jerusalem. she lives in a partially antique house, that was rebuild and renovated by her.

Racheli loved painting and art every since she was a little girl.

So after high school, she continued learning in 'Bezalel' - the high Academy for Art in Jerusalem.

Later on she decided to widen her qualifications, so apart of doing art, she learned interior architecture, and reconstruction contactor.

With all this skills, she started to build Villas for her customers, putting in , her love for art. actually for many years she used peoples spaces as a substitute for 'Canvas'. at the same time she continued her art.

She loves to paint in many techniques, such as watercolors, oil and acrylic. in the last few years, she developed a new special technique of working, by sculpturing on top of her paintings with 'clay', which gives the impression of three dimension.

Racheli is a member of Jerusalem artist group, called 'Studia', and participated in exhibition such as: Israeli parliament – 'Knesset'.

'Heichal Shlomo' -big synagogue in Jerusalem.

Gallery “on the lake”, in Raanana.

“Space Gallery” in Tel Aviv W tower- a prestigious building in Tel Aviv.

A special exhibition at the “Jerusalem Theater” Tribute to the great composer Beethoven with his Moonlight sonata.

And a lot of other exhibitions.

Part of them on the name of piece And coexistence: This Spring of 2018, she participated an exhibition in Vienna And another exhibition in Saint Petersburg on June

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meeting of man and women in the bar, year 2018. tecnique: painting and sculpting on top, for 3D dimenion

naked women at the river, year 2018. tecnique: painting and sculpting on top, for 3D dimenion

looking at Africa's eyes, year 2018. tecnique: painting and sculpting on top, for 3D dimenion

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Rumy Renan (Rumyana Ivanova-Renan) Contact Address: Aravei Nahal 1 – A4, Givataim 5320002 - Israel Mobile: +972 (0) 545311064 E-mail: rumy.renan@gmail.com Web: www.rumy-art.com , www.rumy-art.webs.com facebook: Rumy Renan Art Instagram: rumyrenan

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Rumyana Ivanova - Renan (Rumy Renan) was born on December 5th 1958 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. In 1981 she became a member of the Artist Association of her home city of Gabrovo, Bulgaria. At the same time she was advancing her studies at the University of Veliko Tarnovo, where she graduated in 1983 with a Degree in Fine Arts.

Within the period 1984 – 1997 she held a position as a fine art teacher in a Secondary Comprehensive School in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.

Since 2001 she lives in Israel. Her favorite art techniques have been mezzotint, acrylic on canvas, as well as mixed techniques.

Since the early 80's she has been participating in more than a hundred exhibitions, in a national and international level in Europe, the Middle East and USA, including the international Art Biennale in Varna, Bulgaria, International Graphic Art Triennale in Sofia, Bulgaria, International Exhibition Ex Libris in New York, USA. She is a bearer of the Second Price in the Graphic Art Section at the National Exhibition of the

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Secondary School Teachers, implemented by the Union of Bulgarian Artists and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Rumy is a member of the National Union of Bulgarian Artists in the Graphic Art Section as well as the Israeli Association of Plastic Arts. Since 2015 she is President of WAG National Committee of Israel.

List of most recent exhibitions featuring Rumy Renan's artworks: 2018 May – Umanut Israeli, Bank Hapoalim, Tel Aviv, Israel 2018 May – Group Exhibition WAG Israel - Gallery Ben Ami, Tel Aviv, Israel 2018 March – June- Hangar 3, Port Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel 2017 June – Group Exhibition WAG Israel, Halal Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2016 December – Priscope – Amiad Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2016 June – Sabres – Amiad Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

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2016 May – WAG, Podgorica, Montenegro 2015 November – My Favourites – Tel Aviv, Israel 2015 November – Black and White – Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel 2015 September – World Art Games – Bratislava, Slovakia 2015 Juli – December – Matkot / Yam, Jerusalem, Israel 2015 April – May - retrospection, Silver House, Ramat Gan, Israel (solo exhibition) 2014 October - Lessedra Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2014 October - Amiad Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel 2014 September – Picasso Gallery – Castra Art Center, Haifa, Israel (solo exhibition) 2014 May – June - Matkot - Oviedo, Spain 2014 February- Imagination – Bank Hapoalim Tel-Aviv, Israel 2013 June - Juli - World Art Games - Ludbreg, Croatia 2013 June – Juli - World Art Games - Umag, Croatia 2012 October – Goethe Institut - Izmir, Turkey 2012 September - October - exposito, Amiad Gallery- Tel-Aviv, Israel 2012 Septeber - Centro Cultural Nikolas GalleryMadrid, Spain 2012 Juli - EsArt Galeria- Barcelona, Spain 2012 May - Ruth Daniel Residence Tel Aviv- Jaffa, Israel 2012 March - La Mascina di S. Cresci- Pieve di S. Cresci, Italy 2012 February - World Art Games (WAG)- Osijek, Croatia 2011 April – May - Kitor Art Gallery- Kibbutz Magen, Israel 2011 January - Light House Gallery- Tel Aviv, Israel 2010 December - Efrat Gallery- Tel Aviv, Israel (solo, exhibition)

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The Voice of the Shofar 30cm x 25cm Acrylic on Canvase

Prayer 60cm x 40cm Acrylic on Canvase Celebration II 25cm x 30cm Acrylic on Canvase

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Shula Ross

Contact: E-mail: shulaross@gmail.com http://www.shularossart.co.il/eng

Israely sculpture and painter .Studied history of art in Jerusalem University and with israely known artists .Her work is figurative -free with elegant and aestetic curves.In her bronze and aluminium sculptures and in her oil painting she is dealing with the issue of womenhood and her relationship with her serounding. The other motive of her creation is beloved view of Israel Shulas works are exhibited in Israeli galleries museum and auctions and around the world [Paris Rome Shanghai Miami Los angeles New york Minchen Frankfurt Viena ] and published in katalogs, book of art and Magazines of culture and poetry

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Jaffa Port" PORT 2010 Oil on canvas 43X33

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Uri Netanel

Website: http://www.urinetanel.com Email: urinetanel@gmail.com

Uri Netanel is a composer and a 'cellist and is active as a musician in Israel and abroad.

Uri Netanel was born in Jerusalem and lives near Tel Aviv, Israel. Uri studied music at the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem and at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music, graduating with a Master's degree. Among his teachers were prof. Zvi Avni, prof. Yitzhak Sadai, prof. Leon Schidlovsky (composition) and prof. Shmuel Magen ('cello). In his catalog of works are songs, chamber music, orchestral and choral music.

Received scholarships by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.

Participated in the "Speaking Arts" conferences in Jerusalem, which were hosted by the Jerusalem Foundation and the Jerusalem Inter-Cultural Center until 2012 and promoted the Arab-Jewish dialogue in the performing arts.

Two Love songs to lyrics by his grandfather, Gedalyah Marmur, performed by Ayelet Cohen, soprano and the Carmel string quartet, were broadcast in Kol ha Musica, Israel's classical radio station. His works

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were performed since 1981 in various places in Israel, among them the Felicia Blumenthal Music Center in Tel Aviv (2016), the Jerusalem Music Center (2015) and Kibbutz Sde Boker (the Sounds in the Desert Festival, in which his Trio for flute, viola and 'cello "Homage to Arnold Schönberg" was recorded by the acclaimed Meitar Ensemble, 2015, and in which his "Psalm 106" was sung in Hebrew and Arabic by Katerina RayChepelev, Marina Gurevich and Leonid Axelrud, accompanied by the Spectrum string quartet, 2017).

Participated in the "Liberty-Otherness-Responsibility" project of the Modalius Ensemble with his work "An African Story" (performed in BeerSheba, Israel, 2016, by the Etty Ben-Zaken and the Modalius Ensemble conducted by Eitan Steinberg and recorded and broadcast in Kol ha Musica).Participated in the "New Music on the Bayou" festival in Louisiana, U.S.A, 2017, with his work "Nouri" performed by Dr. Sandra Lunte, flute, Dr. Alan Goldspiel, guitar and Milova Paz, 'cello.

Plays with The Netanels, a family band as 'cellist, with his son, Aviram, keyboard and vocals, his daughter Efrat, singer and other occasional guest artists.

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MEXICO

Contact: Facebook: DeisySanchezArtes e-mail: deisylilia@gmail.com https://pin.it/rsot74z45v6vkn

Deisy Lilia Sánchez (Guerrero, Mexico 1984) has taken many workshops at the Visual Arts Teaching and Production Centre “La Arrocera” on Campeche, Mexico. Since 2012, she has participated in collective expositions in Campeche, Merida, México and Croatia at the International World Art Games 2017; in 2018 she participated in an itinerant exhibition of the FORCAZS contest for visual artists from the southern zone of Mexico. Member of the Artists book: Flamantes Hago Cosas # 10 de España (2018).

Her painting is focused on the contradiction of linking elements created on a time lapse of thousands of years: the metaphoric relation between rock painting and electronic cards designs (chips). The reasoning processes of mankind is a topic that causes reflection, it makes her question on which point do we move forward or backwards, if we need to go back so we can move on or if It´s all a continuous feedback; perhaps that's why she finds a relation between the synthetic representations of the rock paintings with the graphic systems used in electronics.

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"Edad de Cobre" Size: 0.70 x 1.0 mt Technique: pastel

"Cíclico" Size: 0.50 x 0.80 mt Technique: Mixt over MDF (oil, paper, carbon and ashes)

"Rotación Thalassa" Size: 1.20 mt diameter Technique: oil over wood

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Eila Arias Ruiz

Future fashion designer who is studying in Versa Instituto de moda y arte in León Gto, México,city.

I love make urban /casual clothes with textil intervention. favorite fashion designers: BESFXXK and Faustine Steinmetz forhis forms and fabric textures.

MEXICO

Skills Pattern and construction of experimental clothes Photography.

Investigation of the concept applied in fashion design Experience textil intervention .

Image Consultant. collaborator in ANPIC fashion shows.

Finalist in the international fashion competition "creáre 2016" Developed sempiterno´s bussines model.

Contact: eilarui29@hotmail.com

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Esdras Castillo Valencia

MEXICO

Contact: Mail: esdras@esdrascastillo.com Website: www.esdrascastillo.com instagram: @esdrascastillo

Photographer, Born in Merida, Yucatán, being the third generation within a family of photographers in the last 80 years. dedicating myself to the photography from the 2007, and in the 2010 I specialize in photography of Architecture, social and landscapes.

In Architecture I discovered the proportions and depths between spaces and subjects. The control of the lights and shadows basic principle of photography is the day to day of my young career. The creation of an architect from the imagination something tangible refined the techniques of observation for the search of "perfect photography".

I decide to create my own destiny by enhancing the art of light with all the knowledge acquired

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from my profession and my family showing images of all the natural and cultural richness of my native land, thanks to this I have traveled through Mexico and the world opening doors to all place that I visit.

At one stage of my process, I created "La Silla Roja", a 1: 3 scale wooden chair installation that I placed in urban spaces and commercial plazas as part of my promotion as a photographer; "I never imagined the scope of the installation on its own." My first exhibition as a visual artist came shortly after, accompanied by my father, entitled "Tuukul Perspectivas Mayas", where we presented 36 pieces with landscapes of Mayan archaeological zones in 2014.

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I think that my photographs are like a window to the past, present and future; since I capture the moment that will remain in the memory of the present and will help to preserve those wonders in the future.

My works have been acquired by several collectors in Mexico, Germany and Switzerland. Recognized as one of the most outstanding contemporary Yucatecan photographers, today my mission is to continue to amaze the world with my captures.

Principal Exhibitions: "Essences of My Earth" Offices Representation of Yucatan in Mexico, Mexico City, May 2016 Present"Temples and Mayan Gods" INAH Delegation, Merida, Yucatan Jun 2016 - Oct 2016 "Yabucu" and "The Ark" 4th World Art Games, Slavonski Brod August 2017 "Artist Without Borders by Malena Peon" Plaza Perisur, Mexico City, Feb 2018 "Celebrating International Arts and Culture" Creative Innovation Centre, UK, Dic 2018 "Mayan Shadows" Merida International Airport, Merida, Yucatan, jan 2019 Awards: Golden Medal Photography 4th World Art Games Croatia 2017 Best Photo of the State Yucatán "Mexico through SCT Works" 2017 1st Prize, Jury Award Category, Oris #GoYourOwnWay Photo Competition 2018

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Ingrid Rosas

Contact www.ingridrosas.com

Ingrid Rosas is a Mexican abstract artist was born in León, Guanajuato in 1967. She has launched more than a 70 exhibitions in Mexico in New York, Germany, Italy, Spain, Rumania, Cuba, USA, Canada, and has appeared in magazines in Mexico and NY. She is being part of national and international groups such as DIN A4. Terra dell'Arte, Centro 10, Ars Latina and Member of World Art Games Organization since 2013, and co president since 2016.

Was initially recognized in New York for her method of writing poetry on her own paintings. Rosas has also launched a poetry book titled entre el Cielo y el Exilio (Between Heaven and Exile). She has realized Commemorative Murals in different Schools and Institutions in Mexico. The main themes of her work are Injustice and Peace, combining poetry and abstract Painting to communicate their own

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"Spes ei" 60 x 80 cm Mixed Media/wood "Te encontraré" 120 x 60 cm Mixed Media/ canvas style. Since 2013 she enters World Art Games Organization and being inspired by them to work with people and Children from every country in means of fraternity and human relations.

She studied in La Universidad Iberoamericana in Mass media and a Diploma in La Salle University in Art and Art History. Member of International groups as DIN A4, Terra dell'arte, and participated in International Biennals as Florence, Italy, Arad, Rumania, Chapingo, México etc. Exhibited with International Groups in Canada, USA, Cuba, Holland, Germany, Spain, Italy etc.

“The work gives a sense of melancholy and meditation. In these elegant muted surfaces her record of marks is like a delicate dance that references nature, personal experience and the sublime”.

(Agora Gallery, Soho NYC)

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Luis German

Contact: Facebook: Luis German Pintor gluisgerman@hotmail.com

Luis Germán, painter Luis German, is an Mexican plastic artist passionate for watercolour painting, although he also uses other techniques such as oil painting, pastel painting and acrylic painting. He is the third generation of painters in his family.

He is an architect by Mexico City Metropolitan University. Influenced by being an architect, he likes to paint mostly Urban landscapes.

He had the opportunity of being taught by Art teachers like Ruben Valencia, Maris Bustamante and Luis Nishisawa and recently attended a painting workshop with plastic artist Lina Lanz, at "La Arrocera", an art centre in Campeche.

He has presented over twenty individual expositions and 11 collective ones in his homeland México in cities like Mérida, Ciudad del Carmen, Toluca, Texcoco, Mexico City, Chetumal and Villahermosa.

He participated in the art festival “World Art Games” in Croatia 2017 and another exhibitions with the WAG Mexican group around Mexico.

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"Prague bridge", 2018 watercolor on cotton paper, 48 x 32 cms

"San José, Campeche", 2018 watercolor on cotton paper 70 x 50 cms

"San Román door", 2017, watercolor on cotton paper, 54 x 15 cms

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Malena Peón

MEXICO

Contact Website: www.malenapeon.com malenapeon@gmail.com

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Mexican artist from Yucatán 120 joint exhibitions, 25 individuals. 19 years ago she founded “Malena Peón Fine Arts”. Represented México in Vienna during the festivities of the Crown Hope in 2006. Donated her collection “Chichén Itzá: world wonder” when it was designated one of the ten wonders of the modern wolrd in 2007. IN 2008 presented the exhibition “Adventures in Chichén Itzá and Uxmal” in homage to Catherwood. In 2009 present the individual exhivition “Where is your brother? Socially Responsible?”.

Peón was also selected and participated in the International Biennale of contemporary art in Florence, Italy in december 2009. 19 years ago, Peón began organizing and promoting national and international artist, this exhibition have been presented in galleries, hotels, social clubs, private business and government cultural centers. In 2009 she organized the 7° year of “Between earth and sky”, which included 150 artist from around

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the world that live in Yucatán. This exhibition was the inaugurating exhibition of the Mexican Bicentennial in Yucatán earlier in September. It was presented by the Cultural Institute of the State of Yucatán in the Gallery of Theater Peón Contreras.

In October Peón exhibits in the Broadway Gallery NYC in New York City. The exhibition is exclusively for the exhibitors of the Biennale of Florence.

During the Art Basel Fair Art, Malena Peón participates at Nina in Montreal and LuminArt Gallery in Dallas 2011.

London 2011 was the World Tour Exhibition of Contemporary Art organized by Nina Torres Gallery in September.

Vivid Arts selected Malena for the ARTOUR-O Florence 2012 Temporary Museum of Contemporary Art Auditorium al Duomo and for spring 2012 the “Earth Vortices” International Art exhibition in Castello Estense, Ferrara, Italy.

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Malena Peón won the fourth place with her painting “Liberty, essence, fly, Firenze” to be in ARTOUR International Magazine.

The ICA publishing invited Malena to be part of the volume V of the International Contemporary Artist. (www.ica-plublshing.com) The Art TOUR International publishes the work of Malena Peón in the cover of the January 2013 edition of its magazine by winning the forts among several artist in the World, sharing with the Colombian artist Fernando Botero whose work appeared on the cover. The online publication has over 300 thousand visitors from around the world. (www.arttourinternational.com) The Mexican Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Yucatán A.C. awarded Malena Peón with the Developmental Merit Award for lifetime achievement of Cultural artistic.

Malena Peón participated in the International Biennieal of Contemporary Art in Miami 2013 with her piece “Frida meets Velázquez”, selected to participate during the Art Basel at the Red dot.

In 2014 Dallas’ Fashion Week Voces Magazine invited Malena to bring some of her art collections to the Runway. “NY & Miami Art Collection”, “London Tea of the Tate” and “Malena Paints Elizabeth, Frida meets Velázquez were presented by models who wore hair accesories specially designed by Fashion designer Gertrudis Abdala.

Represented México with Adventures in Chichén Itzá and Frida meets Velázquez in the World Art Games Bratislava 2015. Malena is also nominated President of the México National Comities for THE WORLD ART GAMES. Also she participated with Ecologist and Social Responsable painting in WAG Montenegro 2016 and 2017 World Art Games Slavoski Brod Croacia with the painting “Crown Without Border” and “Greed or Peace”.

Participate in 66th FCEM. World Congress Moscow, October 2018 in Moscown with the work “Women business world icon”.

World Art Games Belgrado Serbia 2019.

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Mariana Rizo

Fashion designer Instituto versa moda y arte Student in the fashion design career at the Versa Institute, where I received great knowledge and recognition.

In the first year of my career I strengthened my knowledge of haute couture, in that year I was hired at the Concepción Praga bridal house, where I worked in the haute couture workshop.

Two years later I decided to create my own

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business model, carrying the knowledge necessary to make personalized garments.

I received a diploma in image consulting which worked to complement unique and innovative designs.

2018 winner of the contest our roots in collaboration with Íngrid Rosas who represented mexico in World art games.

2018 finalist in the international fashion contest creare, representing the state of Guanajuato.

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Monica Del Pozo Baez

Mrs. Del Pozo is a graphic designer, artist and painter in Mexico. She holds a Graphic Designer degree from Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Additionally, Monica has participated in several education programs in the areas of painting, engraving, textile, sculpture, plastic arts and human figure drawing at The Fine Arts Institute of San Luis Potosi and at The Art Student League of New York City.

Her paintings and engraving have been influenced by her teachers, including the recognized plastic artists Armando Belmontes and Jesus Ramos, as well as other important artist such as Rosa Luz Villasuso, Mario Cuevas, Jose Angel Robles y Veronica Gomez. Monica's

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pieces have been in solo and collective exhibitions across Mexico with strong presence in her native state of San Luis Potosi. · Agora DIF, collective exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 1996). · German Gedovius Gallery, exhibition about Death (San Luis Potosi, 1996). · Agora DIF, engraving exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 1996). · Olga Acosta art contest, collective exhibition (Guanajuato, 1996). · Jose Guadalupe Posadas, engraving contest (San Luis Potosi, 1998). · Pinacoteca de Nuevo Leon, collective exhibition (Nuevo Leon, 1999). · Habitat Faculty, engraving collective exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 2000). · Mexican Revolution Museum, engraving collective exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 2000) · Jesus Romero Flores Cultural House, collective exhibition (Mexico city, 2000) · German Gedovius Gallery, solo exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 2000). · Francisco Cossio Lagarde Museum, solo exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 2001, 2002). · Francisco Cossio Lagarde Museum, exhibition with Gilberto Vazquez (San Luis Potosi, 2003). · Ministry of Culture, digital and graphic solo exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 2003). · Alliance Francaise, solo exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 2005) · Anahuac University, Our Lady Of Guadalupe “Miradas al Tepeyac” exhibition (Mexico city, 2014).

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Francisco Cossio Lagarde Museum, “Retrospective” solo exhibition (San Luis Potosi, 2017)

During her career she has been recognized with several awards including: · Adults Education National Institute (INEA) graphic design award (First place, 1987). · ·

Ramon Lopez Velarde Centennial Anniversary poster design award (First Place, 1988).

San Luis Potosi Broadcasters Association graphic design award (First place, 1988).

Mrs. Del Pozo work was selected for three consecutive years in the November 20th art contest in honor of Raul Gamboa, a recognized student of the late Mexican painter, Diego Rivera.

La desolación del Puente 120 x120 cm, Acrylic/canvas

Bridge 1 150 x 200 cm, Acrylic/canvas

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Rita Maria Cervera Molina

MEXICO

Handcrafts Hands with Identity " Organized by the Development Secretary and the National Fund for Handcraft Promotion of the State . *Special collaboration .

With Alexei Quintal ( Famous Designers) *Exposition Participation (2017-2018) Diverse events organized by de Civil Asociation "IMPULSO UNIVERSITARIO" *Exposition Participation(2017-2018) AANY (Artistas Artesanos Nuevos de Yucatan ) New Handcraft Artist from Yucatán . *Participation: I want to be a model . 2016 Fashion runway by Agata Guzmán *Participation as a special guest on the t.v show "Behind a coffee cup" With Ivette Carrera Scott T.V Talk Show *Special guest interview with Margarita Cetz Parrao . Sipe News . *Informative Capsule for Comunique Channel to Expo Artesanos in Hacienda Santa Cruz Palomeque . *Entrepreneur Skills Capacitation (Women Moving Mexico ) By Dirección General del Instituto Yucateco de Emprendedores (20162017) *Artistic Exposition at Galeria Boutique Gaty Beneta 2017 . *Press conference in Coparmex Yucatán .

According to inauguration of Galeria Boutique Gaty Beneta *Photo Shooting in Hacienda Soloya with International model Ivonne Vázquez Gamboa . *Photo Shooting with Quiero ser Modelo, participants Mayan beaches .

Academic Studies: Colegio América de Mérida Calle 72 #499 X 59 Colonia Centro.

Certified Title.

Work Experience: Work Experience : *Painting Exposition House of Spain in Mérida City *Painting Exposition Technological Institute of Mérida *Mural Elaboration Mother's Day at Pelgreen Restaurant *Artistic Activities Participation in the State Competition "

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Hand-painted textile

Contact: Address: Calle 28 # 299 x 23 Colonia Miguel Alemán Zip Code 97148 Phone +52 (999)1 096557 E- mail: maria99molina@outlook.com

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Sol Castillo Solis

Contact: cellphone: 9999182345 e-mail: solcastillopro@gmail.com

Sol Castillo Solis ( July 26, 1982 ) is a guitarist, composer and music teacher.

Motivated and encouraged by his parents, who are big fans of music and art, he became highly sensitive to painting, reading and music.

He began his musical studies in a self-taught way at the age of seventeen. After that, he traveled to Mexico City to start his professional studies at Fermatta School of Music.

Two years later, he travelled to Boston, Massachusetts as part of a scholarship program and then he finished his studies in Montreal, Canada. Being there he took a liking to play and improvise in jazz style for the first time.

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Later on, motivated by the same music genre, he travelled to Montpellier, France as part of agreements with a local school in Mérida (TAC) in order to study Musiques du Monde (Musics of the world). Changing residence and facing new musical challenges meant a big achievement in his career, getting a strong discipline in areas such as improvisation and music reading.

He went back to Mexico City with a new musical vision and was part of the DIM school jazz band in charge of Joe D etienne. One of his most important achievements as a musician because of all the teachings he acquired in this part of his life. Being part of this orchestra meant a lot of

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discipline to him in aspects of music reading and improvisation.

Passionate about all this knowledge he had acquired in different parts of the world, he decided to start his own music school so that he could share all this with people with the same musical interest.

At this moment, taking part on the direction of his own school, Sol feels satisfied to be able to educate young people, enthusiastic about devoting their lives to music as a profession.

After many years of collaborating with a number of musicians and different music bands, Sol decided to take a full break to focus completely on his inner voice. He made this decision motivated by different

critical stages in his life. Full of energy and stories to tell, he embarks on a journey to write the album called 'A Portrait of an Immortal Soul'.

All the tracks in the album have a chronological continuity where Sol wants to take his audience to a trip throughout his history; everything he has lived, suffered and loved.

Sol's big dream is to be able to travel the world showing his art; telling each episode of his compositions by playing his beloved instrument, the Guitar.

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Adil Es-Safi

Contact: Address: N 3 Rue Hay Azza Allah Bd: Les Almoahades Dokkarat – Fes 30 000 Morocco E-mail: van-gogh1@hotmail.fr Tel: +212 645198592 President WAG NC Morocco Born in 1969 Artist Moroccan artist has participated in several exhibitions and cultural events since 1989 in Morocco and Foreign .

Professors Plastic Art since 1994. Artistic Director.

Commissioners of several art exhibitions in Morocco.

Holder of several degree in the field Artistic: The Artistic Teaching the Art Director and Artistic Projects Management, painting and sculpture of the technicals casting and molding and the field of photography and cinematography.

Founding member and leader as president of several arts organizations in Morocco since 2001.

Artistic creation in Adil is not an end in itself, rather it is a necessity and a philosophical

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approach based on suitable plastic means for translating and transmitting the message so addressed the work. It has a spiritual property and both these rational geometric compositions schematically, mostly reduced to non concrete indications implied by the earth as regards creating an intense interference between the thought and the sensible, concrete and conceptual. Like any thoughtful work that falls within the intelligence and cognitive effort, the work of Adil Es-Safi is the responsibility of the intellectual and intelligence, it not only accepts the visual spectator but requires understanding of it, rather an effort of reflection and meditation very deepens.

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"Beaches Long Expectations", Immigration III-2018, 80 /80 cm, Mixed media on canvas

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Bikkel

Contact BIKKEL bikkelartist@outlook.com www.bikkelartist.com

Bikkel Artist (from Netherlands, born at Curaçao) – Bikkel's process of working is spontaneous and she works with vibrant colors, forms and placing objects so as to acquire their textures. Everything reflects the warmth of her iland of birth, Curaçao. Mostly Bikkel spray paint over a fishnet at her paintings and she processes metal chicken wire in her glassart, blowing and fusing. This texture of a barrier is metaphor for her homesickness to her native island Curaçao.

Bikkel is graduated with exceptional exam in 2002, from University of Professional Education Rotterdam, Willem de Kooning Academy. Bikkel's glass art and paintings are get into famous Musea and Private collections. Such as The Curaçao Museum, Maassluis Museum, Caldic Collection, WAG Collection, Zervas Art Collection

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Belgrade Serbia acryl on canvas 80x60cm - 2018

Glass AWA Material is: glass and metal.

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Lisa Wilkins - Pirika

NEW ZEALAND

Contact: Lisapirika69@gmail.com

I live and work in a French settled, tourist town called Akaroa in Banks Peninsula, NZ. I am a mixture of French / European heritage and native Chatham Island Maori.

I became an exhibiting artist in Christchurch in 2000, and had my own studio gallery in the eeling village of Poranui / Birdlings Flat since 2003.

In 2009 I became a resident at the Christchurch Arts Centre, fulfilling my childhood dream until the central city was destroyed by earthquakes in 2011.

I then followed my heart to Jordan and the Middle East, living in the diverse arts community in Jabal Amman. I gained valuable guidance from legendary artist Ali Maher.

I returned to NZ in 2012,to care for my father in his beach cottage ... where I painted and became involved with WAG, where I won the first medal to be awarded in Slovakia in 2015 for painting.

The aim of my work is to capture the elements and goals of ancient Maori artists in a contemporary way. I often imagine how their ingenuity would translate with the materials that are available today.

The intentions of Maori art is tribal identification, the decoration of sacred and everyday objects, to express nature and the gods that rule the world of the Maori, and to display skills in intricacy of design so that power and connectedness are instantly recognizable.

I live for the arts and its reflection of cultures and traditions. Art has the ability to express the histories and nature of all nationalities and I am constantly compelled to learn more.

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"Rainbow Warriors" 9 moko warrior souls, in reverence for the spirit of Nikola Tesla.

"Tu is sleeping" This painting represents the peaceful sleeping of Tu Matauenga (Maori God of war), in a dimension woven by the unconditional love of Mothers for peace.

"Rainbow Warriors for Tesla" 60 x 90 cm Acrylic metallic and modeling medium on canvas Oct 2018 (9 pieces)

"Tu Matauenga sleeps" ("The war canoes have been retired") 50x61cm acrylic metallic and modeling medium on acrylic Dec 2018

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Rosie Edwards

Contacts: wiredas@gmail.com

Tena Koutou Katoa. Kia ora ko Rosie toku ingoa.

I have been an established Maori artist for 25 years. Ranging in a multitude of mediums, but my main passions are Carving/Sculptures/Painting/Tattoo Artist. I have been carving 20 years. From wood to Polystyrene to Greenstone Jade and whale bone. From movie sets to mini golf courses. I also carve weaponry in Jade as well as jewellery. I have been tattooing coming up 18 years, Maori Wahine Toi Mahi. A female Ta Moko Practitioner in th arts of Machine an handtools.

Nga mihi

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Sheryl Gallagher

Contact: E-mail: sherylgallagher01@gmail.com

I grew up in rural New Zealand, surrounded by nature, close to native bush and access to many beaches. Family holidays always involved travelling around New Zealand and exploring new environments.I was fascinated by discovering new surroundings, and found inspiration in natural materials that I could turn into artistic creations. I was,and still am,an avid collector of interesting items found when exploring.

For as long as I can remember, I have been interested in the forms and patterns, textures, colour, light, depth and drama found in nature. I enjoy exploring these characteristics and influences in many types of artwork, allowing materials to speak for themselves. I prefer to let my artworks evolve as they are being made – to find their own “voice”, rather than impose a preconceived idea upon them.

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Red-pink vessel

Sculptures on the beach

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Elfi Sverdrup

Contact: Dalenveien 624, 3160 Stokke, Norway T: 0047 41853829 E-mail: elfi.sverdrup1@gmail.com

Born 14.11.1958 in Oslo Education: 8 years visual art college The Norwegian interdisciplinary artist Elfi Sverdrup uses multiple expressions. She is educated as a jewelry- and a visual artist, masters traditional folk songs from the Northern Hemisphere and compose her own improvised compositions. The last years she has done many concerts and solo performances that contain vocal expressions,

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movements and body decorations. A special state of mind belongs to each sound composition. She has been working with art for 41 years. She composes with real animal, bird and fish sounds, and her own voice. She sometimes sings twopart harmony with herself.

Her tonal universe is based on traditional Norwegian folk songs, Sami joik, and different types of throat singing. She has been working with masters of the different traditions.

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Sverdrup has had countless exhibitions and performances in Norway, and in many other countries. Her latest performances have been in Russia, in The Norwegian Opera, The Performance Festival in Norway, vokal compositions created in connection with the launching of two viking ships (2013 and 2018), Rudenaji International Festival in Latvia, Kiel in Germany, two times during World Art Games (WAG) in Croatia (2013 and 2017), performances arranged by WAG Montenegro,

Ege International Art Days in Turkey, Skåne Art Week in Sweden, compositions made for Oslo International Poetry Festival, Women On The Edge in Reykjavik, Baltica Festival in Latvia, WAG in Bratislava and performances in Bulgaria.

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Signe Elise Hultgren 2016: Lions Club Stokke Honnørpris 2016: This honner is awarded to individuals or associations that have done, or continue to make a great effort for the community beyond what can be expected.

1994: SND stipend: For the idea and developement of the art and craftsvillage, Fossnes 1993.

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Founder of: 2009: Founder of Workshop outlets with group of 30 artist/artisans : Verkstedutsalget for kunst og håndverk, Tønsberg 2009.

1994: Founder of art and crafts village in Vestfold: Fossnes kunst & håndverkerlandsby.

Miss Signe Elise Hultgren, born in 1963 in Asker, Norway.

Live in Sandefjord, Norway Photographer, author and cultural mediator Work as manager at a cultural historical village museum Stokke Bygdetun in Sandefjord.

Head of board at Sandefjord Kunstforening ( art association/gallery) Education: WEB designer Stipends / Awards: 2017: Appointed delegate in GSE (Global Study Exchange) from Rotary Stokke to Hjo in Sweeden

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Books: 2011 - “Kule Klassiske og Kreative kranser” published by Gyldendal Norske forlag 3.000 ex ISBN13 9788205413931 EAN 9788205413931 2012 - "Bind en krans " Translated to Sweedish published in 5.000 ex. at Ica Bokförlag. 2012.

ISBN: 9153438755 Exhibitions: 2017 - WAG - exhibition in Mexico 2017 - WAG - exhibition in New Zealand 2017 - World Art Games, Slovonski Brod Kroatia 2017 - "Grenseløs" collective exhibition, Sandefjord Kunstforening. Norway 2016 - World Art Games, Montenegro 2015 - World Art Games, Bratislava

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Photoworks: Dead Vlei 1. & Dead Vlei 2.

Still standing like frozen, black from the burning heat is the Cameltorne trees, who died 600-700 years ago. Can I bring them to life by inverting only?

Namibias "Big Daddy" turns into a heaven of hope, scorched skeletal remains to innocent white sketches for something new.

Other: 2018 - WAG Norway (World Art Games) International Children Project.

1995-2018 Projectmanager for more than 100 cultural events in Stokke, Vestfold.

1987-1990 Participated in development and establishment of Norways first private creative vocational school. Idefagskolen in Tønsberg.

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Aliza Marie G. Naagas (Zia)

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WAG PHILIPPINES NATIONAL COMMITTEE SECRETARY

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Aliza Marie G. Naagas or simply “ZIA”, who loves Arts such as sketching and dreams to be a professional painter someday.

She experiences rejections, trials, pains and judgements among family members, friends and even to other people… yet she was not tattered and did not stop to continue her journey in pursuing her dreams, which makes her a stronger individual.

The process of joining the networking business has taught her many learnings in life through hardship and life's experiences that made her realize the value of life and the value of helping other people to achieve their dreams… She also believes that people should realize how to live truly and fully to the world we live in, thus believe in their own talent and skills which will make them improve their lives.

Zia is so grateful that World Art Games Philippines came as an opportunity in the fulfilment of her World Mission that will uplift the status of our country – The Philippines… “The Glory of Filipino Talent will surely be seen worldwide.”

Do not be deceived by her very slender body because this young Girl is a practitioner of Street Fighting Martial Arts and Painting… Lastly, she believes that we should never stop learning and in chasing our dreams.

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Fear of the unknown, size: 24” x 36”, medium: acrylic

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Edmar Bugas (Cloud)

WAG PHILIPPINES NATIONAL COMMITTEE TREASURER January 20, 1987 is an exciting day for Edgar and Marilene, when their First child named EDMAR IBARRIENTOS BUGAS or simply “Cloud” was born and raised amongst 3 other siblings at Caloocan City, Philippines.

This Passionate man who loves arts and music, dreamt to be an architect yet was not able to pursue it…. but his creative minds and love of arts via oil painting has improved when he joined the team of World Art Games Philippines.

Presently, he is doing digital graphic design, video editing, soundman and editor in World Art Games Philippines and RLTV Entertainment Productions. His plans for advancement includes training in animation and to be a 3D Graphic Design Artist.

He believe that through Art… he may be able inspire people against any odds and trials in life.

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Curse of inteligence, size: 2494 x 2101 pixel,

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Melanie Ibarrientos (Kzy Storm)

WAG PHILIPPINES NATIONAL COMMITTEE VICE-PRESIDENT 1989 when she first set an International performance by being an artist here and abroad… She really is a born artist and performer and these experiences made her realize the huge potential of Filipino Talents that was being recognized worldwide… this are the realization of MS. MELANIE L. IBARRIENTOS or simply known as Kzy Storm, until she met Mr. Jean Zen; who is the President of World Art Games Philippines that opens more opportunities in discovering world class talents…

Her latest passion in Oil Painting made her explore her ideals, passion and imagination that fueled her passion in helping World Art Games Philippines Advocacy to showcase indigenous cultural arts and in preservation of our artistic tradition.

She also believes that every person should pursue their dreams, no matter what it takes and believe that everything is possible with the help of God.

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My friend of misery size: 36” x 48” medium: acrylic

The king's path size: 12” x 16” medium: acrylic

Darkside size: 36” x 42” medium: acrylic

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Oliver Dizon (Jean Zen)

WAG PHILIPPINES NATIONAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENT DIZON a.k.a. “JEAN ZEN”, a God-Loving martial artist yet inclined to visual arts, is a dreamer of impoverishing the lives of the marginalized poor, especially the streetchildren, handicapped and the indigenous members of the society, who aim for a great change in their life status. As he embraces his emotions, his paint brush strikes the background with a deep dark tone combined with intense textured colors against his intriguing subject.

Jean Zen is a self-taught International Awarded Artist exploring different types of pigments rendered on a canvass that creates a realistic image.

He was molded into a multi-talented Actor in Theater, Film, and Television.

He is likewise, an International Stuntman, Fight/Stunt Director, Writer, Street Fighter and a Guitarist.

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Passing storm, size: 18'' x 24'', medium: olin on canvas

The last resort, size, 48'' x 55'', medium: acrylic

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Aleksandra Lekić EDUCATION 2003 – 2007 ART SCHOOL "DJORDJE KRSTIC" NIŠ. TEXTILE DESIGN 2007 – 2012 FACULTY OF APPLIED ARTS, BELGRADE. PAINTER (MURALIST)

SERBIA

EXHIBITIONS Solo exhibition - Hotel "Merkur" Vrnjacka Banja 2011.

Solo exhibition - Russian House, Belgrade 2011 Exhibition "Women in Their City" 2011 Collective exhibitions of Spring and Autumn exhibition KLIS Exhibition of graduation papers, Cultural Center Ruma 2012 Group exhibition, Museum of Applied Art-Belgrade 2012 Exhibition "Women in Their City" 2013 2.ART CAMP OKC REFORMARS Trstenik 2013 "Days of Morava", Exhibition of paintings 2013.

Exhibit and painting live "Afrikana" Hadži, Belgrade 2016.

Exhibition "Art to go jazz" Nišvil-Niš, Ćuprija 2017.

Collective Exhibits "Exhibits", Belgrade 2015,2016,2018 Contacts: ana.lekic88@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com /Aleksandra-Art-Lekic

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ACTIVITIES May 2012 Primary School "Nadežda Petrović", Belgrade Professional practice in methodology June 2012, Secondary School "Tehno Art" Belgrade Professional practice from the methodology July 2011, Professional project for the production of Roman mosaics in Niš Praise on the 28th Exhibition of KLISA paintings in Trstenik 2012 Recognition at the 30th Exhibition for the second prize of the image KLISA in Trstenik 2013 Praise on the 51st Exhibition of paintings KLISA in Trstenik 2012.

Trstenik II prize 49. Exhibition of paintings KLISA in Trstenik 2010. Trstenik Special prize at the "Healthy Food" competition - Batut 2002 Belgrade

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"Sklonište" oil on canvas size 120x80

"Utočiste" oil on printed canvas siize 150x120

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Ana Pandora Igić

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Contacts: Current address: Rentgenova 3, Niš, Serbia e-mailadress: gozza60@gmail.com Cell.: +381645364522 Website: www.flickr.com/photos/-helicopterlotus-/

November 2011 - -February 2015 Florence, ItalyAccademia di Belle Arti in Florence Experimental biennium's Degree in Visual Arts and New Languages Expressive Decoration Basic disciplines: Artistic Anatomy; History of contemporary art; Sound design; Computer Science; Specific disciplines: Decoration; Multimedia languages; Technology of new materials for art; Digital Photography, Digital Video; September 2007 -October 2011 Florence, ItalyAccademia di Belle Arti in Florence Department of Visual Arts - Decoration Basic disciplines: Decoration; Artistic Anatomy; History of contemporary arts; Photography; Esthetics; Plastic ornamental;

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Final Thesis: The Spirit of Indians( Native Americans), installation, photography, video and research of the culture of American Indians. Rating: 93 \ 110 September 2006 June 2007 Niš, SerbiaPhotography Course in "Fotoklub Fon" Basic disciplines: Lessons from analog to digital photos of all types, history of photography, the practice of digital and analog camera, indoor and outdoor.

September 2003 -June 2007 Niš, SerbiaArt School Course: Graphic Design Basic disciplines: Advertising Design, Poster, Letter, Graphic Design, Painting, Art History, Psychology, Philosophy. ( Rating 5 of 5 = best; 1 = worst)

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Autoportrait France, Aix en provance, "Le Pavillon Noir", 2017 Canon EOS 500D connected with analogic Russian lens MC Helios 44M-4, 60x40cm 300px.

Dalmatian in the fog, Slovenia, Ljubljana, "Park Tivoli", 2013 Canon EOS 7D, 60x36cm 300px.

Professional Experience May 2017 – March 2018 Niš, SerbiaWorked at the company "Niški Grafit" whose concept of work preserves the historic symbols of the city of Niš and of all Serbia. Where I was decoratively painted a glass and on the substrates of various materials, where I made sculpture prints, I was gilding icons, etc.

2015/2016.

I participated in four art colonies and an international art colony.

February 2014- August 2014, Florence, ItalyDecoration on handbags and accessories for the brand "Burberry", collection “Fall 2014 (handmade)”. Painted on the leather with acrylic colors on the bags and accessories for the brand "Burberry" in Florence.

2009-2014 Florence, ItalyPhotographer during the "Body Painting"; Musical events; Concerts; Parades.

Freelance.

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Exhibitions 2018 Niš, SerbiaSolo Exhibition – NKC- “Winter, Spring, winter and the short Summer”.2013 Florence, Italy Solo Exhibition - Rivalta Caffe“Miele”.2012 Florence, Italy Group show - Rivalta Caffe- “Flamingo”.2011 Florence, ItalyGroup show Maono Art Gallery- “Miele”2007 Niš, SerbiaGroup show of photography, course with the club "FON".

2007 Niš, Serbia Group show, End of the Art School, students generation "88" school "Djordje Krstić."

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Danica Pavlović

Danica Pavlovic was born in Belgrade in 1976. She received a B.Sc. degree in Library and Information Technology at the Faculty of Phylology, University of Belgrade. She was a member of AWIN School of Poetry and Theory led by Dubravka Djuric. From 2008, she had been one of the editors of the magazine ProFemina. Her poetry was published in literature magazines in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and Slovenia.

She wrote two collections of poems: „Vertical horizone“ (Novi Sad, Matica srpska, 2002) and „Free terithory“ (Belgrade, Orion art, 2011).

Work in anthologies: as co-editor and author in „Discoursive bodies of poetry“ (Belgrade, AWIN, 2004), „On the traces of gender – the meaning of engagement“ (ed. Jelena Kerkez, Belgrade, Deve, 2006), „From the museum of murmur“ (ed. Nenad Milosevic, Zagreb, V.B.Z, 2009), „A megaphone“ (ed. Spahr and Young, Oakland, ChainLinks, 2011), „Spaces and figures“ (ed. Vladimir Stojnic, Belgrade, Sluzbeni glasnik, 2012),“ Van, tu, free“ (ed. Djurisic and Stojnic, Cetinje, OFK, 2012), „Restart“ (ed. Goran Lazicic, Dom kulture Studentski grad, 2014 ), „Cat Painters“, (ed. Obradovic and Djuric, Dialogos, 2016)

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Dubravka Đurić

Dubravka Đurić (Dubrovnik, 1961), graduated comparative literature and got her PhD in American Studies. Poet, theoretician, translator and performer, work at Faculty for Media and Communication.

Published 7 books of poetry, and 5 books on American and Serbian poetry. With Biljana D. Obradović edited Cat Painters: An Anthology of Serbian Poetry (New Orleans 2016), with Miško Šuvaković edited book Impossible Histories – Avant-Garde, Neo-Avant-Garde and Post-Avant-Garde in Yugoslavia 1918–1991 (MIT Press, 2003, 2006), with Vladimir Kopicl coedited and translated an anthology of American poetry titled New Poetry Order (2001). With group of younger poets she worked with coedited an anthology Discursive Body of Poetry: Poetry and Poetics of New Generation of Women Poets (Belgrade 2004).

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Nemanja Kostić

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Course Highlights: Digital Photography, Graphics in Print Media, Lightening for Photography, Innovations in Digital Imaging, Photographic Aestethics, History of Photography, Color Theory, The Business of Photography.

Creative, high energy photographer passionate about photography of many different sorts and variations, acquired more than seven years professional experience working on exceptional inspiring projects that require intuitive and innovative styles.

Delivering premium quality photos in studio and outdoor settings. Manage all facets of photo shoots, including scheduling, designing sets, shooting, photoediting and collaborating with clients. Strong digital / technical skills, use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

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EQUIPMENT Canon EOS 5DSR / Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Lens / Profoto studio equipment EXHIBITIONS Solo exhibition: Thesis Exhibition - “Light Sculptures“ Le Murate, Florence, IT, 2014 Group exhibitions: Fashion Space Gallery / London College of Fashion, London, UK 2015 Dev9t Art Festival, Belgrade RS, 2017 & 2018

EDUCATION University of Florence – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mayor in Photography, 2014

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EXPERIENCES Freelance Photographer, 2014 to Present at NEKOPHOTOWORLD – Belgrade RS Complete studio photography assignments from portraits to fashion, advertising, commercial, art, Journalism, events, lifestyle, weddings, products shots and nude photography.

Photography studio QUAGLI from 2012 – 2014 – Florence, Italy Complited two years intership at a leading Florence photography studio. Provided photography and retouching services, image optimization, color conversions / corrections and other digital support for commercial clients.

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Contacts: EMAIL nekophotoworld@gmail.com INSTAGRAM nekophotoworld / shotbyneko PHONE +381649411557

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Saša Stojanović

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Sasa Stojanovic is a visual artist, performer and activist. His artwork is based on affirmation of love, communication, critical and auto-reflexive relationship towards life, reality and institutions. He explores the concept of permanent performance of politics of life against and in spite of capitalism whose art forms (such as painting and design) are segments which cannot be viewed separately.

Performance are significant part of his art, which he realised during the nineties and at the beginning of 2000. These performances were part of a wider context in which alternative artists mobilised against the dominant regime and the values and norms it promoted. He is a great admirer and collector of vinyl records of the golden age of rock'n'roll music. For Sasa, this music represents counter-homogenous thinking and promotes resistance to the mainstream society.

Part of Sasa Stojanovic's art is a series of happenings called “Heavenly Cakes listens to records and talks to people” during which he talks and listens to people about music from his rare vinyl collection. He is an author of the poster and CD cover named “We are lucky the general loves his children” for the band “Obojeni Program”.

He designed a cover for Ljubivoj Rsumovic's book “Three knots on the eyelash”. He is member of the Serbian Society of Art.

Contacts: www.sasastojanovic.com/ +381 62 1286206

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Jugoton nova ploča

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Zeynep Aslı Köstepen Contact 89 sok. No:34 Daire:2 Güzelyalı – İZMİR / TURKEY Mobile : +90 532 740 14 70 E-mail : aslihan.zeynep@hotmail.com E-mail : z.aslikostepen@gmail.com

TURKEY

She is the President of Turkey National Committee of World Art Games, National Coordinator of World Art Games Children Project, Member of GESAM in Turkey.

Zeynep Aslı Köstepen has published a poetry book titled “Broken Time”. She works in her own studio, located in İzmir.

Zeynep Aslı Köstepen was born in İzmir. She graduated from Anadolu University.

Artist especially presenting “Time” concept which she creates own imagination by using bright colors in her artworks.

Artist had many solo exhibitions. She has participated more than 70 national and international group exhibitions, festivals ,biennials and most of her artworks are collected by collections & museums in Turkey, USA, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany,Greece, Croatia, Egypt,Georgia, etc.

She has received numerous award. Her poems and work were printed on postcards, postage stamps.

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2013 / 2018 - SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2018 International Exhibition, WAG UK, Taunton / UNITED KINGDOM 2018 GESAM- International Exhibition, Kiev / UKRAINE 2017 GESAM- International Exhibition,Warsaw / POLAND 2017 4th WAG- World Art Games International Exhibition, Slavonski Brod / CROATIA 2017 GESAM - International Exhibition ,Tabriz / IRAN 2017 WAG -Bosnia & Herzegovina Art Colony , Konavle / CROATIA 2017 The World Art Games New Zealand & WAG Network- Group Exhibition , Odlin Gallery / NEW ZEALAND 2017 WAG Mexico - Peace Festival / MEXICO

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Life Size:40x40cm Year:2018 Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Dream Size: 40x40cm Year: 2013 Technique: Acrylic on canvas

2017 International Exhibition, AASSM, İzmir / TURKEY 2016 The Art Core 2016, Group Exhibition, Beylerbeyi Palace, İstanbul / TURKEY 2016 Art Decor & Jewelry Exhibition, Antalya / TURKEY 2016 11th International Marmaris Art Festival, İzmir / TURKEY 2015 International Kalkan Art Workshop, Antalya / TURKEY 2015 2nd WAG - World Art Games International Exhibition, Bratislava / SLOVAKIA 2015 International Art Village , Utsera / GEORGIA 2015 GESAM - International Exhibition , Nahcivan / AZERBAIJAN 2014 WAG Collection Exhibition, Gallery Antique, Slovonski Brod / CROATIA 2014 WAG Collection Exhibition, Palais Porcio, Vienna / AUSTRIA 2014 WAG Collection Exhibition, Gyor / HUNGARY 2014 Manisa Art Workshop, Manisa / TURKEY 2014 Athina Art Fair, International Painting Symposium / GREECE

2014 GESAM- International Exhibition, Costanta Art Museum / ROMANIA 2014 WAG Colection Exhibition, Prievidza / SLOVAKIA 2014 WAG Collection Exhibition, Gallery Goll, Slovonski Brod / CROATIA 2014 WAG Collection Exhibition, Gallery of Croatian Theater Pecs / HUNGARY 2014 3rd Tarsus Art Festival , Mersin / TURKEY 2014 GESAM - Ağrı, Edirne cities Group Exhibition / TURKEY 2013 GESAM - Sakarya, Eskişehir cities Group Exhibition / TURKEY 2013 GESAM - International Exhibition, Galerija Art, Podgorica / MONTENEGRO 2013 OSTRAKA ARTS Symposium, Sherm El Sheikh / EGYPT 2013 1st WAG - World Art Games International Exhibition , Umag / CROATIA 2013 2nd International İzmir Art Biennial, İzmir / TURKEY

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Vanessa Garside

Vanessa is a visual and literary artist. She enjoys painting in acrylics, oil and mixed media on many kinds of surfaces and many different sizes from small paintings to large murals. Her subject matter is usually landscapes, plants or portraits, mainly of women at various stages in their lives. She likes to use colour and texture to facilitate the creative process. It is always a surprise to discover the emergence of shapes and faces from the subconscious. Meaning is not what you start out with but what you end up with.

Since undertaking an MA in Art and Aesthetics at Bristol University, she has devoted herself to education within the arts – visual, literary and performance. Two years of studying Fine Art at Somerset College, enabled her to hone her skills, in addition to the many art classes attended in the area.

Painting is always an enjoyable challenge.

Since discovering the WAG International Artistic Association in 2008, her paintings have been shown in joint exhibitions in Croatia, Turkey, Germany, Kosovo, Slovakia, Austria and Italy. There is always the need to paint, which is a peculiar kind of enjoyment, but the pleasure of painting in such good company is a great motivating factor.

Vanessa published her first novel, 'Skating on Thin Ice' in 2017.

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Activist Dimensions: 16cm X 20cm Acrylic and newspaper on canvas

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Agnes Mupariwa

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with other prominent local artist such as Fanizani Akuda then it all became clear to her that art was her future. Agnes Mupariwa works in a maledominated atmosphere.

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Agnes Mupariwa was born on 4 November 1968, in the rural parts of Domboshawa in Zimbabwe.

Whilst she is proud of the way she grew up, though not exposed to much of the 'wow' factor of the other side of life, Mupariwa remains the most proud individual of background, to which she claims it made her the woman she is today.

After primary school she did her ordinary level (O' Level) at Parirehwa High School. At a later stage she moved to Chitungwiza. She drifted about seeking a job but she never found fulfilment. She then started a s a stone washer. In 1998 the artist, whose ability to transform raw stone into polished stone sculpture endorsed her to collectors, joined the Chitungwiza Art Centre, Agnes inspiration grew deeper. She came in contact

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Her work and Influence In 2000, Agnes saw the bright light f art as a profession, soon after completing her apprentice in Chitungwiza Art. She recalls the light it brought in her life having to live her dream.

Through introspection, she realised abstract stone sculpture with a fusion of post modernism is her tunnel of interest in the art world (field).

Initially as her career commenced, Agnes took different types of stones, styles and techniques until she found herself into the circles of abstract stone sculpture, to which to which she later discovered that a fusion of abstract stone sculpture and post modernism was to her destiny.

With her mastery of post modernism art movement, Agnes has allowed herself to venture in all sort of sculpting, executing her endowed talent. Such a mixture of different vibes makes her one of the outstanding Zimbabwean, contemporary woman artist. Though she specialises in sculptures like abstracts Agnes has defied the odds, by not limiting herself to the restriction of one particular area, but exploring different types of sculptures to produce marvellous sculptures that could almost resemble utopia, something which anyone who appreciate art would agree with.

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Achievements and Exhibitions participated Attended 2000: Hannover Expo (Expo 2000), Germany 2004: Praise of Women Exhibition, Harare Zimbabwe 2004: National Gallery by the African Millennium Foundation 2005: Foundation for the Young Women Sculpture Award, National Gallery by The African Millennium Foundation 2006: The First National Competition for Young Women Sculptors, Franchaise Hotel, Zimbabwe 2007: 2nd Price for Originality and Creativity, Decade of Achievements Competition and Exhibition, Guruve Limited, Zimbabwe 2012: Completed Task in the Workshop on Product Development Modeling and Nordic Design by Fair Trade, Denmark Fair Trade 2015: Arts Exhibition, Chitungwiza 2017: Awarded Honorary Award at Brock Sculpture Awards, Artistic Africa, Chitungwiza Zimbabwe 2018: Women's National Art Gallery

Contacts: Address: 11356, ZENGEZA 4, CHITUNGWIZA Email Address: agiemupariwa@gmail.com Mobile Number: +263 776584153

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WORLD ART GAMES INTERNATIONAL

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ARGENTINA Ana María Dixmann Angella Gatto Cristina Carri Estela Fuchs Leticia Arona Mariano Occhi

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AUSTRIA Jadranka Klabučar Gros

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FINLAND Aune Mattila

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FRANCE Elle Kleute

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ISRAEL Ditza Sagi Hanna Ben Eliezer Curtis Orly Netanel Racheli Marty Rumy Renan (Rumyana Ivanova-Renan) Shula Ross Uri Netanel

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MEXICO Deisy Lilia Sánchez Eila Arias Ruiz Esdras Castillo Valencia

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AZERBAIJAN Ali Mustafazade Jeyran Mir - Gasim Ferid Laman Hatamli Mushfig Rahimakhanim Hajiyeva Sevinj Seyidova

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CROATIA Iris Vrus Jasminka Blažević Paunović Peter Weisz Vesna Španić Voljen Grbac

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PHILIPPINES Aliza Marie G. Naagas (Zia) Edmar Bugas (Cloud) Melanie Ibarrientos (Kzy Storm) Oliver Dizon (Jean Zen)

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SERBIA Aleksandra Lekić Ana Pandora Igić Danica Pavlović Dubravka Đurić Nemanja Kostić Saša Stojanović

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TURKEY Zeynep Aslı Köstepen

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Medal winners - GAMES 2017

MEDAL WINNERS 2017

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Medal for Painting - Ms. Mi Hyo Kim, South Korea Medal for Sculpting - Ms. Shula Ross, Israel Medal for Ceramics - Ms. Sheryl Gallagher, New Zealand Medal for Literature - Ms. Eugenie Herlaar, Netherlands Medal for Fashion - Ms. Karmen Herceg, Croatia Medal for Textile-Art - Ms. Aune Mattila, Finland Medal for Glass - Ms. Bikkel, Netherlands Medal for Music - Mr. Voljen Grbac & Ms. Vivien Galletta, Croatia Medal for Jewelry - Mr. Yuri Gogol, Argentina Medal for Photography - Mr. Esdras Castillo Valencia, Mexico

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ISBN: 953-58695-2-8