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WELCOME TO MANHATTAN ARTS INTERNATIONAL. WE PROUDLY PRESENT ELLIOT APPEL AS OUR MEMBER OF THE WEEK FROM OUR “FEATURED ARTISTS” GALLERY. THIS WEBSITE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2000 BY RENEE PHILLIPS TO PROMOTE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. BELOW YOU WILL FIND ART BY ALL ARTIST MEMBERS & OUR ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS & EXHIBITIONS. THE IMAGES WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PAGES. ENJOY YOUR VISIT AND PLEASE RETURN OFTEN.

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Poul S. Nielsen creates luminous, meditative pastel Color Field paintings…

Hilma af Klint: Revolutionary Woman Artist of the 20th Century…

The Blossoming of Froth, pastel on paper, mounted photograph, 31 x55 by Nancy Staub Laughlin

“Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Exhibition Celebrates Our 25th Anniversary…

Spring Growth Scanner Photography Size is Variable

“Spring” Art by Artist Members offers an inspirational showcase…

Tulips' Hurrah, scanner photography, by Sandra Belitza-Vazquez

“HerStory 2024” — an Exhibition of Diverse and Extraordinary Art by Women…

"Infinite Horizon" Oil on canvas,72x30in

Karen Clarkson creates vibrant, illuminating Modernist works of art…

painting by Barbara Brown

Manhattan Arts International Artist Members share their passions…

Featured Artist Members

Fascinating Facts About Artist Members of Manhattan Arts International…

Rajul Shah

Rajul Shah creates abstract healing art inspired by Kintsugi…

Artist Showcase Gallery Members

Fascinating facts about Artist Showcase Artist Members…

Light in the Field by Karen H. Salup

Karen H. Salup creates awe-inspiring, abstract expressionist paintings…

Neural Dance, Mixed media on canvas, 36 x 62 inches by Keith Morant

Keith Morant (1944-2022) was a renowned artist, advocate, and humanitarian…

Tommy B. McDonell creates innovative abstract art in different mediums…

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Michael Amrose creates dynamic, luminous and ethereal abstract photographs….

Interconnectedness acrylic on canvas, 24x32

How Our Artist Members Bring Positive Change to the World…

Artists News 2026

Artists Share Their Exciting News and Plans for 2026…

Juan Gris, 1915, Still Life before an Open Window, Place Ravignan, oil on canvas, 115.9 x 88.9 cm, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo: Public Domain en.wikipedia.org

What is Cubism, how did it get started and why is it so important?…

Several artist members share their unique and diverse sources of inspiration…

Art Inspired by Nature Exhibition

A presentation of Art by Artist Members Featured in the “Art Inspired by Nature” Exhibition…

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Interview with Bren Sibilsky, Recipient of The Special Recognition Art Award 2025…

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Josephine Florens creates paintings with profound revelations about humanity…

painting by Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero painted iconic figures with exaggerated forms and volume…

Art by Nancy Staub Laughlin, The Flowering Flurry, pastel on paper, mounted photograph, 43 x 100

Nancy Staub Laughlin combines pastels and photography for her “still life”…

painting by Lisa Freidus

Lisa Freidus creates colorful, whimsical and joyful 3-d art in mixed media…

Anne Morrison Rabe, Thank You Georgia, photography, 35 x 21

Anne Morrison Rabe creates gorgeous macro botanical photographs…

Fall Memories, Photography/Archival Pigment Print, 18in x 27in

Susanna Patras creates breathtaking nature-inspired abstract photographs…

Anne Morrison Rabe, Thank You Georgia, photography, 35 x 21

Manhattan Arts International Artists Share Positive News for 2025…

Nature Exhibition and Video

Find out about the “Art Inspired by Nature” 2025 Exhibition and Video…

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Debora Levy creates art that invites reflection and emotional depth…

Connections by Sandra Duran Wilson

Sandra Duran Wilson creates abstract art based on music frequencies, science, and synesthesia…

Artist Showcase Gallery Members

See All Articles about Manhattan Arts International Artist Members…

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Many different views of abstract art by artists past and present…

YouTube Video for "HerStory" 2024 Exhibition

Manhattan Arts YouTube Video for “HerStory” 2024 Exhibition…

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Nancy Reyner is an abstract painter who creates “exotic versions of heaven”…

Eva Breitfuß creates abstract art that inspires conscious awareness…

Surface Tension exhibit curated by Karen Gutfreund

“Surface Tension”: Exhibition of 10 Women Artists, Curated by Karen M. Gutfreund

“Paul Gauguin 113” by Paul Gauguin. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org

Art by Master Artists from “The Healing Power of Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Exhibition…

Sunset Blissful Peace, acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 30″ 

Read about the “Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Exhibition…

Charlotte Shroyer creates expressive portraits in paintings and monotypes…

Mother Combing Her Child's Hair, pastel painting. Photo: Public Domain.

About Our “HerStory” 2025 Exhibition of Women Artists…

Sheila Grabarsky

Sheila Grabarsky creates awe-inspiring, rhythmic, abstract paintings…

Ira Stark creates expressive, vibrant paintings with exquisitve sculptural qualities…

Park Avenue Cafe by Elliot Appel

Elliot Appel’s paintings capture the character of NYC and Hoboken streets…

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Barbara Rachko combines reality and fantasy in her dramatic pastel paintings…

The garden of illusions, diptych oil on canvas, 63x39,37'

Mary Chaplin creates paintings that combine impressionism with abstraction…

marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp stirred controversy and influenced conceptual art…

Art Transforms Rooms

Interview with Nancy Reyner, Recipient of The Special Recognition Art Award 2025…

‘The Birth of Venus’ by Sandro Botticelli (c. 1483- 1485)

Small yet powerful works of art by our gallery members and legendary artists…

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Special Awards for Artists Who Practice the Art of Compassion and Generosity…

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Mary Manning creates paintings that “Re-Vision” Western Landscapes..

Banner image painting by Sandra Duran Wilson

Member Artists share their unique creative techniques…

“The Spirit of Resilience” in 2022 featured art by members…

Sonia Delaunay, Blaise Cendrars – State of the Modern Art World, The Essence of Cubism and its Evolution in Time. Photo: Public domain.

View art by extraordinary women from our “HerStory” 2025 exhibition….

Interconnectedness acrylic on canvas, 24x32

Interview with Peter N. Van Giesen, 2025 Special Recognition Award-Winner…

Elephant in the Room, oil, sculpture, fabric, found objects on canvas, 48" x 60"

Nancy Calef creates 3D “Peoplescapes” Address Issues Facing Society…

Bren Sibilsky won the Renee Phillips Special Honor Award for “Woman of Prophesy”…

Morning Peace, acrlic on canvas 16x20

Our Gallery Artist Members Share Praise They Have Received for Their Art…

Lis Zadravec

Lis Zadravec creates uplifitng realistic figurative paintings with poignant insight…

Living with the Legend, painting by Valerie Patterson

In this interview artist Valerie Patterson shares what inspires her watercolors…

Wassily Kandinsky, Black Grid (Schwarzer Raster), 1922. Oil on canvas, 37-13/16 × 41-3/4 in. Photo: Public Domain in the U.S.

Wassily Kandinsky is known for creating the first purely abstract works…

detail of "Preview" by Keith Morant

In Memory of Keith Morant With A Loving Tribute from Fellow Artists…

About Manhattan Arts International

Artists! Receive an Art Review published on this website. International promotion…

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Call for Women Artists “HerStory” 2026 Online Exhibition…

art transforms rooms

“Art Transforms Rooms” displays art by several members installed in spaces…

"Pomegranate and Acorns on Leaves and Seedpods", 9″ x 12″.

In this presentation “Artist Members Explain What Inspired Their Works of Art”…

Yvonne Welman creates narrative and provocative paintings using mixed media…

Bren Sibilsky creates poetic sculpture of figures, horses, and portraits…

Gustav Klimt, Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907, oil silver and gold on canvas, 55.1" × 55.1". Reportedly this painting was purchased by Ronald Lauder for a record $135 million in 2006, Neue Galerie, New York. Public Domain.

Art with faces and figures Manhattan Arts International Artists and Master Artists…

Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park, photograph. Photo: Public Domain, via commons.wikimedia.org

“New Beginnings” by Artist Members is an inspirational exhibition…

Barbara Rachko in her art studio

Member artists tell us what they love about their creative spaces…

painting by Kari Bienert

Kari Bienert excels in arranging colors with geometric and curvilinear forms…

Banner: Geometric Alchemy, mixed media on canvas, 30" x 47" x 1.5"

Dr. Tricia Seymour-Barrier creates abstract art that transcends other worldly realms…