A Quiz to Help You Become More Acquainted with Artist Members
Our Artist Showcase Members excel in their chosen styles and mediums, have achieved career success, and are also endowed with multi-faceted talents, interests and backgrounds. This article “Fascinating Facts about Artist Showcase Members” is a quiz to help you become more acquainted with artists from the Artist Showcase Gallery. It is part of a growing series of articles about our members.
Banner image: Artists Peter N. Van Giesen, Barbara Brown, and Gail Bach.
The artists’ names are listed below with links to their pages.
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1. This dynamic duo have many artistic skills. He was a ceramic, watercolor and lapidary artist. She was a weaver, software developer and program manager. They have always creating photographs for which they are now totally devoted.
2. She is a founding member of C.A.I.R.N., a NYC group of artists working with environmental issues. She served as the Director of Envirosite during 1995-1997, an Environmental Artists organization. The International Cow Parade organization selected her painted sculpture for its exhibition in Madison, WI.
3. This photographer has documented life in indigenous communities, dance festivals, archaeological sites, African wildlife, and the world of nature. Her art has been selected by the National Wildlife Federation for reproduction on their greeting cards.
4. She lives in a cabin that she and her husband built in the forest on a mountainside in the wild remote West Kootenay region of the Canadian Rockies. She describes it as “a haven for free-thinkers and people who have chosen alternative lifestyles.”
5. In addition to being an artist she has also brought her creative energy to different modalities of movement, dance and working with others who have a desire to expand their Consciousness and “connect with their own soul.” She received an Art Review featured on The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS website.
6. When you view his paintings you won’t be surprised to learn he completed university degrees in Psychology and Religion. In addition to being a full-time artist he is an avid boater and enjoys going kayak exploring in the Pacific Northwest.
7. She excels in painting in different series of works with extraordinary talent. The common thread through her art is nature. She is propelled by her dedication to raising awareness as an environmentally-conscious artist.
8. She is the founder of the Faces Not Forgotten project, which uses portraits to memorialize young victims of gun violence. Her studio overlooks the Mississippi River. She taught an art materials and methods college workshop for 27 years. She currently offers private instruction and brings workshops to university campuses.
9. Her garden and her neighborhood offer an abundant supply of colorful plants and cherry blossoms to provide inspiration for many of her paintings. She has a Midas touch with gold and silver leaf.
10. Winner of the Manhattan Arts International Artist Showcase Membership Award in “HerStory”, this artist donates a portion of her fees from her portrait commissions to Smile Train, the largest worldwide organization committed to repairing cleft palates.
11. She received a BA from Lindenwood College in St. Charles, MO, and an MPS in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University where she developed programs for both children and seniors. An artist who also brings positive change to the world, each month she gives a portion of her sales to non-profit organizations.
12. Born in the Czech Republic, at the age of 13 her family immigrated to Canada. Some of her sculptures are created for Women’s Shelters and Auctions to support an orphanage in Africa. Her many commissions include sculptures for the Nelson Mandela Legacy and Ottawa University, BHM; Women Excellence Awards; and Women Who Work Excellence Awards; among others.
13. This artist influenced by such artists as Magritte, Redon, Dali and Charles Burchfield; however, his artistic vision is new and unique. He informs us, “World mythology is also a rich source of my inspiration with its tales of fantastic creatures and heroic deeds.” He lives and works in Ohio with his wife, Stephanie and “lots of critters”, including his companion Sherlock, an African Grey parrot.
14. She started painting at a young age but in her early 20’s decided to study medicine and put art aside for over twenty years to work with underserved patient populations as a nurse practitioner. She works domestically and has served on medical mission trips worldwide.
15. Born in Romania, she is American by adoption, and currently resides in Reno, Nevada. Her background is in literature and multimedia design, and her photographs can relate to poetry, in particular, haiku, “because they can operate with the same distillation of vocabulary.”
16. As a full-time artist and poet her inspiration comes from “red rocks, desert light, birdsong, the sounds of a rare river running through parched landscapes”. Like Monet, she often begins a painting en plein air and completes it in her studio, although her art follows a more abstract creative direction.
Names of Artists with Links to Their Pages
1. Dick and Rosanne
2. Gail Bach
3. Sandra Belitza-Vazquez
4. Barbara Brown
5. Eva Breitfuß
6. Peter N. Van Giesen
7. Andrea Robinson
8. Christine Ilewski
9. Joan Metcalf
10. Nanette Fluhr
11. Tommy B. McDonell
12. Denisa Prochazka
13. Joe Stavec
14. Karen Clarkson
15. Susanna Patras
16. Mary Manning
Thank you so much for including me in such wonderful company, Renee. I feel humble and proud.💖
So interesting Renee. And humbling, to find myself exhibiting alongside artists who have contributed to humanity on a larger scale than I could ever have imagined for myself. Thank you for sharing this. It’s inspiring , and leading me to wonder if it’s possible for me , at almost 80, to reach out somehow in a greater way, in my own smaller scale sphere of influence, beyond just trying to spread healing with my Art. We all have a light ti shine with the world.
Elizabeth, In my 70s, I am finding renewed energy and excitement because I’m painting with color and light again. Paint your passion!
What a fun article Renee, with teases of info about us. I’m so pleased to be among the artists mentioned. Love it! Thank you!