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.
View their art, read about them,
and visit their websites to learn more about them.
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. This artist from Hamilton Virginia is painting full-time after two decades in practice as a doctor of chiropractic. She received the honor of having her art selected by the US Department of State’s Art in Embassies Program for exhibition at the US Embassy in Amman, Jordan.
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. During the Pandemic when her travelling was curtailed she looked skyward from her backyard and a new gorgeous series of Cloudscapes were born taking a slightly different stylistic direction. They immediately gained a huge popularity.
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 became a full-time artist became a full-time artist at age 55 and inspires others to follow their bliss as she has done. She lives in sunny Florida and is inspired by the high desert of New Mexico where she goes frequently.
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 includes 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.
Names of Artists with Links to Their Pages
1. Dick and Rosanne
2. Gail Bach
3. Sandra Belitza-Vazquez
4. Barbara Brown
5. Leanne Fink
6. Peter N. Van Giesen
7. Andrea Robinson
8. Ruth Soller
9. Joan Metcalf
10. Nanette Fluhr
11. Mary Mirabal
12. Denisa Prochazka
13. Joe Stavec
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.
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!