Carol Vinick uses fabric collage to create a visceral, sensory interaction with stories. She believes that activist stories from our history need to be told because their message is pertinent today, and their compelling narratives offer strength to those who follow them. Equally important to her is to represent the power of nature in her […]
Sergio moved from Rome, the Eternal City to a small town in CT after an early retirement from an academic life in Surgical Pathology. Here he could finally develop his interest for photography which he practiced as a hobby all his life and his passion for wood turning. While his wood turned pieces, which are […]
Mark Battista, fine artist and illustrator, was born in 1963 in West Haven, Connecticut and graduated from Paier College of Art with a B.F.A. in 1985. Upon graduation, he was awarded the “Outstanding Illustration Major Award” and graduated with the highest grade point average. He received an M.S. degree in Art Education from Southern Ct […]
Marie Percy is an interdisciplinary artist. She is primarily an expert in embodiment. She has trained as a competitive gymnast, movement analyst, dancer, choreographer, and yogi. She uses that expertise to train actors at the University of Connecticut and to create art across disciplines. In her visual art she is particularly interested in capturing and […]
Karen Israel is an artist deeply concerned with creating interesting concept and dynamic composition. Stylistically she strives for agility and lets the mood and form of the subject dictate her approach. These subjects are rendered with a strong appreciation for the rigors of formal design coupled with a fearless array of color choices. Karen is […]
Judith Secco, a native of Connecticut’s Northwest corner, has been an avid self-taught photographer all of her life. She began with an in-home darkroom focusing mainly on black and white images. Acquiring a passion for digital photography in recent years, Judith has Developed her own technique in photo editing by using layers, textures and composites […]
Jan McLean was born in California, grew up in the West, and lived for extended periods in Europe and Asia before settling in Connecticut. She currently lives and works in Shelton, CT. Her works are characterized by a bold and cheerful color palette, by creative use of texture, by representational abstracts, often as landscapes, and […]
Jan Doyle, a retired teacher, hosts, writes and produces a national award- winning program called Wyse Talk, formally known as Classroom Connections, at Branford Community Television. Jan’s show can be seen on her You Tube channel. Just google Wyse Talk for past shows. Jan also appeared on Good Morning Connecticut for over three years providing […]
Adina Andrus is a mixed media artist, born in Romania, and currently living and working in the New York area. Her art education includes classes in painting, encaustic and mixed media at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (where she received a Certificate in Illustration), the Hui No’eau, Maui, HI, and […]
See Diane’s work available for purchase online The natural world inspires Diane’s work by offering constantly-refreshed images of arresting loveliness. Tolstoy said, “Love all creation…love every leaf.” In that spirit, she uses fiber to create images that combine fragility with strength and the evanescent with the eternal. Her work includes hand-painted fabric, felted fibers, machine […]
See Anne’s work available for purchase online Since the age of four, when Anne painted all over the new garage walls of her parent’s home in Berlin, Connecticut, she knew she was drawn to visual expression. Without formal training through high school, Anne found her own way, formulating her own style. Throughout Anne’s career in […]
See Don’s work available for purchase online Don Dressler is an artist, inventor and entrepreneur living in Old Lyme and Glastonbury, Connecticut. Don has been active in industrial graphics and art materials for most of his life. Don holds 15 U.S. patents on inventions relating to the above fields of interest and continues to work […]
See Earl’s work available for purchase online Mr. Killeen is the author of The North Light Book of Acrylic Painting Techniques (1995), and has been featured in numerous articles and books, such as Splash (Rachel Rubin Wolf, editor, 1994), showcasing “105 of America’s Best Contemporary Watercolorists”, and How to Draw and Paint Texture (Martin Davidson, […]
See Debra’s work available for purchase online Deborah Frasco is a self taught artist in watercolor and acrylic painting and collage. Her first love is collage. She has taught classes in Belfast Maine and Middletown Ct for 10 years in adult education centers.
Teresa Peruzzi, also known in the art realm as Faubuzzi, was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She spent her middle and high school years in Florida acquiring much of her art education through her attendance at performing & visual arts magnet schools. She attended college in Connecticut and worked as a picture framer. She later […]
Suzanne is teaching a Beginner Watercolor Class at Spectrum Gallery this February-March. See details here Suzanne takes long walks in places where sea, sky, and land converge, making drawings and in search of ideas for compositions that communicate arrangements of space and luminous light that she feels and sees. With a visual interest in rugged […]
In 2012, Sarah Schneiderman retired from corporate life. Early in 2013, she took up the sport of SCUBA diving. This influenced her work greatly. She is working on the Aquatic Life Series. She is an avid SCUBA diver and the Aquatic Life Series represents the fish and creatures she’s seen personally while diving. She uses […]
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Rita W. Bond is a longtime resident of Simsbury and holds a Master’s Degree in English from Teacher’s College, Columbia University. After studying at the New York Botanical Garden, she became a landscape designer and lecturer. An interest in color and design led her to study art at the West […]
Maria Mohiuddin was born in Bangladesh in 1973, and has lived in New York for the past 30 years. Maria works predominantly in wax, oil pastels, and fire. Her previous mediums included acrylic and oil paints. Maria’s work represents a portrait of her life, environment, influences, and those who inspires her the most. Maria has […]
A native of Connecticut, currently residing in Essex, Douglas Deveny is an emerging artist returning to his love of painting after a 7-year hiatus. Doug attended The Art Institute of Atlanta and Savannah College of Art and Design before completing college as an adult, receiving his B.S. in Art Education from Southern Connecticut State University […]
Nature is the purest and simplest expression of our world’s artistic abilities. It is in her art, where Kerri Beisner evokes this simple expression of beauty through her paintings of nature. Kerri Beisner, a native to the Connecticut shore, has always used art as a means of expression, a form of therapy, and way to […]
See Jessica’s work available for purchase online Jessica David studied fine art and art history at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn before becoming a painting conservator. She exhibits regularly with Connecticut Women Artists and the Canton Artists’ Guild. Jessica’s subjects are drawn from personal sources and nostalgic sites; typically, run-down locations possessing a magnetic, if derelict, character. […]
Carol Dunn is an award winning printmaker, photographer, and mixed media artist, specializing in alternative processes for creating artwork. She exhibits frequently in the New England area and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina where she vacations. She is an Elected Artist in the Norwich Arts Center, Mystic Arts Center, Essex Art Association, Connecticut […]
See John’s work available for purchase online John Folchi was born in the Bronx and studied at the Art Students League in Manhattan. He received his BA in 1977 and his MA in 1980, both from Lehman College where he studied with noted Greek artist Theo Stavropoulos. During the 1970s he participated in group shows […]
Suzanne Kirschner is a visual artist from Northwestern Connecticut. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with concentrations in graphic design and photography. She has worked commercially as a graphic artist for 15 years before completing graduate course work at Central Connecticut State University in Art Education and […]