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Philip Lawson was born in Bristol, Tennessee in 1967. He earned a  Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Ringling School of Art and Design  in Florida in 1991 and a Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy  with an emphasis in Art Therapy from Notre dame de Namur University in  California in 2001. His eclectic approach to making art has included  scoring films, producing music videos, and working in a variety of other  media, from painting and sculpture to photography and ceramics. He has  been the subject of a feature length documentary and inspired The  Weapons of Light Piano Concerto.    

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Jennifer Klemp's Geometric Series is inspired by the artist’s own  internal inner searching and manifestation. Her recent work taps into  the spiritual and introspective nature found within one’s self. Each  piece is created laboriously, fusing traditional methods with abstract  undertones. Attention to color theory is intentional, with bright  punches of color found throughout.    

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Nick Diomedes’ interest in music started at an early age. Originally  fascinated with the tactility of playing an instrument, it’s no surprise  that Nick became a drummer. Upon deciding to pursue a professional  career in music, Nick developed his skills as a Jazz Studies Major at  the University of North Texas and began working as a professional  musician in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, spending countless nights in  Honky Tonks, dive bars, and recording studios. Looking to further his  professional career, Nick moved to Nashville, TN in 2013 with the goal  of working with major label Country artists, both on tour and in the  studio.     

After nine years in Nashville, and many miles traveled on the highway  and in the sky, Nick decided to prioritize spending more time at home  with his loved ones. While not completely retired, he enjoys his time in  town and continues to diversify his endeavors, which now include  photography, yoga, and rock climbing.    

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Ryan Greis, founder and lead instructor of Drawn Studio, has over 15  years of professional illustration experience. His artwork has appeared  in the pages of New York Press, St. Louis Magazine, Riverfront Times and  other local and regional publications around the United States, earning  him numerous awards year after year from the Association of Alternative  Newsmedia. In addition to a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Visual  Communication from Northern Kentucky University, Ryan holds an MBA from  Lindenwood University.    

His more recent work as "art detective" has helped some of the finest  museums and institutions locate and recover $745,000 in missing  artwork.    

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Paulette Brinkmann Wright grew up on a farm in northwestern Ohio. Her  favorite thing about farm life was helping her father Paul tend to the  livestock. As a little girl, he taught her how to take care of the baby  chicks, or the “peeps” as she called them. Paulette later learned how to  feed cattle, nurse baby calves, and help her dad and her uncle John on  their milk route together. Paulette loved to follow her father around  the barn, into grain elevators, farm equipment stores – pretty much  everywhere – and her father loved having her company. Subsequently, at a  young age, Paulette developed an appreciation for hard work, nature and  animals.    

Paulette had a strong emotional bond to her father, however, it was her  mother Bettie who inspired her to become a photographer. Paulette  describes her mother as “the chronicler of the family.” She had a  “Brownie Camera” that she used to document important events such as  family reunions and their beloved horseshoe tournaments. One day, when  Paulette was 11 years old, she asked her mother if she could borrow her  camera out of curiosity. And her mother said yes. Paulette said, “I was  in heaven! I started taking pictures all the time, honing my  photographic skills with that Brownie. It took some time, but gradually I  learned to pay attention to light, subject matter and composition.”

During her lifetime, Paulette has worked in the insurance field, in the  I.T. department for a newspaper, and as an office manager for an  architectural firm. While she was working at Mozingo & Wallace  Architects, she met Hank, the man she is now happily married to.  Paulette recalls, “He walked into the office and it was basically love  at first sight. Mind you, I had never had a reaction to any man who came  into the office before, but there was just something about him. I took  his business card back to my boss and said, ‘Your 10 am appointment is  here and please keep him here as long as you can.’ I was so embarrassed!  We will have been married 20 years in September.”

Paulette and her husband have relocated many times because of his work.  Paulette says, “Our favorite place we have lived, other than North  Carolina, was Glen Allen, Virginia.” The couple also love to travel, so  many of her photographs are of the places they’ve explored. Paulette  says, “We spent 5 days in France once, traveling to Marseille, Avignon,  and Lyon, and ending our trip at Oustau de Baumaniere in a lovely,  picturesque French inn outside of Les Baux-de-Provence. We also took a  cruise to Alaska in 2019, which was fantastic! But Maui in Hawaii is our  ultimate happy place. Oh, such paradise!” In fact, Hank and Paulette  have visited 30 of the 50 states in the U.S.!

One year for their anniversary, Hank bought Paulette a Nikon and a more  advanced world of photography immediately opened up for her. She  currently has 3 Nikons and uses each one for different applications.  Paulette says, “ I love seeing beautiful nature in my viewfinder,  particularly cows and other animals, and rainbows are a favorite of  mine. Also, I find it satisfying to see something I photographed come  out so beautifully in print. There are moments that have taken my breath  away. I guess that's why I always come back to photography again and  again.”

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Sergey Kir is a unique and innovative artist who's created his own remarkable, new art style, which was he coined "Conceptivism." An ambitious approach to painting, conceptivism synthesizes technology, financial modeling, and art history into a cohesive whole. Utilizing hand drawing, digital photography, and the analytical methods from quantitative finance, Kir's ultimate goal is to create a “gesamtkunstwerk,” or absolute work of art, which goes beyond the visual to incite, provoke, inspire, and enrich the minds of his viewers.    

Kir’s compositions are planned using computer algorithms, with strong philosophical and socio-political messages as their underpinnings. By mixing machine learning, finance, humanity, storytelling, and vivid colors, Kir believes that he’s able to create images just this side shy of perfection. His work generally centers around several themes, namely New York City, “the city of peoples' dreams;” Toronto, water, abstraction, Biblical stories by his family background and his personal connection to the "Kir" fortress mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, and world finance, something he describes as being as much an art as a science.    

Kir was born in western Ukraine during the time of the Soviet Union and lived in Russia for many years. He now lives in New York City, where he pursues his art career, while working in financial risk management.

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Webpage:  

www.sergeykir.com

Artist Statement:  

https://www.sergeykir.com/artist-statement

Information about Conceptivism:   

https://www.art-mine.com/collectorscorner/sergey-kir-conceptivism-art-technology/

Information about the artistic process: 

https://www.agora-gallery.com/advice/blog/2016/09/13/conceptivism-sergey-kir/

Kristi Ponder's Statement:    

My artwork focuses on the commonalities that the human race shares, instead of the differences that pull us apart.  Each artwork visually represents a location meant to elicit certain emotions and responses from the viewer.  My artwork reminds the viewers of different emotions or experiences that person is connected to, while linking them to the larger theme that so many others have experienced.    

Through contemplative landscapes with large colorful skies, I emphasize the vastness of nature and the smallness of humans to remind us of our relationship to nature.

Website

https://sites.google.com/view/kponderartist/home

Terry Suhre was the Director of Gallery 210 and Research Professor (NTT)  at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He retired from that position  in 2021. Prior to Suhre's appointment at UMSL in 1996, he was director  for five years at the Catherine Smith Gallery at Appalachian State  University, Boone, North Carolina, where in addition to the curatorial,  administrative, and teaching duties he oversaw the visual arts component  of An Appalachian Summer. Suhre began his museum/gallery career at the  Illinois State Museum in Springfield where he worked from 1980-1990.   Since 1983 he has organized and curated over 200 exhibitions. In  addition to his university teaching and gallery responsibilities Suhre  served on several community arts boards and remains active as a guest  curator and juror. Suhre holds a B.F.A. in Painting from the University  of Illinois-Urbana/ Champaign (1976) and a M.F.A. in Painting (1980)  from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

F. Kenneth's Statement:    

Although art has been a passion since childhood; I stepped away from it for years and pursued writing, in which I'm also a proud Self-Published Author of 9 books, with #10 in the works. In 2018, under the moniker, F. Kenneth Art, I returned to my artistic roots with a newfound passion for my craft.    

I began studying all aspects of art; both the business and creative sides, and pursued it wholeheartedly. In 2019, I held my first artist exhibition in Clayton, MO and was featured in Urb Arts', "Abstract Pop-Up" Exhibit, curated by Susan Lively.      

In April, 2021, I was invited by Urb Arts, Owner, MK Stallings to be in the "Balm" Exhibit, curated by Billy Williams. In addition to creating character sketches for books and collaborating with several local entrepreneurs on new projects, I currently strive to become a self-employed artist and studio gallery owner.

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https://fkennethart.com

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John Scala's Artist Statement  "My images focus on the beautiful scenes of outdoor Long Island. I have a lot of landscape images but also some flora and fauna. One of the things I like about photography is the fact that the camera can capture images that the naked eye can’t see like long exposure images and black and white images. I love getting up before the dawn and capturing sunrise images."    

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www.johnscalaphotography.com

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