Artist Registry
Briana Benn-Mirandi
Art and Soul Therapy, LLC
Briana approaches life with a level of "joie de vivre" enjoyed by adults who have never fully "grown up". A founder of ConnectiCon, a multi-genre fan convention, Briana has seen both the industry- and fan sides of pop culture art forms such as animation, film, comics, and gaming. With a love of these art forms, her art styles of choice focus on illustration of a whimsical nature.
Briana's love of art is interwoven into her life, both personally and professionally as an art therapist. She has great success working with children, teens, young adults and creative people of all ages. Her aim is to move therapy as slowly or as quickly as the client is ready to move, in a comforting, supportive environment. She is most at home working with clients wrestling with anxiety, depression, anger issues, trauma, ADHD, and creatives who are in a career rut.
Briana received her master's degree in art therapy from Albertus Magnus College in 2008, and before that, her bachelor's degree in psychology from University of Connecticut in 2003. She holds two licenses with the state of Connecticut; she is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Licensed Art Therapist. She is also a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist through the Art Therapy Credentialing Board. She was trained in hypnotherapy by the Scottish Strategic Life Academy, and was trained in Brief Solution-Oriented Trauma Resolution by the Center for Authentic Living.
Email: artandsoulct@gmail.com
Phone: 203-350-3717
Website: https://www.artandsoul-arttherapy.com
Briana approaches life with a level of "joie de vivre" enjoyed by adults who have never fully "grown up". A founder of ConnectiCon, a multi-genre fan convention, Briana has seen both the industry- and fan sides of pop culture art forms such as animation, film, comics, and gaming. With a love of these art forms, her art styles of choice focus on illustration of a whimsical nature.
Briana's love of art is interwoven into her life, both personally and professionally as an art therapist. She has great success working with children, teens, young adults and creative people of all ages. Her aim is to move therapy as slowly or as quickly as the client is ready to move, in a comforting, supportive environment. She is most at home working with clients wrestling with anxiety, depression, anger issues, trauma, ADHD, and creatives who are in a career rut.
Briana received her master's degree in art therapy from Albertus Magnus College in 2008, and before that, her bachelor's degree in psychology from University of Connecticut in 2003. She holds two licenses with the state of Connecticut; she is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Licensed Art Therapist. She is also a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist through the Art Therapy Credentialing Board. She was trained in hypnotherapy by the Scottish Strategic Life Academy, and was trained in Brief Solution-Oriented Trauma Resolution by the Center for Authentic Living.
Email: artandsoulct@gmail.com
Phone: 203-350-3717
Website: https://www.artandsoul-arttherapy.com
Chloe Carlson
Artistic Director at GUSTO Dance
Chloe Carlson, an Old Saybrook resident, directs GUSTO Dance through which she shares her lifelong passion for dance through performing, teaching and choreographing. She has taught dance for decades to movers of all ages and backgrounds. Chloe believes that dance should be everywhere, so she performs and teaches both in conventional venues and more unusual settings like art galleries, parks and sidewalks. An alumna of Mount Holyoke College and UCONN Law School, she feels fortunate to spread the empowering, transformative magic of dance!
Email: chloedance@comcast.net
Chloe Carlson, an Old Saybrook resident, directs GUSTO Dance through which she shares her lifelong passion for dance through performing, teaching and choreographing. She has taught dance for decades to movers of all ages and backgrounds. Chloe believes that dance should be everywhere, so she performs and teaches both in conventional venues and more unusual settings like art galleries, parks and sidewalks. An alumna of Mount Holyoke College and UCONN Law School, she feels fortunate to spread the empowering, transformative magic of dance!
Email: chloedance@comcast.net
Kimberly Kenna
Children's Book Author
A shy child, Kimberly surprised her parents when she announced her plan to run away and join the circus as a trapeze artist. To keep her around for a while, Kimberly’s father built her a backyard trapeze from a piece of pipe and some rope. Hanging by her knees upside down from the branches of an old elm tree turned an ordinary world into a magical one full of adventure. Just down the road was the beach where she chatted with herons, crabs and sandpipers, and read books about brave girls like Nancy Drew. In real life, she was lucky to be mentored by strong women including teachers and, of course, her mother.
After quietly moving through high school, Kimberly went on to earn a B.A. in psychology and an M.S. in counseling. During those years, she worked as a breakfast cook (poached eggs are still her disaster), a detective’s assistant (tracking down wayward husbands and insurance scammers) and a martial arts instructor. It was only when she married her high school sweetheart and had two sons that she stumbled into her love of the creative arts. While coaching her boys’ Odyssey of the Mind (creative problem-solving) teams, she witnessed how writing and performing plays that highlighted their quirky creations sparked kids to take risks, embrace their voice, and stand tall in the face of challenges. This was the experience that sent her back to school to become a teacher.
Fifth grade proved to be her sweet spot. As her students wrote and produced plays that highlighted their learning, Kimberly’s belief in the power of story deepened. It was a bittersweet moment when she left her classroom to once again return to school to honor her own stories, earning her M.A. in creative writing. Her thesis, a full-length adult play entitled Ana’s Hummingbird, received a staged reading at the Dramatist’s Guild in NYC. She also dabbled in short stories and poetry which have been published in American Writers Review, Mused, Rubbertop Review and Plum Tree Tavern.
It’s no wonder that after so many years of inspiring interactions with children, Kimberly turned to writing middle grade novels. Each of her three books features a brave girl protagonist whose love of nature helps her find her voice and stand up for her beliefs. The first of the three, Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade, was awarded honorable mention in the 2019 Tassy Walden New Voices in Children’s Literature contest. Kimberly can’t wait to see the book in children’s hands and hopes it launches a whole new flock of brave kids willing to speak out and share their own stories.
Email: kimkenna@yahoo.com
Website: https://www.kimberlybehrekenna.com
A shy child, Kimberly surprised her parents when she announced her plan to run away and join the circus as a trapeze artist. To keep her around for a while, Kimberly’s father built her a backyard trapeze from a piece of pipe and some rope. Hanging by her knees upside down from the branches of an old elm tree turned an ordinary world into a magical one full of adventure. Just down the road was the beach where she chatted with herons, crabs and sandpipers, and read books about brave girls like Nancy Drew. In real life, she was lucky to be mentored by strong women including teachers and, of course, her mother.
After quietly moving through high school, Kimberly went on to earn a B.A. in psychology and an M.S. in counseling. During those years, she worked as a breakfast cook (poached eggs are still her disaster), a detective’s assistant (tracking down wayward husbands and insurance scammers) and a martial arts instructor. It was only when she married her high school sweetheart and had two sons that she stumbled into her love of the creative arts. While coaching her boys’ Odyssey of the Mind (creative problem-solving) teams, she witnessed how writing and performing plays that highlighted their quirky creations sparked kids to take risks, embrace their voice, and stand tall in the face of challenges. This was the experience that sent her back to school to become a teacher.
Fifth grade proved to be her sweet spot. As her students wrote and produced plays that highlighted their learning, Kimberly’s belief in the power of story deepened. It was a bittersweet moment when she left her classroom to once again return to school to honor her own stories, earning her M.A. in creative writing. Her thesis, a full-length adult play entitled Ana’s Hummingbird, received a staged reading at the Dramatist’s Guild in NYC. She also dabbled in short stories and poetry which have been published in American Writers Review, Mused, Rubbertop Review and Plum Tree Tavern.
It’s no wonder that after so many years of inspiring interactions with children, Kimberly turned to writing middle grade novels. Each of her three books features a brave girl protagonist whose love of nature helps her find her voice and stand up for her beliefs. The first of the three, Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade, was awarded honorable mention in the 2019 Tassy Walden New Voices in Children’s Literature contest. Kimberly can’t wait to see the book in children’s hands and hopes it launches a whole new flock of brave kids willing to speak out and share their own stories.
Email: kimkenna@yahoo.com
Website: https://www.kimberlybehrekenna.com
George Schaub
Photographer and Author
Guilford resident George Schaub worked as an editor of photo and imaging magazines, including Shutterbug and Popular Photography, and authored twenty books on photography, all illustrated by his own work, prior to his retirement. He was also an adjunct professor for twenty years at the New School/Parsons School of Design in NYC and taught printing and photo workshops in the US and abroad. He is currently engaged in printing his photography, creating exhibitions and exploring the charcoal and pastel mediums. Recent shows include a one man exhibit of computer graphics at the Hallway Gallery in New Haven; “Pressing Through Time”, a printmaking survey at the Fechin Museum in Taos, NM; “Three Visions”, at the Blumenschein Studio and Museum, also in Taos; “Parsing Sign and Image” at the Rhode Island Art League; and “Discovering America”, at the New Britain Museum of American Art. In the fall of 2021 his work will be included in the “Taos Art Combo” exhibit at the Stables Gallery and he will be the featured artist at the magpie Gallery, also in Taos, where he will present his pastel and charcoal work for the first time. Schaub also hosted a series, “A Photographer’s Picks”, at the Guilford Memorial Library, talks about and screenings of his favorite classic films, which may be resumed as the pandemic lifts. This summer (2021) he will debut and direct his play “Three” at the Taos Community Auditorium. His web site www.gschaub.zenfolio.com features a good selection of his work.
Email: schaubphoto@gmail.com
Guilford resident George Schaub worked as an editor of photo and imaging magazines, including Shutterbug and Popular Photography, and authored twenty books on photography, all illustrated by his own work, prior to his retirement. He was also an adjunct professor for twenty years at the New School/Parsons School of Design in NYC and taught printing and photo workshops in the US and abroad. He is currently engaged in printing his photography, creating exhibitions and exploring the charcoal and pastel mediums. Recent shows include a one man exhibit of computer graphics at the Hallway Gallery in New Haven; “Pressing Through Time”, a printmaking survey at the Fechin Museum in Taos, NM; “Three Visions”, at the Blumenschein Studio and Museum, also in Taos; “Parsing Sign and Image” at the Rhode Island Art League; and “Discovering America”, at the New Britain Museum of American Art. In the fall of 2021 his work will be included in the “Taos Art Combo” exhibit at the Stables Gallery and he will be the featured artist at the magpie Gallery, also in Taos, where he will present his pastel and charcoal work for the first time. Schaub also hosted a series, “A Photographer’s Picks”, at the Guilford Memorial Library, talks about and screenings of his favorite classic films, which may be resumed as the pandemic lifts. This summer (2021) he will debut and direct his play “Three” at the Taos Community Auditorium. His web site www.gschaub.zenfolio.com features a good selection of his work.
Email: schaubphoto@gmail.com
Kanika Khurana
Illustrator
Email: mail@kanikakhuranaart.com
Email: mail@kanikakhuranaart.com
Robbin Myers
Chamber Music
Email: marketing@musicalmasterworks.org
Website: www.musicalmasterworks.org
Email: marketing@musicalmasterworks.org
Website: www.musicalmasterworks.org
Earl Grenville Killeen
Visual Artist
Having moved from New York City to the Connecticut Shoreline in 1981, Earl has been active in the arts community as an exhibiting artist, writer, and teacher, and through his involvement with the Shoreline Arts Alliance. He founded the Alliance’s Future Choices Annual Juried Show for regional high school students, now in its fourth decade, and in 2017 he established an annual Founder’s Award for the show, to be shared by an art teacher and a student artist.
Earl’s work in acrylics, watercolor, pen & ink, and graphite have appeared in many exhibitions, as well as in publications, including feature articles in The Artist’s Magazine and Splash 3; and he is the author of The North Light Book of Acrylic Painting Techniques (1995). In addition to many awards for his paintings, Earl has received three Individual Artist Grants (two from the State of Connecticut).
In his current work as a watercolorist, Earl explores layering and texturing techniques that include power-sanding, liberally spraying the painted surface with water, and applying dampened beach sand that is scraped off when dry. His work in recent years explores a range of subjects, from images abstracted from heavy construction machinery in the Totemics series to the imaginative self-portraits that are Out of This Soul.
When not in his studio, Earl enjoys the aesthetics and serenity of the abundantly-flowering garden that he has transformed his backyard into, reading, and communing with his cat.
Email: earlgkilleen1@outlook.com
Website: https://www.earlgrenvillekilleenart.com/
Having moved from New York City to the Connecticut Shoreline in 1981, Earl has been active in the arts community as an exhibiting artist, writer, and teacher, and through his involvement with the Shoreline Arts Alliance. He founded the Alliance’s Future Choices Annual Juried Show for regional high school students, now in its fourth decade, and in 2017 he established an annual Founder’s Award for the show, to be shared by an art teacher and a student artist.
Earl’s work in acrylics, watercolor, pen & ink, and graphite have appeared in many exhibitions, as well as in publications, including feature articles in The Artist’s Magazine and Splash 3; and he is the author of The North Light Book of Acrylic Painting Techniques (1995). In addition to many awards for his paintings, Earl has received three Individual Artist Grants (two from the State of Connecticut).
In his current work as a watercolorist, Earl explores layering and texturing techniques that include power-sanding, liberally spraying the painted surface with water, and applying dampened beach sand that is scraped off when dry. His work in recent years explores a range of subjects, from images abstracted from heavy construction machinery in the Totemics series to the imaginative self-portraits that are Out of This Soul.
When not in his studio, Earl enjoys the aesthetics and serenity of the abundantly-flowering garden that he has transformed his backyard into, reading, and communing with his cat.
Email: earlgkilleen1@outlook.com
Website: https://www.earlgrenvillekilleenart.com/
Karen Klugman
Photographer
Karen Klugman photographs and writes about the interaction of photography and culture. Concerned about the fate of our planet, her street photography uses humor, intimacy, iconography, and happenstance to convey a sense of shared humanity. Her Nature Blog contains detailed photographs and scientific discoveries prompted by curious finds in the woods.
Klugman's photography is in the collections of MOMA, Dansforth Museum, and Weslyan's Davison Art Center. She was the recipient of two Connecticut Artists Grants as well as a Golden Light Award from Maine Photographic Workshop. She has co-authored two books of critical essays about American culture --- “Inside the Mouse; Work and Play in Disney World” and “Strip Cultures: Finding America in Las Vegas” –-and has written the photo essay “A Bad Hair Day for G.I. Joe” about gender construction of children’s toys. These publications include 170 of her photographs.
Klugman taught photography at Choate School, New Haven's Creative Arts Workshop, the Wesleyan Liberal Studies Program and Hopkins School and served for twelve years as the Arts Department Chair and the curator of Keator Gallery at Hopkins School.
Website: https://karenklugman.com/
Karen Klugman photographs and writes about the interaction of photography and culture. Concerned about the fate of our planet, her street photography uses humor, intimacy, iconography, and happenstance to convey a sense of shared humanity. Her Nature Blog contains detailed photographs and scientific discoveries prompted by curious finds in the woods.
Klugman's photography is in the collections of MOMA, Dansforth Museum, and Weslyan's Davison Art Center. She was the recipient of two Connecticut Artists Grants as well as a Golden Light Award from Maine Photographic Workshop. She has co-authored two books of critical essays about American culture --- “Inside the Mouse; Work and Play in Disney World” and “Strip Cultures: Finding America in Las Vegas” –-and has written the photo essay “A Bad Hair Day for G.I. Joe” about gender construction of children’s toys. These publications include 170 of her photographs.
Klugman taught photography at Choate School, New Haven's Creative Arts Workshop, the Wesleyan Liberal Studies Program and Hopkins School and served for twelve years as the Arts Department Chair and the curator of Keator Gallery at Hopkins School.
Website: https://karenklugman.com/
Andrea Aron
Visual Artist and Educator
Andrea taught Jewelry and Ceramics at New London High School for 34 years. She is currently teaching at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown. Andrea’s focus is on the contrast of textured metal and color using gemstones and enameled glass with silver.
Email: artchr27@aol.com
Andrea taught Jewelry and Ceramics at New London High School for 34 years. She is currently teaching at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown. Andrea’s focus is on the contrast of textured metal and color using gemstones and enameled glass with silver.
Email: artchr27@aol.com
Bob Handelmann
Photographer
Email: studio@bobhandelman.com
Website: www.bobhandelman.com
Email: studio@bobhandelman.com
Website: www.bobhandelman.com
Amy Sue Greenleaf
Alternative Process Photographer
Amy Sue Greenleaf has taught chemistry for 20 years. Greenleaf earned her Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Muhlenberg College and her Master of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Boston. Greenleaf has studied alternative process photography with Christopher James,
author of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes. Her research on toning the argyrotype and two of her photographs are published in the second and third edition of the book. As a chemist, it is natural that Greenleaf is drawn to alternative process photography. An alternative process photographic print is a contact print that is created with a hand-applied metallic sensitizer and ultraviolet light (sunlight). Light sensitive chemicals are applied to watercolor paper. A negative is then placed in contact with the sensitized paper and exposed under ultraviolet light. The resulting image is the size of the original negative.Greenleaf has experience in a wide variety of the antiquarian photographic processes including cyanotype, platinum/palladium, van dyke brown, argyrotype, kallitype, salt printing and silver printing. Antiquarian photographic processes and chemistry are undeniably intertwined and too often they are viewed as completely different entities. Greenleaf’s love and understanding of the chemical processes allow her to control and manipulate the multiple variables involved in the different alternative photographic processes to produce the desired results in her photographic images. Amy Sue Greenleaf seamlessly combines the art and chemistry of the photographic processes. In addition to creating her own work, Greenleaf offers workshops and custom printing. Greenleaf lives and works in Guilford, CT.
Website: http://amysuegreenleaf.squarespace.com/
Facebook: @amysuegreenleaf
Amy Sue Greenleaf has taught chemistry for 20 years. Greenleaf earned her Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Muhlenberg College and her Master of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Boston. Greenleaf has studied alternative process photography with Christopher James,
author of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes. Her research on toning the argyrotype and two of her photographs are published in the second and third edition of the book. As a chemist, it is natural that Greenleaf is drawn to alternative process photography. An alternative process photographic print is a contact print that is created with a hand-applied metallic sensitizer and ultraviolet light (sunlight). Light sensitive chemicals are applied to watercolor paper. A negative is then placed in contact with the sensitized paper and exposed under ultraviolet light. The resulting image is the size of the original negative.Greenleaf has experience in a wide variety of the antiquarian photographic processes including cyanotype, platinum/palladium, van dyke brown, argyrotype, kallitype, salt printing and silver printing. Antiquarian photographic processes and chemistry are undeniably intertwined and too often they are viewed as completely different entities. Greenleaf’s love and understanding of the chemical processes allow her to control and manipulate the multiple variables involved in the different alternative photographic processes to produce the desired results in her photographic images. Amy Sue Greenleaf seamlessly combines the art and chemistry of the photographic processes. In addition to creating her own work, Greenleaf offers workshops and custom printing. Greenleaf lives and works in Guilford, CT.
Website: http://amysuegreenleaf.squarespace.com/
Facebook: @amysuegreenleaf
Frederick Verillo
Photographer
Phone: 917-887-7279
Website: https://fredverillophotography.com/
Phone: 917-887-7279
Website: https://fredverillophotography.com/
Susan Powell
Visual Artist
Email: susanpowellfineart@gmail.com
Phone: 203-318-0616
Email: susanpowellfineart@gmail.com
Phone: 203-318-0616
Alina Russo
Illustrator
Email: alinarussoillustration@gmail.com
Website: www.alinaillustrates.com
Email: alinarussoillustration@gmail.com
Website: www.alinaillustrates.com
Virginia Baltay
Author and Educator
Website:https://www.pressurecookaffair.com/
Website:https://www.pressurecookaffair.com/
Christopher Marchese
Photographer
Email: chris@highdefdronephotography.com
Email: chris@highdefdronephotography.com
Katherine Dickson
Founder of Guapa Films
Katherine Dickson is a multidisciplinary artist. Born in New York City in 1966, she began her career as a child performer at the American Folk Theater Children Division. Originally, Katherine began her training in music, voice and theater arts attending the Hartford Conservatory and HB Studio; ultimately completing her education in film, wardrobe, and photography as a graduate of Quinnipiac University Film Institute Training Program and Lights Films Schools.
At age 19, Katherine competed in the Latin America spin off of Star Search “Buscando Estrellas”. In the decades that followed, Katherine has amassed a portfolio of lead character roles in numerous Off-Broadway theater productions and A-list blockbuster films.
Katherine expanded her credits to include behind the camera work. In 2010 she founded Guapa Films. As a Producer, she has brought forward award winning enlightened work by magnificent directors such as La Toma (2011/12) by Paola Mendoza. Collaboratively, she works in other areas of the industry, harnessing skills and credits in theater, photography and film.
Some of these credits include producer for Your Love Is Giving Me Life directed by up and comer director Halo Rossetti, director/editor for You Didn’t Tell Me (2019), director/producer for Girls & Women Immigrant Project (2016) Women In Film & Third News Reel, casting director for the award winning film, Brilliant Mistakes (2012) directed by Paul Brighton and wardrobe designer for Local Commercial (2012)directed by Richard Dobbs. Katherine received her first credit as assistant director for the Off Broadway play Thank You, But No by acclaimed director/actor Austin Pendleton and her director’s credit for Perry Guzzi’s play The New Hire (2013). Critical acclaim for the film Alma & Alex at the (2014) Cannes Films Festival. The film was written in partnership with friend and colleague Paola Mendoza. It stars Katherine and Juan Carlos Diaz of La Barberia fame. The film was completely produced by Guapa Films.
In 2020, working alongside renowned producers Philip Carroll and Grammy winner Jeff Jones, Katherine executive produced and released her first EP titled EQUILIBRIUM on all major platforms.
Katherine is a recipient of the Linda McMahon Ladies Making History Award for her contributions in her field and community. It is safe to say that she is creating a body of work that deconstructs the architecture of the expected.
Email: info@katherinedickson.com
Phone: 203-415-9164
Website: https://www.katherinedickson.com/
Katherine Dickson is a multidisciplinary artist. Born in New York City in 1966, she began her career as a child performer at the American Folk Theater Children Division. Originally, Katherine began her training in music, voice and theater arts attending the Hartford Conservatory and HB Studio; ultimately completing her education in film, wardrobe, and photography as a graduate of Quinnipiac University Film Institute Training Program and Lights Films Schools.
At age 19, Katherine competed in the Latin America spin off of Star Search “Buscando Estrellas”. In the decades that followed, Katherine has amassed a portfolio of lead character roles in numerous Off-Broadway theater productions and A-list blockbuster films.
Katherine expanded her credits to include behind the camera work. In 2010 she founded Guapa Films. As a Producer, she has brought forward award winning enlightened work by magnificent directors such as La Toma (2011/12) by Paola Mendoza. Collaboratively, she works in other areas of the industry, harnessing skills and credits in theater, photography and film.
Some of these credits include producer for Your Love Is Giving Me Life directed by up and comer director Halo Rossetti, director/editor for You Didn’t Tell Me (2019), director/producer for Girls & Women Immigrant Project (2016) Women In Film & Third News Reel, casting director for the award winning film, Brilliant Mistakes (2012) directed by Paul Brighton and wardrobe designer for Local Commercial (2012)directed by Richard Dobbs. Katherine received her first credit as assistant director for the Off Broadway play Thank You, But No by acclaimed director/actor Austin Pendleton and her director’s credit for Perry Guzzi’s play The New Hire (2013). Critical acclaim for the film Alma & Alex at the (2014) Cannes Films Festival. The film was written in partnership with friend and colleague Paola Mendoza. It stars Katherine and Juan Carlos Diaz of La Barberia fame. The film was completely produced by Guapa Films.
In 2020, working alongside renowned producers Philip Carroll and Grammy winner Jeff Jones, Katherine executive produced and released her first EP titled EQUILIBRIUM on all major platforms.
Katherine is a recipient of the Linda McMahon Ladies Making History Award for her contributions in her field and community. It is safe to say that she is creating a body of work that deconstructs the architecture of the expected.
Email: info@katherinedickson.com
Phone: 203-415-9164
Website: https://www.katherinedickson.com/
Richard Malinsky
Visual Artist
Richard Malinsky is a lyrical abstract painter whose work is recognized regionally, nationally and internationally. He has garnered awards from numerous adjudicated museum exhibitions and art associations and is represented in public and private collections in the US and Europe. He is the Arts Editor for The Woven Tale Press.
Major Architectural Work
● Assisted Austin Purves on the mosaic murals for the National Catholic Shrine in Washington, DC
● Designed, stained, faceted, and laminated glass windows on behalf of Willet Studios for over 20 buildings in the US including the noted Greenberg Hebrew Congregation in Tarrytown, NY
Major Exhibitions
● Swiss Art Expo by ARTBOX Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, 2019, 2020, 2021
● MIAB- Portugal International Biennale solo exhibition, Madeira, Portugal, 2019
● Artbasel Artweeks by ARTBOX Gallery group exhibition, Miami, FL, 2019
● New Britain Museum of American Art Invitational Trunk Show, New Britain, CT, 2013
● Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania Craftsmen Exhibit, Allentown, PA, late 1960’s
● Allentown Art Museum, Six Pennsylvania Photographers Exhibit, Allentown, PA, 1980
● Numerous solo and group exhibitions at prominent galleries throughout the US and Europe
See http://www.malinskystudio.com for full exhibition list
Permanent Collections
● The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
● The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
● The Slater Memorial Museum of Art, Norwich, CT
● RCA Corporate Art Collection, New York, NY
● International Zarco Academy of Art, Madeira, Portugal
● University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
● Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
● Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
● Numerous private collections throughout the US and Europe
Education
Richard has a BFA in painting from the five-year fine arts program at Hartford Art School in Bloomfield, CT where he received the Walker Art Award for excellence in painting. Following graduation, he was awarded a one-year post-graduate scholarship at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
Phone: (215) 704-9273
Email: rm@malinskystudio.com
Richard Malinsky is a lyrical abstract painter whose work is recognized regionally, nationally and internationally. He has garnered awards from numerous adjudicated museum exhibitions and art associations and is represented in public and private collections in the US and Europe. He is the Arts Editor for The Woven Tale Press.
Major Architectural Work
● Assisted Austin Purves on the mosaic murals for the National Catholic Shrine in Washington, DC
● Designed, stained, faceted, and laminated glass windows on behalf of Willet Studios for over 20 buildings in the US including the noted Greenberg Hebrew Congregation in Tarrytown, NY
Major Exhibitions
● Swiss Art Expo by ARTBOX Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, 2019, 2020, 2021
● MIAB- Portugal International Biennale solo exhibition, Madeira, Portugal, 2019
● Artbasel Artweeks by ARTBOX Gallery group exhibition, Miami, FL, 2019
● New Britain Museum of American Art Invitational Trunk Show, New Britain, CT, 2013
● Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania Craftsmen Exhibit, Allentown, PA, late 1960’s
● Allentown Art Museum, Six Pennsylvania Photographers Exhibit, Allentown, PA, 1980
● Numerous solo and group exhibitions at prominent galleries throughout the US and Europe
See http://www.malinskystudio.com for full exhibition list
Permanent Collections
● The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
● The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
● The Slater Memorial Museum of Art, Norwich, CT
● RCA Corporate Art Collection, New York, NY
● International Zarco Academy of Art, Madeira, Portugal
● University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
● Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
● Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
● Numerous private collections throughout the US and Europe
Education
Richard has a BFA in painting from the five-year fine arts program at Hartford Art School in Bloomfield, CT where he received the Walker Art Award for excellence in painting. Following graduation, he was awarded a one-year post-graduate scholarship at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
Phone: (215) 704-9273
Email: rm@malinskystudio.com
Jill Sarver
Visual Artist
Jill's work investigates the feminine, derived from ancient Egyptian and Roman artifacts. Her recent series, "Anonymous," has been shown in Connecticut and New York City, and is in private collections throughout the U.S.
Along with her studio practice, Jill is Deputy Director with Rome Art Program, a NYC-based educational non-profit.
Jill has juried and curated exhibitions throughout the NY Metro area and was featured in Connecticut Magazine’s “5 Emerging Connecticut Artists to Watch"
Email: sarverstudio@gmail.com
Website: www.jillsarver.com
Instagram: @jillsarverstudio
Jill's work investigates the feminine, derived from ancient Egyptian and Roman artifacts. Her recent series, "Anonymous," has been shown in Connecticut and New York City, and is in private collections throughout the U.S.
Along with her studio practice, Jill is Deputy Director with Rome Art Program, a NYC-based educational non-profit.
Jill has juried and curated exhibitions throughout the NY Metro area and was featured in Connecticut Magazine’s “5 Emerging Connecticut Artists to Watch"
Email: sarverstudio@gmail.com
Website: www.jillsarver.com
Instagram: @jillsarverstudio
Marc Potocsky
Decorative Artist
Marc Potocsky
Marc has painted numerous Sports art paintings for “Victory Fine Art” in L.A. CA. Marc was commissioned to do the “NFL Super bowl 50th Anniversary painting” for VFA. He has been featured on the TV show “This Old House” and “Extreme Home Makeover.” Marc has done work in the newly restored “Yale art Gallery.” Marc is a portrait and fine artist and the owner with his son David of “MJP Studios” a full service decorative painting company. Marc’s work has been featured at the prestigious “Salon” an international gathering of Decorative Artists from all around the world and in books such as “Mural painting-Secrets for success” and “Designer Faux Finishes.” Marc teaches and has also lectured on Decorative Painting and Murals at the University of New Haven and has been commissioned to do three paintings of the “One world Center-Freedom tower” in NYC. Partnering with CIRI helping refuges and victims of human trafficking and the CT Cancer Foundation Marc is using Art to help Ct Cancer patients and their families. Marc is currently working a series of “Rock Legends” for music business clients, establishments and art galleries. He is also involved with CT Cancer Foundation and numerous charities with his, Art 4 Charity and also designed and painted “The Clara Barton Red Heart Medal” to honor all our brave Healthcare workers.
Website: www.mjpfaux.com
Email: mjpfaux@aol.com
Phone: 203.488.1265
Marc Potocsky
Marc has painted numerous Sports art paintings for “Victory Fine Art” in L.A. CA. Marc was commissioned to do the “NFL Super bowl 50th Anniversary painting” for VFA. He has been featured on the TV show “This Old House” and “Extreme Home Makeover.” Marc has done work in the newly restored “Yale art Gallery.” Marc is a portrait and fine artist and the owner with his son David of “MJP Studios” a full service decorative painting company. Marc’s work has been featured at the prestigious “Salon” an international gathering of Decorative Artists from all around the world and in books such as “Mural painting-Secrets for success” and “Designer Faux Finishes.” Marc teaches and has also lectured on Decorative Painting and Murals at the University of New Haven and has been commissioned to do three paintings of the “One world Center-Freedom tower” in NYC. Partnering with CIRI helping refuges and victims of human trafficking and the CT Cancer Foundation Marc is using Art to help Ct Cancer patients and their families. Marc is currently working a series of “Rock Legends” for music business clients, establishments and art galleries. He is also involved with CT Cancer Foundation and numerous charities with his, Art 4 Charity and also designed and painted “The Clara Barton Red Heart Medal” to honor all our brave Healthcare workers.
Website: www.mjpfaux.com
Email: mjpfaux@aol.com
Phone: 203.488.1265
Hank Paper
Photographer
Hank Paper has had solo exhibtions at The African American Museum in Philadelphia; Hebrew University in Jerusalem; the High Point Historical Museum (Grand Opening Exhibit) in North Carolina; The Jewish Museum of New Jersey; the Morgenthal-Frederics Gallery, the Tamarkin Leica Gallery and The Harlem School of the Arts, in New York City. His work regularly appears in juried exhibitions at The Woodstock Museum in New York; The New Britain Museum of American Art, The Mattatuck Museum, and the Fairfield Museum, in CT.
He received a 2006 Grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and has received numerous awards. His photography has been spotlighted twice in Art New England, and has appeared in numerous magazines. He is a member of the Kehler Liddell Gallery in New Haven, CT and of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Hank Paper has had solo exhibtions at The African American Museum in Philadelphia; Hebrew University in Jerusalem; the High Point Historical Museum (Grand Opening Exhibit) in North Carolina; The Jewish Museum of New Jersey; the Morgenthal-Frederics Gallery, the Tamarkin Leica Gallery and The Harlem School of the Arts, in New York City. His work regularly appears in juried exhibitions at The Woodstock Museum in New York; The New Britain Museum of American Art, The Mattatuck Museum, and the Fairfield Museum, in CT.
He received a 2006 Grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and has received numerous awards. His photography has been spotlighted twice in Art New England, and has appeared in numerous magazines. He is a member of the Kehler Liddell Gallery in New Haven, CT and of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Susie Capezzone
Multi Media Artist
Susie is a graphic designer, exhibit designer, sign painter and lettering artist living in Guilford. She uses photography as a medium of expression.
Susie is a graphic designer, exhibit designer, sign painter and lettering artist living in Guilford. She uses photography as a medium of expression.
Nancy Breakstone
Visual Artist
Nancy is a life long photographer living in Westport, CT and specializing in nature photography.
Website: www.nancybreakstonephotography.com
Email: Info@nancybreakstonephotography.com
Phone: 914-261-0118
Nancy is a life long photographer living in Westport, CT and specializing in nature photography.
Website: www.nancybreakstonephotography.com
Email: Info@nancybreakstonephotography.com
Phone: 914-261-0118
Lou Zucchi
Photographer
Lou Zucchi has been a photographer the last 15 years. He has studied under nationally recognized Master Pastelest Claudia Post for 10 years. He is also a member of Salmagundi in NYC and has won a number of awards.
Website: louzucchi-art.com
Email: LouZu@yahoo.com
Phone: 860-922-6172
Lou Zucchi has been a photographer the last 15 years. He has studied under nationally recognized Master Pastelest Claudia Post for 10 years. He is also a member of Salmagundi in NYC and has won a number of awards.
Website: louzucchi-art.com
Email: LouZu@yahoo.com
Phone: 860-922-6172
Carol Lowbeer
Photographer
I'm a photographer specializing in nature and animal portraits, often enhanced by virtual digital painting effects. I recently moved to the Connecticut shore where I am continually inspired and transformed by the beauty of the coast and coastal communities.
Email: carollowbeer@comcast.net
I'm a photographer specializing in nature and animal portraits, often enhanced by virtual digital painting effects. I recently moved to the Connecticut shore where I am continually inspired and transformed by the beauty of the coast and coastal communities.
Email: carollowbeer@comcast.net
Kathy Conway
Photographer
My birth as a photographer took place as an oil painter. Photography was simply a resource for creating paintings and an excuse to explore the wonderfully diverse world we live in. It was my way to connect with people in their environments and learn about their culture. Then photography became my vehicle for self-expression. Initially, I focused on seeing this world in color - Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth’s use of light and contrast were a source of inspiration
Email: kconway.ct@gmail.com
My birth as a photographer took place as an oil painter. Photography was simply a resource for creating paintings and an excuse to explore the wonderfully diverse world we live in. It was my way to connect with people in their environments and learn about their culture. Then photography became my vehicle for self-expression. Initially, I focused on seeing this world in color - Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth’s use of light and contrast were a source of inspiration
Email: kconway.ct@gmail.com
Elizabeth West
Abstract Photographer
As an impressionistic photographer, I love exploring the interaction between color, movement, and light as it exists in nature. My most recent series, "Il Giardino," is a compilation of images taken throughout the community gardens at the Bauer Park in Madison last summer, 2020. I observed various growth levels, development, and change in the plants throughout the vibrant, lovingly tended floral gardens every day, multiple times per day. In doing so, I imagined myself intertwining amongst the d
Email: elizabethlaurenwest@gmail.com
Phone: 310-425-5351
Website: www.elizabethlaurenwest.com
As an impressionistic photographer, I love exploring the interaction between color, movement, and light as it exists in nature. My most recent series, "Il Giardino," is a compilation of images taken throughout the community gardens at the Bauer Park in Madison last summer, 2020. I observed various growth levels, development, and change in the plants throughout the vibrant, lovingly tended floral gardens every day, multiple times per day. In doing so, I imagined myself intertwining amongst the d
Email: elizabethlaurenwest@gmail.com
Phone: 310-425-5351
Website: www.elizabethlaurenwest.com