Exhibition: The Best of 2021

Nickname: Ted_Kennedy

Country: United Kingdom

Statement: My latest work explores my memories and the memories of others’; they don't always align with mine so where does truth lie? I have used old photographs from that box we all have, somewhere on a dusty shelf. Many are of people no one, except myself, can now recognise and there are some even I can’t name although I know they were part of my life or the life of my parents. Other 'memories included have imposed themselves on me, e.g. French papers found in an old Sucre tin and some tiny images discovered in a vintage camera. Whose memories are those? Are they now mine in some way? Do I have the right to use them? I work mainly in acrylic; but some elements are deliberately made with watercolour markers. These areas/words will fade with time, as our memories do. The repeated Italian phrase is another memory, used in student work over 50 years ago and now a recurring motif. Other notations are taken from the reverse of the photographs used including reference numbers, shopping list and comments from a WW2 censor. Memories are like shadows - not reality, existing in a faraway country and, differently, in the memories of others.

Bio: I live in Newmillerdam, near Wakefield, UK with my wife, Jan (AKA WWS), and four cats. Studied Fine Art to degree level and later went on to teach art and design in comprehensive schools. I moved into higher education at Bretton Hall College, Wakefield and held various posts, including leading a PGCE art and design courses and as overall head of Initial Teacher Training at the University of Leeds. I took early retirement in 2001 and worked for many years as a freelance consultant in educational leadership before returning to my art roots, leading several highly successful art projects for local authorities and acting as an assessor for the Arts Council’s flagship Arts Award programme. I returned to painting in 2018 after surviving art college in the 1960s. Didn't paint seriously for 45 years. Since re-discovering painting, I have been amazed by the way my work has been received. Works hang in collections in the UK and I’m preparing for a second joint show in 2022. Recently awarded a prize from a New York based gallery and this August several pieces will be in an exhibition, in the OXO Tower in London.

Nickname: Krisztina Lőrincz

Country: Hungary

Bio: I was born in Budapest, Hungary. I studied several instruments and graduated from the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest. I did theology and mental health, I played in orchestras for a long time, and in the meantime, I persistently drew and copied the works of great masters. Since the autumn of 2016 I have been going to the Zsilip Art School, where I found a great art teacher in the person of Kálmán Gasztonyi. In his courses I could learn the basics of acrylic and oil painting, and since then I can continuously develop and learn alongside him. There is no subject that has not been painted, but what inspires us to create again and again is the knowledge that each person is unique and special. Each artist can display their unique and unrepeatable being, their feelings, thus giving themselves and others a gift. DÍJAK / AWARDS: 2024. 10. - Golden Duck Gallery, Abstract Award különdíj 2024. 02. Golden Duck Gallery &Art Space, Budapest, "Art Deco" international exhibition, special 'Colours' award 2023. 11. - New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery kurátor-díj 2023. 10. - Golden Duck Gallery&Art Space, Budapest, 'No limits international exhibition', III. helyezett 2023. 05. – New York-i székhelyű People&paintings Gallery közönségdíj 2023. 04. – New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery Galéria-díj 2022 - SYA Művészeti Egyesület által kiírt pályázaton I. helyezett 2021. 11. - New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery Galéria-díj 2021. 04. - New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery Galéria-díj 2021 - Jancsó Art Gallery, Budapest, "Moho" sapiens képzőművészeti pályázat, szakmai KÜLÖNDÍJ 2019 - Zsilip Art Center II. helyezett ART FAIR: 2022 – Windsor Art Fair (UK) 2021 – Sussex Art Fair (UK) SZERVEZETI TAGSÁG / MEMBERSHIPS: 2023-tól People&Paintings Gallery - Artist of The House 2023-tól T'ARS Keresztény Képzőművészeti Műhely tagság 2023-tól MűvészTerem tagság 2022-től Fine Arts Capital Művészeti Egyesület 2022-től Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület 2022-től Magyar Mecénás Program /MANK PARTNEREK / PARTNERS: David Art Gallery – Hungary Hungarian European Artist - UK KIÁLLÍTÁSOK / EXHIBITIONS : Egyéni kiállítások / Solo exhibitons 2022 – D39 Kultúrtér, Budapest Csoportos kiállítások / Group exhibitonst 2025. 01. - 'Annual Open Show, Artlab - People & Painting Gallery, USA 2024. 12. - 'Dimenziók' Agria Park Galéria, Eger 2024. 11. - 'ChristmART' Golden Duck Gallery, Austria 2024. 11. - '100 festmény 100 gondolat' FAC, Dávid Galéria, Budapest 2024. 10. 'No Limits', Golden Duck Gallery, Budapest 2024. 08. - Ecsetünk kedvese Nagyrábé', Nagyrábé 2024. 08. - 'Semmi sem állandó, csak a változás maga', Budapest Art Gallery Group, Budapest, Aranytíz Galéria 2024. 06. - People & Paintings Gallery at the Barron Art Center, USA NJ 2024. 06. - "Art Bias II" Golden Duck Gallery and Art Space, Budapest 2024. 04. - "Katalógus kiállítás", ArtsCap, Fine Arts Capital Művészeti Egyesület, Budapest 2024. 04. - "Irodalom a festészetben", Titok Galéria, Budapest 2024. 02. - "Lélekképek" t'ARS Keresztény Képzőművészeti Műhely, Veszprém, Agóra Kulturális Központ 2024. 02. - "Art Deco" Golden Duck Gallery and Art Space, Budapest 2023. 12. - Alkotók Kispestért - Jótékonysági festményvásár és kiállítás, Budapest 2023. 11. - Adventi kiállítás és vásár MűvészTerem , Szarvaskút 2023. - MűvészTerem - csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2023. 10. - No limits international exhibition, Budapest, Golden Duck Gallery&Art Space 2023. 10. - Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület, képzőművészeti kiállítás 2023 – The 1st Catalogue, Golden Duck Gallery &Art Space, Budapest 2023. 03. – Húsvét, Titok Galéria, Budapest 2023 – Karnevál, Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület/ D39 Kultúrtér, Budapest 2023 – Art for Peace, Budapest, David Art Gallery/ Golden Duck Gallery & Art Space 2022 – BeGinnings, Budapest, David Art Gallery/ Golden Duck Gallery & Art Space 2022 – Artquake-10 international group exhibition, Nigde Art Gallery in Cappadocia (TR) 2022 – Talent XIV. pályázat résztvevőivel csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2022. 01-12. – Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület szervezésében több csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2022. 01-12. - Titok Galéria, több csoportos kiállításon való részvétel, Budapest 2021 – Mr. Sale Café, Budapest 2021 – "Moho"sapiens képzőművészeti pályázat, Jancsó Art Galéria, K11 Művészeti és Kulturális Központ 2021 – Gasztonyi Kálmánnal közös kiállítás, Titok Galéria, Budapest 2021 – Talent XIII. pályázat résztvevőivel csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2019 – Jancsó Art Galéria, "Derült égből (Mennyi a 30?)" képzőművészeti pályázat Budapest 2019 – Fauna és flora, Zsilip Art Center/ Zuglói Civilház, Budapest http://www.krisztinalorincz.hu/

Nickname: JUAN FRANCISCO

Country: Spain

Statement: My artworks are impregnated with colors and emotions that tell the daily life of some magical places, the noise of cars, a simple look. They are full of atmosphere, life and feeling that express part of my feelings and also criticize the society .

Bio: Born in Madrid (Spain) in February 1976, residing in Damiel (Cuidad Real) in the heart of La Mancha, Gómez-Cambronero is a civil engineer. From the moment he could hold a paint brush he showed great talent as an artist. His being raised in a family oriented environment gave birth to the uniqueness of his paintings with singular nuances that make his work recognizable. Today he has emerged as a great projection artist with his own personal stamp. His artwork shows meticulous use of space, accenting theperspectives, creating movement, immersion of light and enveloped in shadows. Above all, his work shows profound and emotional depths, able to connect with the deep level of emotion created for his audience. Juan Francisco responds to the axiom that is pictorial realism. Nevertheless, he doesn’t object to merging that style with figurative expressionism, unstoppable and pulled from his artistic personality. That is the foundation of his uniqueness in which his craft impacts his ability to generate questions in the observer. That initial stage varies by a mature and technically excellent evolution of his work. Today there is no challenge that he backs down from. In fact, he doesn’t wait, he looks for them. He’s not intimidated to handle anything from the Manchego traditions to the most untouched urban settings; from the celebrations to the retreat; from the chaotic to the serene. His art is dynamic; like the rain that drops on the pavement, from the hustle and bustle of the city but it shows a stillness and serenity. It resonates like a child unaffected by life; like a prayer echoing from a mosque, a lost and silent street. Gómez-Cambronero accomplishes what artists strive for. He has a way of communicating, he opens up, captures and achieves it. His gift shows a profound form and a rebellious personality. It is reactionary and combines both of his cerebral hemispheres. The result is of great visual impact and dynamic art form. It is here the maturity of his artistic vision that has captivated audiences, winning him several awards both nationally and internationally. He has participated in many art expositions, illustrated books and has accentuated urban spaces with realistic cut sculptures made of iron and copper bars.

Nickname: Ted_Kennedy

Country: United Kingdom

Statement: My latest work explores my memories and the memories of others’; they don't always align with mine so where does truth lie? I have used old photographs from that box we all have, somewhere on a dusty shelf. Many are of people no one, except myself, can now recognise and there are some even I can’t name although I know they were part of my life or the life of my parents. Other 'memories included have imposed themselves on me, e.g. French papers found in an old Sucre tin and some tiny images discovered in a vintage camera. Whose memories are those? Are they now mine in some way? Do I have the right to use them? I work mainly in acrylic; but some elements are deliberately made with watercolour markers. These areas/words will fade with time, as our memories do. The repeated Italian phrase is another memory, used in student work over 50 years ago and now a recurring motif. Other notations are taken from the reverse of the photographs used including reference numbers, shopping list and comments from a WW2 censor. Memories are like shadows - not reality, existing in a faraway country and, differently, in the memories of others.

Bio: I live in Newmillerdam, near Wakefield, UK with my wife, Jan (AKA WWS), and four cats. Studied Fine Art to degree level and later went on to teach art and design in comprehensive schools. I moved into higher education at Bretton Hall College, Wakefield and held various posts, including leading a PGCE art and design courses and as overall head of Initial Teacher Training at the University of Leeds. I took early retirement in 2001 and worked for many years as a freelance consultant in educational leadership before returning to my art roots, leading several highly successful art projects for local authorities and acting as an assessor for the Arts Council’s flagship Arts Award programme. I returned to painting in 2018 after surviving art college in the 1960s. Didn't paint seriously for 45 years. Since re-discovering painting, I have been amazed by the way my work has been received. Works hang in collections in the UK and I’m preparing for a second joint show in 2022. Recently awarded a prize from a New York based gallery and this August several pieces will be in an exhibition, in the OXO Tower in London.

Nickname: Zsami

Country: Hungary

Statement: the submitted picture was taken because of a finding after a lung cancer screening. A suspicious shadow was visible on the CT findings. When I got it, I felt like my body was floating in deep, dark green water, but it hadn't sunk yet. In the picture, the water surrounds the body incorrectly. A body does not float in water like that. I wanted to express that I am still on the surface of the water.

Bio: There's not much about me. I have been writing a newspaper for forty years. Sometimes a book. Forty years ago, I was preparing for the fine arts. My mother said artists are starving. Choose some regular occupation for yourself. I chose. Then I wrote for forty years. It was good, I loved it. Maybe I still want it today, but I won’t let you go anymore. I had to choose something else. So I chose my adolescent love. Paint.

Nickname: Vitaliy Gonikman

Country: United States

Bio: I was born and raised in a beautiful old city Odessa in Ukraine. Odessa was my early inspiration for black and white cityscape drawings. Now I live in the beautiful city of New York that is spiritually so close to Odessa. Throughout my life I was trying to establish my own style, style that will express my inner world and artistic preferences. When I started to create surrealistic black and white drawings I felt 'this is it'.....I have found it and I named my style "Conceptual Surrealism". My main intent is to embed a deep meaning in each image but leave plenty of room for the viewer's imagination. My favorite media is ink and pen but I'm gladly using oil paints, watercolors, pencils, and I love photography

Nickname: Christopher_Willauer

Country: United States

Nickname: Benjamin Alejandro Luna

Country: Mexico

Bio: Writer and Artist, born in Guadalajara, jal. Mexico. My work always contemplates figurative art, mainly realism and symbolism, but at the same time, it explores surrealism and the incorporation of abstract elements. My work as a plastic artist began illustrating my own writings, later participating in multiple events such as auctions through the "Errante" collective and the Vértice art gallery and collective exhibitions.

Nickname: Ted_Kennedy

Country: United Kingdom

Statement: My latest work explores my memories and the memories of others’; they don't always align with mine so where does truth lie? I have used old photographs from that box we all have, somewhere on a dusty shelf. Many are of people no one, except myself, can now recognise and there are some even I can’t name although I know they were part of my life or the life of my parents. Other 'memories included have imposed themselves on me, e.g. French papers found in an old Sucre tin and some tiny images discovered in a vintage camera. Whose memories are those? Are they now mine in some way? Do I have the right to use them? I work mainly in acrylic; but some elements are deliberately made with watercolour markers. These areas/words will fade with time, as our memories do. The repeated Italian phrase is another memory, used in student work over 50 years ago and now a recurring motif. Other notations are taken from the reverse of the photographs used including reference numbers, shopping list and comments from a WW2 censor. Memories are like shadows - not reality, existing in a faraway country and, differently, in the memories of others.

Bio: I live in Newmillerdam, near Wakefield, UK with my wife, Jan (AKA WWS), and four cats. Studied Fine Art to degree level and later went on to teach art and design in comprehensive schools. I moved into higher education at Bretton Hall College, Wakefield and held various posts, including leading a PGCE art and design courses and as overall head of Initial Teacher Training at the University of Leeds. I took early retirement in 2001 and worked for many years as a freelance consultant in educational leadership before returning to my art roots, leading several highly successful art projects for local authorities and acting as an assessor for the Arts Council’s flagship Arts Award programme. I returned to painting in 2018 after surviving art college in the 1960s. Didn't paint seriously for 45 years. Since re-discovering painting, I have been amazed by the way my work has been received. Works hang in collections in the UK and I’m preparing for a second joint show in 2022. Recently awarded a prize from a New York based gallery and this August several pieces will be in an exhibition, in the OXO Tower in London.

Nickname: Aruan Daneo Lima Santos

Country: United Kingdom

Nickname: YevgenM

Country: Ukraine

Bio: Welcome to my inner world, since my paintings are its true reflection! I was born in the city of Donetsk in Ukraine. My love for drawing appeared in early childhood and by the age of 15 I had learned the technique of oil painting. Then it was just a hobby, and after school, I chose the wrong path, as I believe now. My education is not related to art, but it shaped my worldview. Between the ages of 25 and 33, I barely practiced arts. During this period, I have taken a degree in social philosophy and philosophy of history and then I worked in a completely routine position. But, in 2014, just when I reached the age of Christ, an armed conflict broke out in my hometown. Of course, this affected whole my life, my values and my work. Since that time, I have completely changed my lifestyle, and painting has taken a very important place in it. I have found the desire to express my perception of the world in visual patterns. I started with a clean slate in search of my own style. This is why my solo exhibition is called "The art born to the sounds of the cannonade." Although, I barely bring the war subject up. I like symbolic, mythological, religious and pseudo-religious subjects. At the moment I am attracted by the technique of oil painting on black canvas with an incomplete coverage. The black canvas is both the basis and a part of the composition. However, from time to time I try new styles and techniques. My purpose is to show everything deeply hidden in the usual images and colors, and to present it through the spectacle of beauty. My belief is that there is beauty in everything, even in the seemingly ugliest things. This is what I want to develop. This is what I intend to implicate into the various subjects of my artworks.

Nickname: Krisztina Lőrincz

Country: Hungary

Bio: I was born in Budapest, Hungary. I studied several instruments and graduated from the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest. I did theology and mental health, I played in orchestras for a long time, and in the meantime, I persistently drew and copied the works of great masters. Since the autumn of 2016 I have been going to the Zsilip Art School, where I found a great art teacher in the person of Kálmán Gasztonyi. In his courses I could learn the basics of acrylic and oil painting, and since then I can continuously develop and learn alongside him. There is no subject that has not been painted, but what inspires us to create again and again is the knowledge that each person is unique and special. Each artist can display their unique and unrepeatable being, their feelings, thus giving themselves and others a gift. DÍJAK / AWARDS: 2024. 10. - Golden Duck Gallery, Abstract Award különdíj 2024. 02. Golden Duck Gallery &Art Space, Budapest, "Art Deco" international exhibition, special 'Colours' award 2023. 11. - New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery kurátor-díj 2023. 10. - Golden Duck Gallery&Art Space, Budapest, 'No limits international exhibition', III. helyezett 2023. 05. – New York-i székhelyű People&paintings Gallery közönségdíj 2023. 04. – New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery Galéria-díj 2022 - SYA Művészeti Egyesület által kiírt pályázaton I. helyezett 2021. 11. - New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery Galéria-díj 2021. 04. - New York-i székhelyű People&Paintings Gallery Galéria-díj 2021 - Jancsó Art Gallery, Budapest, "Moho" sapiens képzőművészeti pályázat, szakmai KÜLÖNDÍJ 2019 - Zsilip Art Center II. helyezett ART FAIR: 2022 – Windsor Art Fair (UK) 2021 – Sussex Art Fair (UK) SZERVEZETI TAGSÁG / MEMBERSHIPS: 2023-tól People&Paintings Gallery - Artist of The House 2023-tól T'ARS Keresztény Képzőművészeti Műhely tagság 2023-tól MűvészTerem tagság 2022-től Fine Arts Capital Művészeti Egyesület 2022-től Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület 2022-től Magyar Mecénás Program /MANK PARTNEREK / PARTNERS: David Art Gallery – Hungary Hungarian European Artist - UK KIÁLLÍTÁSOK / EXHIBITIONS : Egyéni kiállítások / Solo exhibitons 2022 – D39 Kultúrtér, Budapest Csoportos kiállítások / Group exhibitonst 2025. 01. - 'Annual Open Show, Artlab - People & Painting Gallery, USA 2024. 12. - 'Dimenziók' Agria Park Galéria, Eger 2024. 11. - 'ChristmART' Golden Duck Gallery, Austria 2024. 11. - '100 festmény 100 gondolat' FAC, Dávid Galéria, Budapest 2024. 10. 'No Limits', Golden Duck Gallery, Budapest 2024. 08. - Ecsetünk kedvese Nagyrábé', Nagyrábé 2024. 08. - 'Semmi sem állandó, csak a változás maga', Budapest Art Gallery Group, Budapest, Aranytíz Galéria 2024. 06. - People & Paintings Gallery at the Barron Art Center, USA NJ 2024. 06. - "Art Bias II" Golden Duck Gallery and Art Space, Budapest 2024. 04. - "Katalógus kiállítás", ArtsCap, Fine Arts Capital Művészeti Egyesület, Budapest 2024. 04. - "Irodalom a festészetben", Titok Galéria, Budapest 2024. 02. - "Lélekképek" t'ARS Keresztény Képzőművészeti Műhely, Veszprém, Agóra Kulturális Központ 2024. 02. - "Art Deco" Golden Duck Gallery and Art Space, Budapest 2023. 12. - Alkotók Kispestért - Jótékonysági festményvásár és kiállítás, Budapest 2023. 11. - Adventi kiállítás és vásár MűvészTerem , Szarvaskút 2023. - MűvészTerem - csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2023. 10. - No limits international exhibition, Budapest, Golden Duck Gallery&Art Space 2023. 10. - Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület, képzőművészeti kiállítás 2023 – The 1st Catalogue, Golden Duck Gallery &Art Space, Budapest 2023. 03. – Húsvét, Titok Galéria, Budapest 2023 – Karnevál, Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület/ D39 Kultúrtér, Budapest 2023 – Art for Peace, Budapest, David Art Gallery/ Golden Duck Gallery & Art Space 2022 – BeGinnings, Budapest, David Art Gallery/ Golden Duck Gallery & Art Space 2022 – Artquake-10 international group exhibition, Nigde Art Gallery in Cappadocia (TR) 2022 – Talent XIV. pályázat résztvevőivel csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2022. 01-12. – Belvárosi Művészeti Egyesület szervezésében több csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2022. 01-12. - Titok Galéria, több csoportos kiállításon való részvétel, Budapest 2021 – Mr. Sale Café, Budapest 2021 – "Moho"sapiens képzőművészeti pályázat, Jancsó Art Galéria, K11 Művészeti és Kulturális Központ 2021 – Gasztonyi Kálmánnal közös kiállítás, Titok Galéria, Budapest 2021 – Talent XIII. pályázat résztvevőivel csoportos kiállítás, Budapest 2019 – Jancsó Art Galéria, "Derült égből (Mennyi a 30?)" képzőművészeti pályázat Budapest 2019 – Fauna és flora, Zsilip Art Center/ Zuglói Civilház, Budapest http://www.krisztinalorincz.hu/

Nickname: Joey

Country: Namibia

Statement: My life journey and my evolution as an artist is in many ways intertwined with and symbolic of my country’s recent history. I aim to share my art and the significance of the aesthetics I experience in cardboard printmaking.

Bio: Artist: Joe Madisia - (Josef F H Madisia). Country: Namibia. See link of short Biography: https://about.me/joe.madisia LINKS WHERE ARTIST’S WORKS and ACTIVITIES CAN BE VIEWED ON-LINE: Afrika South Artist’s Initiative: http://www.asai.co.za or https://asai.co.za/joe-madisia/ Artdiscover.com – Artist Joe Madisia: www.artdiscover.com TIMPT 2015: http://www2.tamabi.ac.jp/timpt/5th/selected/index.php?page=8&total=304&num=15&l=en Oliver Mark und Joseph Madisia 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxTATi1q9BE&t=609s The HIT Exhibition 2019: https://www.hitfestival.no/exhibiting-artists-2019 Anglo American 100 yrs 2017 on page 20: https://southafrica.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/South-Africa/about-us/history/centenary-hub-city-press.pdf EXHIBITIONS. Group International: 2009: “Dialogue among Civilizations” Art for Human Rights exhibition at University of Technology – Durban, South Africa. (catalogued) 2012: “Made in Africa – Towards Cultural Liberation” at Sandton Gallery, Nelson Mandela Square on 24 May. 2015: Tokyo International Mini-Print Trienial 2015 – Tama Art University- Japan. 2015. Exhibition ‘A Labour for Love’ at Welt Kulturen Museum – Frankfurt- Germany (catalogued) 2019: The HIT Exhibition – Haugesund, Norway 2020: 1st Addis International Art Symposium – Addis Ababa – Ethiopia Solo National: 2010: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre – “Quarter of Century Black &White Printmaking”; Retrospective of Black & White prints 1985 – 2010. – Windhoek, Namibia 2015: Franco Namibian Cultural Centre – Exhibition titled; AFRICAN PARADOX –Experienced in Namibia and launch of Anthology Art & Text Book with same title. 2016:Die Muschel Book & Art – “RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION” – Swakopmund, Namibia Administer Facebook Page: CONTEMPORARY ART NAMIBIA since 2017 – see link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/306646786435203/about

Nickname: Kyle_Szpyrka

Country: United States

Statement: An emerging artist from Connecticut exploring transcendental themes and a search for the Divine.

Bio: Art has been a passion of mine since I was a child. Just seeing art supplies back then was enough to make my heart and mind bubble with excitement for the feelings of freedom and unlimited possibilities they raised in me. Following this passion to art school, and then to New York City, I began giving more thought to the role art was playing in my life. At that time, around the age of 24, I was predominantly drawing the male figure. Joy and freedom were not very present in the work. Instead, what I saw was an emotional longing staring back at me from each drawing, but I didn’t understand what for. Feeling both disturbed and curious I continued turning to my art hoping to bring peace to my feelings. I also began reading a lot of books from various authors on cultivating inner peace, happiness, love, and success. The books and my art became a trail of breadcrumbs that were leading me down a path of self-discovery. Self-help books began to branch out into spirituality, metaphysics, meditation, numerology, astrology, and more. Before I knew it, I was on a full-blown quest to understand myself, and art was leading the way. Fast forward through 7 years of drawing, painting, reading, journaling, studying, and meditating and I came to see that what I was after the whole time was to live the feelings of freedom and unlimited possibilities again. Doing so has become the foundation and purpose for my work as an artist. As I continue learning how, I share the bits of understanding I gain along the way through each piece in hopes that it may help someone else in the world who is seeking the same.

Nickname: Shui-Lyn White

Country: South Africa

Bio: Shui-Lyn White was born in Nigeria to a Chinese mother and an English father, spending her early years on a sugar estate. Since then she has lived in Ghana, England, France, Australia, Malawi, South Africa and Ethiopia; now currently residing in Cape Town and Johannesburg. She started drawing at an early age and explored various media before focusing on monotype in 2011. In 2017, Shui-Lyn was invited by Chief Curator, Morgan Doyle RE and selected by the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers for The Masters Exhibition at Bankside Gallery in London.

Nickname: Alla Kosteleckaya

Country: Belarus

Statement: In my works, I always want to look a little further than the material shell of this world, to touch something secret and deep that I cannot touch with my hands, but that lives in every heart and makes us with trepidation feel our involvement in the eternal movement of life and touches the most intimate corners of our soul ...

Bio: My name is Alla Kosteletskaya. I was 55 years old when I simply trusted the inner call of my soul and immersed myself in creative processes.. When creating my works, I find in everything an amazing unity of the material, mental and spiritual. I intuitively feel what I want to "talk" about and it is during work that the meanings of what is happening are revealed to me and everything falls into place. It is like a challenge that I throw to myself every time and calm down, having answered it with a completed work. This process gives me satisfaction because, starting to paint even "difficult and disturbing", I complete the picture with silence, peace and understanding of the situation.. I like to try different techniques, experiment, create three-dimensional paintings, use texture paste, gold leaf, gold and silver paints. Since 2021 I actively participate in exhibitions: Minsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, New York, Budapest, Parma, Ankara, Beijing - the cities where my works were exhibited. In 2023, at the International Competition ART EXCELLENCE AWARDS (Art. Perfection. Recognition), my work “Purifying Fire” received the Silver Medal of the competition in the Nomination - Painting, category - Professional. Member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia, member of the Italian Independent Art Association EOS Laboratorio delle Arti, Member of the Eurasian Art Union. Works are in private collections: Belarus, Russia, Europe, USA.

Nickname: Patricia Talbot

Country: United States

Statement: I am particularly fascinated with steel, a material that appears hard and unyielding from the outside, but is surprisingly malleable and soft inside. My creative process is to search for harmony in the simple things around us .

Bio: Born and raised in Switzerland, Patricia Talbot is a versatile artist who now resides in Harlem. After a brief stay in Canada, she moved to France where she lived the Parisian life for over two decades. During those years, she worked for the Haute Couture House of Pierre Balmain before quitting to dedicate her life to her family. A creative spirit, she has however never ceased to fill her life with art whenever she could. She now devotes most of her days to steel and stone work, an arduous yet ultimately fulfilling craft. She can often be seen at the Art Students League of New York, where she practices her welding and cutting alongside fellow artists who continually inspire and motivate her.

Nickname: Carloslascano

Country: Argentina

Statement: Drawing and painting have always been my natural form of expression. Over time I have dedicated myself to filmmaking, but I am always attached to my first love: painting. That’s why I draw and paint every day of my life.

Bio: Carlos Lascano is an illustrator and director, internationally known for his work in animation “A short love story in stop motion”, “Shadow of Blue” and “The Legend of the Scarecrow” have amassed over 20 million online views, and garnered hundreds of film festival selections and awards worldwide, including a Goya Award selection and two Academy Award pre-selections. In 2010 he wrote, produced, and directed a spot for Amnesty International 50th anniversary, the music was composed by Oscar winner, Hans Zimmer and nominated Lorne Balfe. His short film “Lila” has been awarded in more than 160 festivals worldwide and it has millions of views on several platforms on the Internet. Owner of a very personal style, his mixing of digital tools and real objects brought a fresh and organic aesthetic concept to animation and filmmaking.

Nickname: Elena Zapassky

Country: Israel

Statement: People and Painting Gallery will give me a wonderful opportunity to expose my works to the public, to see people's reaction and, thus, to advance as an artist.

Bio: Most of my time I dedicate to photography, drawings, paintings, printings.

Nickname: Nana Mchedlishvili

Country: Georgia

Bio: I was born in 1963 Tbilisi, Georgia. Studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts on architecture faculty, which later gave me opportunity to use architectural knowledge in my artworks. I’m in love with my hometown and it brings me joy to paint city exteriors. I work in different techniques: Silk tempera, Oil, Acril, Pastel and encaustic. I took part in many different exhibitions. Private Collections: United states, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Ukraine and Georgia.