Miggy

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://miggysart.wordpress.com

Artist Statement:

Taking inspiration from the oddities of nature, Miggy's artwork lets beauty shine through any given material, be it log or piece of rusty metal. Life force gives movement to the static, portraying the ever-present thriving nature of life.

Artist Bio:

Miggy is a self-taught artist with years of works in varied medium. At home most with chainsaw in hand, he creates sculptures from salvaged wood as well as found objects. Piecing them together in the oddest of combinations, his work serves fun to functional.

Evād

Medium: Other

Link: https://www.facebook.com/evadglitterart

Artist Statement:

The juxtaposition etc., etc., etc., so on and so forth.......

Artist Bio:

Poopy-di scoop. Scoop-diddy-whoop. Whoop-di-scoop-di-poop. Poop-di-scoopty. Scoopty-whoop. Whoopity-scoop, whoop-poop. Poop-diddy, whoop-scoop. Poop, poop. Scoop-diddy-whoop. Whoop-diddy-scoop. Whoop-diddy-scoop, poop.

Indigx

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.gofundme.com/5y73cjs

Artist Statement:

A reimagining of Black history as an entity, Dyme "Indigx" Ellis portrays moments of trauma in Black communities & associates them with each of the seven chakras. These paintings expose the damaging nature of intergenerational white supremacy and the toll it takes on the minds, bodies, and spirits of Black individuals and Black spaces.

Artist Bio:

Dymin “Dyme” Ellis is a queer, Black spoken word poet from New Haven, CT with the mind of an activist, the heart of an artist, and the intentions of a healer. They are heavily involved in arts-related forms of organizing in the community. Their performance and visual arts are accented by Afrocentricism, radical activism, and holistic healing.

Binwanka

Medium: Other

Link: https://www.tinyurl.com/binwankaresearch

Artist Statement:

I produce creative work using a broad range of knowledge, interests and influences while also relying on process, play, and chance.

Artist Bio:

Binwanka is an international, national, and virtually exhibited generalist of art, design, and technology who produces experimental analog, digital, and hybrid works using a variety of tools and techniques from the past, present, and future.

Dooley-O

Medium: Painting

Link: https://instagram.com/artbydooleyo?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=ilwhd22bg12r

Artist Statement:

Come check out what’s going on in the underground.

Artist Bio:

Legendary Hip Hop Producer and Graffiti Muralist Dooley o has been painting all over the world keeping street art in its pure essence .

EcoworksCT

Medium: CollageTextile

Link: https://ecoworksct.org/

Artist Statement:

Our mission is to promote resource conservation, creativity, education and community engagement through material reuse, waste reduction, recycling, composting and zero waste strategies.

Artist Bio:

We are a creative re-use center and have a huge array of materials available for sale as well as a Re-boutique featuring CT-based Artists who use 85% up-cycled material content in their work!

Kwadwo Adae

Medium: Film/Video

Link: https://kwadwoadae.com/home.html

Artist Statement:

I am committed to contributing to the discourse of public art in our community, whether the definition of community is local or international. Orchestrating collaborative mural projects with people of all ages and skill levels, regardless of their level of fluency with visual language, is a highly rewarding and empowering art practice.

Artist Bio:

Kwadwo Adae is a New Haven based visual artist and muralist. He is the founder of the Adae Fine Art Academy an independent drawing and painting school located at 817 Chapel Street in Downtown New Haven. In addition to teaching art, Adae orchestrates collaborative mural projects both locally and internationally.

Faustin Adeniran

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: Faustinart.com

Artist Statement:

My work explores the relationship between Western sensibilities and true liberation. As an artist, I am essentially interested in the miseducation of colonized peoples modernized into a civilized condition, especially those on the African continent.

Artist Bio:

Faustin Adeniran is a contemporary artist from Lagos, Nigeria. Through extensive historical research and his deep observation of cultural trends, Faustin reflects elements of society in his artwork by reimagining materials that would otherwise be considered trash or recyclable.

Greg Aimé

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

I realized long ago that my point of view was not shared by most. My work emphasizes my perception, so here lies my thoughts visually. Welcome to my world.

Artist Bio:

Greg Aimé is a Haitian-American CT based artist. His current focus is exploring the complexity and beauty of the modern day woman in all aspects. His work aims to bridge the present with the past and depict various ranges of emotions by his use of illustrations through watercolor and collages.

Camille Altay

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.camillealtay.com

Artist Statement:

I court failure. Whether a record or an instrument of changing state, I want to see what happens at the boundary of materials and methods - pushing a work to crack, leak, feedback, weep, decompose, break, sag, drain or otherwise transgress the notion of finish. The fissures of permanence are proof of the real.

Artist Bio:

Camille Altay received her MFA in Painting from Yale in 2018 and BFA from Concordia University in Montreal in 2008. She is the most recent recipient of the Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize (2018), presented to an artist “who demonstrates a developing consciousness, personal vision and spirit of search.” She lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut.

Jonathan Amici

Medium: Sculpture

Link: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jonathan-Amici/100009523212404

Artist Statement:

Art is relative and that's the beauty of it. It can be everything under the sun and the only barrier is ones taste. Art is mean't for enjoyment and fun both for the artist and spectator

Artist Bio:

My name is Jon Amici. I have been blowing glass for ten years. The bueaty of the material as well as the skill needed in working the material are what draw me to glass. I am an artist because of glass.

Christian Ammon

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

I paint subjects ranging from landscapes, seascapes to figurative works in an expressive style with bright vibrant colors. My expressionist palette has influenced my interest in color theory.

Artist Bio:

Christian Ammon is an artist who currently works in the hospitality business. His work is exhibited in various venues in Connecticut.

Bek Andersen

Medium: Photography

Link: http://bekandersen.com

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Joseph Vincent Annino

Medium: Painting

Link: http://jovian.me

Artist Statement:

I remember some of my first paintings from nursery school, a sunset, and the interchange of what is now route 9 and I-84. I find myself coming back to these themes, motion through the landscape, or sitting still watching the world change around me. Painting mainly from phone camera photos, I look for meaning and beauty in these captured moments.

Artist Bio:

Joseph Vincent Annino, signing works as JoViAn, uses the immediacy of camera phones to capture images of overlooked landscapes and objects, which he renders in his paintings in oil, oil pastel, acrylic, or watercolor, often digitally manipulating the reference photos. Self taught, Joseph has sought out art as counterpart to his career in computers.

Aspasia Anos

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://aspasiaanos.com

Artist Statement:

Impermanence, transience, the potential of change and the role of chance in its origin and outcome are central themes of my work. Myth oftentimes serves as subject and trace images from the landscape offer inspiration for my photographic mixed media and monotype prints.

Artist Bio:

Aspasia Anos earned a BFA from the University of Illinois and an MFA from the Yale School of Art. A lifelong artist and educator, she is a past recipient of a Connecticut Commission of Arts Fellowship. Her work has been shown nationally in both solo and group exhibitions and is held in corporate and private collections.

Liz Antle-O’Donnell

Medium: Printmaking

Link: https://www.lizantle.com/

Artist Statement:

I will be exhibiting a variety of works from multiple collections, including works from my last exhibition, "WALLS," that focused on gated communities, and a sneak peak of my next exhibit scheduled for March 2019 at KLG.

Artist Bio:

A New Haven native, I have been an active member of the local arts scene as a teacher, administrator, and artist for over a decade. Though primarily self-taught, I studied printmaking and studio arts at New York University (BA, English), Paier College of Art, & Rhode Island School of Design. My work has found homes in private collections worldwide.

Erin Antonak

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

Antonak learned about her culture through its artwork: corn husks braided into tight, halo-like circles and masks, medicine bottles flecked with red color, carefully woven salt bottles that she and the women in her family made for museums, as replicas of what the earliest designs had been.

Artist Bio:

Erin Lee Antonak is a Wolf Clan member of the Oneida Indian Nation of New York.  She studied at Bard College,  Lacoste School of the Arts and Vermont Studio Center. Her work has been shown in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

John Arabolos

Medium: Digital Art

Link: http://arabolosart.com

Artist Statement:

My artwork is an investigation of “Chaotic” patterns found in nature. The images created utilize symmetry as a methodology to find and portray an existing underlying hidden order or universal aesthetic language of form that structures the way we perceive and understand our sense of being and environment, gain and process knowledge, and then create.

Artist Bio:

John is an “Assistant Professor” in Department of Art and Design at the University of New Haven. In 2006 he was appointed as a “Professional Designer and Artist in Residence”.
He received a BA at the Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford in Hartford, CT in 1974 and obtained a MFA at Pratt Institute of Design in 1980.

Bayla Arietta

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.BaylaArt.com

Artist Statement:

Watercolorist Arietta enjoys working on both scientific illustration subjects as well as some portraiture. Inspired by muses such as Audubon and Wyeth, she takes inspiration from environmental issues, scientific articles, excursions to Alaska, and walks in the woods. Bayla revels in capturing the meticulous detail and intricacies of the nature.

Artist Bio:

Bayla Arietta is an illustrator living in New Haven and works primarily in watercolor. She has worked with Botanical Gardens, Nature Centers, and Museums creating whimsical depictions of botanical and zoological illustrations. Bayla loves working in her home studio with her parrot, a chameleon, several poison dart frogs, and a snake.

Stephanie Arrell

Medium: Painting

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Sol for Art

Medium:

Link: https://www.artspaper.org/articles/2018/4/30/dwight-gets-new-artistic-heart-sol

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Artist Bio:

Cleveland Solomon has lived in New Haven’s Dwight/Edgewood neighborhood for 22 years. This past April, he and co-founder Zenobia Garland opened a gallery and art space that stands for “Supporting Others’ Love.” The pair connects with local organizations and emerging artists to present rotating exhibitions and artistic experiences that help people pursue their creative dreams.

Manuela Artia

Medium: Printmaking

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Artist Bio:

New Haven industrial design student exploring the intersection between technology and fine art. A multimedia artist comfortable working in printmaking mediums (Analog photography, cyanotype, and silkscreen) but also three-dimensional design and conceptual furniture.

West River Arts Artist

Medium: Other

Link: www.westriverarts.wordpress.com/

Artist Statement:

THE ARTISTS: Sarah J. Bratchell Kate Stephen Epstein Design Don Wunderlee James “JC” Capuras Dooley-O Molly Gambardella Semi Semi-Dikoko Susan McCaslin Noé Jimenez Mohamad Hafez Caryn Azoff Howard el-Yasin Kieran Coleman Joanne Wilcox

Artist Bio:

The West River Arts Building consists of 13 studio spaces forming a community of engaging artists of different styles, backgrounds, and practices. The roster includes sculptors, mechanical engineers, product designers, handmade jewelers, painters, photographers and more.

Sideways & Askew

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://lizpaganoart.com/section/396321-artful-illumination.html

Artist Statement:

Every lamp combines many different materials, each calling for its own treatment and approach. This suits both artists, who find the collaborative process rewarding and different from the solo work each pursues in their studios. To agree on a mutually pleasing design transforms the interior creative monologue into a conversation out loud.

Artist Bio:

Sideways & Askew is a lamp-making collaboration between New Haven printmaker Liz Pagano and Ivoryton potter Hayne Bayless. The lamp structure is typically a brazed piano-wire frame anchored to a base of concrete, stone, wood, or ceramic. The shades are high-quality paper with one-of-a-kind decoration in ink, paint, and encaustic.

Monique Atherton

Medium: Photography

Link:

Artist Statement:

Bad Faith, a series of photographs made between 2016 and 2018 is an investigation into the persistent and complex relationship between memory and trauma. CWOS 2018 is the first time this body of work will be shown to the public.

Artist Bio:

Using photography as a launching point and incorporating installation, sculpture, and performance, Monique Atherton explores intense personal moments created by means of rules and omissions, acceptance and refusal, luring the viewer into the various microcosmic states in which she exists. Her work aims to uncover unspoken desires, tensions, and passions that reside on a subconscious level among the people in her images as well as between the artist and her public. Atherton was born in Japan and currently lives and works in New Haven. Atherton has exhibited in Washington, DC, San Francisco, New Haven, and New York. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Wassaic Project and is a contributor to ArtFile Magazine. She has a post-baccalaureate degree in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute and received her MFA in Photography from the Yale School of Art in 2016.

Caryn Azoff

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.carynazoff.com

Artist Statement:

My paintings/works on paper begin with a hand-drawn grid structure. Mediums include colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, and flashe/acrylic paint.

Artist Bio:

Lives and works in New Haven, CT.

Ebony B.

Medium: Photography

Link: https://www.ebonybphotography.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Ebony B. is a creative personality who passionately blends art and life. She is a professional-trained lifestyle photographer best known for the impressive capture of life and special moments.

Chris Barnard

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.chrisbarnard.com

Artist Statement:

My recent work examines how art and educational institutions perpetuate racial injustice. Certainly, this is in part the product of my attention to current events in and beyond the U.S., and my reflections on how the same spaces that welcomed me and inspired my creativity also actively and passively alienate, discourage—even dehumanize—many others.

Artist Bio:

Chris Barnard received his MFA from The University of Southern California (USC) and is currently associate professor of art at Connecticut College. He has exhibited in solo and group shows in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and most recently in New Haven with Fred Giampietro Gallery. He and his partner live in New Haven.

Cate Barry

Medium: Photography

Link: https://www.catebarryphotography.com/

Artist Statement:

My project focuses on LGBTQ and gender non-conforming subjects and explores performance, queer representation, and 'breaking' (involuntarily showing vulnerability) in front of the lens. I'm interested in how and why subjects feel "seen" in photographs, the ways in which we front, and what happens when we lose control.

Artist Bio:

Cate Barry is a queer portrait photographer recently relocated to New Haven from Madison, Wisconsin. She lives with her partner KC and their dog Memphis in the Edgewood neighborhood.

Amanda Bartel

Medium: Ceramics

Link: https://www.facebook.com/whitelotuspottery/

Artist Statement:

Sitting at the potter’s wheel is a daily invitation to center myself as I center the clay. It requires complete harmony of mind, body, and spirit. Through my functional artwork, I hope to share that harmony with others by producing pieces that can be integrated into everyday life.

Artist Bio:

Amanda Bartel is a ceramic artist making wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery designed for daily use. For Amanda, sitting at the potter’s wheel to create a work of art from a ball of mud quiets the mind and centers the soul. Each piece is unique and fueled with positive energy. Amanda also offers private pottery lessons and workshops.

Wyatt Baum

Medium: Ceramics

Link: https://wyattbaumpotteryblr.tumblr.com

Artist Statement:

I strive to make pots with subtle, quiet forms and decorate them with simple, often monotone, glazes. I like to refine the forms so that they are straightforward, cohesive, and utilitarian. I admire and am informed by the pottery traditions of Japan and Iran as well as contemporary potters such as Randy and Jan McKeachie Johnston and Akira Satake.

Artist Bio:

Wyatt Baum studied ceramics at Indiana University as an undergraduate. He then moved back to his childhood home of East Haven, CT and began an apprenticeship with Maishe Dickman at George St. Studio in New Haven. His apprenticeship complete, Wyatt stayed on at George St., and continues to learn in this very creative and inspiring environment.

Hayne Bayless

Medium: Ceramics

Link: sidewaysstudio.com

Artist Statement:

I love what spawns in the friction between what I want the clay to do and what it might rather do. I'm intrigued by what happens when clay is rolled, stretched, pressed, incised, inlayed, extruded, bent, cut and put back together. The unintended result, often misread as a mistake and so dismissed, is a wellspring of new ideas.

Artist Bio:

Hayne is a studio potter in Ivoryton, CT. In school he managed to avoid any academic involvement with clay. In 1992 he quit a perfectly good job at a newspaper to make pots. A frequent workshop presenter, he’s shown work at the American Craft Museum and the Smithsonian Craft Show. A board member of Studio Potter journal and Pots on Wheels (POW!).

Marion Belanger

Medium: Photography

Link: https://www.marionbelanger.com

Artist Statement:

I look for traces and evidence of use upon the land, particularly among the mundane and everyday landscape. There are few grand moments or significant events in my photographs but taken as a whole the work elicits dialogue regarding the contained and the wild,and the known and the mysterious.

Artist Bio:

Marion Belanger is a photo and book-based artist. She most recently authored Rift/ Fault (Radius Books) with an essay by Lucy Lippard. Belanger exhibits widely, and awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, She earned a M.F.A. from the Yale University School of Art, and is a member of Birthday Club Projects, a feminist artist collective.

Kraig Binkowski

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://www.kraigbinkowski.com

Artist Statement:

My prints explore the almost infinite shades of grey between deep black and brilliant white. I make prints to capture images and feelings that affect me—views that are a part of my life. The solitary scenes of urban and suburban life around me and the people I care about are the subjects of my work.

Artist Bio:

I’ve been making prints for almost 30 years and woodcuts for the last 15. I have an MFA in printmaking and work as an art librarian in one of the most beautiful museums in the United States.

Miles Birch

Medium: Painting

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Artist Bio:

Vintage automotive restoration painter, specializing in custom paint, pin striping, and sign-painting. Flames, pearls, kandies, pinstripes, metal flakes, and fades! Traditional vintage hot rod style, professional paint, and free-hand painted pinstripes and lettering.

Andy Bishop

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/andy-bishop-8411

Artist Statement:

Painted in oils, my landscapes have been described as "peaceful" or "relaxing" and I've been told they "take you to another place". While I very much appreciate those compliments, if asked to paint such a picture I wouldn't know how. I tend to work in a palette of rich browns and warmer greens, but have been known to throw in a splash of color.

Artist Bio:

Andy is a Milford, CT artist who focuses primarily on landscapes. Working exclusively in oils, his work has been described as peaceful and calming, with the ability to transport the viewer to a more simple place and time.

Joan Bombalicki

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Recent works, Cape Air1 2 and 3, were inspired by a watercolor exhibit by Andrew Wyeth. I loved the way he captured the movement and mood of the blowing curtains. It reminds us that what is outside comes in and what is inside comes out. Like breathing, I wanted to show something real in life, than simply a room with curtains blowing in the wind.

Artist Bio:

Light, movement and reflections are what drew me to painting. I began taking classes through adult education classes in Branford, and then at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven. I am grateful to my teachers who have encouraged and supported me on my artistic journey.

Olivia Bonilla

Medium: Sculpture

Link: Www.oliviabonilla.net

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Artist Bio:

Olivia Bonilla is an east coast painter and sculptor born in Vermont in 1992. She has a studio practice out of Old Saybrook CT. Bonilla received her BFA in painting, with a fascination with sculpture, from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts a College of fine Arts. She’s currently represented by contemporary art venue, Miller Gallery in SC.

Joan Bosson-Heenan

Medium: Painting

Link: https://instagram.com/suityourselfink

Artist Statement:

My goal in sharing my work is to communicate that art is for everyone. I truly believe that art can heal and give us deeper understanding of the need for practice, perseverance, and the importance of releasing the goal of perfection.

Artist Bio:

Joan is a self-taught watercolor artist, currently exploring portraiture. She presented work in her first show “Examining a Shared Practice” at the Ives Library in 2017 and most recently participated in the 100 Day Project, completing 100 paintings in 100 days. She lives in New Haven with her husband, two kids, and two dogs.

Maria Bracale

Medium: Painting

Link:

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featured gallery artist at the Branford Art Center

Michelle Bradford

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.michellebradfordart.com

Artist Statement:

My abstract work is inspired by the emotions that color evokes within me and a deep desire to explore it's beauty and power more fully.

Artist Bio:

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut with her husband and two daughters where she works full-time from her home studio. Her paintings hang in private homes and commercial buildings throughout the Unites States.

Sarah Bratchell

Medium: jewelrywearable art

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbratchell/#experience-section

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Artist Bio:

Sarah is a Visual Art teacher and cultural liaison in Hamden Public Schools.   In 2012 she started Bella Bella Rev, an eco-friendly small business that was launched to clients who are eco-conscious consumers while seeking original designs with a social impact. 

Johanna Bresnick

Medium: Sculpture

Link: https://johannabresnick.com/home.html

Artist Statement:

My work investigates the imposition of geometry on nature; the engineering of environments and conditions by means of architecture, time, geopolitics, social behavior, familial structure, or personal code. The materials vary widely.

Artist Bio:

Johanna Bresnick received an M.F.A. in 2001 from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a B.A. from Macalester College. She is currently the Chair of the Visual Arts Department at the Educational Center of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, The Rose Museum MA, and the Museum of Modern Art

Anna Broell Bresnick

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://www.annabroellbresnick.com/

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Sean O’Brien/Area Bridges

Medium: Photography

Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/areabridges/albums/72157683691382752

Artist Statement:

I'm most interested in doing things the wrong way and then leaning hard into my mistakes. Lately, I play around with pairing looped video clips with loop-based music, shooting through the "bubble glass" viewfinders of midcentury film cameras, and creating symmetrical abstractions out of architectural details.

Artist Bio:

Sean O’Brien (AKA Area Bridges) makes music and art in Milford, Connecticut.

Rita Brieger

Medium: Painting

Link: https://ritabrieger.net/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

I have always loved abstract art. I work primarily with acrylic paints on canvas and paper. Layers of myself are painted or applied until the right colors, textures and emotions come together to reflect my unique spirit and personality.

Jay Bright

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

I am fascinated by the graphic design of stars folding and stripes merging when the flags are caught by the wind and the subtle colors that emerged when they are backlit by strong sunlight--an exploration of the ambiguous, inscrutable symbolic energy of our flag, the news, my ancestors & my inner life.

Artist Bio:

After he received his BA at Washington University in St. Louis, Jay got his MA in Architecture at Yale. While there he also took classes with artists Andrew Stasik and Richard Lytle. Classes @ Creative Arts Workshop and the Guilford Art Center. Solo shows @ New Haven Lawn Club 2012, DaSilva Gallery 2017, Group Show @ Branford Art Center Gallery

Janet Brodie

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

Starting with Valentines in grade school I have been playing with paper and making cards for many years. Over the years I have incorporated rubber stamping, die cutting and embossing. Cards led to bookmarks and magnets, calendars and pinwheels and pop-up cards. Collecting paper led to necklaces and pins. Who knows where further play will lead?

Artist Bio:

I have been making cards and playing with paper since childhood. Along the way I discovered rubber stamping, die cutting and collage. Cards led to collecting quotes,to paper dolls, to necklaces and bookmarks and magnets and eventually pinwheels and pop-ups and calendars. I have shown my work at CAW, CWOS and several local stores,

Jay Brodsky

Medium: Painting

Link: http://wilsonavenueloftartists.com

Artist Statement:

I've always been fascinated by images and colors, so painting seems to come naturally for me. I continue to get a thrill out of discovering new things that paint will do and am always experimenting with different applications in order to get images that surprise or even stun me. My hope is that people who see my work have the same feeling.

Artist Bio:

Exploratory painter working primarily with oil pastel sticks. Most of my work is what I describe as “Pop Expressionistic” and is often based on elements of photorealism/photo interpretation. My work has appeared in numerous shows in the NY-CT area over the past 15 years and my studio is based in Norwalk, CT as part of Wilson Avenue Loft Artists.

Bethany Brooke

Medium: Painting

Link: www.bethanybrookeart.com

Artist Statement:

My work is reductive in form. The paintings employ a spontaneous and intuitive array of color, shapes and textures that can be felt in a variety of ways; often rhythmic in nature, but also tangible to a degree, allowing me to toggle between a state of reality and dreaming.

Artist Bio:

After attending Barnard College in NYC and working in finance, Bethany relocated to Connectivut where she currently resides with her husband and three children.

Constance Brown

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.redstonestudios.com

Artist Statement:

My mapmaking aims to achieve clarity and beauty in equal measure.

Artist Bio:

I am a mapmaker. For 25 years, I’ve created one-of-a-kind illustrated, thematic, painted wall maps on canvas for individuals, companies, and organizations. I map travels, properties, genealogical transits, life histories, and environmental/ historical regions. With art printer Michael Suozzi, I also create museum-quality archival prints.

Alexis Brown

Medium: Other

Link: https://www.alexisbrown-art.com/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Gardener and Artist

Amira Brown

Medium: New Media

Link: amirahbillo.com

Artist Statement:

Amira is a person who constantly is changing mediums and styles to either answer the needs of clients or to continually push the boundaries of expression. Her inspirations include nature, contemporary art, illustration and animation as continual references to her visual library.

Artist Bio:

Amira is an interdisciplinary artist who loves to experiment and push her practice. She lives in New Haven with her twin and her dog apollo.

Connnie Brown

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.conniebrown.net

Artist Statement:

Inspired by nature, my approach to painting is process oriented, recently, I have been exploring distinct areas of a previous painting; this detailed composition is what propels me into my next abstraction. Places I have lived and visited are seed for the organic forms, lyrical lines, rhythms, patterns and colors that emerge in my work.

Artist Bio:

I am a Connecticut based working artist who has a BFA in studio art and a member of the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, South Norwalk, CT. My work has been selected for shows in Connecticut and New York. I taught art to homeless adults in South Norwalk CT. and New York City for over ten years.

Jennifer Brubacher

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.jenniferbrubacher.com

Artist Statement:

Most of my work is rooted by the beautiful and undervalued aspects of the ordinary and everyday. The process and the work is an inquiry into freedom and inspired by the natural world, patterns, and movements of the body. I hope the viewer will feel a sense of joy, lightness, curiosity and comfort in the color, space and energy in the work.

Artist Bio:

In addition to her commitment to a creative life, Jennifer currently works with the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Convoy of Hope educating women across the U.S. by providing training in breast care and early detection. She also teaches yoga in North Haven and continues to explore wellness, essential oils and mindfulness.

Eóin Burke

Medium: Sculpture

Link: https://www.eoinburke.com/

Artist Statement:

My work explores spiritual expressions in humanity through the figure. Each sculpture carries its own story, and the color, posture, and grouping of the figures add definition, emphasize action, and suggests feelings through relationship or interaction.

Artist Bio:

Eóin Burke is interested in sculpting the individual figure within a communal, architectural, and natural context, and the relationship between being and experiencing. With an MFA from Yale and BFA from UArts in sculpture, Eóin has been influenced by his time in architecture, ornament, and sacred art.

Colin Burke

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.colinburkestudio.com

Artist Statement:

exploring the elasticity of time, plasticity of memory, and the consistent rhythm of nature through historic photographic processes

Artist Bio:

Born in Jersey City, N.J. on the first day of summer, Colin Burke is an artist living and working in Westville,
CT. Since 2008, he has worked with antique photographic processes: large format cyanotype photograms and
months-long (up to a year) exposures made with hand-built pinhole cameras.

Cristina Cammarota

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.instagram.com/discocatsstudio/

Artist Statement:

I love to paint and hope my artwork brings joy to others. Blessings!

Artist Bio:

I’m an abstract artist who captures inspiration from music to the physical characteristics of nature throughout the seasons.
I use acrylic paint on canvas with a variety of painting techniques.

Travis Carbonella

Medium: Film/Video

Link: https://vimeo.com/traviscarbonella

Artist Statement:

I help people share their stories and build a sense of community.

Artist Bio:

I focus my much of my artistic energy on the social, cultural, and political events and celebrations here in New Haven.
The rest of my artisitc energy goes to DANCING!

Kwadwo Adae & Travis Carbonella

Medium: Film/Video

Link: https://kwadwoadae.com/home.html

Artist Statement:

In August of 2018 Kwadwo Adae through generous donations on Kickstarter was able to fund the Volcan Tungurahua Mural Project, a 14 day mission to Baños De Agua Santa, Ecuador to install a mural with children from Fundacion Arte Del Mundo with Caprice Taylor Mendez, Katie Jones, Thema Graves, Khushi Malhotra, Anthony DeCarlo, and Travis Carbonella.

Artist Bio:

Kwadwo Adae is a visual artist, muralist, and founder of the Adae Fine Art Academy; an independent drawing and painting school located at 817 Chapel Street in Downtown. Travis Carbonella is a videographer, producer, and storyteller at Lotta Studio in Westville.

Eileen Carey

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Painting for me is a wild and wonderfully uncharted journey. I begin with a visual impulse, and then the working process opens up a "whole can of worms" forcing me to grapple with materials,abilities, intent and serendipitous mishaps and gifts. In the end the work hopefully will reveal the struggle and the evolution of an honest attempt.

Artist Bio:

A painter.

Bill Carpenter

Medium: Film/Video

Link: http://Milford-TV.com

Artist Statement:

Milford-TV.com wants to educate, entertain, and communicate with the community here and in around world. We are using state of the art technology that gives individuals and small groups 'the means to hold production'. Amazing! Milford-TV.com produces live events around Connecticut and the region including sports, talk shows, music and much more.

Artist Bio:

Bill has been producing live television for most of his adult life. He has started his own TV station, Milford-TV.com with the intention of engaging the community as he practices his craft of mass communications. “Since I was a kid, all I ever wanted to do was to produce television.”

Francisco Del Carpio

Medium: Drawing

Link: INSTAGRAM lonewolf08

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

I’m a self-taught artist based in New Haven, I have an Associates in Graphic Design. I’m studying Illustration at Western Connecticut State University and I work for an Architecture firm (Svigals + Partners). My art bases around the Human Condition, our connection with the heart and brain.

Dennis Carroll

Medium: Printmaking

Link: https://www.dennisccarroll.com/

Artist Statement:

Watercolor Monotypes. Video Games. Figures enact awkward, tender, or intimate scenes I have observed between people in real life, dreams, on social media, or through stories I have heard. I depict different scenes and stories simultaneously, to show the confusion of multiple intense emotions that are often happening all at once, nonsensically.

Artist Bio:

Born In Flushing Queens New York 1995. Queens For Life. Meet me at Spa Castle. BFA 2018. Reselling Coins, jewelry, antiques, books etc. since age 8. Peruvian. Warm hearts and cold cash. RIP Toad Jokyl. Two Big Bois in one lonely House. One is a cat. #BlindsidedForLove. I’m definitely not 3 boys in a trench coat.

Kaitlyn Casso

Medium: Photography

Link: https://www.kaitlyncasso.com/

Artist Statement:

Photography has helped me see the world through a whole different lens. It has helped me appreciate things around me I would normally pass by. Being a nature lover and adventure seeker, photography has been by my side to capture these moments. The world is a beautiful place and I enjoy nothing more than capturing it as I explore new places.

Artist Bio:

As an avid hiker and wannabe world traveler, photography has helped Kaitlyn capture these treasured moments. Being able to document her explorations has helped her appreciate the world around her only encouraging Kaitlyn to continue to explore. With traveling and photography as her passions, she hopes to bring unknown landscapes to new eyes.

Catherine Cazes-Wiley

Medium: Textile

Link: https://www.styletinaliah.org/ click shop to see hats

Artist Statement:

I turned to millinery/hats making as my form of artistic expression in New Haven. I love to be able to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, and a hat will do that for you! Suddenly the wearer stands up in pride and his/her eye glitters. I sculpt, mold, and hand sew most of my hats.

Artist Bio:

French born, raised in Africa and the South Pacific , a former pilot and aircraft mechanic I turned to bag making in CA. , hat making/ millinery in CT. I have a passion for design, shape, unusual materials and a knack for colors.
I will receive my Advance Hat Making Certificate from the Australian Hat Academy this Fall.

Taylor Chamberlain

Medium: Installation

Link: https://www.taychamb.com/

Artist Statement:

My art practice is often informed by my need to collect, organize, and archive artifacts left behind by loved ones (and sometimes, those we once loved). To better conceptualize how the heart puts itself back together after relationships shatter, I have used a kintsugi-inspired method to mend the ceramic pieces I made that my ex-boyfriend destroyed.

Artist Bio:

Taylor Chamberlain graduated from Albertus Magnus College where she received the 2017 Bruce Sinkey Award for Excellence in Art and The Psychology Award for Academic Excellence. Having earned a BA in both Art and Psychology, she attempts to use her craft to harmonize the two.

Najila Chambers

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

My name is Najila, I'm 20, born in new haven also a sophomore in college. I always had a passion for art, it was a way to relieve stress and open up my mind. I have art work dating back to 2003 that i still cherish. I look at my work throughout my existence and I see growth and vision. My goal is to continue making art making a timeline.

Artist Bio:

My work is me. My work symbolizes me at different points in my life, what i like, and how I feel at that moment. My paintings mostly rep. African american women/people. I show some anthropomorphic elements in my paintings.

Karen Chance

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

I've always been deeply committed to the wisdom of childhood and to the interconnectedness of all things. These themes weave through dreams and thoughts of expanding possibilities that excite my wonder and wildness. Together these forces pull me to my studio and insist on being played with and expressed.

Artist Bio:

Until a short time after finishing art school, I realized that I truly wanted my life to be my art, rather that having Art be my life.
Now, a lifetime later, I get to vacillate between these two perspectives and enjoy painting and playing and thinking about all sorts of the wildest things….

McKenzie Chapman

Medium: Fabric

Link: https://www.mckenziechapman.com/

Artist Statement:

For centuries women have been embroidering in social circles and forging friendships with needle and thread. McKenzie hopes that her work shines a light on this tradition to highlight the beauty and hard work that lie in the art of embroidery, and in doing so stresses the brilliance of female relationships.

Artist Bio:

McKenzie is a fiber artist working in New Haven. She mainly works with embroidery, but also uses paint in her work. She makes work stretched on embroidery hoops, but also on clothing. Most of her work centers around the strength of friendships between women, as well as mental health.

Tracie Cheng

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.traciecheng.com

Artist Statement:

Our lives are full of tensions; dichotomies that work together to challenge us and make us and grow. To sit in lament is to learn how to praise. In going, we get to know the joy of coming back. When we embrace the best of our mundanities, it directly impacts who we are and what our stories become.

Artist Bio:

Tracie’s paintings call to mind natural phenomena, drawing inspiration from her faith, beauty in the everyday, as well as her time in architecture. Primarily working with lines and color in abstract form, she plays with depth, composition, and movement, creating and manipulating space and form.

Annie Chittenden

Medium: Textile

Link: http://www.anniechittenden.com

Artist Statement:

Starting a piece is like striking up a conversation with a new aquaintance. I may not know how it will turn out, but it’s always an adventure. I often see the layers I’m building as near, or far horizons— inner reflections on the outdoor world, thus a finished piece may suggest a coastal sunrise, field of blossoms or solar event in the night sky.

Artist Bio:

Annie Chittenden’s textile work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. since 1975. Her handwoven tapestries are included in numerous public, private, liturgical and corporate collections. Annie’s current body of work features coiled baskets and fashion accessories created with hand-dyed Indonesian textiles. Online at www.anniechittenden.com

David Chorney

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.davidchorney.com

Artist Statement:

I am intent on pursuing what excites me artistically. I love taking what I am already doing and pushing it into new paths, as well as exploring areas totally new to me. I say I'm self taught, but really, I'm a student of every single artist and influence I have ever come across.

Artist Bio:

David Chorney is a self taught artist who does most of his brilliantly exciting work late at night when he’s supposed to be sleeping. Never one to rest long in one spot artistically, David is constantly exploring new styles and techniques, pushing what he is currently doing in new directions.

Adam Christoferson

Medium: Film/VideoOtherPaintingPerformance

Link: https://musicalintervention.com/

Artist Statement:

In Downtown New Haven, a 2300 square foot space has blossomed into nothing short of a Renaissance. For the past 2.5 years this intentional community has provided a platform for all types of people to develop and showcase their creativity and talents in a drug and alcohol free space. This program is the brain child of Adam Christoferson.

Artist Bio:

Graduate of SCSU with degree in Recreational Therapy developed a transformative program that is ahead of the curve in addressing the opioid crisis by helping people in clinical settings write, record and perform original music. Over 17 years, Adam has established this art and music program to humanize patients in the healthcare industry.

Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

Medium: Fabric

Link: http://www.wholecirclestudio.com

Artist Statement:

My mission is to enhance people’s everyday lives through beautiful, meaningful design. My art is inspired by my everyday life and experiences. As a trained graphic designer, I believe that design and content have a symbiotic relationship. All of my work starts with a concept and design decisions that support the content helps shape the work.

Artist Bio:

Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill is a designer, award-winning quilter, educator and creative entrepreneur. Sheri’s work has been featured at art centers and galleries around the country and her work is held in both private and corporate collections. She has been featured in numerous books and magazines. Sheri works from her home studio in Woodbridge.

Susan Clinard

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://www.clinard.org

Artist Statement:

I am a contemporary figurative sculptor, storyteller and observer of life. I am most concerned with staying honest to myself, to the process of creation, to my materials, and staying honest to the subject matter in which I choose. My work is an exploration of nature’s forms, distorted and perfect, found and inspired.

Artist Bio:

Award winning sculptor Susan Clinard has been producing work for over 26 years. Her work explores the complex stories of our shared humanity. She has taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibited extensively and her work can be found in private and public collections worldwide.

Julia Coash

Medium: Installation

Link: http://juliaacoash.com

Artist Statement:

My “Trash Towers” installation incorporates sculptures created with students from recycled paper gleaned a community trash pick up. The towers suggest architectural forms while also having anthropomorphic associations.Intentionally placed off kilter, these forms, in dialogue with one another, create visual conversations about balance and community.

Artist Bio:

BIO
Julia Coash is a Professor of Studio Art and Art History at Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT where she is Co-chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Director of the Masters in Liberal Studies Program. She has also held teaching positions at Bermuda College and the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Milton Coburn

Medium: Drawing

Link: https://miltonwilliamcoburn.wixsite.com/mysite

Artist Statement:

I’ve made up these worlds because I wanted to escape the tragic reality that was my life to create worlds where I can be myself, and only my creations can judge me. The subject matter I enjoy tackling is landscapes, however, my landscapes don’t show any signs of life because I want to see how a planet acts without life.

Artist Bio:

Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut for 22 years Milton has yearned to escape from the violence within in his community. He was surrounded by death, destruction, and violence he turned to art, he was inspired by the idea of escape to become a god of his worlds.

AGORA Collaborative

Medium: Other

Link: http://agoranewhaven.com

Artist Statement:

Together we achieve more.

Artist Bio:

AGORA is a collaborative coworking space for creativity and social justice in downtown New Haven. Artists showing include Lipgloss Crisis, Brian Monahan, Matt Fantastic, Matt Harris, TS Loter, Dale Messinger, and a bunch of other rad artists in our community.

The Chapel Street Collective

Medium: Other

Link:

Artist Statement:

The Chapel Street Collective aims to promote local artists in the New Haven area through private art showings and making network connections to patrons of the arts

Artist Bio:

The Chapel Street Collective is a fluid collective of artists from around the Greater New Haven area, based in Wooster Square, New Haven. The collective is comprised of painters, photographers, sketch artists, tattoo artists & more.

PenRod Cook

Medium: Photography

Link: http://penrodphotographs.com/

Artist Statement:

PenRod is a combination of the first names of photographers, Penrhyn and Rod Cook. Our environmental portraits highlight the majestic, endangered African wildlife which is disappearing due to overpopulation, poaching, global warming, and changing cultural customs.

Artist Bio:

Rod was a commercial photographer in New York for 25 years and began his fine arts career in 1996. Rod has exhibited in numerous cities in the United States and in Europe. Penrhyn started making pictures at the suggestion of her husband. Her photographs document the serendipitous moments that make life interesting.

Dave Coon

Medium: Printmaking

Link: https://artspacenewhaven.org/flatfiles/david-coon/

Artist Statement:

I make prints of my collages using a Japanese reproduction machine called a Risograph.

Artist Bio:

I make prints of my collages using a Japanese reproduction machine called a Risograph.

Michael Corey

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://visualaids.org/artists/detail/michael-zieff-corey

Artist Statement:

Life for me is about learning, making connections with people and organizations.

Artist Bio:

Born on National Coming Out Day, and always been gay.

George Corsillo

Medium: Other

Link: https://designmonsters.com/

Artist Statement:

Design Monsters studio will be open to show our most recent work including all the art/branding we have done for the new East Rock Brewing Company. We will have posters and tee shirts for sale.

Artist Bio:

I am the co-owner and principal designer at Design Monsters studio in Westville New Haven.
My history is in entertainment, publishing and music industry design.
In the past several years much of our work has become New Haven-centric,
with design for the Institute Library, the Beinecke Rare Book Library, Pecha Kucha New Haven and East Rock Brewery.

Rosemary Cotnoir

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.rosemarycotnoir.com

Artist Statement:

I’m often asked what inspires me. The short answer would be “everything”. Sometimes it’s a looking at patterns in nature and wanting to paint my own spin on it, maybe something I might want to say about the environment, or even countering the unrest and lurking chaos in the outside world.

Artist Bio:

2018-Yale University Summer Session – painting
2007-2017-Stone carving study with Andy Davis and Darrell Petit, Stony Creek, CT
1987-1988-Silvermine Artist’s Guild.
New Britain Museum of American Art “Nor’easter” juried exhibitition, New Britain, CT – June 23 – July 15, 2018; Lyme Art Association “Contemporary Show”, Old Lyme, CT

KC Councilor

Medium: Other

Link: https://kccouncilor.com/

Artist Statement:

I am a cartoonist who makes comics about the experiences of being transgender and transitioning in the world, and about the delights and sadnesses of being human.

Artist Bio:

KC is a cartoonist and professor in the Communication, Media, and Screen Studies Department at Southern Connecticut State University. He moved here in 2018 from Madison, Wisconsin with his partner and their little dog.

Kevin Cox

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Born February 29, 1984 in Memphis, TN. Attended University of Memphis with a B.A. in Liberal Arts. Moved to New Haven, CT in November of 2014 and now currently resides in Middletown. I primarily work in oils but I have done several pieces in gouche, watercolor, and printmaking. I prefer my subject matter to be people, the less posed, the better.

Nicole Croce

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.nicolecroce.com

Artist Statement:

"The camera is my tool. Through it I give a reason to everything around me." -Andre Kertesz

Artist Bio:

Nicole is a fine art photographer based out of Trumbull Connecticut. Quaint places and people are her inspiration.

Ron Crowcroft

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://roncrowcroft.com

Artist Statement:

Works with painting, drawing, sculpture, performance art, conceptual art, video, experimental music, photography, poetry and humor.

Artist Bio:

English. Living in USA since 1982.

ArtsWest CT

Medium: InstallationOther

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Come see drawings and plans for The Arts Center of West Haven (to open at 304 Center St.) and meet Board members.

Atelier Cue

Medium: Installation

Link: https://www.ateliercue.com/

Artist Statement:

Cue is a stage for connecting the art of design and the craft of making. Essential to our method is a process of experimentation, prototyping and fabrication which ensures both high-design and hand-craft in our work. Each installation is distinct, influenced by the unique community, site, and architectural background in which it will come to life.

Artist Bio:

Founded by Ioana Barac and Marissa Dionne Mead, Atelier Cue is a collaborative design and fabrication studio specializing in place-making, branding, and the creation of architectural works of art.

Jan Cunningham

Medium: Painting

Link: http://jancunningham.net

Artist Statement:

The paintings, drawings, and photographs that make up my practice grow out of a close reading of my surroundings, and a fascination with proportion, scale, and the materiality of color and light.

Artist Bio:

Jan lives and works in New Haven. She makes oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and black and white photographs. She is represented by the Anita Rogers Gallery in New York.

Megan Czekaj

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://meganczekaj.com/home.html

Artist Statement:

Megan is interested in histories and the stories we tell to orient ourselves, collectively, to the past and future, and for developing individual narratives and identities. Including the malleability of those stories and their details in a visual format and how elements can go unnoticed or become prominent points of the overall.

Artist Bio:

Megan Czekaj is a visual artist based in the New Haven area. She earned a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, focusing her studies there on Printmaking and Art History. Megan last joined CWOS in 2014 with a site specific installation called Observation of Beautiful Forms, using projection and oversized kaleidoscopes.

Terry Dagradi

Medium: Photography

Link: https://library.medicine.yale.edu/cushingcenter

Artist Statement:

Many many years after discovering a passion for photography and the visual arts I'm still on the journey and still amazed at where it has taken me. My intuition is a constant companion, an insatiable curiosity to discover and share has been my process.

Artist Bio:

I’ve been living in the thriving Arts Community of New Haven for over 30 years after receiving a BFA from Tyler School of Art , Temple University. Spending a junior year in Rome nourished every molecule in my body to appreciate the art of living, eating, architecture, traveling, and history. Taught at CAW and work as a photographer at Yale.

Neil Daigle-Orians

Medium: Installation

Link: https://www.neilmakesthings.com/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Commissioned by Artspace for Conversion Therapy.

Marina Daneva

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Marina Daneva is a Connecticut based artist and designer. Her personal work is primarily in the realm of abstraction. She creates shapes and forms that tatter on the edge of representation and are reminiscent organic shapes.
Currently she is making monotype prints on paper that are made using stencils, line drawing and collage.

Robert Datum

Medium: Painting

Link: http://robdatum.com

Artist Statement:

The work of art is manifested through the apprehension of form (substance) in its infinite particularity. Painting directly from life allows for the preconscious force of necessity connected to our original condition of wholeness to be utilized before falling into the reflective activity of concepts.

Artist Bio:

Robert Datum is a figurative painter who lives in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Datum focuses on portraits and landscapes in and around the area of southeastern Connecticut in which he lives. His work draws heavily upon the immediacy of painting directly from life, with an ambitious painterly style.

Bridget Daunais

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.brigd-design.com/

Artist Statement:

I pair hard and soft forms to create abstract compositions based on observation of living things interacting with architectural forms. I am interested in the contrast that occurs when nature attempts to take over the structures humans build.

Artist Bio:

I was born in Jersey, raised in Tennessee and moved to New Haven one year ago. I have my BFA in Painting and Drawing from The University of Tennessee Knoxville. These days you’ll find me working at Artist & Craftsman Supply by day and making paintings by night.

David lyman aka DAVEL

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

You control You Might seem pretty self explanatory however Many forget..and give the control away..

Artist Bio:

David Lyman
Derby ct
Inspired through his creative experiences throughout the years ..graffiti to graphic design to creating live art..all has brought together his unique creative style called THIS.. The Hidden Inner Self ..grown to a new understanding that hes not and artists..Its what inside he shows u through creativity

Erich J Davis

Medium: Installation

Link: http://ejdavisaesthetics.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Erich Davis is a multidisciplinary artist who’s work aims to transcend various conditions of the human experience. His creative career spans many modalities and themes—from furniture design and custom fabrication to corporate commissions and public sculpture. His most recent commission was installed at Northeastern University.
ejdavisaesthetics.com

Leila Daw

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.LeilaDaw.com

Artist Statement:

My art practice is rooted in concepts of map making, environmental issues, and the mythology of our connections to the planet. I'm fascinated by geological phenomena, the underlying structure of land and seascape, weather patterns, the archaeological uncovering of the hidden past, the concept of sacred sites, and our deep-seated need to travel.

Artist Bio:

Leila Daw is an independent artist and Professor Emerita, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. She begins her current work in Myanmar with traditional shwe chi doe tapestry artists, developing map imagery relating to cross-cultural myths. These works in progress are finished in her New Haven studio as mixed media pieces.

Kathleen DeMeo

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://kathleendemeo.com

Artist Statement:

Unpredictability and chance are part of my process - I let the work direct me with each pass through the press. My monotype subjects are imaginary landscapes and geometric abstractions incorporating rich texture and color through layering of ink and imagery. I strive for evocative, compelling compositions that personally resonate with viewers.

Artist Bio:

Kathleen DeMeo is a printmaker, painter and mixed-media artist. Her work has appeared in major exhibitions including FOOTPrint International, Mixmaster @ The Matt and the CT Academy of Fine Arts’ national show. Her monotypes have merited several best in show awards and her installations for Florence Griswold Museum have gained wide attention.

Southern Connecticut State University- Art Department

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/schools/arts/departments/art/

Artist Statement:

A selection of advanced studio art majors will be exhibiting recent work form the SCSU Art department program. Participating students include Maya Dunn, Tracy Henri, Azucena Rojas, Joseph Schairer, Marissa Simos, and Melissa Villa.

Artist Bio:

The Art Department at Southern Connecticut State University offers bachelor degrees in Studio Art with concentrations in Ceramics, Graphic Design, Jewelry/ Metals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. The Art Department in Earl Hall will be open to the public for Undergraduate Open House at Southern Connecticut State University on Sunday, October 7th.

Geoffrey Detrani

Medium: Painting

Link: http://geoffreydetrani.com

Artist Statement:

My work explores a hypothetical intersection between the natural world and our built environment. My pictures center on landscapes in a state of flux, on the cusp of devolving, or in the throes of explosive generation. They are geographies of entropy and zero-sum gain.

Artist Bio:

Geoffrey Detrani is a visual artist and writer. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. His artwork and artists books are in several public, corporate and private collections. He is a 2012 and 2018 recipient of the Connecticut Artist Fellowship award.

Duo Dickinson

Medium: Photography

Link: www.duodickinson.com

Artist Statement:

These photos were taken at a 40 min break in of my estranged sister ‘s home after she was found dead. I had not seen or heard from her in 15 years. After 4 years of not paying taxes, her home had ceased to be hers the day she went home between shifts at work: she had never done that before. And she had not died before that day, either.

Artist Bio:

Duo Dickinson has been an architect for 40 years, building 800 things winning 30 awards. His art has have been at Open Studios, ArtSpace and 116 Crown. He helped create concerts and performances at The Kate, Music For Music, Madison Cultural Arts as is on numerous boards. He has written 8 books, his latest being nominated for a 2018 CT Book Award.

Pete Doty

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://newhaven.bodyartsoul.com/peter-doty/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Psychedelic drawings, tattoos, illustrations

Karen Dow

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://karendow.com

Artist Statement:

Painting and printmaking have always been a balance between responding to the materials I am working with and the intuitive knowledge of how to compose or build within a rectangle or square format. I generally work back to front, building up the surface until the shapes and colors convey a sense of purpose and meaning among one another.

Artist Bio:

Karen Dow is a painter and printmaker who resides in Hamden, CT. A graduate of the Yale MFA program, Karen teaches printmaking in New Haven at the Educational Center for the arts. She enjoys traveling and teaching and exhibits her work locally and internationally.

Ileana Dumitriu

Medium: Painting

Link: https://floracolstudio.com/

Artist Statement:

I find inspiration in the shapes and colors of my surroundings and my preferred subjects are people and nature. I work in a variety of media including acrylics, watercolor, collage, pencil and ink.

Artist Bio:

I live and work in New Haven, CT.
My most recent work “Faces of Bethesda” is displayed in the lobby of Canopy by Hilton Hotel, North Bethesda, MD.

Eileen Eder

Medium: Painting

Link: http://eileeneder.com

Artist Statement:

I enjoy working directly from life in both my studio or on location outdoors. My painting is often described as having a harmonious palette and a realistic style with a keen sense of light and atmosphere. The challenge of capturing the beauty of light and color, whether landscape or objects, gives me a sense of gratitude for life and nature.

Artist Bio:

Eileen Eder has an MFA from The New York Academy of Art. She is a member of the Salmagundi Club, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and Lyme Elected Artists and has won numerous prizes for her work in competitions both locally and nationally. Eileen teaches painting at the Lyme Art Association.

Kayla Ek

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.kaylaek.com/

Artist Statement:

Kayla Ek is an american fine artist and muralist in Connecticut - New York City area. Her paintings and illustrations often depict emotive surreal portraits that are inspired by her deep love for music illuminations, psychology, philosophy and, poetry. At 23, kayla spends her time as the Gallery Curator for Rad Art in Oxford CT

Artist Bio:

Kayla Ek is an american fine artist and muralist in Connecticut – New York City area. Her paintings and illustrations often depict emotive surreal portraits that are inspired by her deep love for music illuminations, psychology, philosophy and, poetry. At 23, Kayla spends her time as the Gallery Curator for Rad Art in Oxford CT

Howard el-Yasin

Medium: Installation

Link: http://howard-elyasin.squarespace.com

Artist Statement:

My art practice engages collecting materials that reference residue, reclamation, and detritus with an interest in exploring everydayness, difference, the value of materials, and forensic research.

Artist Bio:

Howard el-Yasin, MFA, lives in Westville, New Haven, CY. He works at Yale University, has exhibited nationally, and has art-work in private collections.

ERIC EPSTEIN

Medium: Collage

Link: https://www.eastwallwestville.com/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Product, space and graphic design

Daniel Eugene

Medium: Photography

Link: https://lunchmoneyprint.com/pages/exhibition-preview

Artist Statement:

New Haven Photographs: A Future History is a photo-documentary project by Daniel Eugene that captures both the unfamiliar and more common places throughout New Haven, CT. At a time when we are everyday faced with the challenges of cooperating as a whole humanity it is essential that we exercise our power to see the world anew with vision unclouded

Artist Bio:

Daniel Eugene was raised in Bethany, CT and has lived in New Haven, CT for fifteen years. Eugene’s interest is in creating images as a catalyst for the evolution of human consciousness.

John T. Fallon

Medium: Painting

Link: johnfallonart.com

Artist Statement:

I have painted continuously for the last 35 years in a wide variety of styles and mediums. My primary focus has been abstract work of a constructivist nature, exploring color, symmetries and spatial illusion. When I paint, the form is simply the container for the process.

Artist Bio:

I am currently focused on manipulating acrylic, inks, watercolor, and spray techniques to explore color, patterns, texture, and surfaces. I am also experimenting with scale and modular paintings. — John T. Fallon III

Education

• Atlanta College of Art, BFA 1977
• Art Institute of Chicago, MFA (Painting) 1979

Robert Faucher

Medium:

Link: https://rfaucher56.wixsite.com/mysite

Artist Statement:

Hi my name is Bob Faucher. I have been an artist all of my life and it has taken me to many places. I have met many wonderful people along the way. Let me share my art with you and teach you what I know.

Artist Bio:

Born in Bristol, CT on July 8th 1956. Illustration Training under David Noyes 1977-78. Worked for Aetna 1980-1996, 2000-2011. Formed Media Company in 2011 (Walking Man Media LLC.)

2011 to present.

Joe Fekieta

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.addalinedesign.com

Artist Statement:

I organize my art in book form, some of which are on my website, Addalinedesing.com. I'm basically a social critic and ridicule, mock, insult, parody and critique social issues and society in general and have a good time doing it. Once a year, I do an installation for City Wide Open Studios, choosing a subject that is currently relevant.

Artist Bio:

Born in New Haven 64 years ago, lived here 57 years. Graduated Syracuse University 1979 B.F.A.; St. Martins Art College, Jr. year abroad 1977-78. U.S. Army September 1972- Jan. 1975. Currently living in the Hill New Haven neighborhood, resident there for 32 years.

Jim Felice

Medium: Installation

Link: http://www.jimfelice.com

Artist Statement:

As a musician, I’ve learned that a performer responds to the unique energy of a particular time and place. By interacting with materials and the environment each day, I incorporate spontaneity and improvisation into the creative process. An impromptu jam session -- after years of rehearsal, I jump in and let the work develop.

Artist Bio:

The installation I am presenting at CWOS is a concept that presents social commentary on the horrendous events that have been going on at our border separating children from their parents.

Jamie Ficker

Medium: Other

Link: http://jamieficker.com

Artist Statement:

I have a designer's problem-solving approach to art. My drawings, which often depict patterns in nature, are maps of this thought process. I find myself drawn to similar pattern structures in my surroundings and collect them through my photography. These creative processes happen independently of one another, but their results share a language.

Artist Bio:

Outside of her work as an art director and graphic designer, Jamie Ficker pursues drawing and photography. After earning her BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, she worked as a designer in higher education and for an acclaimed creative director. Prior to launching her own design studio, she was an in-house art director.

Joan Fitzsimmons

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.joanfitzsimmons.com

Artist Statement:

Changing my dressings after recent knee surgery, I became fascinated with the marks, the indentations, colors and form that had appeared on my leg, lost in minute details. Noting the relationship to painting, I began to photograph. My only regret is that I did not begin a week earlier when the color was much more expansive and intense.

Artist Bio:

Joan Fitzsimmons’ photographic work examines the endless complexities of the quotidian. Recently, after undergoing surgery, it reflected on the relationship of the healing arts to fine art. Fitzsimmons has exhibited internationally and online and is in various public and private collections. Represented in upstate NY by Concepto/Hudson Gallery.

Jane Gilman Fleischner

Medium: Painting

Link: http://janegilmanfleischner.com

Artist Statement:

As I travel and in daily life,I take photographs of the beauty and complexity around us; nature and sometimes people and cityscapes which I later paint from in acrylics; I attempt to show the life energy within each subject, shape and color and sometimes subject contrast. Lately I’ve been working on paintings from my internal landscape as well.

Artist Bio:

Jane Gilman Fleischner graduated from the University of Bridgeport, with a Painting Degree.
She paints, mostly in acrylics, draws in pen and ink, and is experimenting with gelli printing.
Jane works from her home studio in Trumbull, CT

Brian Flinn

Medium: Digital Art

Link: http://www.brianflinn.com

Artist Statement:

As a mixed media and digital artist from Derby, CT my work explores issues of paradox and fragments of time. In my digital work, I use scanned objects, drawings and photographs as the ingredients for collages which draw from my experiences with painting and illustration to build images of multiple layers and surfaces.

Artist Bio:

Brian Flinn earned a BFA from the University of Bridgeport and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. He also holds an MS in Art Education and taught art in the Amity school system for seventeen years. He currently teaches studio arts, technology, and art education as Assistant Professor at Central Connecticut State University. In addition

M. Flower

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.instagram/marthaligos

Artist Statement:

I use vibrant colors and simplified forms to express my interpretations and explorations of complex abstract concepts, such as time, existence and thought. The nature of the work is philosophical, whimsical and energetic, frequently incorporating a third dimension. I work from the inner space of my mind and am inspired by the colors of flowers.

Artist Bio:

M. Flower studied Fashion Design at Pratt Institute (BFA), French Studies at University of Rhode Island (BA) and French Literature at Boston University (MA). She returned to painting in 2015, after a 20 year hiatus. M. Flower works out of a home studio in the Middletown area and also teaches French in various locales.

Robert Fort

Medium: Painting

Link: http://robertsdrawings.com

Artist Statement:

I live in an antique oysterman’s cottage on a rock high above the Farm River near New Haven, CT. I kayak two miles of shifting habitat from home on the marsh edge to open Sound in search of birds to photograph. I wander in cities with my feet and camera, or in the satellite images of google earth. Oil crayons and rags do the rest.

Artist Bio:

I live in an antique oysterman’s cottage on a rock high above the Farm River near New Haven, CT. I kayak two miles of shifting habitat from home on the marsh edge to open Sound in search of birds to photograph. I wander in cities with my feet and camera, or in the satellite images of google earth. Oil crayons and rags do the rest.

“let it be said: He was born, he worked, then he retired, but never stopped working on what he loves.”

Xavier Fortes

Medium: Digital Art

Link:

Artist Statement:

My inspiration for the art I make comes from just Living Life, I try to create images that can be relatable to other people with a little bit of a dramatic feel , Things like heartbreak ,sadness ,the struggle with trying to earn money the concept of materialism and obsession of people always being connected to their phones is shown in my paintings

Artist Bio:

I am an African American Graphic Artist Born In The City of New Haven ,CT
I focus mainly on creating Digital Pantings that show detailed forms like humans or hands being placed in a way that will showcase them in an meaningful/ emotional state.

Oi Fortin

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://www.oifortin.com

Artist Statement:

“In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal and in following your own voice, which makes your work distinctive” - David Bayles, Art & Fear

Artist Bio:

I am a printmaker specializing in Monotype prints. My work has been described as meditative yet vibrant and thought-provoking. Printmaking is an exciting medium that allows me to experiment and seach for new ideas. I truly find joy in the process and practice in my studio at Erector Square.

Matthew Fowler

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Resident of Milford, CT

Julie Fraenkel

Medium: Sculpture

Link: Instagram: @juliefraenkel

Artist Statement:

My work is an allegory. I employ the human figure — often archetypal human forms, especially those that conjure myth — to create an extended metaphor. I want to strip the ephemeral human experience down to its essence, exposing the internal to become visibly external, revealing the physical embodiment of psychological states.

Artist Bio:

Julie has a studio at Erector Square in New Haven, where she works in sculpture, drawing, painting, and mixed media. She is a member of the Kehler Liddell Gallery in New Haven, and exhibits widely in the region. Julie’s website is juliefraenkel.com. Her work can be found on Instagram: @juliefraenkel.

Jennifer Fremd

Medium: Other

Link:

Artist Statement:

It's a mess

Artist Bio:

A multi-media artist who likes to mix her career, engineering, into unique pieces.

Kathryn Frund

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.kathrynfrund.com

Artist Statement:

My work explores our tenuous connections to the environment and to the artificial and natural matter which we come in contact with on a daily basis. I examine and attempt to bring into awareness the themes of stewardship, fluidity, excess and integration.

Artist Bio:

Kathryn Frund’s assemblages and installations pose questions about the complex relationships between nature and our consumer-driven society. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Howard Fussiner

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.facebook.com/howardfussinersart/

Artist Statement:

"I work with rocks, trees, sky and water, the most elemental kind of landscape." -- Howard Fussiner, in an interview by Hank Hoffman in October of 2006.

Artist Bio:

HOWARD FUSSINER was a Professor of Art at Southern Connecticut State University for twenty-eight years.
In his lifetime, he was represented in many one-man and group shows in New York, New Haven and throughout New England. Although he painted all over the world, he is best known for his paintings of Maine. He died on November 6, 2006.

Alexis Gage

Medium: Other

Link:

Artist Statement:

As a child, Alexis created her first jewelry out of foil+paper. Today her designs are inspired by nature+methods of fabrication used in antiquity. She works primarily with precious metals, gem stones+diamonds. Commissions frequently begin by working with a client to design a piece that translates their unique vision into a one-of-a-kind AG original

Artist Bio:

Born in New Haven, CT /Phillips Exeter Academy /Savannah College of Art and Design / 2012 bench jeweler San Francisco/ 2014 Gemological Institute of America, NYC earned Graduate Gemologist Diploma /2016 moved back to New Haven to start my own jewelry design+fabrication company and launched Debut AG Collection /2018 currently working on next AG show

Anatar Gagne

Medium: Puppetry

Link: http://www.pinnedandsewtured.com

Artist Statement:

My artwork is a reflection of my everyday life and has evolved naturally and organically –I began as a painter, and writer. The insatiable desire to explore different mediums of expression lead to performance and ultimately puppetry. Puppetry gives me the ultimate freedom to bring my work to life, through multiple mediums.

Artist Bio:

Anatar Gagné originally from Caracas, Venezuela, holds a MFA in Puppet Arts from UCONN. Her short film premiered at the 2017 Reel Puppetry Film Festival. Anatar designed puppets for DQT (NYC) and the Boston Pops, has performed at Dixon Place, BIMP, Lyric Hall, just to name a few, and is touring her production “Calle Allende” this fall.

David Gagne

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.youtube.com/c/elmcityvintage

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

David Gagne is a New Haven based artist that specializes in sculpture using reclaimed materials.

Maura Galante

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://www.mauragalante.com

Artist Statement:

Although I like to experiment with a variety of media, I consider myself first and foremost a printmaker. I am fascinated by the various processes and tools, the smell of the inks, the machinery of the press. I continue to play with color, pattern and texture, and incorporate these elements into my explorations of nature and communication.

Artist Bio:

Hooked by printmaking from the start, Maura Galante has been working in the medium for almost 30 years, and teaching for over 20 years in the New Haven area. She finds joy in being part of the vibrant, supportive New Haven arts community.

Eric Gallant

Medium: Photography

Link: http://ericgallant.com

Artist Statement:

It is never too late to stop and see what is in front of us, the detail, the colors, the contrast. It is easy to just let the world pass by look at the big picture in front of us. I have these moments where everything comes to a stop and I see......

Artist Bio:

I grew up in Cheshire and now live in Morris Cove. I know many people are leaving CT but think they are crazy, there is so much to see in our great little state.

Kehler Liddell Gallery

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.kehlerliddellgallery.com

Artist Statement:

During this year's CWOS Westville, 12 of our artists will be exhibiting work in a pop-up group show, and will be on-site to talk with visitors. Participating artists include: Liz Antle-O'Donnell, Robert Bienstock, Penrhyn Cook, Rod Cook, Brian Flinn, Kate Henderson, Mark St. Mary, Roy Money, Hank Paper, Amanda Walker, Gar Waterman and Kim Weston.

Artist Bio:

Kehler Liddell Gallery (KLG) is a cooperative art gallery currently representing 23 local CT-based artists. Our mission is to represent, present, promote and sell work of local contemporary artists. Founded in 2003 by 8 artists, KLG is one of New Haven’s longest running retail galleries to date.

Molly Gambardella

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://www.mollygambardella.com

Artist Statement:

My artwork is the result of an amalgamation of disciplines. The finished piece often explores the space between an idea and the object that inspired my initial examination. My subjects are often reimagined or inverting focus - exploring new perspectives within recognizable narratives.

Artist Bio:

Molly Gambardella is an up and coming American artist working in 2D and 3D media. After her piece “Color Blind” became a social media phenomenon in 2016, Molly has received commissions from private and corporate clients around the world. Molly graduated from Paier College of Art in 2017 and works from her studio at West River Arts in New Haven, CT.

Peter Gardner

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Working at transcending images into free- form, luminous abstracts, improvisational shapes and symbolic colors, intending to make objects of sheer beauty, beyond previous series which involved fusion of art history - subject and technique. The shapes are intended to be a language of mystical symbolism, the colors, tones of spirit and psyche.

Artist Bio:

Working as a professional artist and writer for decades. Graduated from Harvard with a degree in humanities – English and American Lit. and Language, 1996. Have traveled extensively, scuba diving and drinking in great art. Have a book out, pearl Diving – Haiku, Longer Poems, and Short Stories, available on amazon.com. Another book in process.

Gerardo Garduno

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://gerardogarduno.com/

Artist Statement:

He explores compositions found at all levels of traditional Mexican iconography and locally inspired images to discover new meanings that resonate with life in a contemporary context. Using sacred geometry and a mixture of realistic details in surrealist scenarios, his work creates whimsical and melancholy universes.

Artist Bio:

A self-taught artist from Mexico City, Gerardo’s primary media are graphite, pen & ink, acrylic paint, and watercolor on paper. With these tools he crafts kaleidoscopic vignettes coupling the repetition of geometric shapes and patterns with surreal visuals. His work weaves Mexican iconography, sacred geometry and local environmental influences.

Liam Geleneau

Medium: Ceramics

Link: www.studiogeleneau.com

Artist Statement:

I have always been inspire by the forms and patterns found in nature seeking to draw them back into the forefront of our daily lives through ceramics. By blurring the lines between functional and sculptural objects my goal is to firmly ground their handler in the present moment.

Artist Bio:

Liam Geleneau is a Connecticut born ceramic artist.

Sergei Gerasimenko

Medium: Furniture

Link: http://smgwoodworking.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Originally from Belarus, I completed my studies in Technical Design and Production at the Moscow Art Theater School. In 1991, I moved to the United States.

After building sets for Smith College, Yale School of Drama, Yale Repertory Theater, and other theater shops, I turned my skills to remodeling, finish carpentry, and custom cabinet work.

Craig Gilbert

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.thatcraigguy.com

Artist Statement:

My FLOW pieces are just that. They flow. By titling each work with a verb and not a concrete descriptive, the viewer can see what they see without any influence. You see bubbles? Then it's bubbles. You see spit? Then it's spit. You see chaos, stars, insanity, fractals, tranquility, or cell division? Then thats what it is. Thanks.

Artist Bio:

Craig is a New Haven-area artist who has been particioating in CWOS for many years. His FLOW pieces have been featured in galleries, coffee shops, bars, and homes and businesses across the state. He pays bills by designing and illustrating beer cans for the New England Brewing Company.
He is fond of spicy food.

Rob Goldman

Medium: Photography

Link: http://imatterproject.org

Artist Statement:

The “I Matter” Project (recently launched in New Haven) sits at the heart & soul of my work, celebrating children’s self-worth and thereby their well-being. The public multimedia project transforms communities through a public multimedia campaign featuring photographic portraits of local youth accompanied by their "IMatter" statements of self-worth.

Artist Bio:

Rob Goldman is a photographer, community-engaged artist, author and speaker. His work interweaves aspects of art, education and social awareness to foster personal and professional development while building community. Rob is the founder and director of the “I Matter” Project, most recently in partnership with the city of New Haven.

Mike Golschneider

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.instagram.com/mikegolart/

Artist Statement:

My work is an examination of the relationship between man and the environment as well as the relationship between painting and surface. I use garbage/litter to construct low-relief animal portraits. This juxtaposition of rendering natural forms from unnatural materials creates creates a snapshot in time detailing mankind's environmental impact.

Artist Bio:

Mike Golschneider is an ego-maniac who happens to paint. He glues garbage to other garbage and says it’s a statement about the environment. I’m not so sure. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his dog, son, and writing jokes in the third person.

Yvonne Gordon-Moser

Medium: Printmaking

Link: https://www.branfordartcenterct.com/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Award winning Artist of Branford and Wallingford CT. Yvonne has honed her skills in Intaglio (ink) printmaking and mixed media painting. Yvonne studied with the internationally recognized mixed media artist Maureen McCabe and intaglio artist Timothy McDowell at Connecticut College New London, where she received her BFA in 1998.

She went on to study the healing quality of artmaking at Albertus Magnus New Haven and Graduated with high honors in 2015 with a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy. Yvonne has been creating art all of her life and dreamt of becoming a working artist. Today she owns and operates the Branford Art Center and YMG Wellness LLC Gallery and Studio. It’s a place where artists and the community meet to show, sell, create and buy art.

Since a young girl, Yvonne has participated in many juried shows throughout CT. Her works are in the homes of several collectors across the CT shoreline as well as in Vermont and New York.

Amber Gratta

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.instagram.com/agritzz_art

Artist Statement:

I really wanted to focus on the theme of well-being. My pieces display what it means to me to be well and to be happy.

Artist Bio:

Amber Gratta is a Connecticut native who has been creating art all of her life. Her medium of choice is acrylic paint. She uses bold, bright colors to make the pieces pop. Amber has always had a passion for cartoons and monsters. Her work demonstrates that and really shows the viewer that not all monsters are as bad as people believe them to be.

Deborah Greco

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.dgrecoart.com

Artist Statement:

I am a landscape painter in oil and pastel. The shoreline is my muse; the intersection of land, sea and sky continually inspire me. The ephemeral quality of light on the salt marshes, the glow of sunset on sand, the calmness or ferocity of the water, the seasonal changes in colors and textures are images that I want to give life to on paper.

Artist Bio:

BFA, Syracuse University, continuing studies at the Art Students League, Guilford Art Center and Silvermine Art Center as well as workshops with master pastelists. Member of the Connecticut Pastel Society, Lyme Art Association and the Guilford Art League

Amir Green

Medium: Painting

Link: https://amirtheweirdo.wixsite.com/website

Artist Statement:

My name is Amir Green and I don’t have much to say, all I have to say is I’ve matured and I’m ready to stand out this year

Artist Bio:

King Weird….it’s that simple. The cartoon is my legal logo and it represents my identity and how free I am to show my true self. I feel like a king but as a king you’ll always have “those” words that’ll deprive you from being your legendary true form and you have to make sure that you’re focused, looking ahead, and not letting the words make you!

Robert S. Greenberg

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.facebook.com/newhavenhistory/

Artist Statement:

RISD grad/Fine Artist/Collector. Inspired since his youth by the deep illustrious history of New Haven CT. He curates and displays his vast collections of rare artifacts as a " Cabinet of Curiosities," encompassing over 380 years of collective history. It is the inspiration for his educational visual projects. FIND YOURSELF LOST IN NEW HAVEN.

Artist Bio:

Google me, it’s easier.
Robert S. Greenberg + New Haven +History +Artist

Eliška Mörsel Greenspoon

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://eliska-mg.com

Artist Statement:

My work was primarily photo-based and sometimes not obvious. I layer a multitude of images that I assemble into a “visual dialogue”. The recognizable silhouettes (photograms) of an assortment of generic crowds of people are reduced to texture as they move throughout. They are also actors in my commentary about various concerns .

Artist Bio:

I was born in Chomutov, Czech Republic. I currently reside in Milford, CT and have lived in many places such as: Israel, Virginia, Boston, South Carolina, California and recently Omaha, NE. I received a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University, graduate course work at The Massachusetts College of Art, and an M.F.A. from Clemson University.

Robert Gregson

Medium: Installation

Link: http://www.bobgregson.com

Artist Statement:

My work is a hinge between artist and audience. One enters the work through the visual temptation of color, visual tricks and, at times, words and symbols. Because there is usually an element of participation involved I enjoy the idea that the work is continually reinterpreted and refreshed through those who encounter it.

Artist Bio:

Robert Gregson received a B.F.A. from the Hartford Art School and an M.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago. His work is in many private collections as well as the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Housatonic Museum of Art. Bob is a member of the Silvermine Guild in New Canaan.

Dan Gries

Medium: Digital Art

Link: http://dangries.com

Artist Statement:

I write computer code to produce 2D prints, 3D-printed objects, animations, and physical installations. My background in mathematics often informs my work. I am particularly fascinated by the interplay between the perfect and imperfect, crafting algorithms to produce shapes, flows, textures, and colors that appear human, natural, or irregular.

Artist Bio:

I live and work in New Haven CT, teach mathematics and computer science at Hopkins School, and create art in my spare time. I have a Ph.D. in mathematics from Ohio State. My artwork includes digital prints, animations, and 3D-printed forms. I have also worked with Dan Bernier on commissioned public art installations constructed from pool noodles.

Southern CT Polymer Clay Guild

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://scpcg.org/

Artist Statement:

Together we explore the possibilities of the polymer clay medium. As individual and unique as each one of us are, together, we create beauty, whimsy, intent, laughter, fun and artful works.

Artist Bio:

The Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild has been meeting for over 20 years. We get together to learn, share, encourage, create, enjoy and have fun.

Mohamad Hafez

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://WWW.MOHAMADHAFEZ.COM

Artist Statement:

My art is a voice for the Syrian refugees, for Muslim Americans, for forced migrants. I understand the fear of the unknown. But I hope people will come to my exhibits, perhaps meet me and talk about my work with me, and lets find the common ground that connects us all as human beings.

Artist Bio:

A Syrian Architect and Artist, Hafez has exhibited at Yale Art Gallery, Fitchburg Art Museum, UNICEF House, Orlando Museum of Art, Lanoue Gallery, CAP Kuwait, among others. He will have a solo show at the Fairfield Art Museum in the Fall of 2018. He has received national attention in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Boston Globe, AJ+, and NPR.

Regine Hahn-Selzer

Medium: Collage

Link:

Artist Statement:

Fascinated by light, colors and shapes expressed with different textures in multimedia.

Artist Bio:

Born in Germany in an anthroposophical environment; studied medicine and currently a psychotherapist in CT.

Colleen Rose Hains

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.facebook.com/artmasterssilvermine/

Artist Statement:

Art is a tremendous fulfillment to me, and it should be for all. I find that it is a challenge to convince people that they can create on paper/canvas with different mediums. I wish everyone could open their minds and hearts up to creating, because creating is a fantastic gateway to relaxing, experimenting, and fulfilling our souls.

Artist Bio:

Colleen has been painting for 35 years. Inspired by her son to try new ideas and prompted by her mother to pick up a paint brush, she has spent many hours in front of the easel. Her motto is to paint from the heart. She likes to share the love of art with others and dedicates her time to teaching Alzheimer/dementia seniors how to paint.

Larissa Hall

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

Larissa Hall is best known for sporadically creating artwork and making excuses. She works in a variety of media, but due to her oscillating self-motivation, she finds it convenient to make small works on paper. She is interested in shiny things, composition, and color theory. Larissa holds an MS in Interactive Media and lives in Woodbridge, CT.

Artist Bio:

Mixed-media works on paper from bought, found, and recycled sources compiled during a bout of manic art-making following a recurring infection and several hospitalizations.

Sonia Hansman

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://bludragonart.wixsite.com

Artist Statement:

I love to create all types of creatures out of felt and fabric which I call Poppets. They are not dolls, or monsters, just one of a kind creatures with their own unique names and personalities. I have always been interested in art and am truly happy when I am creating.

Artist Bio:

Sonia Hansman studied art at Queens College in NY and graduated in 2003. She currently resides in Hamden, CT with her amazing husband, lovable dog, and adorable cat. Sonia works on several types of art including sewing, watercolor, and mixed media projects. She loves learning new techniques and incorporating found objects into her art.

Barbara Harder

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://www.city-gallery.org/barbara-harder-1/15c7e1ec-6c16-48cc-ada3-ea5330b6d6aa-4.jtopogc17.jpg

Artist Statement:

Interested in excavating surface and uncovering space, my work is about topographic explorations. Responding to natural phenomena, I simplify and reconstruct ways to view things. Printed on Asian papers, arranged in layered installations, the thin paper is constantly moving in space, creating another dimension, almost as if nature is breathing.

Artist Bio:

Barbara Harder heads the Printmaking Department at Creative Arts Workshop, and teaches at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT. She has been a lecturer/teacher at Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art, a visiting artist at Connecticut College a consultant, a curator of numerous exhibitions and shows her work internationally.

Violet Harlow

Medium: Ceramics

Link: https://www.instagram.com/violet.harlow.arts/

Artist Statement:

Misplaced from the Andromeda nebula, Violet Harlow is a New Haven based creative type who loves playing with clay, hugging her cats & talking to dead people.

Artist Bio:

I play with mud.

Nina Harold

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.ninaharold.com/

Artist Statement:

My paintings explore the places the mind travels when left to wander. Through hazy color fields and distorted locations, I hope to evoke the same fleeting feeling left between dreams and the waking world. I incorporate a variety of approaches when considering themes of nostalgia and storytelling and enjoy the overlap between painting and drawing.

Artist Bio:

I was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. After high school, I perused my BFA in painting at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. I currently live and work between New York, New Haven, and Fairfield. My work is a reflection of the spaces I inhabit as well as the memories and stories that reside there.

Sidney Harris

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com

Artist Statement:

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be puzzled

Artist Bio:

My main occupation has always been drawing cartoons for magazines, but my alter ego spends time at my studio in Erector Square.

University of New Haven

Medium: Other

Link: http://artanddesign.newhaven.edu/

Artist Statement:

This curated show will feature works from art and design students at the University of New Haven, including the Lyme College of Fine Arts campus.

Artist Bio:

The art and design students at the University of New Haven will present a selection of curated works inside the Mitchell Branch Library for the Westville Open Studios weekend.

UARTS Chapel Haven

Medium: wearable art

Link: http://www.UARTSCH.org

Artist Statement:

"I enjoy creating art. I like marbling, it is fun to choose the paints. My favorite part is seeing how the design comes out on the different items we use." - Irene Lee "Marbling keeps me calm, focused & creative. I am always excited to marble, it's a way for me to express how I feel through art." - Jolysa Anthony, (UARTS Artisans, pictured)

Artist Bio:

UARTS Chapel Haven is an Artisan training program, providing vocational skills for adults with developmental & social disabilities. The UARTS Artisans, who are part of the Chapel Haven community, design textile products in a working studio in Westville. The Artisans are practicing the art of Marbling, which you will find on display.

Clymenza Hawkins

Medium: Collage

Link: clymenza.wordpress.com

Artist Statement:

I enjoy the process of creating art simply by using my hands and scissors.

Artist Bio:

Self taught in mixed media collage, Clymenza Hawkins images presents the realms of metamorphosis within a woman’s soul.

Holly Hawthorn

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://Amfabarts.com

Artist Statement:

The seashell is a timeless symbol that for me evokes the playfulness of time spent on the beach. The illustrative works I create are titled to amuse the viewer. I especially enjoy using ‘play on words’ to do this. They are 'little celebrations' of art.

Artist Bio:

Holly Hawthorn is a sculptor, printer and ceramic artist working in Connecticut. Her work is playful and thought provoking, cheerful and memorable. Carefully crafted petite porcelain portraits are concealed in shells found on beaches from Maine to Ireland. These works are meant to conjure a smile and a memory of walks on the beach.

Kate Henderson

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://katehenderson.art/

Artist Statement:

My artwork describes a sense of place and the energy in the world around us. Using a combination of gestural and contour line, I translate elements of the natural world into a place of imagined passages and pulling all the senses together to create a spirit of Place.

Artist Bio:

Kate currently works in both pastel/mixed media and digital abstraction. She received her MFA from Yale University in painting and printmaking. She is a menmber of the Kehler Liddel Gallery. Awards include: Lumen Prize global tour, Art Exhibeo, and the Connecticut Pastel Society.

Stephen Henderson

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://stephenbhenderson.com/home.html

Artist Statement:

I have worked in many media and with many themes over the years. I have studied ancient and modern techniques. My art is meant to be fun for me to make. and I hope others can have fun looking at what I have created.

Artist Bio:

I was trained at MICA and The University of Cincinnati. I have been a teacher in higher Education for 25 years. I currently teach at Quinnipiac University in the art program.

Kate Henderson

Medium: Digital Art

Link: https://katehenderson.art/

Artist Statement:

Kate currently works in both pastel/mixed media and digital abstraction. She received her MFA from Yale University in painting and printmaking. She is a menmber of the Kehler Liddel Gallery. Awards include: Lumen Prize global tour, Art Exhibeo, and the Connecticut Pastel Society.

Artist Bio:

My work will include both the Cyto-Illusions series- multilayered abstractions from images including cells, shadows, scientific illustrations, and nature photography, as well as my pastel paintings- a combination of gestural and contour line translate elements of the natural world into a place of imagined passages.

Cohen Dunne Hermosilla

Medium: Installation

Link: http://www.cohendunnehermosilla.com

Artist Statement:

Cohen Dunne Hermosilla are showing a series of photos in October at the Da Sliva Gallery Westville CT accompanied by an installation at CWOS Alternative Space - Transantiago - dedicated to the experience of humanity in the public transport system of Santiago Chile.

Artist Bio:

Cohen Dunne Hermosilla (CDH) is a collective of photographers based in New Haven, CT & Santiago, Chile established to show an international audience social, economic and cultural changes to the city of Santiago from an aesthetic perspective. The CWOS installation is concurrent with a CDH photo show in Da Silva Gallery Westville CT.

Colectivo Dunne Hermosilla

Medium: Photography

Link: http://dasilva-gallery.com/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Cohen Dunne Hermosilla (CDH) is a Chilean collective of artists established in 2014. The group is formed of Cristóbal Cohen and Marcelo Hermosilla, audio visual producers, and Greg Dunne, a collector and patron of the visual arts who lives in Chile. The objective of CDH is to document, aesthetically and artistically, through photography.

Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez

Medium: Collage

Link:

Artist Statement:

In this body of work, I am exploring how we view food and its relation to human wellness through collage paintings and photography. I chose these two mediums because of how differently they can be used to convey and dissect this subject, photo more as a tool and collage painting as a part of the dissection.

Artist Bio:

Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez is an indigenous Oaxacan interdisciplinary artist born in New Haven. Her mediums include experimental painting and photography. She studied at New Haven Academy and received formal artistic training at Educational Center for the Arts.

Merry Kismet (aka Mary Herron)

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

Merry Kismet, like her shero, Constitution Woman, strives to rise above adversity. Merry comes from strong women, pioneers and homesteaders on her father's side, intrepid immigrants from the poet Sappho's legendary Island in Greece on her mother's side. Merry shares her cheeky joy and mischievous grit in her creations.

Artist Bio:

Merry Kismet (aka Mary Herron) grew up in NY where her development was shaped by museums, ballet, & classical concerts . While still in elementary school. Merry was granted a scholarship for an art class at the Hudson River Museum. Always the rebel, Merry successfully submitted an art quilt for her Elementary Ed MS thesis in lieu of a paper!

Debbie Hesse

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://debbiehesse.com/#/id/i12687941

Artist Statement:

Inspired by their daughters’ mitochondrial disease, the Hesses create an interactive, mixed-media video installation using found, repurposed, and fabricated forms and materials – such as plexiglass, sculptural forms, medical information, fabric, and video projections – in order to merge art and science and make visible what we cannot comprehend.

Artist Bio:

Debbie Hesse is an installation artist, curator and educator. An Experimental Lab for Healing has been commissioned by Artspace and realized in partnership with collaborators David Hesse, Demetrios Braddock and composer Derek Piotr.

Sara Hope Hill

Medium: OtherPerformanceSculpture

Link: https://www.sarahopehill.com/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Shaunda Holloway

Medium: Fiber Art

Link: https://www.shaundaholloway.com/

Artist Statement:

Art is the expression of the soul. It depicts how the artist sees the world. It is evidence of one’s creative impact and empathy.

Artist Bio:

Shaunda Holloway is a painter/printmaker/ writer and curator. Holloway has exhibited throughout the east coast, and as widely as New Delhi, India.

Marianne Holtermann

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.marianneholtermann.com/

Artist Statement:

I am a self-taught artist who finally have been able to fulfill my lifelong passion for painting. Forms, lines, color and light is what captivates me in a landscape, be it natural or manmade. My medium is predominantly soft pastel and the occasional oil painting. I have exhibited locally in CT and won several awards

Artist Bio:

Painting is my 2nd career, but at heart I was always an artist.

Maggie Hotchkiss

Medium: Painting

Link: https://maggsart.wixsite.com/maggsart

Artist Statement:

I like color.

Artist Bio:

Practicing for over 15 years, working primarily in painting, Maggie’s artwork also includes sculpture and photography. In pursuit of a bigger canvas, she began painting a mural on the walls of her studio. As an ongoing project, she welcomes anyone with the desire to paint, artist or not, to share their story on her walls.

Ellen Hoverkamp

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.myneighborsgarden.com

Artist Statement:

I have been exploring the use of a flatbed scanner instead of a camera to photograph souvenirs of nature and the day, arranged on the scanner’s glass, since 1997. Compositions are mostly inspired and informed by the garden, still life, mosaics, botanical illustration and sculpture.

Artist Bio:

I scan what other people grow, collect and what I can forage from nature. Yes, I consider my work to be a niche of Photography. I have been using a flatbed scanner as a camera since 1997. My husband and I live in West Haven. My studio is the downstairs apartment of our 2 family house. I LOVE my job!

David Howley

Medium: Painting

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Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

David studied Psychology at Quinnipiac University and lives in Branford, CT.

Lisa Hunihan

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

I have had an on-going experiment for most of my life of capturing my own positive thoughts in the process of creating paintings mostly of nature based subject matter in oils and acrylics. My hope is that I can imbue these 2 dimensional forms with my positive meditations and share them with others.

Artist Bio:

Amateur artist painting nature and animal based (dog portraits) subject matter. Work is done predominantly for friends and family.

Eric Iannucci

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://famousartistforhire.blogspot.com

Artist Statement:

It is important for the artist to use care in his or her juxtaposition of objects for all of the tediously placed molecules of our reality may be in dire peril based on their actions. This fact is not lost on Eric Iannucci, on the contrary, his every action is defined to prevent this.

Artist Bio:

It is important for the artist to use care in his or her juxtaposition of objects for all of the tediously placed molecules of our reality may be in dire peril based on their actions. This fact is not lost on Eric Iannucci, on the contrary, his every action is defined to prevent this.

Aileen Ishmael

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

Trained in the art of collage, jewelry making, metalworking, and fashion design, Ishmael’s artistic influences are West African (Yoruba of Nigeria), and East Asian. A year in Japan and a visit to China, seep into her work via calligraphy, paper and puppetry. Shadow, textile, vintage photography and metal round out her mixed-media vocabulary.

Artist Bio:

Aileen Ishmael is a collage / mixed media artist. She loves creating three-dimensional works drenched in brilliant color and stunning texture embracing metal, collage, fabric, leather and paper. Motion, spirituality, whimsy, mirror her life and her art. Aileen’s art draws audiences in by beauty invites them to stay.

Mary Janacek

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.maryjanacek.com/

Artist Statement:

My work examines the everyday phenomena of looking. I cut and rebuild pads of paper in a way to make them unrecognizable. Subtle from afar and intricate up close, it isn’t always clear what is paper or paint, layered or flat. On closer inspection, these images reveal themselves: clouds, water, ice made of watercolors, colored paper, and a book.

Artist Bio:

Mary Janacek’s work has been featured in publications internationally, and has been induced exhibitions nationally. She received her BFA in Printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute, and her MFA from California Institute for the Arts. She lives and works in Fairfield.

Kate Stephen Jewelry

Medium: Other

Link: http://katestephenjewelry.storenvy.com

Artist Statement:

I design bold yet minimalist sculptural metal jewelry. The pieces I create are inspired by my connections to nature, the meditative creative process and my love of fashion + style. I enjoy embracing crystals and found objects in my work as well as exploring the beauty of negative space, asymmetry and the organic uniqueness of hand wrought design.

Artist Bio:

Kate Stephen is a full-time jewelry designer who proudly runs her own small business out of New Haven. Kate is from a long line of people who worked with their hands. Her father, a sheet metal mechanic, introduced her to metalworking when she was a child. She went on to teach herself the art of jewelry and hasn’t stopped creating since.

Sophy Johnston / SJ Jewelry

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://sjjewelryshop.etsy.com

Artist Statement:

Sophy's experience in art making expands across all mediums, though she is currently focusing on jewelry making and metal sculpture. She is particularly interested in combining metals (mainly aluminum) with fiber materials. She loves creating wearable pieces that incorporate kinetic movement, simple design, and planar forms.

Artist Bio:

Sophy Johnston received her BFA in Art Education with distinction from Concordia University (Montreal) in 2016. She has been teaching art to all ages for over eight years. Her work has been exhibited in Montreal and Connecticut. She works at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art as the Gallery Coordinator and Curatorial Assistant.

Noe Jimenez

Medium: Painting

Link: https://noejimenez.myportfolio.com/

Artist Statement:

My work is a fantasy of memory, leisure, and the immaterial.

Artist Bio:

Noé Jimenez resides here in New Haven’s Westville arts district, where he maintains apainting studio. He currently works at the Westville Renaissance Alliance, a non-profitorganization focused on community and economic revitalization. Jimenez graduated from
Paier College of Art with a Bachelors in Fine Arts.

Jilaine Jones

Medium: Sculpture

Link:

Artist Statement:

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Artist Bio:

Jilaine Jones is a sculptor. She received an Edward Albee Foundation Fellowship in 2018, a MacDowell Colony Fellowship in 2014, a Pollock/Krasner Foundation Grant in 2012, and a CT Commission Fellowship for Sculpture in 1998. She is sculpture faculty at the New York Studio School, NY.

James Jones

Medium: Fiber Art

Link: http://www.eaststreetartsnh.org

Artist Statement:

James has been East Street Arts' weaving artist for over 3 years. Attending the studio 3-4 days a week, James spends his days weaving rag rugs using donated fabric and weaving scarves. James wanted something different than what traditional employment had to offer and wanted to do something he loved.

Artist Bio:

James Jones is an artist at East Street Arts. East Street Arts is dedicated to fostering the creation of art through artisan training programs, for persons of all abilities. James has been textile weaving for over 3 years and a majority of his work is completed on floor looms. His work for CWOS will be a new project involving fiber scupture.

Brian Jones

Medium: Ceramics

Link: http://www.brianrjones.com

Artist Statement:

My current work lies in my interest in the investigation of the transformative character of memories. A remembrance of a time, place, or feeling serves as the point of departure for contemplation of form, color, and tone. The nature of how a piece reveals itself over time to an audience is the long echo of that initial reverie.

Artist Bio:

Brian R. Jones grew up in Syracuse, NY and graduated with a BFA from Alfred University in 2001. Jones earned an MFA degree from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX in 2007. He recently moved to New Haven after 10 years in Portland, OR.

Richmond Jones

Medium: DesignNew MediaPhotography

Link: http://richmondjones.com/RandomSamples.html#/0

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Planning to exhibit photographs and a video, LOST, which I made for the September 11th Memorial and Museum, and designs and a maquette for a Memorial Park for the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Joseph R. Gorneault Jr.

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: www.joesartlive.com

Artist Statement:

Joe’s most recent mixed media collection includes pieces that are emotionally driven by the political issues of today. The pros and the cons, of the changing world are illustrated using color and texture.

Artist Bio:

Joseph R. Gorneault, Jr. is an artist known for his use of color, combined with imagination and fantasy. Joe actually makes his own paint from scratch which enables him to skillfully create his own custom colors.

Mark W. Potter, Jr.

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://ravenofferings.blogspot.com/

Artist Statement:

Art is the thing one has to do at all costs - you don’t do it for reasons you ever really understand.

Artist Bio:

Been making pots most of my life. Now find myself making sculptures OF pots . . . go figure.

Katie Jurkiewicz

Medium: Painting

Link: http://katiejurkiewicz.com

Artist Statement:

As a landscape painter, Katie pursues a variety of themes. Some are inspired by travels near and abroad, others derive from complex tangles of plants and flowers. Lately, she has been interested in pursuing works about renewable energy.

Artist Bio:

Katie Jurkiewicz is a painter, a traveler, a draw-er, a small business owner and the PR Coordinator for Artspace New Haven.

Suzanne Kachmar

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.facebook.com/CityLightsbpt/?rf=277614958968379

Artist Statement:

Responding to a variety of feminist issues and protests against racial and social injustice, the work seek to examine the breast in many contexts, such as age, gender, body image, race, and healthcare.

Artist Bio:

Suzanne has curated a travelling exhibit including local artists to address Breast Cancer Awareness Month. BOOBs has been commissioned by Artspace for City-Wide Open Studios.

Christina Kane

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.studioinewhaven.com

Artist Statement:

Delving into the process of change and its aftermath through typography, light and sculpture, "One" is an immersive experience.

Artist Bio:

Finding her artistic beginnings through movement and dance, Christina expanded her voice in art while at Southern Connecticut State University, minoring in Fine Art and majoring in Psychology. Discovering her passion for drawing and painting, she continues to bring her imagination to life through abstract works and immersive experiences.

Nancy Karpel

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://www.nancykarpeljewelry.com

Artist Statement:

My precious metal jewelry designs express a connection to life's emotional twists and turns through organic and geometric nature forms, texture and color. New Photography: The Way I See It- Through light, color, and abstraction, my compositions illuminate details normally missed in everyday life.

Artist Bio:

• Professional jewelry artist since 1976
• Exhibited extensively through numerous galleries national and international
• Work has been included in many publications, and has garnered awards and honors, is in permanent collections of the White House
and the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Nikki Katz

Medium: Other

Link:

Artist Statement:

The Thunder Tarot Immersive Experience is a collaborative installation. Bu Lei Tu both conceived of and illustrated Thunder Tarot, which will be read by Nikki Katz, who collaborated on the written meanings. A video and physical installation will surround the readings, encouraging a deeper connection with spirit, an essential element of Wellness.

Artist Bio:

Nikki Katz & Bu Lei Tu are New Haven artists. Nikki is a watercolorist, writer, painter, and producer. Bu Lei Tu is a graduate of School of The Art Insititue of Chicago, painter, classic Chinese watercolorist, art educator, photographer, and illustrator.

Kyle Kearson

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://www.kylekearson.com

Artist Statement:

My practice consists of highly conceptual sculpture with objects that highlight materiality and use symbolism to reflect on our social climate. The sculptures I create often revolve around the experience of human/object interaction. My aim is to process emotions, respond to the world and provoke critical thought through tactile forms.

Artist Bio:

Kyle is an artist passionate about cultivating conversations through art. He creates sculptures to inspire people and to present a moment for deep reflection. Having earned his BFA in Sculpture/Ceramics from UConn in 2016, he has since exhibited work throughout Connecticut and previously participated in New York City’s Governor’s Island Art Fair.

Bob Keating

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://bobkeatingsculptor.com

Artist Statement:

With my awareness of gravity, a love of steel, and the brilliance of quartz; I make sculpture.

Artist Bio:

High Mowing School,Wilton, NH; Academia de Belle Arte, Firenze, Italy;  Swain School of Design, New Bedford, MA.

John Keefer

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

born 1961

Luanne Kemp

Medium: Printmaking

Link:

Artist Statement:

Printmaking is still an adventure.

Artist Bio:

BA in Art from Rhode Island College
Art workshops in the community
Printmaker studying and working at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven
Various shows over the past few years in the greater New Haven area

Afaf khalil

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.afafkhalil.com/en/artworks/1766749/abstract-expressionism?isHome=1

Artist Statement:

My artwork reflects hidden deep thoughts, and expressions. Many times I find it hard to express how I feel through words of language, until art became my language. The process of starting any of my artwork doesn’t necessarily emerge out of a thought, rather the artwork generates the thought.

Artist Bio:

Born and raised in New York City, USA, 1990. She is a self-taught artist, a dancer, a singer, a writer, and a poet. Despite the many talents, she has decided to pursue her education in the Engineering discipline.
She has volunteered for Yale Center of British Art, and in New Haven Reads. She traveled to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Esthea Kim

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://estheakim.com

Artist Statement:

What inspire me often are immersive and near. They are usually not tangible but abstract, whether visual or emotional or virtuous. I incline to recreate the immersiveness and nearness through the subject of my inspiration as I simply mimic their depicted quality or through repeating motifs.

Artist Bio:

Trained surface designer and painter who loves to bring the surroundings together, such as from light and place mat, or sky and air filter. After getting her BFA and working in NYC, Esthea resides in Connecticut with her husband and two children.

Emily Kirchner

Medium: Drawing

Link: https://society6.com/primordialsoupoftheday

Artist Statement:

I work with colored pencil and focus on surreal art, often with optical illusions as visual puns. I let my brain free-fall and draw where it lands.

Artist Bio:

Emily Kirchner is a writer, visual artist, and spoken word performer in Bridgeport, CT. She regularly performs at Poetz Realm in Bridgeport and has had essays published on Thought Catalog and The Mighty. Emily’s surrealistic drawings, including illustrated blackout poems, have been displayed in galleries in Bridgeport and New Haven.

Beth Klingher

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.bethklingher.com

Artist Statement:

I have been an artist and educator all my life. I love getting my hands dirty – clay, grout, dirt, or dough. Recently, I have discovered mosaics. I am intrigued with the textures and patterns, and the intricacies of creating a work of art one tiny piece at a time. I create landscapes – both realistic and abstract – to reflect the world around me.

Artist Bio:

Beth is an artist and educator. She taught middle school math for ten years and is currently a teaching artist working with schools to integrate art into their curriculum, with specific emphasis on math. Beth is a mosaic artist and has created a number of small and large-scale mosaic murals with schools and community groups.

Karen Klugman

Medium: Photography

Link: http://karenklugman.com

Artist Statement:

My photographs are urban juxtapositions that meld the personal and political. The iconography of popular culture sets the stage for fleeting connections that tell little stories of how people navigate gender and racial issues, economic inequality, growing population density, and other social issues with grace.

Artist Bio:

Karen Klugman photographs and writes about the interaction of photography and culture. Her work is in the collections of MOMA, Dansforth Museum, and Davison Art Center. She has published seven essays and over 200 photographs about American culture. Recently, she was Chair of the Art Department and Curator of Keator Gallery at Hopkins School.

Jenny Krauss

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

I’ve always been fascinated with the process of painting and the interplay between intention and accident. This makes each painting an investigation - a mixing of materials to see what happens. The imagery emerges as a result of the technique. This lack of control is exciting and the element of surprise moves me forward.

Artist Bio:

Twenty years ago I gave up painting to start a textile company. Prior to that, I exhibited in over 50 group and/or solo shows and received 11 private or government grants. I have a BFA and an MFA, attended the Skowhegan School and Yaddo. I taught drawing, painting, illustration, and sculpture. I picked up a brush again in 2017.

Sheldon Krevit

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.sheldonkrevit.com

Artist Statement:

I’m interested in essence, in that which is timeless, in the organic continuum that is the cosmos. The act of creating, for me, is a kind of meditation involving my attention to the present, to the act of painting or drawing.

Artist Bio:

A graduate of The Philadelphia College of Art (UArts) and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Sheldon Krevit’s work has been included in curated shows with Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning, Robert Natkin, Richard Tuttle, Robert Longo, and Cindy Sherman. His work is represented in public, private and corporate collections.

Gary Kriksciun

Medium: CollagePaintingSculpture

Link: http://wesleyanargus.com/2017/04/17/gary-kriksciun-brings-abstraction-to-exley/

Artist Statement:

Gary balances his rejection of formal education with a vested interest in art and a wide breadth of exposure to movies, books, and other forms of information about the art world.

Artist Bio:

Middletown, CT

Briana Krzeminski

Medium: Digital Art

Link: https://www.brianakartist.com

Artist Statement:

I surround myself in art of all manners, from fun, colorful, and exciting illustrations that engage the viewer to relatable characters that draw your attention. As an Illustrator I use the many mediums of art to create new worlds and characters that I hope will delight, entrance, or inspire the people who view my work.

Artist Bio:

I’m Briana Krzeminski a quirky young Illustrator living in the Greater New Haven Area and I am here to guide you on a journey into the world of art. As a current gradutate of Paier College of Art, for my Bachelor’s in Illustration, I should have enough knowledge to lend my talents to anyone, as well as learn even more along the way.  Exhibiting with Kimberly Krivensky.

David Kuehler

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.davidkuehler.com/

Artist Statement:

My current work, The Half Life of Memory, is a collection of large scale oil paintings that investigate how visual memories, of a personal experiences, transform over time–ranging anywhere from a few minutes to almost a year.

Artist Bio:

David Kuehler is an artist and innovator. His interdisciplinary background in both the arts and sciences, fuels his fascination with the new and novel. He holds a BFA from the Lyme Academy College of fine Arts, a BS in Engineering from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and he is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School.

Abbie Kundishora

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.abbiekundishora.com

Artist Statement:

Through gestural explorations of form, Abbie Kundishora examines the language of non-verbal communication and the collective understanding of emotion through body language. She uses traditional materials for painted studies and also transforms objects from the home into canvases for large scale drawings that depict human vulnerability and intimacy.

Artist Bio:

Abbie Kundishora is a traditionally trained artist from the UK. She has lived in New Haven for the last seven years and studied painting and sculpture at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. She currently works at the Yale Center for British Art in the Conservation Department and is active in the local art and activism community.

Judith Lambertson

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.Judith Lambertson.com

Artist Statement:

Travel , has been my primary inspiration. Italy has been a favorite place. In 2014, I returned from a month long Residency in Guardia, San Framondi a hilltop town in the Compagnia Region. Plein Air Studies are always the starting point for Larger Studio Works. Both will be exhibited at Erector Square.

Artist Bio:

Studied at the Art Students League with Mario Cooper, the National Academy , with Paul Resika, and the Armory, West Palm Beach with Stanley Lewis. Artist member at Prince Street Galley, NYC and have had several solo shows. Currently, artist member at Bowery Gallery, NYC with a solo show scheduled for December ,2019.

Dana LaMontagne

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.danalamontagneabstract.com

Artist Statement:

Dana is an abstract expressionist working out of Prospect, Connecticut. She began painting in 2008, and the majority of her work has been created since July 2017. Dana's style is defined by bold lines, textured surfaces, and a dark color palette. Most recently she has been exploring the interplay between structure and chaos in her paintings.

Artist Bio:

Dana is an abstract expressionist working out of Prospect, Connecticut. She began painting in 2008, and the majority of her work has been created since July 2017. Dana’s style is defined by bold lines, textured surfaces, and a dark color palette. Most recently she has been exploring the interplay between structure and chaos in her paintings.

Daniel Lanzilotta

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://daniellanzilotta.com/

Artist Statement:

Plastic pollution has impacted the environment in ways we are only beginning to understand. By sculpting the plastic debris I collect into attractive forms and wearable objects, I aim to transform trash that might otherwise, be ignored into something beautiful.

Artist Bio:

My artistic mission is to bring greater significance to the seemingly insignificant. I am a “plastician .” I work with plastic waste, detritus, rubbish, fragments of litter, trash, flotsam, and jetsam. I work predominantly with plastics. My art supply store is the environment we live in. My work is inspired and influenced by Gestalt Philosophy.

Constance LaPalombara

Medium: Painting

Link: hrrp://www.constancelapalombara.com

Artist Statement:

My focus is on the world around me and how I can depict that with light and color

Artist Bio:

My work is best known for paintings of the urban landscape –New Haven– but I also paint coastal Maine and still life. My most recent show was at the Rotunda Gallery, New Haven Lawn Club, and in the coming year will exhibit in the Art Corridor, Smilow Cancer Center, New Haven Hospital.

Gaetano LaRoche

Medium: Painting

Link: http://gaetanolaroche.com

Artist Statement:

Gaetano LaRoche draws from nature nearly everyday in an effort to focus on the beauty of the world and find an inner quiet. The time spent in nature then forms the basis of his paintings in which he seeks to capture natures light.

Artist Bio:

Gaetano LaRoche is a recipient of a Pollock Krasner grant and his work is in the permanent collection of The Library of Congress, Columbia University, and The Springfield Art Museum. He is a graduate of the Cooper Union and Columbia University and his paintings, drawings, and prints have been exhibited nationally.

Hannah Leckman

Medium: Ceramics

Link:

Artist Statement:

Clay is an infinitely versatile medium. Just about any three dimensional object that can be imagined can be made with clay. Furthermore, clay produces objects which are useful, which can hold coffee or soup or flowers. I love working with clay. I make lots of mugs and bowls and vases, yet I enjoy trying new forms and using new techniques.

Artist Bio:

I became a potter in the year 2000. Before that, pottery was just a hobby. In 2000, I made a hyacinth holder, a simple, small vessel, for each guest at my daughter’s wedding, and the exercise of making the same thing over 150 times gave me the discipline, the expertise, and the confidence to call myself, proudly, a potter.

Derek Leka

Medium: Painting

Link: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/color-is-design/id1361340972?mt=11

Artist Statement:

I am an artist, author, colorist, painter, designer, educator, and musician. I explore the boundaries and possibilities of color. I have written and published Color is Design - find your unique color vision, available at the iBookstore.

Artist Bio:

Derek Leka, MFA. BFA.
Derek Leka lives and works in Ct.
He is an artist, author, colorist, painter, designer, educator, and musician.
Derek has immersed himself in the study of color and how to teach color for the last fifteen years.
He has recently published Color is Design.- find your unique color vision on the iBookstore

Nate Lerner

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.natelerner.com

Artist Statement:

I am interested in place, culture, and time as reflected through natural and built environments - the spaces/ideas we create and the ways that we inhabit or abandon them. Ultimately, I am concerned with human experiences of the sublime and the mundane (put differently, magic and trauma), especially the moments where those geographies intersect.

Artist Bio:

Nate Lerner studied with Marion Belanger at Wesleyan University and works (mostly) within the tradition of cultural landscape photography, using traditional darkroom techniques. His work has been featured in exhibitions at Artspace and Lotta Studio, and he currently teaches at the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven.

Mary Lesser

Medium: Painting

Link: http//marylesser.com

Artist Statement:

Sophisticated color and composition with simplified imagery suggest environmental and humanitarian concerns.

Artist Bio:

I studied painting at the New York Studio in their full-time three year certificate program . My current work juxtaposes the beauty of color and form with narrative content which reflects concerns about the environment , refugee rights, war and gun control. It is presents simple imagery with sophisticated color choices.

Wendy Lewis

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.wendylewis.com/

Artist Statement:

My current work is moving into fanciful and colorful expressions of design simplicity and wearability for which I am well-known in the New Haven area. Collectors of my jewelry will find the new work mixes easily with my contemporary classics that you have been wearing for years. Both styles will be on display at CWOS/Alternative Spaces weekend.

Artist Bio:

I began making jewelry in New Jersey-1965, working in the private studio of a jewelry hobbyist willing to share his expertise in working with metal. It immediately spoke to me and continues to be my passion 53 years later. I have worked in all jewelry related modalities including casting, enameling, stone setting and mixed media.

Martha W. Lewis

Medium: Other

Link: http://marthalewis.com

Artist Statement:

Over the years I have made temporary site-specific installations for CWOS in addition to opening my Erector Square Studio. This year I am collaborating with Marion Bellanger on The UNDERNEATH, commissioned for West Campus. I will also be holding a QUILTING BEE event in the Eli Whitney Barn, featuring a quilt of monsters which spans my entire life

Artist Bio:

Martha Lewis is a visual artist, curator, educator and radio presenter who has exhibited nationally and internationally.

Martha W Lewis

Medium: Textile

Link: http://marthalewis.com

Artist Statement:

"Inhabited Constellation- a Quilted Pantheon" is a special project for the Eli Whitney Barn consisting of an informal quilting bee and display of a hand-embroidered crazy quilt of gods & monsters I have been making throughout my life. Over the weekend I will be working on it and invite others to bring their hand-sewing/knitting/crochet to work on.

Artist Bio:

Martha W Lewis is an artist, curator, and educator who makes works on paper, multimedia installations and yes, sews. Her work is often at the interstices of science and history. She likes to engage specific places and to make work responding to both the physical structure and it’s past. This will be her third year installing at the Barn.

Evie Lindemann

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://www.evielindemann.com

Artist Statement:

The subject of my art work is often based upon my personal experiences. These experiences become the launching pad for exploring how to translate something deeply personal into something that might become more universal in scope. I enjoy the mystery of how a copper plate etching might unfold visually.

Artist Bio:

For a long while I have noticed that the subject of my art work is often based upon my personal experiences. These experiences become the launching pad for exploring how to translate something deeply personal into something that might become more universal in scope.
I am deeply engaged in the process of making copper plate etchings.

Linda Lindroth

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.lindalindroth.com

Artist Statement:

Lindroth's photographs examine vintage boxes in various states of decay and disintegration, stripped of their identity by flattening them and folding their sides. Enlarging to 44x55 inches further confuses the viewer, the grand scale revealing all their imperfections and faded color. How similar they are to historical styles of 20th century art.

Artist Bio:

Linda Lindroth earned a BA and MFA in Art from Rutgers. Her work is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The High Museum of Art, the Bibliothèque National in Paris, the Princeton University Art Museum and MoMA. She has received numerous grants and prizes for her photography and art.

Deborah (Dee) Speese Linehan

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

The colors, designs, textures and legacy of Africa fascinates my artistic imagination to re-create/re-interpret images with found objects. Coming to creative expression late in life has been and continues to be an exciting journey. Experimenting with a variety of mediums and materials continues to be fascinating and I learn something new every day

Artist Bio:

Dee Speese-Linehan returns to artistic expression late in life after a career as an educator. I am an older artist who enjoys experimenting with different mediums, found objects, sculpture, painting and any thing else that is fun to explore. I have lived in New Haven for over 40 years teaching and raising a family.

David Livingston

Medium: Digital Art

Link: http://www.davidlivingstonart.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

David Livingston works in drawing, sculpture, performance, and digital modeling. He often transports his analogue work into virtual spaces, enabling viewers to experience abstraction in a digitally immersive dimension. Livingston received his BFA from Kenyon College and his MFA from the Pratt Institute.

Carlos Lopez

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: Instagram @King_Philipine

Artist Statement:

Art has saved my life and has been the light through a dark path I’ve traveled upon. It’s what keeps me going and grounded when the picture gets blurry. I believe I am here to be a testimony that I can only share with my art, regardless of what medium or type of art I use to express my message to the world .

Artist Bio:

I am a current student of Illustration and Fine Arts at Paier College of Art. I am also a professional tattoo artist. I grew up in a very bad part of New Haven and have went through a lot to still be alive and chasing my dreams .

Christa Lorusso

Medium: Other

Link: http://www.christajoglass.com/

Artist Statement:

With a love for all things vibrant, I am drawn to the unique way that light plays with colors in glass. My work is a balance between crisp colorful lines and organic natural forms. I enjoy creating intricate patterns using simple geometric shapes, but also love to experiment by giving away my artistic control to the unknown within a kiln firing.

Artist Bio:

Christa Lorusso is a glass artist working in both Stained Glass and Kilnformed techniques. She earned her BA in Fine Arts, concentrating in Stained Glass, from Franklin Pierce University in 2014. Christa currently teaches kilnforming workshops at the Guilford Art Center. Her studio is based out of North Haven, CT where she was born and raised.

Karleen Loughran

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.karleenloughran.com

Artist Statement:

The work is a continuation of my infatuation with line as a force and direction for movement as well as communication. The energy and expression in a simple line or stroke dynamically draws your eye from one place to another guiding the viewer to see it for its own beauty as it directs and manipulates the color around it.

Artist Bio:

EDUCATION
M.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 1985
London Arts Program, London, England 1979
B.F.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1979

CWA, 89th Nat’l Juried, Farmington, CT 2018
Maple and Main Gallery, Chester, CT 2018
Paint & Clay, 117th Juried, New Haven, CT 2018

Beth Lovell

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://www.bethlovell.com

Artist Statement:

My art draws upon experiences of daily life: weather, errands, family. These are not the larger narrative events you’d recall when someone asks about your day. Rather, I create a narrative out of random visually interesting moments: groupings of clouds or trees, the pose of someone lost in concentration, patterns in puddles or shadows.

Artist Bio:

Beth Castle Lovell is a teaching artist who maintains a daily drawing practice which began as a New Years Resolution in the early years of raising a family. She has an MFA in Painting from Yale School of Art and a BFA from Indiana University, Bloomington.

Briah Luckey

Medium: Printmaking

Link: https://www.briahluckey.com/

Artist Statement:

Through art making I experience the direct benefit of communing with nature, of the biophilic relationship. It is a healing practice through which I connect with myself and the natural world. As an art therapist, I blend my visual artist skills with my art therapy training to facilitate creative self-expression for women to help them thrive.

Artist Bio:

Briah was featured in Connecticut Magazine’s 2001 issue as one of the 30 influential people under 40 because of her vision to use art to create community connection. She has exhibited her own art locally, in New York City and Washington, DC, and it was featured in the Connecticut section of the New York Times.

Yvonne Gordon-Moser MAAT

Medium: Printmaking

Link: https://www.branfordartcenterct.com/

Artist Statement:

We married Oct 2015. Kelley’s cancer stem cell transplant took place March 2018. On July 25, 2018 he was freed from the daily regime of port flushes as the tubing was removed from his chest, my husband said, “I feel liberated! ”Almost feeling guilty and ashamed to admit it…I too felt liberated. The next day I produced this work in a rented studio.

Artist Bio:

Yvonne Gordon -Moser MAAT. Owner Branford Art Center and YMG Wellness LLC 2015 . Yvonne studied with the internationally recognized mixed media artists Maureen McCabe and intaglio artist Tim McDowell at Connecticut College New London, CT. BFA 1998. Albertus Magnus Masters of Art Therapy MAAT2015. Monotypes and Mixed Media Artist 2018.

Thomas Mahoney

Medium: Photography

Link:

Artist Statement:

I think of my photography as an eye-opener ~ an aid to seeing our everyday, taken-for-granted surroundings in a new way. I enjoy combining unrelated, decontextualized images to create new visual possibilities. My work is eclectic, based on many interests; drawing inspiration from the work of many artists, from many movements.

Artist Bio:

Art League of New Britain
7th Annual Juried Photo Show, March 2017

Slater Memorial Museum, 73rd Annual Connecticut Artists Exhibition
Jan-Mar, 2017, Norwich, CT.

Paris in Plantsville, 2016

Erector Square, New Haven, CT – 2015, 2016. Studio Show

Gunn Library Washington Depot, 2015

Dada Show, 2015 Hartford, CT

Dan Makara

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.danmakara.com

Artist Statement:

I'm at my best when I have no idea what I'm doing .

Artist Bio:

Dan lives in Redding, Ct. and spends an inordinate amount of time staring at paint.

Barbara Mansilla

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://www.barbaramansilla.com

Artist Statement:

For me, paper is a fascinating art medium. I like to create whimsical art that captures a sense of joy and wonder. Every new piece I create explores the endless possibilities that paper possesses when it comes to creating rich texture and intricate designs. My goal as an artist is to create works of art that bring out the child within all of us.

Artist Bio:

Barbara Mansilla is an illustrator that received her Master’s Degree in Fine Arts Illustration from Western Connecticut State University. She has been working with paper as a primary art medium for eight years and has exhibited her work in NYC, CT, MO, AND RI.

Eric March

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.ericmarch.com

Artist Statement:

Eric March is a painter and draftsman whose work explores the formal possibilities of realism along with themes of observation, history and the complexity of contemporary urban society-often through the lens of Coney Island, one of his favorite subjects.

Artist Bio:

Eric grew up in Illinois and earned his BFA in Painting at Indiana University. He continued his studies in NYC with Andy Reiss and at the Art Students League. Eric has had solo shows in Brooklyn and Queens and has exhibited across the NY Metro area and in New Haven. Eric currently teaches at SCSU, CAW, the Art Students League, and the 92nd St Y.

Melinda Marquez

Medium: Installation

Link: under construction

Artist Statement:

Mission: To analyze my personal relationship with dance and my body in dance. I enjoy (re)constructing imagery—via photography and video— in which I attempt to examine the stereotypical, the normative, and the orthodox -to inform my dance practice, my teaching and my understanding of the potential of the body in performance as an agent of change.

Artist Bio:

Melinda Marquez is currently an Adjunct Lecturer in Dance at Barnard College and Artistic Director of Melinda Marquez Flamenco Dance Center in New Haven, CT. She is a dancer, teacher, choreographer and late-blooming visual artist with a feminist perspective.

David Marshall

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://marshallimage.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

I like to work with a wide range of materials and images. This year at CWOS, I will be showing and selling older works spanning my 25 years as a working artist from New Haven.
-David Marshall

Milagros Martinez

Medium: Other

Link: https://www.facebook.com/OrishabeadingbyMilagrosMartinez/

Artist Statement:

I bead for Orisha because it is through Orisha my ideas have come. Each piece is an intricate and unique design, representing Orisha traditions and culture with creative devotion.

Artist Bio:

Milagros began her craft with beading jewelry but felt inspired to combine together her religious belief in the Yoruba tradition with her artistic talent. She then started beading African Orisha folklore on cards, paper, gourds and other sacred religious objects. Millie has been a Yoruba priestess of Oshun for 20 years.

Mark K. St. Mary

Medium: Photography

Link: http://saintvisions.net

Artist Statement:

Lost Dog. CD Release Party. Tag Sale. Posted to streetlight poles and utility boxes, notices like these create a collage of various colors, images, and typefaces. Mark St. Mary has spent more than a year photographically studying the results of their eventual removal, where the residual adhesives look like a community game of visual Mad Libs®.

Artist Bio:

Mark earned a BS in Floriculture at Texas A & M University and a MS in Biology at Bowling Green State University. A mostly self-taught artist, he draws largely from a former career in landscape design.

Kiara Matos

Medium: Ceramics

Link: https://www.kiaramatos.com/

Artist Statement:

I think I am what I like to call a visual collector, I move around the world registering the way lines meet and colors interact, appreciating shapes and objects both man made or natural. I find ceramics to be a great medium to translate my readings from those images, images abstracted and recreated with a strong use of geometry and color.

Artist Bio:

My encounter with clay was fortuitous. At 17 I found myself with a clay studio at home initially set up by my mother, which she never used, and I just took my chances with it. I started on my own, which gave way to a very personal style, later on a worked as an apprentice which helped me get a deeper and more complete understanding of this material

Zoe Matthiessen

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.zoematthiessen.com

Artist Statement:

Deeply concerned with political and environmental issues, Zoe remains hopeful despite all evidence to the contrary, wielding a dip pen to create "Ecocide" art in efforts to raise awareness and to effect change. 

Artist Bio:

Selected as one of the “Top Ten Emerging Artists of 2018” by Art New England Magazine, Zoe contributes to American Bystander magazine and The Nation, has long held her weekly spot “Ecocide” in NH Independent, and is organizing a local activist group, “The Pick-up Artists” targeting polluted parks and waterfronts for cleanup and art creation.

Mary Anne McCarthy

Medium: Other

Link: http://www.maryannemccarthy.com

Artist Statement:

With my portraits (many are self portraits) I try to create as honest a likeness as possible, with subtle, implied emotion. I've pursued two series in my still life including printed images as objects. With this I am considering the presence of how photography relates to my work, as well as time, as well as the work of other artists.

Artist Bio:

I have lived in Connecticut all my life, I am a University of Hartford graduate, I’ve been to Italy twice, I’ve lived in New Haven for seven years, and I recently completed a degree in computer science.

Susan McCaslin

Medium: Installation

Link: http://www.susanmccaslin.com/

Artist Statement:

Protective spaces, both physical and emotional, are an important part of my work. In the physical, I reference protection created by the surrounding landscape. In the emotional, I reference the vigilance with which we protect ourselves from the past.

Artist Bio:

Susan McCaslin was born in Pennsylvania in 1950. She received her MALS from Wesleyan University in 2017 and her BFA from Pratt Institute in 1972. McCaslin has exhibited at the Museum of Science & Industry and New Stone Age Gallery in Los Angeles, Art at 100 Pearl in Hartford, Prairie Gallery in Cincinnati and Artspace and ECOCA in New Haven.

J Patrick McDonough

Medium: Sculpture

Link:

Artist Statement:

I am "The Hermetic Industrialist". My work is heavily influenced by surrealism, fantastic realism, magical realism, occultism, science & science fiction, horror & fantasy, as well as my philosophy. Humor plays a vital role in many of my works. I attempt to get people to think out of the box, indeed out of this world, and to get co-creative with me.

Artist Bio:

Hermetic Philosopher & Artist. Call myself “The Hermetic Industrialist”. Self-taught sculptor & painter. BA in Philosophy, Dickinson College. Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, Highest Honors in Philosophy. Lived & worked in the Middle East for 6 yrs., & 4 yrs. in Europe. Don’t like tofu, apricots or fanatics (the last okay when toasted & buttered).

Sara McGrimley

Medium: Printmaking

Link:

Artist Statement:

I am inspired by nature and pattern. I enjoy playing with texture to create depth, and I am really enjoying planning repeat patterns on textiles.

Artist Bio:

I work out of a small studio in my home. I have been printmaking for years, but have just recently begun experimenting with textile designs.

Amy McNamara

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://amymcnamara.space

Artist Statement:

There’s no two ways about it, the impulse to make art is a delicate thing (at least in me). The single most truth about my art? Making, sharing & talking about art makes me happy. When I am not doing those things I am simply unhappy. It really is that simple. My art is making light of the birdsong. --chatty, giddy, joyful, yet totally engaged.

Artist Bio:

Amy creates watercolor drawings capturing the beauty of the everyday in a simple, whimsical style. Her favorite things to illustrate: landmarks, pets, houses, beloved objects, fruits & vegetables. She works in her home studio, where you’ll find her making time-lapse videos of her art-making process for her Instagram and Facebook accounts.

Brian McSherry

Medium: Installation

Link: www.brianmcsherry.com

Artist Statement:

Brian McSherry, a visual artist from New York, strays from the path of the expected by approaching his work with a sense of experimentation and a knowledge of visual theory/law. He pushes the limits of graphic design within the social and legal realms in order to challenge/change United States copyright legislation.

Artist Bio:

Brian McSherry is a visual artist, graphic designer, lawyer, and educator. Holding a BFA, MFA, JD, and Fulbright Fellowship in Graphic Design, Mr. McSherry has spoken both nationally and internationally on subjects of art/law and law/art.

Beatriz Olson, MD

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://broarts.net

Artist Statement:

My work this year explores the mother-child bond. This bond is critical in physical and mental wellness for both. Unexpected separation, death, or the perception of uncertainty and insecurity affect both parent and child. Long term mental and physical illness may ensue from this trauma.

Artist Bio:

This is my 5th year in CWOS at New Haven. My work as a physician is about helping and healing others. Childhood stress was inevitable in coming from Cuba to the US as a refugee. My art helps my own wellbeing. Through it I try to make sense of trauma in my world by focusing on the beauty and generative aspects that make us whole.

William Meddick

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.meddickart.net/

Artist Statement:

Painting is the most important thing in my life. I feel like a voyeur because I enjoying looking at everything. Everything has an angle and purpose to it. Nothing is dull...and at times I overreact and get myself into trouble internally, hopefully not visible to others. My paintings are the diary of my life, with my painting skills getting keener.

Artist Bio:

Born: Olmsted Falls, Ohio
High School: Staples, Westport, CT
Classes at Silvermine while in H/S, New Canaan, CT
College: Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Youth International Party, S.F., CA.
Apprentice: Atlas Scenic Studios, Norwalk, CT (On & Off Broadway Shows)
Executive Director Milford Fine Arts Council – 32 years
Life Time Pai

Fethi Meghelli

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.fethimeghelli.com

Artist Statement:

An artist's conscience is not always visible. And among those whom it is, its tone can often emerge as didactic and hectoring. But Fethi Meghelli's moral passions are none the less clear for being both subtle and magical, even as they demand that we take responsibility for a painfully real world. ~ Stephen Kobasa Art Critic

Artist Bio:

Immigration scenes. Musicians. A glass of mint tea. Women with long dresses. Bare feet. An airplane in flames. These are the elements that inspire, shape and guide my artistic work. These are the elements that inspire, shape and guide my artistic work.

BA in Fine Arts Algers, Algeria, MFA School of Fine Arts Paris, France.

Barbra Meleshkewich

Medium: Photography

Link: http://barbrameleshkewich.com

Artist Statement:

The narrative series "duality" reflects on gender and the spectrum in which we, as men and women, identify, at any given time. we float between our biological sex, through our gender identity and our gender expression. how do we choose to express ourselves at any given time? our sexual orientation... and who we are attracted to...

Artist Bio:

I search for the unseen. a passion for the environment, the focus of a narrative… my head spins. my days are filled with photographic imagery. every thought, captured; a snapshot… a camera in hand, self taught, spending a life between the US and the UK… my works look to move, explore, resonant, empower, question or answer… click.

Eliana Mesa

Medium: Painting

Link: https://eliana-mesa.squarespace.com/

Artist Statement:

I mostly paint things from my imagination but sometimes i will look at a photograph or a live model, i like the play between expressionism and realism, as if things are forming and coming undone in a state of movement and potential. i leave parts of the canvas and underpainting showing making it part of the painting while other areas are rendered.

Artist Bio:

My name is Eliana Mesa. I am from Stamford CT. I have been painting for about 7 years. I have no formal art education aside from some painting and drawing classes at Norwalk Community College. I have participated in some art festivals around Connecticut.

Mablo Micasso

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

As an artist, I’m essentially interested in creating work that call for the participation of the audience to the same extent of my involvement in creating it. In the future I would love to establish a career that includes art fundamentals. I hope to someday own my own art gallery and entertain using my art.

Artist Bio:

The painting presented is apart of my “Cynister Series”. It was done in acrylic. The females shown are pink and have yellow hair. Making sure to show unity of all women, while each having their own style and attitude. The setting was of 70s era. The women have exaggerated features similar to a bratz doll, which was my favorite toy as a kid.

Lori Michels

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://infinitedezignz.weebly.com

Artist Statement:

Infinite DeZignz by Lori Michels. From unique statement jewelry to art and home decor. One of a kind dezignz for the one of a kind you!

Artist Bio:

Since I was a child I have created art. At first, I used rocks, shells, leaves and flowers. As I got older I began to make my own jewelry, sculptures and paintings. My influences are from experiencing nature and emotion. Today, I mix different mediums to create one of a kind art.

Christian Miller

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

The task of the artist is paradoxical by nature. He strives to create all at once the essence of an emotional moment to be recreated endlessly in the viewer's mind. Capturing as a photo captures a precise moment of joy, despair, harmony or discord, the artist expresses the event and at the same time conveys the sense of that event.

Artist Bio:

I studied at Paier College Of Art. I have a Fine Art / Graphic Design Degree From Middlesex College. My art has been in galleries and is in private collections. I have had a studio at Erector Square for the past 15 years.

Irene K. Miller

Medium: Printmaking

Link: http://www. irenekmiller.com

Artist Statement:

I invite you to visit my studio on the second floor of Building 8. This, my personal space, offers me the privacy to think, make work, meet with colleagues, meditate, or do nothing at all. I am privileged to share my studio with Maria Mariboto, a sculptor, for the two days of CWOS. Come by!

Artist Bio:

Irene has been showing her work at CWOS every year since it began. At first she made pottery in a studio in Building 1, moving to her present studio in Building 8 where she prints on her manual press. Continuing to experiment with her work, she enhances her prints with pastels, acrylic paint, colored pencils and collaged shapes.

Jane Miller

Medium:

Link: https://www.artsy.net/artist/jane-miller

Artist Statement:

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Lori Miller

Medium: Printmaking

Link: www.lorimillerart.com

Artist Statement:

My art is an expression of how I live my life....with truth, love, passion, a sense of humor and lot and lots of color.

Artist Bio:

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Thomas Merton

Most of my inspiration comes from everyday things I’ve seen along the way that others have either missed or ignored.

Denise Miller

Medium: Collage

Link:

Artist Statement:

My inspiration comes from nature, motion and things in flight with reference to the interchangeability of time and distance.

Artist Bio:

My name is Denise Miller, aka “Fleurs Denise”. I design and construct women’s clothing and accessories on a freelance basis. My work has been featured in area boutiques and in Liberty’s Project Style. I have a B.A. degree in Technical Theater Design from SCSU, where I began my painting and collage style. Now I am painting my collages on furniture!

Andrea Miller

Medium: Fiber Art

Link:

Artist Statement:

With CWOS alternative space coming to Yale's West Campus, my old life (artist) and new life (researcher/coordinator) have collided, prompting me to create my first new work in a very long time. Working at the School of Nursing, the CWOS's theme of Wellbeing is very resonant.

Artist Bio:

I worked extensively in fiber art & collage for 25 years (and participated in CWOS’s first decade at Erector Square). But I’ve taken a brief pause of 9 + years. I have been working as a program coordinator and researcher for Minding the Baby (based at the Yale School of Nursing &Yale CSC), and I’ve become a grandmother to 5 amazing children.

Christopher Mir

Medium: Painting

Link: https://christophermir.com/artwork/4422190-Legs.html

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Carole Monahan

Medium: Sculpture

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Carole Monahan is a polymer clay mixed media artist. She loves sharing her joy of creating with others through classes and her articles in several polymer publications as well as blog posts for Makin’s Clay. Carole is a member of IPCA and SCPCG.

Carolyn Monastra

Medium: Photography

Link: http://thewitnesstree.org

Artist Statement:

The Witness Tree is my photography project about the effects of global climate change. From the melting ice of Antarctica to the wild fires of Australia to the encroaching deserts of Inner Mongolia, I am drawn to precious and precarious places that mark the shifting boundaries between nature and the effects of our not-so-natural disasters.

Artist Bio:

Artist, educator, and environmental activist Carolyn Monastra has exhibited in the US, UK and China. She has an MFA in Photography from Yale. Honors include grants from the New Haven Cultural Affairs Commission and the Puffin Foundation as well as artist residencies at Millay Colony, Djerassi Foundation and Iceland’s Skaftfell Visual Arts Center.  Second website is HERE.

Kayla Mone’t

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

During the summer of 2016, there were unfortunately a lot of back-to-back police shootings that not only affected the area that they happened in, but worldwide. During that time, many of us became emotional and we just took that time to talk and comfort one another. I thought about the images I saw and decided to express myself through this piece.

Artist Bio:

Kayla Mone’t went to Co-op High School, and became a selected writer for a Writing Retreat. In 2015, she became an apprentice for the Jerome Project and worked with professional artists and performers. There they discussed the issues of mass incarceration and race through art, and later performed for their friends, and family.

Roy Money

Medium: Photography

Link: http://roymoney.com

Artist Statement:

I usually identify myself as a nature photographer because that is the simplest way to describe what I do. But rather than a world apart, nature is in us. Photography affords a way of exploring my awareness of that relationship and realizing its scope.

Artist Bio:

Roy’s work has been exhibited in many solo and group shows and is held in private collections in the US and elsewhere. He is a member of the Kehler Liddell Gallery in New Haven.

Maria Morabito

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://www.morabitoart.com

Artist Statement:

Abstraction is my way to see and understand the world, to explore memories and emotions, to find patterns and understanding connections. My sculptures are inspired by organic forms and are driven by my interest in volumes, textures, movement, and in free assembly of elements, to develop a unique piece.

Artist Bio:

Born in Italy, Maria Morabito grew up in Rome and now lives and works in Manhattan. Maria has exhibited nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of an award from Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale School of Art. Maria studied at the University of Cincinnati, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the School of Visual Arts.

Aidan Moran

Medium: Photography

Link: www.laughableart.com

Artist Statement:

This years photographic project is called "Bad Yoga" will encourage members of the public to pose in funny and hopefully ridiculous yoga poses. Each participant will be able to download a copy of their pose/portrait from a dedicated website for free after the event.

Artist Bio:

Aidan has been encouraging people to have fun in front of the camera for over 10 years with various interactive projects like The Mug Shot Project where people had to invent a humorous and fictitious crime to be charged with. Other projects included the Useless Skills Project where people demonstrated their totally impressive but useless talent.

Alone No More

Medium: Other

Link: https://www.connecticut.va.gov/news/index.asp

Artist Statement:

This exploration of social isolation consists of a two-month residency at the West Haven VA in order to better understand the veterans there and their relationships with loneliness and art. Commissioned by Artspace for CWOS.

Artist Bio:

A collaborative effort between cultural organizer Deborah Lehman di Capua, Yale Internist Dr. Dave Rosenthal, and veterans in West Haven, CT, commissioned by Artspace.  Deborah comes to New Haven from Miami, where she co-founded an organization called Fringe Projects, which brings temporary artworks into public space.  Prior to Fringe she was the Director of Development at Locust Projects.

Lindsay Morgan

Medium: Painting

Link: https://lindsmorgan.myportfolio.com/

Artist Statement:

I am an artist with a passion for ocean life as well as anything unique and eye catching. I love to create vibrant and colorful pieces of art whether the medium is acrylic paint or colored pencil. My pieces of art are all original, hand drawn and painted by myself. My paintings all have different meanings and messages behind them.

Artist Bio:

I am an artist with a passion for ocean life as well as anything unique and eye catching. I love to create vibrant and colorful pieces of art whether the medium is acrylic paint or colored pencil. My pieces of art are all original, hand drawn and painted by myself. My paintings all have different meanings and messages behind them.

Amber Morris

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.instagram.com/thestarsspilled/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Amber Morris is a writer, artist, & teacher & can be seen driving around New Haven in her pink pickup. She creates mixed media portraits that highlight the beauty, light & dreaming people carry. She loves NYC, horses, Dr Pepper, & believes everything is better covered in glitter. Find her on Instagram @TheStarsSpilled & at www.TheStarsSpilled.com.

The Tyler Morris

Medium: Painting

Link: https://tylermorrisart.bigcartel.com/

Artist Statement:

Forever trying to capture the beauty in this chaotic world.

Artist Bio:

My mom says I was hatched from an egg on mars. I don’t know if this is true or not. I enjoy painting, eating, and going to bed early.

Magda Mraz

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.ncsml.org/exhibits/magda-mraz/

Artist Statement:

My latest painting has been informed by the experiences of spiritual nature, such as dreams, visions, lucid dreaming and their inspiring interconnections. Presently I am most interested in the contemporary trend of merging the insights and findings from traditionally separate fields of art, sciences and spirituality.

Artist Bio:

Magda Mraz received her MFA from Queens College in NYC and her D. Min. from Wisdom University in CA. She currently combines her design, painting and teaching in the area of New Haven.

Jeff Mueller

Medium: Printmaking

Link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/dexteritypress/items

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Dexterity Press, run by Jeff Mueller and Kerri Sancomb, is a letterpress printshop, we print fine art editions, wedding ephemera, music packaging, posters, and our own art objects when time permits. We also offer workshops occasionally, where we teach the basics of the craft and those that attend print their own broadsides.

Eliza Myers

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

I’ve thought of myself as an artist my whole life and while I’ve dabbled in many mediums — notably Halloween costume construction and Gingerbread House execution — my heart is in oil painting. I’m now a practicing physician with four kids. I’m challenging myself to explore portraiture by working on paintings of my children.

Alan Neider

Medium: Painting

Link: http://alanneider.com

Artist Statement:

I have been sewing fabrics/clothing onto moving blankets then painting. Recently I have been incorporating burlap and coffee bags, stained with water based tar, into these works. The artist Ibrahim Mahama has highly influenced this work.

Artist Bio:

Alan Neider has been making art seriously since the mid-60’s.
Creating meaning and emotional substance from materials has been a
primary motivator for Neider. He has created numerous public art works.
Using an industrial sewing machine he has been creating large pieces on
moving blankets. He will show these works at Gallery L, NJ this Sept.

Raheem Nelson

Medium: Digital Art

Link: http://raheemnelson.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Margot Nimiroski

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.margotnimiroski@aol.com

Artist Statement:

My paintings are my personal vision of the water. Sometimes it’s wild and rolling...other times, it’s gentle and still, but it’s always beautiful and full of surprises! I never set out to be a painter of seascapes but the waves are always there. My studio is my island and I’m surrounded by my waves...my own “private beach”!!!

Artist Bio:

I have lived and boated on Long Island Sound for most of my adult life…my childhood was spent in Kansas, Illinois, and New Jersey. My professional career was as a teacher of young children. I have no formal training in art but have been involved in the arts for most of my life…theater, ceramics, sculpture, and painting!!!

Emcee C.M, Master of None

Medium: Performance

Link: http://www.emceecm.com

Artist Statement:

My recent creative research involves wild foods, indigeneity, environmental justice, and decolonization. I am in the midst of an expansive project involving the collection and sharing of tree sap. This TREE JUICE is a medium for regaining spiritual unity with the natural world, by reclaiming ancestral indigenous knowledge of the land.

Artist Bio:

Emcee C.M., Master of None, is Colin McMullan. We often credit our work to a loose collective entity called the K.I.D.S. (Kindness and Imagination Development Society). We have received institutional support from LMCC, IPG, CAG, ISCP, CUE, CBA, BBBP, Eyelevel BQE, Smack Mellon, Skowhegan, Bronx Museum, Flux Factory, the Aldrich, Artspace, & i-park.  A Tree Spa for Natural Forest Healing is an Artspace-commissioned project.

Evan Nork

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://dingodog.webs.com/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

I’m a musician, artist, and designer of cartoon faces who lives in the New Haven area.

Jeff Ostergren

Medium: Installation

Link:

Artist Statement:

My process often begins with a visual representation of a corporate entity – a logo, an advertisement, a promotional object, or in this project, the history of the Bayer Corporation. Using multiple media including painting, sculpture, video, and installation, I trace production histories, molecular origins, and bodily responses to the material.

Artist Bio:

Jeff Ostergren has recently shown at Artspace, Real Art Ways, and Video Snack, a screening in Brooklyn. His curated exhibition “False Flag: The Space Between Reason and Paranoia” is up through the end of the year at Franklin Street Works in Stamford. He also runs a flexible exhibition space, Tilia Projects, out of his studio.

David Ottenstein

Medium: Photography

Link: https://davidottenstein.com/

Artist Statement:

I am an observer of the landscape – the natural, the built and the in between. My observations and images reflect my curiosity about the landscape. Why does it look the way it does? What has shaped it? Sometimes, my photographs depict an inhabited landscape, often not. Either way, the pictures are about how we, and the landscape, interact.

Artist Bio:

David has lived and worked as a commercial and architectural photographer in New Haven since graduating from Yale in American Studies and photography. His work of the American west and Midwest resides in the Western Americana Collection at Yale’s Beinecke Library. “Iowa: Echoes of a Vanishing Landscape,” his first book, was published last fall.

Liz Pagano

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.lizpaganoart.com

Artist Statement:

Your path is not a straight line. Obstacles do not put you off your path. They are your path.

Artist Bio:

In every medium I work in, whether print paint jewelry artful illumination etc. Accidental beauty inspires me. My process is about exploring interactions of Chance and control, coincidence and intent. What if I do this then letting go to see what happens. It is what keeps me coming back. Always creating new moments to explore. Intuitive expression

Liz Pagano

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://lizpaganoart.com/home.html

Artist Statement:

printmaking mixed media mixed media jewelry artful illumination

Artist Bio:

Print making mixed media mixed media jewelry artful illumination

Felice Panagrosso

Medium: Painting

Link: http://panagrosso.com/

Artist Statement:

I am a landscape painter, in oil, watercolor and pastel, always on the lookout for that special play of sunlight on a wall or tree or figure. These moments are fleeting and I seek to capture them with as much gesture, luminosity and elegance as possible. I paint both en plein air and in the studio.

Artist Bio:

A landscape painter, Felice received his MFA from NY Academy of Art. His work was recently exhibited in Paris at the 2018 Salon du Grand Palais and he’s been amongst American Painters exhibited at the Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris. His work has also been shown at the Forbes Gallery in NYC and Windham Fine Arts in NY.

Jacquelyn Gleisner & Ryan Paxton

Medium: Installation

Link: https://airstudiopaducah.com/reviewsprior-residents/attachment/1/

Artist Statement:

For the Westville CWOS weekend, Jacquelyn Gleisner and Ryan Paxton will make an immersive installation inside one of the PODs that will be installed around the neighborhood. The installation will be the artist couple's version of an anechoic chamber, but instead of being soundless, the installation will be an invigorating and colorful experience.

Artist Bio:

Jacquelyn Gleisner (b. 1984, Buffalo, New York) is an artist and writer. She currently works as a Practitioner in Residence at the University of New Haven. Ryan Paxton (b. 1983, Seattle, Washington) is an artist and the Production Shop Manager at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop in Hamden, CT.

Blackunicorn Studios / Andrew Perkowski

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://www.blackunicornstudios.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

I’m an artist living and working in the New Haven area. All the work here is hand drawn with pencil and rapidograph, and often makes its way to being screen printed by me in my studio.

Jay Petrow

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.jaypetrowfineart.com

Artist Statement:

I approach painting from an explorer's point of view. Initially a few colors may be chosen as a starting point to investigate the tension and vibrancy between these colors. However, as a painting develops, it slowly reveals my inner world and emotional state in dealing with my son’s autism. That ultimately guides the work.

Artist Bio:

Jay Petrow, a native New Yorker, earned a bachelors degree in fine art from Middlebury College. Jay paints vibrant abstract expressionist works in order to connect with and express his experience fathering an autistic child. Jay is currently a member of the Artist Collective of Westport and shows his work in local galleries and artist guilds.

Jesse Piggott

Medium:

Link:

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

“La Piggott, born in 1993, raised in New Haven, Connecticut uses his art as a therapeutic way to express the complexities of his mind in society. It is the clash of societal norms and spirituality that motivates his pieces.”

Elida Paiz Pineda

Medium: Performance

Link: http://fibermaterialstudies.com

Artist Statement:

I make art to make the possibility of a happier and kinder world a reachable, tangible possibility for myself and for others . This is an endeavor that requires collaborative, collective love and commitment, and sharing my gifts and talents is how make those dreams to flourish into reality for myself and the many beloved communities I am part of.

Artist Bio:

I am an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and creative educator who was born and raised in CT by my migrant Guatemalan family. I received my BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and work primarily within the overlaps of performance art, social practice, writing, drawing and print media.

Mr. PJC

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.mrpjcart.com/

Artist Statement:

I paint to escape, to get lost, to challenge myself. I was born to make art, to paint. I've been around it my whole life. Doodled everyday in school, in every notebook, on every test. Its the only thing that keeps me true to myself.

Artist Bio:

New York / Connecticut – based artist with Irish American roots,
Mr.PJC finds inspiration in the colorful energy of both his city and his upbringing.
I paint to challenge myself, inspire others, and add a little more color to life.

Fellowship Place

Medium: Other

Link: http://fellowshipplace.org

Artist Statement:

The vision of Fellowship Place is to provide creative and effective programs for adults living with mental illness, to eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness, and to promote the acceptance and integration of people with mental illness into the broader community.

Artist Bio:

Fellowship Place is a multi-purpose center where adults living with mental illness may access a variety of support services to improve their quality of life and general health. Serving more than 800 people annually, the agency provides services such as supportive counseling, meals, job training and job placement, art, music, and for some, housing.

Caleb Portfolio

Medium: Film/Video

Link: http://calebportfolio.com

Artist Statement:

My work is always about the romantic and foolish pursuit of the ideal. In the Art of Manliness, my Don Quixote inspired alter ego, Portofino, is on a quest is to explore what masculinity means, through courageous acts such as mowing the lawn, chopping wood, doing push ups, and crying.

Artist Bio:

Caleb Portfolio holds an MFA in Photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is a past recipient of a Connecticut Artist Fellowship Award, and has exhibited in the Ely Center of Contemporary Art, Real Art Ways, and the Mattatuck Museum. Caleb currently teaches photography and video and is a director of exhibitions at Westover School.

Alice Sara Prael

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://aprael.art/

Artist Statement:

I work in embroidery, beading, painting and illustration, creating art that makes me happy. Often inspired by nature and my surroundings or experiences, I dip into different mediums to fit the subject.

Artist Bio:

I grew up in a rural home full of art and oddball collections. Although his work filled the house, my grandfather served as cautionary tale, a reminder of the hazards of making a living as an artist. Instead, I became an archivist. During my first job I picked up acrylics and a canvas. Painting felt formal and intimidating. I was trying, so I could

snffbx press

Medium: Other

Link: https://www.instagram.com/snffbx/

Artist Statement:

snffbx specializes in offering art bundles in very limited editions. Each bundle contains 3 local artists' work. snffbx also offers poetry, art books, zines, stickers and posters.

Artist Bio:

snffbx specializes in offering art bundles in very limited editions. Each bundle contains 3 local artists’ work. snffbx also offers poetry, art books, zines, stickers and posters.

Lunch Money Print

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://lunchmoneyprint.com/pages/lmp-community-print-exchange

Artist Statement:

Lunch Money Print is hosting an international print exchange where artists create prints to trade and be included in an upcoming exhibition. In alternative space, we will be putting on an early bird show and signing up local artists to become part of the community and exhibition.

Artist Bio:

Lunch Money Print was founded two years ago by Christopher O’Flaherty and Mark Donne to make contemporary art more accessible and support artists by finding new ways to sell artwork.

Marion Pritchard

Medium: Other

Link: http://www.alaudaglass.com

Artist Statement:

I love glass. I love how challenging it is to work with. I love how it captures and transforms light. Most of my work is inspired by my favorite musicals, trying to find a way to tell complex stories via an inherently abstract medium.

Artist Bio:

Marion was born and raised in New Haven. She took a stained glass class for fun at Creative Arts Workshop, and fell in love with the medium.

Tina Puckett

Medium: Fiber Art

Link: http://tinasbaskets.com

Artist Statement:

I enjoy the diversity of the act of weaving, and I can’t tell you what I will be creating tomorrow, but I do know that I have a lot of interesting pieces of Bittersweet vines that are ready for my imagination….I just have to step into my studio and “let it all flow….

Artist Bio:

Tina’s works have been exhibited in museums, art galleries, libraries and at craft show events both nationally and internationally. Her work has also been featured in magazines, newspapers, books and on television. Please visit Tina’s website, tinasbaskets.com, for a full listings.

Michael Quirk

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.instagram.com/quirkmuseum/

Artist Statement:

With my new series of paintings, I went back to a more basic approach in my media, palette and subject matter. These narrative paintings work in an almost cinematic way, where I create set pieces and populate them out with various human and animal actors.

Artist Bio:

Quirk studied painting, sculpture and digital arts at CAW, New Haven and Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan, CT. His work has been exhibited in various regional galleries and juried shows. A series of four of his paintings were recently accepted into the Art of the Northeast exhibition.

Gabriella Radujko

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://gabriellaradujko.wordpress.com

Artist Statement:

My work rests on my practice as a librarian. Books and library culture inspired assemblages which examine the disciplines of agriculture and nature using materials with properties that resist manipulation and challenge the expectations of the viewer, yet promote an exchange of ideas, bridging my artwork with my journey through Libraryland.

Artist Bio:

Gabriella Radujko is a self-taught artist. In 2017, she exhibited the watercolor series “ComPosing Books” as part of the 10th annual Book Paper Scissors artist book fair presented by Philadelphia Center for the Book. In 2018, she participated in the group exhibition Ark/Hive at the Institute Library in New Haven.

Jennifer Rae

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://www.jenniferraedesign.com

Artist Statement:

The large scale multi-media works in (Un)Becoming explore the personal journey of an empath post Nov. 9th 2016.

Artist Bio:

Jennifer is an established artist, designer and teacher. She works through Arts For Learning Connecticut to bring art and design to CT schools, communities and families. She enjoys combining unconventional mediums, painting with her body & hands and also working in large format.

Betsy Ratner

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

My eclectic collection seems to to spring forth through the gifted antique looking frames at times. Each piece takes shapes with the mixing of media via an intuitive, magical, ethereal happenstance. I believe that as a self taught artist, yet have taken many workshops with some wonderful artists, the naivete gives me licence to break rules. Abstrac

Artist Bio:

Abstract elements of color, line yexture and shape from home deck vistas appear spiritually. The transformation of nature takes on a thrilling magic. Sometimes deliberate but most often intuitive and organic designs materialize. Playing with acrylic, paper, fabric and repurposed objects find there way to rest on the canvas. Sharing and hearing what speaks to viewers is most exciting.

Shilo Ratner

Medium: Painting

Link: https://shiloratner.com/

Artist Statement:

My paintings create a quiet and reflective tension using flat planes that transcend physical space. By hybridizing my foundation as a painter in both the Bay Area Figurative Movement and Abstract Expressionism movement, I try to defy physical properties of matter with colorful strokes of paint that connect with their universal surroundings.

Artist Bio:

Ratner’s work has also been exhibited in museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Mystic Museum of Art and The Slater Memorial Museum.

Zohra H Rawling

Medium: Ceramics

Link: https://zohrarawling.weebly.com/

Artist Statement:

I strive to recreate the look of archeological finds with fairy tale beginnings; fluidity in ruination, using traditional patterns and designs to create pieces which imply a larger whole; something greater than the fragment seen.

Artist Bio:

Assyrian-American Zohra Rawling is a multi-faceted artist. A classically trained soprano, she expresses herself in a wide variety of mediums, with a focus on Ceramics and Medieval Illumination. When she is not working full time in the operatic world, she runs a small local vaudeville troupe; Madame Thalia.

Tyler Reid

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Money, money, money. Don't misplace your heart with your eyes. Need. Want.

Artist Bio:

Graduate of Cooperative Arts and Humanities High school. 2015 and 2018 Artspace SAP Alumni. Former Apprentice of Titus Kaphar. Painter. Applying to colleges and working for exposure. Really hates how screwed up the world is, really wants to change it.

Tom Reilly

Medium: Painting

Link: http://tomreillyartist.com

Artist Statement:

Recently I returned to my birthplace, South Dakota, to paint a series of plein aire images of the Badlands and parts of Eastern Wyoming. In the studio I'm also folding in Western and Cowboy themes. My studio will have these new paintings up for the first time. Visitors are welcome to look at older work including New Haven & Norwalk paintings.

Artist Bio:

Tom Reilly is a painter living and working in New Haven, CT. His paintings are made in an observational plein aire style. He focuses on local street scenes and more recently midwest towns and landscapes.

Tim Reimer

Medium: Other

Link: Http://www.iamonlyheresometimes.com

Artist Statement:

Currently focused on utilizing weather conditions to help create my work.

Artist Bio:

CT artist.

Winfred Rembert

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://usartists.squarespace.com/fellows/2016/winfred-rembert

Artist Statement:

Marked by tactile surfaces, saturated colors, and rhythmic patterning, Rembert’s works are painted on leather that he hand tools and then dyes. These energetic compositions — with their engaging narratives of life in the rural South — have brought Rembert comparisons to noted African-American artists Hale Woodruff, Jacob Lawrence & Horace Pippin.

Artist Bio:

A native of Cuthbert, Georgia, Winfred Rembert spent his childhood as a fieldworker in the pre-Civil Rights South. Self, taught, he paints stories that look back to his youth in the days of segregation. His work is in the Yale Art Gallery and in many private collections.

Claudia Renfro

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.claudiarenfro.com/

Artist Statement:

My work embodies total creative freedom. Art-Making means permission to be, without judgment or societal conventions-to laugh at life,the good, the messy, the ugly. In art, there are no rules. I work intuitively without a plan. The unconscious unfolds and dictates. I sum up the working process as being out of the closet.

Artist Bio:

BFA Cooper
Exhibited Through out CT,Westchter, NY
Most recently NYC and Brooklyn.
Studio in Norwalk, CT

An Urban Perspective: Black Minds Rewired

Medium: Performance

Link: www.longwharf.org/community

Artist Statement:

Wellbeing cannot be achieved without a well mind, and this project seeks to address that fact and its interaction with urban communities. Commissioned by Artspace, the work explores race, mental health, and the stigma surrounding mental illness in poor black communities. 

Artist Bio:

Elizabeth Nearing, Dawnise Traore & Collaborators offer this collection of 30 short pieces collected from writers, musicians, and poets from New Haven and beyond. A director based in New Haven, CT, Elizabeth is the Community Engagement Manager at Long Wharf Theatre. Before moving to CT, she co-founded Empty Chair Theatre Company in Arlington, VA,

Avé Rivera

Medium: Ceramics

Link: http://www.averivera.com

Artist Statement:

I firmly believe in the power of positivity. By infusing functional objects with a dose of happiness, I hope to bring a little more joy to the user’s daily life. I get ideas for my work from personal experiences and patterns seen in nature; especially from clouds. I then transform those ideas and feelings into designs for my wares.

Artist Bio:

Avé Rivera is a ceramic artist born in Connecticut. She received her BA in studio art from SCSU where she focused on sculptural ceramics. Much of her inspiration is gathered from clouds, scenery, and human experiences. She currently has work in several boutiques across the nation and was a cover feature for the March issue of The Perpetual You.

Nick Robinson

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.slightlyawake.com

Artist Statement:

I attempt to explore themes of fragility, fleeting beauty, and destruction as means not to an end, but as a means for change. Through textures and landscapes, I attempt to describe moments. Moments are temporary, yet also timeless. Instead of holding on to moments, we must continue to seek new ones.

Artist Bio:

I am an artist, graphic designer and musician. I use paint, pixel and photography to create paintings and digital artwork. I play guitar in an instrumental post-rock band called Wess Meets West. New Haven pizza forever.

Steve Rodgers

Medium: Other

Link:

Artist Statement:

As I have transitioned from entrepreneur to stay home dad and full time artist and musician I have found solace in this quiet season of creativity. Time spent with my family creating together has brought a new found inner peace and direction. My miniature creations provide an escape from this busy world, for young and old alike.

Artist Bio:

Previous owner of the space and outer space and mighty purple front man, Steve Rodgers is a singer-songwriter, visual artist and homeschool dad. In the past 15 years, he has made a 700 ft diorama of 1950’s era New England. Recently, he has created a garden fairy village made of all natural materials. His art is a delight to the inner child in us all.

Amanda Rodriguez

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.madnessinthemorning.com/

Artist Statement:

My name is Amanda Rodriguez but I like to go by Madnessinthemorning online. A good portion of my art work consists of my experience with mental illness and I strive to end the stigma around it. It needs to be stressed that anyone can suffer at the hands of our own minds. Mental illness needs to be normalized, talked about and understood.

Artist Bio:

My name is Amanda located in New Britain. I mostly work with watercolor and a lot of my pieces are a part of my self portrait series showing my take on mental illness. I try to use other mediums but watercolor always calls me back. I’ve always been artistic but took it seriously in high school when I was forced to make a difficult decision.

Rafael Rodriguez

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

Rafael's work explores the complexities and variety of expression. He takes different approaches for each work resulting in a proposition that is strongly expressive and of great intensity. He undertakes topics related to human nature.

Artist Bio:

Born and raised in Puerto Rico always had a fascination for art since early age . He began his artistic training when he moved in the late 90’s to the United States and studied at the University of Bridgeport where he studied Fine Art and Graphic Design. He learned the old masters styles and techniques which he uses to do his work.

Robert David Rogers

Medium: Painting

Link: Ardeart.carbonmade.com

Artist Statement:

I am working at slower pace and rediscovering a connection with realism and detail. While attempting to capture the essence of old objects, I am struck by the pace of change and the desire to prolong a time that remains strong in memory.

Artist Bio:

Mid-career Australian born artist, now living on the East coast of the US. I have painted for most of my life and worked extensively in encaustic wax before returning to both realism and traditional painting techniques in 2017. I have exhibited in New York, Brooklyn, Washington DC and am currently making portraits of old cameras.

Susan Sara Rogol

Medium: Ceramics

Link:

Artist Statement:

My work is primarily functional ceramics using various clay bodies. I enjoy both experimenting with various forms and focusing on one particular form in an effort to perfect techniques and style.

Artist Bio:

I have been enjoying ceramics with varying levels of involvement for many years. I have been a student at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and most consistently at CAW where I have had outstanding instruction from many inspiring teachers.
I am forever grateful to my friend Judy who so many years ago suggested we take a pottery course.

Michael Roman

Medium: Painting

Link:

Artist Statement:

My passion for art began with pencil drawings and photography until I further expanded to doing sculptures and paintings with acrylic, oil, and watercolor. A poetic theme may be exposed after my restless imagination and intuition guide me into creating visionary mindscapes.

Artist Bio:

My passion for art began with pencil drawings and photography until I further expanded to doing sculptures and paintings with acrylic, oil, and watercolor. A poetic theme may be exposed after my restless imagination and intuition guide me into creating visionary mindscapes. Since I do not plan or know why I choose the themes, my art is for you to make sense of

Dariush Rose

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.facebook.com/Dariush-Ceramic-designer-455341331652684/?modal=admin_todo_tour

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Dariush Rose, born 1962 in Tehran, Iran, started drawing (oil techniques) at the age of 16 and experienced sculpture, pottery. in the preceding years. He is mainly self taught, however, has also passed a sculpture training course at Tehran University’s Art School in 1994. In 1990s he experienced metal art works as well.

Judy Sirota Rosenthal

Medium: Other

Link: https://www.sirotarosenthal.com/ & http://www.sirotarosenthalart.com/

Artist Statement:

part mystic and part woman of earth ~ cracked open by life ~ by poets, shamans, healers  ~ wise women, children, and fools the immanent, the transcendent, the broken, the whole ~ exploring paradox, polarity, emotion ~ movement and stillness ~the sacred described in her art and life as an “elegant primitive”~the work “awakens viewers

Artist Bio:

I work in photography, installations, mixed media
finding beauty, even in unlikely places.
Exhibited : The Aldrich, Chesterwood, Yeshiva University Museum,
Skirball Museums. Work resides in museums and private collections,
and is part of the Yale Arts of the Book collection.

Gina Rubin

Medium: Ceramics

Link: http://www.ginarubindesign.com

Artist Statement:

I grew up in Colorado surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and one day decided to leave a secure corporate job to live by the ocean & pursue my dream of working with clay. My ceramic work is influenced by the strength of mountains, the movement of sea and simply beauty & function I find in every day life. I enjoy elegant lines & textures in designs.

Artist Bio:

Gina Rubin is a studio potter, sculptor & ceramic designer in Waterford, CT. She began working clay & exhibiting her work in 2014. Gina is represented in galleries in CT, Denver, CO & the Slater Museum. Gina was published as ArtBeat Magazine’s Mercury Rising Artist 2017 & achieved Elected Artist status at Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT. 2018.

Philip Rubin

Medium: Photography

Link:

Artist Statement:

Wall art is transient: a piece’s existence often is ephemeral, subject to the vagaries of the elements, the environment, and time; the medium, instead of being canvas, is architectural - brick, metal, stucco, drainpipes, windows, doors, etc.; the artist is often unknown; the passing of time and the public venues invite unanticipated collaboration.

Artist Bio:

Philip Rubin, a cognitive scientist, is the CEO emeritus of Haskins Labs and a Fellow at Yale’s Trumbull College. From 2012 – 2015 he led the White House’s neuroscience initiative. Rubin is also a photographer who, since the 1970s, has concentrated on pictures of wall art, including murals, graffiti, and painted buildings.

Cynthia Beth Rubin

Medium: New Media

Link: http://cbrubin.net

Artist Statement:

My works evoke imagined narratives through interwoven layers of representation and abstraction, frequently combined with Augmented Reality and interactive experience. I am equally fascinated by imagining our cultural past and with hidden microscopic life in oceans and still waters, both unseen in daily life and yet so much part of our existence.

Artist Bio:

An early adopter of digital imaging, Rubin’s prints, videos, and interactive works have been seen on the ICC facade in Hong Kong, the Prague Jewish Museum, the Cotton Club, the London ICA, the Jerusalem Biennale, and many international festivals; awards include multiple CT Artist fellowships and artist residencies in France, Israel, Canada, and UK.

Anna Russell

Medium: Drawing

Link: http://www.stressdreams.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Born in the Southwest and raised in the Midwest, Anna Russell has an affinity for hot weather and no fashion sense.
Most of her waking hours are spent either in the basement office of her museum job or basement studio of her apartment.
She now calls New Haven home, where she shares an apartment with her husband, two cats, and dog, Rambo.

Mary Russell

Medium: Drawing

Link:

Artist Statement:

Come and check the details twice.

Artist Bio:

Human for most of my life.

Jackie Ryan

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.visionfaerie.com

Artist Statement:

Jackie Ryan is an abstract visionary painter and improvisational dancer. Born and raised in New Haven County, her work is largely influenced by her connection to spirit and nature, and her travels through both the earthly and ethereal realms.

Artist Bio:

I participate in the process of creation in order to transform, heal, and sanctify my own energy and the energies I dance with on this beautiful journey of life.  When emotions overwhelm, I know I can always work it out in the breathes between brushstrokes, in the stillness between each step.  I show my work and process in order to bring the power of these healing practices to others, to lovingly connect us all in our humanity.

Ronnie Rysz

Medium: Collage

Link: http://www.ronnierysz.com

Artist Statement:

Ronnie creates cutting work that incorporate layers of methodically constructed forms, dense textures, bold patterns, and fluid lines.

Artist Bio:

Ronnie received his BFA from Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, and studied Fine Art and Illustration at the School of Visual Arts. He is the recipient of a Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Fellowship, Change, Inc. grant, and Vermont Studio Center Fellowship. The artist currently lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut.

Joseph Saccio

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://joseph.saccio.com/

Artist Statement:

My sculptures are in a variety of sizes and materials, ranging from installation size, for indoors or outdoors, to pedestal size and utilize both natural and synthetic materials. The majority of my work uses natural materials, primarily wood, and found objects, joined together in a primitivistic manner.

Artist Bio:

Annie Sailer

Medium: Painting

Link: http://anniesailer.com

Artist Statement:

The intent of my paintings, installations, and choreography is to create abstract forms that evoke emotional states of mind that are relevant to the present. My work is generated by process, and informed by the materials and physicality of each discipline, their spatial relationships, and the feelings and images that come to me as I work.

Artist Bio:

Annie Sailer is a visual artist, dancer, and director of ANNIE SAILER DANCE COMPANY. She lives in New Haven, CT where she paints and builds found-object installations in her Erector Square studio, and teaches modern dance classes for adults of all ages at Your Community Yoga Center. She commutes weekly to NYC to rehearse with her dance company.

Steve Sangapore

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.sangapore.com

Artist Statement:

Neo-surrealism oil painting with a focus on the human condition.

Artist Bio:

Neo-surrealism oil painting with a focus on the human condition.

Robert Santin

Medium: Drawing

Link:

Artist Statement:

I completely surrender to the journey my art takes me on. Pen in hand I openly wander. My process is inspired by reflection toward what I find visually appealing in the moment. Categorically specific imagery that coalesce into playful movement of overlapping shapes that creatively fall, float, fly, swim, rest. These are currently being presented.

Artist Bio:

’78 SCSU graduate BS in art education
worked as a jeweler and in glass enamels

Martha Savage

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.instagram.com/savageart_card

Artist Statement:

Working Together: Paintings done during the past 18 months which has been a time of intentionality to wellness, dialogue and studio. Mary Hunter Wolf & her significant contribution to arts & education in New Haven, is a collaborative exhibit made by four creatives, using images & words, the tale of a remarkable woman, not to be lost of overlooked.

Artist Bio:

Martha: artist working in acrylic and MM.
Active Wellness LLC: fitness professionals.
Sharyn Esdaile (former artistic director at Betsy Ross Arts Magnet and principal of Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet, Keith Cunningham (former artistic director at Coop. HS for Arts & Humanities) and Kris Wetmore (art faculty Coop. HS for Arts & Humanities).

Sarah Schneiderman

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.sarahschneiderman.com/

Artist Statement:

I use found objects, recycled materials, and daily debris to political portraits and realistic representation of aquatic life. The materials are directly related to the subject matter in that our oceans are becoming choked with trash and the current presidential administration is not interested in addressing environmental concerns.

Artist Bio:

Sarah Schneiderman makes assemblages from found and recycled objects and daily debris. Her assemblages investigate the impact of our disposable society on the environment. Her work has been displayed across the country from Georgia to Washington state.

Sarah Schneiderman currently lives and works in Glastonbury, CT.

Scott Schuldt

Medium: Other

Link: http://scottschuldt.com

Artist Statement:

I am a self-taught interdisciplinary artist working in a wide variety of themes including nature and natural sciences, politics, history and archaeology. I work with hand-sewn beadwork, mixed media, photography, video, drawing and hand-surveyed hand-drawn maps. My work is strong in concept, content driven, often narrative and accessible.

Artist Bio:

Scott is a self-taught artist with a background in engineering and a wide variety of outdoor skills and experiences.

Suzan Scott

Medium: Painting

Link: https://www.suzanscott.com/

Artist Statement:

'...the question is never: what am i looking at? the question is: what do I see?' I have created a way of making work that combines my interests in art, nature & science. Nature informs & directs my eye; close observation & awareness of the moment, as well as shifts in light, color & atmosphere, feature prominently in my work.

Artist Bio:

Suzan Scott is a painter who lives in the NW hills of Connecticut & exhibits her work throughout the northeast. Her work explores the qualities of color, light & abstraction in nature. Scott is a member of the Washington Art Association, the Canton Artists Guild, & the Artspace New Haven Artist Directory. She has just opened her own studio/gallery.

Bimshwel Scridgemfridge

Medium: Digital Art

Link: http://www.bimshwel.com

Artist Statement:

I drew it to amuse myself, because nobody else was going to.

Artist Bio:

I am a living being comprised of bones, muscle matter, and a surprising number of internal organs, powered by a curious reddish substance. I know it sounds silly but to the best of my understanding it is the case. Usually I keep this concealed with the epidermis I carry with me at all times but I thought you deserved to know the truth.

John David Scully

Medium: Etching

Link: http://johndavidscullyart.com

Artist Statement:

My prints are landscapes and portraits of buildings such as New Mexico abode churches, a Navaho-Hopi Friendship arbor in the Teesto Valley, several mesas and shrines, and Greek Orthodox churches. I have traveled with my accomplished Art Historian father on his research trips--in Greece, other parts of Europe and the American southwest.

Artist Bio:

Inspired by Robert Farris Thompson, a professor of African Art at Yale University, I started collecting African American quilts while working as a VISTA volunteer in Alabama and southern Georgia in 1973-6. I co-curated the first African American quilt exhibit at Yale University in 1979 which included several of my quilts. I also co-authored the the first article exploring aesthetics of Afro-American quilts, “Aesthetic Principles of Afro-American Quilts” by Maude Southwell Wahlman and John Scully (in Afro American Folk Art and Crafts, edited by William Ferris, 1993).

In 1990, I started taking classes at Creative Arts Workshop in basketry, drawing, and watercolors before I turned my focus to printmaking.  For the last fifteen years with Barbara Harder’s training, I have been doing line etchings and now aqua tint etchings–becoming better as I incorporate her standards.

Shayna Segal

Medium: Drawing

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Artist Statement:

My work is primarily in illustration and printmaking. I find inspiration in the whimsical and vintage illustrations of an earlier era. The narrative weaves through memory, childhood adventures, and botanical images.

Artist Bio:

Lives and works in Westville.

Semi Semi-Dikoko

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.facebook.com/semidikoko

Artist Statement:

My work can be described as a cooperative, experimental and conceptual “Social Sculpture Practice of Art”. Working with various Artist, (in the saloon like atmosphere of the studio office, within the community and as well as through our activism), we devise ways to heal ourselves from the many inequities and disparities within our society.

Artist Bio:

I came to New Haven, Connecticut in 1991, to consult for Southern New England Telephone Company as a Systems Architect. Loved the city and stayed! My education, earlier corporate career and later, the role of Principal at SSD International, (a practice in Systems Architecture, Technology & Strategy). afforded me opportunities to study, live and work in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, mostly working in various technology positions with Amdahl (Fujitsu), AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Telephone Manufacturing Company, Computer Associates, ERNO-VFW Fokker, IBM and Société de Traction et Électricité, (Groupe Suez). I attended Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Université Lovanium, and Koninklijk Atheneum te Kalina.

In 2011-2013, Life Happened!

The need to overcome back to back personal tragedies, major illness and other emotional setbacks sent
me in quest of healing, for self, as well as the family and community I love. Today, I bring to my work, the experience of those many “…years before Art”.

My work can be described as a cooperative, experimental and conceptual “Social Sculpture Practice of
Art”. Working with various Artist, (in the saloon like atmosphere of the studio office, within the community and as well as through our activism), we devise ways to heal ourselves from the many inequities and disparities within our society, mindful of, and faithful to the Practice founding principle:

The great power of Art to change lives, particularly among the disenfranchised and least fortunate.

Edgar Serrano

Medium: Painting

Link: http://edgarserrano.com

Artist Statement:

Serrano’s work combines the metaphor of art as a window with the social realities of xenophobia in contemporary America. The window works as a allegory for screen culture, cultural translation, the flattening of information, and limitless borders.

Artist Bio:

Edgar Serrano received his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale University School of Art.

Megan Shaughnessy

Medium: Photography

Link: https://meganshaughnessy.com

Artist Statement:

Megan Shaughnessy's Hair Project started with the physical act of cutting hair and evolved into molding that hair to create forms for photographic self-portraits. The goal is to open up a dialogue around biased notions of hair, particularly concerning gender roles and identity within modern society.

Artist Bio:

Megan Shaughnessy holds a BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and an MFA in Photographic Studies from Norwich University of the Arts in the UK. Megan is currently on the Curatorial & Community Engagement Committee at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art in New Haven. She lives with her family in Madison.

Maddie Gerig Shelly

Medium: Ceramics

Link: http://www.maddiegerigshelly.com

Artist Statement:

I am interested in capturing an intimate moment with the viewer: shared seconds of authenticity. Quiet forms, reflective mirror finishes and soft porcelain build the personality of my pieces and demonstrate my own search for authenticity and delight. The intimate scale of my miniatures begs the viewer to come close and relish the moment.

Artist Bio:

Maddie Gerig Shelly is an emerging artist creating mid-century modern inspired, minimalist ceramic forms in a miniature scale. She grew up in the Midwest surrounded by dogs, her three older sisters and orchard trees, all of which continue to influence her and her work.

Ricky Silverspoon

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/862469

Artist Statement:

Learning the facts of life at 27 my ideal wife.my Instagram dream girl.jealousy.low-lights and trick mirrors. sex and Nike air max .art queens.romance is hard but art is harder. '' anger black kid ''. my self-portrait. permanent paint-stained pants.problems.temporary debit card problems.what to do about them. clean brushes.art business v business art

Artist Bio:

born 7/23/90 – UNKNOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL : MARTIN LUTHER KING
mother : Cookie Pickens – born 9/11/77 – Brooklyn NY HIGH SCHOOL : WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL
Father : Sundiata Shakur – born 6/15/75 – Ethiopia
Lived : Hartford Ct

Anna Sincavage

Medium: Textile

Link:

Artist Statement:

Look at these images within the frames, and try to recognize yourself. I name them, but you may give your own title! Look at my “vintage reborn” clothing, try them on, and try to escape from the “flatness” of current fashion styles! In both of these experiences you will feel a unique exhilarating escape. Why? Because the real you desires to be!

Artist Bio:

A Story
My story, and the story of my emotions, began in Assisi, a small town in Umbria, in central Italy. There, nature speaks her own language, for beyond 2,000 years.
My fabric works are recollections of the past into my life of today. In addition, I transport these beliefs into vintage clothing, as there is no past for fabric.

Jeff Slomba

Medium: scuplture

Link: http://www.jeffslomba.net

Artist Statement:

I’ll be showing a new body of work creating contemporary versions of cameos and small sculptures from Roman, medieval and Victorian periods, which celebrated the practice of the artist’s copy. These small works are 3D printed from collaged 3D scans and computer models appropriated from life, art history, my own sculptural works, and the Internet.

Artist Bio:

Jeff Slomba is a professor of sculpture and 3D design in the Art Department at Southern Connecticut State University. His studio practice has been based in West Haven, CT for the past 15 years. Recent projects have included a work commissioned by Wave Hill, Bronx, NY, and the interdisciplinary collaboration Geospatial Sculpture.

Claudine Burns Smith

Medium: Ceramics

Link: www.claudineburnssmith.com

Artist Statement:

I make both functional ceramic work and sculpture. I prefer hand building to the wheel so as to create irregularities that add interesting effects. I like carving the surface of my pieces and I favor vibrant colors. My inspiration comes from nature and other cultures. I use mid-range stoneware and glazes and sometimes terracotta for sculpture.

Artist Bio:

Claudine Burns Smith is a ceramic artist. She has had numerous group and solo exhibitions of ceramics, sculptures and works on paper in the United States, France, Russia and China. She taught art at the college and high school level for many years and is retired now. She is currently represented in several galleries in Connecticut.

Hilda Speicher

Medium: Mixed Media

Link:

Artist Statement:

My Intimacy with Nature series closes in on the center of flowers, exposing their inner beings and their openness to receiving pollinators. The various themes explore mood through form, color, and function.

Artist Bio:

I grew up in Greenwich Village in New York City and now reside on the shoreline in East Haven. I am a psychology professor who studies intimacy and developed a questionnaire that measures the capacity and desire for intimacy, as well as an instrument called Draw Your Relationship that also measures intimacy. I am a passionate environmentalist, organic gardener, and writer.

Christina Spiesel

Medium: Photography

Link: https://artspacenewhaven.org/flatfiles/christina-spiesel/

Artist Statement:

I approach my art as an act of collage -- either as medium or as sensibility. The body is always lurking behind the surface imagery which is occupied with movement, touch, color. I am basically a painter who uses photography as a means of painting when I cannot sit with a canvas.

Artist Bio:

A long term resident of New Haven, I maintain a studio as well as a desk where I write academically about visuals in the law. I teach visual persuasion to law students. These seemingly disparate kinds of work feed each other and keep me stimulated.

Sydney Spiesel

Medium: Photography

Link:

Artist Statement:

I am drawn to mysterious, evocative, and ambiguous images and I always carry a camera for moments when I encounter unexpected beauty. I try to make pictures than can stir memories or evoke emotions or act as canvases on which a viewer can project a story that draws on his or her own memories, thoughts, and feelings.

Artist Bio:

My long, mostly secret career in photography evolved from large-format to modern digital. Besides CWOS I’ve previously shown work in a show (“SubSublime”) of photos and algorithmic art prints at the boundary of chaos and order. Like that show, today’s photos push on a boundary; this time between what we see and what our mind reads into it.

Jeremy Sporbeck

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://jsphotography128.myportfolio.com/

Artist Statement:

Started painting and capturing photos as a young kid skateboarding around ct with my friends. Quickly realizing I had something special I focused more on refining my talents. With heavy influences from street art and graffiti I frequently found myself surrounded by gritty urban environments which have been a huge aspect and influence on my work.

Artist Bio:

Jeremy Sporbeck, 25,fine artist & Connecticut native. Urban and vibrant pieces showing us a slice of life through a true creative eye. My inventory uses many different forms and mediums. From painting to photography and much more. Some of my mural work can also be seen on local businesses and buildings around Connecticut.

Sujata Srinivasan

Medium: Painting

Link: http://sujatasrinivasan.com/poetry-art/

Artist Statement:

I create mixed media and acrylic on canvases, with or without poetry, exploring interconnectedness between inner and outer spaces, self and the other, and the universality of human experience. I use traditional Indian art forms such as kolam and Warli, as well as abstract and free-flowing expressions that celebrate color and geometry.

Artist Bio:

Sujata Srinivasan is a painter and poet who often creates text-based visuals that examine themes of interconnectedness. She is an award-winning independent journalist whose work for the nonprofit Connecticut Health Investigative Team is carried by more than a dozen media outlets statewide.

Joe Standart

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.portraitofamerica.org

Artist Statement:

The assault on America’s core values and on our country’s diversity is immediate and personal. My mission is to put a face to the word immigrant (refugee), to make it personal, and to reveal each person’s inner dignity. Everything stems from that. My mission is realized when the installation community together and becomes a catalyst for dialog.

Artist Bio:

Joe Standart, an internationally renowned photographer, whose campaigns for many of the world’s leading organizations have won distinguished awards. For the last 12 years Joe has used portraiture as a way to build pride in individuals and energize communities. He created public art series of exhibition/events under the name of Portrait of America.

Jeffrey Starkes

Medium: Painting

Link: http://jeffreystarkes.artspan.com

Artist Statement:

My abstract paintings explore the unique arrangements we devise while attempting to satisfy both emotional desires and practical needs. Working in oil on canvas, my paintings often combine accidental elements with carefully considered geometric patterns. My work is characterized by a mix of torn shapes, hard edges, transparency and complex color.

Artist Bio:

Following a long career as an art director and graphic designer, Jeffrey Starkes is now an emerging abstract artist working primarily in oils. His paintings have been displayed at galleries and exhibitions throughout Connecticut. Born in 1950, Mr. Starkes has a BFA degree from Paier College of Art and is a member at Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield.

Thomas Stavovy

Medium: scuplture

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Artist Statement:

Thomas Stavovy works in plaster, wood, cardboard, and clay, to create objects that engage architectural form.

Artist Bio:

Thomas Stavovy studied sculpture at the New York Studio School of Drawing Painting and Sculpture with Jilaine Jones, Garth Evans, Bruce Gagnier, Leonid Lerman, and others, receiving the Larry Einbender Travel Award for Sculpture in 2017, and a Certificate in Sculpture in 2018.  He is currently sculptor in residence at the school’s Dumbo Sculpture Studio, Brooklyn, New York.

Alice Steinhardt

Medium: Drawing

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Artist Statement:

Like many of us, and for as long as I can remember, I’ve been collecting birds nests, sea shells, coral, stones, and a variety of botanical forms, which I bring back to my studio. I marvel at the elegance and complexity of these perfect forms. I am equally interested in exploring the dialogue that these works invoke in my drawings and photos.

Artist Bio:

Alice Steinhardt’s work has been included in many prominent collections including: Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, California), Center for Creative Photography (Tucson, Arizona), Bowdoin College Museum of Art (Brunswick, Maine), and the Farnsworth Museum (Rockland, Maine).

Kevin Stevens

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: http://artbykevinstevens.com

Artist Statement:

I mostly work with color and texture in my paintings. They deal with transparent layers of color laid one on top of another creating an inner luster that has a jewel like quality to it. I combine this with texture and different materials creating a spatial composition that is intriguing to the eye.

Artist Bio:

Kevin was born in Lynn, MA in 1947. He studied art at Montserrat College of Visual Art in Beverly MA. Kevin graduated from University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a B.A. in Art Management and Education. His art has been exhibited in galleries throughout New England and New York for the past 40 years.

Matt Stevens

Medium: Digital Art

Link: http://www.mattstevensart.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Matt Stevens has been an illustrator for 20 years. His approach combines unique and memorable concepts with refined line work and novel color schemes.

Sarah Stewart

Medium: Painting

Link: http://www.sarahstewartstudio.com

Artist Statement:

In my work I search for a light and space environment that visually connects me to my lived surroundings, past and present.

Artist Bio:

Sarah has been painting and exhibiting her work for 12 years. She lives and works in New Haven CT.

Willie Stewart

Medium: Installation

Link: https://willie-stewart.com

Artist Statement:

I present themes from the terrestrial to the extraterrestrial, the artistic to the ethnographic, giving form to work that underscores both its identity and inherent meaning. Exploring the phenomenon of subculture, my works are statements that create an experience between the periphery and the core that can vibrate in a web of open-ended conclusions

Artist Bio:

I grew up in a small town, in America’s rural south, within a landscape of bleak farmland, gouged by dynamite-blasted quarries. I looked out our front door, at a field of wildflowers, grazed on by cows and trampled by kite flyers. It is there in an unreality, I imagined 900 years into the future, hoping I could instantly create what I thought.

Musical Intervention: Hero Stories

Medium: Installation

Link: https://musicalintervention.com/

Artist Statement:

This installation will engage recovering addicts in recording music and designing album art, as well as allowing others to listen to and purchase the recordings produced or share their own struggles with addiction.

Artist Bio:

Lillianna Marie Baczeski in collaboration with Adam Christoferson and Douglas Duhaime are all part of Musical Intervention, creating safe space for those struggling with addiction. This work is commissioned by Artspace for City-Wide Open Studios.

Jade Streater

Medium: Painting

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Artist Statement:

I create pieces that reflect the diversity of the black experience.

Artist Bio:

I am a proud mom and employee of Yale University.  I am a self-taught artist whose works aims to depict the diversity of the black diaspora.

Stephanie Strosahl

Medium: Mixed Media

Link: https://www.instagram.com/tootiefrootievisualz/

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Artist living in Milford, Connecticut. Main mediums include acrylic and oil paintings, as well as pen and marker artwork.

Sacred Heart University Students

Medium: Painting

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Artist Statement:

This is a group show of talented students studying studio art at Sacred Heart University, in Fairfield, CT.

Artist Bio:

These are works by senior students at Sacred Heart University studying studio art. Students are Alli Riback, Mariko Yamamoto, Jasmeen-Desiree Phillips, and Casey Cmiel

Lotta Studio

Medium: Photography

Link: http://www.lottastudio.com

Artist Statement:

Artist Bio:

Image makers, Luke and Mistina Hanscom
Professional Photography in the areas of advertising portrait, product & personal projects.

Marcus Surrealius

Medium: Sculpture

Link: http://currently.offline.check.later/for_updates

Artist Statement:

"Use your own words" they said. "It'll be fun" they said. "You're so articulate when you want to be" they said. "Sure, but only if i can edit it later" i said. Then i was distracted and made a new friend instead. Which is a euphemism i use for both meeting people and making sculptures/assemblages/friends. (This time i will prove myself wrong...)

Artist Bio:

The story so far: Over half a century ago a person was born. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
Less than a decade after that i developed an intense interest in learning about, making, and modifying things and concepts. This obsession has continued to this day with no sign of stopping.

A Center for Adult Swaddling

Medium: Mixed MediaOther

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Artist Statement:

Observation of the practice of Otonamaki therapy of Japan, reconfigured through the lens of New Haven, will provide the framework for participation. The sessions will take place set in a multi-sensorial indoor glade made up of flexible, soft elements and sounds which will invite participants to become physically aware of their bodies.

Artist Bio:

By: Adam Berkwitt / Aude Jomini / Chen Reichert / Sam Malissa / David B. Smith / Laura Marsh / Alexandra Jomini

Through the experience of a tight swaddle, imitating the structure of the womb, this collaborative and interdisciplinary project invites visitors to return to fetus-like states to experience a comforting bundled environment. The Center for Adult Swaddling will be open to all willing participants in scheduled group workshops and demonstrative performances. The project, a collaboration between designers, medical practitioners, artists and scholars, is a response to medical studies from Yale New Haven Health Children’s Hospital and a recent paper in the Journal of Pediatrics.

John Sweeney

Medium: Painting

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Artist Statement:

I find the experience of discovering, rediscovering visual truths stunning. And for me, the craft of oil-painting provides an essential path to a mediated experience of natural forms; sometimes awful, sometimes beautiful.

Artist Bio:

Born in San Antonio, Texas in 1940, I’ve been painting on and off for the last forty years
got serious about portraiture about seven years ago.