Apéro Catalogue

APÉRO CATALOGUE

Fine Art Collection Contrast March 2019

Thekla Papadopoulou

APÉRO CATALOGUE Created by APERO, Inc. Curated by E.E. Jacks Designed by Jeremy E. Grayson Orange County, California, USA

‘Contrast’ focuses on strong visual elements that are bold yet balanced. The work emphasizes light and dark, varying shapes, as well as bright and somber spaces between the elements.

The work is comprised of drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and digital pieces, both representational and abstract in nature. Nathan Altier Shattered Adoration, 2019 Acrylic On Varnished Gallery Wrapped Canvas 48 x 24 x 1.5 in $1,660.00 Nathan Altier Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA 304-279-2052 [email protected] http://AltierArts.com

Nathan Altier Biography: Junior year of high school, I won first place and received an honorable mention in an art contest put on by the Southern Maryland Women’s League, for two separate pieces, a lithograph print collage and a painting. I was incredibly encouraged and realized at this moment that I wanted to make a living using my talent and doing what I loved. I was accepted at the Maryland College of Art & Design and honed my skills there as an artist, making the Dean’s List every semester until I graduated. After receiving an AA in Visual Communications, I decided to continue my education at the Atlanta College of Art and graduated with a BA in Computer Art. Shortly after graduation I realized that a career in computer art was not my passion, I transitioned to fine art painting, utilizing my computer art background. While I enjoy painting a variety of subjects, and experiment with abstractions and realism, I prefer portraiture. People fascinate me and I love the challenge of bringing out their personalities through my work. I have recently shown; Seven pieces at Volt Restaurant in Frederick, Md. from June 2018 through the end of August 2018, Participated in Martinsburg, WV’s Festival of Banners. My banner was on public display on N. Queen St. from June 2018 through the end of August 2018. Placed “Best in Show” in the Berkeley Arts 2018 Eastern West Virginia Juried Exhibit with “Topsail Family Portrait”. Another of my pieces, “Extraction”, was also accepted in the Exhibit. “The Flower Girl” was on display in the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley for ShenArts 40th Anniversary Exhibit Oct. 16th through Jan. 13, 2019. Currently, “Mind Blown and “Past Adoration” are on display at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD. as of Feb. 3rd through April 7th 2019. Currently a contacted artist associated with Direct Arts Gallery in Frederick, MD.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 2 Salma Arastu Blue Arch 3, 2018 Acrylics And Bees Wax 16 x 8 in $500.00 Salma Arastu Emeryville, California, USA 484-554-6035 [email protected] http://www.salmaarastu.com

Salma Arastu Biography: Berkeley based Salma Arastu, a native of India’s Rajasthan, has been creating and exhibiting her paintings internationally since the 1980s and her art works, whether paintings, sculptures or poetry speak of human universality. Her art form and techniques are greatly inter-woven with Arabic Calligraphy, Miniature Arts and Folk patterns, her major influences through her travels. Born into the Hindu tradition in her native India, and embracing Islam later on, she has enjoyed the beauty of these two distinctive traditions first hand. At birth, she was given the life-defining challenge of a left hand without fingers.. As a visual artist she has almost 40 solo shows to her credit, won several awards including East Bay Community’s fund for artists in 2012 and 2014, City of Berkeley’s Individual Artist grant award in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Her three works are in public places and five books published with her poems and paintings. Submitted images are from her residency at Morocco in March 2018.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 4 Laura Book Sins Forgiven, 2016 Photography (Unframed) N/A $45.00 Laura Book Columbus, Georgia, USA 762-822-8013 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/Mrs.LauraBook

Laura Book Biography: I am a 37 year old, who survived Brain surgery 28 years ago. I am in Graduate school for Psychology. I am married and I am a dog mom. I am also a world traveler. My art culminates from minimal training and a compassionate heart.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 6 Micki Brown Parting, 2019 Watercolor And Pencil On Paper 4 x 4 in $140.00 Micki Brown Carlsbad, California, USA 858-605-1055 [email protected]

Micki Brown Biography: Micki Brown was born in Medford, Massachusetts in 1969. She received her BFA from the University of Michigan, School of Art and Architecture in 1991. Brown was recently featured in the SD Voyager as one of their “Artists Who Inspire Us” picks in 2018. Her work has been exhibited throughout the San Diego area, most notably at the SDCCU Festival of Arts, Thumbprint Gallery, Hanalei Artworks, San Diego Art Institute and the Annual Juried Award Art Show at the Carlsbad/ Oceanside Art League (COAL). In addition, Brown’s paintings have traveled to the Vanessa Lacy Gallery in Kansas City, the South Cobb Art Alliance in Georgia and Fallbrook Brandon Gallery. As a dedicated artist, she continues study and practice painting at Mira Costa College. Brown is a member of the Oceanside Museum Art Alliance, International Watercolor Society (IWS) and the Carlsbad Oceanside Art League (COAL).

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 8 Nathan Collins Cotton Eye Joe, 2019 Photography Inkjet Print 16 x 24 in $200.00 Nathan Collins Iowa City, Iowa, USA 806-239-8678 [email protected] http://www.nathanparkercollins.com

Nathan Collins Biography: Nathan Collins is an independent artist. He obtained his BFA at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Nate explores digital media and dimensional practice. He currently works as the photographer for Clay Akar.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 10 HONORABLE Katherine Filice MENTION I Remember, 2018 Ink On Paper 30.5 x 25 in $4,700.00 Katherine Filice Gilroy, California, USA 1-408-649-4750 [email protected] http://www.katfilice.com

Katherine Filice Biography: EXHIBITIONS IN LONDON • NEW YORK • CALIFORNIA • HONG KONG Filice’s background features traditional fine art education, in conjunction with a long career as a creative director, graphic artist and designer. She has received over 100 national and international awards, personally and with her team, for commercial work in design, painting, writing and photography. Additionally, Filice holds a BS degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of San Francisco, and is an Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society lifetime member. Her education and work experience have driven much of her exploration of human relationships. UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS The Shard Exhibit | London | February 2019 International Artist Grand Prize Competition Art Revolution | Taipei | April Asia Contemporary Art Show 2019 | Hong Kong | October Las Laguna Gallery | California | March RECENT EXHIBITS Art Comes Alive, ADC Fine Art Gallery 2018 | Ohio Asia Contemporary Art Show 2018 | Hong Kong Art of the Surreal, Bizarre & Fantastic Barrett Art Center 2018 | New York Universal Language A&D Gallery 2018 | London To ArtCan with Love, 2018 | London Solo Exhibit: Gilroy Center for the Arts 2018 | California ArtRooms 2018 | London ArtCan Earth Day Exhibit 2018 | London ARTICLES AND ACCOLADES Top 100 Finalist Award | Circle Foundation for the Arts | 2018 Artist of the Year Award WOTISART? December 2018 Who’s Next: Geneyclee Gallery Feature September 2018 Asian Art News: Featured by Asia Contemporary Art Show September 2018 Widewalls September 2018 The Value August 2018 HK Artion July 2018 Lianapress July 2018 GMH Today April 2018 Metro Active December 2017 South Valley Magazine November 2017 GMH Today November 2017 Be Art Be Artist Magazine April 2017 ASSOCIATIONS Juried ArtCan Member | London

Curator Review: I Remember Eloquent and imaginative, this piece gently imprints itself in the mind as the defining title suggests. Condensed outlines construct the flowing shapes in a fresh, liberated manner and Filice’s singular use of color further expounds on this ‘release’. This innovative interpretation of a memory has been diligently executed and showcases the artistry and spirit of artist Katherine Filice. -E.E. Jacks

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 12 Tony Gangitano Transfiguration1, 2018 Marble 13 x 20 x 12 in $1,600.00 Tony Gangitano San Diego, California, USA 858-717-3366 [email protected]

Tony Gangitano Biography: Born -- Brooklyn NY Lives -- San Diego CA Tony received a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture, with a minor in Art, from the University of Georgia and returned to work in New York City. He moved to San Diego CA to study art and launched a program of independent study/travel in many countries. This led Tony to Italy, where he lived and worked as a sculptor for two years. He interned in ceramic and bronze with sculptor Alberto Ricci in Rome, then did internships and independent study of stone carving at Studio Sem and bronze casting at Tommasi Foundry, both in Pietra Santa, Italy. Upon returning to California, he pursued a Masters of Fine Art at SDSU. There the love of carving stone and casting bronze took a back seat to less traditional materials, which he incorporated into more conceptual sculptures and site-specific installations. Tony’s work was exhibited in group shows, two-person shows, and featured artist shows until the year 2000, when he took a hiatus from sculpture and focused on environmental landscape architecture design projects. In 2015, he re-emerged as a well-seasoned, creative, high energy, conceptually oriented mixed media sculptor. His current work is fresh and exciting, incorporating thoughtful concepts and new materials.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 14 Terri Heinrichs Waterton Park Birch Stand, 2018 Oil On Cradled Birch Panel 30 x 40 in $1,200.00 Terri Heinrichs Calgary, Alberta, Canada 403-701-1041 [email protected] http://www.terriheinrichs.com

Terri Heinrichs Biography: Terri Heinrichs is a Canadian artist, based in Calgary, Alberta. She works in several mediums and enjoys being inspired by the world around her. Her most recent series of oil paintings, Vivid Impressions, incorporates the alla prima (Italian, meaning at first attempt) method of painting. Bold, impasto paint strokes are applied to the canvas, and are left largely undisturbed, to form the image. This style of painting requires a strong vision and deliberate execution, with careful attention to shape, as well as both colour and shade. Colour and mood take a starring role in Terri’s paintings, both in the subject, and in the surrounding negative space. Inspired by landscapes and nature, her paintings exhibit firm brush strokes and vivid colour, abstracting reality. The thick oil paint creates lush texture, adding dimension to each painting. Terri has been painting and selling her work since 2001. Her artwork can be found in private collections across Canada and the US, with a few pieces finding their way even farther around the world.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 16 Saskia Huitema De Vliegenier, 2019 Acrylic On Panel 9.5 x 12 in NFS Saskia Huitema Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 31-64-114-7091 [email protected] http://www.saskiahuitema.com

Saskia Huitema Biography: Saskia Huitema, a self taught artist, works from her home in Utrecht, central in the Netherlands where she lives with her husband, daughter and cat. Currently Saskia’s favorite subject is her daughter who models for her and undergoes multiple transformations according to the theme of the piece. Saskia’s attraction to the low brow art movement and popculture shows in her art. Her realistic pieces- often with a touch of fantasy- evoke a mood of mystery and enchantment. Her distinctive realistic portraits call for attention as the gaze is automatically drawn towards the portrayed and lingers there as colorful details of dress and fabrics are taken in. Fashion photography , the twenties, the Pre Raphaelites and nature are sources of inspiration. Her piece “De Vliegenier” which translates as “The Aviator” was inspired by Rembrandt van Rijn. The typical use of light and dark and the dark color palet is incorporated in this work. In The Netherlands his 350th anniversary of death is remembered in 2019 through many special events and exhibitions. Saskia exhibits in galleries internationally, Art Fairs and at museums. She has won first prizes and her works have been nominated by jury in the national Dutch competition “Painting of the Year” in 2015 and 2016 and by the jury of ZomerExpo in 2017.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 18 Sara Hupas Brotherhood II, 2014 Cast Iron, Steel 34.5 x16 x 39.5 cm $8,000.00 Sara Hupas Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland 4-860-248-2901 [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/sarahupas/

Sara Hupas Biography: Born in 1987 in Prudnik. A graduated from PLSP in Opole. In the years 2007-2010 student of the Opole Art Institute in the field of Art Education in the Field of Fine Arts. She acquired Bachelor’s degree in sculpture under the direction of Prof. Marian Molenda. In 2017 graduated from Cracow Academy of Fine Arts. Diploma in Sculpture Studio IV, conducted by Prof. Józef Murzyn. An annex to the diploma in the Sculpture Workshop in Metal under the direction of Prof. Krzysztof Nitsch and in the Drawing Studio III run by Mrs. Prof. Ewa Janus. Her works have been presented at many group exhibitions in Poland and abroad (including Arte Laguna Prize in Venice, Art Prize CBM in Turin, VI International Triennial of Textiles - Serbia, The 12th International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art “Scythia” - Ukraine). ARTIST STATEMENT I’m interested in shaping of matter through the activities of sculpting, from small forms to monumental realizations. I draw inspiration from phenomena /situation/ and the specific characteristics of matter. I listen to reality and bring up the intricacies contained in it, which I transform into my own language. In the works I have completed so far, I process the collected materials so as to emphasize their properties as well as to refer to their history or previous function / application. In doing this, I am constantly accompanied by a need of ordering and giving meaning to what man has abandoned and treated as waste. I create abstract works containing an emotional element referring to the psyche and human experience. I use materials such as recycled sponge, recycled paper, honeycomb cardboard, agrotextile, jute rope, styrofoam, Bee wax and what will fall into my hands. In addition, an important place in my creative work is foundry in such materials as: bronze, aluminum and cast iron. It is thanks to this process that I am able to preserve or even protect the acquired materials from complete destruction.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 20 Ron Kenedi Garden Boogie, 2015 Oil On Linen 30 x 40 in $800.00 Ron Kenedi Nevada City, California, USA 714-222-3236 [email protected] http://www.ronkenediart.com

Ron Kenedi Biography: Born and raised in New York city, Ron received his art degree at the state university of New York at Stonybrook where he studied with well- known New York school artists and art historians such as Nam June Paik, Lawrence Alloway and Allan Kaprow. After graduation he spent a year teaching drawing at the Mediterranean Institute in Mallorca, Spain. Returning to New York, Ron attended the Art Students League to learn printmaking. He moved to Nevada County in 1971 and has maintained a residence there till today. While continuing to paint, draw and show his work both domestically and internationally, Ron became a leading presence in the Solar Power industry and headed up the N. American operations of three major, global, solar panel manufacturers. Today he lives with his wife and two small dogs in Nevada City.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 22 Nicholas Kozis Contrast 6, 2019 Mixed Media 12 x 12 in $200.00 Nicholas Kozis Redondo Beach, California, USA 1-310-383-4832 [email protected] http://www.nickkozis.com

Nicholas Kozis Biography: This piece on canvas demonstrates my studies of contrast. The psychology of light as it contrasts with the model is of particular note. Each component delineates and defines one another. The textures and shapes are pushed and played against each other as a reflection of this relationship. The process is a creative cocktail of materials form my various sources to produce the art. Please enjoy.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 24 Aharon Kritzer In The Desert, 2018 Digital Photography 50 x 70 cm $1,300.00 Aharon Kritzer Shoham, Israel, Israel 52-232-8627 [email protected] http://◊ô◊ó◊ï◊ì◊ê.co.il

Aharon Kritzer Biography: Aharon Kritzer (Haifa, 1963) is a photographic artist. Aharon is involved with Jewish mysticism and is also an expert graphologist. He created the ‘PhotoMidrash’ technique combining old and new – Midrash and photography. His works have appeared in many exhibitions in Israel, New York, Rome, and Budapest. Two solo exhibitions have been mounted, one in Holon and one in Jerusalem. Aharon has participated twice in the ‘Local Testimony’ exhibitions at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, and one of his works was featured on the cover of the 2016 exhibition catalog.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 26 Stephanie Machore Subtle, 2019 Oil And Acrylic On Canvas 30 x 30 in $888.00 Stephanie Machore Brockton, Massachusetts, USA 617-963-4870 [email protected] abstractx.net

Stephanie Machore Biography: Stephanie Machore grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and studied at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Although she majored in sculpture, she developed an interest early on in painting in a style that embodies sculptural elements. Her objective as an artist is always to pull the viewer into a surreal backdrop of contrasting multi-planed landscapes. The challenge is to recognize a world outside of the existing one, or perhaps within. Still a resident of Massachusetts, she currently works in the Boston area.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 28 Duke Marsh The Midnight Swim, 2018 Acrylic On Canvas 16 x 20 in $300.00 Duke Marsh Long Beach, California, USA 949-309-0585 [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/duke_marsh_artist/

Duke Marsh Biography: A rising star in the southern California art scene, Duke combines the dramatic shadows of Rembrandt with the visit colors of Van Gogh as well as motion and emotion.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 30 Stephanie McDairmant Adventure, 2017 Acrylic 24 x 36 x 1.5 in $1,200.00 Stephanie McDairmant Warsaw, Indiana, USA 574-551-0495 [email protected] http://www.canaryartwork.com

Stephanie McDairmant Biography: Stephanie McDairmant is the self-taught artist, Canary in a coal mine art, who uses her breath to create bold abstract acrylic paintings full of emotion. She strongly believes that people are more alike than different and that art has the power to heal. Since 2017, Canary art has been featured at New York and Los Angeles Fashion week, on HGTV, in the Indiana State House, Artprize and as an emerging artist at One of a Kind Chicago, but her most cherished honor was winning the window painting contest at the local Holiday Inn when she was 10. She got to play in the pool and enjoy as many Sprites with grenadine as she desired. It was glorious.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 32 Carolina Mejia Indarra, 2018 Oil And Acrylic On Copper 50 x 50 cm €975 Carolina Mejia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain 3-464-784-4241 [email protected] http://www.carolinamejianino.com

Carolina Mejia Biography: Degree in Architecture from the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, she completes her training in Barcelona and San Sebastián; accompanying his professional studies with art. Her work focuses on oil painting, acrylic, and engraving; constantly exploring the reinvention of traditional techniques by introducing copper and bronze as constant protagonists of the process. Her work reflects not only an enjoyment for the artistic exploration being the human expressions the great protagonists, but also the form of construction of the pieces leaves in evidence the vision of an architect. Her work focus on portraits that reflect human feelings, claiming different collectives. Carolina knows that it is necessary to know the life, the needs, the history of the cities and their people to get infected, initially each one and then infect others with the importance of coexistence. It is not possible to continue working individually. We must be aware of the needs and existence of others, we must evolve from living individually to co-living. Through her profession and art that is pleasurable and life-giving, leads us to rituals of participation that can support the movement towards coexistence. Her work is a world of faces, expressions, and creation of colors that provide energy for the development of a collective consciousness. The series “Emakumea” (2018) claims the power, strength, and independence of women, willing to show the value, energy, and capabilities of 49.6% of the world’s population. The series is born from the need to empower and support women in the struggle for gender equality. The word Emakumea means “the woman” in Euskera, this being a language that has no gender, and which gives an example of equality in one of the most basic tools of the human being, language.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 34 Nicholas Nicola Silent, 2018 Photography 12 x 18 in $300.00 Nicholas Nicola Mission Viejo, California, USA 949-648-4371 [email protected] http://www.envisionedenvironment.com

Nicholas Nicola Biography: Nicholas Nicola is an award winning photographer living and working in Orange County California. He was born in 1981 and studied architecture at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo where he grew up as well. While on a European trip for architecture, he became inspired by not only the beauty of the architecture, but of the surrounding landscapes as well. While self taught in the technical aspects of photography, Nicholas continues to refine his skills at storytelling through the eye of the lens. By capturing light and shadow, emotion and form, Nicholas uses his background in architectural design to drive the stories that his photographs’ express. Nicholas’ work has been curated at many public exhibitions and galleries across Southern California. Such galleries include, OCCCA, LA Artcore, the Carnegie Muzeo, and Irvine Fine Arts Center. Other public exhibitions have included the Mission Viejo Library, the Newport Beach art exhibition, the AIAOC Artwalk, and the Orange County fair.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 36 Bryan Northup Opposing Compulsions, 2018 Plastic And Foam Assemblage Wall Relief 14 x 18 x 7 in $670.00 Bryan Northup Oak Park, Illinois, USA 510-234-4336 [email protected] http://bryannorthup.com

Bryan Northup Biography: Bryan Northup is a California native, living and working in Oak Park, Illinois since 2008. Bryan graduated from California College of the Arts in Oakland, California with a BFA in Fine Art Photography in 1998. Bryan works in several media including cold and warm glass, painting, mixed media sculpture and photography. Until recently, Bryan has focused on working with glass, from traditional stained glass and mosaics to experiments with recycled bottles, creating kiln-formed, functional tableware, lighting and sculptural works. As an environmental artist Bryan has turned his attention to the problem of single-use plastics. Since 2015, Bryan has used these plastics and foam that litter our daily lives to create wall relief and sculpture works that mimic and abstract food. His current work forces an interaction with the ubiquitous plastics of modern life, manipulating the viewer’s appetites while recording a material fingerprint that alludes to contemporary social values. By creating work with these plastics, he hopes to bring awareness to the environmental issues caused by this material

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 38 Thekla Papadopoulou st 1 Traces I, 2018 Mixed Media On Canvas 160 x 130 cm $3,000.00 Thekla Papadopoulou Larnaca, Larnaca, Cyprus 3-579-961-7088 [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/theklapapadopoulou/

Thekla Papadopoulou Biography: Thekla Papadopoulou was born in Limassol in 1978 and lives in Larnaca, Cyprus. In 1997 she graduated from the American Academy Larnaca and was admitted in the Academy of Fine Arts “Raffaello” of Urbino, Italy, where she followed a four-year program of study in Contemporary Art and Painting. She graduated in 2002 with distinction. She has been successfully exhibiting her artworks in solo and group exhibitions in her homeland Cyprus and as far as in New York and London. She has been short-listed in several art contests getting international recognition early on her art career. Artist Statement: This series is mostly about me, my life and the people around me. The work is mixed media on canvas. I’m using oil paints, pastels and collage of pages from my old sketchbooks, from journals and photographs of myself and people who are close to me. I’m exploring the journey of my life until now - the factors that affected it, the elements that altered it and the influences that are still echoing in this process. There is a strong sense of memoirs of my life and I specifically explore the trajectory between the past and the present. Many of the pieces are self-portraits and reflect on the process of personal discovery of my influences - how they formed who I am today. All in all, in a simple sentence the work is a narrative of who I am and who I became the person I am today.

Curator Review: Traces I Bold layers and faded edges, mysteriously blend together in this evocative piece by artist Thelka Papadopoulou. Thelka’s skillful composition and the direct nature of the figure is quite striking. An intriguing narrative and shifting visual aspect has been singularly articulated within the ridges and textured areas of this work. From the deep gaze of the subject, to the subtle lines of scattered text, an internal conversation has most certainly been captured. -E.E. Jacks

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 40 Kaja Pilch Series: Zwidy / Hallucination, 2017 Steel 80 x 46 x 50 cm Kaja Pilch Niepo≈Çomice, Malopolska, Poland 51-294-9907 [email protected] https://kajap6.wixsite.com/kajapilch

Kaja Pilch Biography: Born in 1993 in Cracow. In 2009-2013 she was learning in Fine Arts High School in Nowy Wisnicz in a field of ceramics, under care of Krystyna Jarczewska. The collaboration with Krystyna Jarczewska, a versatile artist, was the basis to create and to reach the knowledge about various styles in art. This fructifies the collaboration at Barbara Leoniak’s atelier and also wide possibilities in field of sculpture. Until this moment Kaja’s favourite form is installation art, consisting of various materials, which are the results of experiments of getting to know various forms of expression. Currently, Kaja Pilch is a student of PhD at Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow at the Sculpture Department. Her works refer to widely understood symbolism and confrontation with human’s character and illusion

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 42 Kenneth Ricci Avenues Of Redemption, 2019 Cut/Paste Collage On Board 8 x 24 in $700.00 Kenneth Ricci New York, New York, USA 212-544-2210 [email protected] http://riccicollages.blogspot.com

Kenneth Ricci Biography: Born 1948 with no formal art education, creating collage panels since 2016 Exhibited: NYC - Hamilton Gallery, Inwood Library, Boricua College Art Gallery.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 44 Ira Stein rd 3 Priorities, 2017 Mixed Media Collage 15 x 20.5 in $2,500.00 Ira Stein Los Angeles, California, USA 310-476-6082 [email protected] www.IraStein.com

Ira Stein Biography: My art tells the stories of the relationships between me and my models. Before one brushstroke is put to canvas, I need to know absolutely everything about her. My artistic process requires time and a commitment to paint the unmediated truth discovered during this close relationship. It is an agonizing process but I am compelled to continue asking difficult questions. Over the past years, I have painted the most unique women to me based on our chemistry and their story. I believe that their behaviors are genetically determined and not a result of experience or societal influences. My paintings, mixed media collages and sculptures will not necessarily go with the furniture but it will leave you with the unbelievable documentation supporting my belief that behaviors are predetermined by genetics. IRA

Curator Review: Priorities Artist Ira Stein has boldly created a piece of societal contradictions. The centered emotional imagery juxtaposed against the luxury brands is both incredibly expressive and intuitive. Stein’s almost duteous composition and visceral assertion, reaches far beyond the edges of the piece itself and into that place of diffused responsibility. In tone and cohesiveness this sentient work absolutely rises. -E.E. Jacks

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 46 Jacinda Strubbe Rehearsal, 2018 Photography 24 x 20 x 1.25 in $500.00 Jacinda Strubbe Chino, California, USA 951-741-2938 [email protected]

Jacinda Strubbe Biography: I am a native Southern Californian born in Los Angeles and then transplanted to the Orange County area. I received my Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Redlands, but my first love has always been art and expressing myself creatively. In 2017 I left a long career in retail to pursue my artistic passions full time and have never looked back. I am a self taught photographer and resin artist.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 48 Jos Stumpe Opposites Attract #3, 2018 Mokuhanga Monotype 38 x 26 in $2,000.00 Jos Stumpe New York, New York, USA 347-735-2996 [email protected] http://www.josstumpe.com

Jos Stumpe Biography: Jos Stumpe was born in the Netherlands. He studied Language and Literature and worked for more than twenty years as an independent copy editor and graphic designer, editing policy studies for the Dutch government on topics such as water management. After having put his creativity into translating other people’s ideas into word and image, Stumpe felt the need to create something of his own. Clay became his medium of choice, and he went to study Ceramic Design at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland. Since relocating to New York in 2012, he has explored a variety of sculptural materials such as metal and concrete, glass and steel; as well as delved into painting and printmaking at the National Academy School. All of his works reflect Stumpe’s fascination with the interaction between man and nature. Now he works in his own studio in Chelsea. Statement Making art, is like a refuge where I can process the complexities of the world. It’s like an inner shed in which I can lose myself. My inspirations are many, but especially the continuous cycles of systems getting out of balance and finding their balance again. Creating order out of chaos and reflecting on complexity is part of my creative process. Chance is a leading principle in my artistic practice. Taking chances to achieve the unpredictable and working by chance so I can spontaneously interact with the mediums I am using. Chance invites me to change with the tides, to broaden horizons, enrich experiences, and try new avenues.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 50 Vincent Temu Root Of Love, 2018 Charcoal 29.7 x 40 cm $1,700.00 Vincent Temu Dar Es Salaam, Ubungo, Tanzania 2-556-5276-3890 [email protected]

Vincent Temu Biography: Vincent Temu also known as Vensa Temu (artistic name) is realistic drawing artist from Tanzania born in 1995. He took four year course in fine arts when he was in secondary school later on he decided to be a full time artist after finishing his engineering studies (irrigation engineering) at water institute 2014-2017. His main medium is charcoal and graphite on Manila paper . Vincent Temu participated in some group exhibitions such as “Urithi Festival “ which is an exhibition prepared by Government of Tanzania under ministry of tourism , He also performed his solo exhibition at “Aura Mall” titled as Draw with your experience. Vensa Temu also participated in workshop prepared by Mulika Tanzania in the Project known as Ongea Project.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 52 Roberto Torres La Madre, 2019 Etching 8 x 10 in $120.00 Roberto Torres Madison, Wisconsin, USA 815-540-6774 [email protected] https://robertotorresmata.com/

Roberto Torres Biography: I have always had an interest in the representation of traditions that have been passed down in my family; while demonstrating my knowledge through interpretations of my experiences through various formats. As a first-generation Mexican American (Chicano) artist I uphold a great responsibility to carry on a voice to benefit communities who are underrepresented while breaking down barriers that separate people from societal divisiveness in America. I am creating a body of work that is concerned with the past, present, mythological, and supernatural aspects of Mexican culture. Bringing attention to these complexities in my current work that also expresses sociopolitical issues that Latin Americans face on a daily basis. Employing a variety of artistic approaches including all forms of printmaking, ceramics, and mixed-media. I am creating a narrative that speaks to the rich tradition while also investigating contemporary problems. Understanding my provenance allows me to form the body of work that is more than just a display of techniques or ability to work in different styles. Most work can be a separation of two cultures in contrast to neighboring countries of Mexico and the United States. I feel that my best work affirms the complexity and the values I had grown to appreciate and communicate to the viewer a deeper understanding of my origin.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 54 Diana Wahlborg Facets Of Life, 2018 Paper, Acrylic, Resin Oil 80 x 60 cm NFS Diana Wahlborg Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden 4-673-679-4200 [email protected] https://www.dianawahlborg.se/konstvisning/

Diana Wahlborg Biography: Diana Wahlborg is a upcoming artist from Gothenburg Sweden. She loves to use bright colors with acrylic paint, gold/ silver leaf, collage and she wants to awaken something within the viewer. Her art is an inner expression of life filled with creativity, colors and to live everyday with passion, to dare to go outside our own comfort zone. One could say that art is a part of her everyday life. For the last 10 years she’s been working with personal development, intuition and lectures within this area. Her art studio is situated in Gothenburg Sweden.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 56 nd Pamela Waldroup 2 Flow, 2018 Photography, Archival Pigment Print On Fine Art Paper 17.25 x 11.5 in $550.00 Pamela Waldroup Kings Park, New York, USA 631-523-4058 [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/pamelawaldroup/

Pamela Waldroup Biography: Exaggerated angles of view and juxtaposition of serendipitously placed elements combine with moody, sometimes dramatic light in Pamela Waldroup’s photographs to leave the viewer with a sense of a presence unseen but felt in her eclectic body of work. Originally from the Midwest, she continues to document her East Coast experience with a newcomer’s fascination for details. Waldroup has established herself as a fine art photographer on the North Shore of Long Island. She holds a B.F.A. from Ohio University and a M.A. in Drawing and Printmaking from Long Island University where she studied with master artist Stan Brodsky. Waldroup’s intensive experience in printmaking with Dan Welden in Florence and in the Masters in Art Workshop at Southampton inspired her transition to digital photography as her primary media. Her photography is about hyper-focusing on the subject to solidify her experience and prompt a memory, real or imagined, to surface both for herself and the viewer. Working primarily in black and white, Waldroup says she has been inspired by Edward Weston to create images of dynamic movement that often take on a sculptural quality. The absence of color allows the viewer to become immersed in the place, mood and time depicted, but leaves room for personal interpretation and imagination as well. Waldroup taught darkroom and digital photography, and fine arts, for 32 years while successfully exhibiting her work and the work of students in many local and regional venues. A member of fotofoto Gallery in Huntington, NY and National Association of Women Artists in NYC, she has exhibited in the metropolitan area, including: Alex Ferrone Gallery, Salmagundi Art Club in NYC, 440 Gallery in Brooklyn, fotofoto Gallery, East End Arts Gallery, Patchogue Arts Council Gallery, Mills Pond House Gallery, Main Street Gallery, Art League of LI, LI Museum, 2018 LI Biennial at Heckscher Museum, and the EXPO 38 Winners Exhibition at b.j.Spoke Gallery in March 2019.

Curator Review: Flow This beautiful image with its surreal outline and strong shadows, allows the imagination to roam. The delicate curves and fused values, evoke a gorgeous sense of motion and mood. Artist Pamela Waldroup gracefully conveys a continual path that evolves into what the mind’s eye wishes to see. Her poetic vision of an organic element in shades of gray, black and white, is truly lyrical. -E.E. Jacks

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 58 Sachi Yoshimoto Scent Of Gardenia, 2019 Oil On Canvas 8 x 8 in $150.00 Sachi Yoshimoto Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan 81-90-9151-3629 [email protected] http://www.sachiyoshimotoart.com

Sachi Yoshimoto Biography: Sachi Yoshimoto is a Tokyo based self-taught artist who works mainly in oil medium. She loves the warmth that the medium gives to her work. Artistically inclined from a young age, Sachi has worked diligently to bring her art to life. In 2013, after years of amateur work, Sachi decided to pursue her art wholeheartedly. Sachi’s style of work is “true-to-life,” focusing on the breath she finds in organic and inorganic objects. Her vision is to bring life into the objects she’s attracted to in everyday life. Apart from regular art commissions, Sachi often donates certain pieces and commission profits to animal charities she loves. Like her art, Sachi continues to evolve and improve. Her ultimate aim is to have her artistic journey make everyone’s life a little brighter.

APÉRO Catalogue Contrast - March 2019 60 INDEX

Nathan Altier Shattered Adoration, 2019. 1 Salma Arastu Blue Arch 3, 2018. 3 Laura Book Sins Forgiven, 2016...... 5 Micki Brown Parting, 2019 . 7 Nathan Collins Cotton Eye Joe, 2019...... 9 Katherine Filice I Remember, 2018...... 11 Tony Gangitano Transfiguration1, 2018. 13 Terri Heinrichs Waterton Park Birch Stand, 2018...... 15 Saskia Huitema De Vliegenier, 2019. 17 Sara Hupas Brotherhood II, 2014...... 19 Ron Kenedi Garden Boogie, 2015 . 21 Nicholas Kozis Contrast 6, 2019...... 23 Aharon Kritzer In The Desert, 2018 ...... 25 Stephanie Machore Subtle, 2019...... 27 Duke Marsh The Midnight Swim, 2018...... 29 Stephanie McDairmant Adventure, 2017...... 31 Carolina Mejia Indarra, 2018...... 33 Nicholas Nicola Silent, 2018. 35 Bryan Northup Opposing Compulsions, 2018...... 37 Thekla Papadopoulou Traces I, 2018 ...... 39 Kaja Pilch Series: Zwidy / Hallucination, 2017 . 41 Kenneth Ricci Avenues Of Redemption, 2019. 43 Ira Stein Priorities, 2017. 45 Jacinda Strubbe Rehearsal, 2018...... 47 Jos Stumpe Opposites Attract #3, 2018 . 49 Vincent Temu Root Of Love, 2018 . 51 Roberto Torres La Madre, 2019...... 53 Diana Wahlborg Facets Of Life, 2018...... 55 Pamela Waldroup Flow, 2018...... 57 Sachi Yoshimoto Scent Of Gardenia, 2019 . 59

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