APÉRO CATALOGUE Fine Art Collection Warmth July 2019 Ron Kenedi APÉRO CATALOGUE Created by APERO, Inc. Curated by E.E. Jacks Designed by Jeremy E. Grayson Orange County, California, USA Warmth July 2019 ‘Warmth’ is a collection of art that focuses on affection, sympathy, love, and enthusiasm for life! The work is both abstract and literal in its interpretation of ‘warmth’ and showcases warm colors as well as cheerfulness and excitement! The work is comprised of drawings, paintings, photography, mixed media, digital, and sculpture both representational and abstract in nature. Jessica Alazraki The Bathers 3, 2018 Oil On Canvas 60 x 72 in $5,000 Jessica Alazraki New York, New York, USA [email protected] http://www.jessicaalazrakiart.com Jessica Alazraki I was born and raised in Mexico City and have a bachelors degree in Communications from Universidad Anáhuac. I worked as a creative in advertising right after finishing high school and moved to New York City in 1998 where I worked at various advertising agencies that specialized in targeting the U.S. Hispanic market. At the same time, I was studying at the Parsons School in which I earned a degree in Graphic Design. I also entered other CE graphic design programs at various schools in NYC including the School of Visual Arts and Cooper Union. After becoming a Mom, I quit my job but continued to work as a visual artist. In 2008, I first discovered my passion for drawing and painting. Since then, I have worked with live models helping me to expand my knowledge of anatomical drawing and figure painting. After my first year of studies for a Masters Degree in Figurative Painting (2015-2016) at the New York Academy of Art, I have been preparing my self- directed body of work that represents my artistic interest, my personality and contributes to creating social awareness. I have exhibited my paintings in the U.S.A. in over 30 groups shows including several Galleries in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, Poughkeepsie, California, and Philadelphia as well as in Sotheby’s Auction House in NY and various museums like the Attleboro Arts Museum in Massachusetts and the New Britain Museum of America Art. I had two Solo Shows in NYC and have participated in more than five group shows in Mexico City and Puebla, Mexico. I have also been teaching young girls— from middle school to high school—with drawing in a private setting. APÉRO Catalogue Warmth - July 2019 2 Nathan Altier Heart To Heart, 2019 Varnished Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas 24 x 48 x 1.5 in NFS Nathan Altier Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA [email protected] http://Altierarts.com Nathan Altier 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. APÉRO Catalogue Warmth - July 2019 4 Sylvia Bandyke Girl Time, 2019 Photography 14 x 14 in Framed $175 Sylvia Bandyke Royal Oak, Michigan, USA [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/bandykephotocollage/ Sylvia Bandyke I have a long-time love of photography but only recently had time to pursue it in a devoted way. My approach is to typically keep an eye open for interesting reflections, light patterns, views of a subject. I look for hidden beauty in everyday life that hopefully may inspire others to do so as well. I enjoy using the collage format to integrate associated images into a cohesive unit that is more compelling because of the embedded story; launched this format in five consecutive years of exhibiting in the Grand Rapids, MI ArtPrize event starting in 2014. Since 2018, my first full dedicated year as a photographer, I have been juried into several art exhibitions as follows: • 23rd and 24th (2018 & 2019) Annual Juried Photography Exhibition of the Dearborn, MI Community Arts Council • Juried Spring 2018 & 2019 Shows of the Artists’ Society of Dearborn (took first place in photography in ’19) • 2018 Pulmonary Hypertension Association International Conference and Scientific Sessions Art Gallery Showcase and Raffle, Orlando, FL • The Muskegon Museum of Art’s 90th (2018) Michigan Regional Exhibition • Crossing Perspective: Finding Similarities of Culture Exhibit at the Dearborn Black Box Gallery, Fall 2018 • 21st (2018) Annual Livonia Exhibition of Fine Arts (MI) • 6x6: Be There, Be Square December 2018 exhibit at the Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA • Iphonography Now juried exhibition of the Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA, January 2019 • Five Points Gallery (Torrington, CT) Small Works Juried Exhibition, February 2019 • Linus Galleries (CA) Fragmented Abstract Art, Blur & Beautiful International Art Calls, Winter/Spring 2019 • Scarab Club of Detroit, MI Gilda Snowden 2019 Memorial Exhibition • Vienna Arts Society (Vienna, VA) 50th Anniversary Treasury of Art juired show and sale, April 2019 • Plymouth Center for the Arts’ Fine Art of Photography 9th Annual Competition and Exhibition, Spring 2019 • APERO May & June 2019 (Harmony & Tone) Catalogues. APÉRO Catalogue Warmth - July 2019 6 Walt Curlee Old Grist Mill, 2017 Oil On Canvas 16 x 20 in $11,500 Walt Curlee Phenix City, Alabama, USA [email protected] Walt Curlee I invite you to take a stroll into a slower time, when life was simpler. A timeless world of rolling hills and patchwork farms; where you can almost smell the fresh cut hay and air and hear the sounds of nature around you. I strive to create an enchanting world in my folksy style with a nostalgic feel of good times past. APÉRO Catalogue Warmth - July 2019 8 Louis Degni Autumn Rain By The Vineyard, Oil On Canvas - Framed 10 x 14 in $900 Louis Degni Citta Della Pieve, Perugia, Italy [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/degnilouis/ Louis Degni Born in 1952 in central New York State Louis Degni started painting and drawing at an early age. Teachers advised that Louis should receive some formal training beyond regular school but the expense of formal training was too great. Instead at the age of 16 he apprenticed with and Italian master heavily involved in church art murals and restoration. A few years later Louis majored in studio art, during his early college days, and later Education at the State University of Geneseo, New York, USA. Life circumstances changed and Louis stopped creating paintings for many years. More recently he has returned to his passion of oil painting and finally, there is nothing left to prevent his pursuit of art. Over the course of may years Louis developed this simple philosophy about artistic endeavors: “After years of training and practice I have come to believe that you are an artist until someone tells you that you are not and you actually believe that.” The creative spirit lives in all of us. Only the technical pieces of observation and media usage and control need to be taught. I spend hours looking at water, clouds and flowers before putting brush to canvas. And each time I paint a cloud or a reflection in water on a canvas I feel a great sense of joy. For me painting is both a meditative process and a way to express what I cannot say with words. So wanting to share my view of the world around me, the simple pleasures and the beauty of life are my motivation for painting. Or in other words I paint to express myself and my heart is really in it.” APÉRO Catalogue Warmth - July 2019 10 3rd Michael Dumas First Born, 2008 Oil 12 x 16.5 in NFS Michael Dumas Lakehurst, Ontario, Canada [email protected] http://www.natureartists.com/michael_dumas.asp Michael Dumas Education: Humber College of Art 1969 - 1971, & post-graduate studies 1972. Apprentice to master artist Lewis Parker 1972 - 1973. Select Exhibition Venues: Canada: The McMichael Canadian Collection, The Royal Ontario Museum, The National Museum of Canada, Irving Oil, Canada Life. USA: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum,The National Museum of Wildlife Art, Salmagundi Club NYC, Hiram Bleauvelt Art Museum, Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, and the Arizona Desert Museum, Spannierman Gallery NYC. International: Suntory Museum of Art - Japan, Mitsukoshi Shinjuku Gallery - Japan, The International Museum of Art Inspired by Nature - England, Qingdao Lan Wan Gallery - China, and MEAM, The Museum of Modern Art - Spain. Select Permanent Collections: Canada: Ontario Provincial Collection, Molson’s Canada Ltd., Irving Oil, The Royal Canadian Mint. USA: Leigh-Yawkey Woodson Art Museum USA, Binghamton University Collection. International: Takamura Museum of Art, Sagano Railway Co. , Imaoka Collection - Japan, Presidential Collection - Ukraine, Int. Museum of Art Inspired by Nature - England, ICBP (received by HRH Prince Bernhardt) - Belgium. Select Awards: ARC International Salon ( 2 Dual Category Awards), AFC Best of Show & 7 Medals of Excellence, NOAPS Award of Excellence, SAA President’s Artistic Achievement Award, Peterborough Pathway of Fame, Kawartha Order of the Arts, Algonquin Legacy Award, DETC Famous Alumni, Hamilton Centre for the Arts Gallery Best of Show.