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 Copyright © 2019 APERO, Inc. All rights reserved. Contrast March 2019 ‘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.