Visual artist Frank Oriti, 29, is shown in his studio on the West Side of Cleveland. (Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer) Three months ago, Frank Oriti established himself as a full-time artist. Two months ago, he won a Cleveland Arts… Read More
On September 21st, The RJD Gallery is proud to host the exhibition of… WOMEN PAINTING WOMEN A juried, curated show of paintings of women, by women, with a focus on contemporary living female artists. The goal of this show… Read More
It’s 8 p.m., her girls are in bed, and Katie O’Hagan stands before the blank canvas in her cluttered, 90-square-foot studio with her dog, Seamus. “Painting is a solitary process that I want to get totally lost in,” she says…. Read More
I’ve been to perhaps too many art shows and art fairs and countless fundraisers this winter, but Mad About Art, Fountain Gallery‘s Annual Art Auction and Benefit held at Skylight West recently was a singular happening that turned me on… Read More
In between taking her kids to school and to soccer practice and writing a thank you note to a teacher — and painting — Haley Hasler sat down to talk. When asked about using herself as a model and the… Read More
SAG HARBOR, NY- Once upon a time there was a secret underwater society where girls grew, gardens flourished and Steampunk technology ruled. Nearby, on land, princesses, queens and women didn’t shirk from exploring a topsy-turvy world where nothing is what… Read More
According to Margo Selski, balance has been a reoccurring theme in her work for more than two decades. “On a narrative level, balance is something that modern people, especially women, struggle with: I am a working artist; I have three… Read More
“SHADOWED DREAMS” will open on Saturday, September 15, at the Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY. The exhibition remains on view through October 25, 2012. An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, September 15, from… Read More
Yana Movchan (b. 1971) is a conjurer of magic realism. She is best known for fairly large, meticulously detailed paintings that present us with profusions of fruits, flowers, vegetables, and other perishables arranged in and around translucent vessels, among which… Read More
Margo Selski’s paintings — with ball gowns made of eyes, braids of hair with agency of their own and the pointiest feet you’ve ever seen — look like the stuff of fairy tales. This is not totally false. Selksi was… Read More