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A\u00a0Short\u00a0Chronological\u00a0Biography I graduated with a Master Degree in Fine Arts (majoring in Illustration and Book Design) in 1981 under the guidance of Professor Roumen Skorchev. After graduating, I continued to work in the areas of illustration and printmaking. Since Art expresses high ideals through beauty, a good mastering of the craft is needed (in addition to other things). What has always interested me, however, are the colors. As a child the colors attracted me strongly and I studied the paintings of the Old Masters, looked at the hues of the flowers and the Nature as a whole. So, I have […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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Bio Christina Saj is a painter who lives and works in New Jersey.\u00a0 She holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence and an MFA from Bard College.\u00a0 She studied Byzantine Art History at Oxford University early in her career, while working to master the traditional techniques of Byzantine Icon painting while working with noted iconographer Petro Cholodny, the Younger.\u00a0 This influence was balanced by simultaneous work with contemporary artists in New York while at university.\u00a0 Saj\u2019s work bridges the disparate aspects of ancient and modern in order to create a new interpretation of traditional themes and subjects.\u00a0 Her contemporary paintings have […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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Biography Ivan Guaderrama, born 1984 in Chihuahua, Mexico, first learned to use an airbrush while attending High School in New Mexico. He further developed his skills as a painter and sculptor while studying under such talents as Henry Paul Ally at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, where he later obtained his degree in plastic arts. \u200b Shortly after, he began using a technique he referred to as “Live Texture” in which he would combine oil, acrylic paint, marble powder and resins to enhance the material characteristic of his work. One year later Guaderrama opened his first Gallery, Criticas de […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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About James B. Janknegt was born in Austin, Texas. He attended public schools and was a part of the Saturday Morning Art Project at the University of Texas all through junior and high school. He attended art school at the University of Texas in Austin and graduated with a BFA in 1978. He left Texas and moved to Iowa City to attend graduate school where he worked with Mauricio Lasansky and Joe Patrick among others. Upon graduating with an MA and MFA in 1982 he moved back to Austin and began exhibiting his work at the Patrick Gallery. When the […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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About Jan is an artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. She serves as director of The Wellspring Studio, LLC, and travels widely as a retreat leader and conference speaker. Known for her distinctive intertwining of word and image, Jan\u2019s work has attracted an international audience drawn to the welcoming and imaginative spaces that she creates in her books, online blogs, and public events. A native Floridian several generations over, Jan grew up in Evinston, a small community near the university town of Gainesville. The rural landscape, community traditions, and lifelong relationships fostered a rich sense of […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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About The Artist John August Swanson makes his home in Los Angeles, California, where he was born in 1938. He paints in oil, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media, and is an independent printmaker of limited edition serigraphs, lithographs and etchings. His art reflects the strong heritage of storytelling he inherited from his Mexican mother and Swedish father. John Swanson\u2019s narrative is direct and easily understood. He addresses himself to human values, cultural roots, and his quest for self-discovery through visual images. These include Bible stories and social celebrations such as attending the circus, the concert, and the opera. He also […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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Narrative Bio John Nava: b. 1947 John Nava studied art at the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara and did his graduate work at the Villa Schifanoia Graduate School of Fine art in Florence, Italy. His work is found in numerous private, corporate and public collections throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Additionally, Nava has done large-scale public works including projects for the Tokyo Grain Exchange in Tokyo, Japan and for Benaroya Hall in Seattle. In 1999 Nava was commissioned to create three major cycles of tapestries for the new cathedral of Los Angeles. The Cathedral of […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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Bio The work of award-winning artist, Kathrin Burleson, has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, California; the Foxhall Gallery in Washington, D.C.; Concordia University in Austin, Texas; and Grace Cathedral in San Fransisco, California. A partial list of private collectors includes: Maria Shriver, Senator and Mrs. Rick Santorum, Laura Ingraham, P. J. O\u2019Rourke, the late Morris Graves, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, President George and Laura Bush. Public and corporate collectors include: Security National Bank, Baton Rouge Louisiana Morris Graves Foundation, Loleta, California College of the […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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Bio Makoto Fujimura, recently appointed Director of Fuller’s Brehm Center, is an artist, writer, and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural shaper. A Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, Fujimura served as an international advocate for the arts, speaking with decision makers and advising governmental policies on the arts. In 2014, the American Academy of Religion named Makoto Fujimura as its 2014 Religion and the Arts award recipient. This award is presented annually to an artist, performer, critic, curator, or scholar who has made a significant contribution to the understanding of the relations […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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We Live By Faith Mark Lawrence is an artist from Alpharetta Georgia who is called by God to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through his Bible-verse inspired contemporary Christian abstract paintings. Early Life Mark grew up Miami, Florida, the oldest of four boys. He was an average student who even at an early age seemed more interested in drawing and doodling than doing his schoolwork. He attended his first art show in Miami as a young teenager. His passion for art however dimmed as he entered high school and discovered girls and dating. He attended LaGrange College, a small […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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