Artists
Born in Falls Church, Va in 1976, self-taught, contemporary artist Lea showed talent from an early age. A natural creative spirit, she spent time taking private art lessons with her mother at home as well as in the mountains of scenic West Virginia with her grandmother, both artists. These strong female influences helped mold and… Read more »
My work is inspired by, and created out of, found objects. I juxtapose old tools and other household items – books, bowls, cutlery, with a tactile evidence of history, and function. I transform them with a variety of media – wax, oil, gold leaf, dry pigment – and in doing so, create a new… Read more »
Contemplation of time and mortality is not new in my work, but in Neither Mine Nor Yours there is a more inward approach. This series of sculptures uses the form of the self-portrait to investigate identity and my place in a world where the future seems more uncertain than ever. The uncertainty ever-present in life… Read more »
Bulsby “Buzz” Duncan, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Washington, DC. Buzz is a self-taught artist whose work can be described as abstract, with deep emotion and energy. Buzz traces his artistic influence to the great abstract, expressionists and contemporary artists of the 20th Century. Buzz began painting and drawing as early as… Read more »
Renée duRocher’s artistic approach is characterized by a figurative and intuitive painting. For many years now, her work has been exploring and calling into question the concepts of duration, time and history that permeate the historical places she visits on her trips, those sacred and archaeological sites that are transposed into her paintings. She developed… Read more »
Drew Ernst attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the oldest art museum and school in the United States. There, he studied under accomplished artists such as Sidney Goldman, Peter Paone, and Bo Bartlett.To learn the intricacies of the human form, Ernst also spent time at the Hannaman Medical School in Philadelphia,… Read more »
When creating a piece, I take what is most personal and assume it is universal. I use my own experiences and emotional responses, and turn them into a narrative work that suggests to the viewer a peek into their own life. The stories I tell are about inner worlds revealed – the things that we… Read more »
I’ve stayed with watercolor because this paint medium is transparent. Because it’s transparent, everything you do for a painting, even when you have covered something already painted previously, you can see totally everything that has been done for the painting. But for the watercolor painting, being able to see everything that was done, this can… Read more »
I use “organic geometry” to give form to my love of nature and architecture. Space, either encapsulated or activated, and a sense of balance, precarious yet centered, are integral to my work. My sculptures range in size from small maquettes and table-top interior works to large exterior pieces. The sundials and fountains, seamlessly merging form… Read more »
Sculptures Jewelry Susan Freda is a sculptor and jeweler known for her organic, ephemeral, intricate style. She employs form, light, and lines to create her airy, kinetic, luminescent pieces. Her work is recognized for its unusual processes, signature weaving, and for its delicate, exquisite craftsmanship. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School… Read more »
The African American community is as complex as any other. It has no single voice, no single way of seeing the world, and no single way of producing art, music, literature or theater. My paintings explore and celebrate the beauty, elegance and grace of the black middle class through my personal experience. Much of my… Read more »
Andrea Fried’s work demonstrates the importance of color in contemporary geometric abstraction. In a non-preconceived order, stripes of fluorescent colors are followed by other colors that play a counterpoint. This turbulence alternates with white stripes that speak of emptiness and plenitude. An oval as the center of the triptych presented here, invites us to meditation…. Read more »
I have been painting and drawing for over 50 years. I think I started about the time I discovered that Birthday cards created by grandchildren were held in high esteem by grandparents. While working on my bachelor and masters degrees in architecture, I earned part of my tuition by painting watercolor and ink renderings for… Read more »
Cassandra M. Gillens is a self-taught artist, currently residing in North Carolina. Born in Boston, some of her earliest memories are of drawing with colored chalk on the sidewalks of her childhood neighborhood of Roxbury. Cassandra also has fond memories of visits to South Carolina to visit family. These memories have moved her to paint… Read more »