Mario Avati
Morrocan, 1921 – 2009
Born in Monaco of Italian parents, Avati has lived in Paris for most of his life. He worked in Nice at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs and later studied with Marc Chagall see more . . .
Marc Balakjian
British, 1940-2017
Armenian by descent, Marc Balakjian was raised in Lebanon. He spent his early years in the small town of Rayak, before moving to Beirut at the age of 10. see more . . .
Albert W. Barker
American, 1874-1947
Barker was born in Chicago where his parents were visiting on business, but his true home was Moylan, Pennsylvania. see more . . .
In 1926, Barker discovered lithography and an ability to do on stone what he was doing with charcoal. In 1927, he met master lithographer, Bolton Brown, with whom he studied and became devoted to lithography. He was intent on recording the landscapes and farms of his native area. In 1934, he was given a solo show at the Smithsonian.
Henry Casselli
American, b. 1946
Samuel Chamberlain
American, 1895 – 1975
Photographer, etcher and author, Samuel Chamberlain pictured the American countryside and the landscapes of Europe see more . . .
Udo Claassen
German , b. 1948
Claassen was born in Itzehoe in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. He discovered the medium of mezzotint see more . . .
by seeing a book on the work of master engraver, Yozo Hamaguchi and he learned the technique through his own experimentation. He has been working in mezzotint since 1978 although he considers his primary artistic pursuit to be drawing and painting.
The artistic influences on Claassen have been C. D. Friedrich, Wang Wei and Ansel Adams.
Harvey Daniels
British, 1936-2013
Born in London, Daniels attended the Willesden School of Art, the Slade School of Fine Art, London University and Brighton College of Art. see more . . .
John DeMartelly
American, 1903 – 1980
Born in Philadelphia, DeMartelly studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Academia delle Belle Arte see more . . .
George O. “Pop” Hart
American, 1868 – 1933
Born in Cairo, Illinois, Hart left home at the age of 18, traveling to London by cattle boat. After his London sojourn, see more . . .
Joseph Hirsch
American, 1910 – 1981
Born in Philadelphia, Hirsch studied at the Philadelphia College of Art and later with George Luks. see more . . .
Peter Jogo
American, b. 1948
Peter Jogo was born in Deposit, New York in 1948. He studied at the State University of New York at Albany and received a Master of Fine Arts degree at Cornell University. For much of his life, see more . . .
he has lived and worked in Pennsylvania, which has provided the inspiration for many of his nocturnes.
The mezzotints and pastels by Jogo capture the silence and stillness possible in both rural and urban landscapes. With masterful use of the subtle tones, only possible with mezzotint, played against strong silhouettes and deep shadows, the artist develops evocative nocturnal settings. The soft, ethereal quality of the black and white provides a foundation on which the artist builds his multi-plate color mezzotints, allowing for a particular richness, depth and texture in the landscapes of rolling fields and open skies. The softness of his larger chalk pastels is a natural evolution from the mezzotint surface. Whether in the city or the country, Jogo’s landscapes create inviting spaces for pause and reflection.
Jogo has been awarded the Strathmore Award for Watercolor Excellence from the Butler Institute of American Art, purchase awards from the Pratt Graphics Center, DeCordova Museum, North Carolina Print and Drawing Society, the Print Club of Philadelphia, and the University of Wisconsin.
Daniel Kane
American, 1954
“In the famous story of the great 19th century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, it is said she was given her first camera by her daughter as a way to occupy her time while her husband was away. see more . . .
Rockwell Kent
American, 1882 – 1971
Born in Tarrytown Heights, NY, Kent sought adventure in remote parts of Alaska, Greenland and Newfoundland. see more . . .
Armin Landeck
American, 1905-1984
Armin Landeck was born in 1905 in Crandon, Wisconsin. He received his Bachelors of Architecture from Columbia University in 1927, see more . . .
Landeck began printmaking while still at Columbia University, and bought a second-hand press from the Kelton Company that he used to pull his first print in 1927. He married the same year and spent the following year and a half on his honeymoon traveling and studying the art and architecture of Europe, drawing and etching plates along the way. In 1929 when he returned to New York, he was unable to get a job at an architectural firm, and he moved his family to East Cornwall, Connecticut. He decided to devote his time to printmaking and teaching. In 1931, he was offered a teaching position at the Brearly School and remained there until his retirement in 1958.
Having gained an affinity for teaching, in the fall of 1934 he, along with Martin Lewis, opened the School for Printmakers at George Miller’s lithography studio. However, the school only remained open through the winter of 1935 due to the economic climate. From 1934-1942, Landeck was very productive, creating cityscapes representing a lonely and barren New York City. These won him popular and critical acclaim and established his reputation as a skillful printmaker. In 1940 he met Stanley William Hayter who invited him to his workshop Atelier 17, where Landeck learned engraving and the use of the burin. He produced his first copper engraving at this time. During the following ten years, he continued to use drypoint and etching in his prints as well as pure copper engraving, but engraving would become his preferred medium. He won fourteen awards during this time, including three for his print Rooftop.
In the 1950s his work became more abstract, and Landeck used larger plates to achieve bold, compelling lines, but realism was always at the base of his work. In 1953, he received the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship to work in Europe. He spent most of his time in Paris, where he used Hayter’s studio and press at Atelier 17. Landeck continued to produce prints until the last years of his life, which include scenes of New York City, his greatest source of inspiration. He was elected a National Academician, a Guggenheim fellow, a member of the Society of American Etchers and Society of American Graphic Artists. Armin passed away in 1984.
Jean Michel Mathieux Marie
French, b. 1947
Mathieux-Marie studied architecture at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1972. In 1978, see more . . .
C.F.W. Mielatz
American, 1860-1919
Born in Bredding, Germany in 1864, Mielatz emigrated to the United States as a young boy and studied at the Chicago School of Design. see more . . .
Harry Morley
British, 1881 – 1943
After winning a scholarship in architectural studies to the Royal College of Art in 1900, Morley progressed through his training into a career in architecture. see more . . .
David Morrison
American, b. 1956
David Morrison received an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985. His nature-based see more . . .
Nirav Patel
b. 1982
Nirav Patel was born on May 11, 1982 in India. He is currently a San Francisco-based Fine Art Portrait and Wedding Photographer see more . . .
I am drawn to quiet moments. I believe this pull originated from attempts at self-preservation when I was a young boy living in neighborhoods that were difficult. At the age of 7, I built a sanctuary in my room. In this small space, I placed a red tent on my bed and surrounded it with a moat of stuffed animals that served as my protectors. My imagination soared in this beautiful, safe haven. The feeling of loneliness was replaced by the comfort of solitude. Here is where I found my quiet moments. To this day I still look for the glimpses of quiet when the world is turbulent. Creating imagery is the only way I’ve ever known how to share my story with others.
Philip Pearlstein
American, b. 1924
Known for his depiction of nudes with almost clinical objectivity, Philip Pearlstein has been scrutinizing the body see more . . .
Sebastian Perinotti
Argentenian, b. 1989
Sebastian Perinotti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1989. He studied International Relations and Political Science at Universidad de San Andres. see more . . .
In my work the viewer comes across subjects in found and created situations alike. It is always a difficult question to answer who these subjects are; in the most general sense I would best describe my subjects as lovers, friends and fellow artists. My subjects don’t necessarily act as my friends in the photographs, I usually don’t photograph them as friends. They are impersonators of their own and my ideas for an image. I see my subjects as accomplices in the creation of images and not mere means to an end. There is, of course, a component of desire to possess somebody which informs the partiality of my selections. While I do direct my subjects in a certain way, it is equally vital for a component of chance to be present; I try to make my subjects loose inhibitions in front of the camera while at the same time remaining aware of the whole practice. In my work the viewer comes across subjects in found and created situations alike. It is always a difficult question to answer who these subjects are; in the most general sense I would best describe my subjects as lovers, friends and fellow artists. My subjects don’t necessarily act as my friends in the photographs, I usually don’t photograph them as friends. They are impersonators of their own and my ideas for an image. I see my subjects as accomplices in the creation of images and not mere means to an end. There is, of course, a component of desire to possess somebody which informs the partiality of my selections. While I do direct my subjects in a certain way, it is equally vital for a component of chance to be present; I try to make my subjects loose inhibitions in front of the camera while at the same time remaining aware of the whole practice. try to respect the image each of my subjects has of themselves; I try to capture my subjects in a place in between this image they have of themselves and their true pure self. In my life I have connected with people who have a similar approach to life; who take seriously what is commonly thought of as alternative or a phase in their lives and who are comfortable with it. I am covering the range of my sensitivity. I am an archivist, gathering not only community experiences but also sights of metropolises, architecture, nature and quotidian life. I am in search of a present-day interpretation of landscape, still life and sexuality.
Brinley Ribando
American, b. 2000
Brinley Ribando is a painter, printmaker, and photographer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. see more . . .
Richard Sadler
English, b. 1927
Born in Coventry, England, Sadler trained in photography at the studios of Edward Eves in Leamington Spa. He has been involved see more . . .
Troy Schooneman
Australian
Opulent, timeless, and emotionally evocative are just some of the adjectives used to describe the beautiful fine art male nudes and male portraits of Australian fine art photographer Troy Schooneman. see more . . .
His intense, often melancholy, yet highly romantic portraits of young men from ethnically diverse backgrounds are frequently mistaken for paintings rather than contemporary fine art photographs. Schooneman’s portraits, which are influenced by many of the master painters and sculptors of the Renaissance, possess a timeless quality and are exquisitely sensual; luminous with rich, saturated colors and infused with an almost surreal painterly quality.
His portraits take us on a journey beyond mere masculine beauty and allow us a glimpse of the profound elegance created by juxtaposing the strength and physical presence of his young male subjects with the themes of vulnerability, uncertainty, and sadness – emotions that society often demands men hide from public view. Schooneman has captured this elegance with great subtlety and we are often left transfixed by the seemingly endless contradictions created by his portraits.
Sir Frank Short
British, 1857-1945
Sir Frank Short originally trained as an engineer but left this line of work to pursue a career as an artist. He attended evening classes see more . . .
Short exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1885 and 1904. He won two gold medals for engraving at the Paris Salon in 1889 and 1900. Soon after this he became a teacher of etching and was professor of engraving at the Royal College of Art between 1913 and 1924. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (now the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers) in 1885, becoming its President between 1910 and 1938. Short was Master of the Art Workers’ Guild in 1901and an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1906, where he became Treasurer from 1919 until 1932. He was knighted in 1911 and was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1917.
Short lived and worked in London and Sussex for most of his life. He was considered one of the leading figures in the field of etching and engraving in the early 20th century, responsible for reviving interest in mezzotint and aquatint techniques.
Laurence Winram
Scottish, b. 1968
Laurence Winram is a Scottish photographer based in Edinburgh. see more . . .