Armik Malekian, 1951 | Impressionist painter

Armik Malekian, 1951 | Impressionist painter

Armik Malekian was born to the son of Armenian descendants who had immigrated to Southern California
He earned a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art and Master Degree in Graphic Design from University of Decorative Arts in Tehran.
During his academic years he worked as a portrait and landscape artist for art galleries.
He was also an illustrator and Art Director for advertising agencies.
Shortly after graduating he settled with his family in California in order to expand the realm of his artistic pursuits.


Olga Krimon, 1972 | Figurative painter

Olga Krimon, 1972 | Figurative painter

Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Olga Krimon / Ольгa Кримон received academic art education in Kazan, Russia.
She continued to grow and develop her skills later in America, through drawing classes with Glen Orbik and painting classes with Jeremy Lipking.
Olga also holds a BA in Art History, and she credits it with providing her the rich visual vocabulary that is instrumental for defining her path as an artist.
She also received an MBA making her well grounded in the business side of an artistic career.


Lindsey Kustusch, 1982 | Abstract painter

Lindsey Kustusch, 1982 | Abstract painter

Lindsey Kustusch is an oil painter based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and has been exhibiting her work nationwide since 2009.
She recently began teaching classes and workshops at Sadie Valerie Atelier in San Francisco.
Kustusch is captivated by the power of art and how a single painting can profoundly change the way we perceive our surroundings.
She finds beauty in the ordinary, believing that everyday things can gain extraordinary allure when experienced through someone else’s eyes.


Misawa Hiroshi, 1961 | Figurative painter

Misawa Hiroshi, 1961 | Figurative painter

Japanese painter and art teacher Misawa Hiroshi / 三澤 寛志 was born in Tokyo.
He is interested in educating younger generations, so now he works in two art schools.
He has a fund of knowledge about human body anatomy, so he describes his works in profound perspective.
He has the great art of sketching.
1984 - Graduated from Musashino Art University.


Salvador Fuster Vercher, 1966 | Figurative painter

Salvador Fuster Vercher, 1966 | Figurative painter

Salvador Fuster Vercher born in Alcoy, is the son of the painter Rafael Fuster he inherited his great mastery of drawing and color.
Salvador Fuster is a painter who, like his progenitor, dominates all painting techniques, and is considered one of the best portrait painters in the current art scene.
His painting is present in great part of the best collections of painting of Europe and America and even the distant Australia counts on portraits and work of this great artist.


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