André Minaux | Abstract painter

French painter André Minaux [1923-1986] was an drawer, lithographer of figures, still lifes and landscapes, engraver, illustrator, sculptor, who began as one of the post-war group of young French artists interested in a certain return to realism. He is considered as a 20th century painter belonging to «la Nouvelle École de Paris».

Born in Paris. Studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs 1941-5 under Brianchon.

First one-man exhibition at the Galerie des Impressions d'Art, Paris, 1946. Awarded the Prix de la Critique 1949. Exhibited in 1949 and 1950 with the group 'Homme témoin', which also included Lorjou, Buffet and Rebeyrolle.

Rumen Nikolov Dimitrov, 1975 | Abstract Figurative painter

Bulgarian painter Rumen Nikolov Dimitrov was born in Dezde. From 2002 live in Spain.

Kim Nelson (1958-2015) Symbolist painter

Australian painter Kim Nelson lives and works in the foothills of the Brindabella mountain range, near the Australian National Capital, Canberra.

He has been a finalist in the Black Swan Prize, the Country Arts Energy Prize, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize amongst many others.

He has completed work for UNICEF, and completed major commissions for media mogul Rupert Murdoch. His work can be found gracing the walls of such headquarters as News Corp., New York and the Australia High Commission in London.

In 2013 Nelson was named Yass Valley Shire 'Citizen of the Year' in the Australia Day honours for his work in the community and specifically for the YASSarts initiative.

Vladimir Zhdanov, 1959 | Siberian landscape painter

Russian painter Владимир Жданов was born in Omsk and currently lives in Gatchina, St. Petersburg.
Theme of creativity: the Siberian landscape, the images of ancient Russian cities and royal residences, still life, female and children's portraits.
His works are in many private collections in Russia and abroad, in particular: the German foreign minister, the mayor of New York, the consul United States in St. Petersburg, at the American Embassy in Moscow. About the artist filmed two movies, one of which was presented at the All-Russian Festival TV film in St. Petersburg in 1998. In 2000, the chief researcher on the art of the twentieth century. Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, DM Dmitrienko recommended purchase of contemporary art two works by the artist as having high artistic value.

Matthew Scherfenberg | Figurative photographer

Matthew Scherfenberg is an American photographer.

"Most of my work focuses on the human body, the form I think is most beautiful to human eyes.

Often I attempt to distill out all the identity and emotion and present only the aesthetic element. This is not meant to be sterile. I want to provoke. I want to stimulate. I want whatever the observer feels to come from inside themselves. I make art for the sake of art.

I do some commercial work, but mostly art for gallery shows".

Frode Nyboe, 1980 | Surrealist /Minimalist painter

Norwegian painter Frode Nybø, a full-time-painter, was born and live in Aalesund, Norway, a place where mountains, fjords and wheater gives inspiration. In recent years painting as a hobby has developed into a passion.

I`ve explored both oil and watercolor as medium - but these days I only use acrylics for my paintings. It suits my patience better. The natures colors, phenomena and lights are my resources for inspiration.

Velichko Roman, 1968

Russian painter Velichko Roman /Величко Роман was born in Biysk. In 1993 he graduated from the Aircraft Institute, Flying Apparats Department in Harkov. More than 15 years he has been indulged into graphic design.

His creative work picks out with romantic features such as striving for the concentration of philosophy with art, the expression of freedom of rational, use of symbols independent of rational interpretation. Each of his works is the expression of unique emotional state that makes the audience get deep in thoughts and involved into the creation. The painter's creative work is the reflection on himself, the connection of inspiration and skills.

Santos Hu, 1955 | Surrealist painter

Chinese painter Santos Hu [胡文賢], alias Wen Shyan Hun, was born in the South of Taiwan and began to study Fine Arts in his home country at the Superior School of Fine Arts in Taipei.

In the early 1980’s, he moved to Spain to expand his artistic knowledge at the prestigious University Complutense of Madrid, from which he graduated in 1988.

Ever since 1987, he has continuously exhibited in Spain as well as in Taiwan.