Lavely Miller, 1978

Lavely Miller paints portraits that narrate the effects of trauma, exploring visual cues that speak to loss, suffering, recovery and salvation.

Physically still, her figures exist in moments of emotional action, their frequently direct gazes challenge the viewer’s attention.

This sense of movement is translated through transparent layers of glazes, sometimes upward of 100 separate applications of color combining to create the final surface.

Gideon Börje (1891-1965)

Gustav Gideon Börje was a Swedish painter.

Gideon Börje studied at Tekniska skolan in Stockholm and worked gainfully for a few years, at the same time he conducted evening studies in croki at Wilhelmson's painting school.

He was persuaded by Eric Hallström to devote himself to painting seriously and the two then worked together for a time, including in a joint studio on Kungsholmen.

They also exhibited together in 1918 in Arturo Ciacelli's art gallery on Strandvägen in Stockholm.

Tomás Sánchez, 1948 | The Enchanting Forests

Tomás Sánchez, one of the most important and celebrated living Cuban Master.

His work is meticulous in its breathtaking detail, but the objective of the artist is not so much the recreation of reality as it is displaying the magnificence of a lyrical universe.

Tomás Sánchez, born in Cuba in 1948, invents richly spiritual images of nature in his art.

Sánchez graduated in 1971 in National Art School, Cuba.

Tomás Sánchez was awarded the 1st prize of Drawing for Young Artists in the National Exhibition of Arts.

Hanie Soltani, 1992

Born in Iran, Hanie Soltani is an representational figurative painter based in Tehran.

She earned an MFA in painting from Tehran University, faculty of fine arts.

She pursued her further training on her own, and taking part in many courses under supervision of contemporary figurative painters; Zoey Frank, Vincent Desiderio, and Alex Kanevsky.

Paul Schulenburg, 1957

After receiving a gold medal from the National Scholastic Art Awards in 1975, Paul attended Boston University School of Fine Arts.

Contrary to the trends of that time, Boston University provided an educational foundation that emphasized the fundamentals of classical art training: anatomy and form, color, composition and draftsmanship.

His professors included Joseph Ablow, David Aronson, and John Wilson.

He received his BFA degree in painting in 1979.

Mara Light, 1970

Mara Light was born in New York, and raised in Southern California from the age of three.

She comes from a family of visual artists.

"Painting seemed very natural to me since my early years growing up", says Mara.

She considers herself extremely fortunate to have been given the opportunity to be around parents who look at the world in an artistic, visual way.

She was encouraged, and at times pushed, to make her very personal artistic expression part of her life.

AnnaMaria Lindholm Rogberg, 1972

AnnaMaria Lindholm was born in Stockholm.

- "I have been painting since childhood and exhibiting since the age of 20.

Have attended different Art Schools over a period of 4 years.

Paint in oil and inspires by my daughters and our daily lives together".

Vishma Maharaj, 1984 | Fantasy dress | Ai Art

Vishma Maharaj, who goes by the name Whizical Mermaid, is an American multimedia artist who creates art assisted by Artificial Intelligence.

"Born and raised in the Northern Mountains of Trinidad, I spent my years chasing after chickens goats ducks and rabbits. While running through the thick forest canopies.

We spent our summer vacations at the beaches that are blue for miles.

I was that little girl running down the sea shore tossing Star fishes making wishes.