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Amorsolo, Fernando Fernando Amorsolo painted and sketched more than ten thousand pieces over his lifetime using natural and backlighting techniques. His most known works are of the dalagang Filipina, landscapes of his Philippino homeland, portraits and WWII war... {read more}	Andersen, Roy Known as a western painter, Roy Andersen did paintings of Crow, Cheyenne, and Apache Indians. He began his career living in Chicago and New York and working as an illustrator. He did numerous covers for Time Magazine including portraits of Albert... {read more}
Anderson, Ruth A painter in Indiana, Ruth Anderson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana July 7, 1914. She studied at the John Herron School of Art and her teachers were Clifton Wheeler and Gerry Pierce. Primarily a landscape and still life painte, her subjects were... {read more}	Anderson, Victor A painter and illustrator who lived briefly in Texas in the early 1930s, Victor Anderson spent most of his life in New York state, settling in White Plains where he died in 1937. He was the son of Frank Anderson, a Hudson River School painter, and... {read more}
Anderson, Walter Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, “There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the five-and-ten.” Noticing that only poor... {read more}	Andoe, Joe Inspired by his roots in the American Great Plains, Joe Andoe is admired for his minimal landscapes and idealized depictions of horses, dogs, deer, buffalo, wolves and flowers. Joe Andoe was born in 1955 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Andoe comes from a... {read more}
Andrade, Brigitte Brigitte Andrade is a self-taught artist. Born in in Orange, New Jersey, Brigitte took to art as soon as she was able to hold a crayon. Throughout her childhood, Brigitte developed an appreciation for her majestic surroundings. After high school,... {read more}	Andre, Carl Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Carl Andre became a leading sculptor of Minimalism, known for his geometric floor-piece installations conceived with a strong sense of uniformity of shapes and the subsequent interaction with their environments and... {read more}
Andrews, Benny Best known for large collage paintings on canvas, Benny Andrews did work that verges on caricature, many of them related to his African-American heritage in the South. He was raised in Morgan County, Georgia and was baptized in the Plainview... {read more}	Andrews, Oliver Oliver Andrews (1925-1978) was a sculptor, a dedicated artist who worked in many techniques, traditional and experimental, and with a continuous aesthetic persuasion based on man, nature, ritual, and vision. His love of the natural world brought him... {read more}
Angelico, Fra Angelico, Fra c.1400-1455, Florentine painter, b. Vicchio, Tuscany. He was variously named Guido (his baptismal name), or Guidolino, di Pietro; and Giovanni da Fiesole. After his death he was called Il Beato Fra Giovanni Angelico, although he was... {read more}	Angell, Tony Tony Angell was born in 1940 in Los Angeles, and grew up among the hills and canyons of Southern California. His love of nature is rooted in the afternoons he spent watching birds, collecting plants, building forts and hiking to the far reaches of... {read more}
Anguiano, Raul Raul Anguiano was born in Guadalajara, Mexico on February 26, 1915. He studied with art teachers in Guadalajara and at the Art Students League. He had many commissions for murals in Mexico. He held the position of general secretary of the Art... {read more}	Anshutz, Thomas A native of Newport, Kentucky, Thomas Anshutz was known primarily for his paintings of female figures, usually isolated in a contemplative or coquettish pose. However, his most famous canvas is atypical of his work and was an industrial genre piece... {read more}
Anton, Bill Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Bill Anton became a western painter, especially of the lifestyle of cowboys. He first traveled West at age seven. He attended Loyola University in Chicago and then transferred to Northern Arizona University in... {read more}	Antonio, Julio My work is a battle between the conscious and the subconscious; between the inconclusive and the defined; between the satirical and the tragic; between the poetic and the dramatic. It ranges from neoexpressionism to surrealism, from raw art to a... {read more}
Anuszkiewicz, Richard A student of Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz shares Albers' fascination with shapes and their relationships to color. Considered a major force in the Op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different... {read more}	Appel, Charles Born in Brooklyn, New York, Charles Appel is known for romantic landscapes and marine paintings in Tonalist and Impressionistic styles. He was a pupil of Francis Luis Mora and William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art and of Frank Vincent... {read more}
Appel, Karel Christiaan Karel Appel (25 April 1921 – 2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement... {read more}	Aptekar, Ken Ken Aptekar is an artist who combines painting with text. He paints new versions of historical paintings and frames, bolting glass with sandblasted words to his painted panels. Aptekar's work belongs to the tradition of painting, yet he brings to... {read more}
Arad, Ron Ron Arad (born 1951 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli industrial designer, artist and architect. Arad attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem between 1971-1973 and the Architectural Association in London from 1974-1979. He was Head of... {read more}	Aramesh, Reza Reza Aramesh is a contemporary artist born in Iran. From the age of sixteen he moved to London, England where he studied Sciences and later Art. He studied MA Fine Art at Goldsmith University, London. He currently lives and works in London.From the... {read more}
Arbeit, Mark As an assistant to Irving Penn and Helmut Newton in the '70s, Mark Arbeit learned the most important lesson of his career: ""Light is photography," he says. "Newton taught me never be afraid to shoot in low light -- it could create something... {read more}	Arbus, Diane Diane Arbus (1923 – 1971) was an American photographer and writer noted for black-and-white square photographs of "deviant and marginal people (dwarfs, giants, transvestites, nudists, circus performers) or else of people whose normality seems ugly... {read more}
Arcangel, Cory Cory Arcangel (born 1978) is a digital artist who lives and works in Brooklyn. His work is concerned with the relationship between technology and culture, and with media appropriation.Arcangel's work has appeared in many museum exhibitions,... {read more}	Archipenko, Alexander Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (May 30, 1887 – February 25, 1964) was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist.Alexander Archipenko was born in Kiev, in present-day Ukraine (at the time a part of the Russian From 1902-1905, he... {read more}
Arenas, Nestor Arenas often juxtaposes his platoon of plastic troops in postures suggesting conquest. The artists choice of titles are truly mystifying. But the collective punch of his images is never vague or unclear. In Arenas satirical world, toys and their... {read more}	Arends, Stuart Biography 1950 Born in Waterloo, Iowa 1974 B.A., Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado 1976 - 1977 Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada 1981 M.F.A. Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, California Lives and works in... {read more}
Arentz, Dick In 1969, after amateur activities, Dick Arentz began three years of study with Phil Davis of the Photography Department at the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. His interest at that time, was in the large format silver contact print. As an informal "thesis,"... {read more}	Arkani, Homa Homa Arkani was born in Tehran in 1983, and in 2005 obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Tehran’s Azad University. With her unique brand of pop art, Homa ingeniously portrays the socio-cultural issues faced by a generation of... {read more}
Arkani, Homa Homa Arkani was born in Tehran in 1983, and in 2005 obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Tehran’s Azad University. With her unique brand of pop art, Homa ingeniously portrays the socio-cultural issues faced by a generation of... {read more}	Arman, aka Armand Pierre Fernandez Born Armand Pierre Fernandez on November 17th, 1928 in Nice and died in New York October 22nd, 2005, Arman is a French artist, a painter, a sculptor and a plastics technician, famous for his "accumulations".Born on November 17th, 1928 and unique son... {read more}
Armfield, George George Armfield Smith (for by this name he was known until the year 1840) was born in Wales. (Actually Bristol: according to Armfield family information) His father was a painter, who for some time had a studio at 54, Pall Mall, London, (His... {read more}	Armon, Ayal Ayal Armon was born and raised in Isreal , and came to the United States over 30 years ago. There he studied fashion design , and after graduating , moved to Los Angeles where he had a fashion business. In 1989, Ayal attended the Pratt Institute in... {read more}
Armstrong, Rolf Rolf Armstrong was born in Seattle, but soon moved to Chicago, where he eventually attended the Art Institute. After three years of study under John Vanderpoel, he made his next move, to New York City. In New York, Armstrong began to flex both his... {read more}	Arneson, Robert Born in Benicia, California, Robert Arneson almost singlehandedly transformed ceramics into a major contemporary medium. In the early 1960s, he became a member of the Funk Art movement, a California style of Pop-Art focusing on absurd images of... {read more}
Arnett, Joe Anna When viewing a Joe Anna Arnett floral painting, one might think they are actually viewing a Dutch floral masterwork from the 16th century. The renderings of her flowers are so lush and life like one expects to smell a sweet floral fragrance floating... {read more}	Arnold, Natalie Natalie is freelance artist, designer and illustrator. She graduated with a BA Hons in Interior Architecture at the University of Central England. Having studied and worked for interior / architectural practices she often draws from her Interior... {read more}
Arnold, Peter Peter Arnold's artistic talents have taken him on extraordinary assignments to all corners of the world. His world- renowned photography features flowers to fashion models, indigenous people to celebrities, and landscapes to wildlife. Peter spent... {read more}	Arnoldi, Charles Charles Arnoldi has become a popular California artist best known for his brightly-colored, abstract paintings that incorporate the use of wood as an expressive medium, often using tree branches and twigs. He lives in Malibu and has had considerable... {read more}
Aronson, David Aronson, David 1923- {read more}	Arp, Jean Jean Arp / Hans Arp (16 September 1886 – 1966) was a German-French, or Alsatian, sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper.Arp was born in Strasbourg. The son of a French mother and a German father, he... {read more}
Arrechea, Alexandre Alexandre Arrechea was born in Trinidad, Cuba, in 1970. For twelve years he was a member of the art collective Los Carpinteros, until he left the group in July 2003 to continue his career as a solo artist. His public art involves concepts of power... {read more}	ARREGUÍN, Alfredo Recognized as one of the originators of the Pattern and Decoration movement in painting, Alfredo Arreguín continues to garner accolades for his intricately designed and brilliantly colored oil on canvas paintings. Born in Moreila, Michoacan, Mexico... {read more}
Artist, Mardi Website >>> www.mardi.ca Catalog >>> http://issuu.com/mardiahmed/docs/mardi PDF >>> http://mardi.ca/mardi-catalog.pdf Video channel >>> http://www.youtube.com/user/helixscape BC Canada Studio >>> +1... {read more}	Asawa, Ruth Ruth Asawa (born January 24, 1926) is a Japanese American sculptor. In San Francisco, she has been called the "fountain lady" for her works that include the mermaid fountain at Ghirardelli Square. In 2010, the San Francisco School of the Arts was... {read more}
Asberry, Augusta Augusta M. Asberryâ€™s love of art was evident when as a student at Sacred Heart Grammar School in Lake Charles, L.A., she would draw pictures during class instead of completing her assignments. Her earliest influences began in the â€˜thirties with... {read more}	Ash, Lorna Samara Born in 1985 in Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia, Lorna Samara Ash migrated to the United States with her brother at the age of nine. Ash arrived to Miami, Florida where she discovered her interest in the arts. As time elapsed, Ash undertook the task... {read more}
Ashley, Frank Noted for his equestrian and jazz subjects, Frank Ashley was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on March, 17, 1920. He grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and studied at the University of Minnesota. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps, and... {read more}	Asoma, Tadashi Transient natural experience is the true subject of Tadashi Asoma: changing seasons, shimmering reflections in a pond as the afternoon fades, a sudden shower or cascade of falling leaves. Luminous yet subtle landscape paintings and graphics reveal... {read more}
Asselin, Mathieu Born in 1973 in the south of France, at the age of 16 Mathieu Asselin started working with the acknowledged film director Alfredo Anzola in Venezuela. In his early 20s, Mathieu moved to Europe, where he joined the French photo agency L’ Oeil du Sud... {read more}	ATEK, Anne-Sophie "La Plastique comme vecteur de représentation, la figuration fantasmagorique, les images mentales, la recherche esthétique et le language du corps en métamorphose sont autant de moteurs de création...atmosphère sombre crue et intemporelle, intime et... {read more}
Attie, Alice Education B.A. Barnard College M.F.A. (Poetry) City College of New York Ph.D. (Comparative Literature) Graduate School of the City University of New York Exhibitions 2009 Foley Gallery, New York, NY 2008 De Cordova... {read more}	Audubon, John James 1785–1851, American ornithologist, b. Les Cayes, Santo Domingo (now Haiti). The son of a French naval officer and a Creole woman, he was educated in France and in 1803 came to the Audubon estate, “Mill Grove,” near Philadelphia. There he spent much... {read more}
Auerbach, Frank Frank Helmut Auerbach (born April 29, 1931) is a painter born in Germany. He has been a naturalised British citizen since 1947. Auerbach was born in Berlin, the son of Max Auerbach, a patent lawyer, and Charlotte Nora Burchardt, who had trained as... {read more}	Auger, Stephen Stephen Auger is a Santa Fe based artist who has pioneered methods of coloring materials. He holds two patents for colorants that employ bio-mimicry to permanently color a wide range of materials. His work is held in prominent collections including... {read more}
Austin, Michael J Michael J. Austin was born in London, 1959. A comic book artist and illustrator for over ten years, working on many well-known magazines, newspapers and comics (especially ‘Judge Dredd’ and ‘2000AD’), he doggedly pursued his desire to be able to... {read more}	Avdush Emini, Shefqet {read more}
Avedon, Richard Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. In an obituary, published in The New York Times, following Avedon's death, Andy Grundberg said that, "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of... {read more}	Aycock, Alice Alice Aycock (born November 20, 1946) is an American sculptor. Aycock studied at Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in 1968. She then went to New York City where she studied for her masters at... {read more}
Ayer, Richard Gentry Born San Bernadino, CA 1909From an interview with Mary McChesney in September, 1964:"Well, I was largely self-taught most of my life and I studied some with Hilaire Hiler and I studied at the California School of Fine Art, as it was. And I don’t... {read more}	Azaceta, Luis Cruz Born: Havana, Cuba Education: School of Visual Arts, New York, NY Lives and works in New Orleans/New York {read more}
Azim, Roya Roya Azim was born in September 1964 in the rural city of Tehran, Iran. The daughter of a well-off military general, Roya and her family had the opportunity to move to Atlanta's Dobbins Air Force base in 1979. In the American system, Roya was raised... {read more}

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Baas, Jacobus Born in the Netherlands in 1945, Jacobus Baas spent his early years in Rotterdam, surrounded by rich landscapes and cloud-laden skies made famous by the Dutch Masters throughout history. Bass arrived in the United States in his early teens with an... {read more}	Babb, Joel Realist painter Joel Babb creates cityscapes of Boston from photographs he has taken hovering over the city in a helicopter. The artist also paints the Maine coastline and woods as well as portraits and still life works. Babb was raised in the... {read more}
Babby, Angela A recipient of the 2006 Southwestern Association of Indian Arts Fellowship, Angela Babby is a an artist whose specialty has become glass mosaics, although she also does acrylic and oil portrait and landscape painting, stained glass and decorative... {read more}	Babcock, Dean Dean Babcock was born in Canton, Illinois on January 14, 1888. He was a pupil of John Vanderpoel, Robert Henri, and Helen Hyde. His work is in the collections of bookplates in New York State Library, Albany; Newark Public Library, Denver Art Museum... {read more}
Babcock, Ida Painter. Born in Darlington, WI on Feb. 23, 1860. Ida Dobson was a pupil of George D. Brush, Wm Lippincott, and Chas F. Browne. By 1932 she had married Elmer Babcock and settled in Redlands, CA where she soon became active in the local art scene.... {read more}	Babcock, William An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one... {read more}
Baber, Alice Abstract painter, lithographer and feminist*, Alice Baber specialized in paintings of ovals, circles and free-forms that extolled the radiance of color. Born August 22, 1928 in Charleston, Illinois, the artist was dogged by ill-health as a child,... {read more}	Baccari, Allesandro Born in Naples, Italy on Nov. 20, 1890. Baccari was well educated in his native land and spoke 11 languages. In 1906 he arrived in the U.S. and entered Harvard University. By the 1920s he had a studio in San Francisco at 228 Grant Avenue and a home... {read more}
Bacci, Edmondo Edmondo Bacci was born on July 11, 1913, in Venice, Italy. He studied with Ettore Tiro and Virgilio Guidi at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice from 1932 to 1937. His first solo exhibition was held at the Galleria del Cavallino in Venice in 1945... {read more}