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Bazile, Castera Haitian painter born in Jacmel (Haiti) 1923 - Died 1965 {read more}	Beach, Christine For more than two decades after graduation, Christine Beach has ventured in book design, private collection murals and portraits. She has experience with a wide variety of mediums and she specializes in Watercolors. She is based in Stamford,... {read more}
Beals, Sharon Photographer Sharon Beals was born in Seattle, Washington in 1945. Having served an apprenticeship in photography, Sharon moved to San Francisco in 1979 where she began her commercial photography career. It was during this time that her personal... {read more}	Beamer, Billy Bob Billy Bob Beamer's artwork usually occupies an area the physical size of a post-it note or two. The artwork unusually exists on a few planes...viewed from arm's length as an interesting image....viewed up close, like you might lean into a painting... {read more}
Beard, James Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent... {read more}	Bearden, Romare The work of Romare Bearden embodies the black experience in 20th-century America. The influences which inspired Bearden throughout his lifetime were many and varied. He grew up in New York during the Harlem Renaissance in a household regularly... {read more}
Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings, executed in black ink and influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a... {read more}	Becher, Bernd and Hilla Bernd Becher (born August 20, 1931 in Siegen; died June 22, 2007 in Rostock) and Hilla Becher, née Wobeser (born September 2, 1934 in Potsdam) were a German artist couple, best known for their photographic images of industrial buildings. {read more}
Becker, Rick Inspiration for my landscapes is drawn from the Karoo. There is something about the Karoo that resonates with my soul. The vast space, crisp skies, unusual rock formations and “koppies”, coupled with the solitude of the area enable one to find rest... {read more}	Bedia, Jose Jose Bedia 1959 Born in Havana, Cuba 1976 School of Art of San Alejandro Havana, Cuba 1981 Superior Institute of Art Havana, Cuba 1982 Gran Premio del Salon del Paisaje Havana, Cuba 1986 Premio de la II Bienale de la Havana Havana, Cuba 1991... {read more}
Beecher, Ross Palmer Ross Palmer Beecher is a Seattle mixed media artist who has developed a highly personal iconography based on American history, folk tales, colonial American art and aspects of contemporary American pop culture. Organized by director John Olbrantz,... {read more}	Beenteha, Majeed Majeed, a self-taught aspiring photographer and filmmaker was born in Esfahan, Iran. His first foray into filmmaking was a short experimental piece entitled Cirque Shab (Night Circus), a film that dealt with the place and role of women in Iranian... {read more}
Beerbohm, Max Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (August 24, 1872 – May 20, 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist. Born in London, England at 57 Palace Gardens Terrace, Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was the youngest of nine children of a... {read more}	Behrens, Howard Howard Behrens' paintings are distinctively textured and brilliantly illuminated land and seascapes evoking memories of romantic interludes in exotic settings, often encompassing familiar architecture and promenades. The artist developed his current... {read more}
Bekaert, Piet It is through his unique treatment of light that artist Piet Bekaert achieves his most remarkable images. His magnificent use of light produces paintings which are pristine, lush and mysterious. "Each object in the universe 'takes the light' in its... {read more}	Bell, Alistair Born in Darlington, England in 1913, Alistair Bell lived in Vancouver, BC from 1929 until his death in 1997. Bell was principally a self-taught printmaker who spent his life mastering the techniques of drypoint, etching, wood engraving and... {read more}
Bell, Cecil Cecil Bell was born in Seattle, WA in 1906, and he later moved to Staten Island, NY. It was in New York City where he found the inspiration for his work, the city and its people, focusing on daily life subjects. He studied at the Art Institute of... {read more}	Bell, Charles A photo-realist painter of large-scale still life, Charles Bell sought with his painting to bring pictorial majesty and wonder to the mundane. Much of his subject matter was vintage toys, gumball machines, and dolls and action figures, many of them... {read more}
Bell, Larry A minimalist sculptor, Larry Bell first created shaped canvases and then turned to sculpture in the early 1960s. He was part of an avant-garde southern California group that included Robert Irwin and Craig Kauffman, and his primary materials were... {read more}	Bellas, Bruce (of L.A.) Bruce Bellas (1909-1974), better known as Bruce of Los Angeles, was a school teacher in Omaha Nebraska before he motored West.He came to specialize in photographing Southern California bodybuilders like Keith Stephens and Bob Mucci, popular... {read more}
Bellini, Giovanni Bellini, illustrious family of Venetian painters of the Renaissance. Jacopo Bellini (yä'kôpô), c.1400–1470, was a pupil of Gentile da Fabriano. He worked in Padua, Verona, Ferrara, and Venice. Many of his greatest paintings, including the enormous... {read more}	Bellows, Albert Born on November 29, 1829, Albert Bellows would become an eminent American landscape and genre painter and a National Academician. He began as a student of architecture, then still in his twenties, he became principal of the New England School of... {read more}
Bellows, George George Wesley Bellows (August 12, 1882 - January 8, 1925) was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City, becoming, according to the Columbus Museum of Art, "the most acclaimed American artist of his... {read more}	Beloff, Andrea Born on the East Coast and raised in Brazil and Argentina by Argentine parents, Andrea Beloff returned to the United States for a college education at the University of California at Santa Barbara. This is where she first became intrigued with the... {read more}
Ben-David, Zadok Zadok Ben-David (born 1949) is an Israeli artist working in London. Born in Beihan, Yemen, his family immigrated to Israel when he was an infant. He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design from 1971 to 1973. He continued his studies at... {read more}	Bender, Sergei Born in Russia, Sergei Bender was initially trained as an architect. A chance meeting with a gallery owner in London inspired him to make use of his design and drawing training, and he is now exclusively represented by this gallery, the Lucy B.... {read more}
Bendre, Narayan Shridhar Bendre was born at Indore. In 1929, he took admission to the Holkar College, Indore and in 1933, he passed his B.A. examination from Agra University. In 1934, he passed his Diploma in Painting from the State School of Art, Indore. In 1945 he went... {read more}	Benichou, Philippe Philippe Benichou is a French-American artist currently living in Topanga, CA. Born in France in 1957, his mother, Arlette Oger, and his uncle, Jean Oger, were established artists in France. Philippe is also a highly respected figure within the... {read more}
Benjamin, Karl Painter Karl Stanley Benjamin was born in 1925. He studied at Northwestern University; University of Redlands, and Claremont Graduate School, California. His early oil paintings engaged both figurative and realistic imagery, and later became more... {read more}	Benjamin, Karl Karl Benjamin (December 29, 1925 – July 26, 2012) was an American painter of vibrant geometric abstractions who rose to fame in 1959 as one of four Los Angeles-based Abstract Classicists and subsequently produced a critically acclaimed body of work... {read more}
Benn, Ben Ben Benn (1884-1983) Ben Benn was a pioneer American modernist whose independent style defied stylistic classification. Despite excursions into Cubism and Abstract Expressionism, Benn “seems always to have been a ‘subject’ painter. Considering... {read more}	Benoit, Rigaud Rigaud Benoit (1911 – 1986) had become, well before his death, one of the three or four most highly prized Haitian artists. A native of Port-au-Prince, Benoit had been a shoemaker, musician, and taxi driver before making his living as a painter. He... {read more}
Benson, Frank Weston Sunlit summers spent along the rocky coast of Maine with his family inspired the acclaimed series of paintings for which Frank Weston Benson is best remembered. Benson's paintings of his daughters enjoying the fleeting days of a turn of the century... {read more}	Benson, Lori Artist, Mode,l Dancer, digital art photgraphy and pop art by artist Florida Lori Benson Lori Benson.com. Lori is a very ambitious and talented young lady who's energy has to be see to be believed! {read more}
Benton, Fletcher Born in Jackson, Ohio, Fletcher Benton is considered one of the pioneers of kinetic sculpture. He began his career as a sign painter, which gave him a sense of organization and discipline. In 1956, he earned a BFA from Miami University in Ohio, and... {read more}	Benton, Thomas Likely the most important painter of the American Scene* movement, Thomas Hart Benton created a style and addressed subject matter that was uniquely American as well as specific to his state of Missouri, and that combined elements of modernism and... {read more}
Berenholtz, Richard Richard Berenholtz received a master’s degree in architecture from Columbia University in 1974 and subsequently worked as a designer with I.M.Pei. During that time his hobby of photography became a passion leading to three one-man shows in New York... {read more}	Beresford, Zoe South African born, Zoe Beresford has worked in Los Angeles, New York, and the Caribbean. Living in London for the last 12 years, Zoe is extremely gifted and works in many different mediums, however watercolor is a favorite. She has been affiliated... {read more}
Berkowitz, Leon Leon Berkowitz (1911–1987). Born in Philadelphia, Leon Berkowitz is best known as a Washington painter, having spent more than forty years in this city. Berkowitz studied at the University of Pennsylvania, the Art Students League in New York, and in... {read more}	Berman, Howard At the suggestion of his speech therapist, at age 8 Howard was given his first camera, a polaroid. He enjoyed the instant gratification and the notion of non-verbal communication. As his speaking abilities greatly improved over the decades, Howard... {read more}
Bernhardt, Katherine Katherine Bernhardt (born 1975; Clayton, Missouri) is an internationally renowned artist based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.She has been showing her work internationally since 2000. She paints portraits of women based on pictures from... {read more}	Bernini, Giovanni Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo or Gianlorenzo, 1598–1680, Italian sculptor and architect, b. Naples. He was the dominant figure of the Italian baroque. After receiving early training from his father, Pietro (1562–1629), an accomplished Florentine... {read more}
Berry, Allison Allison Berry (b. 1969) {read more}	Berryman, Peter Peter Berryman was born in New York City and raised in Arizona. He received his degree in art from the University of Arizona in 1967. He moved to Los Angeles, where for two years he worked as an apprentice in a bronze foundry. He traveled... {read more}
Bertoia, Harry Harry Bertoia (1915 - 1978 ), was an Italian-born artist, sculptor, and modern furniture designer.At the age of 15 he traveled from Italy to Detroit to visit his older brother, however he chose to stay and enrolled in Cass Technical High School,... {read more}	Bertrand, Ode Après avoir pratiqué la danse classique dans ses années de jeunesse, Ode Bertrand s’est dirigée vers les arts plastiques. Pendant trente cinq ans, elle a accompagné, comme assistante, Aurélie Nemours dont elle est la nièce. Parallèlement à l’... {read more}
Betancourt, Carlos Carlos Betancourt (born March 18, 1966), American, generally described as a contemporary artist influenced by the artworks of sensationalist, conceptualist and neo primitive artists, although his work defies specific categorization. He is best... {read more}	Betancur, Santiago In May of 2008, Colombian artist Santiago Betancur, left his birthplace of Medellin, Colombia, and settled in Miami's flourishing Wynwood Art District. The cultural adjustments and language barrier wore thin the artist's initial excitement for his... {read more}
Beuys, Joseph Joseph Beuys (May 12, 1921 – January 23, 1986), was a German performance artist, sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art.His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, social philosophy and... {read more}	Bhatacharjee, Bikash Bikash Bhatacharjee (21 June 1940 – 18 December 2006) was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali - their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption,... {read more}
Bianchi, Tom Tom Bianchi (born 1945 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American writer and photographer who specializes in male nude photography.Tom Bianchi is one of the most published visual artists and writers in the world.His nineteen books of photographs, poems,... {read more}	Biello, Michael “Biello draws upon his experiences…transforming them into vignettes that seem like updates of Federico Fellini.” Philadelphia Inquirer Michael Biello is an interdisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally... {read more}
Bierstadt, Albert The imposing grandeur of Albert Bierstadt's monumental canvases inspired a generation of American landscape painters. Born in Germany, Bierstadt was raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He returned to Germany in 1853 to study at Dusseldorf where... {read more}	Biggio, Carolyn Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1958, Carolyn Biggio grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her formal schooling earned her a Bachelor of Sciences degree; but she later took up studies in art with Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Art. Other classes with... {read more}
Billings, Henry A painter, illustrator, muralist and art teacher at Bard College from 1953 to 1935, Henry Billings was active for most of his career in New York City where his work is in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was the grandson of... {read more}	Birchfield, Charles Charles Ephraim Burchfield (April 9, 1893 - January 10, 1967) is an American visionary artist. A watercolor painter from Ohio, Burchfield is known for his visual commentaries on the effects of Industrialism on small town America as well as for his... {read more}
Bischoff, Elmer Elmer Bischoff, second child of John Bischoff and his wife, Elna (née Elna Nelson), grew up in Berkeley, California, the second-generation Californian son of a father of German descent and a mother of mixed Swedish-Ecuadoran origin. {read more}	Bishop, Isabel Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Isabel Bishop was a leading painter and printmaker in New York City during the early and middle part of the 20th century. Her subject matter was urban life of common people in lower Manhattan, and she showed great... {read more}
For many years "Black Forest" carvings were thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest of Germany, (a beautiful forested area near Freiburg that stretches down to the Swiss border and eastward), but it has now been established beyond... {read more}	Blaine, Nell Nell Blaine, painter of still lifes and landscapes in brilliant colors, created abstract work that gives the appearance of being done in a carefree, totally lighthearted manner but in fact is the result of years of disciplined study. It is also an... {read more}
Blake, Jeremy Jeremy Blake (October 4, 1971 – July 17, 2007) was an American digital artist and painter. His work included projected DVD installations, Type C prints, and collaborative film projects.graduate of the both School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA... {read more}	Blake, William William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age... {read more}
Blanch, Arnold Born in Mantorville, Minnesota, Arnold Blanch was a painter of scenes of social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He was also a highly respected teacher, lecturer and visiting critic and was a spokesman... {read more}	Blanchard, Antoine Antoine Blanchard was born in France on November 15, 1910 in a small village near the banks of the Loire. He was the eldest of three children and his father, a carver, managed a small carpentry and furniture shop. Antoine would watch his father... {read more}
Blanco, Dionisio Dionisio Blanco was born in San Cristobal , the 9th of October, 1953. He is a graduate from the national school of beauty arts. The Dominican sower is the first object of his paintings that displays an edyllic and ethereal image from the latin-... {read more}	Blaustein, Alan Alan Blaustein is a photographer with a singular focus. For the past twelve years, he has worked on a photographic series of public benches and their surroundings. His images evoke a contemplative mood, a sense of tranquillity and timelessness,... {read more}
Bleckner, Ross Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware that other artists existed. He was the middle child between two sisters; his father manufactures electronic parts He attended New York University... {read more}	Blencowe, Jan Jan Blencowe \| Clinton, Connecticut USA Jan [dot] blencowecomcast [dot] net www.janblencowe.com Practically born with a crayon in her hand, Jan Blencowe considers visual art her first language. She has been drawing and painting for as long as she... {read more}
Blossfeldt, Karl Karl Blossfeldt was a photographer in fin-de-siécle Berlin. Blossfeldt’s photographs are devoted entirely to plant features: leaves, buds, seed pods, tendrils and twigs; drawing focus from their sinuous forms. In 1899, Blossfeldt began teaching... {read more}	Bluemner, Oscar Born near Hanover, Germany, Oscar Bluemner early followed in the architectural careers of his father and grandfather. In the early 1880s, he studied painting and architecture at the Royal Academy of Design in Berlin and then traveled to America... {read more}
Bluhm, Norman Norman Bluhm (March 28, 1921-February 3, 1999), was an American painter classified as an abstract expressionist, and as an action painter. His paintings are also related to Tachisme and Lyrical Abstraction. {read more}	Blum, Cheri A young woman who cherished things with a feeling of age and history. An artist who celebrated beauty in imperfection. These kinds of simple contradictions were Cheri Blum’s trademarks and perhaps the key to her remarkable success. Cheri Blum (1969... {read more}