Valeria Kotsareva, 1969 | Figurative painter

Russian painter* Валерия Коцарева was born in Moscow.
1983 - Graduated from Moscow secondary artistic School.
1996 - Graduated from The States institute of Cinematography of USSR, speciality - decorative design of clothes.
1997 - Exhibition in Dusseldorf (Germany).
1997/2011 - regular exhibitions in The Central House of artist (Moscow);
participation in the Art Manege 1997-2003 - Art Fairs.
1998 - Participation in Moscow Art Salon in the Central House of Artist (Moscow).
Member of Artists Union;
- of the international artists Fund;
- of the international association of Artists (UNESCO).

Andrei Tsoy/Андрей Цой, 1971

Андрей Цой was born in Murmansk, northern Russia.

He is the son of a korean father and ukrainian mother. From 1986-1990 Tsoy attended the Dnipropetrovsk art school, before moving to the prestigious Ukrainian National Academy of Fine Arts where he completed his undergraduate education in 1997.

In 1993 the young Tsoy held is first solo exhibition at the Tychyna museum.

Victor Ostrovsky, 1949

Born in Canada, Victor moved to Israel at the age of five. His inclination for the arts was apparent from a very early age. The well known Israeli painter, Giladi, lived on the same street and would often set up his easel outdoors to paint. Victor would watch, spellbound, on his way to and from school as Giladi created wonderful images on the blank canvas. Eventually, the artist presented Victor with his own box of oil paints and took the time to guide him into a world where expressions come through images and color, handing the child a gift that would soon become a passion.

Maki Horanai | Fantasy painter

Maki Horanai was born in Japan and presently lives in South East Queensland, Australia. She grew up in small seaside villages in Hokkaido, northern Japan, where she often sat or played along the beach.

Maki's early influences were the ocean, the shore, the birds and islands she saw both in reality and in her imagination. She began painting in high school and continued through college and graduate school where she was strongly influenced by the colors and themes of western and eastern art.

Tetsuya Ishida 1973-2005 ~ Surrealist painter

Tetsuya Ishida was a Japanese painter, best known for his surreal portrayal of an ordinary Japanese life. He was born in Yaizu, Shizuoka, as the youngest of four sons. His father was a member of parliament and his mother, a housewife. He attended Yaizu Central High School until his graduation in 1992. Ishida stated in interviews that it was during this period that his parents, and his principal, applied pressure on him to thrive academically well enough to develop a teaching or chemist career.

Javier Sanz Barrera, 1949

Javier Sanz Barrera, painter from Soria, teacher of drawing and painting, attended drawing, painting and modeling courses for five years at the School of Applied Arts and Artistic Crafts of Soria, Fine Arts in Barcelona and San Fernando in Madrid.

Master glassmaker at the Royal Farm Glass Factory and artist-craftsman of Soria and its province in this specialty, creates artistic stained glass, design, restoration and glass sculptures.

Nicoletta Ceccoli

Nicoletta Ceccoli is an italian Artist, she has illustrated many books. She lives and works in San Marino, Italy. She illustrated many books, and had her illustrations participating in Italy, USA and France. Her works are very rich in details, and filled with Dreamy like atmosphere. and an always new Scope.. even in old classic tales.

Georgia Kapetanaki /Γεωργια Καπετανακη, 1972

Georgia Kapetanaki was born in Athens. She studied at Athens school of fine arts under professor D. Kokkinidis.

She has presented her work in two personal exhibitions and has also participated in group exhibitions.

Since 1999 she has been working professionally in the field of arts education at schools and cultural centres while since 2010, she is occupied again with the ceramic art and in association with Korakaki Maria, has been working on setting up the ceramics studio.

Vladimir Volegov

Born in Khabarovsk, Russia, Vladimir began painting at the age of three and his talent would be noted repeatedly throughout his adolescence. After having attended the art school, "Krivoj rog" and having served in the army, Vladimir was admitted to the lvov polygraphic institute in the former soviet union.

Jacek Yerka, 1952 ~ Surrealist painter

Jacek Yerka was born in Toruń, Poland, where he later studied fine art and graphic design. According to Yerka, he was pressured by his university instructors to eschew detail and realism in favor of the fashion of the times - but did not relent, adhering to the meticulous classic Flemish technique that still typifies his work. In time they came to see him as a brilliant - though troubled - talent. Yerka graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, specializing in printmaking. He began working full time as an artist in 1980.

Jonny Andvik, 1966

Jonny Andvik, Norwegian painter, is one of the foremost figurative painters of his generation in Scandinavia. Born in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Andvik studied at the School of Graphic Design, Lille Ulefoss from 1984-86 and at the Exeter College of Art and Design England four years later.

Claudio Perina

Claudio Perina è un pittore italiano, nato in Veneto e che ha effettuato gli studi artistici a Verona. Espone un po’ ovunque in Europa e conta numerosi collezionisti nel mondo. Le sue tele, dai colori caldi e dolci, schierano su piani decrescenti , villa indolenti, case illanguidite, in atmosfere vaporose di fine estate. I rossi, i gialli, gli aranci, uniti alla dolcezza dei verdi bronzo, abbrustoliti di sole, illuminati di bianchi crudi, si ordinano secondo un disegno molto preciso, raffinato, elegante, attento al particolare, ma da dove particolare è assente.

Roman Garassuta, 1958

Agim Sulaj, 1960 | Surreal satirical illustration

Agim Sulaj was born in Tirana, Albania.

Agim Sulaj won the 2010 edition of the "CartoonSEA" Italian national award for humor and satire, presided the jury in the 'CartoonSEA 2011' edition and won second prize in the international competition "Brothers of Italy".

Evgeniya Alexandrov

Evgeniya’s works are filled with fragile delicacy, sadness, hope and love. They are like dreams or poetry, where the loneliness is illusory, the grief is light and the music of the soul is heard like a small orchestra. Evgeniya is a professional painter who has participated in numerous exhibitions. Her paintings are permanently exhibited in Mannsohn House Art Gallery in Old Jaffa and also are found in private collections around the world. Currently she works at the studio of famous sculptor Frank Meisler's in Jaffa.

Svetlana Bobrova ~ Surrealist painter

The surreal world, created by Svetlana, is full of strange creatures. In this world everything is possible. Her artworks are full of energy, passion and grotesqueness. Like dreams, they are born from real anxieties and experiences, taking the spectator far into the depths of sub-consciousness. They have a hypnotic internal glow, which penetrates the eyes with tonal transitions of neon, green, yellow and blue.

Luiza Gelts

Leszek Sokol

Leszek Sokol was born december 10, 1955 in Warsaw. In 1983 he graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Interior Design Department.  After his studies, for a short time he was occupied with graphic art. Since mid 80’s, being fascinated with the Dutch painting of the 17th century, he devoted himself to the subject of still life. Referring to the techniques and the atmosphere of old masters, he managed to create his own, recognizable style.