Candace Charlton, 1968 | Abstract Figurative painter

Candace Charlton (Durban, South Africa) studied Fine Art at Rhodes University majoring in Sculpture and History of Art.

Painting full-time since 1997.

In 1998 she held her first solo exhibition which was warmly received by the public.

In 2000 she moved to Europe and lives and works in The Netherlands and in Italy.

The human form, in particular the portrait, is the main focus in Charlton’s work.

Raffaello Gambogi | Post-Macchiaioli painter

Raffaello Gambogi (Livorno, 1874 - 1943) was an Italian painter*, mainly of urban landscapes and genre scenes*.

In 1891 Gambogi obtained a scholarship to the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, where he studied under Giovanni Fattori*. Among his works, L’uscita della messa was awarded* the Florence Prize in 1896, All’ombra displayed at the Fine Arts Exposition adjacent to the Festa dell’Arte e dei Fiori in Florence.

Salvador Fuster Vercher, 1966 | Portrait /Cityscape painter

Salvador Fuster Vercher born in Alcoy, is the son of the painter Rafael Fuster he inherited his great mastery of drawing and color.

Salvador Fuster is a painter who, like his progenitor, dominates all painting techniques, and is considered one of the best portrait painters in the current art scene.

His painting is present in great part of the best collections of painting of Europe and America and even the distant Australia counts on portraits and work of this great artist.

Alexei Antonov, 1957

Alexei Antonov è nato in Russia ed è residente negli Stati Uniti dal 1991, a seguito delle vicende della Perestrojka. La passione per l'arte nasce da quando era bambino.

Ricorda infatti di essere stato attratto dal kit di make-up della madre e di disegnare murales sulla carta da parati con il suo rossetto.

Per tutta la sua infanzia ha continuato disegnare, ed al liceo eccelleva nell'arte e nel canto. Le sue opere sono classificabili nel realismo classico.

Max Leiva, 1966 | Abstract sculptor

The Guatemalan artist graduate of the country’s National School of Fine Arts, spends his working time between his home country and Mexico.

The globe-trotting artist, who spent time at the University of Silpakorn in Thailand under a UNESCO scholarship, states that Guatemala lacks sufficient foundry facilities required to undertake his work.

After preliminary sketching sessions on paper, small studies of his works are constructed using Plasticine, ceramic clay or gypsum whilst metal frames are used to facilitate the silicone mould-making process.

Ans Markus, 1947 | Fashion painter

Antje Geertje (Ans) Markus is known for her paintings of woman in drapings. Markus is an autodidact with a realistic style. Her first exposition was in 1981, her own atelier and exposition space was opened in 1995. In 2003 a book with a collection of her paintings was released because of her 25-year anniversary as a painter. Markus has a distinctive clothing style. On november 6, 2009 it was announced that Markus was selected as Dutch artist° of the year.

Valentin De Boulogne | Baroque painter

With the exception of Valentin de Boulogne's baptismal record, bearing a disputed date of either 1591 or 1594, the artist's early life is undocumented. The son of a painter and stained glass worker, Valentin likely received his first training with his father in his native Coulommiers, near Paris. He may subsequently have studied with an artist in Paris or in Fontainebleau. It is not known when he departed for Italy, where he resided the remainder of his short life. Joachim von Sandrart remarked (1675) that Valentin reached Rome before Simon Vouet (1590-1649), who arrived around 1614.

Alphonse Osbert | Symbolist / Pointillist painter

Alphonse Osbert (23 March 1857 - 11 August 1939) was a French* Symbolist painter.

Educated at the École des Beaux-Arts, his earliest passion was for the great Spanish masters*, particularly Jusepe de Ribera. A shift away from his academic style took place in the late 1880s under the influence of several acquaintances associated with Post-Impressionism* and Symbolism*.