Carmen Drake, 1964

Carmen Drake (Owens) was born in Lincoln, Maine and grew up in Meriden, Connecticut.

Since childhood, she has had a passion for drawing and painting, winning numerous awards as a young artist.

In 1984 she attended the Paire College of Arts until she moved to North Carolina in 1986.

With a child on the way, she put her focus on family and filled any extra moments with creating decorative pieces and custom work for a boutique shop, Rosemary Etc. of Pinehurst, NC.

Jef Bourgeau, 1950 | Post-conceptual painter

Jef Bourgeau regarded as one of the art giants of Detroit, founder of the Museum of New Art in 1996.

Jef Bourgeau is a Detroit painter, curator, photographer and conceptual artist.

He has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries across Europe, Asia and the USA.

René Jansen (1956-2022)

René Jansen was an Impressionist painter of portraits, still lifes and landscapes.

A great draftsman and painter, who shows stilled moments in an intense manner with a skilful and passionate play of light, color and form.

René Jansen has already established his name as a painter for a long time.

His famous still lifes are characterized by 'coincidentally setups'.

He prefers his compositions to emerge spontaneously and randomly.

Bernardo Siciliano, 1969

Bernardo Siciliano was born in Rome, son of the Italian writer, playwright, literary critic and intellectual Enzo Siciliano.

Il Gabbiano and Forum Gallery have presented his works at both international and national Fairs: the CIAE in Chicago, the FIAC in Paris, the Arte Fiera of Bologna, the LA Art Show and Art Miami.

In 1992 the director Piero Maccarinelli commissioned him to paint the sets of the comedy Verso la fine dell’estate by Carlo Repetti for the 35th Festival of Spoleto.

In 1995 he collaborated on Bernardo Bertolucci’s movie Io ballo da sola.

Ferdinand Knab | Romantic painter

Ferdinand Knab (1834-1902) was a German painter.

Knab was initially students Heideloff in Nuremberg, where he was for two years engaged in building practice, and went to Munich in 1859 to devote himself to painting architecture.

He attended the schools of Arthur Ramberg and Piloty and went to Italy in 1868.

Since his return he treated with preference motives of this country and in between was often busy with work for the winter garden of King Ludwig II in the Munich Residence and the Linderhof Castle.

Helice Wen

Helice Wen is a Chinese-American artist.

She was born and raised in Shen Zhen, China.

She moved to San Francisco at age 14 where she currently lives and works.

Helice received a BA Illustration degree from Academy of Art University, San Francisco.

Rieke van der Stoep,1953 | Figurative sculptor

"Art is a way of communicating, in which the subconscious can be transformed to conscious.

Our inner self is our reality" - Rieke van der Stoep.

Rieke van der Stoep brings her inner self outward and reflects this in her statues.

During the past 20 years, Rieke has mainly made female bronze sculptures.

In her work, she shows how the inner being relates to ourselves, others and the world around us.

Her figures are in motion or taking a next step, diligently exploring, reaching, searching, balancing and philosophising about life.

Georg Janny (1864-1935)

Georg Janny was an Austrian landscape painter and set designer.

He worked as a scene painter in the studios of Carlo Brioschi and Johann Kautsky, alongside Alfons Mucha, and was a member of the Dürerbund.

In 1898, he participated in painting the "Eisernen Vorhang" (Iron Curtain) at the Vienna Volksoper for the 50th jubilee of Emperor Franz Joseph I.

In 1904, he exhibited in the Austrian Pavilion at the St.Louis World's Fair with scenes from the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (now at the Technisches Museum Wien).