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DELJOU ART GROUP www.deljouartgroup.com
Deljou Art Group is the world's
leading publisher of fi ne art, renowned throughout the industry and interna- tionally. Twenty-fi ve years of experience in fi ne art, combined with an in-house framing studio and extensive selection, make Deljou the ultimate resource for all art projects—no matter how big or small.
MINDY DONAHUE www.mindydonahuefi neart.com
"I love the human body and how light
plays off of it, although what fascinates me and captures my attention are the hands," says ABN Top 50 Emerging Artist Mindy Donahue. By focusing on human subjects, Donahue captivates her audience and engages them in vicarious human interactions and emotions.
NANCY FORMAN www.juniperwinddesigns.com
"I love to photograph nature's mag-
nifi cence and I'm always excited when I happen upon the unexpected," says Nancy "Weezy" Forman. "Oſt en my subjects are not conventionally beauti- ful, but the right combination of light, background, colors, shapes and textures inspires me to see them in a very unex- pected way so [that] I can reveal their hidden beauty." Weezy's photographs rival the sensitivity of traditional fi ne oil paintings. Each art piece is signed,
RICKY MUJICA • www.rickymujica.com Born and raised in New York City,
Ricky Mujica has lived in Africa, Nor- way, Germany, Mexico, France, Spain, Japan, England, Italy and Australia. He studied art at the High School of Art and Design, Parsons School of Design and Parsons in Paris. "T ough I enjoy the work of modern masters such as Diebenkorn, Hofmann and Mother- well, I draw my inspiration from Sar- gent, Zorn and Sorolla," says Mujica, whose infl uence from the old masters has helped him achieve a high level of success.
numbered and includes a certifi cate of authenticity and hanging hardware.
Nancy Forman's
JESSE MICHAEL NEWMAN www.rebirthofgaea.com
With a eye toward Baroque surreal-
ism, New York-based artist Jesse Mi- chael Newman has worked on multiple fi lms nominated for Academy Awards as well as other projects accepted to the permanent collections of MoMA and the Whitney. His latest piece, Rebirth of Gaea, is an epic visual tapestry deli- cately interweaving refl ections on the environment and spirituality through the rich imagery of Greek mythology.
HANS PETERSEN
www.hanspetersenart.com Born in Denmark, Hans Petersen
Marta Wiley's
KRISTEN RAY NAUGLE www.kristenraynaugle.com
"Simple elegance from classic inspi- Linda Calvert Jacobson's
rations" is how photographer/painter/ ABN Top 50 Emerging Artist Kristen R. Naugle hopes viewers will see her artwork. Growing up on a cattle ranch in Pryor, Oklahoma amidst a family of photographers, Naugle says it would have been diffi cult for her to not de- velop an interest in the arts. Naugle will debut a new mixed media collection inspired by an art world great and the fi rst-ever Kristen Naugle Metallic Col- lection at Artexpo New York.
studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. His work can be found in galleries in Charlotte, NC; Stamford, CT and Copenhagen, as well as in many private collections across the United States.
SHAHLA RASHIDIAN www.fl ickr.com/photos/shahla-rashidian
Born in Ahwaz, Iran, Shahla Rashid-
ian uses a mixture of acrylic paint, fabric, wood and soil to paint fi gurative abstract pieces. She had her fi rst inter- national exhibition at Miami SOLO in December.
ILENE RICHARD • www.ilenerichard.com "My fi gurative work is based on
my observations of people involved in everyday activities," says Ilene Rich- ard, whose work is marked by strong design, a vibrant color palette and a unique narrative quality. "Whether it
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