InternationalArtAdventures

Biographies of artists and poets "Where Do I Belong?", curated by Mary Qian and Dorty Nowak

Dorty Nowak has a master degree of  English Literature. She is a  founder of Oakland School for the Arts, a California Charter High School

With years of consulting experience, She focused on global benefit programs.

Mary Qian is a painter who is orginally from China, has been living in US for the past 15 years. Painting is a process to connect her with the surrending and a bridge between past and present.

Susan Antolin writes primarily haiku and other short poetry and prose pieces. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and has won several awards.  Her first collection of poems, Artichoke Season, was recently published.

Jose Antonio Bedolla Born and raised on the southside of Chicago, studied at the American Academy of Art.   has occupied the position of firefighter for last 20 years
As a professional firefighter he has experienced some of life's most trying moments and uses his love of art as his escape.  
Tony, as he is known by most, strives in capturing the human genre of emotional complexities and looks for the simplicity and mood which can reveal the insights of humanity

Larry Beresford is a free-lance medical journalist and published poet living in Oakland, CA.  He frequently gives readings of his poems in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Terry Bouton is an award-winning sculptor and the recipient of a number of research scholarships.  She studied art in NSW before becoming a secondary school art teacher in both NSW and Queensland, Australia.

Lori Christine is an art photographer in Oakland, CA.  She has a B.A. in theatre arts and currently works at the Oakland School for the Arts.  Her work has been exhibited in Illinois and California.

Susie Fuller is an artist living in Oakland, CA.  She is a graduate of Drew University and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London.  Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in New York and Illinois.

Kiala Givehand is a graduate of Mills College with a MFA in Creative Writing and Poetry.  She was a poetry editor for the literary magazine “580 Split,” and recently founded the literary journal “Generations.”

Renee Gregorio lives in New Mexico.  Her work has appeared in many journals, chapbooks and anthologies of poetry in the U.S. and abroad.  She earned a M.A. in creative writing from Antioch University, London, and is a certified somatic coach. She teaches workshops combining poetry and somatics to writers and others.

Marina Iorio lives and works in Naples, Italy.  She has a PhD in geophysics from the University of Plymouth, Devon, U.K. and received her fine arts training at the Fine Arts Academy of Naples.  She has exhibited throughout Italy and her work can be found in permanent public collections.

Ali Lawrence received her MFA in poetry from San Francisco State University.  Her first book of poetry, Anatomic, was recently published.

Gerri Lucas is a graduate of Indiana University and currently teaches in Chicago’s south suburbs.  She has performed her poetry in Illinois, New York and California, and recently was one of ten poets chosen internationally to join the Voices of Our Nations Association (VONA) writers’ workshop.

Miguel Malagon is a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago.  He has exhibited in Minnesota, Arizona, Illinois and Indiana, and his work hangs in public and private collections.

Dimitri Pavlotsky was born in Moscow, Russia.  He has an M.A. in architecture from the Moscow Institute of Architecture, and has studied art in the U.S. and France.

He is a member of the Chicago Artists’ Coalition.

Jean Kepler Ross is a national award-winning photographer and writer based in Santa Fe, NM.  Her work has appeared in many publications and belongs to numerous private and corporate collections.

Alexander Savko was born in Bindery, Moldavia, and is a graduate of the Specialized Art-Theatrical School in Odessa.  His work has appeared in many exhibits throughout Europe.

Stanley Woodward has spent his life moving between Europe and the U.S.  He currently lives in Paris.  He is a poet, writer and filmmaker. 

Biographies of artists : “Cultures Connecting”, curated by Marianna Buchwald

Committee

Marianna Buchwald                        ph.773 507-1300        marbuchwald@yahoo.com                                                                                                                               AlanEmersonHicks                                                                               7735017730       

                                                                                            Sandra Simonson                                       7732751843        

                                                                                    Javier Enriquez                                                                                  7739104663            

                                                                                                                                              David  Moscoso  321 368 1945    

                                                                                                                     Ted Ehnle  312 451 -4479     

      Artists:  

 Ruth Ordonez_e mail: ruth_k01@yahoo.com                                                                6649 W Belmont Chicago, IL 60634

Born in Ecuador in 1989, Ruth Ordonez moved with her family to the United States in 2005. Ordonez graduated from Iowa Mennonite School in 2008. Currently, she works and studies full time while using artistic interpretations to echo the emotions of everyday life.   

Lewis G. Rice

email:_lewisgrice1@gmail.com

136 W. Morse Av.,Chicago ,Il

BFA degree from Oklahoma University and MFA degree from Oklahoma State University and most recient showing @ Gethsemane Garden Center Art Fair,5739 N. Clark St., Chi.on aug. 14^th and 15th.________________________________________________________________

HilaryJirka hjmedusina@sbcglobal.net

3542 W. Leland_Chicago, IL 60625     

Hilary lived in London, San Francisco, and Chicago.

Eve Brownstone is an expressive arts therapist, writer, artist and oral historian. Eve believes everyone has a story to tell. Eve’s work “What are you left with when everything changes?, tells a piece of her story. What are you left with??

 Learn more about Eve at  http://www.brownstonetherapeutics.com/ 

Carmen Sauciuc_art@carmensa.com

7033 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago IL 60645

I was born in southwest Romania but Chicago is my home.

I am formally trained in Financial Accounting, a member of American Mensa yet a Reiki Master, Tong Ren Therapist, an Artist, a Writer, a Visionary but more than anything else, a Teacher.

As an Artist:

I am a self taught artist and I believe that the soul of creation must be discovered on ones own path. I look for every opportunity to send much healing to the world and my art allows me to do such. My style varies, but is mostly realistic. Experimenting with different media, techniques, and genres gives me great joy. 

Currently I am working on a series of Sacred Geometry. I am fascinated with Creation and I'd love to capture one aspect of it in my paintings. My intention with these series is for the viewer to connect with the Creator to allow and receive abundant blessings.  I used to be drawn to music and architectural themes while I tried to convey their spirit or story into my paintings. The beauty of my home country Romania, its culture and the simplicity of its people is another great source of inspiration.  I also paint from photos taken on my travels yet am often inspired by angels and images that emerge while meditating. In my paintings I capture profound emotions and like to express enough of my perceptions, giving the viewer the chance to continue in his mind & emotions the story I have already begun.

As a Writer:

I'm in the process of writing a book on Consciousness and Divinity in Romanian Language.  Why Romanian? The terms consciousness or conscious decision are often used in English language but such terms are barely used in Romanian, in fact the first thing majority of Romanians think about when consciousness is mentioned is that of moral consciousness, thus duality. Trying to explain something that doesn't let itself be

defined -Consciousness- can not be done in 20 paragraphs. So in order to encourage Romanian people to expand their consciousness they first need to be explained what consciousness is and how to go about expanding it. 

Andrew Hannigan

_me@andrewhannigan.com

2255 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60616_______________________________I I have been drawing my whole life, but only began to focus on making works for exhibition as an adult. I have lived mostly in Chicago but spent some time living in Austin, Texas and Japan. As much as the wonderful and wicked people I crossed paths with inspire me, the ones that I never met also inform my work. I enjoy collecting refuse from thrift stores, magazines, post cards and other junk. These mementos narrate stories that have been buried by the buildings and people that came to occupy the spaces I have traveled to. I throw images from these stories in with those locked up in the attic of my cabeza and drop the results onto a canvas.

Yoona Lim

(512)709 9051

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Yoona Lim, MAAT
Nomination's Chair
Illinois Art Therapy Association
www.illinoisarttherapy.org

Artist's Statement:Harmony is valuable in life. It is warm and genteel yet complicated to create. Harmony requires great efforts and sensitivities. Each individual is respected and welcomed in the harmony they create. I like to approach my work with the same understanding I have for the word, harmony. Collage allows different images and media match together – creating harmony.             View points   of the main factor that creates the quality harmony. It employs sensitivities to help individuals to recognize each other in a community. Each individual connects to others through their mutual viewpoint. Each image and the landscape speak to each other and create the harmony in my collage. Harmony allows us to be free from the fragility of our life, and encourages us to move forward onto our dreams and ambitions.

Bio/Intro  Yoona is an Art Therapist, Artist, and Columnist. Her work mainly focuses on photography, painting, drawing, and collage. She has also created videos and sculptures.  "While painting, I create a variety of images that are graphic and/or free-associative; using fine lines, object scratching, and painting in layers. Collages contain my imagination, utilizing unique image sources that I find randomly: from map to the Automobile magazine. I enjoy transforming images into an alternative type that may question my audience. I encourage my audience to experiment and play with those images. The collage work called Dream Car reflects a mechanical image clustered with random fashion items, such as classy high heels and glowing jewelry pieces. I like to stimulate my audience visually and cognitively – hoping they will enjoy this process with me

Eric Coronado
tailwinds@gmail.com

 607 Lilac Way, Lombard, IL, 60148

Bio: I am an airline pilot by profession, a world traveler by passion, a tinker, a schemer, a planner, a maker, and a documenter of things that catch my eye.  I combine all of these into my panoramic photography, which requires the precision and careful planning of a scientist, patience, techy know-how, and a good eye.  For seven years I have been sharing panoramas from as far as Italy to India, Alaska to Peru, and Moab Utah to Moab Jordan.

Artist's Statement:   A traveler and a photographer have the same goal in mind: to find the essence, the soul of a place and the people in it.  Words and photographs can transport a person to that place, distilling that essence and conveying the emotion and feeling of being there. 
   Panoramas invite the viewer into them, to look around and look closer.  With so much detail they can be explored and wandered through.  What better way is there to take a friend to on a journey to other lands, without actually going there?
Pictures of Works to be submitted: May vary depending on the amount of space available, as my works are relatively large.  Images are attached.  If the number permitted is to be limited, I would rank as follows:

  Wadi Rum Sunrise.jpg