Sherri Belassen

Sherri Belassen credits her inspiration in design and composition to flights she took with her father in their two-seater airplane growing up. The patterns, colors, and blocks/grids of colors seen from above informed her later aesthetic and is reflected in her work. Her paintings are distinguished by an extensive combination of underpainting, layering, and scratching of the surface, showing a history of hand and a yearning for more.

Lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona.

America Martin

America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a painter and a sculptor. The magnetic pull of Martin’s work is authentic, generated by both her ability to express a unique gesture that speaks to a universal truth (thus, we recognize it instantly) and her exceptional skill at rendering that truth via the human form. She pulls from the stylistic lessons of the classics and its derivations in indigenous subject matter, while redefining what it is to combine abstract and indigenous motifs.

Lives and work in Los Angeles, California.

David Matthew King

Stanley Boydston

Stanley Boydston was two years old when his grandmother, Wanda, placed a paintbrush in his hand. It's unlikely she envisioned a life path that would lead to him becoming a renowned painter.

Boydston is one of only two American artists whose work has recently been shown in the inaugural Biennale of Contemporary Sacred Art in Mentón, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, and in the 58th Venice Biennale. From the outlines, curves and objects of his earlier career to the parallel lines he sees as he gazes at the ocean and the role water plays in all life, Stanley Boydston’s journey has been an eclectic, continually emerging, and gratifying one.

Rafael Gaete

Rafael Gaete was born in Santiago, Chile on July 16th, 1974.  At age fifteen he experienced an important exhibition of Roberto Matta, a Chilean artist, at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Santiago. He was struck by Matta’s perception of space, and that is where his love for Surrealism began.

Rafael began painting seriously in 1999 and his first exhibition, “Microemotions and Microsensations” was presented in the gallery of the Marriot Hotel (Santiago, Chile) in 2001. His drawing and paintings have been inspired by Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism.

Gaete resides and work in Santa Barbara.

Dan Lencioni

Dan Lencioni is a nationally recognized artist who specializes in mixed media art.  His works are accumulations of everyday materials elevated in greater importance by their juxtaposition. Nothing is disguised or enhanced - they are meant to look exactly as they are.

In his most recent works, he explores cultivated accident and deliberately produced disorder by attaching wood, paper and other current photo materials to disrupt the surface structure in a very physical way. This instinctive primal expression personalizes his raw style of work creating emotional feelings and chaos.

The finished picture does not always show the layers of mark-making, but the sense of the painting is clear to see. The contrast between physical resolution or compositional clarity is his conflict. The painting is the energy left behind in that struggle.

Greg Miller

Drawing on the cultural and geographic influences of his Californian roots, Greg Miller creates work that pulls physical remnants of the past and offers a look into the momentary beauty found in the fleeting parts of American culture. Labeled a “neo-pop” artist (Huffpost article) by such critics as Donald Kuspit, Peter Frank, and Shana Nys Dambrot, Miller does indeed draw from the pop-cultural imagery that saturated American consciousness during the 1950s and 1960s.

Greg Miller’s career has spanned over four decades and is featured in numerous museum and private collections around the globe, including the Charles Saatchi Collection and the Frederick R. Weisman Collection.

Lesley Grainger

Abstract Artist, Lesley Grainger is originally from Yorkshire, England and currently resides in Southern California with her family. She received a B.A. First Class Honors degree in Illustration from the University of Lincoln. Early in her career, she worked as graphic designer and later began to produce children’s books and licensed artwork. For the last ten years she found her true passion in abstract painting, now her work is collected worldwide. She also teaches art classes online. Lesley has a beautiful studio in San Juan Capistrano and showcases her art in galleries and her online store.

Jacob Barfield

Jacob Barfield’s artistic journey began in elementary school with doodles, fostering a passion for the arts. By high school, he delved into woodworking, igniting a profound love for crafting. Skipping classes and meals, he devoted himself to the woodshop, refining his craftsmanship and design acumen.

Post-graduation, Jacob's access to woodworking tools vanished. However, while procuring tools for his own workshop, he stumbled upon stained glass equipment for sale. Intrigued, he acquired it, embarking on a self-taught journey into stained glass artistry.

Opportunity knocked when Jacob was offered a chance to pursue glass artistry full-time. Leaving his hometown, he relocated across the country to chase his dream. Since then, he has tirelessly crafted original pieces, pushing the boundaries of both artistic innovation and technical prowess to unprecedented heights.

Will Beger

Will Beger, a fourth-generation Arizonan, offers a unique take on Southwestern art. His contemporary-minimalist paintings feature vibrant colors, clean lines, and striking juxtapositions. Influenced by nature and his upbringing, he embraces a modern, bohemian aesthetic rooted in his heritage. Graduating from The University of Arizona with a degree in Agricultural Business and Natural Resource Economics, he gained cross-cultural appreciation during a Semester at Sea. Inspired by his global travels, he infuses his work with bold colors and sharp contrasts. Beger's distinctive style, characterized by monochromatic backgrounds and focused subjects, resonates with a wide audience, bridging personal expression with universal appeal.

Karen Simon

Karen Simon employs acrylics, gouache, ink, and thread on unstretched canvas, crafting fluid shapes with color washes. She enhances these with embroidered threads, creating intricate details that cascade across the canvas, forming images that seem to emerge organically.

Originally trained in costume and set design, Simon integrated her passion for drawing and painting with her theater work. Experimenting with sewing on various materials, she seamlessly incorporated this technique into her art, exploring its depth intuitively. Inspired by her surrealism and contrast, composer Tobias Vethake composed a unique piece resonating emotionally with Simon's paintings.

Simon holds diplomas in Set and Costume Design from the University of the Arts, Berlin, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally, with "Floating Strings" at Lois Lambert Gallery marking her debut solo exhibition in the United States. Additionally, her expertise in costume design earned her recognition as Best Young Costume Designer from Theater Heute in Germany.

Marta Dubroff

From the spilled essence of life's unpredictable palette, Marta Dubroff breathes her art into existence. With each stain, she deftly extracts a realm where reality intertwines with the imaginary. Her gaze fixates on the feminine realm, delving into the depths of women's inner worlds—be it their contemplations, solitude, emotions, or symbiotic relationship with the environment. For Marta, each canvas becomes a sacred vessel, a portal through which stories yearn to be told. 

With a masterful fusion of acrylics, spatulas, pencils, brushes, and asphalt paint, complemented by impastos and drippings, Marta crafts her compositions with a distinct gestural and material imprint. This approach lends a palpable depth to both the background and the figures that inhabit her work. Her artistic practice transcends conventional boundaries, encompassing pictorial, graphic, and sculptural elements. Her artistic endeavors serve not only as a reflection of personal expression but also as an invitation for viewers to immerse themselves in the profound narratives she weaves.

Marta lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina.