Ram Brisueno is a Baltimore based, self taught artist with a degree in English from UMBC. Ram considers himself a collagist focusing on form, color, and stories within his paintings using mixed media in an intuitive collage style referencing textures, color, meaning and intent which brings layers, upon layers within revealing unique and hidden narratives. An almost surreal perspective between material and transformations that play in stories and dreams.
Michael Kirby is the most famous artist nobody has ever heard of. He also goes by the name of Murals of Baltimore. Mr. Kirby was born in Baltimore and attended school in Baltimore City. As a teenager, he moved to Italy and lived abroad for over 10 years creating street art and murals. In the early 2000s, Mr. Kirby moved back to Baltimore and has been creating Public Art throughout the Mid-Atlantic. He has completed thousands of street art pieces around the world.
I have been painting and exhibiting since the mid 60's and that is what I currently do full time. I have been affiliated with several galleries over the years, most currently with the Studio Gallery in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington DC. For more biographical info, see my website at www.stanwenocurart.com or my resume here.
Claudine loves to create bright, bold acrylic paintings that bring joy to the viewer. Her recent work features flowers, animals, and other happy imagery. She uses bold acrylic colors - sometimes straight out of the tube - and a strong black line to accent the design and move the viewer through the piece. Her art is also available as mini paintings, prints, cards, and magnets.
Solo Exhibitions
Highland Center For the arts, Greensboro, Vt
Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont
Gango Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Knight Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Limner Gallery, New York, New York
Lucas Gallery, Telluride, Colorado
Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Swanson Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
Vermont Arts Exchange, N. Bennington, Vermont
Group Exhibitions
“26th Annual NBOSS”, North Bennington, Vermont, Summer 2023
“25th Annual NBOSS”, North Bennington, Vermont, Summer 2022
Izya. Shlosberg graduated from the Moscow University of Art, and the Belarus Institute of Technology in Minsk. Mr. Shlosberg combines his technical training in industrial design and independent study of form and color to give him a unique perspective on the concept of art.
Dubbed the “Lewis Carroll of Baltimore” by internationally renowned artist, Grace Hartigan, Jessica Damen’s paintings speak to universal themes revealed through fairy tales, Biblical stories, contemporary and ancient Greek myths. Hartigan said of Damen’s paintings, “like William James she has a gift for psychology in her depiction of children. Her use of paint is both sensual and tough.”
Ellen Baer’s artwork was selected by the U.S. Department of State’s Art in Embassies Program and was on exhibition for five years in Niamey, Niger. In addition, her paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers, including the Bernice Kish Gallery in Columbia Maryland; Wohlfarth Galleries and Touchstone Gallery in Washington DC; and the Brentwood Arts Exchange in Brentwood, Maryland.
Steven Hoffman Shapiro has been working as an artist since 1980. His work explores various aspects of abstraction, the figure, narrative expression, and architectural themes. He works primarily in oils and acrylics but also explores a variety of three-dimensional media, including clay and wood constructions. Like many artists, his drawings and monoprints serve as explorations for larger works. Shapiro's paintings, drawings, and three-dimensional works have been exhibited in Alabama, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., and Venice, Italy.
Born in Lake Wales, Florida, Nechama Topper lived in Hollywood, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and she currently lives and works in Baltimore City. She attended Florida State University, earned her BFA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her MA from Towson University. Having worked at the Aside Gallery Studios in the Station North Arts District, she now works in a private studio in northwest Baltimore City.