I am a fiber and ceramic artist whose artwork is inspired by Byzantine and medieval art. I stitch hand embroidered images set in architecturally inspired frames of hand built ceramics and found objects. Along the way I have engaged in a number of related pursuits.
Gina Pierleoni is a mixed media artist living and working in Baltimore. She earned an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and a B.F.A. from the College of New Rochelle (NY)
Individual Artist Awards include grants from :the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts; the Gottlieb Foundation (emergency grant) and three from Maryland State Arts Council.
Shanthi Chandrasekar is a multimedia and multidisciplinary artist from Maryland who has an academic background in physics and psychology, and has been trained in the traditional Indian art forms of Kolam and Tanjore-style painting. While many of her works are influenced by her Indian heritage, her true inspiration comes from the mystery and majesty of the world around her; her muse lives where the scientific overlaps with the spiritual.
I learned to sew as a child, but didn’t discover the world of art quilts until 1986. Fiber art quickly became my passion. My design and technical skills have been enhanced through participation in workshops at the Quilt/Surface Design Symposium in Columbus, Ohio since 1991. I have been a member of the Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery since 2002. My work has appeared in juried shows and many of my quilts are in private collections.