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CLE Temporary ArtExhibition Program

“Abstract Nation”February 1 – July 31, 2014

CLE’s Temporary Art Exhibition Program is a free initiative available to artists. The purpose of this program is to showcase the diversity of arts and culture of the Cleveland Plus Region. Cultural institutions, arts organizations, museums, as well as individual artists, are afforded opportunities to exhibit their collections of original artwork and photography in the airport. Submissions are reviewed by an Art Review Panel. Each approved proposal is assigned an exhibit start date based on the exhibition calendar. The duration of exhibits is up to six months depending on the nature of the exhibit. Curatorial and installation support are provided to selected exhibitors. Artists are featured at the art site as well as on the airport’s website at www.clevelandairport.com. For more information, please call (216) 898-5209 or email scloud@clevelandairport.com.

The City of Cleveland and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) are proud to salute the winners of the 2014 Temporary Art Exhibition Program. This Program began to provide examples of the artistic richness and cultural diversity of the greater Cleveland area and enhance the experience of travelers passing through CLE.

Abstract art can be photography, a painting or sculpture that does not depict a person, place or thing in the natural world. Instead, the color and form are the subject of the abstract painting or photograph. It is completely non-object or non-representational. This exhibit, Abstract Nation is a tribute to abstract art.

CLE exhibits showcase the wealth of talented artists in the Cleveland region. It is with great pleasure that we display the works of these artists to be seen by an average of 30,000 passengers each day.

CLE is the gateway to the Northeast Ohio region and is the first and last impression visitors will have of our great city. This work serves as a reflection of what visitors can expect as they travel in and around Cleveland.

Sincerely,

Frank G. JacksonMayor

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Sincerely,

Ricky D. Smith Director of Port Control

Michael Barath, an avid photographer for many years, Michael bought his first good digital camera 11 years ago when his granddaughter was born. He has since upgraded and currently shoots with a Nikon D3s. Michael enjoys low light photography and the

D3s are known for their excellent control over digital noise.

Throughout his life he has debated whether it is better to be pretty good at a lot of things, or world class at one thing. Unfortunately, he has never had the attention span to commit to more than a couple of years on any one pursuit: birding, bicycle racing, dog training, and more. Except photography, he can actually combine all of his interests with photography by using them as subjects. Michael isn’t sure he’ll ever have the talent to be world class, but so far it still strongly holds his attention. For more information, visit Michael’s website at www.justustow.com.

Mata Bottum-Ziegler, a native Clevelander combines her art training with years as an accomplished floral designer. Mata’s impressionist paintings are a dynamic, energetic interplay of texture, vibrant color and light. Her oil paintings have been shown and sold through juried shows, galleries and private commissions. For more information,visit Mata’s website at www.matamine.com.

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Whit Brachna is an artist from Bath, Ohio. After studying at Savannah College of Art and Design, Whit immersed himself in The Safehouse Atelier in San Francisco, California. Whit has a formidable reputation as a concept artist. He has shared his knowledge and technique at the international workshops Concept Art.org. Whit uses his understanding of art principles and his skills in observation, composition, anatomy and idea development to create abstract drawings and paintings and also beautiful figurative and still life compositions. Recently, Whit has been commissioned for work in the higher education, advertising and retail markets in Northeast Ohio.

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Mike Bruckman is a multimedia artist, musician, and conceptual designer focused on recognizing pure moments of diverse feelings and organizing

them into physical media that he can share. By embracing technology and the exponentially fast changes associated with it, he finds that half of the time he is sifting through the sand trying not to become buried, while the other half is spent engaging in the global network or sharing at his fingertips. Mike firmly believes that his best work is always his next work, and the vast majority of his impact in the musical world is rising on the horizon.

Christine Bradlee has had a lifelong love of photography and humor. Thankfully as her eye sight has gotten worse her photography skills have vastly improved. Chris depends on a tripod to steady her hand and also to get back to a standing position.

Due to the effects of lack of height her images have an unusual point of view. She sincerely hopes you enjoy her photos and are amused by her bio. Chris can be contacted at Chris10bradlee@yahoo.com.

Nancy Davidson is a retired Registered Nurse. She is Board Certified in Gerontological Nursing. Nancy has worked in positions of Staff Development, Infection Control Surveillance Officer and Director of Nursing. Nancy took classes at Lakeland Community College during the era of film and slides. She is relatively new to the digital world of photography. Her main interests are Nature and Macro Photography. Nancy is a member of the Western Reserve Photographic Society.

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Jan Immel is a wife and mother of four. Working full time as a registered nurse, there is neither money nor time available to pursue her interest in photography. But with the grown children and the advent of the digital age, there is no longer an

excuse not to dabble.

Jan loves nature, landscape and wildlife photography, but she especially enjoys taking portraits of her eleven grandchildren. Her bucket list includes taking photos in all fifty states (just 14 yet to go) and photographing senior year portraits of her grandkids.

Mark Keffer was born in Cleveland in 1965. He attended the University of Akron and earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kent State University in 1988. He received his Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University in 1991. From 1996 to 2005 he lived, worked and exhibited in New York, New York.

He is the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship and his work has been shown nationally, internationally and extensively on the local and regional level. His works are included in the Progressive Collection and that of Equitable Life Insurance, as well as private collections. He has taught at Ohio State, Kent State and Youngstown State Universities

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Robert L. Kunesh is an art teacher and photographer who is in the process of digitally exploring the combination of both. Starting out in art, but really wanting to be a photographer, Bob stumbled upon Photoshop on his way to becoming a Master of Photography, a Master of Digital Imaging, a PPA Craftsman and a Certified Professional Photographer. This past year Bob received the Diamond Photographer of the Year Award from the Professional Photographers of America and a bar to go along with his Imaging Excellence Award which represents 26 Loan Collection images. Since receiving his first print merit in 1997, Bob has accumulated 138 print merits in both regular and digital competition in the PPA (Professional Photographers of America).

In WPPI (Wedding, Portrait, Photographers International), Bob has over 100 Accolades (WPPI merits) since joining in 1998. He has received an International Portrait Print of the Year twice and a 1st Place in Digital Non-Wedding in Las Vegas in 2002.

Bob is a retired teacher, but continues to educate. Bob was co-owner of Studio K Photography and SKP Photo Lab in Willoughby Ohio until his retirement. He simply feels fulfilled when he is photographing people, things, or playing on his new toy, the computer. Although retired, Bob still continues to educate and she in the wonderful and exciting world of photography.

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Mitzi Lai has a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas.

After a successful career as home furnishing designer and Illustrator, she is now painting full time. Her passion in art lead her to many different media, including all the

traditional media and digital fine arts. Her work has been exhibited nationwide through invitation and juried competitions. Her paintings and art works are collected by many private individuals and corporations. Mitzi is an Artist-in-Residence for the Ohio Arts Council’s Arts Learning and also teaches at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

David Lile is from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He encourages viewers to take a refreshed look at themselves and their relationship to the city around them. “It can be quite profound to realize that the common elements of life can be uncommonly beautiful,” explained David. His photography has a three-fold purpose: to capture a city’s unnoticed personality, architecture

and elements in ways that are often lost and overlooked in the repetition of everyday living; to demonstrate that there is beauty and energy within the commonplace; and to evoke a fresh perspective of the cities around us.

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Tyler Mauk, a native to Northwest Ohio, is a contemporary artist working within the medium of photography. Graduating from Ohio University in the spring of 2014, Tyler will be receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Expanded Media. His interest in photography started in high school when an advanced placement art class allowed him to venture into the photographic arts. Now, a senior art student at Ohio University, Tyler is studied in digital photography and analog film processes. His surrealistic photographs hold frames of the soul’s subconscious experiences throughout life. Tyler uses photography as a tool to capture unexplainable or “unsay-able” moments of a soul’s interpretation of reality.

Barbara Pennington began her photographic adventure in 2004. She has been an active member of The Cleveland Photographic Society (CPS) since 2005, competing and winning numerous awards. Her work has been displayed at The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Beachwood Community Center, Broadview Heights Municipal Building, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland State University, Pizzeria

Cerino, Gathering Place Westlake, and Cleveland Hopkins Airport.Through CPS she has contributed hundreds of hours of volunteer photography for numerous community groups. Currently, she supports The International Institute and Front Line Services with a variety of photographic requests.

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Bogdan Pieniak has been fascinated with photography since he was a teenager nearly 50 years ago. He studied art in college where he received basic knowledge of composition, tone and color and an appreciation

what it takes to make a visual impact. He has been involved in many facets of photography and his images have been used in every type of media, including, print, film, video, and advertising. In the last few years, Bogdan has been exhibiting his prints and has won numerous awards for his work.

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Carol Sahley Ph.D. is an avid photographer who combines life on a farm in Ohio with a career in international development. Her primary passion as a photographer is capturing the distinctive personalities of her many farm animals. Her interests also include travel, nature and macro photography. Her abstracts are based on images of reflections captured in waterdrops. Her work can be seen at www.krop.com/goatpixel.

Jacqueline Sajewski interest in photography was sparked in 2008 by her husband’s Christmas gift of a DSLR Canon Xti. In the spring of 2009, she studied digital photography and processing under the tutelage of Art Becker and Ellen Anon at the Erie Art Museum

in Erie, Pennsylvania. Their work inspired her to find creative ways to capture life’s moments.

Following the death of her husband in 2010, Jackie relocated to Mentor, Ohio, and has since become an active member in the Cleveland Photographic Society and Western Reserve Photographic Society. Jackie’s work has been shown at several galleries and exhibits in the Cleveland Ohio and Erie Pennsylvania area.

Steve Toth is a landscape photographer and abstract artist who seeks to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary and then offer a unique perspective and interpretation beyond what the camera provides. Originally a partner in The Gallery of Poetic Photography on Lorain Avenue in

Cleveland, Ohio, he has become a virtual gallery and continues to produce original work and offer photography, poetry, graffiti art and abstract art. He inherited his love of photography from his father and when digital cameras came on line, there was suddenly no such thing as taking too many pictures.

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