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Annette AlessiAnnette AlessiAnnette Alessi Garnet Valley, Pa www.alessicreations.com

Most of Annette’s works are inspired by anything that comes from nature, and that includes the human form. Generally, her subject matters are landscapes and children's portraiture, but she has many other varieties of subject that she creates such as underwater scenery and ocean, florals, figures and nudes and also more recently, spiritual art. Annette describes her work as impressionistic realism.

Principal Medium: oils and pastels Creating Art Professionally Since: 1987 Art Education: Art Institute of Philadelphia Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Body Language, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA, March, 2017; Paoli Hospital Auxiliary Fall Harvest Fine Art Show, Berwyn, PA, October 21, 2016; The American Artists Professional League, 87th Grand National Exhibition 2015 At the Salmagundi Club, Manhattan, NY November, 2015; Sponsored by the Delaware Valley Arts League Longwood Gardens Plein Air Exhibit, “Painting in the Meadow”, Kennett Square, PA August, 2014 Awards: First Place Professional Category Award & Third Place People’s Choice Award “Newlin Mills Waterfall,” Oil “Lenses On Newlin,” Newlin Grist Mills, Glen Mills, PA November, 2015; Delaware Valley Art League Memorial Award “Overlooking the Meadow”, Oil “Painting in the Meadow”, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA July 2014; People’s Choice Award “Extending A Kiss”, Oil Chester County Art Association, “Party in our Park” Juried Exhibit Awarded solo exhibition at the Penn State Malvern Campus, West Chester, PA April, 2014; Honorable Mention “Hawaiian Koi”, Pastel DaVinci Art Alliance, Exotica, Philadelphia, PA August 2013 Art Association/Club Membership: Pastel Society of America, NY Portrait Society of America Chester County Arts Association, West Chester, PA Publications: The News Journal, New Castle County Crossroads Section Thursday, July 11, 2013, “Inspiration’s Trek;” 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley; The Brave Little Soul, Illustrated by Annette Other relevant information: Annette began her career in 1987 as a fashion illustrator for Alfred Angelo Bridals. She has been using oils since 2006 when introduced to the medium by a former teacher, Karl Kuerner, a well known artist who was men-tored by Andrew Wyeth. Her landscapes are self-taught only since the new millennium, and her main medium has been pas-tels. Annette teaches art to adults and teens with “Paint Along” classes held at the Chester County Art Association in West Chester, PA, and holds private lessons at her studio in Garnet Valley, PA. She juried various art exhibits, including the Rose Tree Park Exhibition of the Artist Guild of Delaware County.

Gary AltoonianGary AltoonianGary Altoonian West Chester, PA www.altoonianphotography.com

Gary’s artwork ranges from underwater to the night sky. He says he finds inspiration in almost any setting by finding interesting ways to capture the beauty and interesting features of the world around us. Some examples include flowers, architecture, landscapes, seascapes, waterfront settings and bridges.

Principal Medium: Photography Creating Art Professionally Since: 1999 Art Education: Numerous photography courses and workshops on photography methods and techniques. Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Malvern Retreat House, Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography, Longwood Gardens Art Association/Club Membership: Photography Society of America, Delaware Photographic Society

Rhonda CountsRhonda CountsRhonda Counts Fleetwood, PA rhondartstudio.com

Rhonda says she paints to enjoy the serenity and mindfulness in the process of creating art. She is inspired by the natural world, drawn to the beauty in its details. She also is compelled to try to capture the essence of the textures and patterns in nature on her canvas. Rhonda had a wonderful 30 years creating for the Walt Disney Company and retired as a Disney Imagineer with Walt Disney Imagineering. She was inspired by the various techniques her fellow Imagineers used in creating the themed environments within the Disney Parks. The most intriguing techniques are those used to “age” a building or in

transforming concrete into “natural themed landscapes.” Based on these techniques, she works to develop processes that capture nature’s textural details. “Natural Impressions”…She creates a textured canvas and then she paints.

Principal Medium: Acrylics Creating Art Professionally Since: Graphic Designer in 1976...began painting professionally in 2005 Art Education: BA Visual Design Purdue University Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Berks Art Alliance Juried Shows; Chester County Art Assoc; Walt Disney Imagineering; Epcot Flower and Garden; Leesburg Fl Fine Arts Festival; Studio B Boyertown; Frenchtown New Jersey; NAP Small Works Invitational; Immaculata University Awards: Featured Artist Leesburg Fine Arts Show 2010/Honorable Mentions Studios, Berks Art Alliance, Chester County Art Assoc. Honorable Mention/Studio B Boyertown Honorable Mention Art Association/Club Membership: Berks Art Alliance Publications: Artsy Shark 2017/Leigh Valley Magazine 2011/Featured artist Leesburg Fl Fine Arts Show/Epcot Art in the Garden 2008-2011

Deborah EaterDeborah EaterDeborah Eater Levittown, PA https://DeborahEater.com Line is the driving element in my work, and curves hold a particular fascination for me. I can never be satisfied with a piece until the curves in it are 'just right.' Even though much of my work is abstract, I consider it to be inspired by nature because that's where the most beautiful curving lines are to be found. I approach collage as if it were painting, with preliminary sketches, color studies, and frequently an underpainting. I treat each piece of paper as a single brush stroke adding both color and texture. After the first layer, additional

pieces develop lights and shadows, blend colors, and sharpen or soften edges. It's a time-consuming process: a small 8" x 10" work typically involves one thousand or more individually-pasted pieces of paper. Principal Medium: painterly collage Creating Art Professionally Since: 2014 Art Education: Studied drawing and painting at Fleisher Art Memorial, 2010-2014 Top Juried/Invitational Shows: National Collage Society 2017 Juried Exhibition, Chicago, IL; Ellarslie Open 34, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton, NJ; 88th Annual Juried Exhibition, Phillips Mill Gallery, New Hope, PA; Philadelphia Sketch Club, Art of the Flower (2017), Absolutely Abstract (2016), Philadelphia, PA. Awards: Stover Mill Gallery, Erwinna, PA, 5th Annual Juried Exhibition (2016), Thompson Memorial Award; Riverfront Renais-sance Center, Millville, NJ, Art of the Pencil (2017) , third prize. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, 116th Annual Adult Student Exhibition, (2014), first prize in drawing Art Association/Club Membership: National Collage Society, Artists of Bristol, Doylestown Conservatory Artists Guild Publications: Shrift, Gwen, "Falls Artist Sticks with Inspiration," Bucks County Courier Times/Intelligencer, 25 May 2016 Please email your headshot and two or three artwork photos to malvernretreatmarketing@gmail.com. If you have any other relevant information to add about your background, please write it below. Thank you for completing this form! I came to be an artist by a very crooked path. Initially trained as a research psychologist, my expertise with artistic crafts helped me to land a position teaching art in grades pre-K to 8. As an art teacher I had the opportunity to develop my skills in fine art, and I eventually left teaching to study drawing and painting. The chance discovery of a 'painting' created from torn paper inspired me to develop the collage technique that has become my principal medium.

Lidia KohutiakLidia KohutiakLidia Kohutiak Haverford, PA

Lidia says she is inspired by museums, art galleries, her travels and different cultures. She paints quickly in a loose and painterly style with an emphasis on light and color. She finds beauty and poetry in nature, in human faces and the human form, and in the human condition.

Principal Medium: Oil Paints Creating Art Professionally Since: 2005 Art Education: After achieving a Master's Degree in French Literature, Lidia participated in numerous classes and workshops at The Wayne Art Center and the Main Line Art Center with renowned artists: Ellen Cooper, Garth Herrick, Alexandra Tyng, Paul Du Sold, Giovanni Casadei, Christine Lafuente, Georganna Lenssen. Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Wayne Art Center; Main Line Art Center, Haverford; Philadelphia Sketch Club; Community Art Center, Wallingford; Daylesford Abbey, Paoli; The Art Gallery at the Devon Horse Show,;Penn-Medicine Buildings in Radnor and Valley Forge Awards: Wayne Art Center Juried Student Works=Certificate and Prize; Community Art Center, Wallingford=Honorable Men-tion; Delaware Valley Art League=Penn Med Bldgs=Purchase Prize= $350.00 Sponsor Award, Honorable Mention, . Merit Award Art Association/Club Membership: Wayne Art Center, Wayne; Philadelphia Sketch Club; Delaware Valley Art League, Paoli

Nell HazinskiNell HazinskiNell Hazinski Charlestown Township nellhazinski.com

Nell makes porcelain tableware. She says she strongly believe that handmade objects bring a special quality to our lives - connections between people that bring vitality to the everyday. Her pots are strongly influenced by Japanese Ceramics and the aesthetics of the high fire reduction process. Most recently, the decorative process of nerikomi has occupied her time; specifically, how nerikomi is enhanced by the wood firing. Her pots are meant to present food, so she is very conscious of how the pot will function in use.

Principal Medium: Porcelain clay Creating Art Professionally Since: 1980 Art Education: Mostly self taught through pottery workshops and mentors. She studied design, drawing and photography in the 80's in Denver, Colorado at Metro State College. Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Recently, Strictly Functional 2014; Art of the State 2012, "out of place, clay and context" NCECA, Philadelphia 2009; Clay Philadelphia 1988; Clay Studio, one person show "Pots and Sets" 1987; American Clay Artists, Philadelphia, PA 1985 Awards: First or second place in various art shows Publications: Article in Ceramics Monthly, local newspapers etc.

Alecia MillerAlecia MillerAlecia Miller Phoenixville, PA aleciamiller.com

Alecia says she likes to touch things, to feel their textures in my hands, to connect with things on a tactile level. This has led her on an artistic journey through fabric, clay, and mixed media. While running her ceramics studio, her work was heavily influenced by forms found in nature, and the connection to the pieces that one receives when cradling a vessel in your hands. Over time, her work began to take on intricate and detailed patterned carving, which added to this experience. With a move back to eastern PA, the space for a ceramics studio was lost, and her focus shifted back 2 dimensional work. Creating mixed media artwork allows her to continue to play with textures in her pieces, and build up layers of meaning and ideas as part of the creative process. Mandalas feature heavily in her work as she is influenced by the work of Carl Jung and Joan Kellogg and their use of mandala creation as a tool for self-development and discovery. Themes of childhood and our relationships with nature are prevalent in both her mandalas and other pieces. The forms and structures of sacred geometry are also prevalent in her paintings as they demonstrate the connection across all living things.

Principal Medium: Mixed Media Creating Art Professionally Since: 2001-2005, re-emerged in 2014 Art Education: Bachelor’s degree from Drexel University in Fashion Design; Kutztown University Arts Programs Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Oxford Arts Alliance National Juried Show 2017 Art Association/Club Membership: Chester County Art Association; Pottstown Area Artists Guild; Certified Zentangle Teacher Publications: Schuylkill Living Magazine

Rinal ParikhRinal ParikhRinal Parikh Wallingford, PA www.rinalparikh.com

Rinal believes in always improving herself, learning from every stage in life and from nature. She loves incorporating several medi-ums into her art, and especially loves Indian folk art-Madhubani from Madhubani district, Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh, Warli from Maharashtra. Her subject choices are directly influenced by her childhood memories in India. She also chooses subjects that are based on her emotions, thoughts and experiences from day to day life. All in all, her work is a modern adaptation of the traditional Indian folk art. She enjoys portraying her subjects with intricate details to the extent that often times it is

perceived as pen and ink work instead of gouache. Achieving this degree of details requires using an extremely fine point brush, for instance a 000 brush.

Principal Medium: Gouache on handmade paper /mix media on canvas Creating Art Professionally Since: 2009 Art Education: Self Taught Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Festival, Annual Auction at Demuth Art Museum-Lancaster, Mt. Gretna Outdoor Art Festival Awards: “Award of Achievement” at Bakers Industries – ‘15 “ Honorary Mention” at CCAA Holiday Show – ‘15 “ Award of Excellence” at CCAA’s The Pink Show- ‘16 “ Loos Award” at The Sketch Club’s Works on Paper – ‘16 “ 2nd place award” at The Sketch Club’s Art of Flower Show – ‘16 “1st place award in watercolor category” at Art Association of Harrisburg’s 88th Annual international juried show”-2016 “1st Place award in watercolor category” at Community Arts Center, Wallingford’s Members show – ‘16 “Best in Show” Community Arts Center’s 15th Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival- ‘17 “2nd Place in Fine Arts” Art Festival Reading, Goggle Works – ‘17 Art Association/Club Membership: Board of Director at Community Arts Festival- Wallingford, Treasurer at Swarthmore Friends of Arts, MCGOPA, Chester County Art Association, Professional Artist Member at Mainline Art Center, Da Vinci Art Alliance Publications: Winter Edition of Philadelphia Stories-2016, Online edition and Print edition of Rathalla Review-2017

Rebecca RhodesRebecca RhodesRebecca Rhodes Coplay, PA rebeccarhodesart.com

Rebecca is a watercolor artist specializing in realistic subjects. A former high school music teacher, she focuses on music subjects, in addition to pets, and wildlife.

Principal Medium: Watercolor Creating Art Professionally Since: 2015 Art Education: Self Taught Top Juried/Invitational Shows: North Penn Select Craft Show in Lansdale, PA Awards: Honorable Mention in the Juried Baum School of Art and Morning Call Exhibition Publications: Guest artist posts on doodlewash.com, http://drawpaintacademy.com, and REVISTA acuarela

Robert SilianiRobert SilianiRobert Siliani West Chester, PA

All Robert’s art work is inspired by the recent passing of his wife. He says she most certainly is at the tip of his brush. Creating art work with his heart is what he says he does.

Principal Medium: Oil Creating Art Professionally Since: February 2017 Art Education: Self Taught Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Annual Media Art Exhibit Fair, Penn State Holiday Art Show Art Association/Club Membership: West Chester Art Association Publications: Facebook: Heirlooms in art@rsiliani82 Other relevant information: 50 years ago, Robert painted for about a year but had to put it aside for the task of raising his family. At that time his wife said to him, ''Bob, you will paint again some day." Well she was right and that is exactly what he did.

Vidya ShyamsundarVidya ShyamsundarVidya Shyamsundar Downingtown, PA www.vidyasartgallery.com

Patterns, Textures, and Colors inspire Vidya. She says she is drawn to the beauty of historic cultural patterns or patterns that are simply whimsical. Her paintings fall into three categories: Ethnic, Fusion, and Whimsical.

Principal Medium: Acrylic Creating Art Professionally Since: 2015 Art Education: Self-taught Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Chester County Studio Tour; Historic Yellow Springs Art Show; Patterns Show at Community Arts Center Art Association/Club Membership: Chester County Art Association, Historic Yellow Springs

Dolores StonelakeDolores StonelakeDolores Stonelake Collegeville PA

Landscapes - beauty of Pennsylvania. Also, still life

Principal Medium: Oil

Art Education: First lessons with Dolores’ uncle who was a professional artist who restored and repaired paintings for museums and private collectors and was a painter himself; Lesson with the Norristown Art League instructors & for a year (2016) the Pottstown Art League.

Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Last 4 years running participated in the juried shows at John Audubon Historical Society, Audubon, PA & Schuykill River Historical Society, Pottstown, PA

Gregory Y. TeterGregory Y. TeterGregory Y. Teter West Chester, PA

Gregory says there is so much beauty in wood. He turns each piece to show off the warmth and character within. It may be an elegant vase or a simple shallow bowl.

Principal Medium: Woods Creating Art Professionally Since: 1996 Art Education: B.A. St. Joseph's University Top Juried/Invitational Shows: Daylesford Abbey Art Show, Radley Run Art Show Art Association/Club Membership: Chester County Art Association, Keystone Woodturners Publications: Woodturning Magazine: December 2015 Issue #286

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