2024 Spring Art Show & Champagne Brunch

MARILYN ROSE, COGNAC WELLERLANE, DIANE HANNA

2024 Spring Art Show & Champagne Brunch

The Spring Art Show has returned once again! Art enthusiasts and supporters gathered on April 6 2024 from 11 to 3 to view featured artists both local and from the New York School of The Arts. All artists donated a portion of their proceeds to Oakcliff. The catering of James Muir retruned with an elegant champagne brunch. Patrons of the art either made a donation or purchased art while they were there. Oakcliff Sailing is looking forward to a renewed and refreshed season and very excited to share it with all of you!

I was happy to inteview featured Artist Diane Hanna who showcased her art. Diane Hanna is an artist based in Oysterbay, New York. Ms. Hanna showcased Mannequin Collection "As my World Stands Still, her Signature piece dh"EscapeArtist" and "Paris "Photography with mix media, Her third piece is a self portrait called Vision. She also had a variety of cards of her Art series. When she is not creating Art, her other talents include being an Actress, Photographer and a Poet on the passions of Love.

Ms. Hanna was seen in the film "The Irishman" starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci directed by Martin Scorsese. Her next acting appearance will be performing April 10 Wed for a private Party at the Secret Room in New York City in the Off Broadway "Murdered by the Mob " her Role as Dona Rosella Dinner Theater!

To find out more info on Diane Hanna please visit her face book page at https://www.facebook.com/diane.hanna.50

I also had a chance to inteview sailing student Noelle Scheer who explained about the benefits of enrolling in Oakcliff Sailing. During my interviews I spoke to Emil Backstrom who submitted a painting Original Abstract Gouache on Paper Painting, “Bananas” 1962 by Norman Bluhm.

Lastly I had the pleasure of talking to Interior Designer Marilyn Rose who is also a patron of the Arts.

Long Island interior designer Marilyn Rose has decades of interior design experience and know-how. Marilyn’s work has been seen in many top design magazines and television shows, along with her popular travel diary, Travels with Marilyn. She has completed projects across Long Island and the Hamptons, and in Manhattan, Palm Beach, and beyond.

Marilyn is loved and trusted by her clients for her ability to create gracious living spaces within their budget and for providing value and professional expertise, whether the project is a single room or a grand estate. Marilyn’s range encompasses any style: elegant yet casual summer homes, glamorous pied-a-terres, sleek contemporary apartments, or traditionally classic estates.

Marilyn’s innate sense for good design and good taste are influenced by her artist’s eye and balanced by her practical nature. As a mother herself, she understands that function is as important as aesthetics.

Marilyn’s formal education in interior design is enhanced by her fine arts training, knowledge of history, and a life-long love of travel and appreciation of different cultures. Marilyn has been able to maintain the quality of her vision by working closely with her exceptional team of design associates, who share and reflect her standards.

Perhaps the only thing that means as much to Marilyn as her clients’ happiness is earning their trust and respect, and exceeding their highest expectations. You can find out more information at https://marilynroseinteriors.com/

OAKCLIFF SAILING was Founded in 2010 by Hunt and Betsy Lawrence in order to raise the caliber of sailing in the United States, Oakcliff Sailing has grown by leaps and bounds each year from offshore racing to high performance as well as inshore racing. Based in the North Shore of Long Island in Oyster Bay, Oakcliff hosts sailors from around the world filling the bay with sails through the summer. Without exploring what Oakcliff Sailing has to offer, it might seem to be a lofty goal to restore American sailors to the top of the podium. But, with an expert collection of directors, coaches, industry leaders, and alumni, Oakcliff Sailing is the best suited sailing center in the country to do so. Sailors at Oakcliff have access to nearly 100 boats, including the largest worldwide fleets of Nacra 17s, 49ers, 49er FXs, and Match 40s. In addition to a fantastic fleet, a sail loft, and a workshop, the clinics and coaching at Oakcliff Sailing are also unparalleled. On a daily basis, students are coached by staff and world-class top coaches. The first American to compete in three America’s Cups and two Whitbread (now Volvo) Races, Executive Director, Dawn Riley, runs daily meetings and coordinates activities. Meanwhile, board member Dave Perry, who has written several books on sailing and match racing also leads match racing clinics throughout the season.

For more info please visit https://www.oakcliffsailing.org/

For more info on red carpet events and Art Openings please visit https://www.oakcliffsailing.org/

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BARBIE, THE POP-UP EXHIBIT
Northport Historical Society

Deputy Director/Curator: Teresa Reid

Marketing & Membership Coordinator: John Daniello

Education Coordinator: Carol Taylor

MARCH POP-UP EXHIBIT
BARBIE, THE POP-UP EXHIBIT

Northport Historical Society celebrates the history of the iconic doll in our first pop-up exhibit of 2024! This Northport Collects Series exhibit looks back on sixty-five years of Barbie with vintage dolls and accessories on loan from local collectors. Explore her journey from the 1959 New York Toy Fair to the 2023 Barbie Movie, and gain insights into her life, fashions, and friends. On display March 1st - 31st.

Barbie, The Pop-up Exhibit was curated by Terry Reid with graphics designed by John Daniello.

Barbie fans of all ages enjoyed Barbie's 65th Birthday Celebration on March 9th at the Northport Historical
Society Sat, Mar 9, 2024.

The event included Barbie Through The Years & The Forgotten Dolls Of BarbieLand Presentation and:

Barbie-themed crafts for children

Barbie doll playing station - with accessories!
Take Instagram-worthy photos with our Barbie photo wall
Raffles Featuring Chances To Win Barbie Dolls, A VW Bug and Barbie Ornaments
Refreshments served, including Barbie-inspired cupcakes from Casey Cakes!

The pop-up showcased over 100 items of Barbie Dolls, Fashion and Barbie Accessories. There is also a
collection of Ken Dolls aquired by John Daniello Marketing & Membership Coordinator.

The pop-up will be exhibited through the end of March.

The mission of the Northport Historical Society is to preserve and promote the heritage of Northport, East Northport, Asharoken, Crab Meadow, Fort Salonga and Eaton's Neck. We are entrusted with discovering, collecting, and interpreting the historic objects, documents, photographs, and other material that will continue to inform our lives and bring pride to our posterity.

We maintain a museum and research library in a landmark building where artifacts associated with the area's history are curated and displayed. We seek to illuminate our legacy through educational programs, exhibits and social activities. We work with others to maintain the character of the Northport area through supporting efforts to preserve historic structures and spaces.

For more information about Northport Historical Society please visit https://www.northporthistorical.org/

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WINDMILL ART GALLERY PRESENTS LUCIANA PAMPALONE

WINDMILL ART GALLERY PRESENTS

LUCIANA PAMPALONE

ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 2023 WINDMILL ART GALLERY PRESENTED ARTIST LUCIANA PAMPALONE'S SERIES OF ART WORK AND PHOTOGRAPY.

Luciana Pampalone an Award Winning Visual Image Specialist with Global experience as a Fashion-Beauty Photographer with 30 years experience in Content Creation, Artistic Direction and Fashion Travel Photography. Recently named on George Wayne's (Vanity Fair) Top 100 Creative Influencer's List. Excellence in Media Award given By Womenz Straight Talk & WOM Media Group, United Nations Media Pact

Luciana’s work has taken her to many diverse locations, including; Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Brussels, Canada, Croatia, England, France, Grenadine Islands, Japan, Jamaica, London, Paris, Scotland, St. Croix, Thailand, Mexico and Venezuela, all which have contributed to her vision and worldly sensibility.

During our inteview she explained that her exhibit was a collection of her art work spanning 30 years.

For more information please visit
https://www.lucianapampalonestudios.com/

Positioned in the Mill shopping center in Watermill, NY, with 154 parking spaces including 8 Tesla charging stations, Windmill Art Gallery Southampton occupies the 4,500sf freestanding retail structure plus another 500 yards (4500sf) of beautifully maintained lawn with a full Montauk Highway (HWY 27) exposure.

With a total of indoor and outdoor 9000sf gallery space, WAGS houses a diverse array of artworks that span styles and mediums with dedications to emerging and established artists; both local and international.

For more information about the gallery please visit https://windmillartgallery.com/

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Beyond Monet
Immersive Experience

Through the use of cutting-edge projection technology and an original score, Beyond Monet breathes new life into over 400 of Claude Monet’s artworks.

Comprised of over 4 trillion content pixels, this high-resolution portrayal of Monet’s work gives guests the opportunity to become one with his paintings.

People of all ages can be part of every brushstroke as Monet’s artwork comes to life in front of their very eyes. Guests can become one with the paintings as projections of Monet’s pieces swirl around, transforming the space into an ethereal representation of his life’s work. His artwork expands beyond the framed canvases through music, sound effects and scenography that will awaken the senses and create a captivating atmosphere. Beyond Monet promises to break conventions with this spectacular audio-visual journey through impressionism. In Monet’s vision lies an incandescent world without a shore, a world of fleeting and effervescent reflections. Beyond our gaze is Monet.

Created by French-Canadian creative director Mathieu St-Arnaud and his team at Montreal’s Normal Studio, Beyond Monet is an immersive experience showcasing over 400 of the artist’s works.

2023 Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience WILL BE SHOWN UNTIL jANUARY 2, AT THE Samanea New York Mall, 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY

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Hamptons Fine Art Fair | July 13-16, 2023

Spent the afternoon interviewing at The Hamptons Fine Art Fair and enjoying all the beautiful Art!

HFAF is the brainchild of ArtHamptons founder, Rick Friedman and his team, who present an even more elite, momentous and trendsetting version. Successful past art fairs produced in The Hamptons, Aspen, Houston, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Palm Springs, Philadelphia and Jackson Hole.

Artist StephenJaskulski and Cognac

Artist Abby Modell and Cognac

Art Dealer Johnny Woo and Cognac

Kat O’Neill and Andrea McCafferty

Artist Dylan Smith and Cognac

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Hamptons Fine Art Fair | July 13-16, 2023

ENJOYED INTERVIEW SEVERAL ARTIST INCLUDING STEPHEN JASKULSKI, ABBY MODELL, DYLAN SMITH AND ART DEALER JOHNNY WOO FROM DANE FINE ART.

Stephen Jaskulski

Stephen Jaskulski, aka Jazz, is a self-taught painter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now based in Los Angeles California, his work and his life are from his stream of consciousness. By letting his natural process unfold, Jazz analyzes the inner workings of himself and the world around him while allowing the paintings to flow uninterrupted. His highest goal is finding a genuine connection with the viewer and to strike a chord deep in their soul, allowing them to find comfort or a sense of familiarity. Jazz' mediums consist primarily of oil sticks, oil paints, acrylics, and spray paint on canvas, wood, and paper.

To learn more please visit https://www.instagram.com/stephenjaskulski/

Dylan Smith

Dylan Smith is a Southern California based visual artist focused on illustration and mixed media works. Dylan’s vibrant, colorful and inspiring pieces have garnered significant recognition in the Coachella Valley, landing him a spot to create a work of art on one of the benches on Palm Canyon in downtown Palm Springs. Prior to landing in the desert, Smith had two solo exhibitions at Studio 35 and Starling Bar in Sonoma, California as well as a group show at Rancho Maria Winery. Dylan was honored to be part of the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall exhibit at Art Queen in Joshua Tree and is set to have a solo exhibit and performance there as well once things are “normal again”.

For more info please visit https://www.hairpopoutmania.com/

ABBY MODELL

Abby Modell’s ‘Galaxy Collection’ of hand-blown glass features her three-dimensional wall art, large sculptural objects and LED lighting. Inspired by formations of ultra-luminous swirling stars with their infinite dimension and ever-changing rotation, the artist focuses on transparencies, refracted light and modern forms.

Design, color, shape, texture and light merge together to reveal the intricate subtlety and beauty of the universe throughout her collection. Modell includes reflective surfaces in metallic hues to visually expand dimension. Matte, mirrored and gloss glass mixed with DiamondDust™ fire-polished glass assemblages and Swarovski crystals create textural galactic surfaces. Organic shapes push the boundaries of contemporary design. Ombre color palettes mixed with dichroic glass further reflect her unique expression, creating rainbows of light within many works.

Modell is proud to partner with a zero-waste certified sustainable glass finishing studio committed to reducing environmental impact on our planet. By recirculating applied glass into many of Modell’s pieces during their creation, the studio honors and preserves the earth and our resources.

Abby Modell is a widely collected and acclaimed glass artist. She has exhibited collections at numerous fine art fairs and galleries including Art Palm Beach, Scope Miami, Art New York, SOFA Chicago, Art Market Hamptons and Architectural Digest Design Show, NYC.

Modell’s work is in and has been exhibited at private homes, corporate collections and museums, including the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, the world headquarters of Morgan Stanley in New York City, the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, the Wit Gallery installation at the Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA, and the First International Biennale of Santorini, Greece. Commissioned collections include the Bloomingdale’s Holiday Windows in New York City, Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas luxury cruise ship, and the Faberge Big Egg Hunt in New York City.

Abby Modell works in New York City and welcomes commissioned projects.

Imagination and color captured in glass

For more info please visit https://www.abbymodell.com/

DANE FINE ART

Dane Fine Art gallery now consists of a staff of over 25 knowledgeable art professionals with in-depth knowledge and understanding in multiple fine art forms and mediums.

Today’s fine art marketplace is highly active and robust with limited editions and original art increasingly assuming the role of high-qualty investment that often results in a high return. Many Blue-Chip artists such as Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Picasso, Renoir, Rockwell, Degas, and Miro are great investments for art aficionados. Over recent years some of these artists pieces have seen a 20% to 55% increase in value each year.

As a global leader in fine art sales, we are constantly buying and selling. For sellers; our expertise and authority in the marketplace affords sellers of fine art art pieces, excellent valuation of their work and the highest fair market value prices paid. For buyers; our buying power and economies of scale afford the buyer with best possible pricing, a vast selection, reliable provenance and secure transactions.

Where most galleries negotiate the price between seller and buyer, and may not even own the piece they are marketing, we own well over 95% of the pieces sell or auction. This removes the “middleman”, minimizing the hassles of brokering and ensures you will not be investing in a “phantom” piece.

From the very start of your transaction to the very end, you will experience the utmost professional customer experience. Our professionalism and convenience has built a loyal consumer base of repeat clients and referrals. Because of this, we have the ability to sell highly sought after pieces for 30% to 50% cheaper than most anywhere else.

Our company’s unique process stems from our philosophy: to offer private, corporate and dealer clients the finest artwork at the most reasonable price points possible — simple and straight-forward.

FOR INFO PLEASE VISIT https://www.danefineart.com/

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A BRUSH WITH TIME

‘Notes & Dust Motes’

Paintings by Ann Lombardo

HAPPY TO COVER A SOLO ART SHOW BY ARTIST ANN LOMBARDO AT THE

WATERMILL MUSEUM

Organization Details:

The Water Mill Musuem

http://www.watermillmuseum.org

A BRUSH WITH TIME

‘Notes & Dust Motes’

Paintings by Ann Lombardo

Reception: Saturday, June 17, 4-6pm

Exhibit Open from June 15 to July 2, 2023

Artist Ann Lombardo and Cognac

Museum Director Rachel Verno and Cognac

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane

This is Artist Ann Lombardo's second Solo Show at the Water Mill Museum located at 41 Old Mill Road, Water Mill, NY 11976. Hours and more details at http://www.watermillmuseum.org Open hours are Thursday through Sunday, or by appointment. To make an appointment, write to her using the ‘contact’ link above.

Works are in oil, almost all new, many born out of personal images, emerging from life’s illusions. Some are recognizable, and others you’ll supply your own conceptions. Come enjoy the show.

Ann has worked in visual arts most of her life, first as a fashion illustrator. She took up oil painting in the representational style 17 years ago and has exhibited in local group shows. Favorite subjects include vintage and memorable still lifes and local landscapes. The works come in all sizes to purchase and take home, ‘off the wall.’

For more information please visit her website http://annlombardo.com/

The Museum opened in 1969 and strives to tell the story of the hamlet of Water Mill; its people, places and very industrious history. The building itself dates back to the 18th century and features a massive water-powered grist mill, exhibitions of local history, a colonial garden and more. Visitors travel back in time as they experience the mill that named the hamlet Water Mill.

The mission of the Water Mill Museum is to preserve it's historic water-powered grist mill, the other buildings at it's site, it's museum collection and inform the public about the history of the mill, the hamlet of Water Mill and the hamlet's cultural and natural heritage. The museum's collection will contain items: that best depict the many past uses of the water mill building; the agricultural base of the hamlet's first 300 years, and the commercial, cultural and social development of the hamlet of Water Mill from 1644 to the present.

To that end, the museum shall: keep in good repair all its buildings; collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret items and information related to the history of the mill and the hamlet; and provide educational programs and exhibits that relate to Water Mill's people and its history.

For more information about their exhibits please visit

https://watermillmuseum.org/

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OAKCLIFF Spring Art Show 2023

The Spring Art Show is BACK!

ARTIST DIANE HANNA AND COGNAC

Artist Elena Kariyannis and Cognac

Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op

Spring Art Show WAS BACK! The event took place on April 1st 2023 from 11 to 3 and the public and art enthusiast were welcomed to join a display of wonderful featured artists both local and from the New York School of The Arts. All artists donated a portion of their proceeds to Oakcliff. The catering of James Muir returned with an elegant champagne brunch. Participants made a donation or purchased art at the event.

I had a chance to chat with some of the artists including Diane Hanna, Elena Kay and filmmaker Eddie Rocky Rivera.

Diane Hanna

As well as being an artist and photographer Diane is also an actress and has worked on independent films and appeared off-Broadway. In her films, each role brings a different side of her. In the future, She would like to play a very dramatic role. Currently, she working on many projects that that will touch hearts. She recently was cast in the role of Dona Rosella, the widow of my beloved Paulie in the off-Broadway Dinner Theater, “Murdered by the Mob.” She is currently working on several independent films.

For more info please visit https://www.instagram.com/dianehannaart/

Elena Kariyannis

“SPREADING THE LOVE WITH HER ART"

Elena Kariyannis AKA ‘erocksny’ is an American Contemporary Visual Artist internationally known, having exhibited in New York City and Europe.

Elena's art style is a fusion of Abstract-Expressionism and Pop Art. Her unique style of painting which is expressed powerfully through her art is mostly done with her fingers.

Her inspiration is fueled by everyday life experiences, by living in the moment, constantly moving and evolving. Her vibrant use of color evokes an intense energy that naturally captures the viewer and instantly makes one feels a part of the magical creative experience.

For more information please visit https://www.erocksny.com/

Eddie Rocky Rivera

Eddie is a director, film and music producer.

Eddie Rocky Rivera is known for The Streetz (2017), The Streetz 2 (2020) and The Right to Live (2017).

Cindy Mich

Cindy Mich is an award winning journalist and active media personality. She contributes to a cluster of online and offline platforms, and her radio shows, Cin's Chat Corner and Sons Spotlight, hold a total of 205,000 listeners spread across twenty states with a 15% international following. Cindy prides herself on performing and providing interesting and intriguing interviews on and off red carpets, and to her, every interviewee is a celebrity. Cindy has authored a teaching textbook for CNA's on the treatment of seizures in elderly patients, co-authored a mentoring manual for filmmakers, and has published three books. She has two short films due to be released in the next year. She has taught creative writing, broadcasting and publishing in both the public and private sector, and has acted as a professional model in the past. Cindy is also the founder and fueling force behind the NYC based independent film festival, Art is Alive, now in its sixth year, and Co-Founder of Bedford Falls Film Festival. Prior to starting her own festival, she has acted as a film judge/reviewer for a number of festivals, including AFI. She has also been an accredited media and film reviewer for Tribeca Film Festival. Most recently, she launched her own publication, The Art is Alive Magazine.

Of all of the labors of love that she is embraces in her daily life, raising her beautiful children is her favorite and most fruitful job.

You can follow her at https://www.instagram.com/officialcindymich/

I also had a chance to chat with Sailor Molly Roy who works at Oakcliff Sales.

Oakcliff Sailing was founded in 2010 by Hunt and Betsy Lawrence in order to raise the caliber of sailing in the United States, Oakcliff Sailing has grown by leaps and bounds each year from offshore racing to high performance as well as inshore racing. Based in the North Shore of Long Island in Oyster Bay, Oakcliff hosts sailors from around the world filling the bay with sails through the summer.

Without exploring what Oakcliff Sailing has to offer, it might seem to be a lofty goal to restore American sailors to the top of the podium. But, with an expert collection of directors, coaches, industry leaders, and alumni, Oakcliff Sailing is the best suited sailing center in the country to do so. Sailors at Oakcliff have access to nearly 100 boats, including the largest worldwide fleets of Nacra 17s, 49ers, 49er FXs, and Match 40s. In addition to a fantastic fleet, a sail loft, and a workshop, the clinics and coaching at Oakcliff Sailing are also unparalleled. On a daily basis, students are coached by staff and world-class top coaches. The first American to compete in three America’s Cups and two Whitbread (now Volvo) Races, Executive Director, Dawn Riley, runs daily meetings and coordinates activities. Meanwhile, board member Dave Perry, who has written several books on sailing and match racing also leads match racing clinics throughout the season.

For more information please visit https://www.oakcliffsailing.org/

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2023 Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

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2023 Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

Beyond Van Gogh is a new truly immersive experience. While other shows use virtual reality or still images, this immersive experience breaks barriers by incorporating both still and moving art. Masterpieces, now freed from frames, come alive, appear, and disappear, flow across multi-surfaces, the minutia of details titillating our heightened senses. The show is projected on every surface around you, this makes you feel as though you have stepped directly into a Van Gogh painting. We accompany the show with a beautiful score and include many other surprises!

When most people think of Van Gogh, they are immediately drawn to his emotional journey and his role as tortured artist.

For the first time we allow you to be fully immersed in the mind of Vincent Van Gogh. A virtual reality journey that allows Vincent, through his own letters and words talk you through his artistic process and how he navigates his mental reality and uses paint as the translator of Human Experience.

See the words from his letters be replaced with broad strokes of paint as they transform from the page onto the canvas and grasp the connection between reality and the world, he created for himself and, unknowingly, created in perpetuity for the rest of us.

“You tell me not to give myself too many worries and that better days will come again for me. I’d say that these better days have already begun for myself, when I glimpse the possibility of completing, to some extent, the work…”

300 ARTWORKS through the use of cutting-edge projection technology and an original score, Beyond Van Gogh breathes new life into over 300 of Van Gogh’s artworks. 30K SQUARE FEET Occupying over 30,000 square feet, Beyond Van Gogh is the largest immersive experience in the country, offering guests ample room to safely enjoy the exhibit.

4T CONTENT PIXELS Comprised of over 4 trillion content pixels, this high-resolution portrayal of Van Gogh’s work gives guests the opportunity to become one with his paintings.

Founded in 1985, Paquin Entertainment Group is a full-service, diversified entertainment company, and home to four divisions: Artist Agency & Management, Theatre & Film, Brand Partnerships and International Exhibitions. The company focuses on maximizing opportunities to present and distribute the creative efforts of its producers, creators and artists on a global scale, contributing to their respective potential.

Pushing the boundaries of performing arts, entertainment, and public installations since 2009, Normal Studio believes in making life legendary. Using multimedia magic and fusing physical and technological elements to transform spaces into full-on immersive experiences, Normal Studio tells stories in new and different ways by reimagining what’s possible. The result is a unique adventure that sparks awe and wonder, making an unforgettable impact on people’s everyday lives.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT https://vangoghlongisland.com/

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ART TALKS AT THE SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER

CURATED BY PATON MILLER

Spent the afternoon at The Southampton Arts Center in Southampton, NY For Artists Talks

TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE

CURATOR PATON MILLER

PAINTING BY GEORGE SCHULMAN

EAST END COLLECTED7 exhibition artists Kelynn Alder, Glen Hansen, Candace Hill-Montgomery, as well as George Schulman will discuss their respective works during an intimate panel discussion. Moderated by curator Paton Miller and co-moderated by Christina Strassfield.

Southampton Arts Center is committed to community building through the arts. We present and produce inspiring, inclusive, socially and regionally relevant programs across all disciplines – welcoming, connecting, and collaborating with the diverse members of New York’s East End community and beyond.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT https://www.southamptonartscenter.org/

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Art Enthusiasts Gathered for an art reception benefitting

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation

Art enthustiasts and guests gather on Saturday, November 26th

3-6 pm for the opening reception

Beth O'Donnell Artist and Cognac

Christine Matthäi Artist and Cognac

Hans Van de Bovenkamp sculptor and Cognac

Art enthustiasts and guests gather on Saturday, November 26th

3-6 pm for the opening reception at the Hans Van de Bovenkamp Gallery Art Studio located at 93 Merchants Path Sagaponack, NY 11962 (entrance on Ranch Court).

After the success of our Premiere Gallery Exhibition, Hans Van de Bovenkamp once again is opening his studio to present the works of three distinguished contemporary artists:

ANAHI DeCANIO whose work draws inspiration from nature as well as urban landscapes. She explores the juxtaposition of feminine energy with graffiti like textures, patina AND text until the final richly visual story reveals itself in abstract form.

CHRISTINE MATTHÄI whose work is a form of meditation often combining spiritual influences with the natural beauty of the Hamptons, skillfully capturing the essence of light and water. Her work has been exhibited and collected internationally.

BETH O’DONNELL whose multidisciplinary work blends a variety of techniques including pigmented encaustic wax on Japanese gampi rice paper, photography and mixed media. Inspired by New York City & the place she lives on the East End. A place of land, sea & sky.

HANS VAN DE BOVENKAMP whose contemporary abstract sculptures can be seen the world over, will present his extensive collection of sculptures, paintings and works on paper.

“Gallery @ Hans Van de Bovenkamp Studio” is situated on 7 acres of exquisite grounds and sculpture gardens.

Hans Van de Bovenkamp is renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been described as an artist- mystic whose work, with its signature power, lyricism, and grand proportions, heightens the viewer’s sense of fantasy, imagination, and discovery. This vivid monograph includes a de- tailed chronology highlighted by the artist’s personal recollections, and his creation of sacred space, monumental sculpture, and the seductive Menhir series. Fifty percent of book sale proceeds will be donated to the Ellen Hermanson Foundation.

For more information regarding the Hans Van de Bovenkamp please visit http://www.vandebovenkamp.com/.

A portion of proceeds from this exhibition will be donated to support The Ellen Hermanson Foundation

Committed to helping breast cancer patients and their families cope with the physical and emotional aspects of breast cancer. No patient is turned away from the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center for lack of insurance or inability to pay. All services though Ellen’s Well are provided free of charge. If you cannot attend but would consider making a donation, you may donate at www.ellenhermanson.org

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Art Market Hamptons 2022

Art Market Hamptons returned to the Hamptons for the twelfth edition in August 2022. The premier art fair was held August 11-14 in Water Mill. It featured 85 top galleries.

Below are some of the galleries and artists that I had a chance to chat with.

Caroline Crockett Kneese, Cognac

Albert Sultan and Cognac

Kat O’Neill, Andrea McCafferty, Cognac

Holly Suzanne Rader, Cognac

COGNAC WELLERLANE POSES FOR A PHOTO-OP AT ART MARKET HAMPTONS

Below are some of the galleries and artists that I had a chance to chat with.

Studio Artego LLC

I spoke to Gallery Owner Misong Park from Studio Artego LLC an Art Gallery in Queens, New York.

It is worth noting the history of galleries in New York City in recent decades where serious attention has been given to artists outside the cultural mainstream– not only Korean, but those emanating from diversified, unpredictable and culturally-laden backgrounds. This is not about the number of viewers, but about the importance of galleries, such as Studio Artego that engage artists from divergent cultural perspectives outside predictable exhibition agendas.

To find out more info about this gallery you can visit

https://studio-artego-llc.business.site/

The White Room Gallery

I had a chance to chat with Kat O’Neill, one of my favorite gallery owners in the Hamptons from the White Room Gallery.

The gallery features contemporary art with a provocative twist of inspirations. Exhibits include photography, mixed media, sculptures and all forms of painting. The gallery provides a wide array of styles featuring both well-known artists and emerging talents. They exhibit year-round with shows that are as diverse as they are dynamic. Elite art fairs include Art Hamptons and Art Basel. Our artists' work has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Maxim, Luxe, Modern Luxury, Hamptons Magazine and numerous international fine art magazines as well as on a myriad of broadcast and online platforms. To see an interview of co-owners/co-directors Andrea and Kat go to Happening in the Hamptons @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhOldqcLu9w

Andrea McCafferty has over 20 years of being in the gallery business and has curated well over 300 shows, exhibiting several revered local artists including Eric Ernst, Paton Miller, Elaine Grove and Charles Waller with shows ranging from abstract to realism with provocative themes like Risque Sex and Cuban Cubism. Andrea is an artist as well specializing in photography and mixed media. She has given her time to curate shows for many charitable organizations including The Springs Invitational and Art in the Yard.

Kat O’Neill has over 20 years experience in the arts as an award-winning writer, playwright, photographer, mixed media artist and as a partner/svp/creative director at internationally-acclaimed agencies working on image accounts like Ferrari, Absolut and Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Her work has been featured on numerous websites and publications including The New York Times and has been exhibited in galleries and museums. She has generated money and support for The New York Philharmonic, The Jewish Children’s Museum, Wildaid, Quail Hill Farm and Gimme Shelter Animal Rescue. Outside years of curating exhibits for The White Room Gallery, Kat has also curated fundraising art exhibits for St. Jude’s Children Hospital and The Retreat.

For more information please visit https://www.thewhiteroom.gallery/.

SULTAN CHIC

I also had a chance to catch up with Artist Albert Sultan owner of Sultan Chic who I interviewed 12 years ago at another Art Fair.

ABOUT

SULTANchic Furniture:

SULTANchic scours the globe for rare vintage furniture of unusual shape and form. We look for the hidden potential in overlooked pieces. Once acquired, the furniture is refinished and reimagined for a contemporary look. No detail is spared and we consider the transformed pieces couture fashion furniture for the home. Grab these one of a kind treasures for your design projects!

SULTANchic: An Artisan Workshop:

This branch of SULTANchic was founded by artist Albert Leon Sultan after many years of hands on experience in Decorative and Fine Arts. High profile corporate clients have included BARNEYS, Ralph Lauren, Tiffanys, as well as various fashion houses and Broadway producers. SULTANchic’s goal is to provide a one stop resource for Homeowners, Designers, Hotels, Restaurants, and Nightclubs, to carry out their artisan finishing needs. Each client and project requires a large range of unique creative skills. SULTANchic hands on experience allows for seamless execution of your design vision. Projects have included decorative painting/plastering, stenciling, upholstery, as well as metal leafing. This site showcases the scope of Sultan's work for over fifteen years. We hope that you will now have the confidence to embark on the various decorative arts projects you have imagined. Please feel free to contact SULTANchic with your specific needs. For larger projects SULTANchic is able to field teams of artisans worldwide. We take great pleasure in providing the finishing touches essential to good design. SULTANchic takes your vision and leaves your home, office, or establishment more complete.

Cerulean Gallery

Later that day I met and interviewed Caroline Crockett Kneese from Cerulean Gallery.

This gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery founded in Dallas, TX in 2006 by Caroline Crockett Kneese. Caroline closed the gallery doors in 2009 after a relocation to Amarillo, TX, where she opened a location in 2015. Caroline reopened Cerulean in its original Park Cities location in March of 2020.

“An amazing open, elegant space”

— TIFFANY HENDERSON BATEMAN

The gallery features the works of established and emerging local, regional, and national artists and provides over 20 years of personal consulting services for all levels of art connoisseurs. In addition, Cerulean Gallery is focused on giving back to the community and donates a portion of the proceeds from each exhibition opening to benefit various philanthropic organizations.

For more info please visit https://theceruleangallery.com/

ARTIST Holly Suzanne Rader gifted me this embellished aresol can that I displayed in my Pink Beauty Room

HOLLY WOULD STUDIOS

Although I did not have a chance to interview Artist Holly Suzanne Rader we did have a chance to meet. I was blown away by her creativity and perfection detail in the beautiful art pieces she creates.

Holly Suzanne Rader is an internationally exhibited contemporary American artist born in Appalachian Tennessee. Her work is inspired by fashion, nature, street art, pop punk culture, film noir, French and Americana romanticism. She began her fine arts career over 20 years ago as a classically trained portrait painter, but has since evolved to a mixed media artist who creates collage portraits using photo transfer techniques, acrylic, spray paint and cut crystal embellishments.

She has exhibited her work in New York City, Paris, Hong Kong, Atlanta and Norway.

She now works and lives with her husband John Bednar and two sons in the greater NYC area.

Holly was impressed with my fashion style and thats how we happen to meet at the Art Show. She was so generous that she even presented me with one of her pieces of art.

Education: MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design. BFA, Virginia Intermont College

GALLERY REPRESENTATION:

Detour Gallery, Red Bank, NJ

Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ

Maison Masor Art, Montclair, NJ

Convey Art Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ

For more information please visit https://www.hollywouldstudios.com/

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TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE POSES FOR A PHOTO-OP AT THE HAMPTONS FINE ART FAIR IN SOUTHAMPTON, NY

LIUBOV BELOUSOVA Gallery Owner

Anatol Bekkerman ABA Gallery Owner

summer Dooleyy Loves Gallery

Hamptons Fine Art Fair | July 14-17, 2022 |

This year Art Collectors and Enthusiasts enjoyed Hamptons Fine Art Fair annual curated, high-caliber art fair.

The event was created for art enthusiastic Hamptonites to benefit from the East End’s widest and deepest selection of important art ever. It’s where the excitement, anticipation and drama of an international fair connects into the main thoroughfare in the Hamptons. Explore the spectacular Pollock and VIP Pavilions–filled with art discoveries and surprises around every corner. Uncover irresistible treasures.

I had the pleasure of interviewing several important gallery owners about their art pieces. Below are the galleries that I featured here at Cognac's Corner Magazine.

ABA GALLERY

ABA GALLERY specializes in the finest examples of 19-and 20th century Russian Art. Over 30 years of experience. Assembles collections for private,corporate and museum clientele. Discreet consultations, valuations and acquisitions. For over thirty years ABA Gallery has been dealing in the finest examples of nineteenth and early twentieth century Russian painting and sculpture. During this time, the gallery has placed important and rare works of art in major public and private collections throughout Europe and the United States. Enormous interest in Russian art has flourished throughout the world as increasing numbers of Western museums mount extensive exhibitions of Russian art. ABA gallery has worked closely with these institutions in promoting and sponsoring exhibitions on important artists such as David Burliuk, Boris Anisfeld, Natalia Gontacharova and Boris Grigoriev, among others. ABA Gallery consults and makes recommendations to private and corporate collections, auction houses and art funds.

For more information please visit http://abagallery.com/

LOVES GALLERY

LOVES GALLERY is located in the HEART of the HAMPTONS!

50 Hill Street Southampton, NY

Owner/artist Jennifer Contini opened up her Pop Up Gallery in the summer of 2021.

The gallery represents several artists both locally and from around the United States.

Jennifer was born in a small town in Ohio and has carried on a love affair with New York City since she gravitated to lower Manhattan in 1993.

“I live and work in a place that beats to the same drum as I do. The fast urban pace of Manhattan is home, and my vibrant Downtown neighborhood defines and inspires my work. This is the space where my artistic vein finds higher meaning.”

While versatile in all mediums, her gallery work is concentrated in representational mixed media work.

Jennifer’s technique of using mixed media – including acrylics, metals, resins, plastics, marbles, maps and signs enrich her paintings. She expresses herself best through the diverse materials and objects that she interacts with everyday. Her canvases contain a myriad of messages that come from what the city transmits and also from her strong spiritual beliefs.

Jennifer is committed to supporting communities and often participates in and donates artwork to charity events.

In June of 2010, Jennifer curated and hosted “COMBINING GRACE: A Tribute to Gilda Radner.” A group show consisting of 16 female artists raising money for Gilda’s Club downtown New York City.

In July of 2009, a live-auction sale of Jennifer’s work raised thousands of dollars for a fundraiser to benefit a homeless shelter in Midland, Texas.

Jennifer has exhibited internationally in Rome, Germany and Paris, France.Her collectors are from all over the world. She believes that supporting charities that she cares about, is a big part of her inspiration, feeding into and motivating her art!

Jennifer has a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Purchase College, SUNY, and is a mother to three amazing children.

For more information please visit www.lovesartgallery.com

BOCCARA ART Galleries - a global network of Modern and Contemporary Fine Art Galleries and exhibition spaces, dedicated discovering and showcasing talents in the Modern and Contemporary art world. In museum quality presentation style, we showcase an important collection of historically influential and emerging artists with wide international diversity.

BOCCARA ART Palm Beach galleries are complementing the list of corporations settling down in Florida and contributing to it's unprecedented cultural and economic development. In early 2022 BOCCARA ART Miami and BOCCARA ART New York Galleries relocated to Palm Beach. Following it's major clients to Palm Beach was an extraordinary movement in the history of the BOCCARA ART Galleries.

Today we have 2 active galleries in Palm Beach and a gallery in Brea, Los Angeles, with representatives in Chicago, Monaco and Seoul. BOCCARA ART is one of the first art galleries to open an innovative online platform under the name of "BOCCARA ART Mars Gallery" . Platform was launched in July 2021.

The BOCCARA ART Los Angeles Gallery, specialising in South Korean art, is located in South Brea, California, at 598 South Brea Lofts, Brea, CA, USA.

Since 2007, under direction of it's current owner LIUBOV BELOUSOVA, BOCCARA ART Galleries invested significantly in engaging the local art scenes. We encourage each of our galleries to source artists locally and offer them a worldwide visibility.

BOCCARA ART

BOCCARA ART Galleries provide a variety of virtual art experiences such as virtual gallery tours and virtual exhibitions which are freely accessible online.

In addition to the extensive and varied curated program of exhibitions held within our galleries, we continue to establish museum partnerships and scouting representatives in major cities. In 2020 we established a collaboration with Neiman Marcus Group and Bergdorf Goodman with online sales platforms and a rotation of exhibitions that travel throughout the United States. BOCCARA ART Galleries participates in over 12 major international Art Fairs each year, including Art Miami, Asia Week New York, Art New York, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, Fine Art Hamptons, LA Art Show, SOFA Chicago, ZonaMaco Mexico City, ESTRE Arte Uruguay, PArC Peru Art Contemporaneo, KIAF Seoul, Fine Art Asia Hong Kong, Art Shanghai and more.

For more information please visit https://boccara-art.com/

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HOWARD SHAPIRO AND COGNAC

Tracy Turco and Cognac

Kevin Barrett, C-FINE ART, Cheryl Sokolow

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THE SOUTHAMPTON ART FAIR

50 dealers from across the nation/world offered important 20/21 century art pieces

Over 400 respected artists were on display, from renowned emerging, to blue chip masters. Meandering the aisles is an awe-inspiring, eye-opening experience.

Art enthusiasts enjoyed a final opportunity to explore the 4 buildings filled with art, and uncover exciting “must have” treasures. The fair was filled with amazing works of art, never seen prior, in the Hamptons

for an insightful panel discussion, A Passion for Art Philanthropy: Donors on Donating. with an esteemed lineup (4-5pm in the VIP Lounge) Aline Wealth Aline Wealth will graciously match the gate revenue received today as a donation SAC.

Supporters enjoyed the highest caliber of art, in a chic, trendy, and elegant art center setting, the former site of the Parrish Art Museum and food trucks offered delicious lunch and dinner options, al fresco on the relaxing Sculpure Park grounds.

A live jazz performance by a famous special guest, on the brick steps at the entrance, from noon-4pm

Covid safely protocols, with mask wearing enforced in each building.

All that participated celebrated the booming Hamptons art scene and indulge themselves, Why not we all deserved it!

Below are some of the art dealers and artists that I interviewed.

Black & White Gallery

Gallerist Tatyana Okshteyn has re-opened her beloved Black & White Gallery / Project Space in a new location in Southampton following the passing of her late husband, acclaimed artist Shimon Okshteyn, who was taken by the Covid-19 pandemic last year. The first two exhibitions at the new space are Shimon's first posthumous shows entitled Shimon Okshteyn: Natural Landscape and Shimon Okshteyn: Still-Lifes, currently on view online at http://www.blackandwhiteartgallery.com/ and through July 5, 2021 at the artist's former Southampton studio converted into exhibition space.

The new gallery space combines the bi-level barn with paint splattered on the first floor preserving the original marks made by the artist while working there and the sculpture garden surrounding the studio barn with the artist's sculptures scattered throughout the space.

C FINE ART Gallery

C Fine Art represents and exhibits the work of established, international artists with a focus on formal abstraction in contemporary, dimensional art.

Our appreciation for excellence in craftsmanship and insistence on originality leads us to artists who masterfully fabricate their work, reaching far beyond the boundaries of their chosen materials.

We excel in the integration of larger-scale outdoor and indoor sculpture and sculptural wall pieces in residential, commercial, and public environments, and welcome site-specific projects and commissions.

C Fine Art provides estimate reports for existing collections and offers consulting and advisory services.

Owner, Cheryl Sokolow is the founder and curator of the exhibition series, UNCOMMON GROUND I, II & III. The season long, outdoor sculpture exhibitions in Bridgehampton, NY have become an integral part of the Hampton’s cultural programming while making large-scale sculpture accessible to the community.

Cheryl Sokolow has over 20 years of artworld experience with both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Art History.

Kevin Barrett was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1962; his family relocated to New York several years later.

Barrett studied sculpture at the Maryland Institute of Art as well as the School of Visual Arts in New York. Upon completion of his studies, he was employed by the Shidoni Foundry in New Mexico where he oversaw fabrication and bronze casting for many years.

Considered an expert in his medium, as a young artist he consulted independently with and built sculptures for a number of well-known artists in New York, New Mexico and Europe including Herbert Ferber, Tom Wesselmann and Alan Houser among others. He continues to be sought after for advice and consultation in creating and maintaining metal sculpture.

Barrett set up his first studio in Miami, before returning to New York where he has maintained a studio for over 20 years. He recently relocated to Duxbury, MA where he currently resides with his family.

Barrett’s work has been widely exhibited throughout the US and Europe and can be found in such collections as the Vero Beach Museum, The Interlocken Center for the Arts, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, The City of Coral Springs, and in private collections world-wide.

LAWRENCE FINE ART EAST HAMPTON, NY

After 20 years on Wall Street and nearly as long as a collector, Howard Shapiro decided to make a business out of his passion for fine art. His goal is to place quality, well-priced works of American and International art in the hands of discerning collectors and homeowners. He generally focuses on American Impressionism, tonalism, early modernism and WPA, as well as select international movements such as L'ecole de Paris or Latin American surrealism. He works with collectors and decorators. He also provides art consultation services, framing, conservation and restoration services.

Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of Yale University, cum laude. He worked for, among others, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.

Louis K. Meisel Gallery

In 1973 Louis K. Meisel Gallery opened its doors on Prince Street & West Broadway after five years on Madison Avenue as Meisel Gallery. The SoHo gallery currently occupies 20,000 square feet and continues to exhibit new paintings by many of the original Photorealist artists as well as a newer generation of the finest realist painters and sculptors in the world. Credited with coining the term “Photorealism,” Meisel became a pioneer of Photorealist art, championing the work of such renowned painters as Richard Estes, Audrey Flack, Chuck Close, Charles Bell, Ron Kleemann, and Tom Blackwell. Meisel is the author of numerous books including the definitive volumes on Photorealism. Photorealism in the Digital Age, the fourth and final volume, was published in 2013 by Abrams. Meisel has also authored monographs on Charles Bell, Richard Estes and Mel Ramos, and deco pottery designer Clarice Cliff.

In addition to Photorealist works, Louis K. Meisel Gallery in SoHo exhibits The Great American Pin-up, a subset of vintage American illustration. Meisel has written about the lives and works of these artists of the 1930’s through the 1960’s with titles including The Great American Pin-Up, 1996, The Best of American Girlie Magazine, 1997, and Gil Elvgren – All his Glamorous American Pin-ups in 1999, all published by Benedikt Taschen Verlag, Cologne, Germany. In 1997, he wrote The Edward Runci Collection: Pin Up Poster Book published by Collectors Press, Inc., Portland, Oregon.

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Market Art + Design 2021

Market Art + Design, the East End's premier art fair, returns to The Bridgehampton Museum in August of 2021. Market Art + Design's eleventh edition will feature 80 top galleries presenting the best in modern and contemporary art and design in an expanded, museum-quality pavilion.

Renelio Marín Artist

GEORGE SCHULMAN ARTIST

Alysha Marko Artist

MONICA SHULMAN ARTIST

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MARKET ART + DESIGN 2021 Premiered in Bridgehampton between August 12-15, 2021.

I had the pleasure of interviewing several well known artist. Below are the artist that I featured in this year's Market Art + Design.

Alysha Marko

Alysha, originally from New Jersey, graduated with a B.A in Psychology from Seton Hall University. She has modeled for publications like Elle and Playboy and has appeared in films, television, and theater productions. While living in Los Angeles, she began working with John Cameron, who first taught her how to paint. She continued her studies in New York, taking courses at The Arts Students League while working for The Switzer Group, an architectual interior design firm. Design is a major influence in her works, and the methods of expression and communication that she learned as an actor allows her to build narrative and construct scenes as a painter.

Renelio Marín

Marin’s work can be found in the Rosanna and Giorgio Armani Collection, Giuliana and Fulvio Bracco collection, Rubin Foundation collection, Havana International Bank Collection, Banco Metropolitano – Havana, Cuba, Denise and Jacob Baal-Teshuva Collection, Manny Vidal Collection, Jorge Reynardus Collection, and Robert King Collection.

Renelio Marin (b. 1964, Graduate degree from San Alejandro School of Fine Arts in Havana in 1993. Received an M.A. in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University in 2011. He also received a B.A. in Studio Art from Hunter College of the City University of New York in 2009.

Renelio’s work is split into two directions – one where lines and drawing is the primordial element and the other in which painting and color are used as conveyors of emotion and expression.

The first direction of work is linked to the surrealist method of automatic drawing. Back in the early 1990’s in Havana, while Renelio was still a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, the work of psychologist Carl Jung became a major influence as to the purpose of art. Automatic drawing became the method for accessing the levels of the mind. The narrative in his accumulative drawing series is based on association.

The other direction of work is painting. Painters and art movements that had a similar historical narrative to his life in Cuba during the Cold War years were his major influences. Those whose lives were entangled for many years with the politics of the Socialist/Communist countries of the Soviet bloc. Also, modern art and the impulse to better the world or at least improve life conditions. Painting for Renelio is not only a mode of expression or way to deal with personal traumas, it is also a way of becoming.

For more information please visit http://ueast75.gallery/

George Schulman

Classically trained, Contemporary Master Fine Artist, George Schulman is acclaimed for his stand alone, wildly colorful, kinetic, exuberant, and at times visually tense signature style.

During the 80’s and 90’s, New York’s most creative era, Schulman held his own in Museum and Gallery shows, alongside friends and mentors, including new to the scene Jean Michel Basquiat. He continues to teach, motivate and inspire a new generation of artists and fans by his ability to stretch the boundaries of fine art.

Creative and theatrical, drawing with white shoe polish on discarded brown paper, at age 4 moved in with his Grandparent 2 blocks form his parents. After another violent rage of his WWII returnee father, Schulman packed has bags and moved in with his Grandparents and never yelled at him

A mannequin for his Grandmother, a wedding dress designer and seamstress and Grandfather a Dapper suit maker and tailor, Schulman was given the freedom to explore his creativity, The alley behind their apartment lived a huge feral black cat with one eye Cocky Eye, the King of the alley cats, who he was only allowed to bring in the house after school til bedtime.

Across the alley was a sweat shop with rows of Spanish woman siting in their underwear in front of their sewing machines. Crawling thru the window in support a innocent Schulman would strip down to his underwear, became fluent in Spanish and learned how to sew and knew he was loved and safe.

Time spent away was usually on weekends with twin sisters 7 years his junior or his favorite 1st cousin Freda Diamond, 20 years his senior. The Martha Stuart of her era, the Designer and Consultant lived and worked at her 5th Ave Brownstone. Working at her side surrounded by Museum Masterpieces and Home Goods, A Listers and Innovators Schulman received honest reviews and commissions.

Immersed in the Art Industry historically during one of New York’s most creative eras, Music and Art High School and Bachelor of Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts, Schulman’s earliest collections were shown in 1 man and group shows in Soho, 5th Avenue Galleries and at the Whitney Museum of Art. Respected by his peers, as Gallery Assistant for the renowned Marlborough Gallery, Schulman visited the 20th Century Master Fine Artist studios of William DeKooning, Jackson Pollack, Larry Rivers, Mark Rothko and Basquiat.

Not feeling comfortable with an early his rise, feeling the need to evolve as an artist, then Manager for Jamie Canvas, a Soho Art Supply Store, Schulman struggled to find time to paint and find his own voice. Choosing a move to the Huntington Long Island home ownership rather than a Village corner building group buy, to keep a foothold in the Art Market, Schulman opening custom stretcher building company and began to teach.

Sacrificing family safety for a large studio, desperate for dedicated time, space and community Schulman began a 15 year exodus alongside a diverse and vibrant community of some of the world’s greatest artists. As a Fellow at the Vermont Studio Center Residency and the Virginia Center of the Creative Arts, Schulman’s could work large started to evolve.

Influences of Matisse’s and sparks from contemporaries John Walker, Bill Jensen and Gregory Amenoff, known for their painterly impasto brushwork, quirky forms and unfamiliar abrasive colors shapes and patterns inspired by floral motifs, Schulman’s paintings fluctuate between elements of mathematical logic and the harmony of Apollonian planning.

Using exaggerated forms, colors and textures not unlike the Synthetic Cubism of Picasso, and lifelong friend, teacher and mentor Artist Knox Martin, whose own work was transformed through the works of his elders’ the Action Painters, whose work exists in flattened spaces. Schulman’s unique exuberant abstract paintings are far from flat.

For more information please visit https://www.georgeschulmanartist.com

Monica Shulman

Monica Shulman is a self-taught artist whose brand of gestural abstraction is a form of story-telling. She is known for her elaborate impasto technique that creates heavily layered and sculptural surfaces. Monica engages the medium itself, specifically oil paint and more recently oil pastel, as a participant in both her abstract and figurative works. Exploring themes of the human condition, identity, and self-reflection, her intuitive work is process-oriented and she learns through experimentation. Her world is best described as colorful and rhythmic. A first generation American of Cuban and Argentinian descent, who left her career as an attorney to focus on her art practice full-time, Monica lives and works in the lower Hudson Valley with her husband and their children.

Monica has been featured in various publications including Popular Photography, Westchester Magazine, Create Magazine and the Huffington Post. In 2019, the Director of PULSE Art Fair in Miami invited Monica to participate in the “Next Generation” exhibit to celebrate the fair’s 15th anniversary. Her work has been shown at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City, the National Association of Women Artists, Photo LA, Art Market Hamptons, PULSE Art Fair, and the New York Mercantile Exchange, among others.

For more information please visit https://www.monicashulman.com/

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The Finale of ‘Donald and Victor: Under The Influence’ With Artist Don Hershman At Salomon Arts Gallery-Post

Artist Don Hershman celebrated the finale of his latest collection of original pieces, as part of a retrospective series inspired by the late Victor Arimondi. In the show, Donald and Victor: Under The Influence, the inventive artist embodied his visceral need to pursue interests and creative expressions as he paid a loving tribute to his former partner who succumbed to AIDS in 2001. Hershman’s paintings recognizes the unique attributes of Arimondi’s work, featuring a display that is compassionate and reflective of our modern times. The exhibit can still be viewed until Sunday, June 27th, 2021. A feature film chronicling Don & Victor’s relationship, with a screenplay written by Don, is titled SHOOT ME BEAUTIFUL and is currently in preproduction. George Rush serves as executive producer.

Rodrigo Salomon, Leonid Gurevich pc Patrick McMullan

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Adele Nino pc Patrick McMullan

Rosemary Ponzo, Janik Aleksander pc Patrick McMullan

Donald Hershman, Jorge Alzate pc Patrick McMullan

About Don Hershman:

Driven by a desire to continually improve the state of the world, Don Hershman lives out a fascinating dual life in grand succession that inspires his own artwork. He holds unique combined positions as both an illustrious artist and a renowned podiatric surgeon. Equal satisfaction is found when he paints, as well as when he performs surgery on patients.

Born in 1954 and raised in New York City, he received his BA in Pre-Med with Psychology from State University of New York at Buffalo and trained in Podiatry at the College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco before establishing his own private practice there in the early 1980s. As the painter was building his medical practice, he was also evolving a body of artwork, exploring various media in the form of drawings and paintings, and finding his voice as an artist.

About Victor Arimondi:

Vittorio Maria Arimondi was born in a convent in Bologna, Italy in November of 1942. Later in life while in art school, Arimondi was discovered by an ambitious modeling agent, began fashion modeling to make a living, and soon became a notable member of the international fashion world – first in front of the camera, then behind it.

He modeled for the likes of Esquire and other high profile magazines, and would eventually produce photography for titles such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, among others. Arimondi was a genuine artist and ahead of his time. More important to Victor than the fame acquired throughout his modeling career was recognition for the singularity of his vision and need to create art. While living in Stockholm during the mid 1970’s, Victor and his photography, keenly exploring the male form, were discovered and utilized by Editor Bill Cuomo, who was creating a new genre of magazines as After Dark arrived on the scene. Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine, to which Victor often contributed photography, quickly followed.

In 1980, Victor had arrived in San Francisco to shoot the book during a time of new growth and exploration in the gay community, and he became well known, both in his community and worldwide. This prompted increased demand for his photography from magazines, such as ongoing contributions and covers for The Advocate. After devoting much of his creative energy to the male figure, Victor shifted his focus to the streets, where he photographed workers, homeless and other struggling people in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, and his approach to this work belied his inherent gift for social commentary.

About Salomon Arts Gallery:

In 2003, Salomon Arts Gallery was created to showcase the works of emerging artists. The center hosts talented artists in many fields including painting, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking. They also serve as a venue for dance, music, poetry, and film. Salomon Arts Gallery has supported the creative arts industry and those who have been living and working in Tribeca for over 40 years (since 1975). Instagram: @salomonartsgallery, Facebook: salomonartsgallery

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Presenting "Shades of Light" - Our New Virtual Exhibition!

Anne-Marie Zanetti Unfurling Oil on Canvas, 30 x 24 in | 76.2 x 61 cm

In these new times of sheltering-in-place and social distancing, we are excited to bring a wonderful new art collection to you to enjoy at home. Our latest exhibition, Shades of Light, is a virtual show to benefit The Retreat, an important organization that serves victims of domestic violence.

Shades of Light is a juried exhibition that received over 300 entries from which only the best 25 were chosen. The artists' works showcase beauty in all its forms, to inspire and delight the viewer. We invite you to see all of the works here and in a virtual exhibition opening next Saturday, April 18.

Find new art with prices for every purse. The gallery portion of sales will be donated directly to The Retreat to help women and children in critical need of support and a fresh start.

Take a break from the news and look at exciting new art from your home and let us know what you think - we would love to hear from you.

Stay safe, be well, and keep the faith!

With kind regards,

Richard, Joi and MAGO

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Carter Burden Gallery presents three new exhibitions: Reconfigured in the East Gallery featuring Marilyn Church and Basia Goldsmith And Seeing the Unseeabe at the Atlantic Gallery 2020 Juried Exhibition

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Bascia Goldsmith at Carter Burden Art Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Marilyn Church at Carter Burden Art Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Susan Rostow at Atlantic Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Walter Brown at the Atlantic Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Susan Rostow from Atlantic Gallery "Seeing the Unseeable"

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Theater Critic and Journalist Patrick Christiano and Publisher of Theater Life at Carter Burden Art Gallery

On Thursday I attended two fabulous exhibitions at Carter Burden Gallery and Atlantic Gallery. Below are highlights and descriptions of each one:

CARTER BURDEN GALLERY ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITIONS BY RE-EMERGING NYC ARTISTS

January 9 @ 6:00 PM - February 5 @ 5:00 PM

Carter Burden Gallery presents three new exhibitions: Reconfigured in the East Gallery featuring Marilyn Church and Basia Goldsmith; Small Disturbances in the West gallery featuring Andrea Lilienthal; and On the Wall featuring Robert Petrick. The reception will be held January 9, 2020 from 6 – 8 p.m. The exhibition runs from January 9 through February 5, 2020 at 548 West 28th Street in New York City. The gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Marilyn Church

Marilyn Church presents large acrylic paintings of abstracted figures in Reconfigured. Although she occasionally strays into what seems like total abstraction, the figure has been a continuous theme throughout her career. The impact of the stories of victims and those charged, first fascinated her as a court room artist. A sense of intense emotion resonates in her works. Now, freed from any prescribed boundaries of subject matter, her work is based on improvisation, dream images and intuition. Church explains, “In this process of discovery, a narrative eventually emerges however illusive it appears. It is often cloaked in mystery, eroticism, and ambiguity.”

Church has taught at Pratt Institute and FIT and has been a courtroom artist for The New York Times and television, earning her a TV Emmy. Her drawings have been collected by both the Smithsonian Institute and the Library of Congress, which has 4,500 of her pieces in their archives. A book of her work, The Art of Justice, was published in 2006.

Basia Goldsmith

Basia Goldsmith presents energetic, vibrant abstracted paintings in Reconfigured. For some time one of the recurrent subjects of Goldsmith’s paintings has been the cityscape viewed from her apartment. It encompasses Riverside Park, the West Side Highway, the Hudson River and, sometimes, the New Jersey and New York skylines. Goldsmith’s paintings depict the different colors of the seasons, time of day, and even the scaffolding in front of the window with painterly brushwork embedded with photos and articles that create a sense of dimensionality. Goldsmith states, “When I start to paint, I find myself in a constant struggle between my desire to have a conscious objective and the strong impulses from within, where I find myself painting in a subconscious state.”

Born in Poland, Goldsmith was sent to an internment camp in North Africa as a child, along with her family, and was later relocated to Scotland. She attended London’s Central School of Art and became a textile designer and painter. Goldsmith has exhibited extensively across the United States, including commissions by The Chrysler Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance, and many others.

In her second exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery Andrea Lilienthal presents dresses sewn from newsprint and thread in Small Disturbances. The forms highlight the images printed in The New York Times and call attention to life and nature under stress in many of the places the photographers focus their cameras on. Lilienthal seeks to transform images of sorrow and misery into a kind of beauty. She does so with the most transient material we throw away every day and gives it a new life.

The dress patterns themselves elicit memories and associations of an earlier time when immigration, deforestation, and climate change were not on the front pages. She states, “The grief depicted here contrasts with the innocence of the form to elicit outrage, empathy, and hope. We look so fleetingly at these images as the newspapers are discarded. Here we can contemplate the photographs and find meaning. The dresses serve as memorials to the lives depicted and to the photographers who captured their stories.”

Robert Petrick presents an installation that challenges perception entitled ART/LIFE in On the Wall. Alongside his work in nonobjective painting, Petrick has always been intrigued with words and letters in art and as an intrinsic artform itself. ART/LIFE is his latest effort in the form of “psychopoetic” word and illusion, illustrating words that are not always what they seem.

ATLANTIC GALLERY 2020 JURIED EXHIBITION SEEING THE UNSEEABLE

Artist Susan Rostow

Artist Statement

The effects of time, nature’s cycles and how humans impact the environment are the themes that are repeated in my work. I invite the viewer to touch and interact with my sculptural books as the tactile qualities are not all visible or accessible at first. Surprise elements, small worlds, both intimate and bold, reveal themselves in the process of turning the pages. As the viewer becomes engaged in the sight, feel, and smell of the piece, they experience a sense of visiting a strange yet familiar place. The work is a reminder of the constant stream of change, which affects us all.

My creative process begins with a walk in the woods, beach, desert or city where objects such as plants, soil, shells, discarded plastics are collected. A series of drawings and prints are created from the found materials. The prints and drawings are bound together with the objects themselves, using a mixture of mud, glue and pigment to fuse the experience together. Paper, tree fungus, roots, soil, bones, sand, shells, and bits of plastic merge together, growing into the sculptural book. With the addition of each object, a new dialog begins, and the piece evolves telling its story. The work becomes a document, recording a culmination of events that have taken place between nature and myself.

Susan Rostow

BIO

Susan Rostow is a New York City based artist working mainly with printmaking, drawing and sculptural books. She is a NYSCA/NYFA 2017 Artist Fellow in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts and a Pollock-Krasner grant recipient. Her work is included in significant collections such as the Allan Chasanoff Bookwork Collection at Yale University Art Gallery and the Library of Congress National Print Archives. Her prints and sculptural books have been shown in group exhibitions in New York, Europe and Peru. In 2017 she was awarded an Artist in Residency at the New York Academy of Medicine Library, New York, NY. Her works have been published in Carrier Pigeon: Illustrated Fiction & Fine Art magazine, published by Crown Paper Press, NY NY and Graphics Impressions, SGC International, Fall Issue 2017.

In addition to Rostow’s active career as an artist, she creates art materials. Rostow has made a major contribution to the practice of safer printmaking by creating Akua soy-based inks, developing new printmaking methods and by teaching numerous workshops.

Walter Brown

Artist Walter Brown enjoys working with plastic bags & recyclable trash-irrationally optimistic in these troubled times that sanity may yet prevail.

Walter Brown is a physician (pathologist) turned artist, creating installations with conventional and unconventional media. At its core, his work is an attempt to obtain security and achieve individuality in an unsafe crowded world, to distinguish fact from fantasy, and to deal with current environmental/political realities. He likes to find beauty in unexpected places, but also enjoys the seamier side of the human condition.

His compulsion is to put varying amounts and combinations of acrylic paint inside small plastic bags of the type often seen in the produce section of the supermarket. Each bag is uniquely manipulated into whatever shape, color design, or texture is needed. Depending on the amount and variety of colors added, method of dispersal of the paint within the bag, and other factors, tangible and intangible, the result is never the same, and often worthy of notice.

A single bag can be an individual artwork, or groups of bags can be combined to make a composite large image. Colors combine in unexpected ways. Textures are variable and surprises are common. Sometimes bubbles form; other times, the paint flows in small rivulets along the crevices of the plastic. Wire mesh and aluminum are ancillary materials, which when used in conjunction with the plastic bags, allow additional creative avenues.

The individual plastic bags are best viewed with backlit light, and are therefore placed between plexiglass and mounted onto light boxes to be displayed.

When used to create artworks, the unexpected resurrection of the plastic bags achieves a kind of justice. Instead of trash marring the landscape, the bags become worth looking at, completing a transformational circle.

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The Gallery at Sip This Presents Artist Melissa Maiello

for the Featured Artist of the Month

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Photographer Melissa Maiello as the featured Artist for the Month at The Gallery at Sip This Coffee Shop in Valley Stream NY

Melissa Maiello is an artist and art educator living and working in Long Island, New York. Maiello received a B.A. in Art Education from Adelphi University. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Maiello studied art and art history internationally at S.A.C.I Florence in Italy. She also acquired an M.S. in Special Education from Dowling College and her MFA at Long Island University. Maiello’s primary medium is charcoal, however she is also an active photographer, exploring different environments in an effort to document her surroundings. She has shown her work in local galleries, libraries and art fairs throughout New York.

For more information please visit her at https://www.melissamaiello.com/

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Art Crawl in New York Art Scene November 21, 2019

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane imterviews Gallery Owner Kim Foster in her gallery in Chelsea, NY

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Gallery Owner Loretta Howard at her gallery in Chelsea, NY

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Gallery Owner Thomas Erben at his gallery in Chelsea, NY

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Search Results Web results Ira Pearlstein at the Carter Burden Gallery in Chelsea, NY

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Stylist Patricia Ann Parenti at the Thomas Erben Art Gallery

in Chelsea, NY

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at the Carter Burden Art Gallery in Chelsea, NY

I recently attended an art crawl in Manhattan at major art galleries in Chelsea, New York. Take a look at the interesting galleries and wonderful artist and gallery owners that I interviewed.

Kim Foster opened her contemporary art gallery in 1994 on Crosby Street in Soho. She was among the first to migrate to the Chelsea art district. We have occupied the ground floor space in the 529 West 20th Arts Building since 1998.

Exhibitions have been reviewed in various publications including The New York Times, International Harold Tribune, Artforum, Art in America, ARTnews, Hyperallergic, Sculpture (cover story). Gallery artists received prestigious fellowships including Fulbright, Guggenheim, NYFA, NEA. Museum acquisitions include Carnegie Museum of Art, Museum of the City of NY, New York Historical Society, LA County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Honolulu Museum of Art. Artists have had solo exhibitions at Carnegie Museum of Art, Honolulu Museum of Art, Eli and Edythe Broad Museum, New Jersey State Museum, Italian American Museum, Hudson River Museum, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, Aldrich Museum, Mattress Factory. Site specific installations include the Children’s Hospital of Stony Brook and Fort Totten in Washington DC.

Kim Foster Gallery has a reputation for exhibiting thoughtful works that are intellectually challenging while maintaining a raw visual appeal. Although there is a great variety in the work of our artists, there also is an elegance to our exhibitions that exemplifies the gallery’s aesthetic. That elegance permeates our affinity for obsessive and eccentric painting, sculpture and drawing built from an assemblage of often minutely constructed parts.

For more information please visit https://kimfostergallery.com/

Loretta Howard Gallery specializes in classic Post War American art with an emphasis on artists who came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s. Gallery artists are associated with major movements of the period including Abstract Expressionism, Op Art, Minimalism and Color Field. In addition, the gallery represents a select group of mid-career artists. The gallery presents exhibitions and advises private and corporate collections. Loretta Howard Gallery has been established in Chelsea since 2010.

Loretta Howard, formerly of Jacobson Howard Gallery and Ameringer/Howard/Yohe Gallery was also a longtime director of the Andre Emmerich Gallery. She has established a strong reputation as a dealer representing artists and estates as well as being a secondary market specialist. Loretta Howard Gallery is well known for presenting historical exhibitions and publishing scholarly catalogues.

Loretta completed her MA degree and continued on in the PhD program in Art History at New York University’s Institute of Fine Art. She graduated from Amherst College in 1983. In the 1980's she was a founding member of New York Cares and remained a member of the board until 1989. She now currently serves on the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College.

https://www.lorettahoward.com/

November 21- December 20, 2019

Opening reception: Thursday, November 21, 6-8:30pm

Thomas Erben Gallery is excited to present Caput Mortuum, an exhibition of new paintings and photo-works by artist Elaine Stocki. By working within and across the two mediums, Stocki’s practice critically explores the nuance of difference. A richly colorful term, Caput Mortuum draws color, alchemy, art and death into the exhibition’s circle of interests. With literal translations of worthless remains and death’s head in Latin, Caput Mortuum has broadly lent its name throughout history to various colors, the leftover remains of alchemist’s experiments and mummys’ head (an original source of pigment for artists). Here Stocki employs the term both for its linguistic multiplicity and posits it on the relationship between materiality and death; the act and making of painting and the irrevocable record of life/death captured by the photographic process.

Joining the general sense of unease that she developed with Hoar Frost, Stocki’s previous exhibition with the gallery, a conjoined urgency and formal peculiarity inhabit Caput Mortuum. Frustrating our sense of who and what is true, what is tangible, and most importantly that those things are not easily digestible, but complex and fluid, the exhibition is at home in this moment of difference.

The exhibit mounts Stocki’s unusually round-edged, diamond- and pill-shaped paintings and photographs throughout the gallery’s walls, lending their curving edges a subtle prominence. Across all the works there is an emphasis on materiality. Stained with watercolors, the paintings’ raw canvases exhibit a palpable tactility, one mirrored by the silver gelatin printing and hand tinting of the photographs. Building gradations and intensity of color and, ultimately, form, Stocki articulates her painterly concerns through a repetitive process, applying bands of watercolor in varying layers of widths and dilutions. Quiet, intimate portraits, the photographs’ staged appearances nevertheless evoke a psychological atmosphere of pensive interiority. Viewed together, the two mutually charge one another. Stocki’s paintings take on an otherworldly quality on top of their evocative use of abstraction. The photographs, by contrast, grow in their presence, entering more fully into the space.

Form is political, and Caput Mortuum situates roundedness as thus; nuance in thought and form, the curvature of the earth, the arc of time. This curved, sinuous motif echoes through the exhibited paintings and photos: their aqueous expanses of watercolor; the shimmering quality of silver gelatin prints; a continuous juxtaposition of positive and negative spaces—inviting reflection upon the object-hood of the works. At the same time these photographs and paintings engender a meditative mood beyond their materiality.

Stocki has long investigated the interdependency of painting and photography, but with Caput Mortuum the artist has now succeeded in uniting the two, mining their physical, mysterious, mystical, and political potentialities.

Elaine Stocki (b. 1979, Winnipeg, Canada) holds an MFA from Yale University (2009) and has been the recipient of many arts awards, including the Tierney Fellowship, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Portfolio Competition, and numerous grants and prizes from the Canada Arts Council. Her work has been nominated for the Grange Prize (2011) – now the AIMIA Photography Prize – and the Sobey Award (2012), and is held in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Most recently her work was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Canadian Cultural

Centre in Paris, curated by Catherine Bedard. A monograph published by SKIRA accompanied the exhibition. Stocki’s work has been published by LACMA, The New Yorker, Semiotexte, TBW Books, Objektiv Journal, Centrefold Magazine, Border Crossings, Night Papers, and MATTE. She has been a visiting artist and critic at Princeton, Yale, Bard College of the Arts, Parsons and Otis College of Art and Design. In April 2020, her work will appear in Delusionarium 5 (Adaptation), a group exhibition at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, were Stocki currently lives and works.

https://www.thomaserben.com/

The goal of the Carter Burden Gallery is to create a dialogue with the arts community supporting our belief that older, lesser-known artists must not be overlooked due to age or decreased marketability in the current art scene. We demonstrate the transformative nature of art; the work we exhibit is vibrant, cutting-edge and important regardless of the artist's age.

Carter Burden Gallery targets NYC artists over the age of 60, fostering a supportive and culturally-diverse community of re- emerging artists. We celebrate this community's unique ability to share lifetimes participating as vital members of New York's arts culture, and work to create opportunities for networking and responding to each other's work, thereby invigorating the creative process. In recognizing this community, we confirm their continued value and contribution to the arts.

Their History

Established in 1971, the Carter Burden Network (CBN), formerly the Carter Burden Center for the Aging, promotes the well-being of seniors 60 and older through a continuum of services, advocacy, arts and culture, health and wellness and volunteer programs, all oriented to individual, family and community needs. We are dedicated to supporting the efforts of older people to live safely and with dignity. For more information view the CBN brochure here.

In furtherance of the CBN's goals, and in recognizing the unique cultural wealth possessed by older professional artists, the Carter Burden Gallery was born. While giving older artists an opportunity to show their work and engage in current contemporary artistic discourse, CBG recognizes that these opportunities are hard-won and often difficult to achieve. Therefore, CBG is committed to empowering re-emerging, professional older artists through the exhibition and cultivation of their work.

For more information please visit http://www.carterburdengallery.org/

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Market Art + Design 2019

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Gallery Owner Tamar Erdberg of Adamar Fine Art Gallery at Market Art + Design.

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Alex Lerner from RJD Gallery at Market Art + Design

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Sculptor Kevin Barrett at Market Art + Design

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Sculptor Kevin Barrett, C-Fine Art Gallery Owner Cheryl Sokolow and Adamar Gallery Owner Tamar Erdberg

Market Art + Design - the Hamptons' premier art and design fair - opened July 5th with a Preview from 1:00-6:00pm and a VIP Party featuring live music by NYC's Live Footage and complimentary drinks by Aperol Spritz from 6:00-10:00pm. The Preview and VIP Party are open to VIP Pass and Preview Pass holders, and the fair opened to the public on Saturday, July 6, and ran through Sunday, July 7.

Market Art + Design's 50,000 square foot pavilion is conveniently located at The Bridgehampton Museum on Montauk Highway (2368 Rt. 27). To learn more about Market Art + Design visit artmarkethamptons.com

MARKET ART + DESIGN EXHIBITOR LIST

1 Dutch Projects New York

917 Fine Arts Miami

AB Gallery NY East Hampton

ACED Gallery Asbury Park

Adamar Fine Arts Miami

Alpha 137 Gallery New York

Analog Contemporary Philadelphia

ARDT Gallery Southampton

Artblend Pompano Beach, FL

Art Angels Los Angeles | Miami

Art Unified Venice

Arte Collective Miami

Axiom Contemporary Santa Monica

Bahr Gallery Oyster Bay

Blue Gallery Delray Beach

Bruce Lurie Gallery Los Angeles

C Fine Art Bridgehamtpon

Chase Edwards Contemporary Bridgehampton

Clark Gallery Lincoln, MA

Contempop New York / Tel Aviv

Contessa Gallery Cleveland / Palm Beach

Cube Gallery London

David Benrimon Fine Art New York

DMD Contemporary New York

Duane Reed Gallery St. Louis

Eko System | D'Arte Mart New York

Emmanuelle G. Contemporary Art Greenwich

Envie d'Art Paris | London

Eternity Gallery Miami

Evan Lurie Gallery Carmel, IN

F.L. Braswell Fine Art Chicago

Folioeast East Hampton

Fremin Gallery New York

Galeria MPA Madrid

Galerie Fledermaus Chicago

Galerie L'Atelier Paris | New YorkGaleria MPA Madrid

Galerie Virginie Barrou Planquart Paris

Galleria Ca' d'Oro New York

+GALLERyLABs Buenos Aires | New Haven

Gallery BOM Boston

GALLERY M Denver

Gallery Orange New Orleans

GARALA ART West Palm Beach

George Billis Gallery New York / Los Angeles

Gilles Clement Gallery Greenwich

Gugsa Black Arts Collective New York

HAAS CONTEMPORARY New York

Haven Gallery Northport, NY

Ilaria Quadrani Fine Arts New York

Jan Kath Design New York

Janet Lehr Fine Arts East Hampton

Jean Albano Gallery Chicago

JSF Contemporary Philadelphia

Julie M. Gallery Toronto

Lilac Gallery New York

Lincoln Michael Galleries Washington D.C.

Lynn Savarese Photography New York

M Fine Arts Galerie Boston | Palm Beach

Margo Gallery New York

Marloe Gallery Brooklyn

Michele Mariaud Gallery New York

MM Fine Art Southampton

ModArt Gallery Miami

Mookji Art Shanghai

Monika Olko Gallery Sag Harbor

Muriel Guépin Gallery New York

Outing Art Gallery Miami

Perseus Gallery New York

Quantum Contemporary Art London

Quogue Gallery Quogue

Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London

Red Truck Gallery New Orleans

Richard Levy Gallery Albuquerque

RJD Gallery Bridgehampton

Roig Collection Hoboken

Roman Fine Art East Hampton

RT Gallery: The Estate of Richard Bernstein Westport

Salomon Contemporary New York

Sim Smith Gallery London

Sturgis Art Gallery New York

SUDDEN PROJECTS Ft. Collins, CO

Sugarlift New York

The Directed Art Modern Miami

The White Room Gallery Bridgehampton

Timothy Yarger Fine Art Los Angeles, CA

UNIX Gallery New York

Vellum Projects Brooklyn

Vertu Fine Art Boca Raton

VSOP Projects Greenport, NY

Zabel Gallery Quebe

It was a pleasure interview three galleries that I was particulary fond of. Sculptor Kevin Barrett displayed his sculpture at the C Fine Art Bridgehampton Booth.

Kevin Barrett has been surrounded by abstract sculpture and painting his entire life. He comes from a family of artists, including his father, Bill Barrett, who is also a sculptor. His grandfather, Stan Barrett, was a world renowned abstract painter who studied with Fernand Léger, and who founded the Art Department at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. The works of his father and grandfather have had a lasting influence on the work Barrett creates, as he successfully blends the disciplines of sculpture and painting in his own art.

Kevin Barrett was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1962. Several years later, his family relocated to Westchester, New York, where he spent his formative years. At the age of 14, Barrett’s father taught him how to weld, and he began creating his own sculptures. From these early sculptures, he won a Golden Key Award in the arts.

Barrett received his first commission at the age of 18, in which he created an 8-foot aluminum sculpture that would be displayed in front of Hastings High School in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. The sculpture, entitled “Upright” (1980), still stands there today.

Barrett studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, as well as the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Upon completing his studies, he was employed by the Shidoni Foundry in Santa Fe, NM, where he worked in fabrication and bronze casting.

Barrett set up his first studio in Miami, FL, where he worked restoring sculptures by Joan Miró, Louise Nevelson, Willem De Kooning, and Pablo Picasso for a private collector. During this time, he was also creating his own work and showing extensively in the area, in galleries such as the Joy Moos Gallery and the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami. After eight years in Miami, Barrett returned to New York City, where he maintained a studio in Brooklyn for over twenty years. In 2012, he relocated to Duxbury, MA, where he currently works and resides with his wife and three daughters.

Barrett’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, and can be found in the collections of the Vero Beach Museum, FL, the Interlocken Center for the Arts, MI, the Kruizenga Art Museum at Hope College in Holland, MI,as well as the cities of Coral Springs, FL, and Stamford, CT. His work has also been commissioned by both corporate and private collectors. Considered an expert in his medium, he has independently consulted with and built sculptures for a number of well-known artists in, including Herbert Ferber, Tom Wesselmann, Marjorie Strider, and Allan Houser. His advice and consultation in the creation of metal sculptures continues to be sought after.

C Fine Art represents and exhibits the work of established, international artists with a focus on formal abstraction in contemporary, dimensional art.

Our appreciation for excellence in craftsmanship and insistence on originality leads us to artists who masterfully fabricate their work, reaching far beyond the boundaries of their chosen materials.

C Fine Art provides estimate reports for existing collections and offers consulting and advisory services.

Cheryl Sokolow has over 20 years of artworld experience with both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Art History.

FOR APPOINTMENT OR INQUIRY PLEASE CONTACT:

Cheryl Sokolow, Principal

(646) 594-7583

csculptures@gmail.com

I also had the pleasure of interviewing Alex Lerner who is new to the team at RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton.

RJD Gallery specializes in contemporary art with a focus on Magical, Figurative Realism, Narrative Portraiture and Urban Landscape.

"We exhibit international, representational artists with a concentration on narrative realism, photorealistic portraiture, surrealism and figurative art. Exhibiting drawing, painting and sculpture, our emerging artists and American Master Painters from our RJD Private Collection, present a contemporary vision of our world."

For more information please visit http://rjdgallery.com

Another booth that stimulated my attention was the Adamar Fine Arts Booth. This gallery is a well known established art gallery in Miami owned by Tamar Erdberg.

http://www.adamargallery.com

For more information about Market Art + Design please visit https://artmarkethamptons.com

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The Wednesday Group Opening Reception at Water Mill Museum

Saturday, June 15, 2019

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Anna Franklin from the Wednesday Group at the Water Mill Museum

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist and Founder Gene Samuelsom from the Wednesday Group at the Water Mill Museum

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Lisa Rose from the Wednesday Group at the Water Mill Museum

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Barbara Jomes from the Wednesday Group at the Water Mill Museum

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artist Deb Palmer from the Wednesday Group at the Water Mill Museum

I was happu to meet The Wednesday Group artists for their Opening Reception at the Water Mill Museum on

Saturday, June 15, 5-7pm. It was an excellent opportunity to talk to the plein air painters and view their

artwork. This Special Exhibit will run through June 30. Museum is open Thursday through Monday 11am-5pm. Closed

Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 631-726-4625. www.watermillmuseum.org.

More about the Artists below:

Anna Franklin

Anna Di Turi Franklin carries with her the love of art and of artistic expression of her native country: Italy. Her academic education concentrated in languages and literature, along with a Renaissance- like interest in many areas. Besides many degrees from NY city colleges, mainly in education, she has diplomas from the Universities of Madrid, Nice and Bologna.

Her busy life as a teacher of Romance Languages kept her away from executing her love for fine arts. However, once retired out here in East Hampton, she dedicated her time taking art courses at the various art institutions of the East End and in private studios of well known artists. She has a constant curiosity for exploring new mediums and art forms and, as such, her work is never stagnant.

Her inspiration comes from the beauty that surrounds her out here in the East End of Long Island where she resides with her husband. She belongs to a “plein air” group of artists called “The Wednesday Group”, now sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, with whom she usually exhibits at Ashawagh Hall in the Springs, East Hampton.

She is passionate about her painting and what moves her may take many forms. She is equally at home with representational painting as well as abstract and because of her innate love for diversity, she will not limit herself to one form of expression or one medium. She is, therefore, a very eclectic painter. The physical beauty of nature moves her to paint in order to create visual images as an outlet to her emotional reaction to beauty.

She has been selected in many juried shows at the East End Arts, in Riverhead; at Southampton Cultural Center; at the Naples Art Association in Florida. She was honored to be part of the Springs Invitational in 2012. She has been written about in various local papers and on line. Recently, Sept. 2016, she won the Southampton Artists Association poster contest for their Labor Day show and was featured in the Independent Art Section, Oct. 5th,2016.

She has been and is very active in the East Hampton artistic community. She belongs to many art affiliations and museums. She has been part of the board of the AAEH for many years; she has served as President of the Friends of Guild Hall for 3 seasons for which institution she has organized, successfully, for over 8 years, private studio tours showcasing the best artists and art sites in our area.

She was part of the former Studio East Gallery and Artists Gallery in Greenport, the former Crazy Monkey Gallery in Amagansett and the White Room in Bridgehampton. She is currently part of Artblend, a notable Fort Lauderdale gallery.

She has exhibited all across Long Island, from Brooklyn to Montauk, and, on the North Fork, in Peconic’s Gallery Crossing. In the latter, Sept. 2014, she showed 25 paintings selected from 2 successful series shown, as one of the featured artists, in the former Crazy Monkey Gallery. One called “Incandescence”, dedicated to her love of flowers instilled by her mom and the other “Under the Sea” which explored both the real and imaginary world under the seas. Both series can be viewed at www.hamptonsarthub.com.

Contact Anna at annagfranklin@hotmail.com. for additional information or phone (631)907-4321. Her work can also be seen at : www.aaeh.org ; www.southamptonartists.org; www.hamptonsarthub.com; www.eastendarts.org; artblend.com; Blink

Gene Samuelson

Amagansett, NY resident Gene's carefully observed renderings of beaches, cityscapes, homes and gardens capture the essence of his subjects and makes them special to artists and viewers alike. He creates plein air landscapes as well as portraits of homes and gardens in watercolor, ink and pencil.

His work varies from delicate and subdued to lush and vivacious.

In addition to making art for his own pleasure and exhibition, Gene creates home and garden portraits by commission under the name 'HomeScapes", preserving locations that are meaningful to clients. Gene also donates his talent to organizations, including

The Peconic Land Trust, Group for the East End, East End Hospice, RSVP and LVIS.

He currently serves on the board of The Artists Alliance of East Hampton (AAEH).

In 2010 he co-founded The Wednesday Group (TWG), Plein Air Painters of The East End. In 2015 TWG began a relationship with The Nature Conservancy which permits TWG to paint at its protected sites. Since 2010, the group has had more than 15 shows.

Now retired, Gene has been an art director, director, executive producer and creative director at ad agencies and production companies. He is an alumnus of

The University of the Arts, Philadelphia.

Pam feels privileged to have lived and painted on Long Island for so many years. The lighting, subject matter, and connection with other artists is inspirational. She has studied pastels with master pastelists, oil still life with Robert Armetta, and currently paints with a landscape group guided by Howard Rose. Pam is affiliated with numerous Long Island art organizations, such as the Artist Alliance, Southampton Artists Association, Springs Improvement Society, and Guild Hall. She is also a member of the plein air group known as "The Wednesday Group."

For more information please visit http://www.genesamuelsonart.com/

Pamela Vossen

Over the years, Pam has received numerous awards of excellence. In March of 2014, one of her still lifes was featured on the cover of Dan's Papers. Many of her paintings have found homes in private collections. Pam's style is realistic, emphasizing drawing, color, and design. Her subject matter varies, and includes wild animals, still life, landscapes, beach scenes, and people. Continuous artistic growth and exploration with other artists is essential to her achieving to create pleasing and meaningful work.

Pam is currently exhibiting in the July 2015 ArtHamptons art fair. She is represented by Artblend gallery, in Florida.

For more informatiom please visit http://www.artbypamvossen.com

Deb Palmer

Deborah Fritts Palmer is a former graphic artist and commercial illustrator who now divides her year between Sag Harbor and Charleston, SC, devoting full time to plein air painting.

She studied drawing and painting at Skidmore College where she earned her undergraduate degree in Fine Arts in 1970 with Departmental and College Honors. Upon graduation, she spent the next 20 years as an Art Director in several New York advertising agencies using her skill in drawing primarily in comprehensive layout work for print campaigns and TV commercials. During this period she had many of her illustrations published.

In the 1980's, she was affiliated with the Pelham Art Center in Pelham, NY for which she designed and illustrated their Spring Benefit promotional pieces and participated in their exhibitions.

In 1992, she established her own graphic design studio, but she never gave up her love of drawing. In her spare time, she continued to work in pastels and paint in oils, concentrating on still lifes.

Upon retirement in 2000, and a move to the Charleston area, Deborah returned to her art to pursue landscapes. She paints with the Mt. Pleasant Artist Guild and The Wednesday Group on Long Island, NY and continues to study with prominent artists in Charleston and New York to refine her skills and define her personal style.

Deborah is an exhibiting member of the Charleston and Mt. Pleasant Artist Guilds, has won numerous awards and accepts regular commissions from patrons both in Charleston and the New York area. Her work has also been exhibited at Skidmore's Galleries, at Guild Hall in Easthampton, NY, the Sandpiper Gallery on Sullivan's Island, the North Charleston City Gallery, and in the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery. She is currently represented by Lowcountry Artists Gallery in Charleston, SC.

For more informatiom please visit http://deborahpalmerfineart.com

Lisa Rose

After studying Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University, she enjoyed a career of over 30 years as a residential Interior Designer and owner of Aubergine Interiors LLC. based in New York City, the Hamptons and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. There she gained national attention with features in prestigious publications including House Beautiful, House Beautiful Home Decorating, Florida Design, Interior Design, Maison Francaise, and Cosmopolitan.

Recently introduced to pastels and acrylics as art mediums, and becoming inspired by the beauty of the natural landscape, has led to the creation of her first pieces with a delicate blend of representational art with a bit of abstraction.

In 2017 Lisa joined a Plein air group headed by renowned pastelist Teresa Sais traveling with the group to Italy at Cinque Terre and Tuscany for an artist workshop. She also attended another workshop in the South of France this spring by Jeanne Rossier Smith to study and hilltop towns. Then back to Umbria Italy in October 2018.

Currently a member of the Vero Beach Art Club, the Pastel Society of America, Artist Alliance of East Hampton, The Wednesday Group Painters of the East End, and is the Vice President of the Vero Beach Branch of the National League of Pen Women.

She won national attention with her piece “Hampton Shores” in December 2017 with her selection as Art of the Week for the Nation League of Pen Women.

Her works can be found in private collections around the country, and she has exhibited at local art shows, galleries and fairs.

For more information please visit https://www.lisaroseart.com

Barbara Newell Jones

My painting is done from nature because I enjoy being outside in every season and feel that the colors and values of my subjects and the essence of a place can best be captured on location and with direct observation. The excitement and the immediacy of painting “on the spot” are my inspiration . I love to paint both the landscape and the sea but it is the patterns and the colors of these subjects that truly inspire me.

I have studied with Robert Cormier, David Curtis, Don Stone, Maris Platais, Susan Kelley, Leo Mancini-Hresko, Mary Minifie, and others. My work is in private and corporate collections in New England, New York ,California and Bermuda.

For more information please visit https://barbaranewelljones.com

For more information about the Water Mill Museum please visit http://www.watermillmuseum.org

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ART NEW YORK RETURNS To Pier 94 (Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2019)

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews World Renowned Artist and photographer Markus Klinko

Markus Klinko is an award-winning international fashion/celebrity photographer and director,who has worked with many of today's most iconic stars of film, music, and fashion.

Klinko has photographed the likes of Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, David Bowie which premiered at Art New York on May 2, 2019,Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kim Kardashian, Naomi Campbell, Daphne Guinness and Iman. His editorial clients include Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, and Interview magazine. Brands such as Lancôme, L'Oréal Paris, Nike, Hugo Boss, Anna Sui, Pepsi, Skyy Vodka, and Remy Martin have hired Klinko to create advertising campaigns. His campaign for Keep A Child Alive raised over one million dollars for children with AIDS in just a few days.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Gallery Owner Freddy Hadorn of Licht Feld Gallery who decided to premier the never before series of 4 photos by Marcus Klinko.

LICHT FELD’s beginning dates back to 2001 when the first exhibition, of what became an annual event, took place on the Gundeldinger Feld in Basel, Switzerland. Word spread, and after 12 consecutive years, the event garnered international recognition. In 2007 LICHT FELD received the first invitation to participate in the SCOPE international art fair in Miami. This event was followed by many additional fairs in New York, Chicago, Miami, Palm Beach, Istanbul and Basel. In 2010 we opened a permanent Gallery in Basel. After 8 years on July 2018 we opened our new exhibition space at Blumenrain 20 in Basel. Wonderful location, in the heart of Basel, on two floors, with a view of the river Rhine and a large window front.

Artist Sydney Cash’s work is in many public and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Corning Museum of Glass, and le Muse des Arts Decoritifs in Paris.

His work has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Museum of Modern Art, the Falcon in Marlboro, New York, and many other private, public and corporate agencies.

Cash’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States and abroad, including: OK Harris Gallery-NYC, Heller Gallery-NYC, Carpe Dium Gallery-Paris, Orlando Museum of Art, Retretti Art Museum-Punkaharju, Finland, Detroit Institute of Art.

He has received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, the Fellissimo Award, as well as fellowships from The National Endowment for The Arts and from the New York Foundation for The Arts.

Born in Spokane, WA (1986), Tamalin Baumgarten paints quiet landscape scenes with a tonal, melancholic realism. She received her MFA from New York Academy of Art in 2015 and her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2010. She has been the recipient of several awards, including two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant Awards, the Portrait Scholarship Award from the New York Academy of Art, the Dahesh Museum of Art Award, and the Vermont Studio Center grant award. She is also the Co-founder and Director of the Cuttyhunk Island Artists’ Residency, located on Massachusetts’ Cuttyhunk Island, the inspiration for many of her paintings.

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at Elyx Mobile Bar and Lounge in Art New York at Pier 94 May 2nd at the VIP Reception

Elyx Mobile Bar and Lounge in Art New York. Inspired by the success of other immersive brand experiences like the Elyx House LA, Absolut Elyx has created a mobile bar to bring the Elyx Experience to Art New York. The Elyx Mobile Bar enables the brand to educate consumers on this luxury vodka while utilizing the Elyx copper serving rituals. The Elyx Mobile Bar lounge will showcase the brand’s unique aesthetic while creating a memorable experience. Elyx will host a lounge during Art New York for an oasis away from the rest of the fair. Guests can enjoy a cocktail and relax while enjoying all that Art New York has to offer.

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artist SunHe Hong.

They are posing in front of one of Artist work Paul Jenkins, at Vallarino Fine Art New York! #artnewyork #contemporaryart #nyc #art #artist #gallery #artblog #pier94nyc #vallarinofineart #salomonartsgallery

ART NEW YORK RETURNS WITH A SPECIAL SELECTION OF IMPORTANT MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, SOLO ARTIST PRESENTATIONS, CUTTING-EDGE AND EMERGING TALENT AT FIFTH EDITION

(Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2019)

(New York, NY – May 1, 2019) – The fifth edition of Art New York returned to Pier 94 from Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 5, with an invitation-only VIP Preview on Thursday, May 2 at 2pm before opening to the public at 5pm.

Art New York provided multiple platforms for discovering high-quality works by more than 300 artists from 70 international galleries from 18 countries, including CONTEXT, a destination for new and established contemporary galleries to present emerging, mid-career and cutting-edge talent. The fair showcases robust and dynamic presentations of work from influential artists from the contemporary, modern, post-war and pop eras, reinforced by curated programs of special projects and non-profit partnerships, during one of the most significant weeks in New York's art calendar.

Exhibitor Highlights

· The New York Academy of Art is Art New York’s philanthropic partner. They presented an exhibition curated by Academy President David Kratz and Academy supporter Helena Christensen who hosted a private VIP Reception on Thursday May 2, between 6pm to 8pm. The drawings, paintings and sculpture have all been created by alumni of the Academy’s MFA program including James Adelman, Tamalin Baumgarten, Joao Brandao, Dina Brodsky, Diana Corvelle, Shiqing Deng, Christian Fagerlund, Brett Harvey, Jacob Hicks, Alexis Hilliard, Sara Issakharian, Yun Jang, Lani Kennefick, Will Kurtz, Dan Pelonis, Laura Peturson, James Razko, Nicolas V. Sanchez, Stephen Shaeen, Susan Siegel, Kathy Stecko, Zeynep Tekiner, Jiannan Wu and Zane York. The New York Academy of Art’s Board of Trustees include Eileen Guggenheim, Ph.D., Brooke Shields, and Naomi Watts.

· Rosenfeld Gallery has dedicated its booth to the importance of black and white. They have made it a point to showcase works in a variety of artistic mediums. The booth included works on paper by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Jean Dubuffet, a large painting on black velvet by Mel Bochner, a 51 inch by 51 inch black and white infinity net canvas by artist Yayoi Kusama, and a mixed media work featuring black and white printed mulberry paper by Kwang Young Chun.

· Art of the World Gallery presented works by Fernando Botero, Robert Indiana, Jim Dine, Mr. Brainwash, Javier Marin Gustavo Velez, Cristóbal Toral, Rafael Barrios, Julio Larraz, and Silvia Papas. Highlights included Jim Dine’s vibrant work, Random Sewing, oil on canvas, 2009, Fernando Botero’s cultural masterpiece, Arena, oil on canvas, 2004, and two stunning sculptures by the late Robert Indiana: Love, high-polished bronze, 1966/1998 and Amor, painted aluminum (red & blue). They will have famed Colombian sculptor, Gustavo Velez, in attendance during the VIP reception, and Javier Marin made an appearance on May 4.

· Bogena Galerie presented an original mixed media piece by Manolo Valdès from 2006 that has never been seen in New York titled Lillie IX. The gallery asks the question, ‘Is today’s art a legacy of past works?’ and addresses how contemporary artists communicate with artists of the past including Manolo Valdès with Henri Matisse, Monique Frydman with Pierre Bonnard, or Jeff Bertoncino with Stephen De Staebler. A highlight will be Triptyque Austral, 1986 by Monique Frydman.

· Waterhouse & Dodd have organized a solo show of the Hyperphotos of the renowned French artist Jean-François Rauzier. Hyperphotos are large-scale digitally created photos of cities, museums and libraries. Each work has up to 3,000 separate images stitched together. Rauzier has his most recent work, based on London’s National Gallery, in a major exhibition at Scotland’s National Gallery this summer. Subjects in this presentation include works based on The Museum of Modern Art, The Hamptons, Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, and a tree made with the sculpture of Auguste Rodin.

· Eternity Gallery highlighted George Morton-Clark, a British artist from the world of animation. The hyperrealist artist Michael Moebius was present at the gallery’s booth.

· Masterworks Fine Art Gallery showcased Paramount TP (Unique Trial Proof) from Andy Warhol’s 1985 Ads Series, as well as the artist’s 1967 work, Marilyn. They also presented Danseuse Créole (Creole Dancer), 1978 by Joan Miró, Untitled, 1995 by Frank Stella, and Imperfect, 1988 by Roy Lichtenstein.

· Chase Contemporary showcased rare paintings by Andy Warhol, including Knives, 1981 and two graphite drawings. The gallery’s artists, Chuck Hoberman, Steve Hash, Liu Shuishi and Ole Aakjær were present at the gallery’s booth. Aakjær, presented new watercolor compositions, a book signing at the gallery’s booth was on Saturday, May 4. Hoberman, who presented never-before-seen kinetic sculptures that took part in a meet and greet on Thursday, May 2 and Saturday, May 4. The gallery also presented Hash’s 2018 sculpture, Ghost, in the VIP Lounge.

· LICHT FELD GALLERY revealed four never-before-seen prints of David Bowie by artist and photographer Markus Klinko. This will be marked by a cocktail reception on Thursday, 2 May at 3:30pm. Klinko is an award-winning, international fashion/celebrity photographer and director who has worked with many of today’s most iconic stars of film, music, and fashion.

· Vallarino Fine Art exhibited American artists from the 1940s through the 1960s including Robert Motherwell, Gene Davis, Edward Dugmore, Hans Hofmann, John McLaughlin, Friedel Dzubas, Mary Abbott, Anne Ryan, Norman Bluhm, Ray Parker, Paul Jenkins, Vivian Springford and Ilya Bolotowsky. These artists’ works originate from American Abstract Artists, Abstract Expressionism and Washington Color School. The juxtaposition of these movements reveals one’s effect on the other.

· Avant Gallery presented emerging artists including Will Kurtz and emerging New York City-based street artist Sr. LaSso, who paints colorful pop culture-centric murals.

· Adelson Cavalier Galleries presented I Love You, 2019, a new life-size sculpture by Federico Uribe created from bullet shells.

· The Cynthia Corbett Gallery presented winners of the Young Masters Art Prize with a focus on emerging female artists including Azita Moradkhani, Eleanor Watson, Zemer Peled, and Isabelle van Zeijl. The gallery also showcased new work from Andy Burgess, in addition to work by Nicolas Saint Grégoire, whose art is currently the centerpiece for Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris’s presentation of Yves Saint Laurent’s historic collection based on the iconic Mondrian dress. Dutch photographer Isabelle Van Zeijl was at the gallery’s booth on Friday, May 3 at 5pm to sign her mini-catalogs and discuss her new work.

· Winn Slavin Fine Art has themed its booth ‘Metamorphose,’ and presented three original pen and ink drawings by Salvador Dali, valued between $500,000 - $700,000.

· N2 Galería presented an extremely rare Keith Haring titled Frisbee from 1989. The work is an illustrated frisbee featuring the inscription, “A real Keith Haring drawing on a fake Keith Haring frisbee.”

· Winterowd Fine Art made its fair debut and featured never-before-seen works, including a large painting by Tom Kirby titled Serenity 11 from 2019.

· JoAnne Artman Gallery featured artists Audra Weaser and John “CRASH” Matos at their booth where the gallery which presented their works including Less than Zero 1 and Less than Zero 2 by Matos and Sea Gems Series (6 Panels) by Weaser.

· Lucia Mendoza presented several works including Presente Pluscuamperfecto (Luz), 2018 by Salustiano.

· Simons Gallery had themed its booth, ‘Women and Power,’ and presented two pieces that have never been shown before: Trophy Wives, 2019, by Leonor Anthony, who is represented by the Museo de Arte Valencia, and a Roberto Polillo photograph titled, Nina Simone.

· Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery showcased two new pieces by Carla Kranendonk. The Dutch-born artist’s works are informed by her travels to West Africa, her love of the 20th century artistic tradition, and her childhood as the daughter of a dress-maker. The large format pieces combine vivid brushwork with hand-embroidered paper collage, textiles and beading.

· The Selects Gallery presented exclusive work from high caliber fashion photographers who have never before been exhibited in a fair in the United States. Artists include Chris Von Wangenheim, one of the most groundbreaking fashion photographers of the 20th century. Until his death in 1981, he ranked alongside Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin in his masterful encapsulation of the 1970’s zeitgeist. Giovanni Gastel, who is one of the most prominent fashion photographers in Italy, Richard Phibbs, whose fine art photography is in the private collections of Bill Clinton, Ralph Lauren, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Eisner among others, and Kenneth Willardt, one of the most enduring and sharpest beauty photographers, who signed his book, ‘The Beauty Book’ on Friday, May 3 at 3pm.

· Boccara Art presented the work of contemporary French artist Laurence Jenkell, who is well known for her iconic plexiglass Candy Nations, a series of oversized candies with the flags of different countries. They also displayed the unique works of glass artist Kim KototamaLune, who creates ethereal sculptures that resemble abstracted organic shapes and faces, as well as the works of Francois Calvat and Wang Keping.

· Elyx Mobile Bar and Lounge in Art New York. Inspired by the success of other immersive brand experiences like the Elyx House LA, Absolut Elyx has created a mobile bar to bring the Elyx Experience to Art New York. The Elyx Mobile Bar enables the brand to educate consumers on this luxury vodka while utilizing the Elyx copper serving rituals. The Elyx Mobile Bar lounge will showcase the brand’s unique aesthetic while creating a memorable experience. Elyx hosted a lounge during Art New York for an oasis away from the rest of the fair. Guests can enjoy a cocktail and relax while enjoying all that Art New York has to offer.

2019 PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER

The New York Academy of Art is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution that combines intensive technical training in the fine arts with active critical discourse. Through major exhibitions, a robust lecture series, and an ambitious curriculum, the Academy serves as a creative and intellectual center for all artists dedicated to highly skilled, conceptually aware figurative and representational art.nyaa.org

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

Art New York’s Exclusive Vodka Sponsor is Absolut Elyx. Art New York’s Exclusive Gin Sponsor is Monkey 47. Cultural Partners include: New York Academy of Art, Artika, ArtTable, Children’s Museum of the Arts, The Bass Museum, Bronx Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Bruce Museum, Public Art Fund, Neue Galerie NYC, Dwight School, Perez Art Museum, The Cultivist, Christie’s Education in NY, German Consulate General New York, Consul General of Sweden, Consulate General of Australia, Consulate General of Austria, Consul General of Brazil, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Nightingale-Bamford School, Pierpont Morgan Library, Parrish Art Museum, Junior Associates of MoMA, Whitney Museum, Whitney Young Collectors, Magazzino Italian Art Foundation, MoMA PS1, Hyphen Hub, Sotheby’s Preferred, Sotheby's Institute of Art, The National Arts Club, Big Screen Plaza, The Noguchi Museum, The Watermill Center, Performa Arts, IVY, and Norwood Club. Media partners include: (t)here Magazine, Art 21, Art News, Art Nexus, Art+ Magazine, Artnet, ARTSY, Avenue, Create! Magazine, Culture Shock Media, Dow Jones, Manhattan Magazine, NY Social Diary, Observer, Private Air Magazine, Quest Magazine, TAX Collection, Venü, Wall Street Journal and Whitewall.

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Spring Fling at RJD Gallery!

"We Believe"

opens

April 13, 6-8pm

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Kimberly J. Nichols, Director of Development

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Lee Alban at The "We Believe" Exhibit at RJD Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Mago Gallery Curator at RJD Gallery at The "We Believe" Exhibit at RJD Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Art Collector and Expert Richard J Demato at RJD Gallery in Briidgehampton, NY

Art Enthusiasts and guests gathered at RJD Gallery for the opening of "We Believe" Their annual juried exhibition to benefit The Retreat, an important east end organization providing services for victims of domestic violence.

RJD Gallery is excited to share works with you by a remarkable group of artists:

Barbara Abeltina Jessica Alazarki

Lee Alban Andrea Alvin

Paige Bradley Miguel Del Ray

James Feehan Marianna Foster

Nathaniel Galka Jackie Gordon

Dana Hawk Claudia Kaak

Mike McLaughlin Leah Morgan

Richard Mothes Gail Postal

Larry Reinhart Alan Richards

Blair Seagram

The submission-based exhibit donates 100% of the fees collected to The Retreat.

Art lovers met the artists and enjoyed the music from the Bridgehampton School Marimba Band, back by popular demand! Cocktails and refreshments rounded out this fun evening. We believe in new beginnings and second chances, we believe that art changes lives, and we believe everyone has something to offer. Celebrate the importance of believing with us - we look forward to seeing you on April 13!

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the paintings will be donated to The Retreat All Against The abuse.

The Retreat’s mission is to provide safety, shelter and support for victims of domestic abuse and to break the cycle of family violence.

In pursuit of that mission, The Retreat provides direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, their families and the Eastern Long Island community through a 24-hour bilingual hotline, counseling, legal advocacy, prevention education, and emergency shelter. Violence prevention education and other supportive programs are available in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

The agency values and is committed to providing compassionate, empathetic and culturally aware services to all clients/members. Interactions are approached with these values in mind, and it is expected that clients/members will be treated with compassion, respect and sensitivity during the provision of holistic, inclusive and welcoming services.

The Retreat does not discriminate with respect to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or military or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Because of you, the Retreat continues to serve survivors of domestic violence, and provide them a with a loving, nurturing, and safe place to rebuild their lives, and their children's lives, with dignity and grace. Domestic violence occurs in our neighborhoods and in our families. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of race, age, ethnicity, or economic status. With your help we have provided 4,911 safe nights in our emergency shelter in 2018, with greater than 50% being children under the age of 12. With your continued support the Retreat will continue to fight for and support all victims of domestic violence.

For more information on how you can support, contribute and participate please visit

http://www.allagainstabuse.org/ and for for more information on exhibits and spectacular art please visit http://rjdgallery.com

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15th Annual Love & Passion OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, March 9, 2019

Dell Cullum Filmmaker/Artist/Photographer

Jackie Fuchs Artist

Jody Gambino Artist/Photographer

Erin Simmons Artist/Photographer

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Art Dealer Karyn Mannix at 15th Annual Love & Passion OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, March 9, 2019 Photo by Lisa Tamburini

karyn mannix contemporary

presented

15th Annual Love & Passion Show

Decadence Of Distortion

We exist in a falsified reproduction of what truly is.

In a time where real is fake and fake is real, our moral and cultural

instability is characterized by an excessive onslaught of tweets,

half-truths, alternative facts and altered-images.

Where is the Love & Passion from yesteryear and where will it be

tomorrow…

Theme: Modern Love.

Opening March 9, 2019 from 5-8pm

On View Saturday 11-8, Sunday 12-5

Kathryn Markel Gallery

2428 Montauk Hwy

Bridgehampton New York

karyn mannix contemporary’s vision focuses on a multitude of levels, from finding and representing emerging and mid-career artists, to contemporaries that are in major museum permanent collections. kmc specializes in cutting edge minimalism to color-field and pop art, with a recent focus on urban street art .

Bringing together over 20 years of combined curatorial, advisory and collecting experience, kmc offers a range of art advisory services with a focus on contemporary art and the secondary market, to help organize your collection and build the right collection for both personal and corporate needs.

Whether finding consultation and/or assistance on your recent art collection or looking to start new or add-on to a collection, karyn mannix contemporary has consulted and curated multiple

A-list private clients, art auctions, trade shows, corporate installations and gallery presentations.

For more information please visit https://www.karynmannixcontemporary.com

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Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Filmmaker Lyndon Brown at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Actor Jaime Zevallos at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Cee Love at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Marcus GlitteriS at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Ben Moon at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Sunhe Hong at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Asia Lee at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

Paintings By Artist Ben Moon

Painting by Artist Cee Love

Painting by Artist Melosa Basquiat

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at with Filmmaker Lyndon Brown, Jodie Bisasor and Artist Cee Love at Art ‘n Pool Party At The Oreya in Southampton, New York

With a Billion and one things to do in this summer in the hamptons, Exquisite Events NY Presented a sexy Pool party. Guests were promised a night filled with live entertainment and music which was absolutely delivered.

The Exquisite team pulled out all the stops for a fashion forward event.

Exquisite Events NY, Beautique, alongside Jaime Zevallos, and INN-A-CIRCLE productions, hosted one of the hottest pool parties in the Hampton’s. ,” the event showcased local artists in New York. The festivities was held at Oreya 281 County Road 39A, Southampton, NY 11968 . Sounds BY DJ Marcus GlitteriS. The live art exhibition Presented By Melosa Basquiat, Ben Moon, Cee Love, Justin 32, Jaime Zevallos, Eddy Bogaert, Sunhe Hong and Marcus Glitteris,

RJD Gallery with co-hosts

Cristina Cuomo and Purist Magazine

invites you to the opening of

"Kiss and Tell"

RJD GALLERY - ANDREA KOWCH

Andrea Kowch has been described as “a powerful voice emerging, demonstrating a highly sensitive consciousness that informs a culturally-laced symbolism.” Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1986, she attended the College for Creative Studies on scholarship, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in 2009. Her paintings and works on paper are rich in mood, allegory, and precision of medium, reflecting a wealth of influences from Northern Renaissance and American art to the rural landscapes and vernacular architecture of her native Michigan.

The recipient of many honors early on in her career, commencing in 2003, at age 17, with seven regional Gold Key awards and two national Gold Medal awards from the prestigious Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, her acceptance into these juried national exhibitions earned her representation at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. in 2003 and at the Diane von Furstenberg Gallery in New York in 2004. By 2005, she was granted a National ARTS in the Visual Arts Award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (now the National Young Arts Foundation), an honor that ranks recipients in the top 2% of American talent. The winning entries were exhibited at the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami. In 2008, Kowch received the Best of Show Purchase Award from the Northbrook Library’s annual juried international exhibition, and in the same year received an Illustration Faculty Award from the College for Creative Studies.

Kowch has since gone on to garner multiple Best of Show awards in various juried exhibitions of regional, national, and international caliber, and has exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions at museums and galleries, including the Muskegon Museum of Art, where her solo retrospective Dream Fields debuted in 2013, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, ArtPrize, Art Basel Miami, the Los Angeles Art Show, ArtHamptons, and SCOPE NYC, who, in 2012, named Kowch one of the top 100 emerging artists in the world. She has also been featured in and graced the front covers of several national and international publications, including AmericanArt Collector, The Artist’s Magazine, Artension (FRA), Direct Art, Spectrum, Revue, Womankind (AUS), Cent Magazine (UK), Hestitika (ITA), Hi-Fructose, and Southwest Art’s annual “30 Under 30” competition whose winners take center stage in their Artist Spotlight issue. Kowch’s work can be found in public and museum permanent collections, among them the Muskegon Museum of Art, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Northbrook Library, Northbrook, Illinois, and the Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York; and in significant private collections worldwide.

Kowch resides and works in Michigan where she paints full-time and enjoys giving back to the creative community by serving as an adjunct professor at the College for Creative Studies, and juror of various art exhibitions. She is represented exclusively by RJD Gallery in New York.

RJD GALLERY - Mary Jane Ansell

Mary Jane Ansell is a previous finalist in the prestigious BP Portrait Award in 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2012 and has been selected several times for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition and The Threadneedle Prize. Based in the UK she shows internationally with recent group and solo exhibitions in London, New York, Singapore and LA.

Her works feature in private and public collections world wide including commissions for the permanent collections of National Portrait Gallery UK, Brighton and Hove Museums and the Joe Lewis Collection.

Ansell's was named as one of the “Top 100 Figurative Painters Working Right Now” by Buzz Feed in 2017 and her work has featured on the covers of numerous magazines including American Art Collector and a number of recent novels, including New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Baker’s Gilly Salt Sisters and on Adam Ant’s recently released album: Adam Ant is The BlueBlack Hussar In Marrying The Gunners Daughter.

With a love of intriguing narratives and in catching a contained but dramatic moment Ansell's work draws influences from a multitude of inspirations, her sitters become characters imbued with a narrative that Ansell says develops collaboratively as she works with them, at times autobiographical , drawing memories from childhood or her response to the current complexities of politics and issues of gender, drawing too from the language of classical portraiture to the world of haute couture and with an appreciation for a refined technique that evokes the past but with a resolutely modern viewpoint.

After 25 years living near to the sea in Brighton UK she and her partner of 29 years, Richard, a musician have recently moved to the dramatic scenery and isolation of the Welsh borders, near Snowdonia. An area rich in ancient legend and inspiration.

RJD GALLERY - Kris Lewis

Lewis is a contemporary portrait painter. He often refers to his close family ties and Latvian heritage as an inspirations to his works. His work often depicts strong women. He is influenced by Hans Holbein, Albrecht Durer, Hieronymus Bosch and Gustav Klimt.

Kris Lewis work has been published in Juxtapoz and Modern Painters. He has been featured in Art Nouveau Magazine, American Art Collector, Symposium Magazine, Books: Two Faced: The Changing Face of Portraiture, and Suggetivism. His painting was featured on the cover of the May 2011 issue of American Art Collector. He was featured in an interview and showcase in the July 2011 issue of Hi-Fructose Magazine. His work has been shown in galleries, including Jonathan LeVine Gallery, David B. Smith Gallery, Corey Helford Gallery and others. His work has been shown all over the world, including across United States: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Denver, Miami, London, Rome, as well as in Hong Kong, Rome, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Berlin.

Lucky Brand Jeans selected him for their "Lucky Few" campaign which exposed young and upcoming talents in various fields. He was featured in a print campaign that featured ads in several major magazines, such as Details, Vogue and GQ, and on billboards across the America.

Kris Lewis has co-curated Grammy art exhibitions such as "Worlds on Fire" on February 2, 2009, with singer/producer will.i.am, held at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. He has created album cover art for will.i.am.

His work is sometimes also associated with the pop surrealism movement.

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Publisher Cristina Cuomo of Purist Magazine RJD Gallery with co-hosts

Cristina Cuomo and Purist Magazine

invites you to the opening of

"Kiss and Tell"

Saturday, August 18

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Andrea Kowch at RJD Gallery at the "Kiss and Tell" Exhibit

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Mary Jane Ansell at RJD Gallery at the "Kiss and Tell" Exhibit

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Kris Lewis at at the "Kiss and Tell" Exhibit

RJD Gallery with co-hosts

Cristina Cuomo and Purist Magazine

invites you to the opening of

"Kiss and Tell"

Saturday, August 18

6-8pm

Summer is still sizzling and so is the art in RJD Gallery's newest show "Kiss and Tell" which opened on Saturday, August 18th from 6-8pm

The event featured the works of Mary Jane Ansell and Kris Lewis.

American Magic Realist Andrea Kowch also attended.

RJD invited all to meet the three artists and their co-hosts, Cristina Cuomo and Purist Magazine to celebrate our 8 years of fine art in the Hamptons.

Art collectors enjoyed delicious bites, signature spirits and music to thank you, RJD friends, collectors and associates for your support.

A portion of the evening's sales will be donated to The Retreat, the East End's haven for victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Everyone enjoyed cocktails, conversation and the finest art!

Cristina is the founder and editorial director of the East End of Long Island’s Hamptons Purist magazine as well as the wife of American television journalist and attorney Chris Cuomo. She is well-known for her website “The Purist” through which she teaches people about healthy living being a wellness expert herself.

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"Beyond" at The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY

"Beyond" Phil Russo White Room Gallery

"Beyond" Alicia Gitlitz White Room Gallery

"Beyond" CHO Yea Jae White Room Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artists Phil Marco, CHO Yea Jae and Alicia Gitlitz at the Beyond Exhibit at the the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY

This past weekend I had the pleasure of interviewing three fabulous artists at the "Beyond" Exhibit at the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY.

Four diverse artists are now showing abstract paintings and photographs exhibiting elements that border other worldly and surreal. Art outside the physical limits or range that let the mind travel beyond imagination ...maybe even to the unknown. Featuring artists CHO Yea Jae, Nicholas Down, Phil Marco and Alicia Gitlitz from August 1st to August 19th.

Below is a bio of each Artist:

Phil Marco

Mr. Marco is well known for his filmmaking and extraordinary photograpy winning many Clio Awards in Advertising.

A New York Times photography critic called Marco "a minimalist, whose images are sensual, whimsical, often surreal, always strong and deceptively simple".

His work is represented in The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of the Moving Image and The George Eastman Museum of Photography.

Martin Scorsese revealed, "I've had the pleasure of working with Phil Marco on a number of my films. Phil is a man of extraordinary talents. It seems his passion is to take an everyday object or event and show it in an entirely new and exciting way."

CHO Yea Jae

CHO Yea Jae was born in South Korea in 1971. Resolutely modern with various interests in philosophy, society and the environment, she is an artist of contrast and attracts opposites. Her works are based on the continuous observation of the world around her. Whenever Yea Jae finds the time she travels to other parts of the world experiencing different cultures and meeting various people.

Throughout the years all these encounters with multi-cultural backgrounds not only helped her develop a strong empathy but also inspired her with the beauty of the difference and a deep understanding of humanity.

While Korean, Yea Jae considers herself a citizen of the world.

Through her works she expresses the simple conclusions drawn after the tortuous journeys of the mind and soul. To bring out the best on canvas she constantly keeps researching and developing new techniques. Therefore, different meanings emerge from the same painting, this artist offers free interpretation to the people who watch and feel her minimalist art works.

Humanity is strong and beautiful. This is what she ultimately believes in and with this in mind her “Ready to open” series was born to deliver a message of HOPE. Who denies we need it the most to change for the better?

With "Transcendence", she presents a conceptual minimalist series based on an eastern Asian philosophical approach.

At any given moment of our life we look at our past, feel our present and think of the future. It is most important yet difficult to find the perfect balance and harmony between these 3 elements.

The big contrast between the rough “imperfect" texture and the smoothness of the perfect paint brush strokes for the grey and the black parts creates a visual shock to emphasize the dramatic contrast of life.

Her first exhibition was staged in Hong Kong in 2000, since then she has participated to various exhibitions, art fairs, and special events.

Recently she was featured in 3 solo exhibitions around the world (Hong Kong, Singapore and Paris). Currently she works between Korea and France

Alicia Gitlitz

Alicia is a versatile painter working in a variety of styles including impressionism, traditional and abstract. Her paintings are inspired by her love and passion for travel and seeing the aesthetic beauty of nature throughout the world. Along with the media of paint, photography has been in the forefront of her work as well. Her love of nature shines through in both her painting and photography capturing the essence of the moment in place and time. She has an excellent command of color and utilizes colors in sync with her mood - generally happy, bright and cheery pigments. With a unique ability to find new and exciting subject matter in her day to day surroundings, Alicia approaches every day as an opportunity to create something special.

She has been represented at group exhibitions in Manhattan, Brooklyn Botanical Garden Cherry Blossom Festival, East Hampton Artist Alliance, Ashawagh Hall, The Art Guild at Elderfields Preserve, Barnes Gallery and Guild Hall in East Hampton. Alicia’s art was selected by a jury for the 58th Annual Long Island Artists Exhibition as well as the Long Island Art League for the 2017 art show. Alicia left her corporate career in finance for her love of art and continued her art studies at the Art Students League, School of Visual Arts, The New School, The China Institute and has often worked with select art teachers along the way.

Artist Statement

My artwork is a tribute to how awe inspiring nature can be with it’s endless opportunities to express emotion. The world is a blank canvas waiting to be painted and I can see all of the possibilities in my mind’s eye.

The White Room Gallery opened in 2015 to rave reviews and has been voted one of the best galleries in The Hamptons ever since. Our artists’ work has appeared in Fine Art Magazine, The New York Times, The East Hampton Star, The Independent, Dan’s Papers, The Sag Harbor Express, Hamptons Art Hub and Hamptons.com among others.

We work with collectors who appreciate an eclectic blend of contemporary art with themes ranging from the abstract and graphic to the surreal and magical. But we would be remiss if we did not also feature the beauty of the east end captured in a myriad of mediums. We represent both well-known and emerging artists, domestically and internationally. We curate exhibits every three to five weeks. This year’s exhibits included live graffiti, iconic rock n roll and a designer showcase as well as three juried shows titled Flow, What the Hell? and Postive Space. To submit an inquiry or to purchase a piece of art just double click on the image. Follow us on instagram @whiteroomgallerybh and on facebook at TheWhiteRoomContemporaryGallery.

For more information please visit http://www.thewhiteroom.gallery/

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2018 Market Art + Design

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op in the Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery - Stamford Booth at Market Art + Design

Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery - Stamford Market Art + Design

Market Art + Design, the East End's premier modern and contemporary art fair, returns to the town of Bridgehampton this July 5 - 8 for the fair's eighth edition. From its coveted location in the heart of the Hamptons - just off Highway 27 at the Bridgehampton Museum - Market Art + Design will showcase presentations by 65 top galleries enhanced by a striking and tightly curated design component pulling from dealers and designers from around the world.

This year I was honored to interview a few well known gallery owners and artists.

I sat down with gallery Owner Fernando Luis Alvarez about his well established gallery in Stamford, Ct.

The gallery has been growing emerging and important contemporary artists' careers since opening in 2009. Together with their artists, the Gallery uses the power of the Arts to build programs and initiatives that enlighten and enliven the communities they operate in. They are not focused in finding the stars of tomorrow, but rather artists that help them build-up their community.

Their mission is To build artists' careers from the doors in and to build community from the doors out.

The Gallery also puts great emphasis internally on responsibly representing and positioning collectors' and artists' estates. We take pride in building our own private collection, which currently includes works by Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Longo, Louise Fishman, Frank Stella, Robert Motherwell, Jim Dine, Sean Scully, Jacqueline Humphries, Jake Berthot, and others.

For more information please visit http://www.alvarezgallery.com

Market Art + Design

Market Art + Design

Margo Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Art/Photographer Michael Ezra at

Margo Gallery

Michael Ezra was born and grew up in Tbilisi, the capital of then Soviet republic Georgia – the land known for its beauty, hospitality, and inspiration it brought to the greatest literary minds. It was not until 1999 that he began his path as a photographer. By 2003 his fine art nude series became widely known among online photographic communities.

Michael Ezra has distinctive and easily recognizable style in sculptural nudes. His work is focused on creation of unique laconic images of sculptural forms by using the medium of fine art photography. It is dedicated to discovery of novel concepts of sculptural form of human body and study of dualism via harmonious conjunction of contrasting elements.

Ezra’s work with a human form, original and unconventional, inspired a wide following; but it is his clean and precise manner of execution of each piece that became a special hallmark of the artist. Equally found in his sculptural nudes and landscape works, it renders a unique sense of clarity and completeness to each of the master’s pieces.

For more information please visit https://michaelezra.com

C Fine Art Gallery Market Art + Design

C Fine Art Gallery Market Art + Design

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Gallery Owner Cheryl Sokolow and Magazine Publisher Olga Papkovitch from Popimpresska Journal

C Fine Art specializes in the acquisition and placement of large-scale, outdoor and indoor sculpture and sculptural works.

We represent and exhibit the work of established, International artists with a focus on formal abstraction in sculpture, sculptural works and painting.

We excel in facilitating both residential and commercial, site-specific commissions and curating compelling, exhibitions of larger scale.

C Fine Art is the founder and creator of the exhibition series UNCOMMON GROUND I, II & III -- a season long, outdoor sculpture exhibition in Bridgehampton, NY -- which has become an integral part of the Hamptons' cultural programming while making large, outdoor sculpture accessible to the community.

C Fine Art provides estimate reports for existing collections and offers consulting and advisory services to both individual and corporate clients.

Owner Cheryl Sokolow has over 15 years experience in the art business. She has both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Art History.

For more information please visit www.c-fineart.com

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at Market Art + Design in Bridgehampton, NY

Art Market Productions

Art Market Productions is a partnership between Jeffrey Wainhause, Max Fishko and the dealers they work with. Since 2011 Art Market Productions has produced a different type of art fair that focuses on creating the highest quality fair experience by connecting collectors with dealers in the most optimal settings and contexts. Art Market Productions is dedicated to improving the art world by creating platforms and expanding networks of connection.

Art Market Productions currently produces six art fairs: Art on Paper NY, Art Market San Francisco, Art Market Hamptons, Seattle Art Fair, Texas Contemporary, and Miami Project.

Kick-off Market Art + Design 2018 Opening Night Preview premiered on July 5, 2018 in support of The Parrish Art Museum.

The exclusive evening featured music, fantastic food and drink, and the First Look at Market Art + Design's 80 top galleries.

For a list of galleries exhibiting please visit http://artmarkethamptons.com/galleries/

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SECRETS OF THE TWISTED AND ENTWINED ART EXHIBIT AT RJD GALLERY IN BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY

Alain Vaes - RJD Gallery

Artist Alain Vaes poses for a photo-op at RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Alain Vaes at RJD Gallery Secrets of The Twisted and Entwined Art Show in Bridgehampton, NY

Art collectors gathered at RJD Gallery for the Secrets of the Twisted and Entwined Exhibition.

RJD Gallery invites viewers to enter into their labyrinth of contemporary painters from around the world who will offer mesmerizing and intriguing works. Italian artist Salvatore Alessi and his new series “Dynamic Transformations” that offer portraits from a new perspective and with a twist. Other featured artists include British artist Mary Jane Ansell, Australian figurative artist Matt R. Martin and Escher-inspired French painter Alain Vaes. Secrets of the Twisted & Entwined features works that are intricate and often maze-like, created for the amusement of those viewers who search for a way out only to find themselves enveloped in the beauty of these masterful arrangements.

Secrets of the Twisted & Entwined will be on view from June 16 through July 15.

I was thrilled to sit down with French Artist Alain Vais and discuss his latest accomplishments.

Born in the South of France, Alain Vaes studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier and the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice. A painter as well as an international volleyball player, he had gallery exhibits in Paris and Honfleur. His work is in the collection of the French Government.

Since moving to the United States in 1981, he has worked as an artist, a set and costume designer, and as an author and illustrator of children’s books.

He has published with Little, Brown and Company:The Porcelain Pepper Pot, The Wild Hamster, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Princess and the Pea, and Puss in Boots, which was in collaboration with Lincoln Kirstein. Reynard the Fox and 29 Bump Street were published by Turner Publishing.

He has designed sets and costumes for twenty-five productions including: Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, La Sonnambula, Songs of the Auvergne, Don Quixote and Cinderella, mainly for the New York City Ballet, but also for the Boston Ballet, the Fort Worth-Dallas Ballet, the National Ballet of Flanders, the Charlotte Ballet, the Cincinnati Ballet, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Kansas City Ballet, the Royal Danish Theater, and the Sacramento Ballet.

His work has been shown at the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Fort Worth Art Museum, the Hudson River Museum, the DeCordova Museum, the McNay Art Museum, the George Adams gallery and the RJD gallery in New York.

For more information about RJD Gallery please visit rjdgallery.com

For more information about Artist Alain Vaes please visit https://www.alainvaes.com

Keep reading Cognac's Corner Magazine for the very best in Art in Manhattan and the Hamptons.

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Our Town - Sag Harbor in Focus

A Photography Exhibition and Competition

May 12 - May 20

Our Town - Sag Harbor In Focus

Saturday, May 12, 2018 10:00 AM

Sunday, May 20, 2018 5:00 PM

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Performance Artist Danny Ximo, Art Student Sophia Borzilleri and Teacher Peter Solow for - Opening Reception And Awards Ceremony For Sag Harbor In Focus Competition Saturday, May 12, 2018 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum

Our Town - Sag Harbor in Focus

A Photography Exhibition and Competition

May 12 - May 20

Members and residents of the Sag Harbor and Hamptons community gathered on May 12, 2018 to view Our Town-Sag Harbor in Focus third annual celebration of both the village of Sag Harbor and a reflection on living on the East End of Long Island as experienced by their community’s young people. guests enjoyed a reception and awards ceremy for the students from Pierson High School. It was indeed a celebration of their students’ creativity and achievement as witnessed in their photography.

Sponsored by the Sag Harbor Partnership, Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum, Cygnet Foundation, Theo Gray, and the Reutershan Educational Trust, the exhibition included photographs in ten separate categories including portraiture, landscape, architecture, and photojournalism. The photograph determined to be the most effective in each category receives a $100 prize. An additional prize of $25 will be given to an honorable mention in each category. In addition, there was a $1000 prize for the photograph chosen to be the outstanding image in the exhibition.

Award-winning photographer Michael Heller and Theo Gray, who teaches filmmaking at the Ross School were this year’s judges.

Pierson Students Grade 8-12 are eligible to enter, and art teachers Peter Solow and Elizabeth Marchisella are organizing contestants.

The show runs from May 12-May 20 at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum.

The show will close with a panel titled ADVERSITY, DIVERSITY AND CHANGE will take place at the Museum SATURDAY, MAY 19th, at 4pm. All are invited.

for more information on this exhibit please visit www.sagharborwhalingmuseum.org and for more information on Pierson High School please visit https://hs.sagharborschools.org

Keep reading Cognac's Corner Magazine for the very best in art and photography openings in Manhattan and the Hamptons.

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"Element Of Surprise" At The White Room Gallery and "Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

Owner Kat O’Neill and Artist Jackie Fuchs pose for a photo-op with supporters at the "Element Of Surprise" Exhibit at the White Room Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

Jackie Fuchs - "Element Of Surprise"

Jackie Fuchs - "Element Of Surprise"

Jackie Fuchs

Jackie Fuchs was born in Brooklyn, New York. She began her career as salon owner, colorist and stylist. In the 90’s she went back to school and earned a BFA in Art Education, Film and Psychology, from UMass, Amherst and went on for a Master's degree in Education from Smith College. She has taught Art and TV Production in NYC and has been part of the artist community in Provincetown and the Hamptons for over 30 years. In addition to being a prolific sculptor, Jackie recenlty began to explore paints and collage. Her work is colorful and whimsical with each piece presenting like a freeze-frame in a movie or book.

Artist Process:

I create the space (or environment if you will) first. With two architectural classes under my belt, I proceed to paint one and two point perspectives. I then collage the room with mid-century furniture, wall art, and sometimes a pet. It comes together like a puzzle for me. I never premeditate the work. Before I glue anything down I arrange and create a scene. The heads are my personal depiction of the Modigliani paintings. Visiting the Barnes Foundation back in November triggered my childhood memories and passion for the long necks. My work evolves organically. It is as if I am channeling a story that I don’t remember consciously though I am always cutting magazines in preparation for the next work of art. I feel very close to the people in my collages.

The stories are mine, and yet the appeal is universal.

Nikki Codis

"Color resonates in forms and spaces. Pouring paint knowingly and consciously in layered lines and puddles, slabbed, thin and thick, gloss, sticky and fluid in various compositions. The aspiration for volume has manifested coherently in my body of work. My connection to the work is the use of color and form; vibrant neon colors on acrylic creates a play with transparency, which allows light to transform the color through a contrasting lens.

I wanted to develop forms with an interest in organization and authority of chaos, as well as ideas that dealt with attraction and repulsion. The contrast between organization and chaos reflects on personal anxiety; the distress of the mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune.

The work is very influenced by the process; constantly exploring new materials and how they react to one another. My initial attraction to the work is through the vibrant use of color and form; the use of color as material. There is something satisfying about organization and chaos through color and space. Art is the pleasure of seeing; the attraction to seeing something that is unfamiliar."

Nikki Codis was born and raised in Southampton, New York and is currently based between the Hamptons and New York City. She is a self-taught artist from a young age and completed her professional training at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artists John Fasano

and Nikki Codis at the "Element of Surprise Exhibit at the White Room Gallery

John Fasano Artist

American painter a Decorative Artist by trade., Artist John Fasano creates work based on surreal & abstract ideas. Using paint as my medium he conveys a surreal lucid dream inspired message to his viewers.

His surrealism work tends to create a physical doorway between reality and our spiritual world. While his acrylic abstract work is more spontaneous. "I paint to channel a wide variety of natural human emotions,"

reveals John Fasano.

Artist John Fasano posing for a photo-op showcasing his art at "Element of Surprise Exhibit at the White Room Gallery

Jodiann Fasano, TV Host Cognac Wellerlane Artist John Fasano pose for a photo-op at "Element of Surprise Exhibit at the White Room Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane Artist John Fasano pose for a photo-op at at "Element of Surprise Exhibit at the White Room Gallery

The White Room Gallery opened in 2015 to rave reviews and has been voted Best Gallery In The Hamptons ever since. Our artists’ work has appeared in Fine Art Magazine, Woven Tale Fine Arts, The New York Times, The East Hampton Star, The Independent, Dan’s Papers, The Sag Harbor Express, Hamptons Art Hub, Hamptons.com and Hamptons Daze. Among others.

We exhibit an eclectic blend of contemporary art with themes that are abstract, graphic, surreal and magical featuring both well-known and emerging artists. Domestically and internationally. This past year we presented numerous exhibits including live graffiti, iconic rock n roll, a designer showcase as well as juried shows themed America on Fire and Love and Passion.

To learn more about these wonderful artist and to collect this fabulous art please visit http://www.thewhiteroom.gallery/

"Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

"Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

"Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

"Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

"Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

"Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

"Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Art Collector and Philanthropist Richard Demato and Mago, Assistant Director at "Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in

Bridgehampton, New York

After my visit to the White Room Gallery for their "Element of Surprise" Exhibit I was happy to stop by and take in "Surreal Alternative" at The RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton, New York.

World renowned art collector and Philanthropist Richard J. Demato talked to me about his latest art Show,

"Surreal Alternative."

On April 14th, RJD Gallery – specialists in the genre of realism, presented their premier exhibition dedicated to contemporary Surrealist painters. "Surrealism allows us to see art in its purest form because it stems from imagination rather than rational thought and it often features elements of surprise with random objects and unpredictable juxtapositions. The world today draws parallels, with post World War I, when Surrealism was born, when artists, such as Salvador Dali or Rene Magritte, & intellectuals, like Andre Breton, were looking for an escape against the harshness of reality. Today, within news and global politics we are challenged by the excessive exposure to fear & lately, “Alternate facts“ – so that surrealists again, are essential to present a provocative view, to open and challenge the human mind and offer respite."

This exhibition will feature numerous paintings from each of the following international representational painters: Turkish artist Fatih Gurbuz, celebrated Swedish artist Alexander Klingspor, award-winning Angolan-Portuguese painter Jorge Santos, and Margo Selski, will be on display. While at first appearing to be classical in composition, palette and technique, viewers will be intrigued by and eventually challenged by the enigmatic, provocative narratives. The canvases become artistic roadmaps to liberate perception and invite us to contemplate the human experience beyond the confines of rationalism. These artworks summon us to escape and liberate our thinking, explore our imaginations and discover beauty beyond the boundaries of our perception.

Richard was educated at The University of California at Irvine, wherein he achieved a B.S. in Biology, teaching credentials, and ultimately entered their PhD program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

An exciting business opportunity arrived in 1975, and he found himself in the textile industry, where he would spend the next 30 years.

In 1979, Richard moved to NYC, opened and operated, what became a global textile and manufacturing business. He travelled extensively throughout the world, and acquired a vast collection of art and priceless experiences

on his journeys. His firm was extremely active with a myriad of charities; including The Fashion Institute, AIDS LA and NYC, Fountain House/NYC, Joel Finkelstein Cancer research, UJA; and funded research in breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s.

In 2002, he left business, and moved to Sag Harbor, NY, in early 2003. His commitment to charitable endeavors persisted.

In 2004 he began with the Retreat and subsequently opened the Gallery end 2009 to raise awareness and develop donors for The Retreat.

For 14 years, he has been a part of the board of The Retreat, an organization dedicated to ending family violence, and caring for the children and women they serve.

He is also an honorary board member of the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, and has been involved with Fountain House, NYC, for many years.

Other charity involvements have included The Animal Rescue Fund, East End Theater and Radio, breast cancer research, and local art and artists via The Parrish Art Museum and Guild Hall membership.

The support and awareness of our collectors has allowed RJD gallery to endow a portion of our proceeds to non-profit causes, including, but not limited to, The Retreat, The Southampton Animal Shelter, amFAR and Fountain House NYC.

RJD Gallery specializes in contemporary art with a focus on Magical, Figurative Realism, Narrative Portraiture and Urban Landscape.

For more information please visit http://rjdgallery.com

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Hamptons Art - Pitture della Vita - Megan Euell Solo Exhibition Reception

Saturday, August 12, 2017 and Art and Desire with Artists Eddy Bogaert and Marcus Glitteris

Pitture della Vita - Megan Euell Solo Exhibition Reception

Saturday, August 12, 2017

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Owner Cynthia Neuendorf of Artist Study Gallery in Southampton

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artist Megan Euell at The Artist Study Gallery for Pitture della Vita - Megan Euell Solo Exhibition Reception

Saturday, August 12, 2017

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at Pitture della Vita - Megan Euell Solo Exhibition Reception

Saturday, August 12, 2017

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at Pitture della Vita - Megan Euell Solo Exhibition Reception

Saturday, August 12, 2017

This past weekend I had a chance to attend some pretty marvelous art shows in Southampton, New York. The first was at the Artist Study and the other was a unique art show at the Oreya Hampton in the Capri Hotel for an exhibit entitled Art of Desire.

The Artist Study was pleased to present Pitture della Vita ~ 'paintings of life'

by Megan Euell. Art collectors gathered for an Opening Reception from 6pm-8pm, Saturday August 12th.

The Artist Study is an Art Gallery & Studio. Their mission is to educate, inspire, and foster an art community through professional programs of study and art exhibitions that promote the creative process as an important role in growth and progress. The Artist Study holds to the preservation of the techniques and traditions of classical painting and drawing, connecting the impact that a creative life of study has on an individual and the well-being of future generations.

Art and the creative process is vital to one’s life force as well as an important tool for training specific, visual, and perceptual ways of thinking. The Artist Study believes that skills learned through the arts can be conveyed to academic subjects and problem solving, creating a unique study of life and it’s many forms. Their ethos holds to artists who exhibit a deep enduring respect for humanity.

The Artist Study serves the community, local and at large, by providing art education programs for all ages, open studio space to both emerging and professional artists; exhibiting the work of local, national, and international artists; and by providing paid teaching positions and ongoing professional development opportunities through events that engage the public. They create strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives in the arts.

Megan is a classically trained painter from Southampton,, New York.

She Graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2010 from Savannah College of Art and Design.

Megan lived and studied in Florence, Italy from 2012-2015 and graduated from the Florence Academy of Art Advanced Painting Program in June 2015. Megan is a member of The Salmagundi Club and the Portrait Society of America.

Megan is proud to be represented by The Artist Study Gallery & Studio in Southampton, NY., where she exhibits her work, as well as teaches Drawing and Painting. for more information: www.theartiststudy.com

ART OF DESIRE WITH MARCUS GLITTERIS AND EDDY BOGAERT

TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE INTERVIEWS ARTIST EDDY BOGAERT AT THE ART OF DESIRE SHOW AT OREYA HAMPTONS IN SOUTHAMPTON, NY

TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE INTERVIEWS ARTIST MARCUS GLITTERIS AT THE ART OF DESIRE SHOW AT OREYA HAMPTONS IN SOUTHAMPTON, NY

At the Art of Desire Show I enjoyed talking to both Artists Eddy Bogaert and Marcus Glitteris.

Having grown up around the world and been raised truely as a global citizen, Eddy Bogaert tends to embed within his artwork a variety of different influences and, oftentimes, contrasting aesthetics.

Described by some critics as a “Jackson Pollock on steroids” his art morphs into the one-medium methods of creation by encompassing alternative – and somewhat opposing – materials: acrylic, glue, pen, collage – and UV light. In a previous interview Eddy reveals, “While I was at Rikers Island hanging out with some hardcore criminals, I did three things: workout, play chess and draw. I had all this animosity and sadness inside so I decided to use it in a positive way by painting.”

Eddy has travelled the world showing his amazing art to enthusiastic art collectors.

For more information about Eddy take a look at his instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/eddybogaert007

Born 1975 . Marcus Glitteris is a native New Yorker from the Lower East Side of ” Alphabet City “. He is a self taught Artist who started painting at the age of 28. Art class started for me on the floors of New York City Night Clubs. Creativity Started for me through my dancing and ” Club Kid ” outfits. I would see and experience the energy of The New York City ” Club Kids “, DragQueens, and Creatures of the Night. Every Character was a moving Painting. It inspired me to be a Moving Painting that danced and played in an Abstract Gallery. Fluorescent Painting was born in ” The Cosmic Cavern ” Kenny Scharf Installation @ The Tunnel N.Y.C.

For more information on Marcus please visit http://www.marcusglitteris.com/

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Reisha Perlmutter Opening Reception: Sat, July 29, 2 - 5pm

Ends: Sunday, August 27

Reisha Perlmutter Opening Reception

Reisha Perlmutter Opening Reception

Reisha Perlmutter Opening Reception

Reisha Perlmutter Opening Reception

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artist Reisha Perlmutter at her Opening Reception at The Roman Fine Art Gallery

Roman Fine Art is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition from New York-based artist, Reisha Perlmutter. Titled Immerse , the show includes over 15 new paintings from her water series, exploring the body, its relationship to water and the science of color. The exhibit will be open Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 27 , 2017 with the opening reception for the artist Saturday, July 29, 2-5pm that I attended.

For just over a year, Perlmutter has been working on a series of oil paintings depicting women in water, in many of these she is also the subject. She aims to place emphasis on the biological connection between body and water, while finding correlations between her painting philosophy and understanding of color. Color and light move across the skin through the water, in energetic brushwork, blurring the edges between the figure and it’s surrounding environment. Through this connection, we sense that the body and the water are one.

Perlmutter’s imagery allows the viewer to relive and experience this universal and very humanizing connection to water, where one becomes hyper-aware of the body, where it begins and ends, how it moves in nature. Her weightless figures seem to be at complete ease and calm, the dappled light melting into the larger image, inviting our senses to participate in the painting.

Perlmutter draws parallels between the physical relationship with nature and Albers color theory, where color exists purely in its relationship to its surroundings. She explains this relationship as almost linear, “the flesh ends and the water begins, the flesh feels and looks like flesh because of the water,” just as one color will project that which it is relative to. She also aims to depict bodies that are not overly posed or sexualized. Her work often evokes comparisons to Photo-realism, however the artist associates photography as data and documentation, which is not part of her objective in practice.

Emphasis is directed away from individualized anatomy, and onto the body as a whole. The artist finds poetry within the recurring shapes, naturally occurring throughout individual bodies. Capturing natural patterns, she considers DNA, physiology and biology; and particularly in relationship to women and their bodies. Her recent work aims to empower women to appreciate their differences, find a comfortability with their sizes, shapes, and colors.

Roman Fine Art is committed to bringing the most provocative, relevant and exciting artworks from the 20th and 21st century to their clientele.

Their mission is to create and foster new environments dedicated to recognizing and supporting Contemporary Art by showcasing the cutting edge talent increasingly pervading mainstream culture. Their goal is to further advance the dialogue of New Contemporary Art movements from around the world.

Among the talented and internationally renowned artists to have exhibited in their exhibitions are Ray Caesar, Colin Christian, Tim Conlon, AJ Fosik, Gentleman’s Game, Mark Jenkins, Elektra KB, Steven Kline, Jessica Lichtenstein, Francesco Lo Castro, Nathan Sawaya, Swoon and Dean West.

Roman Fine Art does not represent any of the artists featured on this website. All Contemporary Artists included have participated in various projects conceived, curated and/or produced by Damien A. Roman Fine Art. All artwork exhibited here has been included in various exhibitions, art fairs and projects affiliated with Damien A. Roman. Availability of artwork changes frequently, to learn more information please visit http://romanfineart.com

to learn more about the artist please visit http://www.reishaperlmutter.com/

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Out Of Bounds

Wednesday, July 12, 2017- Sunday, July 30, 2017

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TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artists Kevin Barrett, Cheryl Sokolow and Norman Mooney

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Co-Owner and Artist Andrea McCafferty and poses for a photo-op with Exotic Car Collector Marc Haskell

Michael Wellbrock poses for photo-op with Marc Haskell

This past weekend I took a break from the charity galas in the Hamptons and enjoyed an art show at the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton, New York.

OUT OF BOUNDS is an exhibition of 8 contemporary artists featuring photography, painting, mixed media and sculptures with each artist pushing the boundaries in their own unique way.

Tombstones are brought to life through archival inks and layers, metals twist and thrust into provocative images, marble and glass take on appealing shapes, images bleed together and the sky becomes a voyeur. Art is exhibited inside the gallery and outside in the garden.

Art lovers enjoyed Food and Wine while enjoying the paintings, photographs and sculptures.

Showing works by:

ANN BRANDEIS

KAT O’NEILL

LAUREN ROBINSON

CFineArt presents:

KEVIN BARRETT

JOAN GIORDANO

ELIZABETH GREGORY-GRUEN

NORMAN MOONEY

ISOBEL FOLB SOKOLOW

The White Room Gallery opened in 2015 to rave reviews and has been voted Best Gallery In The Hamptons ever since. Our artists’ work has appeared in countless publications and websites including Fine Art Magazine, The New York Times, The East Hampton Star, The Independent, Dan’s Papers, The Sag Harbor Express, Hamptons Art Hub and Hamptons Daze.

We exhibit an eclectic blend of contemporary art with themes that are abstract, graphic, surreal and magical featuring both well-known and emerging artists. This past year we presented numerous exhibits including live graffiti, iconic rock n roll, a designer showcase as well as juried shows themed America on Fire and Love and Passion. To submit an inquiry or to purchase a piece of art just double click on the image.

To learn more about the White Room Gallery please visit http://www.thewhiteroom.gallery/

For the best information in art in Manhattan, Long Island and the Hamptons please visit Cognacscornermagazine.com

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"Awakenings" Featuring The Artwork Of Marjorie Van De Stouwe At The Hersh Fine Art Gallery

Hersh Fine Art is pleased to present "Awakenings," a solo exhibition of paintings by Long Island artist Marjorie van de Stouwe. "Awakenings" will be on view from May 13 until June 17, 2017. The artist presented an opening reception on Saturday, May 13, from 6 to 8pm.

Dr. Marjorie van de Stouwe is woman devoted to nurturing and preserving life. Both a successful physician and a highly skilled artist, her artistic work naturally comes from a deep love and respect of life in its depiction of living flower arrangements and their accoutrements. “I would like my work to soften the edges on our minds,” Dr. van de Stouwe explains, “to create a sense of peace, and at times, possibly humor.” Her subject matter is primarily still life with an emphasis on nature, frequently featuring flowers picked straight from her garden.

Each season offers a new opportunity to create a fresh body of work as the landscape changes with the weather. Awakenings celebrates transition, spring, and new birth. Tying together lyrical composition with an almost scientific investigation into the surface quality that communicates the difference between a dandelion and a daffodil, Dr. van de Stouwe’s work transcends mere academic pursuit. It celebrates the fleeting yet enduring qualities of beauty and impermanence. For a moment, the petals are intact and the leaves are suspended the in the air by their own strength, but the moment passes, and the flowers cannot endure long. Awakenings explores all stages of life and brings dignity to each one.

Antique Spray Roses subtlely pinpoints the moment of transition from the peak of life to its end. No petals have fallen, yet in an otherwise spry bouquet, several of the roses have begun to soften and sink, signaling the inevitable decline. Dandelions in a Crystal Vase pushes even further, immortalizing a common weed in all of its life cycles and giving it a place of honor in elegant crystal. It is a reminder that the apparent end of life is another beginning; the seeds will be taken up by the wind, dispersed, and new flowers will bloom.

Dr. van de Stouwe began formal classical training in earnest in 2002, studying at the Stevenson Academy and then the Long Island Academy of Fine Art in Glen Cove, but her journey began when she purchased her first oil painting set in the 8th grade. Her strengths in science and math took her on a different career path, however, and she graduated medical school with a specialty in Rheumatology. Dr. van de Stouwe has continued a serious pursuit of painting while maintaining a thriving rheumatology practice and raising three daughters, taking workshops and classes on a regular basis in addition to private lessons with Michael Klein and others. In 2014 she brought her years of private training to the public eye and began exhibiting and winning awards in numerous juried shows across the United States, including exhibitions for Oil Painters of America and American Women Artists. "Awakenings" is her first solo exhibition. Dr. Van de Stouwe currently lives and paints in her home studio in Upper Brookville, Long Island.

"Awakenings" will run from May 13-June 17, 2017, with a gallery reception on May 13 from 6-8pm. For details please refer to www.hershfineart.com or contact Rebecca Forster at 516-590-4324 or info@liafa.com.

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2024 Spring Art Show & Champagne Brunch

MARILYN ROSE, COGNAC WELLERLANE, DIANE HANNA

BARBIE, THE POP-UP EXHIBIT Northport Historical Society

WINDMILL ART GALLERY PRESENTS LUCIANA PAMPALONE

Beyond Monet Immersive Experience

Hamptons Fine Art Fair | July 13-16, 2023

TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE POSES FOR A

PHOTO-OP AT

Hamptons Fine Art Fair | July 13-16, 2023

A BRUSH WITH TIME

‘Notes & Dust Motes’

Paintings by Ann Lombardo

OAKCLIFF Spring Art Show 2023

2023 Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

2023 Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

ART TALKS AT THE SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER

CURATED BY PATON MILLER

Art Enthusiasts Gathered for an art reception benefitting

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation

Art Market Hamptons 2022

Caroline Crockett Kneese, Cognac

Albert Sultan and Cognac

Kat O’Neill, Andrea McCafferty, Cognac

Holly Suzanne Rader, Cognac

COGNAC WELLERLANE POSES FOR A PHOTO-OP AT ART MARKET HAMPTONS

ARTIST Holly Suzanne Rader gifted me this embellished aresol can that I displayed in my Pink Beauty Room

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TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE POSES FOR A PHOTO-OP AT THE HAMPTONS FINE ART FAIR IN SOUTHAMPTON, NY

LIUBOV BELOUSOVA Gallery Owner

Anatol Bekkerman ABA Gallery Owner

summer Dooleyy Loves Gallery

Hamptons Fine Art Fair | July 14-17, 2022 |

HAMPTONS FINE ART FAIR

RICK FRIEDMAN AND CINDY LOU

HOWARD SHAPIRO AND COGNAC

Tracy Turco and Cognac

Kevin Barrett, C-FINE ART, Cheryl Sokolow

DESIGNER TRACY TURCO POSES FOR A PHOTO-OP WITH TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE AT

THE SOUTHAMPTON ART FAIR

Market Art + Design 2021

Renelio Marín Artist

GEORGE SCHULMAN ARTIST

Alysha Marko Artist

MONICA SHULMAN ARTIST

TV HOST COGNAC WELLERLANE POSES FOR A PHOTO-OP AT MARKET ART + DESIGN

The Finale of ‘Donald and Victor: Under The Influence’ With Artist Don Hershman At Salomon Arts Gallery-Post

Rodrigo Salomon, Leonid Gurevich pc Patrick McMullan

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Adele Nino pc Patrick McMullan

Rosemary Ponzo, Janik Aleksander pc Patrick McMullan

Donald Hershman, Jorge Alzate pc Patrick McMullan

Presenting "Shades of Light" - Our New Virtual Exhibition!

Carter Burden Gallery presents three new exhibitions: Reconfigured in the East Gallery featuring Marilyn Church and Basia Goldsmith And Seeing the Unseeabe at the Atlantic Gallery 2020 Juried Exhibition

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Susan Rostow from Atlantic Gallery "Seeing the Unseeable"

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Theater Critic and Journalist Patrick Christiano and Publisher of Theater Life at Carter Burden Art Gallery

The Gallery at Sip This Presents Artist Melissa Maiello

for the Featured Artist of the Month

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Artist Photographer Melissa Maiello as the featured Artist for the Month at The Gallery at Sip This Coffee Shop in Valley Stream NY

Art Crawl in New York Art Scene November 21, 2019

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Stylist Patricia Ann Parenti at the Thomas Erben Art Gallery

in Chelsea, NY

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at the Carter Burden Art Gallery in Chelsea, NY

Market Art + Design 2019

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Sculptor Kevin Barrett, C-Fine Art Gallery Owner Cheryl Sokolow and Adamar Gallery Owner Tamar Erdberg

The Wednesday Group Opening Reception at Water Mill Museum

Saturday, June 15, 2019

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artist Deb Palmer from the Wednesday Group at the Water Mill Museum

ART NEW YORK RETURNS To Pier 94 (Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2019)

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews World Renowned Artist and photographer Markus Klinko

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at Elyx Mobile Bar and Lounge in Art New York at Pier 94 May 2nd at the VIP Reception

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Artist SunHe Hong.

They are posing in front of one of Artist work Paul Jenkins, at Vallarino Fine Art New York! #artnewyork #contemporaryart #nyc #art #artist #gallery #artblog #pier94nyc #vallarinofineart #salomonartsgallery

Spring Fling at RJD Gallery!

"We Believe"

opens

April 13, 6-8pm

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane interviews Mago Gallery Curator at RJD Gallery at The "We Believe" Exhibit at RJD Gallery

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Art Collector and Expert Richard J Demato at RJD Gallery in Briidgehampton, NY

15th Annual Love & Passion OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, March 9, 2019

TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op with Art Dealer Karyn Mannix at 15th Annual Love & Passion OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, March 9, 2019 Photo by Lisa Tamburini

BARBIE, THE POP-UP EXHIBIT
Northport Historical Society

Beyond Monet
Immersive Experience