Deborah K. Tash was born in 1949 and grew up in the Bay Area, a place that would shape her sensibilities as both a poet and a painter. She has always worked in two languages—the visual and the written—and both are stitched together by ancestry and spirit. Tash describes herself as a Mestiza, acknowledging the Mexican roots of her mother and the Celtic roots of her father. For her, this heritage is more than genealogy. It is about movement between worlds, about listening to myth, about respecting nature, and about finding the story that lingers in silence. Her art does…
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Jacob Maendel does not fit neatly into any particular art movement. He is an abstractionist, but even that description feels incomplete. His art builds its own vocabulary, one rooted in philosophy, mythology, and the embodied awareness of martial arts. Yet his practice is not limited to ideas alone. Nature is his constant teacher—he studies the curve of a branch, the lift of a bird’s wing, the quiet posture of a flower. These observations do not dictate what he creates but guide the rhythm of his process. The result is work that feels alive and yet distant from imitation, abstract but…
Kiyomitsu Saito’s art has always been about searching for deeper truths. Born in Japan in 1948, he has spent decades unraveling the complexities of human existence through his work. From his early days exhibiting in Tokyo and Osaka to his bold leap to New York in 1990, Saito’s journey reflects an unwavering dedication to his craft. His signature piece, WORD-ROACH, embodies his fascination with how language and aesthetics shape our lives. Despite his move to the West, his Japanese heritage remains a vital part of his creative process, infusing his art with a rich interplay of Eastern philosophy and Western influences.…
Vincent van Gogh’s life was as turbulent as his art was vivid. Beneath the layers of swirling paint and brilliant color was a man who lived in constant tension with society, family, and himself. His story carries moments that could easily be called scandalous—episodes of poverty, obsession, rejection, and mental collapse that shocked those around him and later fed into the myth of the tortured artist. Early Conflicts Van Gogh was born in 1853 in the Netherlands, the son of a Protestant pastor. From the start, he clashed with authority. He failed as an art dealer, a teacher, and even…
Clint Imboden, born in 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri, has carved out a path in the Bay Area art world that feels both personal and universal. Now based in Oakland, California, he brings forward works that linger between nostalgia and social critique. Imboden’s practice takes shape in three-dimensional installations built from objects most people barely register in daily life—tools, toys, fragments of Americana. In his hands, they become vessels of layered meaning. His education did not come through conventional academic routes alone but through a lifetime of observing, collecting, and reimagining. A vintage toy car may become a statement on…
Born in Philadelphia, Toni Silber-Delerive built her path in the arts with steady dedication. She grew up in Philadelphia and first immersed herself in the arts through a BFA in painting at the Philadelphia College of Art. From there, she pursued an MA in art education at Kean College in New Jersey, deepening both her technical grounding and teaching perspective. Her path later took her to New York City, where she expanded into graphic design and silkscreen printing at the School of Visual Arts. Those studies broadened her skills while also sharpening her eye for form, color, and composition—elements that…
Russell Sharp is a South African visual artist and educator whose work lives at the crossroads of technical mastery and emotional depth. His pencil drawings are rich in detail, capturing wildlife, identity, and everyday forms with the kind of patience that only comes from years of disciplined practice. Sharp has built his life around both art and education. As the Director of Arts, Drama, and Chess at St Catherine’s School, he cultivates creativity in younger generations, encouraging them to approach art with both integrity and curiosity. Beyond the school walls, he serves as Visual Arts Subject Advisor and Lead Educator…
Pasquale J. Cuomo is an American photographer whose career spans more than fifty years, a journey that has carried him across the changing face of photography itself. From the quiet ritual of developing film in the darkroom to the fast pace of digital cameras and editing software, Cuomo has lived through every shift. His story begins in his teens, when he first picked up a camera out of curiosity, unaware that it would become a lifelong calling. By the early 1980s, Cuomo was balancing his photographic ambitions with everyday responsibilities, but by 1985 he had committed fully. With his own…
Nancy Staub Laughlin has carved her own path in American art, balancing the delicate power of pastel with the sharp clarity of photography. A graduate of Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, she has built a career that spans exhibitions across the east coast, coverage in media outlets, and a place in both corporate and private collections. Her work has been praised by critics such as Sam Hunter, who called it “refreshingly unique.” But her reputation is not just about technique or recognition—it’s about her eye for light, the way she pulls it into her compositions and lets it change…
Jesse A. Kantu, based in Houston, Texas, commands a distinctive presence in the world of contemporary art. His path is one that combines rigorous training with personal reflection, allowing him to create works that resonate on multiple levels. After graduating from the University of Houston in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and a minor in Art History, Kantu expanded his practice by pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Houston Baptist University in 2015. These academic experiences, combined with years of exploration, helped him develop an artistic language centered on the complexities of human…