JoAnne McFarland has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, and has artwork in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the Columbus Museum of Art, and the Department of State, among others. McFarland’s latest poetry collection, the digital bookwork “Tracks of My Tears” can be found on her website.
Richard Keen is a contemporary artist based in Maine. From 1997-2003 he taught privately and in public schools. Since then, he has maintained a studio at Ft. Andross Mill in Brunswick and subsidizes his life as an artist by working as a diver.
Originally from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Keen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Millikin University in Decatur, IL, and a Master of Arts from S.U.N.Y. Albany.
His work appears in public and private collections internationally and he has been awarded multiple grants from various New England institutions including the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Sheffield, MA and Rhode Island Sea Grant, Narragansett, RI. Keen ‘s most recent solo shows were at the Zillman Art Museum, Bangor, ME, and Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Falmouth, ME. Keen also exhibits with Abigail Ogilvy Gallery in Boston, MA, and the Painting Center in NY, NY. Keen has created public art and received grants from the Maine Arts Commission, University of Rhode Island, and the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. His work was included in the United States “Art in Embassies Program” and has been reviewed in Art New England, Portland Press Herald, Maine Home and Design, Dispatch Magazine, Fresh Paint Magazine, and Studio Visit Magazine.
Paul Lorenz was born in Chicago and studied architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology and painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, The International School of Art in Italy (under Nicolas Carone) and UC Berkeley. His final leg of creative investigation led him to his MFA in music composition from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Madelon Jones is a Printmaker and Painter with a BFA from UCLA. She is a graduate of The Printmaking Workshop, SVA and NYU.
Jones is represented by Carrie Haddad Galleries in Hudson NY and Warwick in England; Chi Contemporary Art Williamsburg, NY, and Ceres Gallery in NYC. Her work is in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum, AT&T, Bankers Trust, CAS, DVAA in upstate New York, the National Archives, and many more throughout the US and Internationally.
Lindsay holds a BFA degree in Painting from Tyler School of Art and a Minor in Theatre from Temple University. During her junior year, she studied abroad for a semester in Rome, Italy, and found that she wanted to travel as much as possible in her future endeavors. She also realized that she
fell into the habit of creating very large-scale paintings featuring larger-than-life figures, in an effort to feel as though she was in the space with her
painted characters. She became increasingly interested in moving away from a 2D surface to create 3D environments, and therefore decided to pursue scenic design.
Michael John Murray is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Leesport, Pennsylvania.
Growing up in the Hudson Valley region of New York State, MIke found inspiration from the historical relevance and natural surroundings of his home turf. He graduated from Kutztown University with a degree in sculpture and continues to force his voice into the world through the objects he creates. Thourghly enjoying his time on earth, Mike can be found traveling as much as possible, learning through his mistakes and creating new work all the days he’s able.
Obiora Vincent Nwankwo was born in Lagos State, Democratic Republic of the Congo in December 1992, and hails from Anambra State. Holding a higher National degree in fine art, Obilala Nwankwo’s practice boarders around solving the problems the world of today gives and also promoting the African culture with his stylized masking figurative work. Nwankwo has exhibited in spaces like Vivid Exclusive Art Gallery in Nigeria, Artdax Art Gallery in London, Art Number 23 Art Gallery in London, The Holly Art Gallery, and many more. Nwankwo was the Artdax Art Competition 2020 third runner up.
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