ADREON HENRY

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Adreon Henry has always been curious about how things are constructed and has always had a drive to create. From a very early age he developed a very specific style through repeatedly drawing imaginary friends; these friends still exist today (i.e.“The Pendletons”).

As a youth, his dedication to art intensified and he sold candy and various oddities to his peers in order to purchase his first screen-printing machine. He quickly utilized this media to make t- shirts of his favorite bands and prints from his drawings. He saved every dime and while still in high school he opened a skateboard shop and started his own line of skateboards featuring his designs.

As a young adult, Adreon formed a band “Single Frame” and in 2000 the band decided to move to Austin, TX to pursue musical endeavors; this is when Adreon decided to commit to his artistic practice. In the intervening years, Adreon explored his creativity and found success in both music and art. Today he continues his creative endeavors, often working with the themes of time, community, and perspective. Adreon’s use of a variety of screen printing and painting techniques on non-traditional mediums has allowed him to create a signature visual style, while his many years as a musician gives him a strong foundation to create magnificent sound-scapes and interactive installations.

Adreon lives and creates in Austin Texas.  

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CHRIS RONK

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Thoughtful, almost delicate, juxtapositions of color and shape dominate the surfaces of Christopher Ronk’s work with an energy that reverberates as it soothes. An immediate connection between the artist and the viewer is made through deliberate applications of pigment and form onto richly textured surfaces. His aim is to create a sense of precision and order in a chaotic world.

Ronk’s work is not so much inspired by his difficult upbringing in the impoverished neighborhoods of Long Beach, California, as it is a reaction to those often brutal environments. He never quite fit into the coarse reality of his youth, but ironically, Ronk continues to find himself somewhat detached from the more affluent world outside of it. Having made peace with the demons of his past, he now creates art that reveals a sense of inner peace and serene beauty.

Emotions run deep, yet still, in Ronk’s work. As an artist, he longs for a sense of symmetry, sequence and harmony, but these things do not always come easily. Although he strives for meticulous order, his work ultimately remains flawed. It is in this tension, between his desire for perfection and the ultimately flawed reality of the finished piece, where the true beauty of his work lies.

His subtly textured minimalist colorscapes and bold type influenced paintings echo and oppose the multiplicity of visual stimuli encountered in city life overwhelmed by noise, poverty, excess and an over dependence on technology. Influenced heavily by nature, the human form, architecture, advertising, and typography— Ronk creates visual experiences that viewers are subconsciously familiar with and inexplicably drawn to. Intentional, yet often contradictory, use of symmetry and imbalance, repetition and uncluttered space, rich palettes and monochromatic schemas, all exist within his work. Serenity amongst the chaos, Ronk’s art invites a deeply meditative pause that never ceases to captivate.

Written by Terry Lee Stone - Artcenter College of Design-Pasadena

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CHRISTOPHER PETER​

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Born in 1987, Christopher Peter grew up in Phoenix and spent his childhood endlessly doodling in his sketchbooks. As a teenager, his dedication to his craft earned him scholarships to pursue two degrees in drawing and painting from Arizona State University, where he developed a love for figurative painting from abstraction. His passion for visual art has landed his work in major exhibitions all around the world, and he is proud to have his paintings included among several esteemed national and international collections.

Christopher’s work is often described as a celebration of brilliant color, movement, and light. His unique canvases are filled with complex layers of paint which are punctuated by mixed media elements like handmade papers, silkscreens, and collage. Fans of his work describe it as a positive and enlightening experience of something beautiful and honest, and most importantly, of something new.

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FLOR QUINTO

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JENNIFER STRASENBURGH

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Jennifer Strasenburgh attended the Savannah College of Art and Design from 1990 to 1992; and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.F.A. in 1997.

Strasenburgh creates her artwork from her own designs and sketches. All of her works are created on paper and panel within the flexible environment of her home studio. Some of the materials are applied with brushes in a painterly fashion, while others are applied by hand and smoothed onto the surface with her fingers. She enjoys a very intimate creative process in which she’s able to handle the materials and manipulate them in an immediate way. Strasenburgh’s intimacy with her medium is what allows her to create artwork that most accurately represents her intentions as an artist and to portray strength, beauty and balance.

Strasenburgh’s work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including the Lancaster Museum of Art in Lancaster, PA; Show of Hands in Philadelphia, PA; Arvada Center for the Arts in Arvada, CO; Groundworks Art Gallery in Denver, CO; and the Parade of Homes, Talon’s Reach in Aurora, CO. Her works also appear in several permanent corporate collections. In addition, her works have appeared in the book Going Over East, by Linda Hasselstrom (Fulcrum Publishing).

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JILL SYKES

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We as artists create objects that nourish and enrich existence, and as such what we do, consciously or not, has profound effect. The images I create are about life and the sheltering aspects of Nature – I focus on botanical forms and the abstracted spaces I find between individual branches and leaves. These paintings are sophisticated in terms of color and form, and yet remain incredibly soothing and serene to look at.

 

Jill Sykes is a painter living in Los Angeles. Her work is included in many private and corporate collections including Omgivning Architecture Interiors, Kelly Wearstler, Kovac Design Studios, Saks Fifth Avenue as well as many others. Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions throughout Southern California and across the country including Tobey C. Moss Gallery in Los Angeles, Museum of Art + History (MOAH) in Lancaster, CA, the Santa Paula Art Museum in Santa Paula, CA, El Camino College Art Gallery in Torrance, CA and The Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale, CA

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LENNY GERARD

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LIBERTY WORTH

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MICHAEL LAWRENCE

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Michael grew up in Colorado and developed a love for the visual arts after visiting the Denver Art Museum on a school field trip.  Encouraged by his parents and teachers, Michael followed his dream through high school and decided to pursue a degree from the University of Colorado.  After graduation Michael began painting professionally.  He has since exhibited work in many important exhibition spaces worldwide, and he continues to explore the breadth of contemporary art practice through abstract painting.

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NATASHA JORDAN​​

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natasha jordan was born and raised in the south and feels she happened upon art.  after being surrounded by artists for years, she utilized her extensive knowledge of art, color and design and opened up to having a life that included art thus pursuing life as an artist.  first she began experimenting with colors, textures and different mediums.  she feels the creation process for her is similar to one of a child; constantly using different materials keeps her always open to new ideas.  when she is in her studio, nothing else matters except what is in front of her and what surprise she feels will be created.  everything feels like a happy accident and nothing keeps her from always challenging herself.  for natasha creativity comes from the materials she uses, whether it be acrylic paints, dyes, inks and using them on either canvas, wood, metal or glass.      

 

natasha jordan currently resides in north los angeles, ca.

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NATHAN SAXTON​

 

Nathan has immersed myself in the Arizona art scene ever since working in galleries and fine art logistics firm starting in 1996. In 2008 he opened Borealis Arts in Tucson, with his partner in life, art, and business, Brandi Saxton. After serving the Tucson artist and art collector community in that capacity, he joined the University of Arizona Museum of Art as the lead exhibition designer and installer. Although currently working in a hospital setting as an engineering director, art remains a constant thread through my contributions to Tucson Medical Center’s Healing Arts program.

 

The desert is his home, where I grew up and currently resides in Tucson. But he ignored its unique beauty for years. The crisp light, towering cloud formations, and unusual plant life were just background noise, even though he was surrounded by others making art about this exceptional part of the world. Nathan is making up for lost time by painting every vista, rock formation, and photon of desert light that he possibly can. Often, feeling like he is seeing these things for the very first time, after decades of them being right in front of him.

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NK

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Nicola was born and raised in Atlanta; it’s a time and place that still inspires her gritty aesthetic today. She embraced art as a lifestyle when she moved to Los Angeles and surrounded herself with artists, working with them in various capacities before trying her hand at the creative process herself. Nicola draws upon her extensive background in design and color but also makes an effort to keep herself open to new ideas, experimenting with materials and techniques. In the studio, nothing matters but the creation unfolding in front of her; the results can feel serendipitous, unforeseen, opportune.

Nicola uses the urban landscape as her guide, finding beauty where others may see grime. Her art is a combination of her photographs, creating new stories, sometimes including stenciling, acrylics, reclaimed barn wood, reclaimed corrugated metal, as well as the occasional found object. All of her work is then applied onto a wood panel and finished off with several coats of clear resin.

Nicola currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.

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RICHARD BUCKLEY

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Buckley, as he prefers to be called, is a Chicago native who has always been captivated by the gritty aesthetic of his hometown. After moving to Los Angeles, he immersed himself in the world of art, working with various artists before eventually trying his hand at sculpting and painting. His passion for the creative process took him to Italy, where he spent time refining his craft.

Since returning to Los Angeles, Buckley has been creating functional art and paintings for local galleries and boutiques. He draws inspiration from his extensive background in design and color, while remaining open to new ideas and techniques. In the studio, he is fully focused on the creative process, allowing the results to take shape naturally.

Buckley's art can be found in numerous private and corporate collections across the United States, and he is constantly traveling to maintain relationships. While he enjoys exploring new places, his heart remains tied to the urban essence of Chicago and Los Angeles.

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TANNER GOLDBECK

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My current focus has become an internal process of tearing down and re-purposing my own existing art and in new ways, find a larger voice. There is an element of play and artistic freedom in dismantling these images and abstracting them into new organic constructions. I’ve found that in developing this process, every line revisited still holds a personal history and a memory. The results are perhaps best described as a form of visual chatter. A feeling not unlike entering a room full of people all talking at once. This process is a struggle between control and spontaneity. The streets downtown have a memory too. A history that I can dig into and gain inspiration from. That energy has a volume. My linear work is quite specific and sets the tone as an initial voice. However, I maintain a loose concept of where each piece might go. Multiple layers of colors add and subtract positive and negative shapes in an exchange of speed, cadence and volume equivalent
to the mood as it evolves.

Much like downtown Los Angeles, my work has a feeling of organized chaos. There is a rhythm within the composition the viewer can follow even though it seems totally random. Downtown is undergoing major changes on almost every level. At first glance, it may seem out of control, but there is an underlying rhythm to life here as well. The city never stops changing and it never will. Some of the best ways to blend the old and the new can be seen through its art. I want to connect the levels of distortion and emotion in scale directly with the idea of an audio volume. Large paintings within the confines of a gallery space increase the inescapable sense of motion and tension. From a distance, the less imposing work can easily be seen as one identifiable whole, but up close the viewing experience is much more fragmented and detailed. It is up to the viewer to decide just how involved they wish to become.