Artists

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RITA DOS SANTOS ALVES DA COSTA, was born in Benfica, Portugal on 29^th June 1980, and now she lives in Sintra. She’s graduated from University of Fine Arts in Lisbon, Portugal. She has participated to collective and individual expositions: Individual Exposition, Bairro Alto, Lisbon, May 2004; Individual Exposition, Orlando Gallery Moral, Ericeira, March 2004; Collective exposition, "Art and Feminism", Vendas Novas, March 2004; Individual Exposition, Society Guillerme Cossoul, Lisbon, Febuary 2004; Collective Exposition, Matos Ferreira Gallery, Lisbon, December 2003; Collective Exposition, Palace of Correio Velho, Lisbon, November 2003; International exposition of Plastic Arts, Vendas Novas, November 2003; Collective exposition, Gallery of Art of the Moura, October 2003; Collective Photograph exposition, Gallery of the City council of the Moura, October 2003; Individual Photograph exposition, Propaganda Bar, Sintra, October 2002.

LOURIVAL PINHEIRO  DE LIMA  (LORO) was born in Florianopolis, Brazil, on 20^th September 1947. He works in Brazil and France. Started his artistic career in Santa Caterina, 1975. In 1976 attends Art Academy in New York working with J. Stapletor, Bruce Dofman, Roberto Maione. Dedicates to Painting and Sculpture under the tutorship of Roberto La Monica, Michel Pallietieri and Sidney Simon.

JAAN ELKEN  was born in  Sünd, Estonia on 27^th June 1954, Krasnojarski krai (deporteeritute perekonnas); 1977 lõpetanud Eesti Riikliku Kunstiinstituudi arhitektuuri erialal; 1979-1981 Eesti Kunstnike Liidu stipendium maali alal.

1988 alates Eesti Kunstiakadeemia õppejõud maali ja üldmaali kateedrites; 1999 “Teateid tegelikkusest II”, (koos skulptor Aili Vahtrapuuga) Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka, Soome; 2001 "Mälumäng", Vaal galerii, Tallinn; 1999 alates Eesti Kunstnike Liidu president; 1997 Kunstnike Liidu preemia eesti maali aastanäitusel “Konfrontatsioonid/kokkulepped”; 1998 Deco galerii preemia; 2000 Konrad Mäe medal ja preemie; 1990 VIII Vilniuse maalitriennaal, Leedu; 1985 XI Biennale Der Ostseeländer, Rostock, Saksamaa; 1988 Eesti kunsti näitus Esto-päevadel, Melbourne, Austraalia; 1985 Baltimaade kunsti näitus, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Dehli, India; 2000 Mess “Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW”, Düsseldorf, Saksamaa; 2000 “Eesti maalikunst aastatuhande vahetusel” Tallinna Kunstihoone; Berliin, Saksamaa.

CLAUDIA LAZAR was born in Romania in 1967. She is graduated from Bucharest University of Art-Dsign department in 1999; Since 2004 Doctorate student in Visual arts with Phd prof. Zamfir Dumitrescu – Bucharest University of Art; in present she works at Romanian Cultural Institute as visual arts expert. . She has participated 2007 International Art Festival, 16^th edition – Seoul, Korea; 2007 AP 2007 – Ein Hod, Israel; 2006 Romanian National Art Salon – Bucharest, Parliament Exhibition Hall (curator and exhibitor); 2006  “Modernity and tradition” - Contemporary art exhibition at the Art Museum in Craiova; 2006 International Women Artists' Exhibition – Celaya, Mexico; 2006 “Placer/Remplacer”, Romanian contemporary art exhibition at Universite De Toulouse Le Mirail, France; 2005 Romanian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam – curator and exhibitor; 2000 Art Fair – World Trade Center Bucharest (curator and exhibitor); 2005 Personal exhibition (painting) – Universite De Toulouse Le Mirail, Fran; 2006  Patras (Greece) International Symposium of Painting.

TZVETELINA MAXIMOVA was born in Vratza_Bulgaria, on 7^th Sept 1966. She’s graduated from Applied Arts College, Sofia_Bulgaria, on 1985 and then on 1991 from Fine Arts Faculty of Veliko Turnovo_Bulgaria. She’s member of “Dupini Art Society” and of “Union of Bulgarian Artists” since 2000. She had many solo exhibitions in Italy, France and Bulgaria,  and she won many fine art competition in Bulgaria and Ukraine, like first price for Iconography “International Competition 2000 Years Under the Bethlehem Star”, Odessa_Ukraine.

NATASA MILOVANCEV was born in Macedonia, on 16^th March 1967.

1999-2003 MA diploma from the Faculty of  Fine Arts, Painting department under the tutorship of Prof. Simon Semov, “Sts. Cyrill and Metodius” university, Skopje, Macedonia.

2005 paris, France, Salle Edouard Marcel Sandez – Cite internationale des Arts, kranj, Slovenia, Macedonian Center of Culture “Sts. Cyrill and Mtodius”, 2007 podgorica, Monte Negro, Association of the artists of Monte Negro’s gallery.

1994 Strasbourg, France, Exhibition at the Days of Macedonian Youth; 2003 New York, Corc gallery in Linkoln Center in Menhattan, “Rainbow Over New York City” – Exhibition of Ten Macedonian Artists; 2005 Paris, France, Cite internationale des Arts – Exposition collective des artists à la Cité des Arts; 2006 Novi Pazar, Serbia, international artist workshop “Sopocani”.

TOMAS O‘CIOBHAIN was born in An Ghráig, Baile’n Fheirtéaraigh, Co. Kerry, Ireland. He lives and teachs in Cork and he is a full member of Cork Printmakers. Reknown for his graphic work and skill as  an etcher and engraver. He has participated in a number of group exhibitions including the Royal Hibernian Academy, the Crawford Gallery, and the Oireachtas National Exhibition.. In 1998 he won a Travel Award to Goteberg, Sweden. This success has persuaded him to devote himself to a career of teaching furniture design, wood and metal craft. His work is currently on display in the Crawford Municipal Gallery in Cork.

LUIS RAPELA was born in Ferrol, Spain on 28^th January 1955.

1997 C. C. El  Soto, Mostoles, Madrid Spain; 1999 Galeria Rigo, Novigrad, Croacia; Galeria Martin Breb Merz, Zamora, Spain, Galeria Rogia, Pordenone, Italia; 2000 Galeria de la Univerzitetna knjižnica Maribor Slovenia; 2001 Galeria Roman Petrovic, Sarajvo, Bosna and Herzegovina; 2003 Centro Cultural, La Despernada, Villanueva de la Cañada Spain; 2004 Variaciones Galeria de la Villa, Mostoles Madrid Spain; 2005 UNED. Calatayud Spain; 2007 Galeria Sargadelos, Ferrol Spain.

LONE  SEEBERG was born in Copenhagen, Danimark on 9^th November 1963. She works in Copenhagen, Paris and Brazil. She had solo exhibitions in several art galeries in Danmark,Paris,Belgium,Luxembourg and group exhibitions in Brasil, and Italy. She also participated in several Artfairs in Holland and Belgium. 1994 Uddannet  fra Nordiska Scenografiskolan, Sverige;

2006 april Gimsinghoved Kunst & Kulturcenter, Struer; 2005 okt. Bispegaarden, Kalundborg; 2005  sept. Castel Nieuw Halder, Halden, Holland; 2003  juni Gallery 52, Comtemporary Art, Derby, UK; 2000 juni  Kunst 2000, Vestsjællandske kunstnere; 2000”Årets kunstner” Pris fra Vestsjællands Amt; 1997 Assistent for billedhugger Erik Varming, Mogens Bøggild-mosaik, Århus.

ADEL SEYOUN  was born in Baghdad, Iraq on 1 July 1956, , where he concluded his studies at the Institute of Fine Arts, Printmaking course, in 1978. He continued his studies at the Academy  of Fine Arts in Sarajevo - Bosnia and Ercegovina.

He gratuated in 1982 under the mentorship of professor Dževad Hoza. He lives and creates in Deskle_Slovenia.

1987 Ljubljana, KJM – unit Fužine; 1995 Maribor, M-ART Gallery; 2002 Italy, Gorizia, Cultural House; 2006 Duplica pri Kamniku, Peroz Galeruy; 2006 Ljubljana, TR3 Gallery in Kankarjev dom; 2005 Novo Mesto, Janez Trdina cultural center; 2006 Brazil, Santa Catarina, Museu de Arte de Santa Catarina; 2001 CZECH Republic, Češke Budjevice First International Prize.  

SHAHAR SIVAN was born in Jerusalem, Israel on 26^th January 1977.

1997- 2000 Hebrew University - Bezall – Art; 2000-2001 Leonid Blaklav studio; 2001- 2002 Jerusalem studio School-  Hirs Hverg; 2004 Congress Gallery Tel Aviv; 2005 - 2003” Israel drawings” – Piramid Contemporary Art Center, Haifa, ”Talk 4” – Nakeshon Gallery, Kibuts Nakeshon, “ Art non Stop” - Art Gallery Tel Aviv; 2006 “ No name “ – Haifa University. “Secret Art Exhibition” – Leumi bank Tel Aviv. Solo: 2007 ”Block 3 – Photofarche“ – Sketch Haifa; “AP Arts project” – Ein hod; “Bazan cafè” Yanko – dada Museum Ein Hod.

ASTRID STOFHAS was born in Hamburg,  Germany on 11^th October 1973.

On 2007 she’s member of the winning team of the German award "Kinder zum Olymp“; 1996 - 2007 Exhibitions in Hamburg and Paris; since 1997 she was Art Director for various agencies, since 2000 freelancer as Art Director and artist (paintings and mixed media); from 1992 to 1996 she studied art of advertising and communication and new media at the “school of art wandsbek“ and at the” international college of communication art and new media“.

PAMELA WALLACE TOLL was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma U.S.A. on 13^th January 1955.

She founded an art studio, Acme Art Company, and the art colony No Boundaries Inc., inspired by a stint in Macedonia. For eight years, she’s taught the art techniques at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, in addition to frequent travels, exhibitions and conversations.

ŠPELA TROBEC was born in Kranj, Slovenia on 9^th July 1974.

2001- 2002 Medana, Slovenia; 2007 Ateneo Ferrolan, Spain; 2003 Medana, Days of potry and vine, Slovenia sala sirikey, Madrid Spain; 2005 I Bienal de Artes Plasticas y visuales, Villa de Mostoles, Spain; 2007 Salzburg, Austria; 2007 Nuit blanche, Paris France.

ANNA VERRIJT was born in Helmond, Holland on 18^th October 1951.

She is a painter since 25 years. She is an autodidact although she participated several years the art academy in Amsterdam. She has solo exhibitions in several art galeries in Holland, Paris, Belgium, Luxembourg. She also participated in several Artfairs in Holland and Belgium.