Informative, instructional and opinionated, articles from some of America's finest artists and cultural critics. Including Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist Margo Jefferson.
Margo Jefferson - Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
Margo Jefferson is a cultural critic for The New York Times. She has been a daily book reviewer, the Sunday theater critic and a Sunday Book Review columnist. In 1995 She received a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1995. Her book, On Michael Jackson, was published by Pantheon Books in 2006. She has been a Senior Fellow in Columbia University's National Arts Journalism Program and an Artist-in-Residence at Anna Deveare Smith's Institute for The Arts and Civic Dialogue.
Randy Brogen, CPP - PHOTOGRAPHER
Randy Brogen is a published, award winning certified professional photographer as well as a technology guru with a broad base of skills from networking, system designs, security, programming, website design and telephony. He has combined his 25+ years in the technology industry with his almost 10 years of photography experience to break new ground and push the envelope with his art ... truly reflecting his studio's mantra of "Where Photography & Artistry Meet Technology".
Henry Dixon, NWS - WATERCOLORIST
Henry W. Dixon, Best-selling author, award-winning artist and educator, paints predominately in watercolor and is a realist painter in style. Henry W. Dixon is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS). Dixon was selected as the artist to represent the State of Missouri whose work was part of the White House Calendar for the year 2001. This work is now part of the permanent collection of the White House Museum. In 2009, Dixon authored his first book entitled "Paint Amazing Watercolors From Photographs", published by North Light Books.
Mia Katrin is President, and Jewelry Designer of JEWEL COUTURE LLC featuring Collections of high-end necklaces of precious gems, high-karat gold and platinum as well as the new Jewel Casual Collection. The cutting-edge award-winning designs are featured at top echelon galleries and stores and worn by A-list Hollywood celebrities.
Enzie Shahmiri’s paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibits and are in private collections in the USA, Europe and the Middle East. Her paintings range from traditional oil portraits to Orientalist style figurative pieces using a Classical Old Master’s technique. Her work has been published on numerous occasions and has been featured in books. She is a member of the distinguished Portrait Society of America and many other Fine Art Organizations.
Tiffany DeEtte Shafto - POTTERY
Tiffany DeEtte Shafto is an interior designer turned wood artist, working with her husband, Timothy Allan Shafto. Her passion for working with her hands, creating connections, and her love of writing, led her to co-author, produce and publish the award-winning coffee table book, Contemporary Hawai‘i Woodworkers; the Wood, the Art, the Aloha. She is currently president of the Hawaii Wood Guild. She is also a director for the Craft Organization Development Association and past president of Hawaii Craftsmen.
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