John Michael Keating is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Grass Valley, California.

John Michael Keating, an oil, acrylic, watercolor, monotype, and digital print artist, is Professor Emeritus of Art and Humanities at Sierra College in Northern California. He has twice been Visiting Artist at Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland. He has lectured on Art at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California, and at various arts clubs and organizations.

John has lived in Switzerland and Spain and exhibited award-winning oils, watercolors, and prints in the United States and Spain. His works have been purchased by Marriott, Bank of America, San Francisco General Hospital, and the Toyota Motor Corporation. His paintings hang in the Firehouse Restaurant in Sacramento, Napa Valley Museum in Yountville, and Eric Rood Administrative Center in Nevada City, California.

See more work, visit johnmichaelkeating.com

Richard Resnick is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Brooklyn, New York.

Upon retirement from the Metro Transit Authority, Richard Resnick’s interest turned to photography. They took classes in various venues including Kingbird Community College and International Photography Institute. They show their photos at art shows.

See more work, visit facebook.com/richgray51.

John Edwe is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Group Exhibitions

• Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, New Jersey (2022)
• Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2021)
• Pleiades Gallery, New York, New York (2020)
• Gallery Zero, Milan, Italy (2017)
• Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, New Jersey, Curated by Brian McCormack (2016)
• Galerie Metanoia, Paris, France, Curated by Marc Hinnonet (2015)
• Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, New Jersey, Curated by Brian McCormack (2015)
• Second Saturday Gallery, York, Pennsylvania, Curated by Ken Husband (2015)
• Gallery La La Artisan Market, New York, New York (2015)
• Institut Francais, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (2010)
• Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2004)
• Pennsylvania Convention Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2004)
• Gallery One, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2003)
• Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York (2001)

Solo Exhibitions

• Haitian Embassy Brussel, Belgium (2018)
• Liberty Shop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2013)
• Academy Art University, San Francisco, California (2009)
• University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2005)

Commission

• Fresco, Ambassador of Jesus Christ (Church), Brooklyn New York (2002)

Education

• MFA Academy Art University, San Francisco, California (2009)
• BFA University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2005)

See more work by John Edwe, visit johnedwe.com.

Carlos Alves is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Miami, Florida.

Carlos Alves has been serious about art since he was a child. It shows in his passion for making things out of clay, glass, metal, salvaged artifacts, and recycled objects. His mission to make art from anything is encapsulated in his motto, “Chip it, crack it, smash it. Put it back together and give it whole new life.” He draws from his Cuban / Puerto Rican roots and South Florida upbringing, communicating the themes that encompass love, hope, history, culture, politics, nature, and a kinship with the sea.

Education

Carlos graduated with a Masters in Fine Art from Illinois State University, Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Miami, and scholarship to Scuola Lorenzo Di Medici in Florence, Italy. He started his post-college career with a free-flowing tile installation located on the floor and walls of the Art Center South Florida. The project eventually led to commissions by several public and private clients in the United States, London, and Hong Kong. He is excited by making artwork that is seen in large public art settings such as airports, parks, fountains, courthouses, libraries, restaurants, galleries, and private residences.

Public Art

Recently, Carlos designed and completed a courtyard featuring a sculpture fountain, garden benches, planters, seating rocks, and bamboo railing at a rehabilitation facility in Fort Lauderdale; mosaic sidewalk “Save Our Water” for Miami-Dade Water/Sewer Department; and entrance / ticketing area for the Port Everglades’ Holland America Terminal.

He often enjoys projects with local youth and has accomplished many public artworks working with them including “The River Poetry Project”, “The Miami Children’s Museum”, and a 186-foot mural at the entrance of the new Miami-Dade County Children’s Court House. Carlos works closely with his wife and partner of over twenty years, JC Carroll, in all aspects of public art from concept, design, and manufacturing, to completion.

Private Work

As much as Carlos enjoys the public art arena, he loves creating pieces for private clients, museums, and gallery exhibitions. He is currently working on a series, “Animal Instincts”, creating large, animal shaped clay bodies filled with recycled figurines and glass. The final piece in the series is a globe that will show the animals and sea life of each region and the fragile ecosystems of the world with emphasis on showing the planet’s need for our protection.

See more work, visit carlosalvesmosaics.com

Roy Wronker is a new Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Johns Creek, Georgia.

Roy Wronker was raised in Miami, Florida, and presently resides in Johns Creek, Georgia, located just north of Atlanta. Having had the opportunity to travel extensively, he draws inspiration from the colors and patterns reminiscent of sunsets and natural scenes observed from boats, beaches, and strolls through various locales across Europe, the Caribbean, North and Central America, as well as from the vibrant individuals encountered along the way.

Each of these experiences serves as a guiding influence in his artistic endeavors. Roy’s aim is to craft artwork that not only enriches your environment but also captivates you in a manner that entices repeated viewing in a fresh perspective.

See more artwork, wronker.art.

Linda Fitzgerald is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Fort Collins, Colorado.

Linda Fitzgerald was born in the Hudson Valley area of New York State and has been a Fort Collins resident since 1988. Before settling in Colorado, Linda’s path took her to San Francisco and Santa Fe where her passion for both visual and culinary art began to blossom.

In San Francisco, Linda befriended nationally acclaimed sculptress Ruth Cravath Wakefield and fine art painter Charles Farr. Both inspired and influenced Linda on her creative journey. In 1978, Linda moved to New Mexico where she had the honor of working as a Companion/Chef for Georgia O’Keeffe at Ms. O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu home. There were many conversations about creativity. Linda took to heart the advice Ms. O’Keeffe gave her, “Paint the way you paint! Don’t allow others to tell you how your painting should look. Instructors want you to paint like them, but then it’s not your work, it’s theirs’.”

Awards and Exhibitions

• World Art Awards (2023): 6th Place
• American Arts Awards (2022): 6th Place
• Side Arts (May 2022): 1st Place – Monthly Online Competition
• City of Lafayette Group Show (January – March 2020): Lafayette, CO
• Jones Gallery Group Show (February 2020): Kansas City, MO
• Public Art Program reproduction and installation of “Flamingos” utility box wraps (January 2020): Pompano Beach, FL
• R Gallery Group Show (October – November 2019): Boulder, CO
• R Gallery Group Show (September – October 2019): Boulder, CO
• Gateway To the Rockies National Art Show (October 2019): Aurora, CO
• Art Santa Fe International Art Show (2019): Santa Fe, NM
• Gateway To the Rockies National Art Show (October 2018): Aurora, CO
• Art in Public Places reproduction and installation of “Spirit Buffalo” at the Phillip S. Miller Regional Park (August 2018): Castle Rock, CO

See more work, visit lindafitzgeraldgalleryandgifts.com

Linda Dubin Garfield is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Linda Dubin Garfield, an award-winning printmaker and mixed media artist, creates visual memoirs exploring the mystery of memory and the magic of place, using hand-pulled printmaking techniques, photography, collage and digital imaging. Her abstract and dynamic works use multiple layers of ink that waver between background and foreground creating a fusion of surface design and abstract expressionism She also creates installations that include public participatory art, especially when she is exploring themes relating to women in today’s culture.

Experience

In 2005, she founded ARTsisters, a group of professional artists who empower each other and their community through art. In 2007, she started smART business consulting which helps emerging artists reach their goals and their audience; provides consulting and coaching on the business of art through individual, small groups and workshop experiences; and provides opportunities to exhibit work. Today, she serves on several non-profit boards and appreciates her good fortune to be able to make art every chance she gets.

See more of her work at lindadubingarfield.com.

Lori Ellsworth is a new Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from South Lyon, Michigan.

Despite the ups and downs of a challenging life marked by foster care, early employment, domestic abuse, and a battle with cancer, Lori Ellsworth’s passion for art has never wavered. Lori is drawn to freehand artistry, a reflection of the freedom embodied in the very term. Her artwork captures emotions, a shared language that binds all of humanity together.

See more artwork, visit loriellsworth.com.

Robert Deschenes is a new Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from St-Hubert-de-Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada.

Robert Deschenes was born on July 20, 1959, in Ville Dégelis, Temiscouata County, a great place to observe both aquatic and terrestrial fauna.

Robert did not originally intend to pursue a career as a painter. It was while attending a collective animal art exhibition in Québec that he was deeply impressed by the animal-themed artwork. Sometime later and while discussing animal art at a party with his best friend, he suddenly realized (a strong intuition) that if he admired artists who focused their artwork on animals so much, it was because he wanted to be like them. So, Robert made the decision that evening to start his journey in animal art. He started by learning to draw realistically. Subsequently, he took watercolor lessons. In recent years, the observation of mammals and birds has become a passion for him. In his pictorial artwork, Robert conveys his love for the wildlife of North America to the observer.

See more artwork, visit rmdartiste.com.

Gayle Printz is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Johns Creek, Georgia.

Gayle Printz is an internationally recognized American abstract artist whose work is part of the Permanent Exhibit of Le Musée de Peinture de Saint-Frajou in France. Using color, rather than purely tangible structures, to express herself, Ms. Printz creates paintings that transcend the familiar. Her work is known for drawing the viewer into the painting and inviting them to assign personal meaning and universal context by listening to the whispers of their imagination and emotional memory.

Gayle’s paintings have been lauded by critics and collectors of abstract art, abstract expressionism, art-resilience, art informel, and tachisme. Although she has developed her own distinctively recognizable style, her work has been compared to that of Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Hans Hofmann, Joan Mitchell, and Jackson Pollock.

Among other honors she has earned, Gayle Printz was one of eight American painters whose work was selected by the Jury of the 2020 International Art-Resilience Competition. Two Printz paintings, “Pond” and “First,” were on exhibit for a month at Le Musée de Peinture de Saint-Frajou in France as part of the International Art-Resilience Exhibition, the video presentation of which remains in the Museum’s Permanent Archives.

Four of her paintings – “Bird,” “Blue Dog,” “Pigtails,” and “Yellow” – were selected by the Jury of The International ArtisTTable “Are You Serious?” Competition. They were on exhibit through January of 2021. Printz’s painting, “Brush,” was selected by the Jury of Fine Art America for display in their National “On The Beach” Exhibition.

See more work, visit gayleprintz.com