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.

To see more artwork by Richard, 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

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.

Side Arts represents an exclusive group of international visual artists. Selected through juried review process, this curated roster of featured visual artists represents professionals actively creating and promoting their art practices. Visual artists mediums include painting, photography, mixed media, drawing, glass art, ceramics, printmaking, and more.

Below are a list of featured artists or click here to view all artist profiles.

The Most Active Award is determined by the artist who submits the most number of artworks for promotion through Side Arts.

Ann Dunbar: Calvados, France (Mixed Media, Painting) (Most active award!)

• Carlos Alves: Miami, FL (Ceramics, Glass Art, Mixed Media)
• Robert Deschenes: Quebec, Canada (Painting)
• Audrey Kay Dowling: Westfield, NY (Ceramics, Mixed Media, Painting)
• John Edwe: Philadelphia, PA (Drawing, Painting, Printmaking)
• Linda Fitzgerald: Fort Collins, CO (Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture)
• Linda Dubin Garfield: Wynnewood, PA (Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking)
• John Michael Keating: Grass Valley, CA (Painting)
• Marcelle Mansour (Sydney, Australia – Digital Art, Painting, Photography)
• Anne Nye: Florence, AZ (Glass Art, Mixed Media, Painting)
• Richard Resnick: Brooklyn, NY (Photography)
• Roy Wronker: Johns Greek, GA (Mixed Media, Painting, Photography)

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Click here to learn more about Side Art’s representation services and to become a featured visual artist.

Audrey Kay Dowling is a Side Arts Certified Visual Artist from Westfield, New York.

After a full teaching career, Audrey Kay Dowling is now a full-time artist. She attends workshops in clay, painting, and printmaking, and works in her studios daily.

Being raised in a rural area of 50 acres of woods with three creeks gave Audrey an early childhood start as a nature appreciator and advocate for stewardship of the earth. While in high school she moved to New York City when her parents took new jobs in Brooklyn. During the summer and on vacations, she would ride the subway almost daily to explore the art museums and galleries of the New York City art scene. Inspired to become an artist by both of her formative experiences – rural and urban, she attended art school for college in the Hudson Valley which combined both influences. Audrey received her BS in Art Education at SUNY New Paltz and an MS from SUNY Fredonia.

Audrey has been a gallery owner of Portage Hill Art Gallery in Westfield, New York, for the past 42 years. She is an award and grant winning artist, including an Individual Artist Grant won in 2022 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

Throughout her life, Audrey has been both an artist and an activist for keeping our earth healthy. Her work is centered around a deep regard for the natural world. Still an advocate, her work is centered around a deep regard for the natural world in both rural and urban settings.

See more artwork, visit audreykaydowling.com

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

A self-taught painter specializing in animal art, Robert Deschenes creates his works using either watercolor or acrylic, choosing his medium based on his mood or the subject at hand. His art, rooted in hyperrealist techniques, demands meticulous attention to detail to faithfully capture the essence of his subjects, including their anatomy, natural habitats, and behaviors.

A significant part of his creative process involves in-depth research, drawing from books, the internet, personal observations in nature, and photographs he takes to ensure every aspect is accurately represented. Each piece begins to take shape in his mind months in advance, inspired by his time spent observing wildlife. Once ready, he strives to translate this mental image onto the canvas with precision. The process always starts with a highly detailed drawing of the subject, followed by careful consideration of composition to bring his vision to life.

See more artwork, visit robertmdeschene.com