Past Featured Artists

Steve Kotevski

"I am a 1993 graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Art has been a part of my life ever since I was a small child. I began really getting involved in art about the age of twelve. That's when I began taking private lessons and competing in local, state and national art shows. I was several first place awards through the years.

In the past several years I have been creating art in my studio while showing it throughout the city. I have many personal clients and companies that have commissioned my work.

My passion for art is very hard to describe sometimes to people, but without I really couldn't survive. In my spare time I like to travel and be around my family and close friends."

For more information, please see http://www.kotevskiart.com/.

Michael Bonardi

Michael Bonardi currently resides here in Columbus where he has been working with blown-glass and wheel-thrown porcelain for almost nine years.  Michael also has a painting studio in the Whittier Peninsula where he produces most of his conceptual work.  His work has been shown in multiple juried exhibitions domestic and abroad.  In his last solo exhibition he presented an experimental photographic process at the Ohio Art League in 2006 titled "Photographic Prelude".  This exhibition and other work can be seen on his website www.michaelbonardi.com and http://michaelbonardi.blogspot.com

Antonio L. Matthews

A native and resident of Columbus, Ohio, Antonio attended and graduated from East High School in 1979.  He received his bachelor of art and design degree from the Columbus College of Art and Design.  He was employed by the State of Ohio at the Department of Natural Resources in Graphic Design.  He never gave up his passion for painting and drawing and left the state in 2002 to teach tennis and devote more time to his artwork. 

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

“My art arena is realism, and my focuses are wild animals and people.  My inspiration and talent is a God given gift.  I utilize my gift to bring to life the struggles of people rooted in the reality of their lives.  This is the most important focus of my work for me, because I feel with one whom struggle gains wisdom with both animals and people.  The challenges in one’s life will always show on their faces and in their eyes.  Because of this, my artwork takes on an intense focus through facial expression, hand gestures, eyes, the figure, and the overall composition of the human form.  As I paint, I envision the viewer’s connection with the emotion and mood of the subject matter.  The beauty of animals have always intrigued and amazed me.  Through realism, I am able to capture the uniqueness of their anatomy, size, textures, and color.  The result is the satisfaction of my paintings and drawings coming to life with wild animals and people of all lifestyles.  My desire is to enlighten the viewer and show them the appreciation and understanding that we must have in order to teach and illustrate conservation and to save all species for generations in order to experience one of God’s many awesome gifts to man.”

  – Antonio L. Matthews
 
Solo Exhibitions:

  2009 – Kiaca Gallery, Columbus, OH

      2007 – DeVese Office Gallery, Westerville, OH

      2007 – The Arlington Bank Gallery Hop, Grandview, OH

      1995 – Snaps & Taps Jazz/Restaurant, Columbus, OH

Selected Group Shows and Exhibitions:

   2008 – Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL

   2006 – Roots of Diversity, Toledo, OH

   2003 – Fort Hayes Gallery, Columbus, OH

   2003 – King Art Complex, Columbus, OH

   2000 – Dayton Art Festival, Dayton, OH

   1999 – Ace Gallery, Columbus, OH

   1994 – Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH

Damian Wohrer

Photographer and Filmmaker, Damian J Wohrer, was born in Lancaster, Ohio in 1977. He Graduated from Fisher Catholic High School in 1995. In 1999 he studied Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. Shortly after his return from New York, he began to travel around the United States documenting his travels using a 35mm camera. He put together a large body of photography from his trips, and in 2001 he had his first exhibition at the Lancaster Artwalk.

A self-taught Photographer, he went to Ohio State University Arts School in 2002 where he worked on a B.F.A in Photography until 2006. Currently, he lives and works in Columbus, Ohio and co-owns the video production company, Kinopicz American Studios.