artist bios Flashcards
To become familiar with the backgrounds of the various artists that we represent. (19 cards)
Michael Procaccini
Self Taught photographer, study of Ansel Adams, began shooting and developing in black and white in the early 80s.
Opened his first gallery in Key West 10 years ago.
Leslie Bresnson
Graduated from the Art Institute in Boston, that is today called Lesley University. A career in fashion rising to creative director.
Most of her works are coming from memories of fishing trips with her dad to Cape Cod in the summers.
She has a connection to the ocean through her use of large seashells as her pallet!
Her glicee/ archival prints are all hand touches limited editions and available to be created in custom sizes.
Alexandru Popovski
Award winning Maldovian photographer now based in Key West.bAccimolished master of long exposure photography and of fine art photography editing.
His works of art are works of art are typically available in two formats, Giclee archival canvas prints and museum style face mounts printed on high quality archival metallic photo paper.
Christian Bergeron
Born just north of Quebec, he is self taught as a pallet knife artist working in acrylic paints. He is an associate member of the Copley Boston Society of Arts since 2007 and has exhibited regularly in Paris until COVID made it too difficult and he uprooted to spend his time and energy with us here in Florida. He is an interesting person and told me of a time when he met with Pope Francis who gave him an original painting of the Chateau Frotenac!
Edward Park
Born in Sole, Korea he began his apprenticeship at 5 years old with his father and brother. He then went on to study at the Pont-Aven school of contemporary art in France before relocating to finish his formal art studies here in Florida at the Ringling college of Art and Design up in Sarasota. He is an accomplished artist in his 70s know who has truly mastered multiple mediums from the brush to pallet knife oil on canvas.
Nicole Bedoya
A graduate of the prestigious High School of Art and Design in Manhattan before receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the NY school of Visual Arts. She apprenticed with a number of the other artists including Leslie Berenson and Edward Park and went on to earn an exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
Jenny Lanna
A Florida gal, Jenny graduated from UCF after selling her first commissioned piece at age 13! Incredibly talented, Jenny Lanna had apprenticed with a Disney Fine Art artist before being signed as one herself.
Steve Barton
Steve apprenticed with his own mother from age 8 and began selling his first work of art at age 16. He attended the Rhode Island School of design and has received the Congressional Art Award from the state of New Hampshire. He was commissioned by Senator John Sununu to paint a famous local landmark “The Old Man in the Mountain”.
Pam Hobbs
A graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, Pam moved down to Key West in the 70s to join our art community and draws inspiration from the colors and architecture of Key West.
Christie Fifer
She draws on thematics that portray life, the human condition and her status as a bibliophile to create works of art which are visually interesting and socially engaging.
Gary Traczyk
Born into a military family in South Florida, he was relocated to Italy at age seven and spent five years exploring Venetian art museums. This sparked a wonder for the arts in him and today he is a world renowned artist in the field of kinetic stainless steel.
He received formal training includes the New World School of the Arts, a Renaissance art study in Florence, and an apprenticeship with veteran sculptors.
Connie Groth
Over 30 years a Keys resident, Connie has developed her craft behind a camera to produce masterful imagery and the nuances of light that elevate her work to an iconic level. She has been awarded many accolades and been published in a large number of popular magazines and brochures and her work is collected worldwide.
Danilo Alayon
A third generation Conch whose grandfather designed the iconic Southernmost Buoy, Danilo is self taught and his open minded approach to his work has allowed him to create using a blend of mediums from oil to watercolor to acrylic as well as incorporating natural elements such as such as sand to portray the wide range of colors and textures so vividly in his pieces.
Steve Barton
Born in New Hampshire, Steve originally found a love of landscapes and his portfolio was marked by covered bridges, colorful leaves and mountains. Nowadays that passion for nature extends itself to the tropics where he employs vivid colors on his fun and uplifting still scenes. Steve’s work has another layer of fun and whimsicality in his patented wavy framesand canvases
Kreg Kelley
Kreg is a Key West based master of resin and 3D techniques. He sources antique items from the 18 and early 1900s to create his works. He lost his father at a young age and this experience has been his motivation behind his ‘Trmpus Fugit’ collection, Time Flies, from which he would remind viewers to make the most of the moment.
Willard Bond
An acclaimed and highly collected artist amongst sailing and nautical enthusiasts, Willard is a man whose life has been a quilted tapestry of experiences.
Born in the midwest, Willard went on to serve on battleships in WW2 and came to NYC after the war to join the artist culture in Bohemian SoHo. He ventured for a career devoted to the number of years to Jamaica before returning to New York. In 1984 Bond was aboard Freedom and a career in art portraying sailboats and the sailing culture ensued.
Jeanne Kidd
First introduced to sculpture in a college art class, Jeanne immediately found a passion for the technique of stone sculpting and clay work. She puts attention in her pieces to flow from all sides considering light play and texture in an effort to invite the viewer to desire to reach out and touch out of a feeling of warmth for the piece. That warm feeling, derived from a naturally cold hard material intrigues her.
David Scott Meier
Brought into the art world through his father, a watercolor painter, David found his passion at an early age. In the 1970s David attended the Laguna Beach School of art and simultaneously opened a studio and gallery to hone his skills. His work is known for its humor through mixed medium. David has mastered oil, acrylic and watercolor with the brush as well as the incorporating interesting applications of paper and foil to add texture which captivates the viewer.
David Wight
David was mesmerized by the flow of water during a hike in the Caribbean. He since has found his medium in glass, the only material he feels can still the movement of water to capture a moment of his favorite expression of water movement; the wave. David is based on Bellingham Washington with a studio in Seattle.
