Artists Describing Their Art:
Leila Othman - vAwards: 1998 - Prize for the best Senior Graduating Project 2001 - First premium laureate of the International Festival of Creative Youth "Shabyt 2001" 2000 - Diploma, International Festival of Young Artist "Zhyger 2000" Personal Exhibitions: 2006 - "Songs of the roads" Moscow, Russia, Manegh - Central House of Artist 2006 - "Perpetual Motion" Seoul, South Korea - gallery Lotte 2005 - "Aquarius Era" Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Turkey - Central Turkish Museum 2005 - "Variants of the Universe" Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan 2005 - "Mystery of Eternity" Seattle, WA - Artists Gallery of Seattle 2002 - "Hello-Goodbye". Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan 2005 - Charity auction "Poncho" for development and support of arts, USA, Seattle 2003 - Exhibition of Asian Arts and Textiles. Paris, France 2003 - "Kaleidoscope of Times", Moscow, Russia 1996-2005 Participation in various Kazakhstan and International group exhibitions Selected Group Exhibitions: May 2003 - Exhibition "My House" - Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan Jan 2003 - Exhibition "City & Country" - Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan Dec 2002 - Exhibition of Modern Art of Kazakhstan "Amanat" - French Embassy in Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan Mar 2002 - Exhibition of Young Artists - Zhurgeniev's Kazakh State Art Academy, Almaty, Kazakhstan Oct 2001 - International Festival "...
Luisa Cleaves Luisa F. V. Cleaves Gallery - Fine portraiture is a sacred tool for me since it reflects and honor the subject in deeper ways. Every portrait that I have painted has generated strong emotional responses. In their testimonials, people speak of how looking at themselves,their children,or family members in their portraits has empowered them and made them feel more beautiful. About The Artist... South American artist Luisa F. V. Cleaves is a native of Argentina. She studied at The Superior School of Fine Arts majoring in Sculpture and Painting. Luisa exhibited her artwork in galleries, hotels, libraries, and art associations in Argentina as well as the U.S. Her work has been praised by such well known Argentinian art critics Cesar Magrini from "El Cronista Comercial" and E.R. from "Clarin." Luisa illustrated the title page of the book "Imagine", an homage to Frida Kahlo by international women poets. She has been interviewed by local newspapers, radio, and T.V. program "Aqui" Her work is in private collections in South America, Central America, Europe, and the U.S. She's an award winning artist and a member of The American Society of Portrait Artists. ...
Jan Gielens - The handwriting of the maker. The brush not resting on the fond, the mind not on the maker. It is sufficient to communicate the essence of the observation by means of a few lines, in a magical directness that cannot be approached by anything else....