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Featured Artist Portfolios

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Leslie Thornton

Leslie Thornton is a visual artist who has embraced a dynamic second career in the arts, bringing fresh perspective and creative energy to her practice. Working in collaboration with fellow artist Laura Caliguiri, Thornton explores color and form through bold, contemporary works that reflect her commitment to artistic growth and innovation. Her recent exhibition "Parallel Lines: A Second Act in Color" at The Athenaeum in Alexandria showcases new works developed through this longstanding creative partnership, demonstrating how both artists have successfully channeled their professional experiences into compelling visual art. Thornton's practice continues to evolve as she engages with color as a primary vehicle for artistic expression and exploration.

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Laura Caliguiri

Laura Caliguiri is a visual artist who has embraced a dynamic second career in the arts, channeling her creative vision into bold and innovative work. Known for her collaborative practice with fellow artist Leslie Thornton, Caliguiri explores the intersection of color and form in her recent body of work. Her exhibition "Parallel Lines: A Second Act in Color," presented at The Athenaeum in Alexandria, showcases her commitment to artistic exploration and experimentation. Caliguiri's practice reflects a dedicated approach to visual art-making that builds upon her accomplished professional background.

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Susan Benesch

Susan Benesch is a visual artist working in mixed media, employing tissue paper, glue, and black ink to develop her distinctive artistic practice. Her work draws inspiration from the natural landscape and environmental character of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, translating the region's unique qualities into abstract compositions. Benesch's practice reflects a commitment to exploring the intersection of material and place, creating works that resonate with the geological and ecological identity of her surroundings. She is featured as part of Zero Degrees Art Gallery's cooperative community in Marquette, an artist-led space dedicated to showcasing contemporary work by regional practitioners.

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Amy Sherald

<cite index="3-1">Born in Columbus, Georgia, and now based in the New York City area, Amy Sherald documents contemporary African American experience in the United States through arresting, intimate portraits.</cite> <cite index="1-9">She and Kehinde Wiley were selected by former President Barack Obama (Wiley) and former First Lady Michelle Obama (Sherald) to paint their official portraits, becoming the first African Americans ever to receive presidential portrait commissions from the National Portrait Gallery.</cite> <cite index="6-4">Throughout her work, Sherald uses gray tones to depict her subjects' skin, employing a painting technique that dates back to the early Renaissance, and encourages viewers to see their interior lives before the color of their skin.</cite> <cite index="6-6,6-7">Amy Sherald: American Sublime is the artist's first mid-career survey and first major museum exhibition. The presentation, featuring 40-plus works from 2007 to 2024, and organized across six thematic galleries, opens this fall at SFMOMA, then travels to the Whitney Museum of American Art.</cite>

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Reyna Garcia

Reyna Garcia is a multidisciplinary artist, cultural program developer, and advocate for disability rights in Spanish-speaking immigrant communities based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With over 30 years of experience in the cultural arts field, she founded and directs Reynas Gallery Latino Cultural Art, creating arts-based initiatives that center Latinx and immigrant voices. Her work integrates cultural traditions with contemporary artistic practices, addressing themes of resilience, identity, and belonging through visual arts, storytelling, and community organizing.

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Tristan Eaton

<cite index="2-1,1-2">Tristan Eaton (born 1978) is a Los Angeles-based American artist, painter, and designer.</cite> <cite index="3-1">He is best known for his large-scale murals, which often feature pastiche, patchwork portraits.</cite> <cite index="2-22">His work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.</cite> <cite index="11-1">His most recent solo exhibition, 'Women of Marvel,' was showcased at the Museum of Graffiti's Private Gallery during Miami Art Week, from December 4, 2024, to February 2, 2025.</cite>

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