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Miguel Tió

Miguel Tió was born in the Dominican Republic, where he began his studies of painting with the Dominican artist Elias Delgado as well as in the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. His interest in Publicity and Graphic Design led him into continuing studies at the "Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo". A move to New York in 1994 led him to Izquierdo Studio Ltd. where he participated in film, opera, theater, and television prop production, and also in window display, which had a great influence on his artwork. Since 2005 he works as an art teacher for Studio in a School and in 2006 he studied the Mische technique with the world-wide known artist Brigid Marlin. Miguel Tio has been featured in six solo shows, being "Unseen Sides" at Gallerie Icosahedron in NYC on 2006 and "Memories and Dreams" at Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn, NY the latest. Read more...

Kumiko S. McKee

Kumiko S. McKee was born in Japan and has been living in the United States since 1994. She started studying art from high school where she learned basic knowledge and techniques as a fine art major. After working as a display designer for two years in Tokyo in Japan, she traveled the world as a backpack traveler. Her extensive travels in 1990 and 1991 took her through Europe, Egypt, Israel, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and southeast Asia during turbulent and historically significant political times which are clearly reflected in her artwork. She studied painting at the University of Wyoming in the United States and obtained BFA degree in 2002. In her work she has connected with her Japanese roots and expanded her focus to embrace contemporary culture, politics and the impact of war. Kumiko has created three powerful bodies of work. "Koto" is based upon classical Japanese culture and style. "Time on the Earth" is a reverent view of who or what is responsible for creating our planet. Finally, "Power on the Earth" speaks profoundly to the emotions which embrace or clash to create our culture of the present and will be featured in the "In This Life" exhibition. Read more...

Felipe Echevarria

Felipe Echevarria was born in San Diego, California. His mother is from Tennesee and his father's side originates from Spain and South America (hence the Basque name). Felipe Echevarria entered the professional commercial art world quickly upon graduation. Most notably he painted a sequential art adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho and an issue of the newer Dark Shadows TV series through Innovation Publishing and Universal Studios. As a represented illustrator he has painted for many companies. As a fine artist his work has been displayed in numerous galleries and in group and two-person shows. He has taught painting, figure drawing, and sequential art classes for several institutions, including the Loveland Academy of Fine Art and the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. His fine art and sequential art reside in collections across North America and Western Europe. Read more...