Laura Bianco-Martinez
I am a landscape painter living in the Hudson Valley of New York working primarily in pastels and encaustics. After a career as an art educator I know focus on creating while I travel. I have outfitted a small van to accommodate my supplies, my sleeping space and room for my dog. My studio is […]
Elizabeth Caputo
Pictured: Elizabeth in her studio I had a friend a couple of Christmas’s ago take me aside to say “I really like your paintings, but your sculptures are just better”. Taking that to heart, these last couple of years I’ve been doing just that. Using mostly newspaper and cardboard, I am trying to get as […]
Mark Lavatelli
In 1976, after studying and teaching art history, I decided to focus on the creation and study of paintings. In graduate school in New Mexico I encountered an area of deadfall timber in the Sandia Mountains that served as subject matter for drawings, photographs, and paintings and continues to inform many compositions. My starting points […]
Rachael Gootnick
I have loved books, and art, ever since I was a child, but I never could have imagined I’d end up here, living my life as a book artist. Life is a collection of chapters after all, and art is the method of expression. We don’t know how the story goes until we’ve experienced it, […]
Chihiro Makio
I was born and raised in Japan, and decided that I would rather attend an art school in the states than in Japan. Creating something has always been my passion from a young age, and I found myself most at peace when I was working on a project. I wanted an opportunity to explore different […]
Robin Whiteman
About a year ago a close friend referred to my “two daughters”, art and my actual kid, Anya. He nailed it. Two of my biggest loves who take up the majority of my brainspace. My art practice is a spiritual practice to me and I think of it like a conversation with something a lot larger than […]
Chelsea Bendix
I currently live in Geneva NY, and was born and raised in the surrounding area. Growing up I always had a huge interest in art of all kinds, and I’m pretty sure from a young age I would tell people I wanted to be an artist when I grow up. It’s surreal sometimes to say […]
Robert Ernst Marx
I treasure the studio visits I’ve had the good fortune to conduct since 2013 in my role at Main Street Arts. As a curator, it is incredibly helpful to see work in progress in its natural habitat and to greet artists on their home turf. I’ve enjoyed many hours talking about art and motivations for […]
Laura Minor
My name is Laura Minor. I am an artist and art educator living in Hamburg, NY. I studied photography at the Fashion institute of Technology and The Visual Studies Workshop. For the past 8 years I have taught elementary art for Buffalo Public Schools. In my piece Sol, I combine digital and analog photography techniques. I create […]
Emily Levack
Born and raised in Wisconsin, I have always loved the Midwest landscape and all of the beautiful elements that nature has to offer. I am currently in my final year at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as I earn my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with an Emphasis in Photography and Imaging. Recently, my work has […]