Group Dance

Subhra likes to visualize emotion in his work and weave a story with shapes, lines, and colors. He looks for the unexpected in the mundane, the interplay of light and shadow in form. He believes his visual art is a metaphor rather than a description.

He grew up in Kolkata, India, among a myriad of colors, rhythms, and verses, and was deeply influenced by both eastern as well as western art and literature in his formative years. He pursued engineering in his undergrad, and after immigrating to the United States, he completed his graduate studies in Computer Science and Mathematics and pursued further studies in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

He has won dozens of photographic awards in juried competitions and has exhibited internationally. He has been published multiple times in the USA and abroad. He has also been interviewed and featured by prestigious publications.

Subhra believes that the purpose of all visual art is to evoke an emotional response from the viewer, and that creative photography is no exception. His art is intentional, and his familiarity with the written word allows him to fuse multiple disciplines into his work to give rise to a unique perspective, to capture images visually in a timeless way.

Selected Juried Exhibitions:

2025
o Threads of Identity, Lux-O Soho, New York, NY
o Creating Confluence, Bridging Cultures, Watchung Art Center, Watchung, NJ
o Inspirations: Whitespace Gallery, Hackettstown, NJ
o Strength and Resilience: Studio Montclair Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
o Everything is Beautiful: The Gallery at Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

Award of Merit
o Conservation, Nature & Horticulture: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morris Township, NJ

Best in Show
o Nature Exhibit: Wayrick Wildlife Art Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ

Previous years:
o Blue Hill Art and Cultural Center, Pearl River, NY
o Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ
o New York Center for Photographic Arts, New York, NY
o South East Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
o Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
o Sussex County Art and Heritage Council, Sparta, NJ
o Chilton Medical Center Gallery, Pompton Plains, NJ
o Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morris Plains, NJ

Selected Magazine Publications:
o ArtAscent: https://artascent.com/
o Dek Unu: https://www.dekunumag.com/
o Off Town: https://offtownmagazine.com/
o Style Researcher: https://www.thestyleresearchermagazine.com/

Distinctions:
o Excellence (EPSA) – Photographic Society of America
o Crown 2, VIP I, and Hermes – Global Photographic Union

He believes that the purpose of all visual art is to evoke an emotional response from the viewer, and that creative photography is no exception. His art is intentional, and his familiarity with the written word allows him to fuse multiple disciplines into his work to give rise to a unique perspective, to capture images visually in a timeless way.

He believes that as human beings, we are emotive creatures. We are creatures of expression, and our expression stems from our identity and lived experience. While societal powers have often attempted to categorize us by boxing us with rigid labels, the essence of our experience is often fluid. We are undefined and unconfined. We are just we.

The images in this submission are best viewed as conceptual photography whose aim is not to capture a moment in time and space as traditional photography often does, but to prod the viewer into connecting a lived experience with their personal interpretations of each image.

All images are of a single individual captured with an open shutter. In this perspective, we are one and the same, a reflection of many in one.

Guanyin

I was born in Homestead, in Pittsburgh, in 1956 (Monkey/Gemini) during a period of labor unrest for both my mother and U.S. Steel. I showed an early aptitude for art and studied for several years at the Carnegie Institute under Joseph C. Fitzpatrick, who’d also taught Andy Warhol. I studied Industrial Design at the University of Cincinnati and plied that trade in the Rust Belt for a few decades. The Call of the Wild lured me back to making art, and I began painting large, satirical cartoon portraits. Since then I have participated in 180 shows and have sold lots of paintings. I now reside in Rochester
NY.

My paintings start with things I’ve read, heard, or seen, followed by a flash of insight occurring at a mundane moment (“solvitur ambulando”, which is Latin for “it is solved by walking”), in turn, followed by a poitive feeling that trips the “yes painting/no painting” switch enough for me to take the plunge. I deliberately leave loose ends, unresolved details, and unanswered questions that only the paintbrush can work out. At some point during a painting the funnel flips, then concept becomes synthesis, synthesis becomes execution and the painting takes on a life of its own with me at its service. Then I learn what the painting is really about, with its colors, lines, forms, and even subjects frequently playing several roles and sending multiple messages. A fresh kind of beauty that does more than merely mirror the world around us begins to assert itself.

Guitar Girl

My name is Helga Casagrande and I was born in 1951 in a suburb of Hamburg/Germany. My desire to survive a serious illness a few years ago made way for a new direction in my life. It was important to think positively and do something that revitalizes all the senses by satisfying them with pleasure.

By chance, I heard about a landscape painting course in 2007 given by a former student of the famous German painter Fritz Mackensen, co-founder of the Worpswede Artists’ Colony and spontaneously decided to take a trial lesson. The smell of the oil paint, the mixing of individual colors, thinking up new motifs, sketching them on the canvas…I knew immediately that this was the right direction, the beginning of something new.

After my teacher‘s death in 2008, I took a few lessons in the studio of the North German Realists, where I learned to paint „water“. I felt a new enthusiasm to bring the colors of the sea, the sound of the mighty waves, and the smell of the wind and the seaweed onto the canvas. In this period I created a considerable amount of paintings in all shades of blue and green.

As for the portraits I taught myself learning by doing, growing better from work to work, beginning with my nearest relatives, stars, and commission work.
From 2010 to 2012 I was appointed member of the board of the Aumühle/Wohltorf culture support group. I had a break for a few years to study guitar until my passion for painting attacked me again.

At the moment I mostly do portraits, followed by vintage cars and motorbikes.

I am a Korean fan! I am fascinated by the culture and people of Korea. The K-Drama-Series on Netflix inspired me to start a series of superstars from South Korea.

At home, I can relax and forget the misery of the world.

I enjoy my free time, invite friends over or devote myself to my hobbies. I feel safe and secure at home.

My niece Flora, for example, enjoys sitting comfortably on soft cushions and playing her beloved rats a few favorite songs on the guitar.

I wish everyone had a home filled with warmth and love.

Gussan Flowers

RuoGu Yu has shown tremendous interest in art since she was very little. She loves to paint all kinds of scenery. Accidentally, She got to know the soft pastel. Then she started to learn soft pastel painting. She enrolled and graduated from Ningbo Pei Advanced Pastel School in 2023. She has taken part in some domestic and international art competitions and won several awards. She won the Second Prize in the US Kentucky Youth Art Competition. She also won the First Prize in the National Educational Art Competition Youth Group in China. Some of her paintings are in private collections in China.

My entry for the show “Gussan Flowers” was painted from the vast grassland in the Qinghai Plateau. Gussan flowers were in full bloom giving out a delightful fragrance. In Tibetan culture, Gussan flowers mean “ deep love” and “ cherish your loved ones “. I decided to capture the moment with my painting and dedicate it to my mom, the most valuable person in the world to me. She sacrificed a lot for me and she never asked for a return. I painted with the utmost love. The soft pastels’ brightness and deepness could just meet my needs. In the future, I might have a family of my own, but my love for my mom will always be there.

GyeongBokGung Palace Guards Seoul South Korea

Jeremiah A. Gilbert is an award-winning photographer and travel writer. His travels have taken him to over a hundred countries and all seven continents, while his photography has been published internationally and exhibited worldwide. He is the author of four travel books. His most recent, Around the World in Eighty Photos, includes images created over twenty years of traveling. Each photo is accompanied by a brief story of how the image was created, along with the camera settings used.

Jeremiah A. Gilbert’s artistic journey began not with a map, but with a sense of wonder. Over the course of visiting more than 100 countries, his camera has been both compass and confidant, guiding him through bustling markets, remote villages, and landscapes where the horizon feels infinite. His creative vision is rooted in curiosity—seeking out moments that are both intimate and expansive, where the quiet details of a place reveal its deeper story. His photographs are less about ticking destinations off a list and more about tracing the threads of humanity that weave the world together. Inspired by fleeting light, unguarded gestures, and the textures of everyday life, his work captures not just the way a place looks, but the way it feels to stand there, breathe it in, and become part of its unfolding narrative.

Gyrorama

Born in New York City, John Scribner has over 40 years of experience as an artist participating in group and solo shows. His collages, sculptures, and paintings have been exhibited in New York City, Woodstock, Saugerties, Hudson, and West Shokan, New York, in the UK, and on HMVC and Dodomu online galleries. He is an Exhibiting Artist Member at The National Arts Club in New York City and has been a regular contributor to their Annual Roundtable Exhibition as well as the Exhibiting Artist Members Group Show. John frequently exhibits his work at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum (WAAM), where he is an Active Member, and at the Olive Free Library in West Shokan, NY.

John received a B.A. in Art History from Columbia University, where he studied Applied Art. Additional studies include The Arts Students League – where he was mentored by Ted Jacobs and Richard Poussette-Dart, The School of Visual Arts, and the Film/Video Arts School.

John and his wife Jennifer live in New York City and West Shokan, New York.

Anatomical prints, soil and sand, artificial food, bones, and old toys are some of the disparate objects I reconstitute into a sculpture that infuses the familiar with mystery. Collage and assemblage evoke disjointed narratives referencing History, Science, Literature, and the Arts. Humor and critique comingle in work that channels the vibrant wells of memory and dreams.

Hades & Persephone

Heini Mika is a Finnish artist living and working in New York City. Heini holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Worcester (UK) and she also has a degree in Fine Art and Visual Communications from Finland’s prestigious Pekka Halonen Academy of Art. Heini’s paintings have received global recognition, being showcased on four continents in prominent locations such as NYC, Paris, the UK, the UAE, and Indonesia. Her artworks have been featured in many notable publications, including the British Vogue, and several of her pieces are cherished within private collections.

Heini’s ultra-contemporary paintings serve the viewer with a palette of vibrant colors and dynamic shapes while she gives you her unique perspective on women, fairytales, and history. They have been an important source of inspiration for Heini throughout her career as an artist and this can be observed in her rich and intriguing original artworks.

Since forever women have been the subject of great art, but rarely were we allowed to create great art. As a female artist living in the 21st Century, I find great inspiration in the female icons of the past. Famous women from Marie Antoinette to Miley Cyrus, have served as profound sources of inspiration for me, due to their distinctive styles and unique spirits. In my art practice, I explore the contrast between the public portrayal of the women I admire and their true selves. My aim is to discover how the images of these influential women, given by pop culture, impact and shape my own artistic impressions of them. Just like the women I paint, I am an unconventional woman in the eyes of my society and with my art practice I want to invite viewers to look past the glittering images and see the depth and complexity of the women I paint, myself included.

Ultimately, my work serves as a reflection and exploration of this complex dynamic. While my intention is to showcase the vibrant and visually captivating image that pop culture has crafted around the women I idolize, I also remain very conscious of the underlying darkness that hides beneath the surface of their seemingly lighthearted images.

As a Finn, I grew up on satire, dark humor, and happy endings and that is well reflected in my work. At first glance, my cartoonish mixed media paintings may depict my subject’s pop culture image perfectly, which is usually colorful, ditzy, and lacking in substance, but I am actually satirizing our perceptions of my female heroines. We are all guilty of prioritizing a person’s image over the narrative. But whether the viewer understands this duality or not, I still want them to have a good time when viewing my artwork.

I choose to work with acrylics, rhinestones, and glitters because their vibrant hues and plastic textures are well suited for creating eye-catching artworks that are unique to me, and perfect for the subject matter.

Haiku In Red

Rashawn Hart-Campbell, originally from Detroit, MI, has studied art since her teen years, completing studies in Commercial and Graphic Arts at Crockett Career Tech and Basic Drawing at Wayne State University, both before graduating high school! Rashawn still studies art, at Henry Ford Community College, where she is pursuing a new degree in Liberal Arts to complement her years of experience and dedication to the wonderful world of visual and literary art! After experiencing initial success with her first official gallery showing in 2015 at Sherwood Forest Art Gallery in Detroit, Rashawn’s art has since been exhibited with the 2017 and 2018 Black ID Exhibits at the Carr Center in Detroit, with Raw Artists in Brooklyn, NY and Los Angeles, CA at the home of the famed, Detroit-born songwriter Allee Willis, for the “Willis Wonderland” Art Party in 2018. Rashawn also participated in the 2022 Manhattan, NY exhibit for The Fearless Artist and, here in Michigan, was the creative visual artist behind the official poster, stages, and other media for the 2023 Concert of Colors! Rashawn is currently an exhibiting artist in the international art contest, “ArtPrize” in Grand Rapids, MI!

I am a visual artist, writer, and mother born in Detroit, Michigan. My works are primarily executed in acrylic or oil on canvas. My work incorporates vibrant colors, mixed media, and dynamically intricate details in order to convey the emotionality of the subjects, broad feelings, and a wide range of experiences within the art I create. I would describe my newest collection of art as 2D canvas installations, with multiple canvases and paintings connected, making up each completed work of art. I usually attach multiple canvases with hardware. Many of my paintings also incorporate original writings, essays, and/or poetry as I believe that literature and visual art tell dynamic stories!

Half Dome

Gladys Waters is a Colombian-American Contemporary Artist. Her late father Luis E Celedón was a very talented artist, and she now follows in his footsteps.
She had solo shows at The Colombian Consulate in San Francisco, CA. Main Street Gallery and EarthDance Studios in Weaverville, California; at Shasta County Office of Education in Redding, CA and lately at Redding Regional Airport.

She was included in The Top 100 Registry, a magazine from New York in 2021., and was inducted into the prestigious Marquis Who is Who, in 2020.
She regularly participates in online, national, and international competitions, and has been selected and invited in many of them.

I was born and raised in Colombia, South America and I am also a very proud American citizen. My late father Luis E Celedón was a very talented artist, and I now follow in his footsteps.

Painting is my passion. I enjoy doing oil paintings, combining the palette knife technique with the strokes of my painting brushes. I had found that adding texture to my paintings made them come to life.

I had been featured in several solo shows in San Francisco, California, at The Colombian Consulate; Main Street Gallery, and EarthDance Studios in Weaverville CA. Also in Redding, CA at Shasta County Office of Education and lately at Redding Regional Airport.

I regularly show my paintings with other local artists, at The Redding City Hall, Shasta County Arts Council, and other galleries in Northern California. I had been selected and invited to several national and international, online group exhibitions, like Gallerium, and Exhibizione. Planetarium, Artistonish, HMVC Gallery in New York. and more.

I keep learning and taking classes and workshops from very professional professors like Stefan Baumann, Mary Carole Larson, Mollie Flack, and many others on social media.