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Selected artist biographies are listed alphabetically, by artist's last name.

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	Fauconnet, Guy-Pierre - French, 1882-1920 Fauconnet had extraordinary talent, and a drawing executed by him at age 11 was published. At the time of his graduation from the lycée he won first prize in drawing at the Concours Général. He collaborated with Jean Cocteau among others. During these years he established himself as a major painter and engraver. He died prematurely in 1920. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century European
	Gorostarzu, Thierry de – French, b. 1958 Gorostarzu was born in Rennes, France in 1958. He studied law and began a promising legal career, but decided his real interest and talent lay in the arts. He began studying at the studios of the “Beaux Arts de la Ville de Paris.” He spent four years in the modeling studio of Daniel Jodet and an additional four years in the painting studio of Jean Rouget. In addition to teaching art, he has had exhibitions in the Galerie Blondel (Paris), the Salon d’Art Dourdan Art Expo, New York and at the Galerie Lemonier in Versailles. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary European
	Hai, Ou Hou - Chinese Hai Ou Hou was born in Beijing where she studied at the prestigious Central Institute of Fine Art and Design. In 1984 she began teaching at the Hubei Fine Art Institute in Wuhan. She now lives in the United States. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary Chinese Artists
	Hartley, Jane – American Jane Hartley has studied art both locally and abroad. A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, she was involved with the creation of award winning graphic design before going on to paint for private collectors. She combines her background in graphic design and her appreciation of the Old Masters in her traditional style still life and figurative paintings. Hartley has been exhibiting her work for over 30 years, and her paintings are in collections in the U.S. and abroad. She is a juried member of the International Guild of Realism and Oil Painters of America. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary American
	Herkomer, Sir Hubert, RA - English, 1849-1914 Von Herkomer was an English painter, illustrator, printmaker, stage designer, writer and teacher of German birth. His works were first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art in London in 1869. Between that date and 1904 he exhibited 158 paintings at the Royal Academy. He was elected to membership in the Royal Academy in 1890. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century European
	Hughes, Ardis - American, b. 1910 Hughes is a graduate of the Pratt Institute of New York and a member of the American Watercolor Society. He has traveled widely and his paintings are found in prominent public and private collections. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary American
	Knudsen, Robert – American, b. 1956 Robert Knudsen was born in 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his BFA in 1995 at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. He has shown his work in many exhibitions in Maryland. His work is represented in the collection of the Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women in Baltimore. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary American
	Kugach, Ivan – Russian b. 1972 Ivan Kugach was born in 1972 into a famous family of artists. Both his father Mikhail and his grandfather Youri are renowned artists and academicians. Kugach studied at the Surikov Academy of Art in Moscow. Since 1995 he has taken part in international exhibitions in Barcelona, London and Madrid. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary European
	Lykov, Fedor – Russian b. 1963 Lykov was born in 1963 in Moscow, where he lives and works. In 1981 he graduated from the Moscow Special Art School. His paintings are typical of the Russian School, and his work is well-known and documented in Russia. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary European
	Millar, Addison Thomas – American, 1860 – 1913 Millar was born in Ohio in 1860. He moved to Cleveland in 1879, where he began painting portraits and landscapes, and to New York in 1883, where he studied etching and painting. In 1892 he became a student of the great landscape painter William M. Chase. In 1894 Millar studied in Paris under Boldini and Benjamin Constant. He traveled to North Africa where he found inspiration for many of his more popular paintings. Millar was killed in a car accident in 1913. His paintings and etchings are represented in the Detroit Institute of Arts; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; New York Public Library, New York City; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. and the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century American
	Morgan, Julia - American Julia Morgan majored in studio art at Mount Holyoke College where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She also studied in Aix-en-Provence, France. The artist has had numerous exhibitions of her works here and in Canada and has won several awards. In addition to her painting, she is a member of the adjunct faculty, Williams College as well as Museum Education Coordinator, Williams College Museum of Art.
	Murphy, Michael Vincent – English, b. 1943 Michael Murphy was born in Poole, Dorset, England in 1943. From 1960 to 1983 he worked in the field of commercial art. In 1984 he studied at Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, and in 1985 he devoted himself to painting full time. Beginning in 1979 he has had numerous exhibitions. His works are represented in public collections in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg as well as in many private and corporate collections. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary European
	Nefedkin, Oleg – Russian b. 1956 Oleg Nefedkin was born January 25, 1956 in Moscow. In 1976 he entered the prestigious Surikov Academy of Art in Moscow, from which he graduated with honors in 1982. From 1986 to 1987 Nefedkin worked on the reconstruction and restoration of the famous Danilov Monastery while studying iconography and monastery art. Since 1988 he has had numerous one-man shows in several countries, including the United States, England, France, the Netherlands, and Germany, as well as in his native Russia. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary European
	Ou, Yang De Biao - Chinese, b.1958 The artist, who studied at the Central Institute of Fine Art and Design in Beijing, now teaches at the Hubei Fine Art Institute. He is considered one of the most prominent portraitists of his generation. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary Chinese Artists
	Pavan, Charles - French, b. 1936 Pavan began his artistic studies at l'Ecole Des Beaux-arts at Sao Paolo, where his parents emigrated in 1953. He gained fame as a sculptor, photographer, painter and musician. His works adorn private collections on four continents. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary European
	Préval ,Christiane de - French, b. 1876 Christiane de Préval was born at Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées), France on September 20, 1876. Showing early promise, she studied with the French artist Marcel Baschet. In an age when few women were recognized in the arts, her mastery of the medium allowed her to overcome prejudice. Beginning in 1911, she regularly showed her works at the famous Salon des Artistes Français in Paris. In 1922 she won the silver medal at the Salon. Préval is particularly well known for her fine interior paintings. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century European
	Sheppard, Joseph - American Sheppard is a prominent Baltimore artist whose works are internationally known. His works include a portrait of the former President Bush and Mrs. Bush. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary American
	Thysen, Carolus Johannes - Dutch, 1867 - 1917 Thysen was born in Rotterdam in 1867. He was a student at the Academy of Art in Rotterdam. He later studied in Paris and Munich, and he is best known for his portraits and interiors. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century European
	Tisseron, Jean-Armand - French, , d. 1894 A painter of landscapes, Tisseron studied under Robert and Troyon of the famed Barbizon School. He had his début at the Salon Des Artistes Français in Paris in 1868. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century European
	Troxler, Shannon – American From 1984 to 1987 Shannon Troxler studied at the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, a small classical art school emphasizing techniques used by the old masters. She also studied and worked in Hyannis Port, Mass., in New York City, and in Jackson, Wyoming. She made sketching and painting tours in Ireland as well as in Florence and Tuscany. In 1991 she studied with the renowned Chinese artist Zhen Wexin. She has participated in numerous exhibitions and shows. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary American
	Vallée, Ludovic - French, 1864-1939 Vallée exhibited at the Salon Des Indépendants in Paris in 1903. His works were also exhibited at the Exposition Nationale and the Exposition Des Tuileries. He painted a number of oils in the manner of Signac. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century European
	Wauters, Emile Charles - Belgian, 1846 - 1933 Wauters was born in Brussels in 1846. He trained in Brussels and later worked in Paris where he had his début in 1870. His paintings hang in museums in Antwerp, Brussels, Dresden, Liege and Zurich. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century European
	Weyl, Max - American, 1837 - 1914 Weyl was born in Washington, D.C. and was raised in the Washington/Virginia area. He studied in Europe and was influenced by the Barbizon painters. He nevertheless adhered the academic tradition of the Hudson River painters. He is known locally for his paintings of Rock Creek Park in Washington. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery 19th - 20th Century American
	Wezyk, Joanna - Polish Wezyk was born in Krakow and graduated from the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. She is an accomplished artist, writer, set designer and illustrator. She has had numerous exhibitions both in the United States and Europe, and enjoys an international reputation. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary European
	Xue, Jian Xing - Chinese This prominent artist earned an MFA at Bard College, New York in 1991, after studies at the Nanjing Academy of Arts and the Art College of Suzhou University in China. He has had innumerable solo and group exhibitions and is represented in many important collections. Click to visit this artists work in: Gallery Contemporary Chinese Artists
	Zelano, Ellen - American Zelano is from Rhode Island where she was an elementary school teacher. Later she spent a year teaching in the Netherlands, and she spent her weekends immersed in the great art galleries of Amsterdam. She and her husband returned to Washington, DC where she became a professional artist. She teaches at the Corcoran College of Art and Design and the Art League, Inc.. Her work has been exhibited in Washington, DC and New York City and is found in many collections around the country. Click to visit this artist’s work in: Gallery Contemporary American

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