Modern Makers and Materials

Heather Coen

artist

Heather Coen paintings have been recognized and published by every major art magazine including, Art of the West, Plein Air Magazine, American Art Collector, Colored Pencil Magazine,Southwest Art and others. She began her career by apprenticing to two major artists and then, over the coming years, took classes and workshops to hone her skills. Recently, although her career was halted by a tragedy, she has risen from the ashes and began painting with a vengeance. Having been awarded “Master Signature Circle” from Paint America, “Signature” from Pastel Society of Colorado and Plein Air Artists Colorado, she intends to resurrect her art career and started about three years ago. Included in 24 local and national shows in the last 24 months, her resume includes many ribbons and awards: Plein Air events such as “Plein Air Rockies,” and “Prairies to Peaks,” “Tailgate 2022” in Sedona, Artist in Residence for the Boyce Thompson Arboretum; and Arizona Plein Air Painters honors. She belongs to such prestigious national organizations like Oil Painters of America, Women Artists of the West, National Oil and Acrylic Painters, Women Painters West, as well as a number of local art clubs. She has had a solo on-line show with “Light, Space and Time Gallery” and currently has work in four different galleries in three different states including California, Colorado and Arizona. Heather believes she is, “Creating a legacy, one original at a time.”

Mary Delmege

artist

Anne Sipos

artist

Anne Sipos is a mixed media artist based in Phoenix, Arizona. The work of Sipos ranges from mixed media sculptures with metal to installations and videos. She is about to graduate with a Sculpture BFA from Arizona State University with a minor in Film and Media Production. Sipos grew up in Columbus, Ohio and has been pursuing art since childhood, as it helps her understand her life and beliefs. Her work has been recognized by NCCCIAP, ASU, and more.

Robert Snyder

artist

I started life as a painter. I was mentored by Ilya Bolotowsky and Ibram Lassaw. I worked with notables such as Willem DeKoonig, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Alphonso Ossorio and Larry Rivers. I worked as curator at The Parrish Museum in Southampton, The Guild Hall Museum in Easthampton, The Metropolitan Museum/Queens Museum and lectured at the Cloisters. And worked closely with Victor D’Amico on the “Barge” for the Museum of Modern Art. I started making pottery when taking my Master’s degree in painting at Pratt Institute. Little did I know that pottery would turn out to be my passion. My work was a feature story on the Fine Living Channel’s program Back to Basics. But since it's hard to make a living as an artist, I became an advertising Executive Creative Director/Art Director and film director. I ran several agencies, served on their Board of Directors, owned my own agency and managed healthy profits for my clients. My strength is seeing the big picture, growing organizations, and optimizing profitability, with an emphasis on quality. I work primarily in porcelain. I was strictly a wheel throwing potter. The pandemic opened me to avenues I hadn’t explored. Now hand-building is part of my wheel thrown pieces. I take real world objects as inspiration and create them in my vision. Cultural insights and 30 years as an advertising Creative Director create new paths to explore. I believe pottery is the bond between the earth, art, and utility and serves as our emotional connection to our environment. The surface decoration is a blank canvas to capture an idea, convey a feeling, add a tactile element, accentuate a prominent pattern or shape. I was an adjunct professor at The Art Institute of Phoenix, CMO at Arizona Clay Association and board member of the American Advertising Federation.

Aryana B. Londir

artist

Growing up in a rural area of Connecticut, I felt solace in the natural environs of wooded areas, observing how things grew, changed and evolved; how brilliantly the sun shone, how lucid the colors of nature are, and how rapidly a day was able to evolve from dry to wet, grey to bright sky. My childhood travels to New York City with family exposed me to a different world of geometric shapes in the massive buildings of the city skyline; it is in this space of my imagination that I combine the two contrasting ideologies. I express the distinction between organic and industrial by the vivid use of color and texture. Line and color are the main design elements utilized to construct my imagery. Although still intrigued by the workings of urban life and its implications on humanity, I now reside in Arizona, preferring the solitude and serenity of the desert to stimulate the unexplored regions of my imagination. I studied textile design, fashion styling, color, and sewing construction techniques with many acclaimed teachers, and developed my personal style after many years of studio practice in other artistic disciplines.

Amy Menousek

artist

Amy Menousek is an Arizona-based conceptual mixed media artist. Her work transcends traditional artistic boundaries to create emotional narratives that explore human experience, identity and feminism. She thoughtfully chooses repurposed materials to tell each story. Her work is an invitation to examine the roles in which women have been placed within society and reflect on the world from a female point of view. Through magnifying women's experience, her work serves to embrace the empowering and transformative power of women all while demanding change for our future. Her work can be found in Scottsdale and the Phoenix area galleries.