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River Of Art Launch Party Celebrating Life is Art  and Discounts for a Cause at  Bar 721 on Sunday, September 18, 2011. We showcased 6 awesome South Florida artist: Robert Kerhone, Anne Marie Brown, Jennifer Maria, Mitchell Owen Shulman (MIOWSHU) and Paul A. Vitello, B.F.A.

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Life Is Art and MaiArt Present River Of Art Showcase and Happy Hour at Miatardi on Wednesday, August 31, 2011.   With art by some very talented artists: Dianne Romero Buitrago, Carlos Scott, Mulet, Kazilla and Live Painting by Kazilla and great music by Soul P.  We had a little bit of rain on and off but had an awesome crowd.

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Celebrating the Life Is Art and Discounts for a Cause Launch Party!
Now you can save while you support. Sign up for the Discounts for a Cause website and save big money while you support Life Is Art – www.lifeisartfest.org/discounts/

River Of Art
Showcase and Networker

September 18, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Bar 721
721 Lincoln Ln
Miami Beach, FL 33139
NO COVER (Donations Gratefully Accepted)

Join Life Is Art and many artists and art lovers for a fun evening of networking, art and music. We are featuring several outstanding south Florida artists, so come check out their work. This is a great opportunity to meet and socialize with other artists and art lovers; make new connections, set up potential collaborations; and find new fans.

Robert Kerhonen
Robert will be doing quick sketch portraits at the show!
Robert David Korhonen is a Professional Artist. He has worked in the art industry for 25 years and has countless satisfed customers. Originally from Detroit, he has a BFA degree in Advertising Design and currently runs “Art & Soul Graphics”. He exhibited a talent and interest for drawing as a young child and was encouraged by his parents and teachers. He amazed his high school friends by drawing portraits of rock stars, then after graduating from Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, he entered the local art scene. While honing his drawing and painting skills, he moved into the digital art world, where he utilizes his talents to create fne art and marketing for national digital advertising campaigns and art gallery shows.
“I use computer skills to express myself through my art. I‘ve always been involved in some form of creativity. I began my journey in pencil drawing, then into painting with acrylics, moved on to oils and eventually upgraded into vector art on the computer. I’m especially enjoying this medium. I’ve always tried to put my own “mark” on what-ever I create. I have enjoyed delving into colorful techniques which, I think, lends itself more easily to convey the ideas I have in my head onto a visual medium. I am always looking for subject matter in my surroundings. The oceans, lakes, wildlife and scenic beauty of this Florida landscape provide endless possibilities, as well as the people I encounter in life and through photographs. I try to capture not only what I see, but to draw the viewer into my work and make an interactive experience.”

Anne Marie Brown
I work in acrylics and watercolors, using bold, bright colors and tropical themes. Work is done on gallery wrapped canvas, with all sides painted and professionally wired. My goal is to uplift spirits with color and form. I belong to many art clubs in the Tri-County South Florida Area and exhibit at outdoor and indoor shows all season, traveling north in the summer and exhibiting there as well. I do any size or shape on a commission basis. I am a DJ/VJ at Club Trapeze in Fort Lauderdale (Tamarac) and the Starlite Lounge in Pompano. I have my own setup and have videos for most songs.

Jennifer Maria
Art is my perpetual oasis. From childhood, I’ve escaped into a self-made utopia and manifested bits & pieces of it onto paper through visual expression. I drew and painted before unearthing photography as another medium of revelation. Through my artistic evolution, I’ve begun to integrate the surreal and the absolute with my camera.
The “Luscious” series is a reflection of my infatuation with food, sensuality and visual aesthetic. It is an ongoing exploration of the act of consumption through color, detail and texture.
I use a macro lens to create the illusion of being able to jump into those lips were they not already engaged. Each mouth is drenched in color- I alternate between applying the make-up myself & engaging the expertise of professional make-up artists.
When surrounded by and sometimes filled with sorrow and vexation, it soothes me to submerse myself in color- to strip down and bask in beauty and sensuality. This is a side of myself that I no longer try to oppress- instead I finally embrace it as one of the things that I cherish about being human.
It is my desire that you, my audience, also immerse and indulge yourself in this series. Many thanks to each participant of this creation, my supporters and most of all to my beloved mother who taught me to be true to myself and to materialize my dreams.

Mitchell Owen Shulman (MIOWSHU)
I am a South Florida born “creative native”. My passion for animals and my love of the sea brings out work which shows and enhances the beauty in our natural world. I try to create eye-catching pieces, which are fun, colorful and inspirational.

Paul A. Vitello, B.F.A.
As an artist working within the confines of modern artist temperament, it is not my intention to repeat the past, therefore, anyone viewing my work, with its 19th century influences, should regard these works in the light of passion for the technique of the old masters with their influences manifested in my paintings.
It is my aim to merge both the past and present into a new image of subtle complicities of color and design. My landscapes try to involve the viewer in a surrealistic world. Although they appear real to some degree, they are only dream worlds.
In my watercolor portraiture, light and dark opaque colors are rarely used giving me no preconceptions of how to express my intentions. This leaves me free to create my own style. Using dark backgrounds illuminated by a strong key light, my models are set a part from the luxury surrounding them. They are by color, light, and design a part of the painting, and yet they do not enjoy their confinement, nor can they escape their surroundings.
“Where the Dreams of Yesterday Meet the Visions of Tomorrow” ©

Renda Hitz Hearts
Carpet Art by Renda Writer and Billy Hitz
The “Renda Hitz Hearts” project is the ultimate story of making lemonade out of lemons. Friends and fellow poets, Renda Writer and Billy Hitz came up with the idea for this project on the night of August 3rd, 2011.
Both men were kind of down on their luck, but nowhere near giving up hope. Renda was living out of his car and crashing on friends’ couches. He called up Billy to see if he could crash for the night. Billy was living in a foreclosed house with no air conditioning, getting ready to declare bankruptcy, applying for food stamps, and looking for a job. The two men sat and discussed their troubles, and the underlying optimism that would get them out of their sticky situations, over a plate of baked ziti, when the discussion turned toward what Billy would do with all of the stuff in his house when it would be put up for auction.
It was then that he took Renda out to the garage to show him just how much stuff he had. As a carpet installer, Billy had several thousand feet of rolled up carpet in the garage, as well as a prototype heart shaped rug in his living room, which he had made several years earlier. The wheels started turning. Renda put two and two together and then suggested that he and Billy carve out some more hearts from all the unused carpet in the garage. They could make a business out of it. It would be a great way to make art while cleaning out his garage and recycling the carpet. Billy was very much down with the idea. Renda followed up with, “Let’s do it right now.”
The two poet artists looking for a way to spread the love and make some money decided to start right then and there, at around midnight. They worked pretty much through the night and all day the next day, creating uniquely original pieces of heart-themed art, and the rest is history. Love is everywhere. We cut rugs like we’re dancin’. Our hearts are not perfect. They don’t have to be. Have a heart. Buy a piece.

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Life Is Art and MaiArt Present River Of Art Showcase and Happy Hour

Wednesday, August 31, 8:00pm-11:00pm

Life Is Art and Maitardi are excited to present MaiArt River Of Art Showcase and Happy Hour! This is going to be a spectacular show, with art by some very talented artists.

Featured Artists:
Dianne Romero Buitrago
Carlos Scott
Mulet

Live Painting by Kazilla

Music by: Soul P

Complimentary Welcome Drink (1) and Tapas 8-9pm
A raffle will be held at 10 pm during MaiArt. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Life is Art!
The first 50 Checkins on FOURSQUARE get an additional complimentary beverage!

Maitardi
163 NE 39th Street
Design District, Miami, FL 33137
305-572-1400
www.maitardimiami.com
NO Cover (FREE)

RSVP to sakhone@graspagroup.com

Please join us for an evening art happening. At each event we feature several south Florida artists, and encourage socializing and networking. Bring plenty of business cards! This is a wonderful way to expand your connections in the south Florida scene. In addition, a portion of the proceeds goes to support the arts in south Florida, so please come hungry and thirsty!

See photos from our event there in June.

Maitardi is providing a welcoming drink to all attendees; as well as complimentary tapas to allow you to tasted their delicious menu. Maitardi is a lovely outdoor space nestled in the buzzing Design District. If you have never been, we highly recommend it. If you have been, you know you want to come back. Maitardi offers a casual, relaxed atmosphere with moderately priced Northern Italian cuisine for lunch and dinner.

As always, we welcome all other arts organizations and artists to bring their promotional material for distribution.

Life Is Art, Inc is a certified 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of the art community in south Florida.

ARTIST INFORMATION

Dianne Romero Buitrago
Dianne Romero Buitrago is an artist with an enriched American and Colombian culture. Born in New Jersey she moved to Florida as a very young child making it her permanent home. Her interest in art was sparked form a very young age as she saw her mother and aunt drawing and painting. As soon has her mother discover her talent she was introduce to the world of art. She obtained her Bachelors in Art education at Florida International University and then her Masters in art education. Dianne is currently working on a book while working as an artist and art educator for Miami Dade County Public Schools. Her passion and knowledge of the world of animation has inspired her to write her own graphic novel that she calls The F Book. Along side for the book she created the Peeps they are the characters that illustrates the book. In her drawing series she has a unique use of ink and a good sense of the human form that allows her bodies to lose all connections of the idea of the perfect body. Dianne’s artwork is a reflection of her experience working as a teacher but also a reflection of her self. She recognizes that every child’s culture is so unique and different and how we know very little about. Dianne experienced first hand the hardship of living in our society and the changes the body and mind makes from adolescence into adulthood.

Carlos Scott
Born in 1952 in the city of La Paz, Bolivia from Scottish and Spanish ancestry on his father’s side, and Australian and Irish ancestry on his mother’s, Carlos’ bicultural background and childhood experiences in those countries as well as here in the US have contributed to his artistic vision in subtle and varied ways. There is no specific subject or symbolic representation that he holds above all others. If his focus could be narrowed down to one thing it would be “Where art and photography converge” His work has evolved from producing strictly representational themes to include abstract, semi-abstract, and impressionist images that highlight textures, colors, and forms found in common every-day subjects. Among his current motifs you can find reflections in the Miami River, the natural decaying process of leaves and plants, as well as the natural effects of time, weather and oxidation on metals and other materials. Though they may retain strong aspects of their original forms, many of the images are striking for their divergence, or, transformation, if you will, into new forms, textures and colors that converge in a spectacular movement across the spectrum. Despite the diversity and unique interpretation of the subject matter, there is a consistent expression of style in this body of work that is evident in classic manifestations of form, color and textures.

Mulet
I was born in Holguin, Cuba. Studied Art at “El Alba” Art School in the same City. I worked as a graphic designer for the Government in the propaganda department. I participated in different Art Shows in Cuba. In the USA I got B.A. degree in Psychology from Florida International University. I have participated in Art exhibitions in Key West, Homestead, Miami, Fort Meyers, Georgia and New York. I owned and showed permanently for two years at MuletArt Gallery (across from MOCA), and also with other Artists. Some of my works are in private collections. I showed at “Der Kunstraum” Gallery in Vienna (Austria), France and the Show ‘Art in Prison” in Berlin.

 

Cassie Kazilla Williams
Kazilla aka Cassie Williams is a young artist whose style bounds between the street arts and fine arts. Originally from Santa Fe, NM she currently exhibits the breadth of her work in Miami, FL. After moving to the east coast her work has transcended the street arts and combined her two styles of fine art and graffiti to create an edgy, colorful clash of two very different worlds. The feminine figures, surreal landscapes and vibrant colors create a daunting visual feast for all audiences. She also works as a live artist, designer, muralist, photographer, producer, lyricist, singer and musician.

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Life is Art presents River of Art at Maitardi on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.  We had such a great crowd…thanks to everyone that came out!!!  We had 5 amazing South Florida artist showcased:  GusColors, Alissa Christine, Danny Delgado, William Pena Wells and Pauline A. Goldsmith.  Thanks Maitardi for the complimentary Prosecco and Tapas, such an amazing space.

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Life Is Art and Maitardi are excited to present River Of Art and MaiArt Showcase and Happy Hour!

Featured Artists:
Danny Delgado
Molly Bowen
Pauline A. Goldsmith
GusColors
William Pena Wells
Alissa Christine
Music by: Soul P

Wednesday, May 25
NOTE TIME: 8:00pm-11:00pm
Complimentary Prosecco & Tapas 8-9pm
NO Cover (FREE)

Maitardi
163 NE 39th Street
Design District, Miami, FL

RSVP to sakhone@graspagroup.com

Please join us for a late evening art happening. Note our summer hours of 8pm to 11pm, but come early to enjoy a complimentary Prosecco and passed Tapas. At each event we feature several south Florida artists, and encourage socializing and networking. A wonderful way to expand your connections in the art scene. In addition, a portion of the proceeds goes to support the arts in south Florida.

As always, we welcome all other arts organizations and artists to bring their promotional material for distribution.

Life Is Art, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of the art community in south Florida.

Additional Artist Information:
Danny Delgado www.flickr.com/photos/dannydelgado
Danny Delgado is a photographer who strives to capture moments, interesting people and the art in everyday life.

Molly Bowen www.mollybo.com
My new work is an exploration of the notion that I am so small compared to the reactions occurring on an unfathomably large scale in an infinite amount of space. I think about the fact that my body hosts a microcosm of organisms that do not know any more about me than I do about the universe I live in. More amazing to me still is that my body is in fact made up of particles that behave in ways eerily similar to masses deep in space. I am the universe, I am one person, and I am infinitely small.

Pauline A. Goldsmith www.GoldsmithGalleries.com
“My deep love of South Florida’s lush tropical vegetation has encouraged me to use watercolors to translate their exquisite beauty to paper, so that it can be shared with everyone wherever they may live. In my attempts over the last few years to render the likeness of these plants into a visual art, I have become mesmerized by their subtle transformations in the ever changing tropical lights and water reflections. In botanical art the use of watercolors applied with very small brushes and a dry technique can be challenging and very frustrating, but at the same time the resulting fine details and depth of color are both rewarding and therapeutic.”

GusColors www.GusColors.com
GusColors (b. 1981 Gustavo Ramirez-Cuadra) is a completely self-taught, modern pop artist based in Miami, FL. Since moving to Miami in 2000, GusColors has embraced the energetic and vibrant culture surrounding him, and sees this extravagant lifestyle through different eyes. “I dream in paint. My subconscious is actively working, creating from my inner-mind.” His acrylic on canvas work explores a playful yet rambunctious side of everyday life. The use of bright colors and innocent but mischievous characters explode through the surface of each canvas, and enables a fresh point of view. A Splash of GusColors is a glimpse of a unique style, easily recognizable, and allows you to ride through daily life on a magic carpet.

William Pena Wells
Life flows past in a river. The best we can do is catch reflections. My work catches glimpses of ordinary people…

Alissa Christine www.alissachristine.com
Award winning Brazilian-American visual artist Alissa Christine channels the true essence of beauty through her work and draws inspiration from the pure and simple joys of life. Recognized for her professional photography, Alissa’s art spans mediums with innovative fusions of photography, lighting, movement, painting, sculpture and display… sometimes performed live. “i love miami 365® : daily photo documentary” is a year-long photo project where every day of 2008 was photographed by Alissa Christine in celebration of life witnessed at any moment. Each photo is captioned with a personal commentary along with the title, date, time and place.

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Life is Art River of Art at The Surfcomber on Friday, May 6, 2011.  Thank you all for coming out to Life is Art’s River of Art.  We had some amazing South Florida Artist work on display; Paula TurkAgatha GreenCarlos G. Scott, Carol P Kingsley, Mikayla Castro, Diana Contreras and Nora Meyer.  We had some awesome music by DJ A.K.  Special thanks to the Surfcomber for providing the appetizers.

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River of Art, Fashion, Music, Networking Event by Life Is Art at the Surfcomber May 6, 2011

Life Is Art is happy to present another fun River Of Art Showcase & Networker! On May 6th we will be gathering at the beautiful Collins Bar in the Surfcomber Hotel for an evening of art, music, fashion and socializing. If you have never been to the Collins Bar, this is your chance to check out this excellent Art Deco gem.

The Surfcomber is hooking us up with half price drinks for the first hour and free appetizers. We are featuring seven excellent artists and will be having a fashion show, as well. Music compliments the entire evening. This is an excellent way to wind up your week and get started on the weekend. A portion of the proceeds goes to support the arts in south Florida, so drink up!

River Of Art
Showcase, Happy Hour, Networker, Party
Friday, May 6, 2011, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Surfcomber Collins Bar
1717 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL
1/2 Price Drinks 6:30-7:30
Free Appetizers Courtesy of Surfcomber
NO COVER
Produced by Life Is Art
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Featured Artists
Carol P. Kingsley
Diana Contreras
Mikayla Castro
Carlos G. Scott
Agatha Green
Nora Meyer
Paula Turk
Passing Fancy Fashion Designs by Ivette Lopez Garcia
Music by DJ A.K.

We welcome all other arts organizations and artists to bring their promotional material for distribution.

Sponsored by Soul Of Miami.
“Official Unofficial” Afterparty at Sol Gallery.

 

Life Is Art, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of the art community in south Florida.

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Life is Art River of Art at Bar 721 on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.  Thanks to everyone that came out to support Life is Art.  We had an such an awesome crowd.  Thanks to Bar 721 for providing us the space to have an artist showcase and Taconteno for providing the passed appetizers (so yummy).  The following are the artist that were showcased in this months River of Art:  Jaime Ferreyros, Vanessa Velez, Clara Ruiz, Vince Herrera, Nathan Grip, Lorie Setton and Monique Lassoij.

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Life Is Art River Of Art

A Showcase and Celebration of Art and Culture Featuring Several South Florida Artists at Bar 721

February 23, 6:30-9:30pm
Bar 721
721 Lincoln Ln
Miami Beach, FL

Short link: http://bit.ly/liaror

2 for 1 Drinks You Call It! $5 Wine
Complimentary Appetizers Courtesy of Tacontento
Showcase, Networker, Party & Fundraiser

Participating Artists
Clara Ruiz
Jaime Ferreyros
Lorie Setton
Monique Lassooij
Nathan Gnip
Stian Roenning
Vanessa Velez
Vince Herrera

Music by DJ Soozin

RSVP now to enter to win a FREE bottle from Bar 721. (You must be present to win.)

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Supported by:
CANDO Arts Co-Op
Artcenter/South Florida
Soul Of Miami

Join Life Is Art and many artists and art lovers for a fun evening of networking, art and music. We are featuring several outstanding south Florida artists, so come check out their work. This is a great opportunity to meet and socialize with other artists and art lovers; make new connections, set up potential collaborations; and find new fans.

Bar 721 is offering 2 for 1 drinks (full bar!) and $5 wine to lubricate your gears. Tacontento is providing complimentary appetizers to charge your engines. DJ Soozin is supplying musical accompaniment to keep you rolling. AND, if you RSVP now, you will be entered to win a free bottle-service from Bar 721!

www.bar721.com
www.tacontento.com
www.lifeisartfest.org

Clara Ruiz

I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2002, I moved to Miramar, FL with my family, where we have lived ever since.
I have been interested in art since I was a child. I got my Interior Designer degree in 1985, a career that I only practiced for a short amount of time. Due to reasons that I am still trying to explain, I always have worked in the Administration and Accounting field. At the same time, I have taken Graphic and Advertising Design, art crafts—such as artisanal paper making, pottery, jewelry, origami, watercolor, fabric painting, and papier mache amongst others.
I met photography holding my beloved grandfather’s hand; but it wasn’t until 2008 when it became my hobby, and now has become my passion, which allows me to escape from the numbers.
In this field, I am self taught and my favorite subjects are nature and those things that we usually leave forgotten due to the fast pace of our lives.
What I love the most about photography is that it allows me to see the world from many different perspectives while searching for beauty. When I walk by, tip toeing, kneeling or crawling or simply watching from weird holes, I don’t know if it is me looking at my subjects or if they are staring at me, smiling, winking.
Individual exhibit: Miramar Library. December 2010

Jaime Ferreyros

I’m an EMMY Award winning TV Producer from Miami/iPhoneographer madman.
*All pictures taken and processed with iPhone 3GS

Lorie Setton

Lorie Setton is a creative painter from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with formal artistic training from Florence University of the Arts and the University of Florida. Her large-scale compositions place realistically painted objects in abstract and atmospheric environments, treading the line between real and imaginative. Her work focuses on different manners of color, transparency, and light reflection and alludes to objects that are recognized not by what they look like, but what they do, such as reflecting glass and undulating fabrics. Her most recent works are inspired by American landscapes from her travels, and their surreal and expansive qualities. Lorie Setton currently exhibits her work at GAB Studio in the Wynwood Arts District.

Monique Lassooij

Monique Lassooij was born and raised in The Netherlands and moved three years ago to Miami, Florida. Her paintings hang in numerous private collections in the US and abroad.
In The Netherlands Ms. Lassooij started out as an abstract painter but over the years she developed a passion for figurative painting. After having studied with Dutch artists such as Pien Hazenberg and Henk Hubenet, she went to the Royal Academy for Fine Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands. Monique received since then several commissions and her work can also be found in public places such as the Town Hall of Scheveningen in The Netherlands.
In 2008 she attended several workshops by Darwin Leon – founder of The Figure Network – in Miami.
In most of her work, Monique combines the figurative with abstract, but with the emphasis on the figurative. She finds her inspiration in colors and what those colors do with the subject on the canvas. She don’t always have to place her subject in a context-giving background, as a single color or even a combination of colors and geometric shapes will make the subject stand out.
“The painting “Change your Words…” is one of hope. I try to translate that hope not only in the text but in my use of colors.”

Nathan Gnip

I believe that art speaks for itself.
Whatever effect it has on you is something personal that you have found within yourself. My paintings serve their purpose when you view them and some part of you relates, thinks, feels and absorbs the image. The thoughts and feelings that you have
are the most important part of my art.
Texture, movement, and energy are regarded as hallmarks of contemporary art. These are the elements that form the nucleus and soul of the imagery of internationally renowned artist, Nathan Gnip.
Nathan Gnip studied art in Moscow University of Arts, and continue his education in Stony Brook and Hofstra University, New York. Using a mixture of contemporary realism and personal expression, he has developed a distinctive style that is reflecting in his unique technique. Nathan’s exposure to the European art, which have a technical and spiritual motivation, is strongly reflected in his works. Nathan’s works has been included in numerous private collections internationally and across the United States.

Stian Roenning

Stian Roenning is an accomplished multi media Norwegian artist residing in Miami. He has studied Film at Miami International University of Art & Design, and graduated from Florida International University with a BFA in Visual Art in 2006. For the last nine years he has been working with the art of video installation and fine art and commercial photography. His work has been showcased in galleries like Galerie Bertin-Toublanc, Nomad Gallery in Miami, FL with his “Voyeur” and “Quadruped” series and Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF), the Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Dorsch Gallery, NUE Studio in Miami, FL, and Lincoln Road Art Center on South Beach, F, and being represented by ZADOK Gallery in Miami Wynwood district. Stian has been published in magazines like RollingStone, Ocean Drive, Playboy 944, The Lead, Sessions Magazine and Fraser Yachts. He has also co-directed and produced commercials and music videos for the Catalina Hotel, LIV Nightclub, Latin Grammy Winner
Javier Garcia (Universal Record), Latin Grammy Winner Jorge Moreno (Maverick) and Alejandra Alberti (SONY/BMG), Steve Aoki, ATRAK, MSTRKRFT, ADAM 12 from She Wants Revenge, just to name a few. Stian Roenning has also co-produced the “Black Sunday” short films with Alexis Mincolla. Recently he has also worked with internationally acclaimed author Irvine Welsh and John hood on a docudrama about their lives as writers. He is currently producing freelance video for Playboy Enterprises, The Overthrow and Beach Pictures on multiple reality shows in and out of Miami, FL.

Vanessa Velez

Vanessa Velez was born and raised in New York. At a young age, she began to collage her journals. She soon realized how this form of art can speak to us on a subconscious level. Since then, she has researched metaphysics and healing traditions for over ten years. In 2009, Vanessa founded The Hidden Knowing with the intention of inspiring and illuminating the creative power within each of us. She coaches both men and women, one-on-one and in groups, with phenomenal results.

Vince Herrera

My paintings, my rambling, my marks are just me documenting HI(S)TORY (his story). There is no filter when I paint. My artwork is my raw emotion in its purest form. It tells you exactly how I’m feeling and what I’m thinking. You may not always get it, but that’s ok, sometimes I don’t either. I do have a goal as far as the impact of my artwork. I want it to inspire and bring upon change. I want it to be a slap in the face and wake people up to the reality of the world beyond their self. My artwork may be confusing, it may have humor, it may look like shit, but it will always be honest.

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