Canadian-born artist Ramona Nordal began her art exploration at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here she studied lithography, color theory, painting and drawing with a focus on anatomy drawing and painting. Color theory has always been a huge part of Nordal’s process, and she is quickly becoming known for her richly evocative color palette.

The central theme that unites all her work is the mixture of the traditional with the unconventional. Her work is a representation of her interest in the human form mixed with unconventional techniques found in pop art culture and new contemporary art. Nordal is hyper aware of art's relationship with human emotion and her subjects reflect this as they captivate and entice you into their world. Her work can be found in collections throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Europe.

"The random collaboration of old and new is important to me because this is how I see the new generation. It is the mixture of traditional and unconventional that attracts us and takes us on a fresh new journey."

Ramona Nordal currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Canadian-born artist Ramona Nordal began her art exploration at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here she studied lithography, color theory, painting and drawing with a focus on anatomy drawing and painting. Color theory has always been a huge part of Nordal’s process, and she is quickly becoming known for her richly evocative color palette.

The central theme that unites all her work is the mixture of the traditional with the unconventional. Her work is a representation of her interest in the human form mixed with unconventional techniques found in pop art culture and new contemporary art. Nordal is hyper aware of art's relationship with human emotion and her subjects reflect this as they captivate and entice you into their world. Her work can be found in collections throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Europe.

"The random collaboration of old and new is important to me because this is how I see the new generation. It is the mixture of traditional and unconventional that attracts us and takes us on a fresh new journey."

Ramona Nordal currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

Hugo G. Urrutia is a multidisciplinary artist-designer, interested in the cross-pollination between art and architecture. His artwork challenges the notion of what constitutes a piece of art. A graduate and active member of the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom, Urrutia’s work creates a distinct spatiality located at the interstice of art and architecture. His work explores and uses technology for design and fabrication, with a sensitive and conscious reminder of the creativity of human endeavor.

Urrutia graduated from the Architectural Association in 2013, earning a Master of Architecture in the Design & Make programme. In 2000, he graduated from Texas Tech University, with a Bachelor of Architecture and Design and received the 2000 Outstanding Thesis Award.

Urrutia is interested in conveying a strong concept and exploring different mediums by presenting his message in a very indirect format, while creating visual simulation for the viewer. His latest series titled "Flexible Rigids", explores sculptural forms that simulate smooth harmonic movements of a flexible surface, initiating the process from a “rigid “surface.

"Using nature and geometry as a starting point, I am interested in the notion of a wave, a synchronized flock of birds, a silk fabric soothingly moving with the wind. Then I challenge myself to try to mimic these noble forms…This series derives from repetitiveness of a simple component like the triangle. As a whole, it produces a sort of wavy effect in which I can play with the shades and shadows. By cutting a simple rigid coloured plane in a precise way, my “canvas” becomes sculptural and organic...”

Hugo G. Urrutia is a multidisciplinary artist-designer, interested in the cross-pollination between art and architecture. His artwork challenges the notion of what constitutes a piece of art. A graduate and active member of the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom, Urrutia’s work creates a distinct spatiality located at the interstice of art and architecture. His work explores and uses technology for design and fabrication, with a sensitive and conscious reminder of the creativity of human endeavor.

Urrutia graduated from the Architectural Association in 2013, earning a Master of Architecture in the Design & Make programme. In 2000, he graduated from Texas Tech University, with a Bachelor of Architecture and Design and received the 2000 Outstanding Thesis Award.

Urrutia is interested in conveying a strong concept and exploring different mediums by presenting his message in a very indirect format, while creating visual simulation for the viewer. His latest series titled "Flexible Rigids", explores sculptural forms that simulate smooth harmonic movements of a flexible surface, initiating the process from a “rigid “surface.

"Using nature and geometry as a starting point, I am interested in the notion of a wave, a synchronized flock of birds, a silk fabric soothingly moving with the wind. Then I challenge myself to try to mimic these noble forms…This series derives from repetitiveness of a simple component like the triangle. As a whole, it produces a sort of wavy effect in which I can play with the shades and shadows. By cutting a simple rigid coloured plane in a precise way, my “canvas” becomes sculptural and organic...”

Hugo G. Urrutia is a multidisciplinary artist-designer, interested in the cross-pollination between art and architecture. His artwork challenges the notion of what constitutes a piece of art. A graduate and active member of the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom, Urrutia’s work creates a distinct spatiality located at the interstice of art and architecture. His work explores and uses technology for design and fabrication, with a sensitive and conscious reminder of the creativity of human endeavor.

Urrutia graduated from the Architectural Association in 2013, earning a Master of Architecture in the Design & Make programme. In 2000, he graduated from Texas Tech University, with a Bachelor of Architecture and Design and received the 2000 Outstanding Thesis Award.

Urrutia is interested in conveying a strong concept and exploring different mediums by presenting his message in a very indirect format, while creating visual simulation for the viewer. His latest series titled "Flexible Rigids", explores sculptural forms that simulate smooth harmonic movements of a flexible surface, initiating the process from a “rigid “surface.

"Using nature and geometry as a starting point, I am interested in the notion of a wave, a synchronized flock of birds, a silk fabric soothingly moving with the wind. Then I challenge myself to try to mimic these noble forms…This series derives from repetitiveness of a simple component like the triangle. As a whole, it produces a sort of wavy effect in which I can play with the shades and shadows. By cutting a simple rigid coloured plane in a precise way, my “canvas” becomes sculptural and organic...”

Hugo G. Urrutia is a multidisciplinary artist-designer, interested in the cross-pollination between art and architecture. His artwork challenges the notion of what constitutes a piece of art. A graduate and active member of the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom, Urrutia’s work creates a distinct spatiality located at the interstice of art and architecture. His work explores and uses technology for design and fabrication, with a sensitive and conscious reminder of the creativity of human endeavor.

Urrutia graduated from the Architectural Association in 2013, earning a Master of Architecture in the Design & Make programme. In 2000, he graduated from Texas Tech University, with a Bachelor of Architecture and Design and received the 2000 Outstanding Thesis Award.

Urrutia is interested in conveying a strong concept and exploring different mediums by presenting his message in a very indirect format, while creating visual simulation for the viewer. His latest series titled "Flexible Rigids", explores sculptural forms that simulate smooth harmonic movements of a flexible surface, initiating the process from a “rigid “surface.

"Using nature and geometry as a starting point, I am interested in the notion of a wave, a synchronized flock of birds, a silk fabric soothingly moving with the wind. Then I challenge myself to try to mimic these noble forms…This series derives from repetitiveness of a simple component like the triangle. As a whole, it produces a sort of wavy effect in which I can play with the shades and shadows. By cutting a simple rigid coloured plane in a precise way, my “canvas” becomes sculptural and organic...”

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

David Crismon
(b. 1964, USA)

Artist Statement: Dislocated Histories

I felt it was appropriate to use an 'old' process, such as painting, to address current processes or technologies. Systems, digital imaging, scans, photocopies and data glitches are a small part of larger strata of visual surveillance about ourselves and the world around us.

In the 21st century we are shaped by information. The ceaseless flow of data in and around our lives has become seamless with our perception of it. This is especially apparent with respect to history. Technology renders history as something endlessly under construction. The past is subject to investigation, re-interpretation, splicing and editing. Consequently, various distortions and interferences of information occur whether intended or not.

By displacing images from the past into the present, I wish to accentuate those distortions and changes; reconstructing various historical works where some information has been duplicated, altered, or is missing altogether. These altered historical sources help show history being transformed into a kind of abstract data. Our attempts to construct a reliable understanding of the world form a constantly shifting composite; a tenuous, fragmented, image where neither the past nor the present exist without the interference of the other.

David Crismon lives and works in Oklahoma City, USA.

Education

1990 MFA University of Oklahoma (Painting)
1982 BFA Kansas City Art Institute (Painting)

David Crismon
(b. 1964, USA)

Artist Statement: Dislocated Histories

I felt it was appropriate to use an 'old' process, such as painting, to address current processes or technologies. Systems, digital imaging, scans, photocopies and data glitches are a small part of larger strata of visual surveillance about ourselves and the world around us.

In the 21st century we are shaped by information. The ceaseless flow of data in and around our lives has become seamless with our perception of it. This is especially apparent with respect to history. Technology renders history as something endlessly under construction. The past is subject to investigation, re-interpretation, splicing and editing. Consequently, various distortions and interferences of information occur whether intended or not.

By displacing images from the past into the present, I wish to accentuate those distortions and changes; reconstructing various historical works where some information has been duplicated, altered, or is missing altogether. These altered historical sources help show history being transformed into a kind of abstract data. Our attempts to construct a reliable understanding of the world form a constantly shifting composite; a tenuous, fragmented, image where neither the past nor the present exist without the interference of the other.

David Crismon lives and works in Oklahoma City, USA.

Education

1990 MFA University of Oklahoma (Painting)
1982 BFA Kansas City Art Institute (Painting)

Canadian-born artist Ramona Nordal began her art exploration at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here she studied lithography, color theory, painting and drawing with a focus on anatomy drawing and painting. Color theory has always been a huge part of Nordal’s process, and she is quickly becoming known for her richly evocative color palette.

The central theme that unites all her work is the mixture of the traditional with the unconventional. Her work is a representation of her interest in the human form mixed with unconventional techniques found in pop art culture and new contemporary art. Nordal is hyper aware of art's relationship with human emotion and her subjects reflect this as they captivate and entice you into their world. Her work can be found in collections throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Europe.

"The random collaboration of old and new is important to me because this is how I see the new generation. It is the mixture of traditional and unconventional that attracts us and takes us on a fresh new journey."

Ramona Nordal currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

David Crismon
(b. 1964, USA)

Artist Statement: Dislocated Histories

I felt it was appropriate to use an 'old' process, such as painting, to address current processes or technologies. Systems, digital imaging, scans, photocopies and data glitches are a small part of larger strata of visual surveillance about ourselves and the world around us.

In the 21st century we are shaped by information. The ceaseless flow of data in and around our lives has become seamless with our perception of it. This is especially apparent with respect to history. Technology renders history as something endlessly under construction. The past is subject to investigation, re-interpretation, splicing and editing. Consequently, various distortions and interferences of information occur whether intended or not.

By displacing images from the past into the present, I wish to accentuate those distortions and changes; reconstructing various historical works where some information has been duplicated, altered, or is missing altogether. These altered historical sources help show history being transformed into a kind of abstract data. Our attempts to construct a reliable understanding of the world form a constantly shifting composite; a tenuous, fragmented, image where neither the past nor the present exist without the interference of the other.

David Crismon lives and works in Oklahoma City, USA.

Education

1990 MFA University of Oklahoma (Painting)
1982 BFA Kansas City Art Institute (Painting)

YUTA NISHIURA
(b. 1974, USA)

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Yuta Nushiura presents a sensual and noble wood sculpture series, bringing his exquisite carved sculptures to life with a compelling narrative and style.

His unique hand-carved wood sculptures express a high sensibility of the human expressions and desires.

"My works are based on small observations of daily life - mostly of mine. I like to look at a simple life that is actually full of small miracles and want to be fully aware of it.

A black dot drawn on a white sheet of paper, for instance, creates the white world around it. The empty white space is filled with the freedom, eternity and stories. It is my aim to create this white world called landscape by making a black dot called sculpture."

YUTA NISHIURA
(b. 1974, USA)

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Yuta Nushiura presents a sensual and noble wood sculpture series, bringing his exquisite carved sculptures to life with a compelling narrative and style.

His unique hand-carved wood sculptures express a high sensibility of the human expressions and desires.

"My works are based on small observations of daily life - mostly of mine. I like to look at a simple life that is actually full of small miracles and want to be fully aware of it.

A black dot drawn on a white sheet of paper, for instance, creates the white world around it. The empty white space is filled with the freedom, eternity and stories. It is my aim to create this white world called landscape by making a black dot called sculpture."

YUTA NISHIURA
(b. 1974, USA)

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Yuta Nushiura presents a sensual and noble wood sculpture series, bringing his exquisite carved sculptures to life with a compelling narrative and style.

His unique hand-carved wood sculptures express a high sensibility of the human expressions and desires.

"My works are based on small observations of daily life - mostly of mine. I like to look at a simple life that is actually full of small miracles and want to be fully aware of it.

A black dot drawn on a white sheet of paper, for instance, creates the white world around it. The empty white space is filled with the freedom, eternity and stories. It is my aim to create this white world called landscape by making a black dot called sculpture."

KATHARINE MORLING
United Kingdom

Katharine Morling is an award-winning artist working in the medium of ceramics. She set up her studio in 2003 and has since gained international acclaim for her work. Her ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty's London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK.

After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2009, she was awarded first prize at the 2010 World Crafts Council Triennial in Belgium. Morling also represented the UK at the 2010 European Ceramic Context in Denmark. For COLLECT 2011, she showed a new installation "Out of the House" in the Project Space of the Saatchi Gallery. Other notable projects include creating a large wall mounted installation for the new children's ward commissioned by the Royal London Hospital through Vital Arts, and a contemporary dance piece at the Royal Opera House inspired by her work.

As part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Morling was invited to create an artist's response to the Staffordshire Hoard. Morling designed 10 large ceramic sculptures of mythological godlike creatures, that represent the deities that the Anglo Saxons might have worshiped. "Morling and the Hoard" is now on permanent display alongside the Staffordshire Hoard at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. In 2015 she completed "Gardens Edge" her third large scale installation which included five life size figures and a woodland scene.

In 2019, Katharine Morling's work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This is the fifth time that Katharine Morling has exhibited in the Summer Exhibition and "Cut" is the largest piece which Morling has shown to date.

Katharine Morling lives and works in the United Kingdom.

Artist Statement

"My work can be described as 3-dimensional drawings. Each piece on the surface, an inanimate object, has been given layers of emotion and embedded with stories, which are open for interpretation.

The works I create are pieces of narrative in my progressing story, one piece leads to the next and I work very instinctually. My work represents my inner searching, shown outwardly in domestic and uncanny scenes.

I have to trust and believe that I can communicate through this medium. The works that I make are pieces of narrative which are a progressing story leading on from my last works, the journey continues."

KATHARINE MORLING
United Kingdom

Katharine Morling is an award-winning artist working in the medium of ceramics. She set up her studio in 2003 and has since gained international acclaim for her work. Her ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty's London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK.

After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2009, she was awarded first prize at the 2010 World Crafts Council Triennial in Belgium. Morling also represented the UK at the 2010 European Ceramic Context in Denmark. For COLLECT 2011, she showed a new installation "Out of the House" in the Project Space of the Saatchi Gallery. Other notable projects include creating a large wall mounted installation for the new children's ward commissioned by the Royal London Hospital through Vital Arts, and a contemporary dance piece at the Royal Opera House inspired by her work.

As part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Morling was invited to create an artist's response to the Staffordshire Hoard. Morling designed 10 large ceramic sculptures of mythological godlike creatures, that represent the deities that the Anglo Saxons might have worshiped. "Morling and the Hoard" is now on permanent display alongside the Staffordshire Hoard at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. In 2015 she completed "Gardens Edge" her third large scale installation which included five life size figures and a woodland scene.

In 2019, Katharine Morling's work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This is the fifth time that Katharine Morling has exhibited in the Summer Exhibition and "Cut" is the largest piece which Morling has shown to date.

Katharine Morling lives and works in the United Kingdom.

Artist Statement

"My work can be described as 3-dimensional drawings. Each piece on the surface, an inanimate object, has been given layers of emotion and embedded with stories, which are open for interpretation.

The works I create are pieces of narrative in my progressing story, one piece leads to the next and I work very instinctually. My work represents my inner searching, shown outwardly in domestic and uncanny scenes.

I have to trust and believe that I can communicate through this medium. The works that I make are pieces of narrative which are a progressing story leading on from my last works, the journey continues."

KATHARINE MORLING
United Kingdom

Katharine Morling is an award-winning artist working in the medium of ceramics. She set up her studio in 2003 and has since gained international acclaim for her work. Her ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty's London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK.

After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2009, she was awarded first prize at the 2010 World Crafts Council Triennial in Belgium. Morling also represented the UK at the 2010 European Ceramic Context in Denmark. For COLLECT 2011, she showed a new installation "Out of the House" in the Project Space of the Saatchi Gallery. Other notable projects include creating a large wall mounted installation for the new children's ward commissioned by the Royal London Hospital through Vital Arts, and a contemporary dance piece at the Royal Opera House inspired by her work.

As part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Morling was invited to create an artist's response to the Staffordshire Hoard. Morling designed 10 large ceramic sculptures of mythological godlike creatures, that represent the deities that the Anglo Saxons might have worshiped. "Morling and the Hoard" is now on permanent display alongside the Staffordshire Hoard at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. In 2015 she completed "Gardens Edge" her third large scale installation which included five life size figures and a woodland scene.

In 2019, Katharine Morling's work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This is the fifth time that Katharine Morling has exhibited in the Summer Exhibition and "Cut" is the largest piece which Morling has shown to date.

Katharine Morling lives and works in the United Kingdom.

Artist Statement

"My work can be described as 3-dimensional drawings. Each piece on the surface, an inanimate object, has been given layers of emotion and embedded with stories, which are open for interpretation.

The works I create are pieces of narrative in my progressing story, one piece leads to the next and I work very instinctually. My work represents my inner searching, shown outwardly in domestic and uncanny scenes.

I have to trust and believe that I can communicate through this medium. The works that I make are pieces of narrative which are a progressing story leading on from my last works, the journey continues."

Born in 1975, Éric Nado lives and works in Montreal. He holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in both philosophy and visual arts from the Université de Montréal (2000, 2003). In 1998, inspired by recycled art and urban exploration, he commences his artistic practice.

His oeuvre can be found in the Contemporary Art Museum Espacio SOLO in Madrid, amongst permanent works, as well as in private collections in Canada, Germany, UAE, and the United States, including those of The Boston Globe and of Swizz Beatz’ The Dean Collection.

Our relationship to our industrial past, the idea of work and our collective memory are the themes that Nado strives to explore in his oeuvre. He is particularly interested in the idea of using parts from objects made in the past to create art in the present, this play with time.

"Typewriter Guns" - - "Mitra-Lettres"
Artist Statement

Olivetti, Underwood and other vintage brands of typewriting machines are transformed into evocative Typewriter Guns by reassembling every piece of the original machines. The series triggers the idea that words are stronger than arms and shape history.

The Typewriter Guns are figurative works made from the deconstruction and reconstruction of typewriters and refers to the undeniable force of words throughout time.

Artist Process

Since 1999, there has always been a common thread to Nado’s work, the storytelling of our collective past through nostalgia-imprinted sculptures and assemblies.

From scraps of industrial machinery, recycled and salvaged from various urban spaces, Éric Nado’s original approach was to create robot-looking figures inspired by the Czech etymology of the word “robota”, literally meaning “forced work”. Around these characters that recall the working class, a visual presentation was set up as an attempt to bring to life and materialize the notion of work. For close to ten years, Nado was successful at humanizing these machine-inspired figures, the Humanonyme Series, and at suggesting an interpretation to the collective fiber they come from and stand for.

Urban exploration and the quest to tell stories of the past through sculpture-assembly has remained an intricate part of the artist’s creative process. From the relics of our past, Nado creates imposing tribute pieces that inspire a sense of nostalgia.

DAVID E. PETERSON
(b. 1979, USA)

An abstract painter inspired by Product Design, Graphic Design and Architecture, David E. Peterson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1979. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, Argentina, Europe, and Asia. David Peterson's work is included in the collections of the Museum of New Art (Detroit), Progressive Art Collection, Bilzin and Sumberg, Home Depot, Related Group, among many others. His work has been profiled on Forbes.com, Loft Magazine, Southern Living, CNN, and Detroit Free Press. David holds a BFA from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.

David E. Peterson was named "One of the Top 20 Professionals Under 40" in Miami's Brickell Magazine. His installation JCrew Women's Tops & Bottoms was also featured this in New York Magazine, Design (Spring 2013). Peterson was featured in "New American Paintings", Issue 112", which was curated by Rene Morales of the Perez Museum (summer, 2014).

"Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly-colored sneaker, an eye-catching dress, an intricate watch or a well-arranged print ad. Once my interest is captured, I immediately begin translating the design into my work. I begin the process by systematically identifying the most important elements of the industrial design. I am looking at color, line, shape, scale, and finish. These key traits are broken down, then reconstructed as the foundation for my own composition in Photoshop. This computer rendering becomes my mock-up and I refer to it as I build my panel, paint it and apply the finish. My studio becomes an artist's assembly line; the end result is a precise Art Object.

I find by reducing the elements in the system, that it contrasts a state of entropy, with a predetermined structural order that is based on the principles of design and architecture. The pieces are acrylic paint, MDF, and exotic wood in layers of resin. The resin creates depth and enables the piece to be viewed on multiple levels."

Peterson's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Art in Detroit, as well as many other notable public and private art collections. David E. Peterson currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. Mikesell is an international artist who lives and works between Dallas and Spain, and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro, Sante Fe; JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City; Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta; and DECORAZON Gallery.

Mikesell's work can be found internationally in many private and corporate collections and has been exhibited in national and international art fairs including, CONTEXT Art Miami; SCOPE Basel, Miami and New York City; The London Art Fair; Art Palm Springs; and the Affordable Art Fair New York City, London, Stockholm and across Asia. Mikesell had a solo exhibition at the Ardmore Museum of Art in Oklahoma (November 2014).

“Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My
work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting.

I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre- conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.” -- Michele Mikesell

Canadian-born artist Ramona Nordal began her art exploration at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here she studied lithography, color theory, painting and drawing with a focus on anatomy drawing and painting. Color theory has always been a huge part of Nordal’s process, and she is quickly becoming known for her richly evocative color palette.

The central theme that unites all her work is the mixture of the traditional with the unconventional. Her work is a representation of her interest in the human form mixed with unconventional techniques found in pop art culture and new contemporary art. Nordal is hyper aware of art's relationship with human emotion and her subjects reflect this as they captivate and entice you into their world. Her work can be found in collections throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Europe.

"The random collaboration of old and new is important to me because this is how I see the new generation. It is the mixture of traditional and unconventional that attracts us and takes us on a fresh new journey."

Ramona Nordal currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Canadian-born artist Ramona Nordal began her art exploration at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here she studied lithography, color theory, painting and drawing with a focus on anatomy drawing and painting. Color theory has always been a huge part of Nordal’s process, and she is quickly becoming known for her richly evocative color palette.

The central theme that unites all her work is the mixture of the traditional with the unconventional. Her work is a representation of her interest in the human form mixed with unconventional techniques found in pop art culture and new contemporary art. Nordal is hyper aware of art's relationship with human emotion and her subjects reflect this as they captivate and entice you into their world. Her work can be found in collections throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Europe.

"The random collaboration of old and new is important to me because this is how I see the new generation. It is the mixture of traditional and unconventional that attracts us and takes us on a fresh new journey."

Ramona Nordal currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Canadian-born artist Ramona Nordal began her art exploration at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here she studied lithography, color theory, painting and drawing with a focus on anatomy drawing and painting. Color theory has always been a huge part of Nordal’s process, and she is quickly becoming known for her richly evocative color palette.

The central theme that unites all her work is the mixture of the traditional with the unconventional. Her work is a representation of her interest in the human form mixed with unconventional techniques found in pop art culture and new contemporary art. Nordal is hyper aware of art's relationship with human emotion and her subjects reflect this as they captivate and entice you into their world. Her work can be found in collections throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Europe.

"The random collaboration of old and new is important to me because this is how I see the new generation. It is the mixture of traditional and unconventional that attracts us and takes us on a fresh new journey."

Ramona Nordal currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

DAVID E. PETERSON
(b. 1979, USA)

An abstract painter inspired by Product Design, Graphic Design and Architecture, David E. Peterson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1979. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, Argentina, Europe, and Asia. David Peterson's work is included in the collections of the Museum of New Art (Detroit), Progressive Art Collection, Bilzin and Sumberg, Home Depot, Related Group, among many others. His work has been profiled on Forbes.com, Loft Magazine, Southern Living, CNN, and Detroit Free Press. David holds a BFA from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.

David E. Peterson was named "One of the Top 20 Professionals Under 40" in Miami's Brickell Magazine. His installation JCrew Women's Tops & Bottoms was also featured this in New York Magazine, Design (Spring 2013). Peterson was featured in "New American Paintings", Issue 112", which was curated by Rene Morales of the Perez Museum (summer, 2014).

"Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly-colored sneaker, an eye-catching dress, an intricate watch or a well-arranged print ad. Once my interest is captured, I immediately begin translating the design into my work. I begin the process by systematically identifying the most important elements of the industrial design. I am looking at color, line, shape, scale, and finish. These key traits are broken down, then reconstructed as the foundation for my own composition in Photoshop. This computer rendering becomes my mock-up and I refer to it as I build my panel, paint it and apply the finish. My studio becomes an artist's assembly line; the end result is a precise Art Object.

I find by reducing the elements in the system, that it contrasts a state of entropy, with a predetermined structural order that is based on the principles of design and architecture. The pieces are acrylic paint, MDF, and exotic wood in layers of resin. The resin creates depth and enables the piece to be viewed on multiple levels."

Peterson's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Art in Detroit, as well as many other notable public and private art collections. David E. Peterson currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.

DAVID E. PETERSON
(b. 1979, USA)

An abstract painter inspired by Product Design, Graphic Design and Architecture, David E. Peterson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1979. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, Argentina, Europe, and Asia. David Peterson's work is included in the collections of the Museum of New Art (Detroit), Progressive Art Collection, Bilzin and Sumberg, Home Depot, Related Group, among many others. His work has been profiled on Forbes.com, Loft Magazine, Southern Living, CNN, and Detroit Free Press. David holds a BFA from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.

David E. Peterson was named "One of the Top 20 Professionals Under 40" in Miami's Brickell Magazine. His installation JCrew Women's Tops & Bottoms was also featured this in New York Magazine, Design (Spring 2013). Peterson was featured in "New American Paintings", Issue 112", which was curated by Rene Morales of the Perez Museum (summer, 2014).

"Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly-colored sneaker, an eye-catching dress, an intricate watch or a well-arranged print ad. Once my interest is captured, I immediately begin translating the design into my work. I begin the process by systematically identifying the most important elements of the industrial design. I am looking at color, line, shape, scale, and finish. These key traits are broken down, then reconstructed as the foundation for my own composition in Photoshop. This computer rendering becomes my mock-up and I refer to it as I build my panel, paint it and apply the finish. My studio becomes an artist's assembly line; the end result is a precise Art Object.

I find by reducing the elements in the system, that it contrasts a state of entropy, with a predetermined structural order that is based on the principles of design and architecture. The pieces are acrylic paint, MDF, and exotic wood in layers of resin. The resin creates depth and enables the piece to be viewed on multiple levels."

Peterson's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Art in Detroit, as well as many other notable public and private art collections. David E. Peterson currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.

DAVID E. PETERSON
(b. 1979, USA)

An abstract painter inspired by Product Design, Graphic Design and Architecture, David E. Peterson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1979. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, Argentina, Europe, and Asia. David Peterson's work is included in the collections of the Museum of New Art (Detroit), Progressive Art Collection, Bilzin and Sumberg, Home Depot, Related Group, among many others. His work has been profiled on Forbes.com, Loft Magazine, Southern Living, CNN, and Detroit Free Press. David holds a BFA from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.

David E. Peterson was named "One of the Top 20 Professionals Under 40" in Miami's Brickell Magazine. His installation JCrew Women's Tops & Bottoms was also featured this in New York Magazine, Design (Spring 2013). Peterson was featured in "New American Paintings", Issue 112", which was curated by Rene Morales of the Perez Museum (summer, 2014).

"Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly-colored sneaker, an eye-catching dress, an intricate watch or a well-arranged print ad. Once my interest is captured, I immediately begin translating the design into my work. I begin the process by systematically identifying the most important elements of the industrial design. I am looking at color, line, shape, scale, and finish. These key traits are broken down, then reconstructed as the foundation for my own composition in Photoshop. This computer rendering becomes my mock-up and I refer to it as I build my panel, paint it and apply the finish. My studio becomes an artist's assembly line; the end result is a precise Art Object.

I find by reducing the elements in the system, that it contrasts a state of entropy, with a predetermined structural order that is based on the principles of design and architecture. The pieces are acrylic paint, MDF, and exotic wood in layers of resin. The resin creates depth and enables the piece to be viewed on multiple levels."

Peterson's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Art in Detroit, as well as many other notable public and private art collections. David E. Peterson currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.