There are many fun and fascinating facts about our artist members. As you will read, they are multi-talented and multi-dimensional individuals whose interests and experiences extend beyond their art studios. The artists’ names will take you to their pages where you can view their art and read about their inspiration and art career accomplishments. Visit their websites and contact them directly to purchase their art. Please visit The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS online art gallery to see all members’ art and see links to Members Only art exhibitions. As you can see, this is Fascinating and Fun Facts About Our Artist Members Part III. You can see Part I here and Part II here.
Sandra Belitza-Vazquez
Sandra takes photographs that share the beauty and wonder of the world. Share writes, “Three years after graduating from college, I moved to Puebla, Mexico, to pursue my master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology at the University of the Americas in Cholula. A couple of years after completing my M.A., I became a Photography professor in the Department of Graphic Arts and Design at the university. I am still in touch with my students after more than 35 years.”
Rajul Shah
“Prior to becoming an artist, I worked across various diseases in healthcare marketing for 20 years. My aspirations have always involved “healing”. Having lived with Depression/Anxiety for the majority of my life, the process of “creating” has helped me cope and heal; whether it be through music, photography or painting.”
Peter N. Van Giesen
When not painting Peter loves reading historic accounts of adventure. He is also an avid boater and is out year around in his ocean going kayak exploring the Pacific Northwest gulf islands. While visiting his website I discovered that his artistic and business talents began as early as in elementary school when he sold some of his first works of art at recess for snack money. He confides, he got into trouble for doing this.
Agnes Jorgensen
In 2008, Agnes and her spouse, Andre Chatelain, who is also an artist, founded Painting A New World, a non-profit organization. Through the sales of their artwork, they support artists in Africa and Haiti, helping to create positive changes in their communities. It has funded 23 mural art projects. The artists received the Humanity Award from the Academie Internationale des Beaux-Arts du Quebec and were featured in the magazine ART4ANY published internationally by Artcertificate.eu, Spain.
Andrea Robinson
Andrea exhibits widely within New Zealand and internationally in galleries and alternative-space exhibitions. Her art has been selected in several curated international exhibitions including “The Garzoni Challenge” at the Uffizi Gallery, Italy. She received a “Special Recognition Award” from the “All Women” art exhibition 2022 from the LightSpaceTime Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.
She works for a Government organization that is set up to improve outcomes for people, business, and the environment. She supports a number of causes, donating money from her full time job as well as from many of her artworks.
Julia Underwood
Julia had a successful career in IT before she returned to her first love of painting 10 years ago. She enjoys having the diversity and challenge between detailed and sometimes miniature work with large flowing abstract paintings. She also creates commissioned works of art for buyers who may choose from ordering from her “Portraits”, “Abstracts” and “Feng Shui” collections.
She has studied extensively on the philosophy of Feng Shui. On her website she created a section where she shares her knowledge about Feng Shui and informs us about how we may use it when choosing artwork for our homes.
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