ARTIST SPOTLIGHT U.S.: MICHELLE SAKHAI

    Michelle Sakhai –San Francisco, CA–   ABOUT THE ARTIST Michelle Sakhai‘s extensive world travels and her mixed heritage have played vital artistic influences in her life.  With a Japanese mother and Iranian father, she grew up admiring varied landscapes and pieces of art from around the world.  From the age to two, she […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT EURASIA: EDGAR a.k.a. INVOKER

Edgar a.k.a. Invoker — St. Petersburg, Russia —   About the Artist: Edgar a.k.a. Invoker grew up in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.  He graduated from the Grekov Rostov Art College in 1998 in painting.  In 2000 he moved to St. Petersburg and went on to graduate from the St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT U.S.: RESA BLATMAN

  Resa Blatman –Boston, MA–   About the Artist: Resa Blatman received her MFA in painting from Boston University in 2006, and her BFA in graphic design from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 1995. Resa has been teaching advanced level graphic design at MassArt since 1997. She is the recipient of several […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CANADA: MICHELLE MACKINNON

  Michelle MacKinnon –Kingston, Ontario–   About the Artist: Michelle MacKinnon is a Kingston, Ontario based visual artist working primarily in large scale portraiture.  MacKinnon graduated in 2011 from York University with a BFA in Visual Arts with Honours and Cum Laude status.  She has exhibited her work at various galleries in Canada and participated […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT U.S.: LACEY KIM

  Lacey Kim –New York, NY–   About the Artist: Lacey Kim was born in South Korea, where she received a BFA degree from Seoul Women’s University. She then went on to complete a Master’s degree at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, followed by an MFA at the Pratt Institute in New York. Her […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CANADA: ANDREA HARALDSEN

  Andrea Haraldsen –Toronto, Ontario–   About the Artist: Andrea Haraldsen (née De Athe) is a Toronto-based artist who comes from a long line of painters.  Her work demonstrates her interest in the creative process itself, and investigates ideas of memory and familiarity.  Her artistic practice is largely inspired by the memory of her grandfather, […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT U.S.: MIC ROGERS

  Mic Rogers –New York, NY–   About the Artist: Mic Rogers is a multimedia artist from New Mexico.  He got his degree in Studio Arts from Georgia State University’s Welch School of the Arts.  He is known for his abstract gestural means and experimental applications of media consisting of bold color combinations. Formations Series I […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT EUROPE: ANTONIO MEZCUA LÓPEZ

  ANTONIO MEZCUA LÓPEZ –Granada, Spain–   About the Artist: Antonio Mezcua López earned his undergraduate degree in Art History from the University of Granada in 1999.  Thereafter he lived in China for four years on a Spanish government scholarship studying the techniques of ancient Chinese painting and the use of mineral pigments on paper. […]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT U.S.: CJ HUNGERMAN

  CJ HUNGERMAN –Chicago, IL–   About the Artist: Hailing from the steel town of Pittsburgh PA, CJ completed a Bachelor of Science degree in graphic design from West Liberty State College, West Liberty, West Virginia and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from West Virginia University.  He then continued on to Northern […]

Artist Spotlight Asia: Coming Soon!

SUBMIT YOUR ARTWORK The AF Project is looking for emerging and established artists based in Asia to promote their original works of art and design on our “Artist Spotlight” page.  Through this website and at our events, artists and their works are introduced to collectors, galleries, curators and art enthusiasts. For our purposes, “Asia” includes […]