Recent Grant Winners: Recipients of the Hopper Prize
All in Painting
Interview with Bo Mi Jo
Korean-born, New York-based artist, Bo Mi Jo believes in and practices the concept of ‘The Power of The Present,’ whereby she translates the fleeting moments of a fast-paced life into still spheres on a tranquil surface to create a peaceful and calm clarity.
Interview with Ryszard Miłek
Ryszard Miłek lives and works in Poland. He has presented his art at more than 150 individual shows and participated in more than 140 collective exhibitions in Poland, Europe and the USA. He is a member of the Polish Pastel Artists’ Association, a member of the Union of Polish Artists and Designers and an honorary member of the Pastel Society of America, NY.
Interview with Mary Manchin
I create beautiful macabre pieces to make you rethink the past and how it is perceived. Almost all of my photos are original images from the early 1900s that I collect from estate sales and oddity shops around Los Angeles. I scans my found photos to preserve the original then photo manipulate and digitally paint them in Photoshop to make them a past you've never seen.
Kallista Ivanova
Kallista Ivanova is a fresh name in modern art. Her literally shining canvases for four years managed to see the world, but rather the world saw the work of this artist. Callista does not try to catch the viewer’s attention with outrage, obscenity, or anonymity.
Randi Matushevitz
Randi Matushevitz is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Los Angeles. She received her BA from California State University Northridge, and her MFA in Painting from the University of Miami. She has exhibited in galleries, museums and art fairs in New York, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Caracas and Xalapa, Mexico. Her work has been featured in the Riot Material, Whitehot Magazine, Huffington Post, Art and Cake, Diversions LA, and the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Jacob Brostrup
Jacob Brostrup (Born .1973). Lives and work in Odsherred, Denmark and Barcelona, Spain. Within the last 10 years, the work of Brostrups has placed itself in the field of semi-realistic painters in Denmark. His works are coloristic, vibrant and the many details grab the viewer and plunges him in the vivid paintings.
Jesse Nusbaum
Jesse Nusbaum, a sculptor from Connecticut, is best known for creating realistic bronze animals. “I strive to replicate the actual subject,” explained the artist during a recent interview, “utilizing micro-detail encourages an intimate, close-up view.” Nusbaum’s commitment to fidelity is displayed in a unique technique he developed to highlight surface details.
Interview with Tang-Wei Hsu
My name is Tang-Wei Hsu. I am 39-years-old and I currently reside in Sunnyside, Queens with my wife and three kids. I was born and raised in Taiwan where I began my career as an artist. I moved to New York when I received an artist abroad subsidy from the Asian Cultural Council. I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in architecture at the Shih Chien University and an MFA in visual arts at the Tainan National University of Arts.
Interview with Rawan Ita
Rawan Ita is a Detroit based artist of Babylonian descent. She was a full-time graduate student studying architecture, an intern, hairstylist, and volunteer. On January 20th, 2017 all of that changed. She was walking across a lot and was hit by an SUV. As a result, Rawan lost much of her physical capabilities and life, as she knew it, had changed. Injuries involving her spine, musculoskeletal, and nerves left her weakened and hurting.
Kevin Peterson
Kevin Peterson studied art at Austin College in Sherman, TX where he received his BFA in 2001.
Interview with Sónia Domingues
Sónia Domingues - Sonny* was born in France. She was still a young girl when she came to Portugal and soon in her life the Art assumed an important role. At fourteen, she was invited to partake on what would be her first Collective Exhibition which allowed this young artist to reveal herself on the magnificent Universe of Art. A
Ana Nobre
Ana Nobre, born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1979. Graduated in Fine Arts-Painting, ESAD, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal in 2006. About 5 years ago she moved to Algarve, Portugal. Since then, the mutation in her work has been remarkable. Made of contrasts, her painting reflects outbursts, critics… but always with a touch of fantasy.
Edmund Ian Grant
Edmund Ian Grant’s first foray into the arts occurred in the third grade; he began playing the saxophone at seven and continued through his collegiate years studying and playing Jazz. After a long hiatus for a professional career of Dentistry in the mid 1980s, Grant pursued the visual arts and taught himself to paint.
Joseph Lee
Los Angeles-based artist and actor Joseph Lee paints thickly layered portraits that mask the details and expressions of his subjects’ faces.
Interview with Irene Hoff
For self-taught Dutch artist Irene Hoff, the world is out of balance which can be seen in the human & environmental challenges we are currently faced with. She craves a world where compassion, intuition and harmony are key elements for living. Irene’s art is filled with hope and inspiration that encourages viewers to become aware of their feelings and beliefs, making space for their true self.
Khalilah Birdsong
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, USA) is a visual artist with a studio practice based in Maui, Hawaii. She creates large-scale abstract paintings that explore issues of depth and line.
Charlotte Keates
Charlotte Keates (b. 1990, Somerset, UK) is a London-based artist, represented by Arusha Gallery. She has exhibited extensively throughout the UK and has recently been selected for the prestigious Columbia Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London – where she was invited to partake in a panel discussion about her work, alongside a select few industry professionals.
Interview with Edmund Ian Grant
Edmund was born in San Mateo California in 1950 and presently, lives and paints in the Napa Valley. He is an Internationally collected, award winning self- taught artist whose extensive exhibitions over the last 30 years include shows in many USA cities including Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, San Francisco and New York, and International cities – Florence, Milan, Monte Carlo, Tel Aviv, Venice, London and Paris.
Cinga Samson
Cinga Samson (b1986, Cape Town) lives and works in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. He has participated in several group shows, including A Painting Today (Stevenson, Cape Town); In the night I remember curated by Kabelo Malatsie (Stevenson, Johannesburg); Our Fathers curated by Kirsty Cockerill and Chantal Louw (AVA Gallery, Cape Town) and Strata at Greatmore Studios, where he completed a residency in 2011. Safari Fantasy is the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery.