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Meet the Artist – Artexpo New York Spotlight Recipient: Galeria Azur

Artexpo New York returns to Pier 36 April 4-7. Here at Art Business News, we’ll be showcasing this year’s spotlight recipients. Q: Introduce yourself — who are you and what is the vision of your gallery for artists? A: I am Lucas Kokogian, founder and director of Galeria Azur. Our gallery’s vision is to serve as a platform for artists…

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Meet The Artist: Dilek Uzunoglu Ors

Represented by ACT Contemporary Born in Izmir to architect parents, Dilek Uzunoglu Ors’s interest in painting began at a young age. After her undergraduate studies in economics and a postgraduate degree in business administration, she worked in managerial positions in various multinational companies. Ors had the opportunity to continue her interest in painting during the pandemic and developed a passion…

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Meet the Artist: Gunes Caglarcan

Represented by ACT Contemporary Güneş Çağlarcan, a multidisciplinary painter and pianist from Istanbul, Turkey, explores the relationship between perception and human relations in his art. His main areas of interest are the human mind, human relations and inner reflection. He focuses on the effect of both the mind and the heart on human perception as relational. Çağlarcan’s work explores psycho-visuals…

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Collecting French Artist Peppone at Art San Diego

Art Business News recently learned that the highly collectible French artist Peppone will be exhibited at Art San Diego. We wanted to find out more so reached out to the U.S. Wholesale Director for Bel-Air Fine Art, Jennifer Lavigne. We wanted to discover more about Ms. Lavigne, her background and insights, plus her perspectives on artist Peppone and the collection…

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Meet the Gallery: Valentinarte Gallery

Valentinarte Gallery is one of the Spotlight Recipients for Artexpo New York 2023. Get to know the fine art gallery below. Q: Introduce yourself and your gallery — who you are and what is your vision? A: Making our youth dream come true, my husband Emanuele and I opened VALENTINARTE Art Gallery in 1987. VALENTINARTE, since Valentina was the name…

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Meet the Gallery: Lilac Gallery

Lilac Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in New York City. Lilac Gallery was originally established in 1972 as Lilac Fine Art by Hungarian-born American artist Albert S. Nemethy who immigrated to the United States in 1950 and settled in New York’s  Hudson Valley. Get to know Lilac Gallery, one of Artexpo New York’s 2023 Spotlight Recipients, below! Q:…

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Meet the Artist: D’Arcy Bellamy

Artexpo New York returns for its 46th edition to Pier 36 in Manhattan’s trending Lower East Side. And speaking of trending, the artists and galleries selected for this year’s coveted Spotlight Program are definitely doing something unique and forward-looking. Get to know one of this year’s Spotlight Recipients, D’Arcy Bellamy, below! Q: Introduce yourself — who you are and what…

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Meet the Artist: Arthur Gelumbauskas

Arthur Gelumbauskas is a fine art photographer and Artexpo New York 2023 Spotlight Recipient. Get to know more about this talented photographer below! Q: Introduce yourself — who you are and what your vision as an artist is? A: My name is Artur Gelumbauskas, I’m (mostly) a landscape/cityscape photographer.My vision as an artist comes from a long time ago when…

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