Dongyi Wu – 2024
Dongyi Wu (she, her) was born and raised in China. She is a contemporary jewelry artist. Dongyi received her Master’s Degree in Metal and Jewelry Design from Rochester Institute of Technology in United States, and her Bachelor’s Degree in Jewelry Art Design from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in China, and her Dual Degree in Fashion and engineering from the same undergraduate school in China.
Dongyi has her works shown nationally and internationally, such as JOYA 2020 in Barcelona and Schmuck 2018 in Munich, and recently presented her sixth solo exhibition Shadows of the Daylight, Glimmer of the Nighttime at the Clamp Light Studios & Gallery, in San Antonio, TX.
Dongyi was one of the winners of Preziosa Young 2020 in Italy, a finalist for the Lydon Emerging Artist Program (LEAP award) in the United States in 2019, and a finalist for the ENJOIA’T 2017 Contemporary Jewellery Award in Spain in 2017.
Mario Robinson – 2023
Mario Andres Robinson was born in Altus, Oklahoma, where he resided with his family before relocating to New Jersey at the age of twelve. Robinson studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 2014, Robinson was chosen to be a Brand Ambassador for Winsor and Newton art materials. He is the author of “Lessons in Realistic Watercolor,” a comprehensive guide of the artist’s watercolor techniques (Monacelli Press).
The work of Mario Andres Robinson fits squarely within the tradition of American painting. Robinson’s finished works bear a close affinity to the masters of the realist tradition, Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Eakins. Containing few references to modern life, Robinson’s work has a timeless and universal quality, and exhibits a distinct turn-of-the-century stylistic aesthetic. The images he chooses, which refer to a bygone era where solitude and reflection were abundant, also provoke frequent allusions to the paintings of Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper. Mario Andres Robinson is an Exhibiting Artist Member (EAM) of The National Arts Club, an Artist Member of The Salmagundi Club and a Signature Member of The Pastel Society of America.
His work has been featured several times in The Artist’s Magazine, The Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur and on the cover of American Artist magazine. In the February, 2006 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, Mario was selected as one of the top 20 realist artists under the age of 40.
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