MARIANNE REIM

Born and raised in Germany, Marianne Reim immigrated to Canada when she was 22. She received her Art and Art History degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, and resides in St. Catharines, Ontario.

After graduating, she began her career as an artist working in steel and stone, exploring concepts of humanism as expressed through language and material. She worked on a series of books cut from steel and stone that were personal interpretations of her history within a larger cultural history.

She has been exhibiting in 19 Countries across six continents and received numerous Awards and Grants. Her work can be found in private collections, Government of Ontario Art Collection Archives, public collections of Art Galleries and Sculpture parks.

“The specific forms of my work float on the surface of a well of memory. I create discreet objects, objects in series and installation.

My preferred material is steel, and/or Stone. In my constructions the material wears its identity through rough-cut edges, visible welds and an undisguised slabness. I may combine them with glass, stone, text, Photographs, and miscellaneous findings.

By cutting, burning and welding, experience and emotion are melded into steel.”

Wendy Cohen is a Sydney-based artist who has attained a BFA and MFA Degrees.

Her art practice focuses on the relationship of colors, shapes, lines, and form with realistic components communicated in a painterly language.

By integrating shapes into a cohesive body of colors and forms in conjunction with collage elements, flowing ideas are arbitrarily manifested that bring the viewer's attention to the brushstrokes, mark-making, and materiality on the surface of each painting.

However, the primary focus of Artist Wendy Cohen's practice is to invite the viewer to enjoy each painting as she transforms the static space of each painting with synchronized contrasting colors highlighting its vibrant chemistry and resonance.

Derwin Leiva was born in Cuba in 1978, where music was part of his daily life. In 1995 he moved to Miami and in 2004 to Hawaii, where he currently resides. He studied art at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Linekona School, and completed his BFA with Sculpture concentration at the University of Hawaii Manoa.

Although his work has been influenced by artists like Picasso, Boccioni, and Wifredo Lam, Cuban music has always been a constant backdrop to his work. Through rhythm and motion in his work, he mirrors the experience of freedom found in Cuban music.

Most recently, Leiva exhibited at the 1st International Biennial of Art in the World 2021 in Palermo, and his work became part of the private collection of the US Embassy in Guatemala. In addition, He has participated in several international exhibitions, including International Biennale Barcelona, Spain, and Biennale Internazionale D’Arte Contemporanea 2019 in Mantova, Italy. His work has been displayed at the MEAN (European Museum of Modern Art) and the Diocesan Museum Francesco Gonzaga.

Exquisite Arts Magazine has published his work, Create Magazine, Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine, Art International Contemporary Magazine, and several books like Important Excellent Art Book, Artisti 20- Annuario Internazionale D’Arte Contemporanea, The Great Encyclopedia of International Art, Masters of Today, 100 Artist of the Future, Trends In Art: Insights For Collectors, and Top 10 Contemporary Artists.

Leiva’s work has been recognized internationally, and most recently, he received the prestigious “Collector’s Vision International Art Award,” the “Artexpo New York “Best New Exhibitor Award,” “International Caravaggio Prize - Great Master of the Art,” “The International Botticelli Award,” “The International Diego Velazquez Prize,” and “The International Michelangelo Award.”

In addition, Leiva was recognized at Mantua Art Expo as “Artist of the Year 2019;” He was also awarded “Artist of the Future” by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine and “Artist of the Year 2020,” by World of Art Magazine for Best in Art and Creativity.