Atlanta Fine Arts League
Our Membership
For serious artists interested in becoming a member of the League please email us at AtlantaFineArtsLeague@yahoo.com
Founding Members
Gleim-Jonas, Lisa | www.LisaGleim.com
Gray, Pat Aube | www.Pat-Aube-Gray.com
Hall, Larry
Henry, Leah Hopkins | www.LeahHenry.com
Milner, Fran | www.Franimation.com
Needle, Sherry | www.SherryNeedle.com
Zaki, Geri | www.ArtbyZaki.com
List of Current Members, 2013
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Wendy AdamsAfter graduating from the Yale School of Drama Wendy Adams began her career in The Arts as an Actor and Dancer in New York City. Her painting career began as a leading Designer of Needlepoint. Her designs sold widely throughout the U.S. and were featured in Arts in America. Today Wendy is known for her Children's Portraits, Still Life and Plein Air Landscapes. She won the National South Central Still LIfe Award in 2011. Her work appears in Atlanta at The Swan Coach House, Antiques of Vinings and Tula Studios and in Nashville at The Local Color Gallery. Her work has also been displayed at The Left Bank in St. Simons and in Madison, Cartersville, Newnan and around Georgia. She is a member of The Portrait Society of America, Atlanta Artist Center, The Chestnut Group, Oil Painters of America among others /p> |
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Tim BeachamA native of Atlanta; married since 1970; two adult children; Tim painted his first oil in 1962, but began in earnest in the 1990s. Virtually self-taught, he began working with a local artist, Gregory Johnson, in 1999. He is currently studying with Jim Schell and Marc Chatov. His favorite and most challenging works are portraits but enjoys still life, landscapes, and anything else that catches his eye. |
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Eleanor "Bootsie" CallahamJFCHAM@aol.com An Atlanta native, Eleanor has been painting for over thirty years. Portraiture is her love, and her portraits may be found in numerous private collections. Painting pets, still life and landscape are also a joy to her. Having studied with acclaimed local artists, she has been a finalist in local, regional and national juried art exhibits. Eleanor is a member of The Atlanta Fine Arts League, The Atlanta Artists Club, The Portrait Society of America and a juried member of The Portrait Society of Atlanta.
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Dede Collicottrbcoll@bellsouth.net Originally from Florida, Dede graduated from the University of Denver with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting, and a Degree in Art Education from the University of Colorado. Over the years, she has continued to study painting through classes and workshops. She is a member of the Atlanta Artists Center and Atlanta Fine Arts League. Working in watercolor, oil and acrylic, Dede has exhibited in juried shows in Colorado and Georgia. |
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Jennifer Stewart Day
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Carol Kelly Dorncarolkellydorn@knology.net Carol Kelly Dorn is an award-winning artist who received her art degree from Georgia Southern University. She is interested in all forms of art & has been painting & drawing portraits in various media for over 20 years. In 2004, she experienced the rare opportunity to spend 3 weeks at the Musee du Louvre in Paris to recreate a copy of an Old Master's painting on site. The Art from the Heart Project is particularly close to Carol's own heart, since her father, Major Charles Kelly, a Dustoff medivac helicopter pilot, was killed in Vietnam as he attempted, under fire, to rescue wounded soldiers. She resides in Evans, Georgia. |
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Paolo Chiezzi"Paolo moved as a Mechanical Engineer from Tuscany to Atlanta in 2005. One night he struggled to paint a hug that never happen between his mom and his daughter. That experience pushed him to start studying portrait and figurative with the renowned artist Marc Chatov. After few years, Marc is still his mentor and Maestro. |
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*Nancy Ellison EverettNancy Everett graduated from the University of Georgia with a BFA. During her studies at UGA, she studied art abroad in Cortona, Italy. Working primarily in oil and pastel, exploration of color remains the single most important thing that influences her subject matter selection, and for that reason her work is considered impressionistic in style. Nancy has been juried into over 30 regional and national shows. She is a member of the Southeastern Pastel Society and a juried member of the Atlanta Artists Center. She was recently selected to be an artist in residence in Breckenridge, Colorado. |
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Lisa Gleim-JonasAtlanta native Lisa Gleim-Jonas is an award winning artist and a
graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She is a
highly sought after portrait artist for both her children and pet
portraits. Aside from portraiture, she is also an accomplished landscape
painter. Both can be found in private collections throughout the
east coast, including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the chambers
of the honorable vice-chancelor Jack B. Jacobs and Astra-Zeneca
Pharmaceutical Company. Lisa is a Founding Member |
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Pat Aubé GrayBorn in New York, Pat Aubé Gray lived in Maine, Texas, and Florida working in fine and commercial art as well as corporate business. In 1998 she moved to Blairsville, Georgia and resumed painting full-time. Self-taught, Pat Aubé Gray paints realistic still lifes, landscapes, figurative and portraits in several media. Recently, she has attended workshops with several highly regarded artists. The winner of many prestigious awards her paintings are in U.S. and European collections. Pat is a Founding Member |
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Larry HallLarry.Hall@yahoo.com Larry Hall of Atlanta served in combat in Vietnam as an Army Captain and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service against hostile forces. Larry volunteers for a number of non-profit organizations, including Studio Incamminati, realist studio in Philadelphia, and has served on the board or as an officer of several others. Artists with whom Larry has worked include Nelson Shanks, Burt Silverman, Albert Handell, Tony Ryder and Anne Emerson Hall. Larry is a Charter Member |
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Diane Lemmert Hartdianehart219@aol.com Diane Hart is a still life painter, who also enjoys painting plein air. Being a dedicated student of art since 2000, she has atteded workshops with David Leffel, Robert A. Johnson, Sally Strand, Albert Handell, and Morgan Samuel Price. She has continued her study under local artists, most notably Debra Nadelhoffer and Charles Young Walls. Walls has been the teacher that has had the greatest impact on her representational artwork. She resides in Marietta, GA. |
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Leah Hopkins HenryAward winning Atlanta artist and graduate of the University of Georgia, Leah Hopkins Henry is a professional portrait painter who has been creating portraits since age 10. Landscape, still life and figures are other subjects that she paints. Henry has studied portraiture with internationally known artists Daniel Greene and David Leffel and her paintings can be found in many private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. She receives numerous commissions of children, adults and pets. Leah is a Founding Member |
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Vickie Johnson
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Jenny Lyon
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Dominique Marshkokotte@mindspring.com Dominique is a native of France and a former executive in the International Hospitality business. She decided to return to her first love of portraiture and has been painting people and animals ever since. Her paintings are found in numerous private collections zin Atlanta, Washington, DC, the West Coast and France. She has studied with numerous nationally renowned artists and is a member of the Portrait Society of America and Portrait Society of Atlanta. |
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Celeste McColloughwww.TupeloStudio.com Celeste has lived and worked in Atlanta throughout her adult life. She has studied painting and drawing with Ben Smith and Marc Chatov, and she works in oils and dry media, including pastels, graphite and charcoal. An incurable people-watcher, Celeste is drawn to figurative work. With each painting, she strives to capture the motivation and emotion of the subject, as well as the physical characteristics. Celeste also enjoys still life as an expression of human impetus. |
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Fran MilnerAs a trained medical illustrator, specializing in the presentation of health information for the consumer health audience, Fran relaxes by putting her visual communication skills and sound knowledge of human anatomy to use painting portraits. Fran is a Founding Member |
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Vivian MoodyViviangmoody@aol.com Vivian Moody, an Atlanta artist, heard about the Art from the Heart
Program and felt compelled to volunteer for such a worthwhile endeavor.
She paints in both oil and pastels and combines a slightly impressionistic background with
a higher lever of detail in the face. She is equally as comfortable
painting both human faces as well as those of horses and canine
friends. |
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Sherry NeedleSherry Needle studied at the State University of Iowa and at The American Academy of Art in Chicago where she received a solid background in drawing, anatomy and painting. Later, she moved to Atlanta and worked as a freelance artist while raising a family. As a member of Atlanta Pen Women, Atlanta Artists Center, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Portrait Society of Atlanta, Portrait Society of America and the Atlanta Fine Arts League, she has won numerous awards. Sherry
is a Charter Member |
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Sivananda NyayapathiSivananda (Siva) has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Siva moved his family to Atlanta in 1996 and he started his pursuit of art again in 1997. Siva is a juried member of the Portrait Society of Atlanta and served as a board member for two years. His paintings can be found in numerous collections both locally and abroad. Siva has been teaching art for the past eight years. |
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Lois M. Pahlgspahl@bellsouth.net Missouri native Lois M. Pahl has been painting for over forty years. She is an award winning artist and her artwork is in private collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Ms. Pahl has been teaching art for thirty-five years and at 75, she has no intention of slowing down. She enjoys painting wildlife, landscape, and portraits of people and pets.Being married to a Marine, this project was quite special to her. |
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Cindi Rawlinscindicrawlins@gmail.com An Atlanta resident, Cindi began painting for therapy following an injury in 2000. Travels to France and Italy as well as her beloved St. Simons provide inspiration for capturing the beauty of God’s creatures and His creation. Her classic realism style includes outdoor studies, still life and portraiture, both human and canine. Cindi has studied with Marc Chatov, Jim Schell, Chris DiDomizio, Armand Cabrera, Kim English and many Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. She is a member of Brushstrokes, Abernathy Art Center, Glynn Art Association, and Atlanta Fine Arts League. |
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Kathleen RyanKathleen Ryan started oil painting at age 11. She later graduated from the State University of New York with her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with Cum Laude Honors. Though she paints landscapes and still-life, her passion is with portraits. She is an award-winning oil painter who often takes first place, best of show, and people's choice. Her commissioned works can be found all over North America. She has completed portraits of families as well as professionals. One of her most cherished experiences was in donating portraits to the families of fallen soldiers as a member of the Fine Arts League. Kathleen's works have the ability to reach people and make them happy. She enjoys sharing her artistic gift of oil painting through exhibitions and commissions. Her talent and love for the arts shows in every brush stroke. |
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Toby Reid
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Liz Rietz
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Bayberry L. ShahAfter studies in both music and art, Bayberry found a new avenue for her creative energies by capturing macro shots of flowers with her camera. Her love of painting has been reignited by painting the best of her macro photographs. She has been actively expanding her portfolio and participating in juried local and national art events. She has collected thousands of photographs of unique flowers while traveling to over 40 countries and has selected the most worthy to recreate in paint. |
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Charles Young WallsAfter an initial foray into equestrian art and portraiture in the late 80’s and early 90’s, Charles then spent a decade eschewing the public eye while honing his painting skills in the commercial arena. In the last few years, he has returned to the field of portraiture and other fine art. He enjoys a growing reputation as an award winning painter and has exhibited in numerous shows in the South, as well as Texas, New England, Colorado and New York City. In their November 2009 issue, he was featured as one of Southwest Art Magazine’s "21 Over 31" Emerging Artists of 2009. Charles and his wife currently live in the Atlanta area. His work can be seen on his website and blog.
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Geri ZakiGeraldine Zaki has worked in oil over thirty years with a variety of subject matters including portraiture, still life, and plein air landscape. Her paintings are in corporate and private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. She is a Past President of the Portrait Society of Atlanta. Ms. Zaki has studied portrait and figure painting with several of the leading national realist painters. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Plymouth State University. Geri is a Founding Member |
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