Tony Berlant was born in New York, New York in 1941. Berlant studied art at the University of California at Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts. Berlant has had many solo exhibitions and group exhibitions all around the world. Berlant is included in a number of public collections in the United States. Berlant currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Hans Burkhardt was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1904. Burkhardt studied at Cooper Union in New York, and at Grand Central School of Arts with Arshile Gorky. Burkhardt shared Arshile Gorky’s studio from 1928-1937. Burkardt has had many solo exhibitions, mostly inside California, along with a great number of group exhibitions. Burkhardt is included in public collections all over the world. Along with illustrating books, Burkhardt is the subject of a handful of films and MFA theses. Burkhardt died in Los Angeles, California in 1994.

Pablo Campos was born in Valparaiso, Chile in 1947. Campos studied art at St. Petersburg Junior College in St. Petersburg, Florida under Bruce Marsh. At the age of 14, Campos participated in his first group show in Santiago, Chile. Campos has had a number of solo and group exhibitions, mostly in California. Campos currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Cynthia Ebin: My concern is to expose the metaphysical aspects of humanity through the artistic, expressive evolution of the figure. This becomes a personification of energy as visual realities where one can relate in an emotional, spiritual and conceptual manner.

My approach is a mystical journey continually digging in the catacombs of the mind. My work is a vehicle in which I seek to unearth and excavate prior existence and thus give meaning to the here and now.

My focus is the human spirit from which I draw my energy. Elements of the human form, animals and nature all play a synergistic role in this unveiling of the great mystery.

Cynthia Ebin currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

Carol Henry: Inspired after viewing the floral paintings of Georgia O’Keefe, Carol Henry worked well over a decade to develop a unique photographic technique that would allow her to explore the internal spirit and essence of flowers. As a child, she says her fascination with organic design was mesmerizing. It was this passion that fueled her continued exploration while pursuing studies towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Confined in the college darkroom one afternoon, due to a howling blizzard, she discovered a way to reproduce the warmth and beauty of her subject by projecting light through the cells of the flower directly onto archival Cibachrome paper. What appeared was complete purity, without distortion or grain; just the simple radiant delicacy of the flower itself. Without using either camera or film Henry had developed a truly extraordinary technique that would shape the rest of her career.

Because no negative is involved in her photographic process and the flowers can withstand only a single exposure, each 20x24 image is one-of-a-kind. All those who own a Carol Henry print appreciate that they retain the only image of a plant that once grew and flowers that blossomed.

Katya Kompaneyets was born in Moscow, Russia in 1946. Kompaneyets studied at an art school at the age of 13, and majored in textile design in college. Many of Kompaneyets' art teachers were Russian Post-Impressionists who spent the 1920's and 1930's in Paris, France. Kompaneyets worked as a stage and costume designer and taught painting and drawing before immigrating to the United States. Kompaneyets has shown work in galleries in California and has her works in priv ate collections all over the world. Kompaneyets currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Marc Kompaneyets was born in Moscow, Russia in 1974. Kompaneyets studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and received a BFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Kompaneyets' still lifes, nudes, and landscapes are in many private collections. Kompaneyets currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

George-Henri (Manzana) Pissarro was born in Louveciennes, France in 1871. As the second son of Camille and Julie Pissarro, Manzana was taught art as an uncompromised craft. He learned not only to handle brushes and pencils, but to observe and to love nature. George-Henri worked under the pseudonym "Manzana" like all the second generation Pissarros. It was not until 1910, out of respect for his then deceased father, that he employed his own family name when singing his work. George-Henri died in 1961 at the age of ninety.

Hugues Claude Pissarro was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France in 1935. As the son of Paul-Emile Pissarro, Hugues Claude was often brought on painting excursions. Hugues Claude was a professor for art for much of his adult life, which was notably molded by his formal training at Ecole du Musee du Louvre and the Ecole Normale Superieure. Hugues Claude has chosen to work in a self-imposed solitude, and today he is visited only by close family members and select core of friends.

Lelia Pissarro was born in Paris, France in 1963. Lelia, the third child of Hugues Claude and Katia, was raised from infancy to the age of eleven by her grandparents Paulemile and Yvonne Pissarro. Lelia sold her first canvas to a New York dealer when she was only four years old. Paulemile, before his death in 1972, made Lelia promise to keep the family name alive through her art. Lelia's most recent art exhibition was entitled Pissarro - The Four Generations, which was held in 1998.

Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro was born in France in 1878. Ludovic-Rodolphe was the son of Camille Pissarro and was named after Caille's close friend Ludovic-Piette, who had died the previous year. He soon came to be known as Rodo, and usually signed his work Ludovic-Rodo. Rodo was a well-received artist, however he is most commonly known for his cataloging of his father's work. Ludovic-Rodo died in 1952 at the age of seventy-four in Montmartre.

Paul-Emile Pissarro was born in Eragny, France in 1884. Paulemile - which is how he preferred to spell his name - was the fifth and youngest son of Camille Pissarro. Following his father’s death Paulemile returned from Paris with his mother to Eragny, which was only about 20 miles away from Giverny where his father's good friend Monet lived. Paulemile would travel to Giverny where Monet gave him lessons in painting and horticulture.

Joseph Wahl Joseph Wahl was born in Los Angeles, California in 1960. He graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He also attended the College of Creative Studies in Santa Barbara where he studied with Charles Garabedian, Tom Wudl and John Mckracken. Wahl then completed his studies at the Universita’ di belli arti in Venice, Italy where he studied with the well know abstract expressionist Emilio Vedova. After returning from Italy, Wahl has pursued his art career in Los Angeles. Wahls’ new large-scale oil paintings are bold and strong, vibrating with reserved tension. The compositions give the illusion of deep space while at the same time holding the viewer at the surface of the canvas. Tactile yet airy, the paintings are strong visual statements. Wahl currently resides in Los Angeles, California.