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Interview with Andre Chatelain, Recipient of The Special Recognition Art Award

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

Andre Chatelain Artist

Manhattan Arts International Proudly Presents Andre Chatelain with this Award in Our “Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Exhibition As a masterful artist and humanitarian Andre Chatelain reminds us that we can all take steps to improve the world. He embodies the vital and admirable human attributes of love, peace, unity and hope. In this interview he shares his beliefs, his … [Read more...]

Beth Shadur, Barbara Brown and Mark Weller Received Special Recognition Art Awards

By Renee Phillips 1 Comment

Beth Shadur

Artists Who Raise Our Awareness As the curator of  “The Healing Power of Elements: Earth, Water, Air & Fire" 2023 juried exhibition I selected Beth Shadur, Barbara Brown, and Mark Weller to receive Special Recognition Art Awards and I am delighted to share this Featured Article about them. They deserve to receive our attention and acknowledgement for their many … [Read more...]

Edi Matsumoto, David F. Burke and Marta Gonzalez Received Special Recognition Art Awards

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Rootman by David F. Burke

Expressions of Empathy for Nature and Human Nature Edi Matsumoto, David F. Burke, and Marta Gonzalez are featured in this article for having received Special Recognition Art Awards in "The Healing Power of Elements: Earth, Water, Air & Fire"  juried exhibition. They are being recognized for their unique artistic expressions that reflect deeply felt empathy for nature and … [Read more...]

Nathalie Foisy, Elynne Rosenfeld and Aaron Santos Boyd-Rochman Receive Special Recognition Art Awards

By Renee Phillips 5 Comments

Come Out of Your Shell, acrylic on wood, 40" x 60"

Nathalie Foisy, Elynne Rosenfeld and Aaron Santos Boyd-Rochman have been selected to receive Special Recognition Art Awards from “The Healing Power of ART: Resilience 2022” exhibition. As the curator of the exhibition, I was immediately impressed by the artists' use of innovation and talent to create multi-faceted art that is beautiful and engaging and also profoundly … [Read more...]

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