grace chepenik &

Grace Chepenik is a Florida-based artist working in blown glass and painting, whose work celebrates the energy of nature and the connections between spirit and world. Her dynamic pieces draw on forms such as orchids, shells, foliage, and other organic elements, using color, light, and movement to evoke the living essence of her subjects. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Chepenik first pursued painting before discovering glassblowing in 2018, a medium that deeply transformed her artistic voice. She holds a BFA in Sculpture and Painting from the University of Miami and serves as Hot Shop Manager at the Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts in Lake Worth Beach.

Bryan Michael Greene (b. 1973) holds an MFA in Digital Painting and Animation (2006) and a BFA in Fine Art (2002) from School of Visual Arts in New York. Since graduating, he has kept a studio practice at Arts Westchester in White Plains, NY. His abstracts follow a dripped-paint process: each painting starts with a looping mark that descends down the canvas, then color is added to the outline, sometimes light-to-dark in value, sometimes in hue. Highlights are added in gold leaf, lettering enamel, and gel mediums. Greene has exhibited widely, including at Atelier Modern, Red Fox Contemporary, Fountain House Gallery, and The Arts Westchester.