Lyndall Bass studied art from a young age, first privately, through community art classes, and finally at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Her work is a reflection of great classical traditions, focused on techniques and collective thinking about the arts through history. Bass’ primary medium is oil paint, and her subject matter includes portraits, still life, and symbolic narrative compositions. She also holds a master’s degree in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University.

Stephen Clark is an oil painter and designer who grew up in the small town of Winnemucca, Nevada. He received his AA degree in Illustration from Ricks College (now Brigham Young University Idaho) in Rexburg, Idaho, and his BFA in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He currently resides in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with his wife Melissa and their three boys where he pursues wildlife painting, freelance design and works as a medallic sculptor. His artwork reflects his love of nature and portraiture, figurative, and historical subject matter. He is also an avid fly fisherman who enjoys camping and hiking outdoors to experience the things in nature which continue to draw him back to his easel.

Thomas Cleveland was born and raised in Oklahoma. He attended East Texas State University and launched his career in Houston, Texas, designing the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority’s transit token, among other high profile projects. Cleveland’s commitment to excellence won him honors with the New York International Art Directors Club, American Advertising Federation, PRINT Regional and other organizations in his field. He currently shares his artistic talent with students and clients alike at his art studio and school, located in Cypress, Texas.

Barbara Fox is a self-employed artist, illustrator and designer. Her work has covered everything from wall murals to coffee mugs and her paintings have been exhibited nationally in juried competitions and in galleries. Her passion is for watercolors and she primarily paints portraits, still lifes and florals. Barbara also teaches her watercolor technique in classes and workshops around the country. Barbara graduated from the University of California Davis, and attended graduate courses at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. She and her family currently live in rural, upstate New York.

Susan Gamble is a graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts and has over 20 years of experience as a graphic designer and illustrator. She has worked in graphic design, illustration (both traditional and digital), web design, and animation. Her design work includes posters, product labels, brochures, national magazines, logos and advertising art. Her illustrations and animations are featured in books, pilot training courseware and websites. Susan Gamble's career has placed her work in cities all across the United States. Much of her work has been done for foundations that exist to preserve America’s history and its natural beauty. Special projects have included portraits of President Ronald Reagan, President George H.W. Bush, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, and Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr. for a book about the U.S. Navy Memorial. Ms. Gamble recently had the honor of rendering the design for the new Air Force Combat Action Medal for the United States Air Force.

Margaret Henry grew up on Lake Ontario in Oswego, New York. She currently attends Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor in Utica, New York, where she studies illustration. Art has always been a part of her life and she intends to pursue her passion as a career.

Anatole Honczarenko is a European trained artist and craftsman. He studied in Munich, where he explored traditional techniques and specialized in painting, chemistry and lithography. As an artist he has developed expertise in a variety of graphic media. Medallic forms have been a repeated theme that have challenged him for many years, as he first started working for a medallic art company in New York in the 1960’s. There he executed a number of medallions commemorating significant events such as the JFK Center and the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations.

Joel Iskowitz has created artwork for three decades that has graced the covers of books, periodicals, journals, public spaces, coins and postage stamps worldwide. He is also an active United States Air Force (USAF) artist and has a number of oils in the USAF permanent collection. Mr. Iskowitz has been invited twice to document Space Shuttle missions and his artwork is on permanent display at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Museum. Mr. Iskowitz's work has been featured in many international journals; including profiles of his numismatic and philatelic art in CoinAGE Magazine; Watercolor Magazine and American Artist Magazine; and his murals have been featured in Exhibit Builder Magazine. He has been awarded both bronze and silver medals for his corporate illustrations and grand-scale public art in Portfolios.com international competitions. Mr. Iskowitz has also received the National Oceanic and Philatellic Society citation for his contributions to Space Philately.

Mark Kuettner was born and raised in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He studied art at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Mark has worked in freelance illustration in the Oshkosh area, designing beverage logos, holiday cards and book art. Mark currently lives in Oshkosh.

David Malan is an oil painter and concept artist and lives with his wife, Natalie in Pleasant Grove, Utah. He graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University. David works as a digital artist in the video game industry. He is also a gallery oil painter focusing on traditional realistic portraiture and figurative work.

Richard Masters is an associate professor of art at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He received his BA (1985) in Studio Art, and his MA (1988) and MFA (1990) in Design from the University of Iowa. His pencil drawings have been featured in over 40 national and international juried fine arts exhibitions throughout the country since 2001. During this period, his work has been critically recognized with Best of Show or top honors awards eight times. Mr. Masters has written an article for the Journal of Design and Technology, a periodical published by Design Net, of Seoul, South Korea, and has been the recipient of two faculty research grants from his university. He has also created illustrations for the publication and advertising industries for the past twenty years. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, the artist currently lives with his family in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Neal Taylor was born in Sherman, Texas, and grew up in Bryan County and Durant, Oklahoma. He attended Southeastern Oklahoma University and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA degree. He worked as a college ring designer. Mr. Taylor won the Oklahoma design for the Franklin Mint bi-centennial medallion competition. He has since become a western and historical artist/illustrator, working in oils and sculpture. His bronze sculpture, "The Spirit of "89" is in the collection of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. His work has been shown in galleries in: Oklahoma; Texas; Taos, New Mexico; and Nashville, Tennessee. He is currently working on portraits of the Choctaw tribal chiefs. His wife, Coralie, is a teacher, and they have a son, Clint.

Joshua Wahila was born and raised in Binghamton, New York. He pursued an ASA in Graphic Design from Broome Community College before transferring to Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor in Utica, New York, where he studies graphic design. Interested in art from a young age, Joshua plans to make art his career.

Donna Weaver studied sculpting, painting and print making at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and graduated with a Fine Arts degree in 1966. A native of northern Kentucky, she worked for several area toy companies, including Kenner Toys and Hasbro, sculpting boy's action figures and girl's toys. From 2000 until her retirement in 2006, Donna served as a sculptor-engraver at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. While at the United States Mint, Donna designed the 2007 Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho state quarters and many others. Donna has revived the art of miniature bas-relief wax portraiture, which was popular in the United States between 1750 and 1840. Named one of Early American Life Magazine's best artisans, her wax portraits have been judged to be of museum quality. Donna divides her time between sculpting wax portraits, gallery exhibits, commissioned work and participating in living history events and juried shows from Virginia to Indiana.

David Westwood, graphic designer and illustrator, has worked extensively in agencies and studios in Britain and the U.S., and now works as a creative director in Southern California. His work is showcased in eleven professional publications, such as Corporate Profile Graphics and the JCA Annual. He is also an author, with eight published books to date. His diverse experience includes toy packaging for Mattel, graphics for a documentary on the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, team merchandising for the Los Angeles Angels, designing electric guitar shapes, web graphics for Nestle, storyboards for Gucci commercials, and judging the Beverly Hills Art Show. His logos and his "Westwood" woodcut font are used worldwide.

Mary Beth Zeitz studied art at the Université de Montpellier, France, and currently lives in Marlton, New Jersey, with her husband and two teenage sons. She is a graphic designer and published fine artist for over 30 national clients. Her art is internationally licensed and appears on decorative wall plaques, decorative storage boxes, memo boards, and other products which are available at large retailers. Her prints have also been seen on movie sets and television shows nationwide, as well as in stores and catalogs internationally. She has also achieved success by mixing mediums, capitalizing on her numerous years of experience in graphic design and expertise in painting, especially for pieces that require text in the design.

Justin Kunz, a contemporary realist painter and digital artist, earned his BFA degree from Brigham Young University in 1999. His oil paintings have appeared in notable exhibits of the West such as Arts for the Parks in Jackson, Wyoming, and received honors at both the Springville Museum of Art and the Latter-day Saints Church Museum of Art and History in Utah. His digital paintings have been featured worldwide in leading computer games, toys, web sites, books, magazines and film advertising. Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains, Justin has lived as far away as Hokkaido, Japan. He now calls southern California home with his wife, Heidi, and their three children.

Laura Klopp received her BFA in studio drawing in 2006 from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. After living in the Midwest her whole life, she relocated to Tampa, Florida, to participate in an internship at the Salvador Dali Museum. She will be relocating once again to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2007 to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to receive her post-baccalaureate degree before continuing on for her Masters. Laura specializes in colored pencil but also works in graphite, pastel, ink, watercolor and photography. While open to any subject matter, she particularly enjoys realistic portraits and detailed combinations of images. She also enjoys illustrating her poetry, which has been entered into several nationwide competitions and publications.