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List of Affiliated, Represented Artists

“Burden of Injustice”
Otto Neals :: www.ottoneals.com
Born in Lake City, South Carolina,  artist, sculptor and printmaker Otto Neals taught himself all mediums except printmaking which he learned at the Bob Blackburn Printmaking Workshop,. His commiss-ioned works include a 20 foot mural at Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital, a bronze work at the Brooklyn Children’s Center, 10 bronze plaques at the “Harlem Walk of Fame” and a bronze work at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.  Neals’ work appears in many collections, public and private and has won many awards.

“Scenes from Serengeti”
Ed Bates, painting
Edward Bates, (b.1925) is a native of Atlantic City, NJ and has lived in New York since 1957.  After serving in the Navy for two years, this African American artist made his home in Brooklyn, NY and became a Textile Designer.  Presently, living in Deer Park, NY, Edward is married to his wife Gladys and together they had six children. Upon retirement after already painting for 30 years, Edward was able to devote his time and passion to the development of his skills as an artist.  A self-taught artisan, Edward lists amongst his achievements being the Grand Prize winner of a citywide contest sponsored by the New York City of Housing for his portrait of Eubie Blake. Edward has been a participant in the Fulton Street Art Show for over 25 years.

“Orchid”
Will Gray, photography

Mr. Will Gray a former teacher of photography in the early 70’s saw the medium as a way to communicate with wayward youth from the Fort Green section of Brooklyn. Mr. Gray was instrumental in the development of a community based photographic appreciation program that exposes underprivileged youth to the joys and excitement of photo journalism through visits to museums and art galleries. Mr. Gray’s experimentation with lighting, exposure settings and abstract dark room development techniques, such as double exposure has led Mr. Gray to develop his current view of photographic imagery. Mr. Gray’s desire to capture nature’s own paint palate has motivated the current photographic offer offerings.

While most of the photographs in Mr. Gray’s repertoire are of various species of orchids, they also include other flowers such as lilies and roses.

Amete :: Flight to Egypt

Amete :: Abba Father

Amete Sellassie, pastels

With almost 20 years at the NYC Department of Education and no formal art training,  Alana Caseley first began painting six years ago when she was assigned to assist an art teacher and she discovered the world of pastels and began painting.  She found her inspiration in the works of Georgia O’Keefe and Frida Kahlo and later decided to try her hand at portraits.   Amete Sellassie is known among her peers as an iconographer because her work depicts biblical figures and scenes inspired by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, as well as historical portraits of Ethiopian nobility.