Artists

Born in Bursa, Tukiye, Senyavas spent his childhood with the passion of comics. This passion triggered his approach towards art which first started with caricatures, then illustration and finally watercolor paint in the recent periods. Having started his watercolor studies in 2013, Senyavas has had the chance to paint with many important artists in this field and made watercolor paintings in various cities of Europe, creating a collection in the field of city paintings. The coincidental authenticity of watercolor and its close relationship with expressionism are important factors that strengthen the artist’s passion.

Edward Fausty is a photographer and printmaker specializing in collotype and digital pigment printing on fine papers. Deeply influenced by his undergraduate studies with Joel Meyerowitz at The Cooper Union and his graduate work with Richard Benson at Yale University, Edward Fausty has developed a distinct artistic vision that has evolved independently of these early academic influences. Over the decades, he has created numerous focused bodies of work, each exploring unique visual and conceptual themes. 

Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu is a cartoonist and graphic designer. He has been drawing cartoons since 1977 and holds a total of 64 awards (23 of which are international). He participated in many national and international collective displays and also had nine solo exhibitions including one in New York City. His cartoons and illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, such as Forbes, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.

Jose Sosa is a visual artist and educator based in West New York, New Jersey. As a first-generation American, the son of Salvadoran parents, Sosa’s artistic journey has been deeply influenced by his multicultural background. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Drawing and Painting from New Jersey City University in 2020 and completed his master’s degree in Studio Art at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, three years later. Growing up in a vibrant and diverse community, Sosa developed a profound appreciation for music, which has become a cornerstone of his creative practice. His experience of synesthesia—a condition where senses overlap, allowing him to perceive sounds as colors—has significantly shaped his artistic approach.

Julie is a thinker, writer, and object re-creator with a profound understanding of human curiosity, complexity, empathy, passion, and greed. She expresses her ideas through unconventional photography, challenging perspectives and inviting deeper reflection.

Justin was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1980. He is married with two daughters and works in Jersey City, NJ. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later received a degree in Computer Art from School of Visual Arts in New York City. Justin first established Rootism in 2007 and it continues to be the focus of his work today.

Born in Bangkok, Kamonchanok Phon-ngam is a Thai mixed-media artist based in New York City, whose work intricately explores the intersections of culture, nature, and human connection. With a deep-rooted passion for mixed media—especially fabric-based art—she seamlessly blends painting, embroidery, collage, and fabric manipulation to create visually rich and emotionally resonant pieces.

Nick Bodoin is a Canadian artist whose practice consists of large portraits and built with wood. “His style and materials come together to create a balance between raw and refined, rough and intricate. The exposed wood intertwines with the paint strokes in a subtle dance, where we lose sight of where paint ends and wood begins. His medium connects to his small-town origins and time spent building things around the family house, as well as manual labor on farms. Raw handcrafted materials have the power to connect and ground us in a sense of reality, relatability, and the human experience.”

Sally (Min Jae) Kim is an Artist, Art Educator, and Product Designer. Kim studied her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute with 3.99 GPA (on 4.0 grade scale). She has received Annual President’s List honoree (2017 -2023); “Pratt Institute Top Freshman of the Year”; 2020 John Loy Honors Award (Outstanding student who excels in Painting); 2020 Lorraine Marie Chanatry Award (Outstanding student in Art & Design Education). Kim is one of the few young painters who are keen to combine Korean traditional painting methods with modern painting styles.

Tatyana Kazakova is a multidisciplinary artist. She graduated from Moscow Printing Academy with an MFA in Visual Arts and continued her education in Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design in Germany. After graduation she became a regular participant in many art shows in Russia and Germany, including The Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Museum in Kulturzentrum in Rendsburg, Nordfriesisches State Museum in Husum in Germany, receiving awards for her book and graphic design. As a member of the Russian Professional Artist Union and Bundesverband Bildender Künstler in Germany, she took part in several artist residencies. During these years she actively worked with painting, woodcut, and etching. Tatyana greatly values intuition and spontaneity in her work and incorporates conceptual thinking into creative design projects.

Peter Delman is a painter, curator and long time resident of Jersey City. I have exhibited my work in numerous shows including one person shows at the Hostetter Gallery at the Pingry School and Casa Colombo In Jersey City. My work was selected to be displayed in five New Jersey Arts Annual exhibitions. I have curated more than 100 exhibitions including The Embankment on My Mind 2022 and The Persistence of History 2018 at New Jersey City University and Haunted Terrain 2021 at The Pingry School.

Xin Song is a Chinese-born, New York-based artist known for her contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Chinese paper cutting. Using hand-cut paper from magazines, rice paper, and archival prints, she constructs layered works that explore themes of identity, migration, memory, and cultural continuity. Drawing on classical motifs and modern imagery, Xin bridges East and West, past and present, creating compositions that are both intricate and bold. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries, museums, and public spaces, and is included in several private and institutional collections.

Cheryl Gross is an illustrator, painter, writer, and motion graphic artist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and currently living and working in Jersey City, New Jersey. Her work is rooted in layered processes that explore narrative, design, and the absurdities of everyday life. Moving fluidly between drawing, painting, and mixed media, Gross often treats each piece as a visual document—part diary, part observation—where humor, social commentary, and personal reflection intersect. Influenced by both urban environments and storytelling traditions, her practice engages visual and verbal complexity, resulting in works that read as intimate, often ironic meditations on contemporary experience. 

Leandro Comrie is a visual artist of Venezuelan background whose work weaves together memory, myth, and lived experience. Through layered materials, textured surfaces, and dreamlike compositions, he creates spaces where the boundaries between the human and the spiritual dissolve. His practice explores themes of grief, tenderness, and transformation, presenting fragile yet powerful presences that speak to universal emotional landscapes. Rooted in both personal history and cultural narrative, Comrie’s work invites viewers into intimate worlds shaped by gestures, breath, and the unseen forces that connect us.

Kota Onouchi is a fine artist, born in 1974 in Hamamatsu, Japan, later moved to Tokyo, he came to Los Angeles, California, America in the summer of 1994 to study music and guitar. One year later, after a near-death experience in a Bakersfield river where he almost drowned, Kota sought a replacement to playing music and found that something called him to paint. He approached painting as an amateur. Determined, Kota began practicing drawing people’s portraits on wrapping paper. He began by working with abstract pastels in 1999 and shifted to oil paints shortly thereafter in 2000. Around year of 2012, he start study and making oil paint from pigments. At 2018, Kota establish his own recipe for oil paint.

Ayşe Raziye Özalp is one of the top Modern-Ottoman Miniature artists in Istanbul. Also, she is known as Master Uğurlu’s favorite student. Her outstanding talent in using the traditional technique to illustrate new patterns and modern compositions is well-recognized in Turkey.

Born in 1993 in North Bergen, New Jersey, Eric Sosa has lived in the area throughout his life. As a first-generation American with Salvadoran heritage, Eric’s passion for art began early, initially through drawing comic book and cartoon characters, which later evolved into a deep interest in fine arts. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Art, with a focus on Drawing and Painting, from New Jersey City University in 2016. Seeking to further refine his skills, Eric completed his master’s degree in Studio Art at the Florence Academy of Art, where he spent his final term studying in the culturally rich city of Florence, Italy.

Canberk Özcan’s artistic practice investigates the nuances of intimate spaces and interpersonal dynamics that elude conventional perception. His work critically examines power structures that operate beyond societal norms, revealing the mechanisms through which individuals are shaped, objectified, and regulated by social constructs. By interrogating these underlying frameworks, Özcan exposes the often-unseen facets of human relationships and the policies that sustain social order. His approach subverts traditional representations, offering alternative visual narratives that challenge dominant perspectives and invite a deeper engagement with the complexities of identity, agency, and structural influence within contemporary society.