Session 1. Figure in Landscape:
Caleb O'Connor
Arrive June 5, 2012 - depart June 16, 2012

Caleb O'Connor is an accomplished artist and Fullbright scholar. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art and studied marble carving and bronze casting in Europe from some of the world's top artists and foundries. His major large-scale works are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and can be found in private and public collections around the world. Caleb has taught at the Delaware College of Arts and Design, as well as privately in his studio. He has exhibited his paintings nationally and internationally, and has received several prestigious awards, including a four-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshield's Award.

Caleb now resides in Tuscaloosa, AL, to create sixteen 14 x 9 feet murals for a new federal courthouse in Tuscaloosa. His paintings are narrative, figurative, technically classical, and highly engaging. Contact Caleb. Visit Caleb's website.

Session 2. Painting and Bas-relief:
Danni Dawson & Mike Francis
Arrive June 24, 2012 - depart July 5, 2012

Danni Dawson received her B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from George Washington University and apprenticed with Nelson Shanks. A professional artist and teacher for over 25 years, Danni has exhibited her paintings nationally and internationally, and has received many awards including the Allied Artist Award, the Salmagundi Painting Prize, The Audubon Award and an Award for Painting from The National Academy of Art and Design. Her work has also been featured in American Artist, most recently in the Winter 2007 issue of American Artist Workshop article "Danni Dawson: Helping Still Life Painters Find an Individual Voice.". With over 300 portraits to her credit, Danni Dawson has painted heads of state, dignitaries, and university officials as well as senior members of the military and medical communities. Her portraits and still life paintings are displayed in collections throughout the world. Contact Danni. Visit Danni's website.

Mike Francis studied at the Corcoran School of Art, received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and his MFA from George Washington University. Teaching experience includes the Art League School (1978 to present), George Washington University (20 years), George Mason University, Trinity College, Northern Virginia Community College, Prince George’s Community College, and Charles County Community College. In addition, he has taught abroad through the auspices of various institutions in Paris, Brittany, Spain, Greece, Italy, and Ireland. Mike has had twenty solo exhibitions in the last twenty-six years, and participated in hundreds of group efforts. Many of these events were reviewed in various media. He has received several awards, including the Virginia Prize for Painting and the David Lloyd Kresge Award. Contact Mike. Visit Mike's website.

Session 3. Contemporary Painting and Drawing:
Judy Southerland & Genoveva Fernandez
Arrive July 11, 2012 - depart July 22, 2012

Judy Southerland is an artist and associate adjunct faculty at Washington, DC's Corcoran College of Art and Design where she teaches Painting in a Series, Figure & Content, and Graduate Cross-Media Studio. Solo exhibitions include Borderland, at Greater Reston Arts Center, 2011, Reston, VA; Close to Far Away, at Miami University, Middletown, OH, 2008; and In/Out of Place, The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC, 2007. Recent group shows include Catalyst at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC; Strictly Painting 7, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA; Crossing Lines, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE; and 20th National Drawing & Print Exhibition, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD. Judy received a 2011 Artist Fellowship from the DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities. Contact Judy. Visit Judy's website.

Genoveva Fernandez is an artist living and working in Madrid. She is the founder of aRT Studio where she teaches painting and drawing. Genoveva's work will be featured in a solo exhibition Underground in the Eduardo Urcolo Center for the Arts in April 2012. Solo exhibitions in 2010 include As morning shows the day at Larra Gallery in Madrid and Three legged and Primary Colors in Washington, DC in 2008 and 2005. Group exhibitions include Raices in Madrid in 2011 and Scape Hatch7 and Glances in 2009 and 2008 in Moscow. Genoveva has a dergree in History of Art from Madrid's Universidad Autónoma and she studied painting for an academic year at the Institute of Fine Arts Surikov in Moscow. From 2002–2005 Genoveva studied at The Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, DC, and in 2005 she was awarded The Faculty Award for Excellence. Contact Genoveva. Visit Genoveva's website.

Session 4. Painting and Drawing:
Gavin Glakas
Arrive July 29, 2012 - depart August 9, 2012

Gavin Glakas is a professional artist who studied at Washington University in St. Louis and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. He worked on Capitol Hill as a Senate staffer before deciding, at the age of 24, to pursue his lifelong ambition of a career as an artist.

Gavin began showing his work in galleries almost immediately, and spent the next five years studying with Danni Dawson and Robert Liberace at The Art League in Alexandria, VA. He has won numerous honors for his artwork, including awards from the Portrait Society of America and the Butler Institute of Fine Art. His paintings have been featured in International Artist magazine and exhibited at galleries throughout the country. Glakas' portraits hang in the U.S. Capitol, Georgetown University, and numerous other collections both public and private. He recently had his first museum show at the Ratner Museum in Bethesda, MD.

Glakas lives in Washington, DC, where he paints full-time and also teaches figure painting and drawing at the Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, MD, and the Washington Studio School. Contact Gavin. Visit Gavin's website.

Session 5. Painting:
Kurt Schwarz
Arrive August 17, 2012 - depart August 28, 2012

Kurt Schwarz is a realist painter specializing in portraiture, still life, and landscape. The exploration of color harmony and spatial concepts are equally important in Schwarz's creations. His skill in capturing the complex nature of his subjects has contributed to his reputation of being one of Loudoun County's finest artists. Kurt Schwarz's career highlights include six solo exhibitions and publication in fine art magazines, including the international publication The American Artist. Schwarz has professored at The George Washington University, and is current faculty to both the Art League School in Alexandria, VA, and the Loudoun Academy of the Arts in Leesburg, VA. Schwarz's work is in collections worldwide—in Europe, Mexico, and across the United States. His posthumous portraits of notable figures in Loudoun County's history may be viewed in the permanent public collection of the Balch Public Library in Leesburg, VA. Under the authority of the United States government in 1999, Schwarz traveled to Havana, Cuba, as an International Artistic Advisor. There, he accompanied the Executive Director of Cross Cultural Services (CCS) to advance U.S. Cultural exchanges and advancement in the arts with the nation of Cuba. Schwarz is a member of The Loudoun Arts Council, which promotes the arts in Loudoun County by advocating for and assisting arts organizations and individual artists. He has been accepting commissions since 1992, and currently resides in Loudoun County with his wife who is a fellow artist. Contact Kurt. Visit Kurt's website.