Artists

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59.5″ x 10″ x 27″ mixed media (plywood, aluminum, plexiglass, screws, LED) $4500

Jonathan Rypkema is a sculptor based in Philadelphia, PA whose work explores the unique characteristics of various materials. Drawing inspiration from industrial architecture and handcrafted machinery, he embraces the visible presence of fasteners, rivets, and screws in his creations. His compositions are often shaped by the materials at hand, with many pieces beginning as scraps that he gradually refines and builds upon. While his finished works may appear meticulously planned, his creative process is organic and spontaneous, evolving as he responds to the materials before him.

“I find that my inspiration isn’t always rooted in the arts. It can come from a variety of sources—such as a car manufacturer, lighting design, architecture, or bridge design.”

Rypkema studied studio art at the College of Charleston. In the fall of 2022, he was an artist-in-residence at the Gibbes Museum of Art. His work has been exhibited at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Redux Contemporary Art Center, and the Gibbes Museum of Art.

FLOOR LAMP #003

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59.25″ x 20″ x 14″ mixed media (plywood, aluminum, plexiglass, screws, LED) $5800

Jonathan Rypkema is a sculptor based in Philadelphia, PA whose work explores the unique characteristics of various materials. Drawing inspiration from industrial architecture and handcrafted machinery, he embraces the visible presence of fasteners, rivets, and screws in his creations. His compositions are often shaped by the materials at hand, with many pieces beginning as scraps that he gradually refines and builds upon. While his finished works may appear meticulously planned, his creative process is organic and spontaneous, evolving as he responds to the materials before him.

“I find that my inspiration isn’t always rooted in the arts. It can come from a variety of sources—such as a car manufacturer, lighting design, architecture, or bridge design.”

Rypkema studied studio art at the College of Charleston. In the fall of 2022, he was an artist-in-residence at the Gibbes Museum of Art. His work has been exhibited at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Redux Contemporary Art Center, and the Gibbes Museum of Art.

DARK TWILIGHT

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41.75″ x 41.75″ framed acrylic on canvas $16,800

Linda Fantuzzo spent her childhood in Endicott, NY, where she created images from an early age. In 1968 she went to Philadelphia to study at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1973. She then moved to Charleston, SC, and continues to work full time in her studio near the harbor. The quality of light and the beauty of the architecture first attracted Linda to the region, where she continues to enjoy its vital arts community.

Linda worked non-objectively in various media for over ten years and then chose to return to painting representationally. She has been represented by galleries in the Charleston area since the 1970s, and has enjoyed five solo museum exhibitions in SC and GA. Linda is active in the arts community, having served on panels for the SC State Arts Commission Acquisitions Committee, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Redux, and the Trident Region Arts & Culture Plan. She has served as a juror for several public galleries and was the project director for “Larger Than Life: A Second Story Show”, sponsored by the Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs during the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.

Linda’s paintings are represented in the collections of the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; South Carolina State Arts Commission Collection, Columbia,SC; The Burroughs-Chapin Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC; the River Course and Cassique Clubs of Kiawah, SC; the Doonbeg Club of County Clare, Ireland; several other public collections; and numerous private collections throughout the country.

DETAILS OF SPRING

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42″ x 42″ framed acrylic on canvas $16,800

Linda Fantuzzo spent her childhood in Endicott, NY, where she created images from an early age. In 1968 she went to Philadelphia to study at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1973. She then moved to Charleston, SC, and continues to work full time in her studio near the harbor. The quality of light and the beauty of the architecture first attracted Linda to the region, where she continues to enjoy its vital arts community.

Linda worked non-objectively in various media for over ten years and then chose to return to painting representationally. She has been represented by galleries in the Charleston area since the 1970s, and has enjoyed five solo museum exhibitions in SC and GA. Linda is active in the arts community, having served on panels for the SC State Arts Commission Acquisitions Committee, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Redux, and the Trident Region Arts & Culture Plan. She has served as a juror for several public galleries and was the project director for “Larger Than Life: A Second Story Show”, sponsored by the Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs during the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.

Linda’s paintings are represented in the collections of the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; South Carolina State Arts Commission Collection, Columbia,SC; The Burroughs-Chapin Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC; the River Course and Cassique Clubs of Kiawah, SC; the Doonbeg Club of County Clare, Ireland; several other public collections; and numerous private collections throughout the country.

GREEN HAZE

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37.75″ X 37.75″ framed acrylic on canvas $13,500

Linda Fantuzzo spent her childhood in Endicott, NY, where she created images from an early age. In 1968 she went to Philadelphia to study at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1973. She then moved to Charleston, SC, and continues to work full time in her studio near the harbor. The quality of light and the beauty of the architecture first attracted Linda to the region, where she continues to enjoy its vital arts community.

Linda worked non-objectively in various media for over ten years and then chose to return to painting representationally. She has been represented by galleries in the Charleston area since the 1970s, and has enjoyed five solo museum exhibitions in SC and GA. Linda is active in the arts community, having served on panels for the SC State Arts Commission Acquisitions Committee, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Redux, and the Trident Region Arts & Culture Plan. She has served as a juror for several public galleries and was the project director for “Larger Than Life: A Second Story Show”, sponsored by the Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs during the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.

Linda’s paintings are represented in the collections of the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; South Carolina State Arts Commission Collection, Columbia,SC; The Burroughs-Chapin Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC; the River Course and Cassique Clubs of Kiawah, SC; the Doonbeg Club of County Clare, Ireland; several other public collections; and numerous private collections throughout the country.

WILD GRACES IN PINK AND GOLD

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20.5″ x 16.5″ framed 15″ x 11″ unframed mixed media on paper $900

Jamie Powell, a native of Fairmont, West Virginia, but now residing 35 miles outside of NYC in a small lakeside town, draws inspiration from her Appalachian heritage, which is rooted in the traditions of resourcefulness, patchwork, and repurposing. Growing up in a family of farmers and factory workers, she developed an early appreciation for the art of making do with what’s at hand. Powell’s art pushes conventional boundaries, pushing the limits of painting through her experimental techniques. She engages in a multifaceted process that involves dyeing, braiding, weaving, stitching, and painting raw canvas. What emerges are paintings that blur the line between art and craft.

Her canvases expand beyond their traditional confines, with oversized and unruly bows breaking free from the stretcher, and braided canvas cascading to the floor. These creations evolve into three-dimensional objects, referencing the human form in their scale—akin to the dimensions of a head, torso, or outstretched arms. In her most recent works, she is reflecting on her rural upbringing and the way in which nature shaped her. Influences range from Robert Rauschenberg to Jessica Stockholder, from Arte Povera to Pattern and Decoration movements, from Formalism to Feminism. Through her highly experimental approach, she invites viewers to explore the boundaries of what paintings can be, embracing the beauty of imperfection, transformation, and the enduring spirit of her Appalachian upbringing.

She has exhibited extensively over the seventeen years including: Soil Gallery in Seattle, David & Schweitzer and Fresh Window in Brooklyn, Freight + Volume and Morgan Lehman in New York. She has received grants from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, and Pratt Institute. She is a faculty member at Pratt Institute and a Teaching Artist for the Studio in A School Foundation of New York. Jamie is represented by the Painting Center in New York City and Peter Anthony Fine Art in Charleston, South Carolina.

BIRTHDAY

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28″ x 23″ watercolor on paper mounted on panel $4800

Tong Zhang

Tong Zhang is originally from China but has lived in the United States for several years. He now resides in Tallahassee, Florida with his family. Inspired by daily moments, Zhang’s work aims to present occasions in which affective experience can be fully addressed while still leaving the viewer in a state of unknowing. His practice bridges memory and personal experience with today’s life to raise the question, “what those ordinary moments from daily life could mean?”

Tong’s interdisciplinary practice and commitment to creating these unknown atmospheres have taken him to the United Kingdom, China, and across the United States including exhibitions in Elysium Gallery, Swansea, UK; Milk Gallery, New York City; Attleboro Arts Museum, Massachusetts; Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona; Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China. He is the recipient of many awards including two The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 2017 and 2018, The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for Art Residency and two George J. Vander Sluis Award 2016 and 2018 among others. He holds an MFA from Syracuse University and China Academy of Art and a BFA from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in China.

STORY TIME

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42″ x 54″ Watercolor on canvas $9600

Tong Zhang

Tong Zhang is originally from China but has lived in the United States for several years. He now resides in Tallahassee, Florida with his family. Inspired by daily moments, Zhang’s work aims to present occasions in which affective experience can be fully addressed while still leaving the viewer in a state of unknowing. His practice bridges memory and personal experience with today’s life to raise the question, “what those ordinary moments from daily life could mean?”

Tong’s interdisciplinary practice and commitment to creating these unknown atmospheres have taken him to the United Kingdom, China, and across the United States including exhibitions in Elysium Gallery, Swansea, UK; Milk Gallery, New York City; Attleboro Arts Museum, Massachusetts; Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona; Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China. He is the recipient of many awards including two The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 2017 and 2018, The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for Art Residency and two George J. Vander Sluis Award 2016 and 2018 among others. He holds an MFA from Syracuse University and China Academy of Art and a BFA from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in China.