Gallery Artists

At ArtWRKD, we proudly represent artists who are true visionaries and modern alchemists. Their work resides in a ruleless space where storytelling reigns. The work is captivating, and their impact on the world of visual arts is undeniable. We are passionate about showcasing their exceptional talents and providing a platform for them to connect with art enthusiasts and collectors.

LUCINE KAPLAN

An Artist in Residence, represented by ArtWRKD and raised a few blocks from the gallery in the Newtown Borough. Lucine is virally and internationally known to be the first-and-only artist to work with pantyhose as a 2D fiber art medium. Spanning her career over 11 years on the conceptual grounds of feminism and fashion in fine art.

SHEER JOY showcases a compositionally sound body of work, divided into two collections: RIPPING THE SEAMS, exploring the relationship between the history of hosiery with feminist movements; and LIBERATION, reimagining the story of the Wizard of Oz.

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MARGARET KOVAL

Margaret Koval divides her time between Princeton, NJ and London, UK. She received her MA from City & Guilds of London Art School in 2010 after studying previously at London’s Byam Shaw School of Art (now Central St Martins) and the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has also worked as a television news producer and documentary filmmaker, winning an Emmy award with colleagues for coverage of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Her independent films were broadcast nationally by PBS and supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Jeanette Griffith

Painting and Musical Interplay

The work in this show was created through listening to music in my studio. I listen to music and I paint what I hear. For me, the music whether jazz or rock, or classical or traditional there is a close relationship between my box of paints and what I am listening to. The visual and audio interchange between color, line, shapes, form, depth and structure with the melody, intensity, rhythm, harmonies, sometimes dissonant, sometimes gentle combinations in music stimulate imagination and hopefully create a connection with the viewer. The glass displayed in this show is early work. I started my life in art working as a stained glass fabricator and designer, moved to sculpture, and eventually began to paint.

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JAE MARTIN

A Brooklyn-bred Pop Artist now based in Philadelphia. Jae's work is a perfect reflection of the energy of city life, infused with vibrant hues inspired by street art. He's a self-taught artist who combines the elements of graffiti art into his work. His pieces are unique and capture the fleeting emotions and thoughts of the moment.

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MICHAEL PALLADINO

Michael Palladino is a mixed media artist from New York City, USA. A graduate from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, he has extensively experimented with various media including printmaking, sculpture, photography, and woodworking.

The result focuses on enhanced digital photography (often encased in encaustic wax), and carved wooden reliefs (often charred, with encaustic inlay). With his studio on the Delaware River, his work leans towards abstraction, is inspired by nature,
with a concern for the environment.

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KEV VON HOLT

My work explores the relationship between myself, and the discourse in current culture. With influences spawned from the eyes of ADHD and anxiety, new synergies are synthesized from both frantic and deliberate dialogues. Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by the unrelenting divergence of the universe. What starts out as vision soon becomes corroded into a manifesto of lust, leaving me into a sense of anxiety and chaos , and the inevitability of relief. As intermittent derivatives become clarified through frantic and critical practice, I am then left with a clue to the complexity within my own soul.

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KIMBERLY ORT (BERLY)

Artist Statement:
My journey as an artist began as a calling. It’s one of those supernatural individualistic occurrences that are difficult to explain.

My artistic journey began around 2005 and has moved from painting solely pet portraits to more recently creating abstract figurative pieces incorporating all forms of mixed media on paper.

My goal within each painting is to tap into whatever emotion I am feeling at that time, and allowing that to drive the mood of the figure I am depicting and what they are directly experiencing in the moment.

My end goal is for my audience to relate to my art on a very personal level. I genuinely have a need and a longing to connect with other people as many of us have similar paths in how we live our lives and what we go through emotionally.

I will always be an evolving artist and human being. The current version of myself is an open minded, accepting, and empathetic person who wants to be free to explore and have stability at the same time. And the most important thing to me and my family and those I want to surround myself with on this fast moving journey we call life is equality for all people.

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Paul Plumadore

Since 2015, Paul Plumadore has established himself as a leading collage and paper montage artist, earning numerous accolades for his surreal and finely detailed works. He was a Solo Show Award recipient at the 2015 Northeastern Biennial, leading to a solo exhibition at AFA Gallery in Scranton, PA. His art has since been featured multiple times in the Art of the State exhibitions at the State Museum of Pennsylvania and in the hardcover book Making the Cut: The Best Collage Artists in the World.

In 2021, Plumadore’s solo exhibition Paper Trail at The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg, NY, broke attendance records, cementing his reputation in the contemporary collage world. Now living and creating along the Delaware River with his partner, Jim Tindell, he continues to produce imaginative, narrative-rich works that blend visual storytelling with a lifetime of creative exploration across art, dance, and design.