Hunter College, M.S. Ed., 1995
The Rhode Island School of Design, BFA Painting, 1976
Madison Art School, Madison Ct., Robert Brackman, N.A., 1967-69

"Even as a child I always felt the need to be creative, but this usually took the form of crafts. Sewing, knitting, crochet, several needle crafts, tooling and stamping leather etc. In my early 20's I discovered horses and photography. These became my primary passions for 15 years."

"From Pensacola, Florida,  I am 20 years old and have been creating all of my life.  In the past four years, I started drawing and painting seriously.  Ever since then, I developed my own style."

"History is a pattern of timeless moments..."
It is fitting that these words of T.S. Eliot were chosen by the artist to commemorate this millennium exhibition.  Working in the timeless medium of textiles and celebrating the quilt as a canvas for artistic expression, Marilyn Henrion transforms geometric elements into metaphorical images with strong graphic impact.

Oleg Hizhi was born in the city Lviv, Ukraine.  He creates works in technique of casel and monumental painting.

"Although descriptive in line, my work is informed primarily by the most demanding of all non-linear systems: human civilization. With the constant interaction of countless individuals, politics and economics form a system so vast that alongside it, my linear systems wind up seeming overrun...."