Artists

Read all about the artists currently at the studio here. Click on a name to jump to that person's bio.

PRISCILLA ALGAVA	LINDA GEBHARD
ENRICO BOMBIERI	ROBERT HUMMEL
ROBERT CAGAN	SAMANTHA KIFER
ANNE CIEMNECKI	KATHLEEN LIAO
KAREN CYBULSKI	SUSAN WINTER
INGRID DAVIS	JUANITA YODER
EDNA FISHER	KRISTINA ZITO
ROY FISHER

	Priscilla Algava Painter and Printmaker Priscilla Algava’s work reflects her passion for all those she loves and her respect for the natural world. Her explorations are about communicating the complexities of living a passionate life, always gleaning the kernel of joy, of sunshine, of magic in the moment that is Now. She dwells always in possibility and optimism. Presently an art specialist at South Brunswick High School, Algava has taught art at DePauw University, Marist College, Mercer County Community College, and at museums and institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Educated at Cornell University, she completed her M.A. at DePauw University. Ms. Algava’s work is represented in corporate and public collections including General Electric, IBM, Vassar College, Newark Public Library, and various private collections in the U.S., Argentina, Greece, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. Among the awards she has received is a Geraldine Dodge Foundation Artist Fellow Award and Best in Show, Printmaking, Ellarslie Open XXV, 2007. Algava lives in Princeton.

	Enrico Bombieri Painter Enrico Bombieri started playing with watercolors and pencils at an early age. In 1977 he moved from Milan to the United States. In 1982 he began to study painting and life drawing with Mel Leipzig and printmaking with Jack Harris and Joan Needham at Mercer County Community College. Enrico enjoys painting people, animals, and landscapes. His paintings are sometimes surreal or intentionally ambiguous. He especially likes to do portraits on commission. Enrico Bombieri's profession is mathematical research, which is very abstract. Perhaps, because of that, his art is figurative.

	Robert Cagan Painter Robert Cagan is a relative newcomer to painting, with modest formal credentials in art but a high level of enthusiasm. He paints with oils - landscapes, still lifes and occasionally figures. A special interest is urban landscapes, combining geometric and natural elements. He has taken painting courses locally at Artworks in Trenton and workshops at Arts ProTem in New Hampshire. Professionally he has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, and is now retired following a career in academia and industry.

	Anne Ciemnecki Potter Anne Ciemnecki together with Karen CyBulski occupy the Underground Pottery. Both Anne and Karen are nationally acclaimed health policy researchers who create pottery to exercise the other side of their brains. They believe that everyday objects should be useful and beautiful. Their work is inspired by vibrant colors of the Caribbean. Anne and Karen studied with Dee Higgens, formerly of Mill Stream Pottery in Allentown. They enjoy bringing their art into the community and have recently demonstrated wheel throwing at the Middlesex County Agricultural Fair and the Hightstown Harvest Festival. The proceeds of all Underground Pottery Sales support Seer Farms, an alternative animal shelter that keeps animals safe while their people are in crisis. Anne is the president of the board of directors of Seer Farms.

	Karen CyBulski Potter, Photographer Karen CyBulski together with Anne Ciemnecki occupy the Underground Pottery. Both Karen and Anne are nationally acclaimed health policy researchers who create pottery to exercise the other side of their brains. They believe that everyday objects should be useful and beautiful. Their work is inspired by vibrant colors of the Caribbean. Karen and Anne studied with Dee Higgens, formerly of Mill Stream Pottery in Allentown. They enjoy bringing their art into the community and have recently demonstrated wheel throwing at the Middlesex County Agricultural Fair and the Hightstown Harvest Festival. The proceeds of all Underground Pottery Sales support Seer Farms, an alternative animal shelter that keep animals safe while their people are in crisis. In addition to ceramic creation, you can also see Karen's underwater photographs at Underground Pottery.

	Ingrid Davis Artist, Printmaker Ingrid Davis's fascination with printmaking began with a course in etching and continues with her great love for the white-line woodcut technique, which she now practices almost exclusively. Her early art training was as a painter. She received her art education at the Art Students League, the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and the School of Visual Arts, all in New York. Her work has been shown at juried and invitational shows in the US, Europe and the Far East. She is affiliated with the Art League (Alexandria, VA), Antic and Design Gallery (Dresden, Germany), Merrimon Gallery (Asheville, NC), and Hudson Artists Association (Jersey City). She also conducts workshops.

	Edna Fisher Sculptor Edna Fisher is a sculptor who views stone as the quintessence of nature itself. When choosing a piece to carve, she tries to preserve its visible characteristics and integrity. She studies the stone until she is intuitively influenced. Part of this influence is a visual message she receives as a result of its size, shape, color, and texture. Her goal is to stimulate curiosity, fantasy, and sentiment for viewers. Edna has a B.A. in Fine Arts from Rider University, Summa Cum Laude, Johnson Atelier Technical School for Sculpture. She has exhibited at the Grounds for Sculpture, Monmouth Museum (Lincroft), Guild of Creative Art Gallery (Shrewsbury), Red Bank Gallery, Reed House Gallery (Hightstown) and Clifton Art Center.

	Roy Fisher Pastel Artist

	Linda Gebhard Impressionist, Photographer Linda Gebhard features luminous colors as the main subject of her work. During the creative process, she gives herself over to the energy while following her interior vision. The compositions of layered images are dictated by the imagination rather than conceptual thought. She lets images bloom as her temperament speaks. The main question, however, is how far color will be allowed to dominate and take control of the work. Linda is a self-taught artist and has worked in quality assurance for pharmaceutical research for the past 20 years. All of her works at The Art Station are for sale.

	Robert Hummel Princeton ART Impressions Studio / Gallery Artist Robert Hummel's bright and colorful acrylic paintings of Princeton New Jersey scenes have been around since the year 2000. His body of work under the name “Princeton Art Impressions” has been on view for many years at Chez Alice Cafe and Gourmet Bakery on Palmer Square, Communiversity events, local charity events and at many exhibits and venues. His larger mural size paintings can be seen throughout the state but locally at the Grovers Mill Coffee Company Cafe where he created a 4x6 foot War Of The Worlds painting inspired by and to celebrate the 1938 Radio Broadcast. The radio broadcast a custom version of the HG.Wells “War Of The Worlds” told of creatures from Mars landing and invading Grovers Mill and taken as fact by many listeners across the country and beyond. The Ivy INN bar and restaurant on Nassau Street also features a large 3 by 10 foot original Robert Hummel painting of a moon lit evening of the Eastern end of Nassau Street. Robert’s work is collected by Princeton Alumni, celebrities, residents and the casual visitor to Princeton and anyone who has an affinity for the iconic images of the town and University. Collectors of his work include David Newton manager of Palmer Square and other business owners and CEO’s. Prints have been also gifted to certain celebrities such as Brooke Shields who attended the University during her college years and others. Special commissions are welcome. Robert's original paintings sell out quickly and prints are available to purchase in a variety of sizes. For many years he was one of the full time creative staff artists for the Macys' Thanksgiving Day Parade Studio in Hoboken N.J. Visit his website or make an appointment to visit his studio/gallery on Saturdays. Phone: 609-571-2200, email: rhummel1@aol.com or visit his site to see his latest creations and for more info and scheduled area exhibits. School presentations and demos are available by contacting the artist directly. Private and Prep School fundraiser paintings and prints can also be arranged for your next event so feel free to contact Mr. Hummel for more details and references www.PrincetonArtImpressions.com www.MuralsbyRobertHummel.blogspot.com

	Samantha Kifer Artist, Potter Samantha Kifer is an up-and-coming ceramic artist whose journey began when her intuitive-minded husband had a vision of her being happy as a potter. Distraught over her career path and at odds with her long-standing passion for art versus the economic demands of living in the 21st century, he changed the course of her life forever. Throughout her life, Samantha has dabbled in various forms of visual art including sculpture, drawing, painting and furniture-making. Her current focus is on what she calls "Enrich Your Soul" pottery, which was conceived with the intent of creating positive emotional states via affirmations and messages impressed upon the surface of the works. Through the use of the functional or decorative pieces, the message acts as a gentle reminder to shift towards what is valued in life and bring about new patterns of thought.

	Kathleen Liao Mixed Media Artist A graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University with a B.A. in Anthropology, Kathleen has absorbed and been inspired by the art of many cultures. Her explorations of African, Asian, Celtic, European and Mexican art have all influenced her output. Geometric shapes, bright colors, and symbolic references can be found in her art. In both figurative and abstract work, Kathleen expresses sensations of consciousness and dream fragments through the universal languages of color and movement. The physical act of creating, feeling the rightness of an arm movement in applying a medium across an expanse of paper, is also pronounced in her work. Kathleen has created a repertoire of pieces through oil transfer, collage, pastel, crayon monotype and watercolor. Her art has been displayed in the Ellarslie Open XXX 2013, and the Mercer County Artists 2011 and 2013 exhibits. She was awarded People’s Choice Best in Show in the exhibit “A View From Above, A View From Below,” at the Plainsboro Library Gallery, 2012.

	Susan Winter Painter Susan Winter is inspired by the unique beauty of each day. She works with a palette knife and pure oil pigments on white canvas to capture the temperature of light as it strikes objects. Her work is reminiscent of the California Impressionists. Winter is a member of Artsbridge, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Pastel Society of America, the American Artists Professional League and a founder of the NJ Pastel Painter's Society. Her work is in the private collections of Bruce Springsteen, Senator John O. Bennett, and the White House. Wildflowers (lithograph) won 1st place in the Basal International Arts Festival and Brush with Spring (watercolor) won 3rd prize at the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Susan teaches pastels and oils at the Art Station and does house portraits by commission.

	Juanita Yoder Silk Painter, Stained Glass, Art Wear Juanita Yoder creates suspended paintings on silk for liturgical, public and private spaces. Her designs can be translated into stained glass, wearable art, and kinetic processional kites. Her kites have been used for major events in the Bascilica of the National Shrine in D.C., the St. James Cathedral of Seattle, and the Princeton University Chapel, among others. The current installation in the Princeton University Chapel of six suspended paintings is the third commission for the University of her work. Recent projects have been for locations in Laguna Beach, CA, Landsdale, PA, and for the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, Princeton, NJ.

	Kristina Zito Mixed Media Artist bag-u-lous.com swingingolive.com

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