Contemporaries: Natasha Zupan & Kathy Buist

Combining Renaissance hues and chiaroscuro with modern collage and media, Natasha Zupan beautifully unites the old and new. A Yale-educated, internationally renowned artist, Natasha combines the innovation of her highly crafted technique with her wonder for tradition and the great Masters. Her clear, bright brush strokes and play of light and shadow are both rhythmic and youthful. The female figures in her paintings have an undeniable renaissance quality about them. Their classical faces become nymph-like when accentuated with symbols of nature and beauty. Each figurative work harbors a unique and intricate personality. Powerfully expressive, they are at once pure and sensual, innocent yet beguiling. In 2006, Natasha collaborated with premier fashion designer Zang Toi to create the set for his highly anticipated event at Manhattan’s fashion week. An internationally acclaimed figure in the art world, Natasha shows annually throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, including multiple exhibitions at the Columbus Museum of Art, Georgia.

Kathy Buist’s work has won praise from The New York Times and has been shown in museums throughout the country including the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton and the Long Island Museum. She is archived in the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.  Kathy has been a resident artist at centers in Vermont and Virginia and her paintings are part of myriad prestigious private collections internationally. She also has the distinct honor of being part of Who's Who in American Art.