Publishing in Art & Beyond Magazine 2026

Gianni Chiriatti, known professionally as Borgagne, is an artist from Puglia born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 1973. He spent his childhood between his hometown and Borgagne, where he has lived and worked for many years. A self-taught and multifaceted artist, he expresses himself through multidisciplinary practices such as painting, photography, video art, and installations. Wild nature, in its complexity as a plant and animal world, is deeply rooted in his artistic research. During his youth, he worked at an artisanal herbalist specializing in the processing of wild plants. This was the decisive phase that led the artist to also become interested in painting. His motto is: "The smell of the plant is the thought of being transferred to the canvas." Following this guiding principle, Chiriatti dedicates himself to "spontaneous" exhibitions, that is, open-air performances featuring plants and animals as the primary spectators. He has participated in group and solo exhibitions, biennials, and artistic residencies in Italy and abroa.

Eduard Klebanov was born on January 25, 1949 in the City of Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad. He was a graduate of the Leningrad Electrical Communications Engineering Institute named after professor M.A.Bonch-Bruevich. Klebanov’s only exposure to art at the time was taking the class ‘Basics of Art Design & Radio for Electronic Equipment’ with the focus on ‘The Basic Principal of Art Constructivism and the Principal of Art Design Radio-Electronic Apparatus (Graduate Department of the Institute of Technical Aesthetics). He graduated from the institute and as his final work wrote a paper on “Magnetic-Record Block of First Class” which was given an academic score of ‘Excellency’ He attended a lecture course on the Theory of Art History at the Herzen Pedagogical Institute at the Department of Art Graphics and Painting under the guidance of the prominent historian of the theory of Arts Michael U. German. On August 19th, 1992 Eduard moved to Boston and from October 1996- February 2001 he owned a Russian Bookstore and Art Gallery. From February 2010 to March 2018 he was the owner of a photo souvenir art kiosk at the Arsenal Mall in Watertown Massachusetts where he took pictures and edited them to be placed on souvenirs for the shoppers of the mall. He began drawing the view from his window, then the interior of his apartment; “Mishin Park” in acrylic, oil and watercolors. Viewing the world like a frog 365 degrees. The scenes from his head his thoughts and feelings of the world replicated in his art. Works like, “Boston College inverted perspective, Halloween in Brookline” a lot of people drawn strange projections of homes not quite where they belong. In February 2019, he went to NY, climbed to the 102nd floor of the Freedom Tower and the new saw the underground Museum. The idea to draw his autobiography through geography to depict his life in the USA through a NY lens. “Panorama of Remembrance 2”, will be forward # 26 - “Panorama of Remembrance 3, Boston and I” all art drawn 3 in a row! There was no such are depicted like this in the history of painting. The closest was Small Dutch, Flemish, Matisse and Van Gogh. Eduard says “I have a lot of things in small spaces with a lot of them in the interior”. From there, this Still Life Collection of the Interior was my muse. Since July 2018 there are 25 total paintings which has absorbed life at the age of 70.

Robyn Friend is a first-generation Bulgarian-American painter whose work reflects a deep engagement with portraiture, atmosphere, and cross-cultural memory. She began her studies with noted American painter Leona Wood, and later continued her artistic development with painter and educator Zhenya Gershman, founder of Zhenya’s Art Academy.

Working primarily in oil, and also in pastel, Robyn creates intimate figurative paintings that combine technical sensitivity with psychological depth. Her work is informed by years of immersion in the poetry, music, and visual traditions of Iran and the surrounding regions, subjects she explored extensively while earning her Ph.D. in Iranian Languages and Cultures from UCLA.

Robyn’s portraits and narrative scenes are marked by quiet emotion, luminous color, and a strong sense of human presence. Her paintings often explore themes of identity, memory, and cultural continuity through carefully observed figures and evocative settings.

She has presented solo exhibitions in the Los Angeles area. Robyn Friend lives and works in Rolling Hills Estates, California.

Elena Kalman is a painter, a creator of public art, and an architect, whose work has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries throughout the United States, including:

The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis, MN

New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT

National Aquarium, Baltimore MD

Van Cortland Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA

Bijou Box, Bridgeport, CT

Kalman’s work is included in the following permanent collections:

William Benton Museum of Art UConn, Storrs, CT

Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

Jewish Center of Ridgefield, CT

Carnegie Management, New York, NY

Chabad Center of Somerset County, NJ

Kalman received her Master of Architecture degree from the Moscow Architecture Institute and Fine Art degree from Kiev Art Institute. She immigrated to the United States in 1979. She is a principal of a Connecticut-based, design-oriented architectural firm, which she founded in 1988. Her commissioned sculptures and paintings became integral parts of several buildings she designed located in New your City and Connecticut.

Her series of 30 paintings “Timeline” illustrating Jewish history through the ages, ceramic relief “Jerusalem” and outdoor sculptures: “Flame” and “Holocaust and Rebirth” are commissioned by The Chabad Center of Somerset County, NJ. These are integrated into a religious building designed by Elena Kalman, AIA

BORN IN RUSSIA TO RENOWED PAINTER LEONID KOGAN,HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST SINCE CHILDHOOD.

NY BACKGROUND IN MUSIC, CLASSICAL INFLUENCE AND MULTICULTURAL EXPOSURE HAS LED TO DEVELOP UNIQUE PHILOSOPHY AND TEHNIQUE BEHIND MY ARTWORK.

MY WORKS ARE A DEEP REFLECTION OF IMPASSIONED VISIONS AND COMMENTARY ON SOCIETAL CONVENTIONS.

Nicole Martinelli is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist and photographer whose innovative e-paintings and photography have been exhibited across the United States and Europe. Her work has appeared in notable galleries and institutions including Rossocinabro Gallery (Rome and Barcelona), Primo Piano Gallery (Lecce), the San Diego Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Waterfront Coalition Gallery, Core Art Space in Denver, and the Marblehead Arts Association in Massachusetts.

Her international exhibitions include a five-month juried show in Gstaad, Switzerland (June–October 2024), followed by major Italian exhibitions such as Primo Piano Gallery, Weaving Dreams, Living Time (Lecce, March 2025) and the Lecce Arredo Art Expo (May 2025). The Artists current and upcoming highlights include the Primo Piano Gallery Le Temple des Rêves, Barcelona Contemporary at Rossocinabro Gallery, Madrid Art Week (Spring 2026), and a solo exhibition at Artifact Gallery, Manhattan (August 2026).

Martinelli’s work has been recognized by distinguished jurors including Sandy Gellis, Crista Dix (Griffin Museum of Photography), Nancy Lim (SFMOMA), Armando Garcia, and musician Billy Corgan.

Nicole Martinelli’s pioneered artistic medium, hand-painted E-Paintings, exemplify the innovative potential of digital media in contemporary art. Drawing on her background as an oil painter, she merges traditional painting techniques with digital tools to Utilizing a stylus as a brush and a touchscreen laptop as her canvas, she engages with each composition organically, layering color, texture, and form in a process that mirrors the intuitive gestures of traditional painting. Exploring themes of resilience, renewal, and transformation, Martinelli creates emotionally resonant works that connect humanity, memory, and nature. ​

At its core, Nicole Martinelli’s art reflects the beauty of renewal and the balance between fragility and strength, memory and rebirth. Through recurring floral and natural motifs, she explores transformation and healing, revealing the quiet resilience that connects nature and the human spirit. Each piece invites viewers to pause, reflect, and find gratitude in life’s continual evolutionl a visual reminder that even in darkness, beauty endures. Her work consistently challenges audiences to consider the nuanced relationships between human perception, human experiences, memory, nature, and the environment. Inviting a dialogue that is simultaneously both personal, and universal. The Artist is also truly honored to be graciously sharing her artstic accomplishments and her personal life story on the new empowering inspirational television series Women in Power,in 2026. “Nicole Martinelli hopes to inspire others to realize that it’s never too late to pursue their dreams. She believes we each hold the pen and the brush to our own life’s story and always have the power to create a brighter, happier chapterand future!

I was born in Kiev Ukraine, where I spent the first thirty years of my life. Thus, Russian culture, in the forms of music, poetry, visual art, and meditation, were an important part of my life there. I was trained as a speech pathologist and worked in that field for eight years.

I moved to the United State to escape religious persecution in the Soviet Union. I arrived without family or friends, knowledge of English, or monetary support. I was a single mother with a 4-year old son. It took me twenty years to build a new life and to bring my family to this country. As a consequence, I am largely a self-taught artist.

I was not able to articulate my artistic feelings for a very long time.

But, when I felt clay for the first time, I knew I found my medium.

Originally born in Vienna, Austria, Pashyo currently lives in Los Angeles. She teaches Osho active meditations, music, dance, astrology and creative painting. She loves being creative and communicating her ideas with the world through words, colors, shapes and sounds.

i'm a dentist from Russia with the passion for art.

Biography of Emil Silberman

Was born on 7/11/1960 in Riga, Latvia. Parents were jewish human rights activists against the Soviet regime and childhood was marked by constant harassment by the KGB and the authorities.

Started to do art at age 3 when received a box of plasteline as a birthday present. At age 8 started to take art classes .

In 1971 the family immigrated to Israel. Lived through “Yom Kipur” war of 1973 . Was accepted to the Art Academy in Tel Aviv but prents didn’t approve to study art. Parents demanded that Emil will pursue a career of a doctor since his mother was not allowed to become a doctor in USSR during Stalins’s famous “Trial of the Jewish Doctors” and the following dismissal, imprisonment and killings of prominent Jewish physicians and others.

Continued to study Art on his own through different venues and after school programs in Haifa, Israel.

Immigrated again in 1977 to the USA and lived in Brooklyn and then Queens. Attended Yeshiva University and later Queens College and studied sciences and Biology in preparation for Medical School. Continued to study Art in parallel to other studies.

Married at age 21 in 1982 while still in college.

Entered a UTESA Medical School in the Dominican Republic in 1982 and graduated in 1986.

Completed residency in Internal Medicine from 1986 through 1989.

Worked as an Emergency Room physician in Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Trauma Center , Jamaica, NY since 1990. Was an Assistant Director of Emergency Department at Jamaica Hospital between 1998 and 2014, currently continuing to work

Tatiana Sizonenko, PhD, is an art historian and a beginner painter. Originally born in Ukraine, educated in St. Petersburg, Russia, and in San Diego, CA, Tatiana currently resides in San Diego. Tatiana teaches history of art at CSUSM, Design Institute of San Diego, and UCSD.

From the beginning of her art career, Lark’s art caught the attention of art lovers and gained recognition from art jurors including LA Weekly critic Peter Frank, Santa Monica Museum Art Director Lisa Melandri and MOCA curator Alma Ruiz.

Fusing classical and contemporary art traditions, Lark's award-winning artworks carry her signature gestural brushstrokes and vibrant color palettes. They have been featured in the many prestigious exhibitions, art catalogs and sold globally in France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, Armenia, Canada, Sweden and many other countries. In 2021 - 2025 Lark's art was exhibited in the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art and the Shiba City Museum of Art In Japan where Lark got two Gold Awards in the group shows.