Sto came to Brooklyn via Richmond, VA back in the year 2000 when Williamsburg was a pre-9-11 post-Giuliani not nearly as gentrified place to live cheaply and make art. He lived in his friend's kitchen in a cardboard box for 6 months and then finally got a dingy warehouse of his own. He co-founded the now defunct art collective WAMP, who put on interactive art shows in untraditional venues all over NY. Sto's recent work involves paper mache sculptures that reanimate the mundane objects and situations of our everyday lives with humor, raw textures, assemblage, color, and sometimes light and sound too. Recycling most of his materials and making "something from nothing" are essential to his process and spirit. He also makes paintings and writes a bunch, at times combining the two into a kind of 3 dimensional storytelling. He enjoys riding bikes, vegan potlucks, sewing with dental floss, and wearing costumes. He co-founded Cinders Gallery with Kelie Bowman and that currently keeps him pretty darn busy.

Kelie Bowman hails from Florida and lives and works in Brooklyn, far away from her beloved beaches and Grouper fish sandwiches. Kelie Bowman's new paintings address the struggle to keep stability in one's life by way of the community. The idea of home is on her mind, as are the fragile moments of our existence. Subtle humor and violence creep into her soft and warm palate, giving a razor sharp edge to the work's gentle nature. Kelie is co-founder of Cinders, enjoys sushi, dance parties, and swimming outside in far away places. She received a BFA at the University of Florida, was a founding member of the Cloud Seeding Circus, and gave Bike Tours in Munich, Germany one summer.

George Ferrandi has a resume that simultaneously raises eyebrows and ensures a wonderfully stimulating conversation with this artist. A renowned teacher at University of Florida for a number of years, founder of a traveling performance art circus entitled the Cloud Seeding Circus, owner of a statue restoration company called Saints Alive, painter, sculptor, soap carver and installation artist. She has sheep tattoos on her arm for when she has fallen asleep with her head down. She is fond of superhero monkeys, characters that are tender and fragile, and seeking out the beautiful moments in our tragic times. She is a great neighbor, mentor, supporter and friend. She currently resides and works very nearby Cinders in Brooklyn.

Kim Schifino is the epitome of a happy hardworking woman with a big heart. She is always all smiles whether she is silkscreening superheroes, making etchings on canvas patches, or rocking out in her band, Matt & Kim. She hails from Providence, RI with a lotta pride and a tattoo that says "Dad." She likes to dance, eat Mexican food, and listen to pop punk. One of the biggest supporters and best friends a gallery could have. We heart Kim.

John Orth resides in Gainesville, Florida where he draws, paints, and works on his house. He met George Ferrandi there and became an integral part of the Cloud Seeding Circus. His images depict dreamy ghosts who are both sad and majestic, with lines that recall old printmaking processes and faded treasure maps. Searing beams of light interplay with frozen mountain peaks while soggy lipped characters fly and fade away into the clouds overhead. In between art projects, John plays music in his band Holopaw and is known to customarily show up in NYC unannounced, generating a smiley posse of pals for a delightful picnic or nite of show and tell.

Diane Barcelowsy likes to draw a whole lot. The first time we met her, she came bustling into the gallery with hundreds of amazing drawings falling all over the place out of folders and bags. The stories that came rolling out of her work were of naked hippies making whoopee in the woods and fighting Indians and confederate soldiers, and rollerskating weirdos with beards looking for GOD. Her pictures are violent, scary and tweaked but then at the same time have a warm, nature and animal loving feel. Not to mention, wickedly hilarious at times. Kind of like Diane herself, a lover not a fighter, with a biting sense of humor and a whole lot more going on than you dare to think. Diane pretty much rules and we love her.

Allyson Mellberg resides in Charlottsville, VA where she makes drawings, paintings, silk screens, and etchings of beautifully deformed and yet playful characters who carry a proud demeanor in their abnormalities. Furry creatures climb on the heads of women and wrap their tails around mustachioed boys. Luckily for the rest of us she shares her work through art shows, zines, prints, and illustration work. Her work is inspired by the daily misuse of chemicals in our society and in keeping with her awarness uses non-toxic and often homemade materials. Elephantitus never looked so huggable.With the combo of her husband, Jeremy Taylor, these 2 are a dynamic artmaking duo that could rival any superhero team around.

	Sto came to Brooklyn via Richmond, VA back in the year 2000 when Williamsburg was a pre-9-11 post-Giuliani not nearly as gentrified place to live cheaply and make art. He lived in his friend's kitchen in a cardboard box for 6 months and then finally got a dingy warehouse of his own. He co-founded the now defunct art collective WAMP, who put on interactive art shows in untraditional venues all over NY. Sto's recent work involves paper mache sculptures that reanimate the mundane objects and situations of our everyday lives with humor, raw textures, assemblage, color, and sometimes light and sound too. Recycling most of his materials and making "something from nothing" are essential to his process and spirit. He also makes paintings and writes a bunch, at times combining the two into a kind of 3 dimensional storytelling. He enjoys riding bikes, vegan potlucks, sewing with dental floss, and wearing costumes. He co-founded Cinders Gallery with Kelie Bowman and that currently keeps him pretty darn busy.
	Kelie Bowman hails from Florida and lives and works in Brooklyn, far away from her beloved beaches and Grouper fish sandwiches. Kelie Bowman's new paintings address the struggle to keep stability in one's life by way of the community. The idea of home is on her mind, as are the fragile moments of our existence. Subtle humor and violence creep into her soft and warm palate, giving a razor sharp edge to the work's gentle nature. Kelie is co-founder of Cinders, enjoys sushi, dance parties, and swimming outside in far away places. She received a BFA at the University of Florida, was a founding member of the Cloud Seeding Circus, and gave Bike Tours in Munich, Germany one summer.
	George Ferrandi has a resume that simultaneously raises eyebrows and ensures a wonderfully stimulating conversation with this artist. A renowned teacher at University of Florida for a number of years, founder of a traveling performance art circus entitled the Cloud Seeding Circus, owner of a statue restoration company called Saints Alive, painter, sculptor, soap carver and installation artist. She has sheep tattoos on her arm for when she has fallen asleep with her head down. She is fond of superhero monkeys, characters that are tender and fragile, and seeking out the beautiful moments in our tragic times. She is a great neighbor, mentor, supporter and friend. She currently resides and works very nearby Cinders in Brooklyn.
	Kim Schifino is the epitome of a happy hardworking woman with a big heart. She is always all smiles whether she is silkscreening superheroes, making etchings on canvas patches, or rocking out in her band, Matt & Kim. She hails from Providence, RI with a lotta pride and a tattoo that says "Dad." She likes to dance, eat Mexican food, and listen to pop punk. One of the biggest supporters and best friends a gallery could have. We heart Kim.
	John Orth resides in Gainesville, Florida where he draws, paints, and works on his house. He met George Ferrandi there and became an integral part of the Cloud Seeding Circus. His images depict dreamy ghosts who are both sad and majestic, with lines that recall old printmaking processes and faded treasure maps. Searing beams of light interplay with frozen mountain peaks while soggy lipped characters fly and fade away into the clouds overhead. In between art projects, John plays music in his band Holopaw and is known to customarily show up in NYC unannounced, generating a smiley posse of pals for a delightful picnic or nite of show and tell.
	Diane Barcelowsy likes to draw a whole lot. The first time we met her, she came bustling into the gallery with hundreds of amazing drawings falling all over the place out of folders and bags. The stories that came rolling out of her work were of naked hippies making whoopee in the woods and fighting Indians and confederate soldiers, and rollerskating weirdos with beards looking for GOD. Her pictures are violent, scary and tweaked but then at the same time have a warm, nature and animal loving feel. Not to mention, wickedly hilarious at times. Kind of like Diane herself, a lover not a fighter, with a biting sense of humor and a whole lot more going on than you dare to think. Diane pretty much rules and we love her.
	Allyson Mellberg resides in Charlottsville, VA where she makes drawings, paintings, silk screens, and etchings of beautifully deformed and yet playful characters who carry a proud demeanor in their abnormalities. Furry creatures climb on the heads of women and wrap their tails around mustachioed boys. Luckily for the rest of us she shares her work through art shows, zines, prints, and illustration work. Her work is inspired by the daily misuse of chemicals in our society and in keeping with her awarness uses non-toxic and often homemade materials. Elephantitus never looked so huggable.With the combo of her husband, Jeremy Taylor, these 2 are a dynamic artmaking duo that could rival any superhero team around.