The Gathering Place Art Galleries

Barbara Rosene

Simple Joys

Barbara Rosene Bio
 

Barbara Rosene is a committed, dedicated and self taught painter who has also been a jazz vocalist for many years. She lives and works in New York City and in her small town in Ohio, and has drawn on her life in the jazz clubs of New York for inspiration and also in the countryside and historic buildings of Ohio. For many years her art took the form of folk art expression, but after nursing her mother through the final stages of dementia and a subsequent escape to an artist’s residency in France, Rosene emerged with a penchant and passion for abstracts. She uses a palette of colors which she hopes will bring a sense of calm, joy, and a determination to pursue what feels authentic and beautiful. 

She has performed at Dizzy’s, Birdland, The Iridium. Mezzrow’s and Smalls as well as The Montreal Jazz Festival, and many jazz clubs in the US. She has had a recording career, and has toured with The Harry James Orchestra, for many years. Throughout the decades, she has painted. 

Rosene has built a body of work spanning from primitives to colorful abstract paintings. She is constantly reinventing her style, working on a range of work from primitive landscapes, New York street scenes and jazz club interiors (where she has performed) to exploring the styles of color field painting, and of abstract landscapes. 

Career highlights include 2016’s X Contemporary Fair at Art Basel Miami, her relationship with The Hiromart Gallery in Tokyo which started in 2017, and the December 2022 and 2024 exhibitions with The George Billis Gallery at The Red Dot Fair at Art Basel Miami.

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Contact Barbara: barbararoseneart.com | @barbara_rosene on Instagram | Facebook

 

 

Barbara is donating 30% of her proceeds to TGP.

 

Mickey Mencin, Printmaker

Reflective Garden

Mickey Mencin Artist Statement and Bio
 

I’ve always been drawn to the graphic quality and repetitive nature of printmaking. As a self-taught printmaker, my style is influenced by artists Josef Frank, Charlie Harper, Viktor Schreckengost, Angie Lewin and others. 

The Linoprints I create reflect the way I see the natural world around me. My designs expose the contrast of light and dark in unique and unexpected ways that invite the viewer to dive deeper into the subject matter. 

My process begins by taking pictures of places and spaces in my neighborhood and beyond. I am always on the lookout for colorful gardens, unique flower arrangements, farmer’s market flowers and patterns found in nature. 

With a photograph as my guide, I create graphic compositions that expose the contrast between light and dark. I then carve, hand-pull and paint each Linoprint using Gouache watercolors. 

The Linoprints I carve inspire the surface pattern designs I create for use in wallpaper, fabrics and more. Each surface pattern design is as unique as the print that inspired it. 

My background is in advertising and graphic design. Prior to printmaking, I led brand and creative teams at KeyBank, Hyland Software and my own marketing agency, Ideamarks. 

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Contact Mickey: micmencin.com | micmencin@gmail.com | @mmencin on Instagram

 

Mickey is donating 30% of her proceeds to TGP.