Art Exhibit Opening for Grace Cormier, Ambrus Diossy and Barry Shapiro

Description

Grace Cormier was born in Szczecin,Poland. At the age of eighteen she began her new life in Miami. In 2001 she owned and operated Interior Design Service and a small Art Gallery on Long Island, NY. She retired in 2019 and returned to Florida where she committed her full time to create art. Her art is mixed medium inspired by nature. There are unique elements incorporated in her paintings, sculptures, textile fiber art and jewelry. She is a member of Vero Beach and Sebastian Art Club. Her artwork is exhibited in several local art galleries. 
Many of her paintings received 1st place awards at Art Shows hosted by Eau Gallery in Melbourne, Annex Gallery in Vero Beach, SRAC Annual Art Show, Indian River Bird And Nature Show and Environmental Learning Center. www.ArtisticDesignArt.com
 
Ambrus (Andy) Diossy was born in 1973, in Chicago, Illinois. He began exhibiting his work in 1999, after a two-year project as an illustrator.
In 2005 he was accepted to be trained at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy with Master Artist Michael John Angel. Ambrus graduated from the Angel Academy of Art in December 2014 and returned to Vero Beach where he is now creating art full time and exhibiting his work throughout Florida.

Barry Shapiro is a graduate of Pratt Institute, with a BFA in painting and printmaking.  He developed a very personal art using pastels, acrylics, and oils. His portraits and landscapes have been featured in several exhibits including the Nathan B. Rosen Museum Gallery (Boca Raton, FL), Gallery Pelar (Greenport, NY), Landmark Gallery (Kingston, NY), Galerie Nouvelle (New York, NY), T.J. Smith Gallery (Greenport, NY), and more recently at The Emerson Center, The Center For Spiritual Care, the Community Church Narthex Gallery and Lighthouse Art Gallery, all in Vero Beach, Florida. He is represented in numerous private collections.
Barry teaches classes in painting, drawing and creative thinking and is the author of a screenplay about the French artist Suzanne Valadon. He resides in Vero Beach with his wife Patricia Miles.