An exhibit of works by Tucson artists Nick Georgiou and Titus Castanza are on display at the Tucson Botanical Gardens -Porter Hall Gallery through May 28. A reception for the artists will be held May 21 from 6-10 p.m.  The public is invited to meet the artists and enjoy food, drink and live music.

These two artists are rapidly gaining recognition on the Tucson art scene for their exceptional creative work.  I personally have visited their studio located in the Citizens Art Studios building and am very impressed with their body of highly professional art.

Newsprint Sculpture by Nick Georegiou

Nick Georgiou is originally from Queens, NY  and received his BFA in film and televison from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Georgiou meticulously creates hand-stitched  newsprint sculptures, which he integrates into the urban environment.  His works have been exhibited at Black Rat Press and Andipa Modern Galleries in London as well as featured shows in the New York area. His most recent show brought him to Tucson where he exhibited and lectured at the University of Arizona.

Titus Castanza Painting "Gun & Flower"

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Photo of Artist Quetzally Hernandez Coronado

A multi-talented visionary artist is the best way to describe Quetzally Hernandez Coronado.  She experiences a continuous channel of creation flowing through her in her visual art and in her writings. The finished work opens the door to the viewer into her visions. Her talent speaks for itself.

Quetzally’s passion for art drew her to experience the discipline of painting, sculpting and engraving at a young age.   She is driven by what she feels in her heart as to the direction to take and the creative vision she needs to release to the world.  Everyday she looks at life as a new adventure to explore and continues her passion “ always searching for a place to reflect her soul.”

She told me that she never sees herself as anything but a continuous channel of creation and by viewing the multiple talents she demonstrates this becomes obvious. If you look closely at all her work you as a viewer can feel this passion. She uses various mediums in her paintings to accomplish her landscapes, realism, expressionism, figurative subjects and in her etchings & engravings, fashion designs and sculpture.

Below is a slide show presentation of her art.

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White Tiger Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Orange Afternoon Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Macaw Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Dreams Engraving by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Four Elements of Air Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Blue Saguaro by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Fish Bikini Designed by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Tiger Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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The Canyon by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Mural Commissioned in Santa Fe, Mexico created by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Lions Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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The Canyon Rim by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Reading Girl Engraving by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Wolf Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Eagle Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Organ Pipe Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Zebra Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado
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Color Horses Painting by Quetzally Hernandez Coronado

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