Featured Artists

Howard Lapp

Howard is a retired airline captian and has painted regularly since childhood. He lives in Oxford Maryland and was selected as the featured artist for the 33rd Fine Arts in Oxford.

He earned an Award of Excellence in an International Marine Art exhibition at Mystic Seaport (CT). His paintings and prints can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the US and in Europe; a piece was selected by the Curator of the Arts in Embassies program to grace the residence of the US ambassador in Brazil.

His paintings have been featured in Yankee and Chesapeake Bay magazines, and in numerous galleries and exhibitions in Hawaii and on the East Coast.

Reggie Gillumo

Reggie Gillumo is a sculptor and visual artist known for creating emotionally resonant, textured art in the Washington,DC area. Inspired by his grandfather’s blindness, Gillumo developed a unique textured style that invites both physical and emotional engagement. His art is deeply rooted in legacy, accessibility, and community, transforming everyday materials into powerful, sensory-driven works. Through public installations and community-based projects, Reggie redefines what it means to "feel" art, making creativity inclusive and impactful.

Gillumo was a recipient of the Award for Excellence in Visual Arts at the 39th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, presented by Mayor Muriel Bowser. Many celebrities own Guillumo's artwork, including Stevie Wonder, Sheila Johnson, and LeBron James.

Jacinthe Rivard

Nostalgic Realism. This is what Jacinthe calls her style of exclusively oil paintings. A native of Montreal, Jacinthe resides in Saint-Lazare, after living for many years in Vaudreuil-Dorion. She paints anything that will bring back a happy memory. She loves to thrift shop and she includes her favorite finds into her art.

Jacinthe has won many art contests, has been on the cover of art magazines (House and Garden/ Art Market) and has received prestigious awards. Her work is sold in galleries located in France, Canada and the US, (now in Washington DC).

Joseph Craig English

Joseph's passion with painting in oil, acrylic, and digital paintbrush, spans more than four decades.

After graduating from the School of Art at VCU in Richmond in 1975, he and his wife purchased a home Washington Grove, Maryland, where he designed and built the studio. His award winning work is avidly collected and has been included in dozens of museum and corporate collections, federal buildings, including The Virginia Museum in Richmond, The Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, The Baltimore Museum and the Taubman Museum in Roanoke, Virginia.

Ingrid Matuszewski

Ingrid Matuszewski is based in the Washington, DC area where she got her start as a plein air painter after being inspired by a workshop along the C&O Canal led by Walt Bartman of Glen Echo’s Yellow Barn Studio. Her intuitive approach to painting focuses on "the feeling of a place. “ She paints in bold brushstrokes, diving into a painting and manipulating color and texture.

Ingrid has participated in numerous group shows, solo exhibitions, and juried art festivals throughout the DMV. She has received accolades for her work, including being featured in Elan and Coastal Style magazines.

Gerardo Camargo

Gerardo is a multidisciplnary artist, originally from Mexico, based in the Washington DC area. Gerardo explores history, authorship, and the stories embedded in place.

“I would like for my work to help question the social and natural constructs, the history of a place, or what we consider as native.”

Rita Ting-Hopper

Rita started Chinese brush painting lessons in Hong Kong when she was 14 years old, and continued painting throughout her life. In college, she studied art history abroad in Heidelberg, Germany, and French in Paris, France. She pursued law and practiced as a litigator in Los Angeles and the Washington DC area for many years. She later joined the startup world including in-house counsel roles.

After open-heart surgery at an unexpectedly young age, Rita focused on florals with happy colors and boats in peaceful settings. Her work is featured in galleries on the eastern shores and she has been commissioned by private clients. Blending art with her entrepreneurial spirit, her designs form the backbone of the Knot Bag collection at TingHopper.com. Rita is based in the Washington DC area.

Chase McClough

Chase grew up in Texas spending her early years in the dusty panhandle, her adolescence in the eastern woodlands, and her young adult life in the central hill country. She left her home state to earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Delaware. She has since lived in New York City and the suburbs of Washington, D.C. working as a clinical psychologist.

Chase has experimented creatively throughout her life. Her creations center on abstract and impressionistic paintings using alcohol inks, creating organic forms and shapes, many of which have botanical elements. She has exhibited her work in numerous juried shows around the country and has been commissioned by both private and corporate customers.