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1. Michael Alfano
Michael Alfano is known for creating figurative and surrealistic sculpture that goes beyond the
literal, adapting the figure to convey philosophical ideas and abstract concepts. He cites his major
influences as Salvador Dali, Jo Davidson, and Jean-Antione Houdon, as well as Buddhist, Taoist, Sufi,
and other eastern philosophy and literature.

2. Adrian Arleo:
Adrian Arleo is a sculptor living outside Missoula, Montana. She studied Art and Anthropology at
Pitzer College (B.A. 1983) and received her M.F.A. in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design in
1986. Arleo was an Artist in Residence at Oregon College of Art and Craft in 1986-87, and at Sitka
Centre for Art and Ecology in 1987-88. For nearly thirty years, Arleo has focused her work on the
human figure, often combining it with animal imagery, and other elements of the natural world.

3. Bruce Nauman:
Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is a contemporary American artist. His practice spans a
broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and
performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico

4. Beth Cavener Stichter:
Beth Cavener Stichter is full-time professional studio artist residing in the U.S. state of Washington.
"Born in Pasadena, California, Stichter recently relocated to Washington, where she has built a
permanent studio."
Stichter addresses controversial, potentially embarrassing subject matter head on and in direct
opposition to the reputation of her chosen medium, clay. "The artist forms animals by hollowing out
blocks of clay, giving her subjects a raw, unrefined appearance as if they sprang from the material
itself". Stichter focuses her sculpture on human psychology, stripped of context and rationalization,
and articulated through animal forms.

5. Philippe Faraut:
Philippe Faraut is a figurative artist specializing in life-size portrait sculptures and monumental stone
sculptures. His media of choice are water-based clay and marble.
From his extensive research of the human face he developed a technique of modeling the portrait
that he shares with his sculpting students during his numerous sculpting classes and seminars taught
throughout the US.

6. Thomas J. Nicholls
Tom first trained at Weymouth College in the traditional techniques of Stonemasonry, Carving and
Lettering. This provided him with a solid foundation in the craft. His restoration carving and
conservation work is found in prestige landmark locations across the UK including Buckingham
Palace, Kew Gardens, The Houses of Parliament, the V&A museum and The Queen’s College, Oxford.
Tom was also awarded the opportunity to be a key part of the core team of seven sculptors who
worked on producing the Heraldic Ornamentation for the Queens Diamond Jubilee barge project in
June 2012.