Ghada Amer

Ghada Amer is an Egyptian artist who believes "that all women should like their bodies and use them as tools of seduction." Her art of erotic embroidery emphasizes the balance between delicate needle work and harsh pornographic images. The women within her art are despised by feminists yet adored by Amer for their portrayal of the taboo art of seduction. Although she also creates paintings, sculptures, and outdoor exhibits, Amer's embroidery strikes me as particularly meaningful as it uses the needlepoint work of a traditional woman to portray extremely non-traditional female identities.

source: Gagosian Gallery
http://www.gagosian.com/artists/ghada-amer/

Miles Aldridge

Miles Aldridge began his photography career as a British fashion photographer. Born in London in 1964, his first interests included his rock 'n' roll band, which he continued to participate in throughout his education at art school in London. After creating a bold reputation for himself through his work in Vogue Italy and Japan, Aldridge continued his photography as both an independent artist and a fashion photographer.

source: Wikipedia, general knowledge,
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Aldridge

Alexandre Braga

Alexandre Braga primarily works in Graphic Design, Illustration and Art Direction. Living in Sao-Paulo-Brazil, he has worked on various projects for MTV, Bravo!, Computer Arts Magazine, and many other large companies. His current online portfolio and showcase is entitled Abiuro, and can be found on his website http://www.abiuro.com/index2.html .

Dante Marioni

Dante Marioni, an accomplished glass blower, has worked around the world at various art universities and conservatories. Pratt, Nijiima Glass Art Center of Japan, New York Experimental Glass Workshop, Northlands Creative Glass in Scotland, and many others each hosted Marioni in their studios as a professor. An awarded glass blower, Marioni has received much praise for his work in glass. This particular image is of three of his blown glass acorns which appeared in the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia's exhibition The Art Of Glass which displayed various pieces of his, each emphasizing his talent for symmetry and color while using bright and difficult patterns.

source: Dante Marioni
http://www.dantemarioni.com/index.php

Nyholm Cantrell

Nyholm Cantrell, or Ned Cantrell, works primarily in glass explaining that he gets "great pleasure from blowing glass...It is a treasure beyond comparison..." Finding joy in the liquid movements of glass, Cantrell expands upon that joy through creating unexpected and contrasting items using "ancient & modern, high culture & mass culture, fluidity & plasticity, function & impotence, beauty & banality."

sources:
http://www.micaela.com/cantrell.html
http://www.nyholmcantrell.dk/

davmo

davmo is a self-taught painter, born in Virginia where he has spent the majority of his life. He creates contemporary art through various painting materials, on stretched canvas, wood, and paper. Although he tends towards realism, davmo enjoys the art of "decomposition," anti-art, or graffiti. Striving to create art that leads the viewer to think, feel, and expand their ideas, davmo stays loyal to basic principles of simple design and construction.

source:
http://davmo.net/artistsbiopage.html