Artists at Element Bainbridge
We are pleased to feature work by exceptional artists throughout our hotel. Please read on for further discovery.
Christina Kwan
Christina Kwan is an Atlanta-based artist known for her abstract works on canvas, paper, and large scale murals. Originally from South Florida, Kwan moved to Atlanta in 2010 after graduating from University of Florida with a BFA in Drawing. A decade and many different career paths later, the work she creates is an ongoing exploration of her Asian-American identity and the internal struggle of feeling incomplete or existing in-between. Christina began painting murals in 2018 and her studio work has been shown in a variety of commercial galleries and academic institutions. Kwan's murals are featured in a diverse range of spaces and span across the country with states including California, Washington, New Jersey, and Texas. Her compositions feature bold and calligraphic brush strokes inspired by her heritage, acting as a yearning for permanence and a search for wholeness.
Nina Allen Freeman
Nina Allen Freeman creates art as abstractions of nature. Nina’s inspiration is the natural world around her, especially the salt flats and beach areas near her home in North Florida. The water birds and plants that populate these places are a continuing source of subjects. Nina has an experimental nature and frequently tries new techniques and media. The primary focus in her painting, however, is color and texture.
Natalia Andreeva
Natalia Andreeva emerged as an artist from the rich and fertile artistic climate of Novosibirsk, in Siberia after graduating from it's most prestigious art college. During her classical education in the canons of European art she was greatly influenced by eastern philosophy. Consequentially, Natalia's work is a harmonious marriage between spontaneous expressions and classical realism.
Dean Gioia
Dean Gioia (pronounced “Joya”) has devoted five decades to interpreting the southern landscape and turning it into fine art. Known as Florida’s living master of light and paint, this treasured local artist has devoted his career to capturing the light of North Florida on canvas. He is based in Tallahassee, Florida.
His focus on light and how it plays over the nooks and crannies of everyday life results in sumptuous paintings filled with an ethereal presence. The work finds its way into the human psyche, awakening memory, preserving moments and places seemingly frozen in time. Well-known for his ethereal landscapes and nocturnes, Gioia’s work captures the mystical quality of light as it transforms the everyday into the extraordinary.
