# Artist Biographies from Arts Dialogue

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> Artist Biographies from Arts Dialogue
> 
> Sonja van Kerkhoff, compiler
> 
> 2001
> 
> Artist name
> medium and country
> 
> Alí Allié
> film, U.S.A.
> 
> Ashley Alvis
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Janita Appa
> installations, theatre, U.K.
> 
> Jean-Pierre Aubert
> collage, painting, France
> 
> Kathleen Hite Babb
> writing, U.S.A.
> 
> Mastaki Bafa
> singer, guitarist, The Congo
> 
> Anne Bahrinipour
> visual arts, Germany
> 
> Norman Bailey
> opera singer, South Africa, U.K., U.S.A.
> 
> Sheila Banani
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Myriam Bargetze
> visual arts, Liechtenstein
> 
> Erika Batdorf
> movement, choreography, Canada
> 
> Stephen Bedingfield
> photography, Canada
> 
> Genadij Belyajev
> photography, Russia
> 
> Paul Bennett
> singer, Aotearoa / New Zealand
> 
> Birligin Sesi
> "Sound of Unity" dance and music group, Turkey
> 
> Johannes Birringer
> dancetheater, new media, U.S.A
> 
> Änni Langenhorst Blackmer
> painting, France
> 
> Arkadij Bourkhanov
> early music, Russia
> 
> Margaret Bremner
> visual artist, Canada
> 
> Geoff Broadway
> interactive installations, U.K.
> 
> Kathleen Bunin
> collage / watercolour, Canada
> 
> Anneke Buys
> poetry, The Netherlands
> 
> Estelle Cabannes
> mail art / art books, France
> 
> Dario Cardoso
> folk music, Argentina / Chile/Bolivia
> 
> Clare Carswell
> visual artist, U.K.
> 
> Gérard and Solange Chabert
> street theatre performances, France.
> 
> Eric Chaet
> writing, poetry, music, U.S.A.
> 
> Chen Yi
> painting, P.R. China
> 
> Chris Cholas
> poetry, Hawaii, U.S.A.
> 
> Chris Clay & Suzette Nyokka
> ceramics & basketry, U.S.A.
> 
> Liz Coats
> glass, visual arts, Australia / New Zealand
> 
> Henri Cross
> music, U.S.A.
> 
> Deborah Crumbaker
> ceramics, U.S.A.
> 
> Cheryl Cudmore
> poetry, Canada
> 
> S.K. Dapoz
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Mary Davis
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Ropata Davis
> bone carving, Aotearoa, New Zealand
> 
> DB70, The Dawnbreakers of Europe
> music, Europe
> 
> Istvan Dely
> drumming, Hungary / Colombia
> 
> Leonor Dely
> singing, Colombia
> 
> Martin Derbyshire / Ma Teng Fei
> visual arts, P.R. China
> 
> Zoharo De Tafalla (Frederick Mohler)
> sculpture, carving, U.S.A.
> 
> Margie Díaz Mesén
> photography, Costa Rica
> 
> Kate Digby
> dance, U.S.A.
> 
> Ozan Diler
> photography, Turkey
> 
> Omid Djalili
> actor, U.K.
> 
> Coskun Dogruluk
> photography, The Netherlands / Turkey
> 
> Suellen W. Dornbrook
> theatre, Argentina
> 
> Christophe Doucet
> visual arts, France
> 
> Maxim Dumitras
> visual arts, Romania
> 
> Michael Eissinger
> radio journalism, U.S.A.
> 
> Keith Eldridge
> calligraphy, Canada
> 
> Annick Elziere
> photography, arts promotion, U.S.A.
> 
> Alma Engels
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Enoch’s Vision (Cary Enoch Reinstein)
> visual arts, U.S.A
> 
> Edel'Akongu Ekodelele Eyperu
> music, Uganda.
> 
> Farzad
> violin, U.S.A.
> 
> Bonnie Fields
> painting, U.S.A.
> 
> Bruce Filson
> poetry, Canada
> 
> Michael Fitzgerald
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> George Fleming
> painting, writing, Northern Ireland
> 
> Siron Franco
> visual arts, Brazil
> 
> Elena Frolova
> music review, Russia
> 
> Tahirih Fruchaud
> photography, The Netherlands
> 
> Darlene Gait
> visual artist, Canada
> 
> Joseph Galata
> theatre, U.S.A.
> 
> Gina Garcia
> singing, New Zealand.
> 
> Russ Garcia
> composer, conducter, New Zealand.
> 
> Bill George
> theatre, U.S.A.
> 
> Dizzy Gillespie
> jazz trumpet, U.S.A.
> 
> Francisco González Pérez
> photography, Spain
> 
> Mary Gregory
> glass sculpture, installations, Finland
> 
> Bruce Grover
> rock music, U.S.A.
> 
> Rob Hain
> painting, U.K.
> 
> Edmund Hall
> collage, painting, South Africa
> 
> Leenakaisu Hattunen
> paper works, Finland
> 
> Robert Hayden
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Patricia Hayley-Tsui
> ceramics, Canada
> 
> Eva Hemmerlein
> painting, Germany
> 
> Duane Herrmann
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Yuichi Hirano
> architecture, Japan
> 
> Doc Holladay, jazz
> U.S.A.
> 
> Sandy Hoover and Lunar Drive
> music, U.K. / U.S.A.
> 
> Lee Hosack
> music, U.S.A
> 
> Joseph Houseal
> dance, U.S.A.
> 
> Alexis Hunter
> visual arts, U.K. / New Zealand
> 
> Robert Takashi Imagire
> dance, graphic artist, the Cook Islands, U.S.A
> 
> Lowell Johnson
> radio dj / writing, South Africa
> 
> James Johnston
> printmaking, U.S.A.
> 
> Suzy K
> singer, U.S.A.
> 
> Biggy Kapeta, sculpture
> Zimbabwe
> 
> John Kavelin
> set design, U.S.A. / Japan
> 
> Dietmar Kieven
> painting, Germany
> 
> Ian Kluge
> poetry, Canada
> 
> Annabel Knight
> playwright, U.K.
> 
> Hans J. Knospe
> photo-poetry, Germany
> 
> Ben Koen
> music, U.S.A.
> 
> Helen Kontos
> music promotion, Greece
> 
> Kosta Kontos
> music promotion, Greece
> 
> Philip Kwesiga
> painting / ceramics, Uganda
> 
> Conrad Lambert
> music, U.K.
> 
> Teresa Henkle Langness
> writing, U.S.A.
> 
> Lloyd Lawrence
> intradiscipline, U.S.A.
> 
> Bernard Leach
> ceramics, U.K.
> 
> Anthony A. Lee
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Richard Leigh
> composer, U.K.
> 
> John Barnabas Leith
> poetry, U.K.
> 
> Susan Lewis Wright
> singer, songwriter, U.S.A
> 
> Juan Leyva
> painting, Spain
> 
> LineSync Architecture:
> Joseph Cincotta & Julie Lineberger
> U.S.A.
> 
> Kevin Locke / Tokeya Inajin
> dance / music, U.S.A.
> 
> Albertina Lourenci
> sustainable architecture, Brazil
> 
> Godfrey Machijli
> sculpture, Zimbabwe
> 
> Imelda Maguire
> poetry, Ireland
> 
> Larry Magee
> singer, songwriter, U.S.A.,
> 
> Dale Malner
> installation, U.S.A.,
> 
> Alexander Malgazhdarov
> photography, Kazakhstan
> 
> Fritz Mann
> painting, U.S.A.
> 
> Audrey Marcus
> visual arts, U.S.A.
> 
> Sabrina McCormick
> processed photo images, U.S.A.
> 
> Sen McGlinn
> poetry, New Zealand / The Netherlands
> 
> Catherine McLaughlin
> poetry, Canada
> 
> Vasu Mohan
> Bharata Natyam dance, U.S.A.
> 
> Nadine Mouslimani
> graphic design, Lebanon
> 
> Taraneh Mozoun
> ceramics, Iran / The Netherlands.
> 
> William Muñoz
> photography, U.S.A.
> 
> The Musa Carvers
> carving, Cameroon
> 
> Nadieh
> music, The Netherlands
> 
> Margaret Nagawa
> visual arts, Uganda
> 
> Tahereh Najmi
> Persian singer, U.S.A.
> 
> AnKi Nilsson
> photography, piano, The Faroe Islands
> 
> Mark Ochu
> piano, U.S.A.
> 
> Carl O'Kelley
> photography, U.S.A.
> 
> Kwame Okyere-Boateng
> musician, writer, Ghana / South Africa
> 
> Elena Ostrer & Peter Nilov
> stage design, Russia
> 
> Rhonda Palmer
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Ruth Park
> ceramics, Australia
> 
> Richard Paton
> visual arts, U.K.
> 
> Joanna Margaret Paul
> poetry, painting, New Zealand
> 
> June Perkins
> poetry, Australia
> 
> Anne Gordon Perry
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Juanita Pichardo de Peralta
> painting, Dominican Republic
> 
> Nawruz Paguidopon
> illustration, animation, The Philippines
> 
> Oleg Podbereznyi
> visual arts, Russia
> 
> Carwyn Ponga
> painting, Aotearoa / New Zealand
> 
> KC Porter
> music producer, U.S.A.
> 
> Marion Prentice
> printmaking, painting + installation, U.K.
> 
> Praying For The Rain:
> Dominic & Vince DeCicco
> U.K.
> 
> Vasily Ragosin
> visual arts, Russia
> 
> Corinne Randall
> painter, printmaker, U.K.
> 
> Peter Randall-Page
> sculptor, U.K.
> 
> Margun Risa
> singer, Norway
> 
> Mike Robles
> music, Costa Rica
> 
> Bev and Mike Rogers
> singers, musicians, U.S.A.
> 
> Cal E. Rollins
> poetry, U.S.A.
> 
> Chris Ruhe
> music, U.S.A.
> 
> Janet Ruhe
> poet / writing, U.S.A.
> 
> Pooria Sabetazm
> painting, U.S.A.
> 
> Mark Sadan
> photography, U.S.A.
> 
> Fariburz Sahba
> architecture, Canada
> 
> written by Eliza Rasiwala, Israel
> 
> Adel Salmanzadeh
> painting, New Zealand
> 
> Julio Savi
> poetry, Italy
> 
> Brigitte Schirren
> textiles, Germany
> 
> Sylvia Schulman Benatar
> piano, South Africa
> 
> Valerie Senyk
> theatre / poetry, Canada
> 
> Joseph Sheppherd
> author, U.S.A.,
> 
> interviewed by Alison Marshall, New Zealand
> 
> R.K. Singh
> poetry, India
> 
> Maria Skrebtsova
> poetry / writing, Russia
> 
> Anisa Skuce
> visual arts, Canada
> 
> Bill Skuce
> painting, Canada
> 
> Geoff and Michaela Smith
> music, U.K.
> 
> Janet Sono
> theatre, Japan
> 
> Jacomien Souverijn
> painting, The Netherlands
> 
> Rene Steiner
> design, Switzerland
> 
> Jasmina Stojanović
> painting, Serbia
> 
> Tierney Sutton
> voice, U.S.A.
> 
> Táhirih
> poetry, Iran
> 
> Colin Taylor
> theatre, U.S.A.
> 
> David Taylor
> painting, U.S.A.
> 
> Jeff Thomson
> sculpture, New Zealand
> 
> Mária Titi
> painting, Hungary
> 
> Mark Tobey
> painting, U.S.A.
> 
> Filipe Tohi
> sculpture, Aotearoa / New Zealand
> 
> Lasse Thoresen
> composer, Norway
> 
> Reginald Turvey
> painting, South Africa
> 
> Lilia Valitova
> composer, Russia.
> 
> Hugo van Bolhuis
> music, The Netherlands
> 
> Henk van der Voort
> printmaking, painting, The Netherlands
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> Sonja van Kerkhoff
> visual arts, The Netherlands
> 
> Michel Verheecke
> music, poetry, Belgium
> 
> Mary Jane Volkmann
> painter, Namibia
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> Jens von Krogh
> photography, Faroe Islands, 161
> 
> Chris Wagg
> textiles, Wales, U.K
> 
> Wang Xin
> painter, P.R. China
> 
> Jacqueline Wassen
> visual arts, The Netherlands
> 
> Rob Weinberg
> photograph, U.K.
> 
> Tarasieh Werle - Vahdat
> glass sculpture, Ecuador
> 
> Roger White
> poetry, Canada / Israel
> 
> Thaya Whitten
> painting, piano, Canada
> 
> Carolyn Nur Wistrand
> theatre, U.S.A.
> 
> Angela Wood
> music, U.K.
> 
> Liang Xiaoshan
> printmaking, P.R. China
> 
> Savina Yannatou
> singer, Greece
> 
> Beth Yazhari
> painting, textiles, U.S.A.
> 
> Ken Zemke
> film, New Zealand
> 
> Roland Zwicker
> mime, Brazil / France / U.S.A.
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