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Artists N–Z

	Lisa O’Hara
	Lisa is a photographic artist, transforms and enhances photographs into the feel and look of paintings. Native to the Woodside / Sunnyside area, she can be reached at 917-523-2489 or griannan@yahoo.com.

	Leonora Retsas
	Lenora is a monotype printmaker living and working in NY. She holds a master’s degree in architecture from Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. Through her art she explores the intersection of structure and nebulous space, the contrast between repetition and spontaneity, and the confluence of the constructed and the organic. She has exhibited her work throughout the US. She can be contacted at lretsas@yahoo.com.

	Jean-François Rocheman
	Jean-François is a painter living in Sunnyside. He grew up in Paris, and many of his paintings depict the French countryside. He can be reached at jrocheman@gmail.com.

	Braden Ruddy
	Braden is a speechwriter at the United Nations, a photographer, a soccer player, a journalist and an empanada connoisseur. Originally from Detroit, he has lived in NYC for thirteen years and Sunnyside for five. More of his work can be seen at www.notaqueensphotoblog.tumblr.com and he can be reached at bruddy@gmail.com.

	Luke Schumacher
	Luke is a self-taught artist working in sculpture. Using his technically advanced skills in fabrication and the method of direct metal sculpting, he translates his emotions into art. He creates sculptures that are free-form and impulsive; and others that are meticulously planned out, using sketches, models and templates. Qualities and purities are very important to him, and the reduction of waste is of utmost regard. “I believe that sculpture is for the people and I am trying to bring it to them.” He can be reached at lukeschu555@hotmail.com.

	Jackie Lee Slattery
	Jackie Lee is an artist originally from upstate New York. She moved to NYC to study art and education. She is an artist in many media but primarily paints animal portraits. She can be reached at 917-886-9544 or jackielslattery@yahoo.com.

	Don Soules
	Don is a photographer residing in Woodside. He can be reached at don.soules@gmail.com.

	Mihai Stancescu
	Mihai studied painting at the Institute for Art and Restoration at Palazzo Spinelli, Florence, Italy. Private collectors, institutions and churches have commissioned most of his work, which includes landscape, still life and portraiture. He has also specialized in the restoration of painting and gilding. He states, "Every day I try to remember all the good things, and I am thankful.” He can be contacted at mihainy@verizon.net. You can also visit www.mihaistancescu.com.

	Erin Treacy
	Erin recently returned from Ireland, where she completed a Fulbright fellowship. She is originally from Long Island and currently resides in Sunnyside, where she works in her painting studio. She can be reached at 646-436-0050 or www.erintreacy.com.

	KC Trommer
	KC is an NYC-based collage artist and poet. A graduate of the MFA program at the University of Michigan, she has received the Academy of American Poets Prize and has won fellowships from the Center for Book Arts, the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, the Prague Summer Program and the Vermont Studio Center. Her collage work has been featured in group and solo shows in Ann Arbor and NY. Though primarily self-taught, KC has studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and SVA and Parsons in NY. She lives in Sunnyside with her husband and son and can be reached at kctrommer@gmail.com.

	Lorraine Varley
	Lorraine is at present primarily a representational watercolor artist. She also does oil paintings and drawings in various media. She has been a Sunnyside resident for over 30 years. She can be reached at 718-786-1928 or at ljvarley@aol.com.