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Miho Tanaka, who grew up in Japan, has been living and pursuing her interest in watercolors in the Philadelphia area for many years. Through her watercolors, Ms. Tanaka focuses on expressions of nature, reflecting beauty, hope, warmth, cold, delight, etc. She does not consider her painting realistic, but semi-abstract, expressing her feelings about nature. She hopes to share these feelings with other people through her work.
Miho Tanaka has exhibited in group and solo shows in Japan, Philadelphia and Virginia. Among her many awards are the Daniel Smith Art Supplies Award from Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Fairmount Park Purpose Award sponsored by the city of Philadelphia, first prize at an Atlantic City watercolor competition and “Award of Merit” in the Watercolor Show at Perkins Center for the Arts. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Philadelphia College of the Arts (currently University of the Arts) and is a member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Club..
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by Fred Manders
After 65 years living in the farm lands of Vineland, NJ, Fred Manders and his wife, Ilse, moved to urban Marlton, NJ. Although the scenery has changed, he continues to paint only now instead of wetlands, barns and oyster boats, his subjects are the streets, alleys and houses of South Philadelphia, Mt. Holly and Haddonfield. Fred Manders has had over 60 solo exhibitions in NJ, PA, and DE and has participated in numerous juried exhibitions collecting numerous awards, too. His work is in many private collections. In addition to being and accomplished painter, he is also a superb potter.
Fred Manders studied at Fleisher Art Memorial, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He holds a Master's Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Delaware.