| Erin Banta
Erin Banta draws heavily upon her travels from around the world while depicting both, urban and suburban landscapes. She relies upon her aesthetic instinct, her knowledge of depth, color and linear quality in order to evoke emotion from even the most commonplace. She currently works in New York City and passionately pursues photography and ceramics. She received her BFA from the University of Arizona. Erin feels fortunate to have had the opportunity to show her work at Joseph Gross Gallery (Tucson, AZ), Elsa Mott Ives Gallery (NYC) and Milk Gallery (NYC). Please contact the Guild for private or commercial projects. |
| Stacia Banta
Stacia Banta is a proud mother who lives and works in NYC. She is a bold, self-taught, promising oil painter who uses abstract expression to help reveal herself and her life's journey. She paints primarily with oils on linen and her paintings are usually suited with frames designed specifically for each piece. Her work can be found often having multiple inseparable canvases arranged together in order to express a single idea or emotion. Contact the Guild with inquiries. |
| Jay Barwell
His photography invites you to take a second look. Jay Barwell is a fine art photographer as well as a wedding photographer. His work ranges from symbolic simplicity to complex montages, and is identifiably unique. His attention to detail truly makes his photography fine works of art. He works with both, traditional processes as well as cutting-edge digital. Please contact the Guild for commissions or special projects. |
| Don Brandes
Don Brandes brings much notoriety and celebrity to the Guild. He is a highly respected and experienced illustrator whose clients include Hallmark Cards Inc, Northwest Airlines, Yellow Freight and many others. From Wright City, Missouri (population 943), Don received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Missouri, Columbia and his Masters degree from Syracuse University in New York. He currently teaches at the highly esteemed Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL. His freelance work includes editorial illustration, architectural renderings, maps, logo design, poster art and just about anything else you want to throw his way. |
| Titus Castanza
Titus is an established artist residing in the historic Downtown Tucson Arts Warehouse District in Tucson, AZ. He founded Guild Art Productions. A business dedicated to improving conditions, rights and compensation for all artists. He is a fine painter, illustrator and designer who has earned various awards and honors. The Franklin Mint, Vanmark Collectibles, New View Gifts and Accessories are among some of his more well known clientele. Known for imaginative works, portraiture and a diversity of media and subject matter. His work can be found commercially and through fine galleries. He received his BFA from the esteemed Ringling School of Art and Design in 2001. |
| James DeMass
James currently lives in Sarasota, FL where he graduated from the highly esteemed Ringling School of Art and Design with a BFA in graphic design. He currently works as a graphic designer and is highly respected in his field. He also served in the Army, 1st Cavalry as a helicopter gunner. Please contact the Guild with inquiries. |
| Tom Scott
Tom works out of his SoHo studio in NYC. He is a fine realist who shows his work in leading galleries in NYC. He works with oils on fine linen canvas and is among New Yorks most talented emerging stars. He received his BFA from the esteemed Ringling School of Art and Design. His commission work includes portraiture, landscape, still life, and illustration. Please contact the Guild for projects and commissions. He dances the Cha-Cha-Cha on the side...has also been seen doing the Chicken Walk when he thinks nobody is watching. |
| Jorge Vega
The Guild is honored to have Jorge as a member. Born in Mexico, an acclaimed Southwest artist who paints and sculpts directly from his heart. Honest and intuitive, his love for making art has earned him wide recognition throughout the Southwest. Well known for his miniature and historically accurate renditions of famous pueblos, missions, presidios and Indian ruins. His work is historically significant and housed in the permanent collection of the Horse Musuem. His work is highly sought after by galleries and private collectors. He has been interviewed by PBS and numerous periodicals. Jorge is available for small or large projects, corporate or residential. Please contact the Guild. |
| John Thornton
John Thornton is a talented emerging artist located in the historic Downtown Tucson Arts Warehouse District. He is currently working with realistic portraiture, presenting them as dynamic close-ups. He lures the viewer in with great detail, invoking an intense experience. He also experiments with photography, capturing a nostalgic feel not unlike film noir. He is available for commissioned portraiture and other. Please contact the Guild with inquiries. |
| Gavin Troy
Gavin Troy is not just another well-known artist located in the historic Downtown Tucson Arts Warehouse District. His work, prolific, and quite simply, belongs to some of the most recognizable art in the southwest. His witty, child-like style will mesmerize your inner being, having it clenching for more. His paintings are highly polished and at the same time, rustic. They echo a kind of other-worldliness, and will enchant the greatest skeptic. His many works are available through the Guild. |
| Ezequiel Leoni
Eze was born and raised in Argentina. He is a highly skilled metal fabricator and sculptor who cherishes the techniques of the old masters. He is truly a rarity. His work can appear as finely finished or rustic, lending itself to rich patterns and textures in metal. His creative, one-of-a-kind pieces, range from highly custom, artistic furniture to never-seen-before sculpture. Eze is available for corporate or private projects. Please contact Guild AP with inquiries. |
| Rebecca Thompson
Rebecca Thompson (b.1962) Sedalia Missori, was raised near Washington D.C. She received her MFA in sculpture (2003) from Cornell University and completed more than four permanent works for the Cornell campus before moving to Tucson in 2005. She has had gallery exhibitions and public commissions in Tucson, Phoenix, Scottsdale and the greater southwest. She most recently completed a 28 ft rammed earth and bronze monument for downtown Phoenix and two 9 ft bronze figures for the historic Phoenix Madison Square Garden Museum. Her work is about using materials as a symbolic language. It blends literal and conceptual, mythical and factual, spiritual and secular. |
