The inspiring artists and writers that were selected for the February 2017 ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal issue and online exhibition themed Portraits.

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Charlotte Peterson

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.charlottepetersonphotography.com

Janelle Koh

Single Working Mother

I’m not investing
In this relationship
It only has a three-out-of-five rating.
There are holes in it that are meant to be there
For reasons you don’t understand…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Patricia Terrell O’Neal

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Keith E. Plummer

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.keithplummersculptor.com

Charles Andrew Seaton

Dust and Echoes

You can kill a person
but you cannot kill an idea
it graces mountains
permeates our skin
squeezes our guts
echoes through walls of days’ past…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.charlesandrewseaton.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

June Sira

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Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.saatchiart.com/junesira

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Nguyen Thi Mai

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.NguyenThiMai.com

Zach Agnew

Blank

Hello my name is

It is in the empty spaces
Of our lives
That we define who we are…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.zagthepoet.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Richard McCoy

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.about.me/richardmccoy

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Sima Schloss

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.simaschloss.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Christina Loraine

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.ChristinaLoraine.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Chantal Hassard

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

Gabrielle DeMay

Caricatures

These caricatures
Modest self-portraits
Mocking our faces
Souls
Laughing at the fools who dreamed…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Timothy Harmon

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.timothyharmon.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Nina Sumarac Jablonsky

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Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.ninasumarac.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Brandin Barón

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Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.brandinbaron.com

Kent Gunnufson

Faces of Photography

Exploring images within a gallery
tells of an inner galaxy.
Photographers seem to duplicate detail,
when actually the abstract reality…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Kuzma Vostrikov & Ajuan Song

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.ajuansong.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Nancy Anderson

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Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.canvasmajor.wordpress.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Zhanna Martin

ArtAscent Artist of the Portraits call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Portraits issue.

www.zhannamartin.com