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BETSY CAMPEN is a self-described photorealist. Her subjects: All things Caribbean. A prolific painter, Ms. Campen's originals and giclée prints of local historic buildings, landscapes, flora and fauna can be found in many Virgin Islands galleries and shops, as well as private and corporate collections throughout the Country. Ms. Campen is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, with a bachelor's in fine arts. She has been honored by Artists Magazine (Dec. 1990) and her work has been showcased twice in Richmond Magazine. In 1996 she received a grant from the Partnership With the Arts (a National Endowment for the Arts program).
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Ms. Campen and her partner, Jim Bierowski, own Campen Gallery on St. Croix, where they feature her work and that of other prominent local artists. Visit her virtual gallery at www.betsycampen.com
PRESTON DOANE's life trajectory has been Gauguinesque, from his early-life investment banking career to his later creative years in the tropics. Mr. Doane has lived in the Caribbean for three decades, primarily and most recently in St. Croix, and his work reflects a profound and abiding connection with his "islands in the sun." Currently he divides his time between St. Croix, where he maintains a studio in Estate John, and his home/studio/gallery in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, where he paints New England landscapes and seascapes. His works have been shown throughout the Caribbean; also in Washington, D. C., New York City and New England. They are familiar to anyone who truly knows St. Croix.
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Mr. Doane owns The Curious Crow gallery at 41 Main St., South Egremont, MA, (413) 528-9069, and he is represented locally by Campen Gallery (above). Giclée reproductions, on canvas, of a number of his works are available.
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LEO S. CARTY was born and raised in Harlem by Trinidadian parents. He served, variously, as an illustrator of military training aids for the Air Force, of public health materials for the New York Department of Health, and of children's books for McGraw-Hill and other nationally prominent publishing companies. He was for years editorial cartoonist for The St. Croix Avis. His massive mural depicting Virgin Islands history adorns the federal courthouse in St. Croix, and one of his works was selected to illustrate a Virgin Islands 2000 U. S. Census publicity poster. In 1996, he was among the recipients of the Governor's First Awards for Excellence in the Arts.
Mr. Carty's current work in oils captures the beauty of Black culture in Turn-of-the-Century West Indies. A former teacher in the Black Studies Department at Fordham University, Mr. Carty speaks of providing a visual "history lesson" through his art: "Black history is not only about plantations, cane fields and market places," he says. "Black people dressed up on Sundays, went to church, gathered in our parks to listen to concerts by Black musicians and enjoy quiet Sunday afternoons."
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Inquiries may be addressed to Mr. Carty at Post Office Box 224132, Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00822; telephone (340) 773-4926.
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THE HOMEPAGE is an actual photograph of Cane Bay (North Shore) taken by Donovan from his home high atop an overlooking hill. Ed also knows the area intimately, but from a different perspective: He often dives the Cane Bay wall, a world-class "shore dive" that drops to 3,200 feet less than a quarter mile from the beach.
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