The Suit Magazine

From her days as a knowledge-hungry young girl poking around her grandfather’s early 20th century encyclopedias to her current role as a modern Renaissance woman, Florida resident Elizabeth Neily has always embraced the culture of the world around her.

A painting by Leonardo da Vinci that has been lost for centuries has been identified and authenticated by scholars in the U.S. and Europe. It will be exhibited at London’s National Gallery as part of a da Vinci show that opens on November 9.

All over the country, local art groups are being hit hard due to diminishing state grants. Thirty-one states have cut their art budgets for the 2012 fiscal year. According to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, this is a continuing downturn; there has been a financial aid drop of 42 percent over the last decade.

Glenn Ligon: AMERICA is the first comprehensive mid-career retrospective devoted to this pioneering New York–based artist.

Expressionist artiste Julianne Biehl puts oil to canvas, sometimes pen to paper.  She’s always been true to her craft. 
From 4th through 12th grades she attended free Saturday morning art classes for talented students in the Pittsburgh Public School System.

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