Artist’s Statement: The desire to make art came to me in mid-life. Born in the mid 60’s, I grew up a child of the 70’s and 80’s; got married in the 90’s to a wonderful woman and we are now raising a family. However, as rich and fulfilling as it is, I felt there was […]

Featured Artist Interview with Kathleen Clark, playwright – June 2019 How did you get started in writing?  Did you always know you were going to be a playwright? My mother was a voracious reader and introduced that to me at an early age. I loved reading and soon wanted to create my own stories. I […]

Featured Interview with Nike Bach on Preserving Leonia’s Art Heritage – May 2019 In this feature, Leonia Arts is pleased to highlight an Arts Organization, Preserving Leonia’s Art Heritage (PLAH).  As it completes its 10th year, PLAH is in need of new volunteers to champion the restoration, preservation, and exhibition of historical works of art […]

Featured Artist interview with cellist Barbara Mallow – March 2019 How did you get started in music? Did you always know you would be a cellist? I was born into a musical family. My mother, Lillian Fuchs, was a well known violist, and my Uncle, Josef Fuchs, was a very famous violinist. I started on […]

Featured Artist interview with painter and mixed media artist Paul Leibow – February 2019 How did you get started in art? My father was an artist, illustrator and graphic designer, but my mom first enrolled me in local art classes. I remember at around age 5 my mom dropped me off in this college girl’s […]

Featured Artist interview with painter and graphic designer Pamela Fenwick – January 2019 How did you get started in art?  Did you always know you were going to be an artist? I seemed to excel at art projects from an early age and loved everything about art, so it was a natural path for me. […]

Featured Artist interview with pianist Steven Masi – December 2018 How did you get started in music? Did you always know you would be a pianist? I was seven years old and home sick from school. In those days, there was a program on New York television called Million Dollar Movie. I happened to be […]

Featured Artist interview with soprano Wonjung Kim – November 2018 How did you get started in singing? Did you always know you would be a soprano? I was a pianist first, but I felt my hands were too small to be really successful! Friends and teachers encouraged me to explore singing. I went to have a […]

Featured Artist interview with actor and director Gregg Edelman – October 2018 How did you get started in theatre? I started acting in high school in the school plays.  I suppose I was looking for a place to belong and I found it backstage.  I’ve always seemed to be interested in people and ‘why they do […]