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Born and raised in New York, he received his B.A. in theater from Marymount Manhattan College. His focus on directing was showcased in staged productions of “No Exit” by Jean-Paul Sarte and Samuel Beckett’s “Krapp’s Last Tape”. He furthered his film studies at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and The Los Angeles Film School, where his thesis project “Split” found distribution at the Cannes film market with Shorts International. Produced, directed and acting in by Devenish, “Closure” was inspired by real events and marks his most recent work. He is currently on the festival circuit with “Closure” and looks to shoot his first feature in 2014.
Martha Foley is an independent consultant, serving clients in government, education and the not-for-profit sector. Martha works with each client to find solutions to its archive-related issues, providing evaluations of the condition of various types of collections and recommendations concerning storage, preservation, access, and other policies and procedures, as well as reformatting of materials. Martha advises clients on sources and availability of grants, and writes grant applications. She assesses the suitability of various repositories for the ultimate disposition of a collection and works for each client. This has entailed working within that client’s organizational structure and making use of whatever staff or volunteer resources are available.
Suzanne is a Senior Talent Development Leader, Certified Master Coach and Principal of Suzanne Louer & Associates, where she provides consulting services focused on Leaders and Management Development. Her mission is to assist individuals and teams to succeed through increased self-knowledge and the use of assessments, coaching and participation in development programs to achieve strategic goals.
Azikiwe Mohammed graduated from Bard College where he studied photography under the tutelege of Larry Fink, Stephen Shore and An-My Le'. Shooting his way thru the city he freelance prints for a variety of clients and over the past 12 years working in the field has shot for innumerable others. Some past clients have included but are not limited to Arthur Elgort, Bill Fredericks, Primary Photographic, The Small Darkroom, Conde Nast, Mass Appeal and Guest of a Guest. A digital and film shooter, Azikiwe currently works at the Camera Club of New York.
Ann Restak studied Early Modern Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London where she earned her Masters Degree with a dissertation on the mirror in Seventeenth Century Netherlandish High Life Genre Painting. Ann’s love of Seventeenth Century Art originates from a high school AP Art History class where she saw her first Caravaggio painting. It was love at first sight. Ann’s undergraduate research focused on the critical reception of Caravaggio, discussing two paintings that were dismantled by the decree of the Catholic Church almost immediately after their installation: “The Death of the Virgin” and the first version of “The Inspiration of St. Matthew”. In keeping with her passion for avant-garde artists, Ann archived the estate of the late and prolific filmmaker and performance artist, Jack Smith at Gladstone Gallery.
Many in the Devenish Group are familiar with long time member Zach Zaman and his Oriental rug and antique business. In addition to keeping busy as a dealer and appraiser, he has also been working hard on new ways to bring oriental rugs to a contemporary audience.
Madeline Eckett Oden employs a combination of practical and artistic talents to capture and conceptualize client’s design goals. Utilizing skills honed by a successful 20-year career in advertising and marketing research, active engagement with New York City's finest cultural institutions, extensive travel, and formal training at Parsons The New School for Design, the designer turns clear vision into stunning reality.
One of the most versatile artists working today, Cornell University graduate Amy Cohen Banker works in acrylic, oil, pastels, aquarelle, oil sticks, varnishes, glazes, finishing and surface techniques, and photography—and she is a published poet. “I explore the basic issues of opacity, color, form, depth, obfuscation and revelation in life, language and in art,” Cohen Banker explains. "I can’t help but be influenced by philosophy, poetry, literature, and metaphors, especially of strong feminist models: women’s conflicting roles in a changing time throughout the centuries."
Claude Brickell is a New York-based screen- and fiction writer. He attended New York University, the American College and the Sorbonne in Paris and Oxford University in England. Following this, he worked in the Hollywood film industry developing projects for, among others, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand and Paul Newman and producers Jay Weston (‘Lady Sings the Blues’), Arnold Kopelson (Oliver Stone’s ‘Platoon’) and studio head Steven Bach at United Artists. In France, he repped their 3rd largest film studio located on the Riviera in Nice where he helped bring 20th Century Fox’s ‘The Jewel of the Nile’ with Michael Douglas, Warner Bros.’ ‘Under the Cherry Moon’ with Prince and John Frankenheimer’s mini-series ‘Riviera’ to the South of France lot. Born to an ancient baronial family, he is also a Vietnam-era veteran (serving with NATO), a former ice hockey league skater and an avid equestrian enthusiast. Today, he is a screenwriting instructor at New York University and his primer on screenwriting is available on Amazon.com along with his mystery series ‘The Jewel Trilogy.’
Jorge Luis Gonzalez AAA relocated to the UK in 2009 to assist in the reinstallation of the Ceramics Study galleries at the V&A Museum South Kensington. He has resided in London ever since, returning stateside twice yearly and frequently traveling on the continent.
David Fuentes of DF Conservation has worked in restoration and conservation for over 25 years. David began buying and selling antiques as a hobby while running his own graphic design company in his native Mexico City. Upon moving to the U.S. he began training in restoration and conservation by working for different restoration companies and by taking courses at The Finishing School for decorative finishes, the Furniture Conservation Training Institute of the Smithsonian Institution, and NYU’s Appraisal Studies program. Visiting museums, auction houses and galleries developed his eye for patinas and finishes, both aging and contemporary. This has become a very important component in his work. David is a member of the AIC (American Institute for Conservation).
Catherine Giuliani comes from a business background having been active behind the scenes in the political arena for many years, in addition to being a wife, homemaker, and mother of two college graduates. Her passion for interior design is clearly evident in the lively sun drenched colors she selected for her home in Maine with her lively selection of Italian Faience together with local colored glass goblets. Her natural ability and enjoyment of decorating her homes in Maine and in New York led her take design courses at the prestigious Parsons School of Interior Design, from which she graduated in 2010.
Amy Sung is no ordinary Ivy League educated, former Investment Banker. Since leaving Wall Street five years ago, she has become a world traveler / treasure hunter / designer / entrepreneur. Travel is in Amy's blood. She was born in Asia, raised in North Africa, and educated in New York City and London.