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Visit Colonna Contemporary in Wayne, PA — a leading Philadelphia Main Line gallery uniting contemporary, digital, and generative art. THE GALLERY OF TOMORROW. NOW! FROM PIGMENT TO PIXEL by APPOINTMENT About Us We're a contemporary art gallery bridging traditional and digital practices to reflect the emotional and cultural realities of our time. We work with artists, emerging and established, who use both new and time-honored tools to ask sharper questions: about truth, memory, identity, and how we make meaning in a rapidly changing world. Our program champions rigorous work with lasting impact, whether rendered in oil or code, pigment or pixel. Based just outside Philadelphia and engaged globally, we present exhibitions, limited editions, and conceptual projects that speak to where art, and culture, are headed. Welcome to the conversation Learn More Featured Artist Ross Severson Ross Severson Ross Severson is an artist living and working in Milwaukee, WI. His artistic practice explores abstraction through the visual language of collage. Throughout the process surfaces are layered with found paper, peeled, scraped and painted. A visual landscape is excavated, creating a dialogue of both the internal and external human experience. View Works Featured Severson's Works View All Works Sleep Talking, 2025 by Ross Severson Price $3,750.00 Veiled Expressions, 2025 by Ross Severson Price $3,750.00 Sleep Walking, 2025 by Ross Severson Price $3,750.00 Memories We Still Keep, 2025 by Ross Severson Price $3,750.00 A Trusted Destination Featured work by Heather N. Stout Collectors consistently rate Colonna Contemporary 5 stars for its vision and integrity. We're A trusted destination for art at the intersection of tradition and technology. From pigment to pixel, trusted by collectors worldwide Transitions now showing Generative Art at the Threshold of Pixel and Pigment I write code. That’s a really bizzare way to make art, when you could pick up a pencil, a brush, Photoshop, or carve away a block of marble. Instead, I carve strings of keywords together and watch the result appear on screen Learn More Selection from the Collection View All Works Transitions XVI, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 10 Price $125.00 XV, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 10 Price $125.00 XIV, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 10 Price $125.00 XIII, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 10 Price $125.00 XII, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 10 Price $125.00 XI, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 10 Price $125.00 X, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 5 Price $625.00 IX, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 5 Price $625.00 VIII, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 5 Price $625.00 VII, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 5 Price $625.00 VI, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 5 Price $625.00 V, 2025 by Rapha. Edition of 5 Price $625.00 Young Americans coming December, 2025 "They didn’t call ahead. They didn’t know what came next. They packed their life into the back of a car, taped shut a box labeled “HOPE,” and drove toward the idea of a city." Young Americans is a cinematic NFT series chronicling the quiet heroism of leaving home and moving to the big city. Told through eight surreal film-still moments, the collection captures the dreamlike, disjointed clarity of transition, when your whole life is reduced to boxes, car rides, and unfamiliar ceilings. Rooted in realism but filtered through the poetic logic of memory, each scene draws from the emotional grammar of leaving: a parent’s last hug, a best friend’s laughter, the fluorescent glow of a gas station in Pennsylvania. Somewhere between a David Byrne lyric and a coming-of-age indie film, Young Americans doesn’t ask you to look back, but to remember how it felt to look forward.

Featuring the art of Australian artist George Raftopoulos George Raftopoulos In his sketchily rendered, semi-figurative paintings, Australian artist George Raftopoulos destabilizes icons of nationalist history as a means of critiquing colonial identity. Raftopoulos was born in Sydney , Australia. He lived in the rural town of Grenfell in New South Wales from the age of five, where his was the only Greek family in town. His experience growing up in a migrant family isolated from his heritage would greatly inform his future work. In 1994, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts from the University of Western Sydney, before receiving a Graduate Diploma in Painting from the Sydney College of the Arts in 1997. In his pursuit to rewrite his own personal history, George Raftopoulos iconises the past through myth and allegory. National history becomes the subject of his psycho-dramas, a collage of his thoughts set against colonial accounts and rendered in childlike narrative compositions. Colonial Narratives Raftopoulos' work mines the complexities of personal identity, especially in the colonial context of Australia. With simple yet frenetic mark making, his paintings wittily and often acerbically take historical figures into expressive realms. His colonial critique is evident in Persona Non Grata (2019), where the silhouette of colonist Captain Arthur Phillip is destroyed by swathes of blue gestural marks—here, a symbolic gesture reflecting the title, an 'unwanted trespasser' in history. Thievery Corporation (2017) makes reference to Woollarawarre Bennelong, an Eora nation senior who acted as the Aboriginal contact point for Captain Phillip, who established the first European colony on the Australian continent. Bennelong is adorned in high-visibility orange, a warning sign to the ominous background figure of the captain. Hooks dangling from the captain's body suggest the dangerous allure of Captain Phillip's agenda, and how Bennelong was ensnared in this role. The monstrous impacts of colonial invasion are evoked in Protector (2016—2018), where the traditional portrait bust of a First Fleet captain is deformed into a ghoulish blue mask. The grotesque quality of much of Raftopoulos' paintings hint at the dehumanising agenda of colonisation, where nationalist portrait styles are deformed to reflect his own criticisms of Australia's colonial identity. As the artist suggests, 'it's poking fun at the establishment, the intelligentsia, and existing images that people recognise and know.' Migrant Stories Much of Raftopoulos' practice is autobiographical, referencing his Australian identity and migrant Greek heritage. This is laid bare in his works through the cryptic use of his own Hellenic-style 'Greenglish' text, a conflation of English and Greek language that he graffities onto many of his paintings. This acculturation is similarly manifested through the inclusion of imagery related to migration. Raft of the Medusa (2015) portrays Raftopoulos' motif of men in boats—here, a response to another news story of 'boat people' fleeing to Mediterranean lands. Allusions to migrant stories conflate mythical voyages like those of Odysseus with modern day experiences, both captured under the blue Mediterranean sky that abounds in Raftopoulos' palette. Odysseus in his boat (2015) echoes the pain of this relentless searching for identity and home, with the titular character painted as a spindly stick figure, isolated in a sea of melancholic blue. This semi-figuration, where an ambiguously-bodied character emerges from a cloud of marks, is characteristic of most of Raftopoulos' paintings. VIEW AVAILABLE WORKS Contact For general inquiries, sales and press, please contact Michele Colonna michele@colonnacontemporary.com 484.793.5114

Host private events, dinners, and brand activations at Colonna Contemporary — a refined art gallery venue in Wayne, PA, blending elegance and creative atmosphere. Venue Rental Discover the Extraordinary: Rent Our Art Gallery for Your Next Event! 🎉 Step into a realm of creativity and innovation by choosing our art gallery as your next venue rental. Say goodbye to the ordinary and embrace the extraordinary as you host your event in a space that transcends the traditional. Our gallery offers a cool alternative to conventional event venues, where every wall is a canvas and every corner holds a story waiting to unfold. Whether you're planning a corporate mixer, a product launch, or a private celebration, our gallery provides the perfect backdrop to inspire and captivate your guests. Immerse yourself in an ambiance that sparks conversation, ignites imagination, and creates unforgettable memories. Elevate your event experience and make it truly remarkable—reserve our art gallery today! Contact us to inquire about rates and openings: michele@colonnacontemporary.com

Colonna Contemporary is proud to represent the art of Turkish multi-disciplinary artist Saniye Özbek Saniye Özbek Sanıye Ozbek is a talented multi-media artist based in Istanbul, Turkey. Born on October 26, 1993, Sanıye graduated from Marmara University in 2017, where she also worked as an assistant to Aslı Özok from 2013 to 2016. In 2021, Sanıye completed the Altınbaş University Art Therapy Certificate Program, further expanding her artistic skills and knowledge. Throughout her career, Sanıye has worked as an art teacher at various educational institutions. However, her true passion lies in painting, which she currently pursues exclusively in her workshop. Sanıye's dedication and hard work have paid off, as she was recently featured in a collection by Saatchiart in 2022. Sanıye has exhibited her artwork in various exhibitions across Istanbul and Ankara, showcasing her diverse range of artistic abilities. Some of her notable exhibitions include the Don Quixote Art Festival in 2015, the Group Exhibition at Marmara University Cumhuriyet Museum in 2017, and the Group Exhibition at Nişart Gallery in 2017. In 2021, Sanıye was a part of the Art is Sauna Group Exhibition at Mcart Istanbul and exhibited her artwork at the Zülfü Livaneli Cultural Center Group Exhibition. Sanıye's artistic portfolio is impressive, with her works being featured in online exhibitions such as the Pinelo Art Gallery and Gazete Sanat's Face and Body. Her artwork was also a part of the Luna Grande Gallery Group Exhibition and The Wall Art Gallery Group Exhibition in 2022, as well as the Taksim Sanat Group Exhibition. AVAILABLE WORKS Contact For general inquiries, sales and press, please contact Michele Colonna michele@colonnacontemporary.com 484.793.5114

Explore the work of Lilyillo, a multidisciplinary artist based in Canberra, blending AI and traditional mediums to examine personal histories and mark-making. Discover her global exhibitions and acclaimed artistry at Colonna Contemporary Art Gallery in Wayne PA Lilyillo Lilyillo, born in 1981 in Sydney, is a multidisciplinary artist based in Canberra, Australia. She works across AI and traditional mediums, exploring personal histories, notions of craftsmanship, and the acts of mark making and unmaking. Her work has been exhibited extensively both across Australia and internationally at venues including Artmatr in Brooklyn, NYC; the Constantin Brancusi Centre of the Craiova Art Museum in Romania; The Canvas 3.0 in New York; Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris; and the Contemporary Art Academy of China in Beijing. She has received the Australia Council for the Arts: 'New Work Emerging Artist Grant' and has undertaken artist residencies at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris and at Deveron Arts in Huntly, Scotland. Lilyillo completed a Bachelor of Art History & Theory, a Master of Art Administration & Curatorial Studies, and a Master of Fine Arts, majoring in drawing, at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Sydney. AVAILABLE WORKS Contact For general inquiries, sales and press, please contact Michele Colonna michele@colonnacontemporary.com 484.793.5114

This is our RETURN POLICY page feel free to reach out with questions Colonna Contemporary Art Gallery - Return Policy At Colonna Contemporary, we are committed to providing our valued customers with high-quality art and exceptional service. We understand that occasionally, you may want to return a purchased artwork. To ensure a seamless return process, please review our return policy below: 1. Eligibility for Returns: 1.1. You may be eligible for a return if you meet the following criteria: The artwork was purchased directly from Colonna Contemporary. You contact us within 14 days of receiving the artwork. The artwork is in its original condition, with no damage, alterations, or signs of wear. The artwork is returned in its original packaging. 2. Non-Eligible Items: 2.1. The following items are not eligible for return: Custom or commissioned artworks. Artworks that have been damaged due to improper handling, storage, or neglect. 3. How to Initiate a Return: 3.1. To initiate a return, please follow these steps: Contact Colonna Contemporary within 14 days of receiving your artwork to request a return authorization. Pack the artwork securely in its original packaging, including all provided documentation. Ship the artwork to the address provided by our team. 4. Return Shipping Costs: 4.1. You are responsible for the cost of return shipping. We recommend insuring the artwork during transit to protect against damage or loss. 5. Inspection and Refund: 5.1. Once we receive the returned artwork, our team will inspect it to ensure it meets the eligibility criteria. If the artwork is in the original condition, a refund will be issued to your original payment method within 10 business days. 6. Exchange Policy: 6.1. If you wish to exchange the artwork for another piece, please contact us to discuss availability and the terms of the exchange. 7. Contact Information: If you have any questions or need to initiate a return, please contact us at: Email: michele@colonnacontemporary.com Phone: 484.793.5114 8. Additional Information: 8.1. Colonna Contemporary reserves the right to modify this return policy at any time. Changes will be posted on our website, and the revised policy will apply to all purchases made after the modification date. Thank you for choosing Colonna Contemporary. We appreciate your support, and we are here to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your artwork or our return policy. Last updated: 10/18/2023

From Pigment to Pixel" pushes the boundaries of human expression. As Disbrow eloquently puts it, "There is a relationship between technology and art. Throughout history, the work has inherently been defined by the technology accessible to the creator in their time – from the media they had access to, to the substrates they interacted with, to the tools they used to create. In my opinion, the best art created today explores the boundary of self-expression and attempts to push it further." NOVEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 13 View Available Works ARTIST BIO Adam Disbrow, or AD_AD as he is known in the Digital Art Space, is a US Based Contemporary Artist and Expressionist Painter. His debut exhibition took place in 2014 with Alexander Salazar Fine Art in San Diego, California, and his work is held in private collections around the world. AD_AD means: Adam Disbrow_Analog to Digital. In March 2021, Adam Disbrow began digitally retouching his physical paintings, signing them AD_AD, and minting them as NFTs. He is most well known for pairing physical and digital art and has established himself as a leading figure in Digital Art through his work to merge the two. show STATEMENT From Pigment to Pixel There is a relationship between technology and art. Throughout history, the work has inherently been defined by the technology accessible to the creator in their time – from the media they had access to, to the substrates they interacted with, to the tools they used to create. In my opinion, the best art created today explores the boundary of self-expression and attempts to push it further. From Pigment to Pixel is about finding the boundary of human expression, stepping beyond it, and in doing so blurring the line between physical and digital art to the point that the delineation disappears and all that is left is Art. View Show Catalog ARTIST STATEMENT “My work has always been a commentary on history and culture and I have always been interested in the interaction between technology and self-expression. From the advent of the portable easel leading to a proliferation of plein air paintings, to the development of acrylic mediums which mimic the texture and consistency of oils, to the curation of a digital archive for the purpose of documentation and storage, I perceive that everything we do is a dynamic representation of the resources we find accessible. As a creator, I have explored these connections since the beginning. In my opinion, the future of Traditional Art is Digital Art. Every creator in the future will work with Digital Media in some way – in truth they already do. In this way, From Pigment to Pixel is an exhibition I have been developing for nearly a decade. I am excited to share the work with you and grateful for your time and attention.” Adam Disbrow

Featuring the art of Philadelphia-based photographer Chris Hytha Chris Hytha Chris Hytha studied architecture at Drexel University in the graduating class of 2021, winning the Pearson Prize Gold Metal for his senior project "Centre Square Station." Throughout his time in school, Chris applied his architectural skill-set to a growing passion for photography and digital art. Ethereal street and cityscape images were the focus of Chris's early photography work. This developed into larger collections of images exploring the personality and character of different building typologies, starting with Philadelphia rowhomes and continuing on to historic skyscrapers. available works Contact For general inquiries, sales and press, please contact Michele Colonna michele@colonnacontemporary.com 484.793.5114

Explore Colonna Contemporary’s roster of international artists — a curated blend of fine art and digital innovation shaping the future of contemporary expression. Artists HELIO SANTOS ROBERTO SALAZAR JANIE FITZGERALD ZAHRA JEWANJEE BHARE CS McINTIRE LILYILLO NEGAR SEPEHR AENEAS MIDDLETON ADAM DISBROW PRIMITIVE RE CHRIS HYTHA NISHANT MALHOTRA AKA EGODEAD ANIBAL ARGAÑARAZ GEORGE RAFTOPOULOS GIOVANNI DE BENEDETTO SANIYE ÖZBEK HEATHER N. STOUT PETER NITSCH JUDY JARVIS RILEY WYNN GIULIO APRIN EMANUELE MANCO MIKEY WILSON REVAN KARACA GAIL MORRISON-HALL DELTASAUCE JUSTIN SNOW TENNILLE DIX THOMAS BRADY NATY CAT RUSSELL ROSS SEVERSON RAPHA

Featuring the art of Indian-American artist Nishant Malhotra, known as Egodead. His latest works are on view at Colonna Contemporary in Wayne, PA. Nishant Malhotra aka Egodead Nishant Malhotra, an Indian American artist raised in California's Bay Area and now based in New York City, explores surreal expressionism as a means of meditation. His paintings delve into themes of self-identity and ego, challenging viewers to contemplate our interconnectedness and shared consciousness. Through intricate symbolism and a unique style, Nishant invites us to introspectively explore the complexities of human existence and the universal quest for oneness. AVAILABLE WORKS Contact For general inquiries, sales and press, please contact Michele Colonna michele@colonnacontemporary.com 484.793.5114

Learn about Colonna Contemporary — a visionary fine and digital art gallery in Wayne, PA, bridging tradition and technology through innovative exhibitions and artists. About Us COLONNA CONTEMPORARY | 4 LOUELLA CT | WAYNE, PA | 19087 | 484.793.5114 About US From Pigment to Pixel: Colonna Contemporary is a gallery born from conviction: that artists shape how we understand ourselves, and that art must keep pace with the times without losing its soul. Located on the Philadelphia Main Line, we represent artists working across disciplines, painting, sculpture, digital media, and conceptual installation, who blur boundaries and ask urgent questions. We exist to surface voices that matter, regardless of trend, medium, or market mood. Our model is hybrid. Our commitment is human. Our Vision Bridging Contemporary Art and Cultural Futures Colonna Contemporary is a curatorial platform and hybrid gallery committed to shaping the future of art history. Based in the Philadelphia region, we work at the intersection of traditional practice and technological innovation, bridging analog and digital mediums, physical exhibitions and blockchain authentication, pigment and pixel. Our program champions artists whose work grapples with the emotional, philosophical, and speculative dimensions of the human experience in an age of intelligent systems. As museums expand their definitions of materiality, authorship, and permanence, Colonna Contemporary offers a generative space for inquiry, preservation, and dialogue. Through rigorous documentation, deep artist relationships, and a commitment to emerging cultural formats, we serve as a trusted source for collectors and institutions looking to engage with the next chapter of contemporary art. Who We Are Founder & Director: Michele Colonna Colonna Contemporary was founded by Michele Colonna, a contemporary art collector turned gallerist, who saw a widening gap between the art world’s traditional institutions and the rapidly evolving tools, ideas, and identities shaping contemporary life. Michele launched the gallery with a simple belief: that art should not only reflect culture, but also shape it. With a career spent navigating the intersections of storytelling, technology, and aesthetics, he envisioned a space that could hold both the texture of oil paint and the trace of a blockchain record. A place where the artist’s hand matters as much as their questions. A gallery that isn’t afraid to ask what comes next. Since its founding, Colonna Contemporary has championed artists working across mediums, analog and digital, whose work engages deeply with emotion, memory, technology, and the speculative futures of being human. Michele’s approach to curation is personal, intentional, and grounded in long-term belief in the artist’s voice. Today, Colonna Contemporary is more than a gallery. It’s a platform for cultural inquiry, a home for artists charting new ground, and a bridge between institutions and the art of the future. THE GALLERY

Featuring the available works of artist Tennille Dix available at Colonna Contemporary Art in Wayne PA Tennille Dix Tennille Dix is a multidisciplinary artist whose creative evolution spans continents and decades. Raised in Quiogue, a quiet hamlet on the eastern shores of Long Island, she grew up in a home steeped in art and design. The influence of her artistic lineage set the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of visual expression. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she garnered international recognition for her distinctive decorative objects and interior works, which were featured in design magazines and carried by renowned institutions including Asprey’s, Harrods, Fortnum & Mason, and Neiman Marcus. Her pieces found collectors in Princess Margaret, Princess Diana, and Sir Elton John—testament to a sensibility that balanced elegance with originality. Today, Dix devotes her practice to abstract painting, working intuitively with acrylics and mixed media. Her compositions emerge from a deeply lived global experience: she has resided in nine countries across five continents. From the glowing horizons of Australia to the kinetic density of Hong Kong, from the vast white silence of Canada to the coastal light of Long Island, her paintings are shaped by geography, memory, and the natural world. For Dix, abstraction is a form of inquiry—into movement, color, impermanence, and the emotional resonance of space. Her work does not document place so much as evoke its spirit. “Abstract art is a journey,” she says. “And that journey is the best part of the experience.” available works Contact For general inquiries, sales and press, please contact Michele Colonna michele@colonnacontemporary.com 484.793.5114