Donna Napoli-Steele, a talented watercolorist and sculptor, is passionate about inspiring others through art. As an art teacher at Notre Dame Academy HS, she believes in raising awareness about environmental issues, biodiversity, and upcycling. Her meticulously crafted sculptures and paintings reflect her scientific curiosity and deep concern for wildlife and conservation.

Currently, she’s exploring the creation of illuminated sculptures made from willow branches and mulberry paper. Living on an island, she finds inspiration in aquatic subjects like humpback whales, river otters, and harbor seals.

Donna’s award-winning art has gained recognition and is displayed in prestigious locations, including the Guilin Museum of Fine Art in China, various galleries along the east coast of the United States, and multiple private collections.

Bill Schuppman is a retired sea captain who’s love of the sea is only surpassed by his love of the arts. He currently lives in New York City where he studies and creates his art as a lifetime member of the Art Students League.

As a child he spent his summers with his family on Long Island’s South Shore, boating, fishing, reading classical nautical novels, all of which inspired him to pursue a life at sea.

Concerned with today’s issues of climate change and the polluting of our oceans he creates one of a kind porcelain seascapes of breaking waves which reflect the fragility our planet.

Michael McWeeney’s fascination with pictures started at the age of five when he began clipping and collecting photos that appealed to him from newspapers and magazines. Michael received his first camera at age eleven. Since then he has captured the moments that define who we are and the places that shape us. His photographs tell people’s stories, connecting us via the radius of visual communication.

He started his career as a photojournalist in New York 20 years before becoming a freelance photographer. He has received commissions from and exhibited work at the Alice Austen House Museum, The Architectural League of New York, the Noble Maritime Collection, The City of New York, The Staten Island Museum, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Michael studied Art and Advertising Design at New York City Tech, and photography at Parsons School of Design. His most recent position was Sunday Photo Editor for the New York Post.

Sarah Yuster is a painter known for her urban landscapes and insightful portraits.

Distinguished collections and clientele include: Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (Nobel laureate Saul Bellow), National Air & Space Museum (astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson), Alabama State University (Edward O. Wilson, Pulitzer prize winning biologist), Yale University (Skull and Bones Society), The Bangkok Royal Family Compound, Thailand, New Balance Armory Track (Ted Corbitt, Olympic marathoner) ,Tegla Loroupe Peace Academy (Tegla Loroupe, Olympic runner - Kenya).

Sarah is currently artist-in-residence for Freshkills, the largest park in development in NYC in over a century. Three times the size of Central Park, this land reclamation is an engineering and ecological marvel, transforming the world’s largest landfill into a vibrant, healthy space. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of American Art, National Academy of Design, Biggs Museum of American Art, NYC galleries, and hangs in institutions and corporate headquarters throughout the metropolitan area.

She’s also produced documentary films focusing on social and environmental issues. Commitment to painting began at the High School of Art & Design. Sarah earned her fine arts degree at School of Visual Arts, attended the Greek Language Center for five years and the Italian Cultural Institute for two years. Her home and studio is on Staten Island, NYC’s quiet borough.