Rex Rivolo, President, was born in Genoa, Italy on 2 November 1944. His family immigrated to New York in 1955. Rex was trained as an engineer and an astrophysicist, attaining a Ph.D. in Astrophysics in 1981 from Stony Brook University. He began collecting art in 1973, acquiring prints and drawings focusing on works from the 19th to the mid-20th century. By the early 2000s, the collection had grown to over 10,000 works. Today, the collection consists of over 40,000 works on paper comprised of Western prints and drawings, and Japanese woodblock prints and drawings.

Yuka Rivolo, Secretary, was born Kong Lingxin, in Dandong, Liaoning Province, China on 19 Mar 1970. Yuka immigrated to Japan in 1996 and spent the next 20 years raising a family and studying Japanese art. In 2017 she moved to Saint James, New York where she resides today with her husband, Rex. Yuka is fluent in Chinese, Japanese and English which allows her to conduct scholarly research on Asian art. She is a collector of Chinese jades, Chinese paintings and Japanese paintings.

Martin Levine, Executive Director, is a graphic artist and a Professor in the Art Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York for the past 40 years. Martin works primarily in aquatint, etching, lithography and drawing. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions worldwide. His work can be found in many prestigious public and private collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Museum D’Art Contemporani D’Eivissa, Spain, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New York Historical Society, Milwaukee Art Center and Zimmerli Museum.

Jeannot R. Barr is an American art dealer, print and drawing specialist, and longtime supporter of museum collections. He is associated with Jeannot R. Barr, Fine Prints & Drawings, a business incorporated in Northport, New York. He has worked as a dealer and consultant specializing in prints and drawings for approximately 40 years. He has served as a consultant to art museums in North America and Europe and is currently a Visiting Instructor at Williams College. 

Jeannot received a BS in French and Printmaking from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1973; a BS in Art History from Université Rennes in 1974 and an MBA from the Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management of Arizona State University in 1975. Jeannot was co-founder of the New York Fine Print Fairlaunched in 1984 and remains active in its administration. Jeannot has donated works to major institutions, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, the Dallas Museum of Art, and Syracuse University Art Collection.

Zhang Hehong, born in Beijing in 1968, currently works and lives in both China and the United States. He is a member of the China Artists Association, the Beijing Artists Association, the New York Artists Association, the Overseas Chinese Artists Association, and serves as a councilor of the Greater Bay Area Artists Association. He is an appointed painter at the China Calligraphy and Painting Academy and a councilor of the China Designers Association. Previously, he served as a judge for the College Award of the China University Student Advertising Art Festival, the National University Innovation Design Competition, and as a professor in the Department of Arts at Beijing Industry and Trade College.

Yu Ge, originally named Huang Shaoteng, is from Baoji, Shaanxi Province. He is a member of the Hong Kong Artists Association and a representative artist in contemporary Chinese treasure artifacts hyper-realistic oil painting. He combines academic excellence with market collectible value, using the power of art to safeguard the cultural heritage of China and call for the return of lost cultural relics. 

As a pioneer in the field of ultra-realistic oil paintings of Chinese cultural relics, Yu Ge uses ultra-realistic oil painting as an artistic medium to focus on the protection of China's cultural treasures. He delves deeply into the creation of lost foreign cultural relics, establishing an Eastern artistic system characterized by "objects as form and cultural lineage as soul."

Area of Expertise: Industry analysis and supply chain management, channel integration, and internet applications. Professional Experience: Mr. Ding graduated from Xi’an University of Finance and Economics in 2004. As a professional manager, he has held positions at General Motors (GM) and United Technologies Corporation (UTC). As a co-founder and partner, he plays a pivotal role in establishing Sembo Blocks and Yokitalk. Deeply passionate about culture and the arts, Mr. Ding has been actively involved in the operation and management of leading exhibitions. He currently serves as the Asia-Pacific Business Officer of the New York Fine Arts Society.

William Broich was born and raised in Sag Harbor, He is an artist and printmaker, currently working in the Hamptons, where he often assists with workshops and editioning jobs, as well as building his own portfolio through the Inspiration Plus Foundation. William studied and graduated from the SUNY Purchase College in the printmaking program, where he was trained in the traditional print processes. Although he favors the process-heavy nature of print, William often constructs his images in a very loose and automatic style. William finds inspiration in the western occult tradition, often referring to his art as “magickal pentacles that are an extension of the will.” Exhibiting his work is a huge part of his practice and is often showing his art around the metropolitan area.

Ruoyu Gong (b. 1999) ruoyugong01@gmail.com +1 2316207501 +86 15340197409 ruoyugong.com Education 2025 2023 2021 2018 MF A Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY BF A Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (honors) Advanced Painting Seminar, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China Diploma in Visual Arts, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI (honors)

Huixi Wu (she/her) was born in China and immigrated to Florida with her parents when she was in college. She likes to depict things with rich lines and loves to express the emotion of the moment with brilliant colors. Huixi focuses on picture books and illustrated posters. She hopes to use her childhood experiences to strike a chord with children or adults and spread happiness. In her illustrated posters, she expresses her views on the world's hot topics from a personal perspective. Her work has been shortlisted for Illustration West 62, The Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2023, iJungle Illustration Awards 2023, and CQ74.