Canvas and Cork- About us

	Joni Di Pirro- Painter, professor & partner During the early 1960's Joni DiPirro traveled to Morocco, Malta, Gibraltar, and finally settled in Florence Italy to live and continue her studies as a painter for the next ten years. There she attended the Academy of Florence and soon became the personal protegé of the world famous Master, Pietro Annigoni. Her works have gained her a place in the Women's Hall of Fame, she is listed in Who's Who of American Women, European Almanac of Painters since 1972 and is a standing member of the Societe Della Belle Arte, and Casa Di Dante. The following is a list of a few prominent collectors who have acquired Ms. DiPirro's work: Prince Fabio Cattaneo Della Volta (Naples, Italy,) Baronessa Adriana Bruno DiBelmonte (Florence, Italy) Madame Susan Tassi (Monte Carlo), Ambassador & Mrs. Stanley Seigle (Liberia) Castellani Art Museum (Niagara Falls, New York), Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (Washington, D.C.), Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, New York). Ms. DiPirro has exhibited her work in Florence, Italy; London, New York, California and France and is now having fun launching 'Canvas n Cork' with Mike Strawbridge in Florida.
	Elaine Gambill- Painter, professor Elaine has been in love with creative expression since the age of three when she started finger-painting & that same love followed her through a Bachelor of Art Degree in Human Development at Eckerd College & a Master of Liberal Arts Degree at Duke University summa cum laude. Her love of the visual arts is reflected in her signature organic, spontaneous, strokes. Elaine has shown in a wide range of public venues & been published in magazines & journals- her work hangs in private collections around the world. Elaine resides in Sarasota.
	Michael E. Strawbridge- Michael is an entrepreneur whose desire to start Canvas and Cork was founded in his love for people. While he has always had an appreciation for the arts, it is the social aspect of this business that he enjoys the most. "When people flex their creative energies and finish their evening with us feeling better than when they arrived, we have been a success and our world is a better place" he says.

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