About the Artist & Curator of The Gallery Club!
Claudia (Johnson) Pastorius [b.1978- ... ]
A native to both Florida and Panama, Claudia's intense curiosity was nurtured by growing up with multi-cultural influences: Panamanian, Chinese, Swedish, & American. While at Eau Gallie High School her scratchboard piece, "Pensive" was chosen for a student show at the Brevard Museum of Art. In 2000, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelors degree in International Studies, art and activism experience, and an award for an independent study in Costa Rica.
Choosing to follow the path of an artist has been a fulfilling and extraordinary experience. She has sold over 130 of her own paintings, largely through the internet and special events. She also works on commission creating her original "Color Energy Portraits" and large abstracts. Her paintings are part of American, European, and Latin American fine art collections. Places her paintings are displayed include physician's lobbies, lawyer's offices, rock star homes, and a meditation center. In the summer of 2009 she opened The Gallery Club (formerly known as Imago gallery) in downtown Melbourne, FL. The Gallery Club is an art gallery  with a bar and cafe sizzling with hot new art and fresh funky minds! She is listed in the Florida Artists Registry and belongs to Art4Art women's collective. She enjoys being a mother to an amazing little angel who paints too, practicing yoga, reading, writing, and exploring life as a spiritual journey.

Education:
B.A. Degree, International Studies :: Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD 2000
High School Degree :: Eau Gallie High School : Melbourne, FL 1996
* Studio Art Workshops at JHU, BCC, High School, Middle School.

Exhibit Record:
1995 : Brevard Museum of Art,"Pensive" selected for Student Show
1997, 1999, 2000: Johns Hopkins University Student Art Shows
2001: EARTH Awareness Fair
2002: "Dukkha" Second Place in "The Human Predicament" themed contest
2003: First Place, Best Newcomer at Street Painting Festival sponsored by the Rotary Club of Suntree, proceeds benefitting the Alzheimer's Foundation
2003: Fashion-Art for a Cure Show, benefitting Cancer Research Institute
2003: Art for Art, Women's Collective Show in New York
2003: Church Street Gallery of Contemporary Art::Florida Artists Registry Group Show
2003: The Lofts of Winter Park Juried Exhibition
2004: Live Suntree Elementary, Melbourne, FL : Street Painting Festival sponsored by the Rotary Club.
2005: Art featured by Satyen Devadoss, Knot Theory Professor Website
2005: Art featured on Nonduality.com, in "The Nondual Highlights" #2132
2006: Artist and Show Curator: THE HEALING ART EXPERIENCE at Clemente Center Florida Institute of Technology
2007: American Dream Art Tour - Art Trip to the Grand Canyon & Vegas across America.
2008: Expo of Heart, Broward County Convention Center with Conscious Living Partnership,  Production Team
2008: Art Director, Imago Art Gallery - curator group themed shows: WHITE, 2012, DREAMS featured solo shows:  Harak Rubio, "Oceans & Windows", November Ron & Kat Reichard, "The Marriage of Art & Engineering", June Valri Ary & Anastasia Garcia featured solo artists.
2009: Installation ART at Expo of Heart, Broward County Convention Center with Conscious Living Partnership
2008: Art Director & Owner The Gallery Club - curator group themed show "Heaven and Hell", artist solo show NV Jasmin, artist solo show Panther: The Journey, artist solo show Cristine Cambrea.

Art Affiliations:
Art forArt - (A4A) An exciting women's collective of artists creating and showing new work online.
Florida Artists Registry.Com
Living Artists Network - An artist's empowerment group - if you are interested in joining email me.