Robert Zakanitch   (American, 1935 - )

 Having grown up in Rahway, New Jersey, he has been an exhibitor in New York since 1968. His styles have ranged from Abstract Expressionism, to Minimalism to Pop Art. Some describe him as a Pattern and Decoration painter because of his single image work, shown in an exhibition at Locks Gallery in Philadelphia in Spring, 1998. He also has done contrasting work of lush, exotic, botanicals of seemingly boundless imagery. He views his work as positive: "I don want any dehumanizaiton in my work. I am more interested in planting the seeds of healing and civility."