May 2024, Storm housed a Master Trax session at the private East Village studio with youth from the Road Recovery program. She led a tour of the studio and gallery space, speaking about her journey and process. The guests shared their current creative passions and projects in collaborative spirit, sparking conversations on growth and art business. With Storm's past history of working with the NYC Girl Scouts , mentorship and classes at the studio have been a consistent in p

May 2024, her client provided a vintage Coach leather backpack to refurbish and paint. Originally the bag had heavy signs of wear and multiple dark stains. The purse was stripped, cleaned, and re-painted in full before the added artwork. Featuring The Flower People , the double-sided piece is intended to showcase the client and her two sisters. Warm beige and tan were used to re-color the bag in it's entirety with a focus on fresh green and gold accents. Inside the straps re

With past work in arts mentorship with Girl Scouts of Greater New York , Storm donated a custom made canvas to their Annual Gala auction. The painting featured the classic girl scout colors with a powerful line-up of The Cool People , evoking friendship and unity. Titled, "The Council of Cool" the piece embodied the essence of their organization. Storm attended the gala, downtown Manhattan, and the painting raised $2500 for their new camp community center upstate New York. Th

April 2023, Storm was commissioned by two collectors in California. They were in process of having a sliding double door built and wanted it to be made solely of canvas. The door would lead to their "Icon Room" which is decorated in full monochromatic decor and a mirrored ceiling. Storm was shipped two 8-foot pieces of loose canvas to execute the murals. On one side of the door, the classic wallpaper mural pattern of The Cool People was painted, and the other, an isolated tr

March 2024, Joining the "Leading Women In Our Lives" event in lower Manhattan, Storm spoke on a panel and individually to the audience of...

As a two-time art donor for the Church Street School for Music and Art in Tribeca, Storm participated in the fundraiser auctions in 2023...

April 2023, Storm attended the Girls Scouts of Greater New York Awards Gala where she was honored with a Service Award for her arts...

Fall of 2022, King David Glass & Mirrors collaborated with Storm in refurbishing and painting mirror frames for clients and gallery...

April 2023, Storm Ritter Gallery II opened at 38 Little West 12th Street in Meatpacking, NYC. This is the second establishment in collaboration with G23NY that Storm managed, showcasing her 2022-23 collection. Photos were taken consistently in the space by local photographers and the space housed four events during her 5 month pop-up residency into the end of August 2023. Studio Cat Velvet worked the storefront six days a week, sitting in the front window with the display

Early 2014, I discovered a truly unique soul, Frank Andrews. Perhaps one of the best influences of my lifetime, he became not only a teacher but a tethered friend. We had a serendipitous strange meeting, but that is both of our styles (much like many of his friends I imagine.) I came across his name in a book and dropped him a line, not for a reading, but to ask him why I felt the way I felt. I left him the most wacky voicemail. Truly I just knew I needed to meet him. Oddly e

July 20th, 2023, a special gallery event was held at Storm Ritter Gallery II at 38 Little West 12th Street in Meatpacking, NYC. In collaboration with TMJ Arts Collective , the gallery night included a live DJ spinning records and cocktails. Storm reset the space to showcase new work and accommodate accessible merchandise sales. Two fine art pieces were added to the exhibition: " The Great Gig in The Sky , " " Natural Mystic " and " " Hole in The Sky . " Not only were new pain

June 11th 2023, the first event launched at storefront, Storm Ritter Gallery II . This daytime open house featured a live painting section at the front of the gallery, fine art viewing, and merchandise sales. Restocked artisan jewelry, apparel, prints, and small paintings were available for immediate purchase. From noon to close, Storm and Studio Cat Velvet managed the space, greeting clients and visitors to the new gallery storefront. This second Meatpacking location of Stor