People

John William Narins is published as a prose writer, poet, art critic, literary scholar, journalist, editor and translator. Fluent in Russian, he is a professional writer and poet both in Russian and in English. He has taught Russian literature, language, translation, art, history and culture on the faculty at Dartmouth College and at the University of St. Petersburg, Russia. John has also curated several museum exhibitions of art and photography. His copious free time is devoted to gypsy guitar, art theory, baseball, the Welsh language, absurdism and reflexively testing boundaries. John Narins is one of the founders of Causa Artium.

Elena Sarni is a noted artist, curator and art historian. She emigrated from the Soviet Union in her teens and established herself as an artist in the West, where she completed degrees in art and cultural history. Participating in major movements of the day, she exhibited in all the chief European art centers and then in the US. Her work has been reviewed in ARTnews and other prestigious publications and is in collections and museums around the world. Ms. Sarni has curated numerous art exhibitions. She also worked with key art publications and hosted a radio program on the arts. She is interested in street art, contemporary literature, and cutting edge design. Elena Sarni is one of the founders of Causa Artium.

John William Narins is published as a prose writer, poet, art critic, literary scholar, journalist, editor and translator. Fluent in Russian, he is a professional writer and poet both in Russian and in English. He has taught Russian literature, language, translation, art, history and culture on the faculty at Dartmouth College and at the University of St. Petersburg, Russia. John has also curated several museum exhibitions of art and photography. His copious free time is devoted to gypsy guitar, art theory, baseball, the Welsh language, absurdism and reflexively testing boundaries. John Narins is one of the founders of Causa Artium.

Elena Sarni is a noted artist, curator and art historian. She emigrated from the Soviet Union in her teens and established herself as an artist in the West, where she completed degrees in art and cultural history. Participating in major movements of the day, she exhibited in all the chief European art centers and then in the US. Her work has been reviewed in ARTnews and other prestigious publications and is in collections and museums around the world. Ms. Sarni has curated numerous art exhibitions. She also worked with key art publications and hosted a radio program on the arts. She is interested in street art, contemporary literature, and cutting edge design. Elena Sarni is one of the founders of Causa Artium.

Kathryn is a professional singer and a published poet who joined Causa Artium’s mission in March of 2013. She is an experienced expert in strategic management, staff development, fostering company culture, developing and promoting brand and vision (not to be confused with Sound and Vision, produced by one of her favorite musicians) and budget and resource allocation. A creative and intuitive "business concierge," Kathryn knows every aspect of a successful business operation, talents she applies as Causa Artium restructures and grows, opening its vision to new audiences.

Kathryn spends her spare time writing, singing, painting, hiking, traveling and enjoying the company of friends and strangers in fine lively discussion and debate.

John William Narins is published as a prose writer, poet, art critic, literary scholar, journalist, editor and translator. Fluent in Russian, he is a professional writer and poet both in Russian and in English. He has taught Russian literature, language, translation, art, history and culture on the faculty at Dartmouth College and at the University of St. Petersburg, Russia. John has also curated several museum exhibitions of art and photography. His copious free time is devoted to gypsy guitar, art theory, baseball, the Welsh language, absurdism and reflexively testing boundaries. John Narins is one of the founders of Causa Artium.

Elena Sarni is a noted artist, curator and art historian. She emigrated from the Soviet Union in her teens and established herself as an artist in the West, where she completed degrees in art and cultural history. Participating in major movements of the day, she exhibited in all the chief European art centers and then in the US. Her work has been reviewed in ARTnews and other prestigious publications and is in collections and museums around the world. Ms. Sarni has curated numerous art exhibitions. She also worked with key art publications and hosted a radio program on the arts. She is interested in street art, contemporary literature, and cutting edge design. Elena Sarni is one of the founders of Causa Artium.

Kathryn Donnelly is a professional singer and a published poet who joined Causa Artium’s mission in March of 2013. She is an experienced expert in strategic management, staff development, fostering company culture, developing and promoting brand and vision (not to be confused with Sound and Vision, produced by one of her favorite musicians) and budget and resource allocation. A creative and intuitive "business concierge," Kathryn knows every aspect of a successful business operation, talents she applies as Causa Artium restructures and grows, opening its vision to new audiences.

Kathryn spends her spare time writing, singing, painting, hiking, traveling and enjoying the company of friends and strangers in fine lively discussion and debate.

Adam Halbert is a Canadian transplanted to the rocky shores of Manhattan. He is a student at Columbia University studying sociocultural anthropology and a member of the Explorer’s Club. His interests include skiing, scuba diving, philanthropy, and pointlessly extreme living. Adam has been involved in Causa Artium since its founding. His sincere appreciation for the artistic vision of its founders inspires him to involve himself in its operations whenever possible. Flattery will get him everywhere.

Alfred Brown is a database programmer and attorney admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is a leader in the legal field of electronic discovery, creating revolutionary systems to review and produce massive relational databases in litigation, and deploying those systems in discovery-intensive cases including the one of the largest mass tort litigations in U.S. history. Outside the office, Al is an aficionado of classical music and the visual arts. In addition to devoting his time and data management skills to Causa Artium, he loves to explore New York’s art and music scenes. Back home, he is a patron of both the Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Museum of Art.