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Abdul-Shaheed Aaron

Ethnic Art; Media; Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Architectural Illustration, Constructions/Collage, Graphic Arts, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, Photography

My life is a very diverse book of many pages. For this, we shall begin, when my Artistic Me, began. In Dec of 2009 I became a victim of a violent crime. I had to undergo numerous surgeries, one of which was to save fingers on both hands. After months of therapy and searching for ways to get me to want to use my hands properly, I was given a camera. A light turned on in my soul. I started seeing and noticing things I never took the time to see before. Through all the hardships I have endured, the one blessing I hold onto is the chance to meet all the great and amazing clients, artists and supporters I have gotten to meet. Before, had I died, I would have been thought of as a good father, productive member of society and so on. Now, i get to help people leave their mark, their legacy, upon the World through my photography. Learn more about my personal story here: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-man-finds-healing-through-photography-after-traumatic-attack/531-f2f13cf0-a3f2-43c4-b46c-24f3c3d9bdff

Samantha Lyn Aasen

Media; Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Crafts, Film, Graphic Arts, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, New Media/Technology, Performance Art, Photography, Sculpture, Textiles, Visual Arts Instructor

Samantha Lyn Aasen is an artist reacquainting herself to the Midwest. Born in Indianapolis, she spent several years in the Southwest before returning to her home to Indiana. Her work in heavily influenced on her experience in growing up a young girl in suburbia. She questions the transition between girlhood and womanhood. Often Aasen’s work is manifested in photographs, but has also included performances, installations, videos, and objects. Her inspiration comes from reality television, fashion dolls, blogs, and pop culture. Samantha Lyn Aasen received her BFA in Photography from the Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI and her MFA with an emphasis in Intermedia from Arizona State University. Her work has been exhibited across the United States in Maryland, Indiana, Arizona, Illinois, and recently internationally in London.

Kaila Austin

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Literary Arts; Portrait; Visual Arts: Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Portrait, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

Kaila Austin is a painter and mixed media artist based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. She has been a participant in Murals for Racial Justice with the Arts Council of Indianapolis and has been interviewed for several magazines emphasizing Black arts and culture across the United States. Currently, she has a painting studio located at 201 Studios, where she also works as a bookbinder and printmaker. Austin works primarily in mixed media portraiture, focusing on the ways in which the arts can humanize Blackness after centuries of visual culture that has been subversive and noxious. Working traditionally in oil portraits, she has spent the last year expanding her work into mixed media loosen the rigidity tied to classical notions of what art is supposed to be. She primarily uses community members from around Indianapolis as the subject of her work, seeking to elevate everyday people and common people to the grandeur of historical narrative paintings.

Gretchen 'Copper' Banning

Performing Arts: Music; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Functional and/or Decorative, Mixed Media, Photography, Sculpture, Textiles

My artist name is Copper. I chose this name only because I was using it as an 'alias' when I was hosting goth parties in the 90s. That is when I started drawing and painting. I signed those works Copper and so I have kept it even though it confuses people. I am also a DJ and go by the name Copper Top, which is another story for another day. I am not a trained artist. My degree was in political science and history. I never even considered art until one day I decided in the 1990s I decided to draw a picture and showed it to my boyfriend. He said to 'give it up'. I hate those words so I kept going anyway. I continued drawing and eventually I moved into collage and painting. By the late 90s I was producing works which incorporated many styles and mediums. I had several small shows in the city in the early 2000's including The Bungalow in Broad Ripple and many coffee shops in the city. In 2002 I decided to leave behind my art to pursuing DJing as my main creative outlet. I decided that someday, when I didn't want to DJ as much, I would come back to my art. I DJ'd all over the country and the world between 2002 and 2012. I released 6 licensed CDs which were distributed globally. All of this was done on small Indie labels here and in Germany. When I spin now from time to time I play a mix of industrial, psy trance, dark house, and techno. In January 2012 I began to become serious about art again. I brought to it a new confidence in making my own rules. I was also deeply affected by 'The Occupy Movement'. I was an activist in my college days and worked on many humanitarian causes. I studied political economics and have always leaned to the left, although my current convictions have evolved since those days. I began to marry my concern for global political and environmental crises to my expression through art. I recently published a piece of prose in the Canadian art publication 'Adbusters' and strongly support everything that periodical hopes to accomplish for a better global future. I also very much enjoy creating 'decorative art'. I do this to distract from my gloomy side. I love vintage kitsch and moreover mxing it with other surreal 'childish' decorative objects. I love making diorama. I love spanish and latino style art and am strongly influenced by it. I also enjoy completely remaking large objects like furniture. I have dabbled in painting, drawing, photography, collage, assemblage, sculpture. I hate making anything more than once. I constantly am looking for some new idea to bring to my art.

Stephen Sherian Barnes

Graphic Arts; Media; Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Functional and/or Decorative, Graphic Arts, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting

Stephen & Sherian Barnes are a husband and wife creative duo, whose passion for painting and art spurned them to start iSM2 Custom Design. iSM2 stands for “In Stephen & Sherian’s Mind”. Stephen & Sherian (iSM2) have been painting since 2007 together in Indianapolis, Indiana. We have been featured artists for serveral shows including RAW: natural born artist, 2016 Meet The Artist, 12×12 Athenaeum ArtSpace, JUSWILL: B.Yound Music, and many other shows. Stephen & Sherian are also a part of an artist group of aspiring black Indianapolis innovators called “WE ARE”. Lastly, we (iSM2 Custom Design) provide the highest quality of services and many useful types of art mediums which include but not limited to garment printing (t-shirts, hats and shoes, computer graphics & logo designs, and canvas-signs/banners!

Warren Beal

Visual Arts: Mixed Media, Printmaking, Sculpture

Mixed media scluptor from Indianapolis working mostly with found and repurposed material to form an art practice known as Ah Sum Blah.

Bradley Burnell

Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Dance, Music, Spoken Word, Theatre; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Functional and/or Decorative, Glasswork, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Jewelry, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, New Media/Technology, Painting, Performance Art, Performers and Writers, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Visual Arts Instructor

What is Quixotic Artistry? It is first and foremost, my brand. It’s whimsy, it’s being able to look failure directly in the eye, and say “f*&# off”, and turn it into success. It’s my past heartbreak, and my feelings of insecurity. Ironically, it is my suit of armour, and my confidence. It is Assemblage, fashion design, makeup artistry, and graphics. It is choreography, it is design. It’s perfect balance. It is the rebirth of my failed attempts at becoming a fashion designer, yet is the new life of a new approach. It is the phoenix, that is rising from the ashes of what I thought to be the end of a journey. Alas, my journey is not over. What is Quixotic | Artistry ? It is whatever that I want it to be, and will be everything that I quixotically dream it to be.

Michele Burns

Visual Arts: Painting, Sculpture

I studied art in high school (thank you Mrs. McQuitty), and at John Herron, then Indiana University, and then Purdue University. I do paintings and sculpture and mobiles, specializing in compositions that are one work by day and another by night, because I incorporate naturally glowing minerals that absorb light by day and then shed it when the lights go out. My husband (Kurt Kriese- a gifted painter and stained glass artist) and I have had a studio in the CCIC since 2016- “Daily Epiphany Studio” (South Studio B17) and we open for First Fridays or by appointment.

Rafael Caro

Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Murals, Painting, Printmaking, Works on paper

Blend Creative Minds was founded in 2016 by artists Rafael Caro and Erica Parker. The collective has grown to include other artists who bring their unique talent to the group. We work collaboratively in large scale paintings, murals, and public art. Aerosol and brush techniques.

Alys Caviness-Gober

Literary Arts; Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Spoken Word, Storytelling; Visual Arts: Conservation/Restoration, Constructions/Collage, Crafts, Functional and/or Decorative, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Performers and Writers, Photography, Sculpture, Works on paper

Disabled Indiana author and artist Alys Caviness-Gober began exhibiting and selling artwork in 2012; prior to that, she taught Anthropology at Ball State University. Alys left a PhD program (Applied Linguistics) due to health issues. She is a Juried Artist Member in the Hamilton County Artists’ Association (painting and photography categories), where she served on the Board for many years in various officer positions. Alys founded Logan Street Sanctuary, Inc. (LSS), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit music, arts, and education venue located in the heart of Noblesville, Indiana, and serves as the LSS Board Secretary. Alys’ paintings, photographs, and poetry have received national and international recognition.

Anne Cleary

Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Vocal; Visual Arts: Mixed Media, Painting, Textiles, Works on paper

Anne Cleary is a native Hoosier living in the Indianapolis area. She grew up out in the Zionsville countryside. Her childhood spent roaming the fields, creek and woods inform her work to this day. Much of her abstract work is based upon nature, landscapes and the sky, often referring to the mysterious connection human beings have with the natural world. She studied art, English, and vocal music in her undergraduate years, going on to pursue graduate work in vocal performance (Opera). Music is an integral part of her life, and a certain musicality can be seen in some of her painter’s language- brushstrokes may sometimes conotate musical notation, layers of markings and glazes- perhaps a visual chord. She is currently working heavily in textiles- specifically painted and dyed silks and natural fibers for collage, wall hangings and fashion. She works out of her home studio in the top of a barn on the North side of Indianapolis, and is visited often by appointment. Website. www.anneclearydesigns.com, Instagram : @anne_cleary BA 1997 Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. Studio Art major 1997, 1998 Masters Studies in Opera Performance, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Ma 1998 Masters in Opera Performance studies, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Bloomington, Indiana

Stephanie Cochran

Visual Arts: Glasswork, Mixed Media, Printmaking, Sculpture, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

Stephanie Cochran Education B.A. Anderson University, Studio Major in Glass and Sculpture, 2010-13. Post Baccalaureate Studies, Ball State University, Glass, 2013 -14. M.F.A. Herron School of Art, Sculpture, 2014 -2016. Teaching Experience A. 3D Design and Glass Processes, Herron, 2015 – 2016 IMA Printmaking Demonstration, Scott Stullen, 2015 A. Advanced Sculpture, Professor Greg Hull, Herron, 2015 A. Kiln Casting, Professor Jennifer Halvorson, BSU, 2014 Anderson Art Center, 2009-2011 Highland High School, Anderson, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Autism Team, 2008-2009 Hamilton Heights High School, Cicero, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Special Ed., 2006-2008 Public Art Projects Indianapolis CityWay YMCA, Atrium Sculpture, “River Grove”, 2015 Employment Gallery Supervisor for the BSU Atrium Gallery 2012-13 Memberships GAS, Glass Artists Society Indiana Glass Artist Association Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Chi Exhibition Awards Anderson Center for the Arts, Honorable Mention, “Figures of Speech”, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 Ball State University 79th Annual Student Show, Metals Award, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of Show, Juror Sarojini Johnson, 2013 Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhibition, 2nd Place, Juror John Miller, 2013 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of 3-D, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Indiana Glass Artist Association Annual Show, Fourth Place, 2011 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, best of Show 3-D Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 Exhibits The 2016 M.F.A. Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design, 2016 Herron Wearable Art Show, Herron School of Art and Design, 2015 Children of the Corn, The Fuller Projects, IU Bloomington, 2015 Connection – A Collaboration, Marsh Gallery IUPUI, 2014 4 IU Bloomington, 2014 57TH Mid-States Art Exhibition Evansville Museum, Juror Ephraim Rubenstein, 2014 w Los Angeles Printmaking Society: Layers of Identity, Sponsored by The Los Angeles printmaking Society, Jewish Artist initiative of southern California, and the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities, Juror Donna Stein, 2014, shown in LA and Israel, 2014 w Figures of Speech, Anderson Center for the Arts, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, 2014 w 79th Annual Student Show, Ball State University, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 w Annual Graduate Exhibition, Ball State University, 2014 w Park Place Arts, Anderson University Alumni Show, 2014 w Celebration of Nature: Earth Discovery Center, Eagle Creek, Indy Parks, 2013 w Fusion: Ball State/University of Tennessee Student and Faculty Show, Juror Tom Riesing, 2013 w 2012 Emerging Glass Arts Exhibition, Arts Garden, Indianapolis, Jurors: Matt Kenyon w Exchange, Student Show, Hanover University, 2013 w Open Space: Art About the Land, Minnetrista, Richmond and Anderson Art Center, Juror Craig Martin, 2013 w Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhbition, Juror John Miller, 2012 w GAS Glass Conference, Toledo, Ohio, Student Exhibit, 2012 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 w Fifty Years of Glass, Art Center at Garfield Park, Indianapolis 2012 w Ball State University Student Show, 2012 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, Indianapolis, 2012 w Indiana Glass Art Association Annual Exhibit, 2011 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 w Department of Art and Design Juried Foundation Exhibit, Anderson University, 2010 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, 2010 Internships w Ben Johnson, Glass Artist Workshops w Sayaka Suzuki, Penland School of Crafts, Pate de Verre, 2013 w Anna Hepler, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, Inflatable Drawings/Drawing Inflatables, 2012 w Fanatical Botanical, Ball State University, 2011 w Susan Taylor-Glasgow, Imagery on Glass, Penland School of Crafts, 2011 Collections Rosa Rios, private, 2016 w Beth Doub, private, 2013 w John Reed, private, 2012, 2016 w Julie Reed, private, 2011 w Judy Wells, private, 2011 Experience w Hot Glass w Fused Glass w Imagery on Glass w Cast Glass w Drawing w Painting w Printmaking w Sculpture w Teaching Public Art Stephanie Cochran w407 West 11th Street, Anderson, Indiana 46016 Phone: 517-918-1556 wE-mail: skcochran@anderson.edu Education B.A. Anderson University, Studio Major in Glass and Sculpture, 2010-13. Post Baccalaureate Studies, Ball State University, Glass, 2013 -14. M.F.A. Herron School of Art, Sculpture, 2014 -2016. Teaching Experience A. 3D Design and Glass Processes, Herron, 2015 – 2016 IMA Printmaking Demonstration, Scott Stullen, 2015 A. Advanced Sculpture, Professor Greg Hull, Herron, 2015 A. Kiln Casting, Professor Jennifer Halvorson, BSU, 2014 Anderson Art Center, 2009-2011 Highland High School, Anderson, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Autism Team, 2008-2009 Hamilton Heights High School, Cicero, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Special Ed., 2006-2008 Public Art Projects Indianapolis CityWay YMCA, Atrium Sculpture, “River Grove”, 2015 Employment Gallery Supervisor for the BSU Atrium Gallery 2012-13 Memberships GAS, Glass Artists Society Indiana Glass Artist Association Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Chi Exhibition Awards Anderson Center for the Arts, Honorable Mention, “Figures of Speech”, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 Ball State University 79th Annual Student Show, Metals Award, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of Show, Juror Sarojini Johnson, 2013 Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhibition, 2nd Place, Juror John Miller, 2013 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of 3-D, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Indiana Glass Artist Association Annual Show, Fourth Place, 2011 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, best of Show 3-D Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 Exhibits The 2016 M.F.A. Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design, 2016 Herron Wearable Art Show, Herron School of Art and Design, 2015 Children of the Corn, The Fuller Projects, IU Bloomington, 2015 Connection – A Collaboration, Marsh Gallery IUPUI, 2014 4 IU Bloomington, 2014 57TH Mid-States Art Exhibition Evansville Museum, Juror Ephraim Rubenstein, 2014 w Los Angeles Printmaking Society: Layers of Identity, Sponsored by The Los Angeles printmaking Society, Jewish Artist initiative of southern California, and the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities, Juror Donna Stein, 2014, shown in LA and Israel, 2014 w Figures of Speech, Anderson Center for the Arts, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, 2014 w 79th Annual Student Show, Ball State University, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 w Annual Graduate Exhibition, Ball State University, 2014 w Park Place Arts, Anderson University Alumni Show, 2014 w Celebration of Nature: Earth Discovery Center, Eagle Creek, Indy Parks, 2013 w Fusion: Ball State/University of Tennessee Student and Faculty Show, Juror Tom Riesing, 2013 w 2012 Emerging Glass Arts Exhibition, Arts Garden, Indianapolis, Jurors: Matt Kenyon w Exchange, Student Show, Hanover University, 2013 w Open Space: Art About the Land, Minnetrista, Richmond and Anderson Art Center, Juror Craig Martin, 2013 w Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhbition, Juror John Miller, 2012 w GAS Glass Conference, Toledo, Ohio, Student Exhibit, 2012 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 w Fifty Years of Glass, Art Center at Garfield Park, Indianapolis 2012 w Ball State University Student Show, 2012 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, Indianapolis, 2012 w Indiana Glass Art Association Annual Exhibit, 2011 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 w Department of Art and Design Juried Foundation Exhibit, Anderson University, 2010 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, 2010 Internships w Ben Johnson, Glass Artist Workshops w Sayaka Suzuki, Penland School of Crafts, Pate de Verre, 2013 w Anna Hepler, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, Inflatable Drawings/Drawing Inflatables, 2012 w Fanatical Botanical, Ball State University, 2011 w Susan Taylor-Glasgow, Imagery on Glass, Penland School of Crafts, 2011 Collections Rosa Rios, private, 2016 w Beth Doub, private, 2013 w John Reed, private, 2012, 2016 w Julie Reed, private, 2011 w Judy Wells, private, 2011 Experience w Hot Glass w Fused Glass w Imagery on Glass w Cast Glass w Drawing w Painting w Printmaking w Sculpture w Teaching Public Art Stephanie Cochran w407 West 11th Street, Anderson, Indiana 46016 Phone: 517-918-1556 wE-mail: skcochran@anderson.edu Education B.A. Anderson University, Studio Major in Glass and Sculpture, 2010-13. Post Baccalaureate Studies, Ball State University, Glass, 2013 -14. M.F.A. Herron School of Art, Sculpture, 2014 -2016. Teaching Experience A. 3D Design and Glass Processes, Herron, 2015 – 2016 IMA Printmaking Demonstration, Scott Stullen, 2015 A. Advanced Sculpture, Professor Greg Hull, Herron, 2015 A. Kiln Casting, Professor Jennifer Halvorson, BSU, 2014 Anderson Art Center, 2009-2011 Highland High School, Anderson, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Autism Team, 2008-2009 Hamilton Heights High School, Cicero, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Special Ed., 2006-2008 Public Art Projects Indianapolis CityWay YMCA, Atrium Sculpture, “River Grove”, 2015 Employment Gallery Supervisor for the BSU Atrium Gallery 2012-13 Memberships GAS, Glass Artists Society Indiana Glass Artist Association Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Chi Exhibition Awards Anderson Center for the Arts, Honorable Mention, “Figures of Speech”, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 Ball State University 79th Annual Student Show, Metals Award, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of Show, Juror Sarojini Johnson, 2013 Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhibition, 2nd Place, Juror John Miller, 2013 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of 3-D, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Indiana Glass Artist Association Annual Show, Fourth Place, 2011 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, best of Show 3-D Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 Exhibits The 2016 M.F.A. Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design, 2016 Herron Wearable Art Show, Herron School of Art and Design, 2015 Children of the Corn, The Fuller Projects, IU Bloomington, 2015 Connection – A Collaboration, Marsh Gallery IUPUI, 2014 4 IU Bloomington, 2014 57TH Mid-States Art Exhibition Evansville Museum, Juror Ephraim Rubenstein, 2014 w Los Angeles Printmaking Society: Layers of Identity, Sponsored by The Los Angeles printmaking Society, Jewish Artist initiative of southern California, and the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities, Juror Donna Stein, 2014, shown in LA and Israel, 2014 w Figures of Speech, Anderson Center for the Arts, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, 2014 w 79th Annual Student Show, Ball State University, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 w Annual Graduate Exhibition, Ball State University, 2014 w Park Place Arts, Anderson University Alumni Show, 2014 w Celebration of Nature: Earth Discovery Center, Eagle Creek, Indy Parks, 2013 w Fusion: Ball State/University of Tennessee Student and Faculty Show, Juror Tom Riesing, 2013 w 2012 Emerging Glass Arts Exhibition, Arts Garden, Indianapolis, Jurors: Matt Kenyon w Exchange, Student Show, Hanover University, 2013 w Open Space: Art About the Land, Minnetrista, Richmond and Anderson Art Center, Juror Craig Martin, 2013 w Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhbition, Juror John Miller, 2012 w GAS Glass Conference, Toledo, Ohio, Student Exhibit, 2012 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 w Fifty Years of Glass, Art Center at Garfield Park, Indianapolis 2012 w Ball State University Student Show, 2012 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, Indianapolis, 2012 w Indiana Glass Art Association Annual Exhibit, 2011 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 w Department of Art and Design Juried Foundation Exhibit, Anderson University, 2010 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, 2010 Internships w Ben Johnson, Glass Artist Workshops w Sayaka Suzuki, Penland School of Crafts, Pate de Verre, 2013 w Anna Hepler, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, Inflatable Drawings/Drawing Inflatables, 2012 w Fanatical Botanical, Ball State University, 2011 w Susan Taylor-Glasgow, Imagery on Glass, Penland School of Crafts, 2011 Collections Rosa Rios, private, 2016 w Beth Doub, private, 2013 w John Reed, private, 2012, 2016 w Julie Reed, private, 2011 w Judy Wells, private, 2011 Experience w Hot Glass w Fused Glass w Imagery on Glass w Cast Glass w Drawing w Painting w Printmaking w Sculpture w Teaching Public Art Stephanie Cochran w407 West 11th Street, Anderson, Indiana 46016 Phone: 517-918-1556 wE-mail: skcochran@anderson.edu Education B.A. Anderson University, Studio Major in Glass and Sculpture, 2010-13. Post Baccalaureate Studies, Ball State University, Glass, 2013 -14. M.F.A. Herron School of Art, Sculpture, 2014 -2016. Teaching Experience A. 3D Design and Glass Processes, Herron, 2015 – 2016 IMA Printmaking Demonstration, Scott Stullen, 2015 A. Advanced Sculpture, Professor Greg Hull, Herron, 2015 A. Kiln Casting, Professor Jennifer Halvorson, BSU, 2014 Anderson Art Center, 2009-2011 Highland High School, Anderson, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Autism Team, 2008-2009 Hamilton Heights High School, Cicero, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Special Ed., 2006-2008 Public Art Projects Indianapolis CityWay YMCA, Atrium Sculpture, “River Grove”, 2015 Employment Gallery Supervisor for the BSU Atrium Gallery 2012-13 Memberships GAS, Glass Artists Society Indiana Glass Artist Association Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Chi Exhibition Awards Anderson Center for the Arts, Honorable Mention, “Figures of Speech”, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 Ball State University 79th Annual Student Show, Metals Award, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of Show, Juror Sarojini Johnson, 2013 Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhibition, 2nd Place, Juror John Miller, 2013 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of 3-D, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Indiana Glass Artist Association Annual Show, Fourth Place, 2011 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, best of Show 3-D Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 Exhibits The 2016 M.F.A. Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design, 2016 Herron Wearable Art Show, Herron School of Art and Design, 2015 Children of the Corn, The Fuller Projects, IU Bloomington, 2015 Connection – A Collaboration, Marsh Gallery IUPUI, 2014 4 IU Bloomington, 2014 57TH Mid-States Art Exhibition Evansville Museum, Juror Ephraim Rubenstein, 2014 w Los Angeles Printmaking Society: Layers of Identity, Sponsored by The Los Angeles printmaking Society, Jewish Artist initiative of southern California, and the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities, Juror Donna Stein, 2014, shown in LA and Israel, 2014 w Figures of Speech, Anderson Center for the Arts, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, 2014 w 79th Annual Student Show, Ball State University, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 w Annual Graduate Exhibition, Ball State University, 2014 w Park Place Arts, Anderson University Alumni Show, 2014 w Celebration of Nature: Earth Discovery Center, Eagle Creek, Indy Parks, 2013 w Fusion: Ball State/University of Tennessee Student and Faculty Show, Juror Tom Riesing, 2013 w 2012 Emerging Glass Arts Exhibition, Arts Garden, Indianapolis, Jurors: Matt Kenyon w Exchange, Student Show, Hanover University, 2013 w Open Space: Art About the Land, Minnetrista, Richmond and Anderson Art Center, Juror Craig Martin, 2013 w Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhbition, Juror John Miller, 2012 w GAS Glass Conference, Toledo, Ohio, Student Exhibit, 2012 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 w Fifty Years of Glass, Art Center at Garfield Park, Indianapolis 2012 w Ball State University Student Show, 2012 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, Indianapolis, 2012 w Indiana Glass Art Association Annual Exhibit, 2011 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 w Department of Art and Design Juried Foundation Exhibit, Anderson University, 2010 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, 2010 Internships w Ben Johnson, Glass Artist Workshops w Sayaka Suzuki, Penland School of Crafts, Pate de Verre, 2013 w Anna Hepler, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, Inflatable Drawings/Drawing Inflatables, 2012 w Fanatical Botanical, Ball State University, 2011 w Susan Taylor-Glasgow, Imagery on Glass, Penland School of Crafts, 2011 Collections Rosa Rios, private, 2016 w Beth Doub, private, 2013 w John Reed, private, 2012, 2016 w Julie Reed, private, 2011 w Judy Wells, private, 2011 Experience w Hot Glass w Fused Glass w Imagery on Glass w Cast Glass w Drawing w Painting w Printmaking w Sculpture w Teaching Public Art Stephanie Cochran w407 West 11th Street, Anderson, Indiana 46016 Phone: 517-918-1556 wE-mail: skcochran@anderson.edu Education B.A. Anderson University, Studio Major in Glass and Sculpture, 2010-13. Post Baccalaureate Studies, Ball State University, Glass, 2013 -14. M.F.A. Herron School of Art, Sculpture, 2014 -2016. Teaching Experience A. 3D Design and Glass Processes, Herron, 2015 – 2016 IMA Printmaking Demonstration, Scott Stullen, 2015 A. Advanced Sculpture, Professor Greg Hull, Herron, 2015 A. Kiln Casting, Professor Jennifer Halvorson, BSU, 2014 Anderson Art Center, 2009-2011 Highland High School, Anderson, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Autism Team, 2008-2009 Hamilton Heights High School, Cicero, Indiana, Instructional Assistant, Special Ed., 2006-2008 Public Art Projects Indianapolis CityWay YMCA, Atrium Sculpture, “River Grove”, 2015 Employment Gallery Supervisor for the BSU Atrium Gallery 2012-13 Memberships GAS, Glass Artists Society Indiana Glass Artist Association Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Chi Exhibition Awards Anderson Center for the Arts, Honorable Mention, “Figures of Speech”, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 Ball State University 79th Annual Student Show, Metals Award, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of Show, Juror Sarojini Johnson, 2013 Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhibition, 2nd Place, Juror John Miller, 2013 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Best of 3-D, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 Indiana Glass Artist Association Annual Show, Fourth Place, 2011 Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, best of Show 3-D Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 Exhibits The 2016 M.F.A. Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design, 2016 Herron Wearable Art Show, Herron School of Art and Design, 2015 Children of the Corn, The Fuller Projects, IU Bloomington, 2015 Connection – A Collaboration, Marsh Gallery IUPUI, 2014 4 IU Bloomington, 2014 57TH Mid-States Art Exhibition Evansville Museum, Juror Ephraim Rubenstein, 2014 w Los Angeles Printmaking Society: Layers of Identity, Sponsored by The Los Angeles printmaking Society, Jewish Artist initiative of southern California, and the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities, Juror Donna Stein, 2014, shown in LA and Israel, 2014 w Figures of Speech, Anderson Center for the Arts, Juror Jason Knapp, 2014 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, 2014 w 79th Annual Student Show, Ball State University, Juror Brian Hively, 2014 w Annual Graduate Exhibition, Ball State University, 2014 w Park Place Arts, Anderson University Alumni Show, 2014 w Celebration of Nature: Earth Discovery Center, Eagle Creek, Indy Parks, 2013 w Fusion: Ball State/University of Tennessee Student and Faculty Show, Juror Tom Riesing, 2013 w 2012 Emerging Glass Arts Exhibition, Arts Garden, Indianapolis, Jurors: Matt Kenyon w Exchange, Student Show, Hanover University, 2013 w Open Space: Art About the Land, Minnetrista, Richmond and Anderson Art Center, Juror Craig Martin, 2013 w Best of Indiana Glass 2012, Indiana Glass Artist Exhbition, Juror John Miller, 2012 w GAS Glass Conference, Toledo, Ohio, Student Exhibit, 2012 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Eric Kass, 2012 w Fifty Years of Glass, Art Center at Garfield Park, Indianapolis 2012 w Ball State University Student Show, 2012 w Neo Natural, Garfield Park Conservatory, Indianapolis, 2012 w Indiana Glass Art Association Annual Exhibit, 2011 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, Juror Glen Cebulash, 2011 w Department of Art and Design Juried Foundation Exhibit, Anderson University, 2010 w Anderson University Student Art Exhibit, 2010 Internships w Ben Johnson, Glass Artist Workshops w Sayaka Suzuki, Penland School of Crafts, Pate de Verre, 2013 w Anna Hepler, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, Inflatable Drawings/Drawing Inflatables, 2012 w Fanatical Botanical, Ball State University, 2011 w Susan Taylor-Glasgow, Imagery on Glass, Penland School of Crafts, 2011 Collections Rosa Rios, private, 2016 w Beth Doub, private, 2013 w John Reed, private, 2012, 2016 w Julie Reed, private, 2011 w Judy Wells, private, 2011 Experience w Hot Glass w Fused Glass w Imagery on Glass w Cast Glass w Drawing w Painting w Printmaking w Sculpture w Teaching Public Art

Destiny Cooper

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Functional and/or Decorative, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Works on paper

Destiny Cooper was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1996. She is currently studying at Herron School of Art and Design to obtain her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics with a minor in Art History. Her studio practice includes pottery and functional ware with some sculptural work. Cooper’s three-dimensional ceramic works focus on ego death, psychedelia, sacred geometry, and environmental issues. She is the owner of Destiny Cooper Studio and Destiny Cooper Photography. She also owns Destiny Cooper Studio and deshtiny on Etsy. She attends music festivals and concerts like Hyperion to run a booth selling her fine art and Etsy work.

Christina Coraggio

Graphic Arts; Visual Arts: Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, Murals, Painting, Works on paper

After being told for years that pursuing art wasn’t a viable source of income or success, I was finally able to abandon the discouraging notion that what I truly loved doing was insignificant. Perhaps I’m a bit late to the game of exhibiting my work…or maybe I needed to wait until now. Either way, it’s my time to take a risk and really start focusing on that which fills me with joy.

Deonna Craig

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Ethnic Art; Political Artist; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Functional and/or Decorative, Murals, Painting, Visual Arts Instructor

Deonna Craig is an Indianapolis based visual artist and the owner of Art by Deonna. She graduated from Cathedral High School and DePauw University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Sociology. Her eclectic spirit led her down various career paths from production assistant for the Jerry Springer talk show to Insurance. After spending 15 years in Corporate America, Deonna’s creativity and love for adventure caused her to pursue art full-time. As an entrepreneur, Deonna is able to pursue her passions of community building, teaching, public speaking, and visual art. She also serves as a mentor, a dance instructor, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Stephen Creech

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Crafts, Functional and/or Decorative, Mixed Media, New Media/Technology, Painting, Sculpture, Works on paper

Stephen Creech is originally from Kentucky where he studied ceramics while attending Morehead State University. After college he worked as a Production Manager at IMG_187 in Los Angeles, the Studio Technician at Eastern Kentucky University and Studio Manager at One World Art Center. Since moving to Indianapolis in 2012, he has co-founder of National Clay Week, founding member of Indy Clay Co-op, and became the Director of Marketing at AMACO Brent.

Mark Crenshaw

Graphic Arts; Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Spoken Word; Visual Arts: Ceramics, Crafts, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Painting, Performance Art, Photography, Printmaking, Works on paper

2D/3D artist with Photoshop, Illustrator, Snapseed, Quark, and teaching experience.

Mark Curry

Graphic Arts; Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, New Media/Technology, Performers and Writers, Photography; Digital Arts

Eclectic digital art found in images I have photographed over a lifetime.

Julie Davis Veach

Graphic Arts; Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Dance; Visual Arts: Functional and/or Decorative, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, New Media/Technology, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

I am an abstract expressionist artist. I primarily use water-based media because of the versatility and freedom they provide. I explore art’s healing potential. I choose to express states of being that inspire self-reflection, joy, healing, gratitude, and connection. I decided to become a full-time artist in 2019 but I’ve been creative for much of my life. Some of the great artists of our past including Claude Monet, Joan Mitchell, Frida Khalo, and Gustav Klimt are inspirations for my process. In every painting, my objective is to use color as a tool for self-evaluation and healing. I want my work to be both confronting and comforting. I am inspired by nature, and the ability it has to heal and connect us all. With the information age upon us, at times, there is an imbalance ofs hyper-connectivity and yet loneliness all at once. We can always return back to art, however, for solace and reflection. Art for me is a reminder of my humanity, my connection to all that is, and my power to choose how I want to feel and how I want to create my life. No matter how busy and chaotic life around me may feel, my mental health requires me to stop what I’m doing and enjoy making art on a regular basis. I want people to feel that soul connection when they look at my work. I want them to feel the promise of a brighter future. we can make a positive difference in our world- for ourselves and each other. This is why I paint and this is why I am an artist today.

D. Del Reverda-Jennings

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Ethnic Art; Graphic Arts; Literary Arts; Media; Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Spoken Word; Political Artist; Visual Arts: Ceramics, Constructions/Collage, Crafts, Film, Functional and/or Decorative, Glasswork, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Jewelry, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Performance Art, Performers and Writers, Photography, Portrait, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper; Afro Futurism (AfroFuturism), African & Latin Diaspora, Caribbean,

A native of Alaska, as a youth D. Del Reverda-Jennings resided in Chicago, Illinois., and was educated in parochial academy institutions. From that timeline, the Indianapolis-based interdisciplinary artist has since traveled a creative and an artistic journey influenced by a kaleidoscope of cultural nuance. Visually D. Del Reverda-Jennings, is known for producing a broad range of work inclusive of sculpture, mixed media, installation, painting, and interdisciplinary roles in the artworld as an award-winning published journalist, arts editor, author and poet. She is the Creator, Founder and Independent Curator of “FLAVA FRESH ! ” an Indianapolis based, Annual Juried, Multiple Exhibition Presentation Series of Contemporary Art. The multicultural series has been an acclaimed visual arts showcase for over twenty-three years, with the seven month long consecutive event venue having received a number of honors and awards. The versatile arts practitioner also works as an administrator, facilitator and free-lances in a number of arts disciplines throughout the Midwest and beyond. As a journalist, regional arts editor and author Del Reverda-Jennings has for over two decades researched, sought out and cultivated aspiring beginners, newly-discovered, emergent and early-career artists who reside and work in Indiana as well as regionally to expose their creativity through writing, photographic documentation and by exhibiting their work in professional commercial arts venues, exposing their creative life stories, events and achievements in Midwestern regional, national and international print and online media. D. Del Reverda-Jennings, has been involved long-term in grass roots arts efforts, the non-profit sector and community service in Indianapolis and is the founder of several groups and organizations. The invested activist and cultural worker is a regional arts grant panelist, adjudicator, a noted lecturer and is currently an Artist Ambassador for the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), and an Equity Ambassador for the Arts Council of Indianapolis. She is widely known for having acquired a well-earned reputation as being driven and making great things happen for underrepresented and/or marginalized artists and continues to be a vital force in the exhibition and scholarship of twenty-first century art.

Alfred Eaker

Performing Arts; Visual Arts: Painting

Work in painting dates back back to the early 80s. Expressionist, surreal, abstract are areas explored. A spiritual endeavor in all work, whch includes film work and perfromance art. In film, surreal and absurd. Currently working on a documentary about unconventional artist Raymond Thunder-Sky.

Gary Gee

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Mixed Media, Works on paper

ARTIST STATEMENT: Gary Gee, finds the urban setting to be extremely fertile ground for all types of artistic expression. Some of this inspiration has evolved from illegal graffiti and hip hop culture, or was acquired directly from art studies to design creation for wearable apparel and gallery exhibition. Gee’s puts a lot of himself in his creations, much of the work is poetic and reflective of his experience in urban environments, the tight-knight communities, the dreams, desires, goals and the troubling and malevolent ways that black men are viewed by society. This work is often psychological in nature with narratives expressed across multiple layers taking the tangible form of drawing, painting, collage and assemblage sculpture exploring the weight, depth and breath of the inner-city agglomeration through storytelling. The work is an extension of this versatile artist, it’s an honest visual narrative which includes a mix of natural talent, formal education, raw emotion with a sharp urban edge, and a strong street art aesthetic. The visual commentary in his artwork includes a compelling range of work expressing a wide range from as far back as his playful Jr. High School sense of humor days, or an eclectic satirical spin on daily life-daily living, to a more quantitative and powerful social and political perspective. His current body of work has been based on exploration in ceramics which include pieces composed of hand cast miniature brick walls set off with a graffiti style amid visual symbols which he extracts and extends from the familiar. These often contain hidden messages, important cultural or social representations meant to engage the curious onlooker. The skulls are also hand cast, many of them contain imagery as well. The crowns are regal imbued with gleaming luster finishes, multiple layers of glazes and incorporating his favored mixed media aspect by utilizing acrylics and spray paints. The skulls that he creates are both a challenge and a lot of fun at the same time for him personally, due to the scientific aspects of ceramic media in general. The effort that this gifted artist has put out into the universe has manifested into many honors and awards including selection as an Ivy Tech Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award, an Indiana Arts Commission, On-Ramp: Creative Career Accelerator Participant and a recent Beckmann Emerging Artist Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis. Accomplishments such as these have helped to bring his creations further into the arts mainstream as well as through participation in a number of juried exhibitions across the country. His work is now held in private and corporate collections. Gee, has also now come to the realization that he should be more vocal as an artist, and in addition to creating distinctive artworks he recently began facilitating a weekly “Monday 2 Monday,” Motivational Monday campaign on social media in 2018.

Devon Ginn

Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Radio/Television, Spoken Word, Storytelling; Visual Arts: Photography

Devon Ginn, a published poet dabbling predominately in performance/ theatrical recitations, travels from state to state implementing his performance poetry lesson-plan for high school students & his collegiate peers. Classically trained in Shakespearian theatre with informal contemporary experience, a grand performance is always expected from this poet. Whether he is performing for an intimate group or a sold out affair, his stage presence will forever be dynamic & larger than life. For booking inquiries & rates, email booking@devonginn.com.

Machaila Gray

Visual Arts: Film, Illustration, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Photography

Machaila Gray is an 18 year old local artist. She has nurtured an interest in visual arts since childhood, viewing it as top-priority and working diligently to further better her talents. She is a Class of 2017 alumni of Broad Ripple High School for the Arts & Humanities. It was there that she was given many opportunities to improve as well as real-world experience in the art community by her instructors, Troy Judd and Debra Tyte. The “artsy” environment, vibe, and community of Broad Ripple Village (which surrounded the school) has also been a major inspiration for her. While attending BRHS, Machaila has participated in live, on-the-road performances alongside the school’s vocal and instrumental talents. She also has some class-room teaching experience, occasionally assisting her teachers with their younger students. She also loves to assist her classmates with projects when needed. Machaila believes that one can get anywhere with hard work and determination. She hopes to use these qualities and her artistic talents to better her community. She will be attending Herron School of Art+Design in August, where she will major in Drawing and illustration and possibly art education, and minor in African American studies.

Angelita Hampton

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Literary Arts; Political Artist; Visual Arts: Crafts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

My main creative work is as a mixed media artist. In the styles of contemporary expressionism or surrealism, I primarily treat subjects of social justice, employing imagery and text, while combining digital paint with hand drawn paper sketches, photography, watercolors, and collage. I enjoy the process of creation through experimentation and layering, and prefer producing prints created as a series of the same base image, reimagined in a variety of expressions, as part of an examination of the concepts of wholeness and separateness. I create art designed to challenge perceptions of race, gender, sexuality and social status through black portraiture and female figure in conjunction with popular images and ideology from American history and Black culture. A large portion of my work is created as public art, which I describe as being in a style of protest posters, designed with the intended effect of empowerment and the issue of a call to action. I often use traditional colors of American red, white, and blue, juxtaposed with images of brown and black people and images of social injustice. I also create using warm and rich earth tones with bright yellow and orange accents, as well as art with vibrant pinks, blues and greens.

alyson hatcher

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Constructions/Collage, Crafts, Glasswork, Illustration, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

Alyson Hatcher (765)461-0756 alysonjanehatcher714@gmail.com Certification Visual Arts k-12 Certification through the state of Indiana. International Baccalaureate Certification for Primary Years Program (grades k-5) International Baccalaureate Certification for Middle Years Program (grades 6-10) International Baccalaureate Certification for Diploma Program (11-12) Advance Placement for Visual Arts Certification Education Indiana University, Bloomington. Sept. 2001; Bachelor of Art education. Minor in East Asian Languages/cultures and Art History. Olivet Nazarene University, June 2007; Masters of Education. PYP training for IB schools. Fall 2011. MYP training for IB schools. Feb 2012. DP training for IB schools. Nov. 2013. Advance Placement Certification. July. 2014 Kokomo Center Schools Professional Development Programs. 2001-present. Teaching Experience Student Teaching, Brown County Junior High, Nashville, IN Fall 2001. Student taught with Patricia Bartels-Rhoden for three years total, a professional Artist in her own right as well as an educator. Developed and implemented curriculum for grades 7th & 8th grade, general and gifted and talented. Kokomo Center Schools; Lafayette Park Middle and Elementary School, Fall 2001-2010. Developed and implemented Art curriculum for grades k-8th for 9 years. Created and maintained Art Club, after school Art club for the middle school for 9 years. Worked on large scale murals with students to beautify LPE. Created cooperative student and parent relationships. Established scaffolding curriculum for students of a wide range of Artistic Skills for maximum feedback and success of the student body. Managed grades on PowerSchool for Middle schools students, grades 6th-8th. Kokomo Center Schools: Lafayette Park Elementary International School, 2010-Present. Created PYP units with co-workers for the PYP program at LPE, for grades k-5th. Participated in many multicultural events and activities like Dia De Los Muertos and the Chinese New Year. Calibrated projects to support lesson and units taught in general education classes, grades k-5th. Kokomo Center Schools: Kokomo High School International School. Middle Years Program (9th and 10th Grades) 2012-Present. Created integrative MYP units with co workers for the MYP program at KHS for grade 9 and 10. Created Diploma Program units grades 11 and 12. 2014-present. Taught Advance Placement Visual Arts. 2014-present. Organized International students at KHS and Central to paint the Industrial Heritage Trail Mural. Angie Meyer’s Design Studio, Jan. 2010-2014. Teach semi-private Art Lessons for children 4 to 9 years of age. Teach semi-private Art Lessons for Adults. Arrange one day Art classes/workshops for children. Artist in residence at Angie Meyer’s Design Studio. Awards, Grants & Other Activities 3 time Kokomo Education Foundation Grant Winner. McDonald’s Grant Winner 2004. Winner of Park Bench Art Contest Spring 2011. Designer and Head Art Teacher for the Industrial Heritage Trail Mural. Shown in Galleries throughout Kokomo and Indianapolis, IN. Indianapolis Art Center Dia De Los Muertos Participate Fall 2012. 3040 Art shows; Indianapolis, IN. Spring 2012-Present. Instructor at Kokomo Art Association Gallery downtown. 2014-present. Community projects for first fridays and the city of Kokomo. 2015-present.

Phil Hoyt

Graphic Arts; Media; Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Crafts, Functional and/or Decorative, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

My personal life experiences inform a great deal of the content and concepts of my art. The human experience has always fascinated me – whether these experiences are had within the context of our natural environment, the landscape of our internal minds, or within the context of other humans. Who and what humanity is and how we as humans identify ourselves is also a question that many of my works address. I also explore the many ups and downs that are experienced in the physical, mental, and spiritual realms as creatures living and present within the world. Much of the imagery I use has focused on the human figure due to reflecting on the concepts of the human identity and what it means to be human. This ideology evolves into questioning individual identity as it pertains to the self and how the self is expressed within society and culture. The imposed identities that are experienced on an individual level as well as the compulsory identities that individuals may be given by society are reflected and explored within my work. As a gay man growing up in conservative areas, I have known this type of experience first-hand and seek to identify and expose the various identities I see given to individuals through my work. Although some of my pieces explore the darker side of the human experience, I also believe that this experience is one of wonder and whimsy often fraught with confusion and misunderstanding. Having worked in the communications industry in customer service for the last thirteen years, often times my pieces illustrate a misunderstanding or miscommunication that might be experienced when communicating an idea from one mind to another.

Kyle Krauskopf

Visual Arts: Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Performance Art, Photography, Sculpture, Works on paper; Woodworking

Lightning wielding, mixed media artist Kyle Krauskopf creates like other people breathe. He has spent most of his life in the pursuit of artistic endeavor. Originally from a small town in Indiana this vagabond creative has taken his drive many places; most notably Seattle WA for the past 5 years as well as several European countries when he backpacked through them in 2017. He recently retuned to his home state to construct a “base of operations” for the newly developed goal of displaying in as many places throughout the world as possible. Equipped with a sense of wonder and knack for creativity since birth, Krauskopf has always been drawing and creating. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ball State University, where he learned what it was like to be around other creatives and was instilled with a drive to contribute something “new” to the world of art. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Krauskopf has gotten into the habit of self-imposed, year long artistic goals. The most notable of which was in 2015 when he decided to design and craft a new wooden animal each day of the year with his trusty scroll saw. 365 Days of Wood made the artist realize he places very little before commitment to his craft; that with dedication, persistence, and lots of hard work he could create impressive and wondrous works. His work was recently featured in the national lifestyle magazine Vie, in tandem with an interview by editor Jordan Staggs. The work featured is of his Visual Vomit series. These pieces can best be described as heavily emotive pictorial menageries. Each piece strives to marry realistic depiction of people, places, and things, with less detailed, but powerfully colored objects. These pieces typically “radiate” from a centrally located theme or idea. Repetition, color, size, detail, and shape all go into the process of achieving a visual balance. Krauskopf also conceived of the Virago Artist Collective, an international artist collaboration striving to highlight powerful and influential women throughout history. The team consists of 13 artists and features a new personality and artist every month for the year of 2018, after which the whole body of work is to be shipped to each participants’ city for a showing of the collection. When Krauskopf isn’t having delusions of grandeur or conceiving of his next unrealistic challenge he can be found seeking out new and interesting conversation or enjoying a glass of gin.

Erik Lundorf

Graphic Arts; Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Works on paper

Academically trained in oil paint, I am an Illustrator & comic-book artist creating digitally colored, hand-drawn ink & brush images. Since 2016, I have worked as a professional illustrator for USA English, a private Beijing and Hong Kong based Chinese company that teaches English to youth. Contributing over 250 commissions to date, my images are serialized and sold as lesson plans in online and hard-copy format for a variety of curriculums. My personal work focuses on telling stories about my observations of life’s absurdity and irony through engaging, graphic novel imagery and humor. I try not to take myself too seriously, but I do take my discipline seriously and every job is handled with utmost professionalism. With a decade’s worth of business-sales experience, I have a well-rounded understanding of the nuances within healthy inter-personal relationships.

Constance Macy

Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Radio/Television, Spoken Word, Storytelling

I an actor, director, producer and teacher. In 1998 I co-founded the ShadowApe Theatre Company, a collaborative ensemble of Indianapolis-based theatre professionals with whom I produce about one show per year. I also perform frequently with the Indiana Repertory Theatre among others, and teach acting classes at the I.R.T., the Indianapolis Civic Theatre and Butler University. I do some modeling, and voice-over and on-camera commercial work. I’m a native Hoosier and an IU grad. I am married to set designer Rob Koharchik, and have a son that we call The Bear.

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