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Somewhat abstracted plein air work of houses on a hillside, with foliage.

Dwight Shackelford

Musician; Painter

Karen Woldemar VanWinkle

Illustrator; Painter

Glass swirl of reds, oranges, yellows, and gold glass, swirling towards a gold center, drawing the viewer into the vortex.

Jane Russell

Glass Artist; Jeweler; Mixed Media; Visual Artist; mosaicist

Mixed media, acrylic, burlap, netting, found objects on museum wrapped canvas.

Les Phillips

Mixed Media; Painter; Sculptor; Visual Artist

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Miguel Barajas

Graphic Artist; Illustrator; Painter

Growing up in the Bay Area Miguel was influenced by the music, local sports team and the street culture. From his family’s taste a cultural upbringing to the modern and ever evolving trends and cycles that are in our modern world. Miguel finds a...

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Pooya Berahmandi

Animation; Instructor; Media Arts: 3D Modeler; Mixed Media; New Media/Technology; Photographer

Bay Area-based since 2011, Pooya is a curious creative drawn to storytelling in all forms, whether through 3D animation, or capturing real-life moments with a camera. Pooya loves cooking, cats, and turning everyday scenes into lasting memories...

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Teryn Brown

Fiber Artist; Graphic Artist; Illustrator; Instructor; Painter; Printmaker; Visual Artist

Teryn Brown, a.k.a. Lorraine Goldenhar, is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is inspired by deep ecology, women’s traditional craft and spirituality, and resonant neuro-aesthetics. She received her BFA from San Francisco State University in...

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Ellen Christensen

Graphic Artist; Illustrator; Mixed Media; Painter; Photographer; Printmaker; Visual Artist

Ellen Christensen is a designer and artist who grew up in the unincorporated areas of Richmond. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design....

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Mark Coffey

Graphic Artist; Painter; Photographer

Mark Coffey has lived most of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area with a career in architecture, construction management and real estate development. Several years ago, he decided to try something a little different and began publishing an...

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Phyllis M Couillard

Photographer

When I started taking photos it was a way to remember the trips I took. Over time I became more interested in finding a new perspective to “see” from. I wanted to share what I saw in the landscape around me. For me, it’s always been about the...

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Jessica de Jesus

Painter; Visual Artist

Art has always been a big part of my life. Growing up, creativity was encouraged at every turn—I attended an arts high school and started at UCLA as a Fine Art major (though I eventually graduated with a BA in Art History… life happens). For...

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Rachel Fite

Painter

I create oil paintings of animals. Please explore my website for more information!

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Linda Geniesse

Illustrator; Mixed Media; Painter

I grew up in Pennsylvania and from an early age loved drawing. I received my BFA at Syracuse University, majoring in printmaking. After graduating I worked at several printing companies before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. Here I joined the...

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Todd Gilens

Earthworks/Land Artist; Sculptor; Visual Artist

Todd Gilens is a visual artist and garden designer working with people, places, and ideas. Trained in landscape architecture, he uses drawing, photography and writing to investigate and express people and places. He creates projects that can be...

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Saira Grube

Ceramics; Mixed Media; Painter; Sculptor; Visual Artist

I am a Concord California based ceramic artist and a member of the Martinez Art Association. I create wheel thrown, hand carved, one of a kind pieces. I gravitate towards creatures of all kinds and botanical motifs in my work. I also create...

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Bea Haase

Visual Artist

Bea Haase is a watercolor artist whose paintings celebrate the beauty of the natural world through luminous color, fluid movement, and expressive brushwork. Working with the spontaneity and transparency of watercolor, she creates evocative...

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G. Richard (Rick) Haley

Photographer

Rick is a distinguished contemporary landscape and nature photographer whose mastery has been honed over an impressive four decades. Based in the East Bay Area, he has made significant contributions as a photographer, workshop instructor, and...

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Jerry Hild

Glass Artist

Jerry Hild started making art glass 16 years ago. “I can remember all the way back to when Disneyland opened in 1955. I saw the glass blowers there working these little glass animals, and it’s always stuck in my mind,” Hild said. “Then when...

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Elizabeth Kennen

Illustrator; Painter; Visual Artist

Elizabeth Kennen, a Pleasant Hill-based artist, primarily works in watercolor. She’s been an artist since childhood, always encouraged in her artistic endeavors by her creative family, who were active in the arts themselves. Her love of nature and...

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Carol Ligon

Instructor; Mixed Media; Painter; Visual Artist

Carol N. Ligon, Expressionist Artist, is a graduate of the University of Pacific, where she earned a Master of Education Degree, including other various Professional and Administrative Credentials. She was awarded the CA State Administrative...

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Frank Littman

Painter

I am a retired software developer and engineer. I took up art about 7 years ago as a hobby and this turned into a passion. I enjoy the outdoors and like to incorporate outdoor scenes in my paintings. I was born in New York but have spent most of my...

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Jennifer Lothrigel

Literary Arts: Poet; Painter; Photographer

I am a self-taught artist. My background is in the holistic healing arts. I have always made art since I was a child, but I began to focus more intently on my creative process when I studied expressive arts and the use of art in the healing process....

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Lorna Lyle

Painter

Interested in art since that magical box of Crayolas and an easel with paints in kindergarten. And since retirement from a career in publishing and marketing, more of my time has been enjoyed in painting, being outdoors, and observing others’...

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Carlos Martínez

Director; Earthworks/Land Artist; Literary Arts: Author, Poet; Mixed Media; Storyteller; Interior Designer

Is an architecturally trained, intuitively led multi-disciplinary artist + interior designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His works explores the relationship between space, material, and presence through a process of attunement: listening,...

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Denise Nomura

Painter

Denise Nomura was introduced to the world of art at a very young age by her grandmother, an accomplished painter. She fondly remembers her grandmother always having a paintbrush in hand. As a child, Denise loved the process of mixing paint to create...

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Marina Omelianenko

Illustrator; Painter; Visual Artist

Marina Omelianenko is a Ukrainian-born watercolor artist based in San Ramon. Raised in Odesa by the Black Sea, she first began capturing the world around her through photography — drawn to light, texture, and quiet moments. Over time, watercolor...

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John Osgood

Illustrator; Muralist; Painter; Visual Artist

Artist Statement My work is about exploring the connections we share—with each other, with nature, and through the universal experiences that shape our lives. I draw inspiration from my own journey and the world around me, creating vibrant,...

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Leslie Ouyang

Graphic Artist; Painter

Born and raised in Shanghai (China), Leslie Ouyang began exploring Chinese brush painting at a very young age. She later attended Donghua University in Shanghai, Master of Fine Art program, majoring in Fashion Design. After immigrating to...

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