Emily seeks to ignite conversation around perspective through her painting, photography, and writing. Emily works in a studio in the Woodberry neighborhood in Baltimore City, where she creates bold bright paintings of flowers and horizons, photographs the creative process and the natural world, and writes about gratitude, light, and wonder. Emily’s work has been shown locally in recent years at Fleckenstein Gallery, Bozzuto Greene Art, Towson Arts Collective, and The Center Club, and is held in numerous private collections in the Baltimore area.
Artist Bio for Lea Craigie-Marshall Born in Falls Church, Va in 1976, self-taught, contemporary artist Lea showed talent from an early age. An natural creative spirit, she spent time taking private art lessons with her mother at home as well as in the mountains of scenic West Virginia with her grandmother, both artists. These strong female influences helped mold and inspire Lea to be the dynamic, multifaceted, feminist artist she is today.
Julie Kraft Art was formally organized in 2012, when I started to sell prints of hobby projects I had done on my own. I experimented with methods and mediums and refined my craft. In 2019, I expanded to offer custom commissions, with clients selecting the scope, medium, and other attributes of my artwork — creating a one-of-a-kind piece for themselves or as a gift.
Patricia (Patsy) Card is a long term resident of Anne Arundel County since 1974. Her graphic art career spans 28 years supporting government contractors in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia areas. She holds a AA degree from Northern Virginia Community College in graphic arts. Patricia continued her fine art classes at UMUC and at AACC where she has taken classes in oil painting, intaglio, lithography, and silk screening. Her oil and watercolor paintings are done with an expressionistic approach with the use of light and shadow to bring the image into focus.
Jason Patterson’s work focuses on African American history and highlights the role the past has in cultivating our current political and social conditions in the United States. Patterson’s practice is heavily research-based, with the majority of his studio time dedicated to that research to ensure that the historical and social narratives presented are well represented. Patterson makes his physical work through soft pastel portraiture, woodworking and the recreation, or reimagining of historical documents.
Courtney Applequist is an interdisciplinary artist working in the greater Washington DC area. Pulling from her education & experience in architectural design, her work explores the intersection between art, architecture & the human psyche. She holds a BFA from Baylor University and has exhibited at various juried shows throughout the area, as well as being a included in private collections throughout the US.
In his many travels, John Davis Held spent several months living in an African Hut, before hitch-hiking across Europe to paint the cathedrals, castles, and countryside.
John Davis Held is known for his luminous work in pastel and oil, and has had One Man Shows at the Gallery D'May, NIH, and the Troika Gallery where he is currently represented. He has appeared on CBS and Fox news, and his art was featured this last December on MPT Artworks as well as being displayed on the 60 foot jumbotron across from Penn Station in Baltimore.
I was born in Houston, Texas to an American father and Welsh mother. I became disabled when I was eleven and withdrew into comic books for comfort. I received a BA in visual art from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2013. Drawing inspiration from Botticelli, Caravaggio, and Hans Bellmer, I work primarily in oil painting. I have now expanded my work into comics and illustration, and my work has been published in comics anthologies. All my work has a unifying concern with the representation of women in art and media.
Jennifer Lynn Beaudet is an award-winning artist with a focus on oil painting. She was born in Washington, DC, and lives/works in Kensington, MD in Montgomery County. Jen exhibits her paintings locally and has received prizes for her work displayed at the Kensington Labor Day Show, Art at Penn Place Gallery, and Women’s Club of Chevy Chase. Jennifer is a current student at The Compass Atelier, where she is pushing herself to grow as a representational artist with an eye for color and mood and a style that incorporates purposeful mark-making.
I am an artist living with my family in Harford County. I received a BA in fine arts from Towson University in 1998 and have my Master's in Elementary Education. Currently I am working on my portraiture technique and creating a series of paintings retelling classic fairytales.