Resume of Artist
Cumberland Resident since 2018
Frank Asher
Landscape gardener/ garden artist/ writer. 1998- Present
Guerrilla Gardener in Washington DC and Cumberland.
Taking on public spaces that have been abandoned and adding plants and small pieces of
natural art. Items with sticks/stones/jewels/mirrors, etc.
2000-2017 Fairies Crossing
Focused on the inner city landscapes with native perennials and edibles.
2008-2013 OLD CITY green.
Inner city nursery known as “The Green Beating Heart of Shaw.”
Retail and community space built out of an abandoned lot that was once a gas station.
Dinah Myers-Schroeder earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from The Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She graduated with four years of formal training, majoring in Environmental Design with a focus on Furniture and a minor in Sculpture. Dinah resides in Wheaton, Maryland, where she raised her three children full-time. Recently, Dinah was the Resident Artist for the Department of Health and Human Services, creating public art with the staff and community.
My name is Arthur Fitzhugh and I am an artist, girl, dad, and community activist. Currently, im the Community Manager at Four Ten Lofts. I am also a part-time Arts Administration student at the University of Baltimore. I am a grant-writing and funding acquisition specialist. I have won grants for my exhibitions at notable places like the historic Eubie Blake Center and School33 Art Center. I have a passion for the arts and providing support for artists.
Antonina Enalieva is a figurative sculptor and visual artist who works and lives in Southern Maryland. She was born in the USSR, in the territory of Ukraine, but was raised in Russia. After graduating from International University, in Moscow with a master's degree in journalism, she worked as a photojournalist for the daily newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets for several years. After moving to Montenegro with her family, she discovered a passion for art and began participating in exhibitions.
I found art as the easiest way of expression, also a way for people to feel just by simply looking or feeling art. Most of my work is made from refurbished/recycled furniture. One person's trash is another's treasure. I like taking something that was destroyed and making something beautiful out of it, and let it live on for people to see
1983 -- Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Central Washington University
1983-2001 -- Employed as a Scientific Illustrator, Naval Research Laboratory
2001-2015 -- Employed as Art Director, Army Graphics, Pentagon, retired
1986-Present -- Created collaborative murals/art projects throughout the DMV including various national and international locations. Developed an art process titled Community Site Painting.
I am an active resident of Baltimore City currently working with several, nonprofit organizations to lead art workshops and classes with young people. I am a visual artist and advocate. I am deeply passionate and supportive of Baltimore's DIY music scene. While I am very excited to begin bringing my community practice into that space, I am currently finishing my MFA in Community Arts at MICA, and looking forward to opportunities to showcase my personal art practice which is multidisciplinary.
Artist Statement
My name is Benjamin Baugham; artist name Boy Blue. I am a traditional ink artist by passion and a chalk artist by calling. I have never been formally trained in the arts but I have been divinely gifted with the ability to communicate with others. I devote all my art to Christ, not necessarily in subject but always in my intention. My ink on canvas expresses the darker parts of our nature as people; how complex our flaws can be and how beautiful they become when explained and redeemed. My chalk on pavement expresses the innocence I get to see in each
Caryn Chavarria is a Latina artist who grew up in Silver Spring but currently resides in Rockville. She specializes in drawing, painting, digital art, and photography. She is a high school art teacher at Rockville High school, where she teaches digital art, photography, and ceramics. Her work will be featured in the Wheaton Arts Parade promotional material.
Irene is an artist that has explored several different mediums including drawing, painting, and sculpture. They went to Carver Center for the Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland for Visual Arts and then University of Maryland, Baltimore County to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. Irene now combines their interests in science with their art in order to spark more interest in nature.