3Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/commartssciences/artsgrants@baltimorecountymd.gov(410) 887-4808
400 Washington Avenue, Room 100
Towson, MD 21204
United States
A native of the Eastern Shore, Jenny O’Grady writes and makes book sculptures in Baltimore. She is the editor of UMBC Magazine. She taught book arts and electronic publishing as an adjunct professor in the University of Baltimore’s Creative Writing and Publishing Arts MFA program (2008-2012), where she earned her MFA in 2006. Previously, she worked as a community newspaper reporter, following in the footsteps of her mother, and also at a culinary school.
Edward M. Williams has had a passion for art ever since he could hold a pencil. Growing up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he was trained by a local artist for several years. While attending MICA in 1982, he was he was one of eleven artists in the United States chosen to receive a scholarship to the Delaware Water Gap landscape painting program. He received a BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art in 1984, and has since made Baltimore his home. Edward has 24 years experience as a self employed artist.
EDUCATION:
New York University - NYC
Santa Fe College - Santa Fe, NM
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD
Conrad-Miller Academy of Fine Arts - Baltimore, MD
EXHIBITIONS:
1986 - Cartouche Gallery - Baltimore, MD
1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 - Retro Vintage - Baltimore, MD
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007,2009 - Axis Mundi - Santa Fe, NM
2012 - The Art House - Baltimore, MD
2013 - 2014 - RAW - Baltimore, MD
2014, 2015 - Creative Alliance - Baltimore, MD
AWARDS:
FASO International Competition - Most Outstanding Abstract Painting "Blood"
Greg McLemore lives in Towson, Maryland. His art employs the idea of Magical Realism as a starting point to explore the tragic, mysterious, and often comical aspects of life. His art practice fluctuates between drawing, watercolor, and oil painting.
Richard Zandler creates figurative sculpture in a variety of media (bronze, steel stainless steel, aluminum, stone, wood, clay, plaster and plastics). He is best known for his public commissions of large-scale wire sculptures (seven as of 2018). He also created four monumental bronze relief sculptures for public spaces. His smaller scale work is represented in many private and university collections.
Ashley Minner is a community based visual artist from Baltimore, Maryland and an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. She received her MFA (’11) and MA (’07) in Community Arts, and her BFA (’05) in General Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her PhD (’20) in American Studies from University of Maryland College Park. She especially enjoys spending time with her family, listening to old music, and traveling.
For almost twenty years, I have been working as an artist. As a signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, and now as its Past-President, I have exhibited in galleries throughout the State of Maryland. I have studied in Baltimore with Jim Condron at Towson University, Nancy Linden at School 33, and Polly Mitchell at The Mitchell School of Fine Arts. I have participated in workshops conducted by the nationally known instructors Frank Webb, Serge Hollerbach, Don Getz, Skip Lawrence, Christopher Schink, Don Andrews and Fritz Briggs. My paintings can be found in many fine corporate
Kate Arslambakova was born and raised in Russia and has been painting since she was 6 years old. She received her BFA and MA from Florida State University and is currently a free lance fine artist residing in Maryland.
Solo Exhibition
2011 Artist exhibition, Columbia, Md
2010 Artist exhibition, Owings Mills, Md
Group Exhibition
2009 Annual Black Heritage Fine Art Show, Baltimore, Md
2008, Sugarloaf Craft Festival, Timonium, Md
2007 American Craft Show, Baltimore, Md
Media Exposure
2006 Fox45 TV, Baltimore City Cancer Program Fundraiser
Commission- 2006 Private Collector