Errol W. McKinson is a resilient and vibrant breakout award-winning artist. At an early age, Errol was fascinated by the works of art that surrounded him in his homeland Jamaica and later became extremely interested in Impressionism and Modern Art, the style and techniques of Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso. These Masters influence Errol’s work today.
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Jim Beane is a fiction writer. His stories have appeared in numerous on-line and print literary journals, the anthology DC Noir, Workers Write: Tales from the Construction Site, the winner of the 2017 Tillie Olsen Creative Writing Award and in the current issue of O-Dark-Thirty, the literary journal for the Veteran's Writing Project. His fiction chapbook, The Sea, The Sea...will be published in December, 2018 by Wordrunners eChapbooks in on-line format. Four of the five stories are previously unpublished.
Solo, Juried, and Invited Shows
October 2015: Glen Echo Park Stone Tower Gallery - The Extras: From the Streets
July - August 2015: Howard County Arts Council - dual show with Michelle Rogers
March - April 2015: River Gallery - Annual Juried Community Show, Galesville, MD
April - May 2015: Columbia Art Center Galleries - Portraits and Profiles
November - December 2014: Eternal Photographs - Media Arts Gallery, Technical Center Building, Montgomery College, Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD 20850 - Reception 12 November 6-8pm
Brenda Kidera is a representational artist. Her paintings reflect a deep appreciation for the beauty of nature. Kidera captures moments in time with brushstrokes that convey the light and mood and delicate details of her subject matter. She spends hours in the field sketching, observing, and photographing, and she spends many more preparing for well-thought-out compositions from the information gathered. Her work has won many awards and has been exhibited throughout the US, including one-woman shows and major art exhibitions.
Over the past two decades, Jonathan has become one of the most well established local artists in the Maryland and Mid-Atlantic areas. Originally from Baltimore, he began drawing at a very early age, soon earning recognition throughout his school days for his mural paintings and pen and ink yearbook contributions.
Performance Poet, Writer, Percussionist, Storyteller, Picture Maker, Workshop Facilitator Linda Joy Burke is a 2002 Distinguished Black Marylander Award recipient for Art from Towson University’s Office of Diversity, a 2004 Poetry for the People Baltimore Legacy Award recipient, a 2013 Howard County Women’s Hall of Fame inductee and a 2018 Women’s Giving Circle Young Women Journey Camp Leadership program, “Stand Up” award recipient and a 2021 Howard County Women’s Giving Circle (S)hero nominee.
I have two books of poetry--Island and Living Room (prose poems)--a lyric essay memoir, My CIA; a poetry chapbook, Muse Annie; and a literary memoir, Run Scream Unbury Save. My CIA was named a top ten book of 2012 by the Review of Art, Literature, Philosophy and Humanities and added to their ongoing list of Great Nonfiction reads. It won a Baker Artist Award; was showcased on Maryland Public Television’s program, An Artworks Special; and was featured through an art installation co-produced by Maryland Institute College of Art’s MFA in Curatorial Practice in early December 2013 in Baltimore.
Vic Gladstone received a B.S. in SPA and M.S. in Audiology from The Pennsylvania State University and a PhD in Audiology from the University of Maryland. He practiced audiology at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, directed the Audiology Clinic at Towson University, and was Chief Staff Officer for Audiology at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Sookkyung Park established an Arts & Crafts studio in 1982 and maintained the studio for 25 years in South Korea. In 2011, she emigrated in her age 50's and received a B.A. in Studio Arts from University of Maryland, College Park in 2016. After graduating, she selected in several regional and international juried exhibitions. Her works have been featured in many publications, including The Washington Post, The Korea Times, East City Art, Bmore Art, MAP, WSG news, AA&CC, Maryland State Arts Council and etc.