I am a freelance writer, illustrator, and arts teacher based out of Columbia, MD. In the past, I've taught anime and manga classes with the Howard County Department of Parks and Recreation, as well as working with the nonprofit arts org Art Way Alliance. I also create the online series TALES FROM ELECTRICOPOLIS, about the life and career of a game show host in an isolated, entertainment-obsessed city. I've also illustrated my husband's "scary story for elected officials," INCUMBENCY SKELETON, and I take commissions on a regular basis.
14Howard County Arts Councilhttp://hocoarts.org/info@hocoarts.org(410) 313-2787
8510 High Ridge Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
United States
I grew up in a world of art and color. The women in my family have always been artists in their own mediums and continue to encourage art. Early on I found a love for photography, the mindfullness of composing an image and sharing that connection with the world pushed me to practice more and more. The paints and pastels of my Mothers art brought out my love of color, the shapes and glazes in my Grandmothers art returns you to the earth and its textures. I used photography to share these influences of color and earth.
Stephanie Garon received dual science degrees from Cornell University, then attended Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Her environmental art has been exhibited internationally in London, Colombia, South Korea, as well as across the United States. Her writing, a critical aspect of her artistic process, has been published in international literary journals.
Taurean Washington
taureanwashingtonart@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2011 BA Studio Art, Hood College Frederick, MD
2009 AA General Studies Frederick Community College Frederick, MD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 "Art OD", Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD
2019 "Yeezus Taught Me", Slayton House, Columbia, MD
2018 "Black Butterfly", Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
LECTURES
2019 "Middle Child: The bridge between art and hip hop", key speaker, Frederick Community College, May 7
2015 “Art-Hop: An Arts Enrichment Lecture”, Key speaker Howard Community College, November 3
Michael Oberman,,,,Photgrapher and Writer...www.MichaelObermanPhotography.com
My interest in photography began when I was a music columnist at the Washington Star newspaper. Writing a weekly music column for six years, I interviewed over 300 artists including Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, James Brown...a veritable Who's Who of the music world. There were times when there were no photographers available to accompany me on assignments...so I brought along my Nikon. Fifteen years ago, on a trip to New Mexico, I made the switch from film to digital photography.
Trombonist Patrick Crossland was born in Jackson, Mississippi. Growing up in southern Louisiana, he began playing trombone at age 10. His musical study continued at the University of Southern Mississippi, the Manhattan School of Music, the Royal College of Music (London), the University of Minnesota, and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik - Trossingen (Germany). He has worked with several prominent composers and conductors including Pierre Boulez, Vinko Globokar, and Lorin Maazel.
To paint what I see is to present life as a visual conversation. The world may be raucous, with talk and distractions, but to see something else behind this surface, and share it, is to find purpose. My paintings are for sale, commission and the pleasure of your engagement. - Jonathan Mann
Jonathan Mann is a practicing artist and has been an art educator for 40 years in higher education and grades K-12. His art is about painting specimens from our natural world for the purpose of reconstructing and reinvigorating our memory of them when they become lost in our daily lives.
Paula A Ibey creates artwork that builds on her interest of pop culture and love of classic art and design. She started taking photographs and working in design in 1995. In 1997 Paula took her photographs to a new level by mixing them with her design experience to create something new. In 2009 while her photography and digital art continued to evolve, she also started painting in oils and acrylics. Paula is perpetually exploring new mediums to capture her ideas. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries, restaurants, and lounges up and down the East Coast.
I am a Self-Taught Mosaic Artist based out of Historic Ellicott City. I have Clents and Buyers throughout the United States. I show and sell my work on my Blog, My Facebook Page and at the ClayGround Studio & Gallery here in Historic Ellicott City.