Being relatively new to Howard County MD, I have spent the last 30 years in 15 different locations, following my husband's career. Art making has always been my touchstone since childhood, my happy soul and safe place, as well as my own creative journey. "MCI" = "Many Changes Instantly" happens to be our family motto.
14Howard County Arts Councilhttp://hocoarts.org/info@hocoarts.org(410) 313-2787
8510 High Ridge Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
United States
Shanelle Harrison is a visual artist, educator, and author primarily working in printmaking, drawing, and mixed-media art. She was born in Columbia, MD, and received her B.A. from Morgan State University in 2019. As an artist, Shanelle explores sociological and psychological conditions to convey a story and begin a dialogue. As an educator, Shanelle teaches art for elementary school children, hosts art lessons for beginning artists, and creates art videos on YouTube for people who cannot afford art lessons.
Saeideh Gilani was born in Tehran. She studied textile design at Dr. Shariati Technical University of Design and Printing. Painting began to interest her in the very early years of her undergraduate work. After taking several subjects such as drawing and the foundations of visual arts, she became fascinated with the beauty of painting. She soon realized that she should follow these interests outside of the university, so she started taking painting and drawing classes to further enhance her education.
Ivy Goodman is the author of two collections of short stories, Heart Failure (University of Iowa
Press) and A Chapter from Her Upbringing (Carnegie Mellon University Press). Her fiction
has appeared in anthologies and many literary magazines, and she is at work on a third
collection.
T2TG Mota is a Rap/hip hop Artist from Columbia, Md. T2TG Mota formally known as Murfy Mota he is an artist in OverAll Abundance (OA1511). speciaizing in the "trap music" sound he been rapping since 2015. Projects available for listen/download at www.spinrilla.com
Patricia Buck is an American abstract painter based in Maryland, known for large-scale color field paintings and mixed-media works exploring the representation of phenomenal energy. Early in her career, Joe Hirshhorn purchased her work which is documented in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. In 2025, Patricia received a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/patriciabuckart
Lillian Chun (b. Allentown, PA 1989) is a mixed media artist, photographer and art educator. She earned her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2011 and MAT in 2012. Chun currently lives and works in Ellicott City, MD. Her work has been featured in galleries in Maryland, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and online international exhibitions. Paradoxical narratives surrounding time, womanhood and motherhood, are often themes within her work.
Photography/Watercolor/Pen&ink/Airbrush
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