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United States
Alan Frampton was born in Hemel Hempstead, England. He has a BA in Art from St Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) and an A.A. in Letters and Humanities from the College of Southern Maryland (CSM). Alan has also taken intensive ceramics workshops at Alfred University in New York. His creative practice focuses in printmaking, drawing and ceramics. He has had work selected for exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition, the College of Southern Maryland, and St. Mary’s College of Maryland with additional work shown at Annmarie Garden Art Center and Sculpture Garden.
Carrie Patterson, is a Professor of Art at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She is Department Chair of Art and Art History and is the recipient of the Steven Muller Distinguished Professorship in the Arts. With over two decades of experience making artwork, she has dedicated her time to a daily perceptual painting and drawing practice that engages her mind and body in building a creative life. Patterson earned her BFA in Studio Art from James Madison University and an MFA in painting from The University of Pennsylvania.
While attending St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Hailley has been studying a range of art mediums and practices. Throughout her undergrad education Hailleys primary art medium practice is through painting. She focuses on capturing animal forms with human characteristics. While painting these animals, Hailley reflects on past experiences and emotions that can be translated into animal figures. With the use of color theory, Hailley practices placing color relationships throughout the surface of the canvas making it cohesive.
Ashley Scherer will receive her B.A. from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, June 2019 with an art major and education minor. She has exhibited her work since 2013 in a variety of locations ranging from Colonial Beach and Baltimore, Maryland to Virginia. Although Scherer’s work varies in two dimensional art such as painting, collage and mixed media her work is primarily graphite pencil drawings that focuses on social commentary by analyzing sociocultural factors.
Michelle Cape (b. West Monroe, LA) lives and works in Hollywood, MD. She earned her A.A. in Art from Coastal Carolina Community College in Jacksonville, NC. She is currently working towards her B.A. in Art at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Cape’s work has been exhibited in North Carolina at Coastal Carolina Community College in The Student Art Show. Her work was also exhibited in The 37th and 38th Annual Public Art Exhibition in Onslow County, NC where in 2015 she received an award of Honorable Mention.
Karol Carlsen lives and works in Southern Maryland. She attends St.Mary’s College and will earn a B.A. as well as a minor in Educational Studies. In the Summer of 2019, she will begin a Masters in the Art of Teaching Program at Maine College of Art. Karol draws much of her inspiration from nature and aquatic environments. Working primarily in oil paint, she conveys light, texture, and mood through the creative application of paint. Layering thin washes with thick layers, she creates complex compositions of underwater scenes.
Ruby Bassford is a multimedia artist. They draw continuous-line caricature portraits at different festivals and also take commissions for illustrating books. Their passion is illustrating children’s literature, however, they explore narrative and identity through many art forms. Bassford has a fascination with the peculiar and works in portraiture, installation, assemblage, oil, watercolor, film, poetry, fiction, mixed-media, and photography.