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Pat Crowley is an artist and educator whose work continues to evolve across canvas, sculpture, and in the classroom. Currently an art teacher and working studio artist, he creates and exhibits from The Hunt Club his Palm Beach Gardens studio, where he paints and sculpts in multiple media while mentoring…
Elia Gasbarro is a jewelry artist specializing in handcrafted metalwork, with a focus on organic, wearable design. She developed her skills through hands-on experience and a deep interest in functional art, exploring techniques such as shaping, soldering, and texturing metal. Her practice is rooted in experimentation and intuitive making, allowing…
Gold platinum and silver jewelry since 1973 BFA New York Institute of Technology 1963 MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art 1965 The studio work for my MFA degree was in both furniture design metals and exhibition design. In 1965 I began teaching in the Art Department of New York Institute of…
Reneé Schwaller’s main body of work consists of functional, beautifully hand-crafted pottery and clay sculpture with playful/folk like designs. Her entire collection of work is created from start to finish in the studio at her Door County, WI home/business, where she draws inspiration from her natural surroundings and the simple things that bring…
I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Ever since I was a little girl, I was inspired by my amazing grandfather, who was an artist. I grew up “playing artist,” and then I went to art school in Caracas: Escuela de Artes Plasticas Christobal Rojas. I moved to the United States 40 years ago and got…
Ava St. John was born and raised in Lakeland, Florida, and later moved to West Palm Beach to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. She earned her BA in Graphic Design and Business in 2023. Toward the end of her college career, Ava discovered a passion for pottery and has been…
From Strasburg PA, Beth Bathe’s representational paintings have been described by art critics as “evoking nostalgia, like that of an old sepia toned photograph, often with just touches of color.” Curiosity about the medium Beth works is often the first question of many viewers. Is it watercolor, is it oil?…
“I was born on the Isle of Wight and after moving to a few locations I finished my schooling in Banchory near Aberdeen, Scotland. I graduated from Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen with an honours degree in Fine Art specializing in sculpture. My final Artworks, produced for my Degree show,…
Jen Allen is a studio potter, educator, and mother based in Morgantown, West Virginia. She discovered clay in 1995 and has been fully immersed in ceramics ever since. Jen earned her BFA from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and her MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington. Jen was recently named 2026…