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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…
Gary started off in Architecture, but moved into Industrial Design at Pratt Institute. After college he traveled in Europe and worked as an art Bronze sculpture finisher for Hermann Noack Foundry in West Berlin. When he returned to the states he went back to college and attained his Art Education certification. At…
Zoe Lowenthal is a University of North Florida graduate who specialized in ceramics while earning a multidisciplinary bachelor’s degree in art, psychology, and sociology. After taking her first ceramics class in college, pottery has become her biggest passion. She primarily makes wheel-thrown, utilitarian work but also enjoys sculpting and hand-building.…
A native Venezuelan, Porras has dedicated over twenty years to portraying the peoples of Amazonia, splitting his time between his studios in Paris and the United States and his work in the field among different tribes of Venezuela, Brazil, and Colombia. Painting with oil on canvases that average six to…
Ace Tilton Ratcliff is a genderqueer, disabled metalsmith, multidisciplinary artist, photographer and writer who also moonlights as a narrative and deathcare consultant. The Little Book of Dog Care with Simon Element was their first book. Their metalsmith work was part of SNAG’s 2024 In Focus exhibition, in collaboration with Queer…
Stacy recently moved to Florida and is thrilled to be teaching at Lighthouse Art Center. Prior to her move (and retirement), Stacy owned, and taught at, an arts studio that concentrated in Ceramics, Fused Glass and Textile & Fiber Arts. In total, she has taught art and fine crafts to…
Chelsea Rousso, originally from Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, and now based in Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida, blends her passion for fashion design and fused glass art into unique wearable pieces like corsets and “glasskinis.” A graduate of Pratt Institute and Goddard College, she has showcased her work at notable venues…
Barbara has drawn and worked in oil paint for as long as she can remember. She focuses on still life and floral painting, but also loves plein air and portrait painting. Her BA undergraduate degree was a concentration in painting and she received an MA in studio ceramics. The art…
Lynn Yuhr is a self-taught artist creating contemporary art jewelry using primarily polymer clay. She has a Masters degree in geology and spent 30 years observing and interpreting nature and the impacts from man-made structures. The intersection of these observations (natural and man-made) is what has stuck with her and…