Doreen Garten

Doreen Garten

Please introduce yourself and describe your background What is your earliest memory of creating art? As a child, I would hide in a closet shared with my sisters and parents, sketching on the backs of receipts because we couldn’t afford paper. Using farm receipts as my...
Christopher Miller

Christopher Miller

Please introduce yourself and describe your background Upon retiring 10 years ago from a career as a newspaper reporter and communications manager at Sandia National Laboratories, I focused on my art full time. I had first learned to paint with oils in the mid-1990s...
David Pagani

David Pagani

Please introduce yourself and describe your background My name is David Pagani and I’m a representational painter and draftsman. I earned a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and have been an award-winning commercial artist (illustration,...
Bill Sabatini

Bill Sabatini

Please introduce yourself and describe your background Originally from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, I was fortunate to have my artistic talent recognized and supported my family and teachers. At an early age I knew I wanted to be an architect. I attended a small liberal...
Carol Mell

Carol Mell

Please introduce yourself and describe your background My name is Carol Mell. I have been a choreographer, writer, humorist, storyteller, photographer and painter of the American West. My motto has long been, “Follow the Dirt Road in Your Soul.” What is your earliest...
Carolyn Berry

Carolyn Berry

Please introduce yourself and describe your background I grew up in Kansas but have lived in Ohio, Minnesota, Denver and Alberta, Canada before moving here four years ago.  As a high school teacher in Lawrence, KS, I have experience in numerous art disciplines but...