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Mark Azm

Media: Audio, Film, Other, Video; Visual-Sonic Bass Music Therapy

Known throughout Southern California for devotion to the fine broken beat bass music arts. Favorite styles are breaks, drum & bass, dubstep and jungle.

Jason Brock

Media: Audio, Video; Music: Composition, Instrumental, Vocal; Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting, Photography

Composting reality one chord change at a time.

Joe Cardella

Literature: Poetry; Media: Other; Visual Arts: Illustration, Other, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Founder, Publisher & Editor of ARTLIFE LIMITED EDITIONS, 1981-2006. Distributed 276 consecutive monthly editions of Original Artworks & Poetry throughout the U.S., Europe & Japan. Personally handled 2.5 MILLION pages throughout every step of this process including personal editions each month. "Monthly from 1981-2006, ARTLIFE is the Longest Continually Published Artists' Periodical of the Twentieth Century." www.art-life.com, ARTLIFE MUSEUM on FB, MrArtlife1 on UTube for many videos & interviews re History, Personal Collection, Archive, Studio Tour & Events. Degree in Design, Experimental Studios & Advertising from Syracuse University. Graduate of U.S. Naval Communications School, Great Lakes, Illinois. Global Communications Specialist 1967. Design, Graphics, Sculpture, Multi-Media, Research & Product Development, Performance & Conceptual Art. Extensive Museum Exhibition experience from coast to coast. Publisher Emeritus, ARTLIFE LIMITED EDITIONS

Yvette Franco

Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting, Sculpture

I am a mixed media artist from Ventura, California. After years of trying different mediums, I am the most creative using a variety of material in my process. I use acrylics, watercolors, papers, inks, charcoals, pastels, small hardware, wood, glass and pretty much anything else I find interesting! I typically do not create a piece of art about one specific subject. The materials in front of me often inspire my subject matter. Other times I am influenced by nature, animals, music, movies, people or just everyday life. Much of my work is abstract, colorful and tends to range from a simple watercolor to a more complex mixed media piece. My love of art started at a very young age. I can't remember a time that I wasn't doing something creative, but in a very private way. My art was something I shared with only a few family members and friends. In 2007, I first showed my work in public. That year I won the Ventura College Award of Excellence, first place, in the mixed media category. It was the first time that I showed in a juried exhibition! In 2011, I won first place in a show at the Atrium Gallery for a mixed media piece entitled “Bound by Fear.” In addition, I have shown my work at events in conjunction with the Museum of Ventura County, Red Brick Gallery, Stoneworks Gallery and Ventura Artists Union. I have participated in several street fairs like Art Walk and Paint Ventura. In January 2015, I started an art blog: ymf13.tumblr.com. I've challenged myself to create art every single day for a year: “365 Days Project.”

Dee2 Henry

Music: Vocal; Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting

I am a local artist, musician, mother of four and wife living in the Ventura area since 2005. I approach each work of art as an opportunity to adventure outside the "lines." Sometimes something as simple as the use of a palette knife instead of a brush, using recycled materials as unique embellishments or simply the use of your negative space can take each piece to a new level. I have also been performing as an honorary guest vocalist in the renowned, local award-winning, Rockabilly band Hard Six. You can see me lending my talents as the "June Carter" in their popular renditions of the songs of Johnny Cash at The Roadshow Revival Festival each year and at many of the local venues all year round.

Anna Karakalou

Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting

I am an artist from Greece, living in Ventura. I work as a Scenic Artist for film and television.

Mike Lemos

Visual Arts: Illustration, Other, Painting

Illustrator and graphic designer with over 25 years professional experience and over 15 years experience as a full-time professional freelancer. Specializing in both digital & traditional mediums, character design, with a background working for several industries including toys, apparel and entertainment as well as various other industries over the years.

Susan Lorenzana

Visual Arts: Illustration, Other; Mixed Media Glass Artist

Artists and craftsmen of every kind run in my family, so I grew up surrounded by creativity. Naturally, my parents weren't surprised when I began drawing at an early age. After graduating from high school, my father encouraged me to study Illustration in college. And, thankfully, my husband of nearly 30 years has cheered my artistic journey along every step of the way. Growing up on the California Central Coast near some of the most beautiful beaches, mountains, and countryside in the world, my artistic senses were nurtured. This region is rich in nature, marine life, and wildlife so I would often get lost in thought watching the way light played on the sea, plants cast shadows, and how wildlife appeared and then seemingly disappeared into the environment. My family also includes several musicians, which was highly influential on my creative expression. Frequent references to music genres and instruments manifest in my work. One day, on an unplanned visit to an art glass supply shop in Ventura, CA, I was intrigued and signed up for a stained glass class. It was instantly apparent that I was in my element, and my glass art journey began. Now in my second decade as a working glass artist, I have developed technical knowledge of glass as a medium, finely honed mechanical skills to shape its form/appearance, and infused creative elements to convey storytelling with it.

Galina Richardson

Visual Arts: Illustration, Other, Painting; Fine Art, Watercolor, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media

Galina Richardson was born in Volgograd, Russia and has been drawing and painting ever since she was a young girl. Growing up, she was also interested in languages and she ultimately sought a formal education in the field of linguistics. While working as a technical translator in Surgut, Western Siberia, Galina met her American husband. She soon joined him in Ventura, California and has called this coastal city her home for more than twenty-five years. Galina studied graphic design at UCSB and for many years worked as a graphic designer, creating logos, advertisements, posters and brochures. She went on to work for the FBI in Los Angeles as a language analyst, but her passion for art remained. Mostly self-taught, Galina is a passionate watercolorist. She loves the freedom, spontaneity and delicate nature of the watercolor medium. Capturing people in all their uniqueness has been the main driving force behind Galina’s artwork and her two daughters often provide inspiration for her paintings. Galina frequently exhibits at the Buenaventura and Thousand Oaks Art Associations, where her artwork has received recognition from her peers and the public. She paints plein air, enjoys life figure drawing, attends classes and workshops taught by renowned local and international artists, including Keiko Tanabe, Nick Runge, Cuong Nguyen, Gerald Brummer, Paul Jackson, Jeannie Vodden, and Judy Koenig. Galina is also an avid runner and has recently reached her goal of completing 50 marathons.

Tobie Roach

Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting

Mainly I am an artist, though I wear a few hats: Public Art Project Manager for the City of Ventura California, and other various creative ways to make a living while still being loyal to the arts. I also LOVE to make stuff. Paintings, collage, sculpture, enamored with repurposing things, whatever inspiration brings. I guess you'd like to know that I was educated. Firstly by life experience, many mentors and teachers, so far, but more formally I have a BA in Fine Art from Cal State Channel Islands. I am so grateful I had the opportunity to study (and continue), in depth, what it is I love so much.I've done a bit of traveling, met a lot of people, enjoyed working as a personal assistant to very amazing people. I look and listen within frequently. I've endured my fair share of life lessons. I've been the giver and receiver of a lot of love. I am grateful.

Helle Scharling-Todd

Crafts: Glass; Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting

My passion is murals and working with space, using mosaics and glass. I have created over 50 murals in the USA and abroad. Apart from murals I do experimental smaller work, always questioning the image, colors, form and line. Artists are "the image makers and antennas" of society. I was educated in Denmark, Italy, Germany and Mexico. My public art in Ventura: The former Senior Center, Oak and Santa Clara; The Gateways at the Avenue; the Beach Promenade Parking Structure tile mosaics; the Adult Center mosaics; the event center at Ventura College and the Westpark entry sign.

Lis Schwitters

Crafts: Ceramics, Jewelry, Other; Literature: Poetry; Media: Video; Visual Arts: Illustration, Other, Photography, Printmaking

BIOGRAPHY Born in Los Angeles, California, Photographic Artist & Printmaker, Lis J. Schwitters began her interest in photography in 1976 and continued as a Staff Photographer for her high school, college, and local community newspapers having published over 2,000 photographs. In 1985, she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photocomunications from California State University at Fullerton where she studied under Professor of Photography Emeritus Darryl Curran and visiting Professor John Szarkowski. While enjoying both photographing (the capture of an image), and printing (the creation of an image), she directed her career towards laboratory work. Schwitters has worked as a Photographic Lab Technician (Printmaker) for such notable institutions as California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA/JPL) in Pasadena, Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, and Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, California. As a photographic artist her prints have been featured in hundreds of exhibitions, including in the Palm Springs Art Museum, the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, and the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel. Her photographic images are in the permanent collection of many museums, including in The Getty Research Institute (GRI), The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library, and The California Museum of Photography, as well as in private collections across the Country. Encompassing all types of photographic mediums from traditional to digital, Schwitters enjoys exploring a wide variety of themes ranging from psychological topics to the beauty of her surroundings. Contact: info@LisJSchwitters.com Resume: http://www.lisjschwitters.com/resume-schwitters.html

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