Join us as historic Uptown Westerville becomes an art gallery for the first time! Our Westerville Art Hop will feature gallery spaces and artists at over 30 locations.
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A Call for Artists! Would you like to be a participating artist for the Westerville Art Hop? Apply Here:
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Make your way through Uptown and visit take in the work of artists in our own local shops as well as our 8 true gallery locations.
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HOST LOCATIONS
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Below is 2019 Art Hop information, 2020 information coming soon!
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PEARLESCENT PHOTO
JEAN GLAGOLA Jean Glagola, with Pearlescent Photography, is a local photographer who specializes in photographing real women. Her portraits not only flatter women of all shapes, sizes, ages and colors but also makes them feel beautiful, strong and empowered. A GAL NAMED CINDA LOU
AMY HAGGARD Amy Haggard's visual language is one of vivid color and organic shapes. Working primarily in acrylic paint, she uses her background as a graphic designer abdd and art teacher to explore her love oof abstract art. Her work contains elements of nature and she is inspired by patterns of botanicals and bright floral colors. Amy's mission is to use her art to spread joy into peoples lives and homes. . DAVID MYERS ART STUDIO & GALLERY
DAVID MYERS In the heart of Uptown since 2002, David has worked with and mentored artists of all ages to find their voice and tell their story. A native of Massillon, Ohio, David continued his education at Miami University, Northwestern University, and California State Los Angeles. He uses various vehicles to tell stories including drawing, painting and photography. A trained Art Therapist, David's expertise lies in the psychological approach to creativity and productivity and he empowers those with specific challenges and special needs. David's commissions include a wide range of public and private projects along with many private collectors worldwide. KATHERINE BENALCAZAR While attending Worthington Alternative School, Katherine explored art as an open dialog and a way to encourage others. Studying graphic design and animation, she received a BFA from Ohio University and was awarded the Charles Logan Smith Award of Excellence in Design. Caring for a family member who had Alzheimer’s, Katherine re-discovered her love for art as a means to communicate and serve others. Currently she enjoys a career as the Director of Life Enrichment at Parkside Village Senior Living Community. She was inspired to revisit her love for painting after connecting with David Myers and Joye Tilton at Parkside. Katherine's paintings are an exploration of color and texture found in nature. KATHY NORRIS Kathy is currently the principal of St. Paul School in Westerville. She received her PHD in education with a specialization in Instructional Design and Online learning from Capella University. Over the last 30 plus years she has been actively immersed in the teaching and learning process as a student, teacher, PD coordinator and administrator. Kathy has a passion for the arts in all forms and most recently has been exploring acrylic painting at the David Myers Art Studio and Gallery in Uptown. Her work is abstract expressionism influenced by the many emotions and experiences that color her world. She hopes her artwork inspires people of all ages to rediscover their inner artist. CATHY CAMACHO Cathy received a BFA in Design Communications with an illustration minor from Texas Tech University. She worked many years as a graphic designer and art director in industries including baby products, wine and apparel trims. Cathy has lived in Texas, Oregon, California and Ohio. She has created multiple acrylic and pastel pieces over the years. Her main focus has been acrylic painting of landscapes and florals with special interest in impressionist brush techniques. She is challenging herself by taking a more abstract approach to her art. Cathy continues her art journey with David Myers at his Studio and Gallery where you can see her art throughout the year. BRIAN MORRISSEY Brian specializes in combining acrylic paints with unique textures. His background in philosophy, security and energy work bring a unique perspective to all that he creates. His daily meditations often provide vision towards the theme of a new painting. A Westerville resident, Brian has worked with David Myers and his studio since 2014. His current series of paintings focus on viewing life’s challenges as gateways. GENERATIONS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER MAH LEAH COHCRAN With a passion for expressing life through art, Mah Leah's works feature themes involving nature and the human condition. Her art is characterized by its broad diversity of subject, symbolism, color, texture and form. A native of Columbus, Mah Leah holds degrees in Economics and Political Science with a minor in International Affairs from Hofstra University in New York. She has devoted much of her energy to helping others both in her career and in her humanitarian work around the world. Her work with children in South Africa, aid work in the aftermath of the 2013 Oklahoma tornadoes and aid efforts in the wake of total devastation of the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti have made a lasting impact on her world view and exposed her to realities that influence her art, life and pursuits to this day. DAVID HENRY Dave Henry was born and raised in Columbus and now resides in Westerville with his wife of 39 years (Dorothy) and his twin daughters, Jennifer and Alise. He has been involved with art in some form or another as long as he can remember. He studied pottery at the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1976. When he sits down at the wheel to make pottery he has no preconceived idea of what he will make. The heart and hands do the thinking. He is just along for the ride. JOHN CAMERON John Cameron has a lifelong interest in painting, and as an adult, specifically in transparent watercolor painting. He has studied with nationally recognized water-colorists, including Tony Couch, James, Toogood, Suzanne Acetta, Fran Mangino, Chris Leeper, Bill Vrsack, Frank Webb, Charles Rowland and Keving Buckland. John has had leadership positions in the Westerville Art League, Ohio Watercolor Society and Arts Council of Westeriville. He teaches watercolor classes and has his work displayed and for purchase at several venues around town, including, Franklin Park Conservatory, Westerville Public Library, Inniswood Metro Gardens, Java Central Coffee House and Gallery, and Ohio Art Market. LYNN MCCARTY Lynn McCarty's pastel and acrylic paintings are inspired by nature and color. She has taken art classes and workshops from well-known local and nationally known instructors and exhibits her work in area shows. She also designs and makes jewelry that she sells locally |
AMISH ORIGINALS
HOOT (HEART OF OHIO TOLE) Amish Originals is featuring Tole painting with HOOT (Heart of Ohio Tole). Artists will be in the showroom with painting demonstrations. The HOOT office will also be open at 184 Heatherdown Drive that day as a gallery space, featuring painting of memory boxes. ASTERISK
G. RYAN HUDSON G. Ryan Hudson is a self taught artist and his media of choice are acrylics and spray paint. He has a particular interest in Mexican Folk Art and Día de Muertos. His art has been shown at various venues in and around central Ohio and also one small exhibition in Mexico City in 2015! You can view more of his work @ fb.me/hudson.art.1975 (HudsonArt) DEJA VU
SARA CASTRO Sara Castro is the artist of Fox and Beans art, based out of the Uptown Westerville area. She loves creating cute and whimsical illustrations that make hearts happy. She primarily works digitally, but when she isn't drawing on her iPad, she enjoys using a combination of gouache and watercolor paints. You can find her work as prints and greeting cards in a few local Uptown shops as well as in her Etsy shop: foxandbeans.etsy.com. You can follow her on social media @foxandbeans. GREEN HAVEN LIVING LLC
CINDY CEROKY Westerville native and South grad, Cindy Ceroky (White) is a mixed media artist who finds solace creating something from nothing. She often infuses found objects, ephemera, and vintage materials into her art. This allows her to create layers rich in texture and history, in attempts to capture a nostalgic feel to lost moments in time. JAVA CENTRAL
DON WILKINS Don Wilkins has worked with various mediums and now works primarily in acrylic. Currently he is pursuing a reverse painting on glass technique. This combines several mediums to produce acrylic paintings of nature on glass which are framed against a contrasting industrial metallic background. He is vice president of the Westerville Art league and regularly shows his work in various WAL exhibitions. ROB MANDELL Rob Mandell has developed a passion for creating unique and imaginative digital and photographic artwork. Rob is influenced by the prismatic refraction of light through objects and enjoys taking ordinary objects and turning them in to interesting pieces of art. Rob is the current president of the Westerville Art League and his artwork can be found in several locations around town and will be the featured artist at Java Central for March and April . OHIO ART MARKET
MICHAEL KAREN RAYER Michael is an artist, whose work is sold at Ohio Art in Uptown Westerville, as well as MatchMade in Alexander, Ohio. She is a watercolorist with a speciality in pet portraits and wild animal paintings. Like many artists, she started with crayons, which still have a special place in my heart (and a large box in her studio!). In school Michael took every art class that was offered, and was able to experience all the different medians. She always knew she wanted to be a watercolorist, in the form of painting animals, but a husband, child and work interfered. She always knew she would pick up watercolors again one day. She would spend her spare money on books and put them away for “someday”. Someday finally came about 11 years ago, and her watercolor love affair began! A wise teacher told her to “paint what you love” and she loves animals, especially dogs. She painted and threw away and painted and threw away until one day, SHE LIKED IT! Today Michael combines watercolor paint and animals and considers herself very lucky to do so! HOOT
HEART OF OHIO TOLE Heart of Ohio Tole, Inc. (HOOT) is a non-profit charitable organization whose purpose is to promote and educate people about decorative painting. At our 39th HOOT Convention in July 2019 there will be painting classes, art show and vendor's exhibit hall. HOOT provides memory boxes to area hospitals for infant bereavement programs and other philanthropic projects. SHIRLEY'S GOURMET POPCORN
DALTON VANDERPOOL Dalton Vanderpool - Eclektic is an organization that was created to support charities that benefit cancer awareness and environmental conservation. We hope to support this dream through Landscape Photography, Coffee, Sculpture, and Family Portraits, in hopes to one day give back to the world that has given so much to us. MEGAN LEE DESIGNS
MEGAN LEE/MEGAN OWDOM-WEITZ Megan Owdom-Weitz / Megan Lee Designs. After receiving a degree in Visual Communications Design from Kent State, Megan moved to Chicago and began working in the design field. In 2003, Megan began creating designs that tickled her fancy and made her smile. She took a screen-printing class and fell in love with printing her illustrations on clothing. Megan quit her day job in 2009 and hasn't looked back. After making the decision to grow her family to more than their beloved dachshund Heika, they made the big decision to move to Ohio in 2016 and now live in Westerville with their two children, Ivan and Zia. They still travel to Chicago frequently for shows and now have a Shop & Studio in Uptown Westerville. ERA REAL SOLUTIONS REALTY
OLIVIA HODOROWSKI Olivia Hodorowski is a multi-media art explorer. It started with cards to stay connected and expanded from paper into inks, paint, chalks and textures. Now she plays and learns in stencils, alcohol inks, gelli plates, citra solv backgrounds, deli paper, playing cards, acrylic pours on canvas, teabags, calligraphy and no piece of recycle is safe. There's no limit to what she might try when inspired. She is a member of the Westerville Art League and still learning how to market her art. MY COUSINS COTTAGE CAROLYN HAMILTON Carolyn is a watercolor artist who studied for many years with the renowned artist, Jim Atwood of Westerville. She is now studying with Kevin Buckland of Columbus. Carolyn participates in numerous Westerville Art League shows and she exhibits at "Arts Alley" during 4th Fridays in Westerville. MARSHA STALKER Marsha has been painting watercolor for several years. and is a member of the Westerville Art League. Marsha continues to study art. She has exhibited at Westerville Art League shows, at Inniswood Gardens, Quest Business Center, and received a first place award at The Ohio State University College of Medicine Art Show. Her work is currently displayed at Java Central. EDWIN LOY HOME
AMY CABILOVSKI Amy Cabilovski, owner of Edwin Loy Home will feature Chalk Paint® in the shop and do a live demonstration. Amy is the Stockist for Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® in Westerville and Delaware and graduated with an Art degree from Otterbein. Edwin Loy Home offers Chalk Paint® workshops & custom Chalk Paint® services. Amy has trained with Annie Sloan herself in Oxford, England - the headquarters of Chalk Paint
ROUSH HALL VITOR MAZAEL Vitor Mizael Land in Flames explores the issues of Brazilian national identity through the fluid boundaries of the natural world. The artist plays against literary traditions that blend fact and fantasy, remediating and subsuming technical drawings of flora and fauna within fantastical environment. GOOD VIBES WINERY SARA FREDERICK Sara grew up in Maryland and moved to Ohio 7 years ago. She has been painting, drawing and doing multi media art since she was in high school. To Sara, art is freedom, passion, no boundaries and overall individuality. She gains inspiration from her space and feelings around and within her. Sara recently painted a mural in Good Vibes Winery and works at Asterisk Supper Club in Uptown. Her art is her "flow" and she looks forward to sharing her pieces at the Art Hop. MORGAN'S TREASURE CUSTOM JEWELRY DAVID STICHWEH David is a Professor Emeritus at Otterbein University where he taught photography in the Art Department. His current work involves transferring photographs onto granite stone and marble plaque . |
SUNBEAR STUDIOS AND GALLERY
MEREDITH MARTIN Meredith Martin is a Fine Arts graduate of Otterbein University, and, after a number of years in an education-related career journey, became a full time artist in 1996. Having majored in art, studied Pre-Columbian art and architecture in Mexico and New Mexico, Meredith’s work is influenced by the strong design and color of these cultural areas. She works primarily in pastel, oil pastels and oils, as well as experimental mediums and is intensely committed to drawing and design. For over 7 years, Meredith presented work depicting the wildlife of our nation’s parks and natural places. She traveled throughout the West and much of her work reflects this interest. Martin has shown and sold work in juried exhibits throughout major cities in the United States, including St. Louis, Atlanta, Providence, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Lansing, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Akron, and in her home town of Columbus, OH. Her work is now in several hundred collections throughout Ohio and the U.S. She is the founder of Sunbear Studios and Gallery, and currently shows and teaches a variety of classes at the gallery. See www.sunbearstudio.com CHARLES ROWLAND Charles resides in Lewis Center, Ohio. A watercolor artist for over 50 years, he is both an active artist and teacher. His work is represented by Sunbear Studios and Gallery, Westerville, Ohio, The Canoe Club Gallery, Port Clinton, Ohio, and the Terra Gallery, Dublin, Ohio. He is a signature member and past secretary of the Ohio Watercolor Society, Central Ohio Watercolor Society, and Central Ohio Plein Air Painters. He was featured in the February/March 2004 article “Master Painters of the USA” in International Artist Magazine. His painting “In the Port of Marseille” was selected by North Light Publishers for inclusion in “SPLASH 19-The best of Watercolor”. His work is characterized by strong design and a solid approach to the technical fundamentals of the medium. While avoiding photorealism, his painting style captures the essence and emotion of the subject while involving the viewers’ imagination in its’ interpretation. The choice of subject matter is diverse ranging from seascapes and landscapes to still life and portraits. A selection of his paintings and drawings can be found on his website at: Http://charleswrowland.zenfolio.com PURE ROOTS BOUTIQUE AND GALLERY
KELLYN DONNELLY Kellyn Donnelly is a local artist who has called Westerville home for over 20 years. She and her husband, Sean, have raised their three kids here. Kellyn has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Miami University and was an art director at agencies in Denver, Los Angeles, and Columbus before deciding to to stay home with their children. Most recently Kellyn has been creating art for a company she started in 2014 called Blessed Moments Studio. She sells online at www.blessedmomentsstudio.com and in Uptown Westerville at Pure Roots but is also is happy to discuss being commissioned for any custom pieces you have in mind. TOSTADALICIOUS
DON WILKINS Don Wilkins has worked with various mediums and now works primarily in acrylic. Currently he is pursuing a reverse painting on glass technique. This combines several mediums to produce acrylic paintings of nature on glass which are framed against a contrasting industrial metallic background. He is vice president of the Westerville Art league and regularly shows his work in various WAL exhibitions THE FRANK MUSEUM
ROSANA PAULINO PARAISO Rosana Paulino Paraiso Tropical (Tropical Paradise) directly addresses the process of colonization and slavery in Brazil, to understand the legacies of colonialism and racial constructions in the present. It also challenges the discourse of domination that was normalized by scientific theories in the 19th century. The work also deals with the notion of Brazil as a paradise, but a paradise for whom? the country was seen - and continues to be seen by the national and international elites - as an immense warehouse where people, fauna, and flora are there to be exploited. THE GEMMA SHOP
DAVE WALKER Dave Walker has a life-long interest in art and covers a wide range of subject matter from real to fantasy using acrylic paints. He graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Visual Arts, minoring in Art History. He uses all forms of media to cover a large area of subject matter from nature, fantasy, people, caricatures, comics and anything else that peaks his interest. Dave has won several art shows, has had art used in various magazines and t-shirt designs, and has commissioned art in private collections here and abroad. BARREL & BOAR
SAMUEL DARLING Samuel Darling is an American painter and poet with deep roots in Westerville. Specializing in abstract minimalism, he has spent years building off the foundations laid forth by Yves Klien and Mark Rothko creating a unique and individualistic style all his own. With a focus on clean lines and pure colors, each painting is meticulously measured and layered to create an atmosphere and aesthetic exemplified through the use of solid shape and minimalist composition. MEZA WINE SHOP
TIFFANY ARNOLD Tiffany Arnold is a local artist and former Westerville teacher. She has loved art her whole life! She enjoys painting with acrylic, oil and watercolor and creates beautiful abstract and realistic paintings. Tiffany also enjoys making wreathes, greeting cards and jewelry. She has a bright and whimsical style filled with color and texture. Her work can be found at Pure Roots Boutique and Meza Wine Shop. Tiffany teaches WACkY Art Classes for kids ages 7-12, where they explore different artistic styles and mediums while having lots of fun in the process. A TWIST ON OLIVES
REBECCA BURDOCK Rebecca Burdock creates her pen and ink drawings by marrying simple, bold lines with fine, intricate details. She likes juxtaposition of a simple line in contrast with the intricacy of details. In combination, these two things have the power to move you. Using shapes found in nature to influence her final pieces, she takes inspiration from "just about anything". Her work can be found in several locations around central Ohio, including Pure Roots in Westerville, Firefly Play Cafe in Clintonville, Worthington's Igloo Letterpress as well as The Market at Flint Station and Glean in the Short North Arts District. UPTOWN ON MAIN
MARIANGELA MANNO The love for the Arts for Mariangela Manno started at a very young age and continued through all her life as a hobby. She works on different kinds of medium, from pencil to watercolor, acrylics and photography. In 2018 she started painting full time and her work is being displayed around Columbus and Westerville, including Java Central and the Westerville Public Library. WESTERVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
KATHRYN SMITHSON Kathryn Smithson is a local Pastel Artist in Westerville, Ohio, who specializes in birds, floral, wildlife and pet portraits. Kathryn has been a member of the Westerville Art League since 2006 and is the current Treasurer, Secretary for OPAL, The Ohio Pastel Artists League, and a member of the Arts Council of Westerville. Kathryn participates in numerous art shows around Westerville and surrounding communities and in 4th Fridays in Uptown Westerville. WESTERVILLE ANTIQUES AND RUSTIC REVAMPED DECOR
HOLLY BANKS Holly recently relocated from Madison, Wisconsin to Columbus. Her paintings are best described as eclectic and folk-like with a touch of whimsy. Through the use of color and pattern, her works invite you to explore and reflect your own sense of creativity. KURT MCCURDY HER REALTOR
JOHN CAMERON John Cameron has a lifelong interest in painting, and as an adult, specifically in transparent watercolor painting. He has studied with nationally recognized water-colorists, including Tony Couch, James, Toogood, Suzanne Acetta, Fran Mangino, Chris Leeper, Bill Vrsack, Frank Webb, Charles Rowland and Keving Buckland. John has had leadership positions in the Westerville Art League, Ohio Watercolor Society and Arts Council of Westeriville. He teaches watercolor classes and has his work displayed and for purchase at several venues around town, including, Franklin Park Conservatory, Westerville Public Library, Inniswood Metro Gardens, Java Central Coffee House and Gallery, and Ohio Art Market. WESTERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISPLAYS OF EMPLOYEES' ART Visit the library to see art created by library employees. Types of artwork include: watercolor, acrylic, wood art, book art, digital art and more! |
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