Artist Registry
Andrea Aron
Visual Artist and Educator
Andrea taught Jewelry and Ceramics at New London High School for 34 years. She is currently teaching at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown. Andrea’s focus is on the contrast of textured metal and color using gemstones and enameled glass with silver.
Email: artchr27@aol.com
Andrea taught Jewelry and Ceramics at New London High School for 34 years. She is currently teaching at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown. Andrea’s focus is on the contrast of textured metal and color using gemstones and enameled glass with silver.
Email: artchr27@aol.com
Francis Barkyoumb
Stained Glass & Fused Glass Artist
Stained glass and fused glass artist, art, classes, restoration, custom design.
Website: glassdancestudio.com
Email: francis@glassdancestudio.com
Stained glass and fused glass artist, art, classes, restoration, custom design.
Website: glassdancestudio.com
Email: francis@glassdancestudio.com
Jacklyn Ann Belmonte
Musical Theatre Vocal Coach
Adult Piano Instruction, Pianist/Organist
Jackie has performed professionally throughout Connecticut and New York in genres from musical theatre to light opera to church music, conducting orchestras and singers for Regional, Summer Stock, Dinner, and Community Theatre. Jackie attended Hartt School of Music where she designed the first musical theatre curriculum there and went on to earn her degree from Manhattanville College. She is a member of ACDA, AGO, and AFM. Jackie currently maintains a private voice and piano studio.
Email: ecodev61@gmail.com
Phone: 203 442 3299
Website: https://www.jbmusic.online/
Adult Piano Instruction, Pianist/Organist
Jackie has performed professionally throughout Connecticut and New York in genres from musical theatre to light opera to church music, conducting orchestras and singers for Regional, Summer Stock, Dinner, and Community Theatre. Jackie attended Hartt School of Music where she designed the first musical theatre curriculum there and went on to earn her degree from Manhattanville College. She is a member of ACDA, AGO, and AFM. Jackie currently maintains a private voice and piano studio.
Email: ecodev61@gmail.com
Phone: 203 442 3299
Website: https://www.jbmusic.online/
Briana Benn-Mirandi
Art and Soul Therapy, LLC
Briana approaches life with a level of "joie de vivre" enjoyed by adults who have never fully "grown up". A founder of ConnectiCon, a multi-genre fan convention, Briana has seen both the industry- and fan sides of pop culture art forms such as animation, film, comics, and gaming. With a love of these art forms, her art styles of choice focus on illustration of a whimsical nature.
Briana's love of art is interwoven into her life, both personally and professionally as an art therapist. She has great success working with children, teens, young adults and creative people of all ages. Her aim is to move therapy as slowly or as quickly as the client is ready to move, in a comforting, supportive environment. She is most at home working with clients wrestling with anxiety, depression, anger issues, trauma, ADHD, and creatives who are in a career rut.
Briana received her master's degree in art therapy from Albertus Magnus College in 2008, and before that, her bachelor's degree in psychology from University of Connecticut in 2003. She holds two licenses with the state of Connecticut; she is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Licensed Art Therapist. She is also a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist through the Art Therapy Credentialing Board. She was trained in hypnotherapy by the Scottish Strategic Life Academy, and was trained in Brief Solution-Oriented Trauma Resolution by the Center for Authentic Living.
Email: artandsoulct@gmail.com
Phone: 203-350-3717
Website: https://www.artandsoul-arttherapy.com
Briana approaches life with a level of "joie de vivre" enjoyed by adults who have never fully "grown up". A founder of ConnectiCon, a multi-genre fan convention, Briana has seen both the industry- and fan sides of pop culture art forms such as animation, film, comics, and gaming. With a love of these art forms, her art styles of choice focus on illustration of a whimsical nature.
Briana's love of art is interwoven into her life, both personally and professionally as an art therapist. She has great success working with children, teens, young adults and creative people of all ages. Her aim is to move therapy as slowly or as quickly as the client is ready to move, in a comforting, supportive environment. She is most at home working with clients wrestling with anxiety, depression, anger issues, trauma, ADHD, and creatives who are in a career rut.
Briana received her master's degree in art therapy from Albertus Magnus College in 2008, and before that, her bachelor's degree in psychology from University of Connecticut in 2003. She holds two licenses with the state of Connecticut; she is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Licensed Art Therapist. She is also a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist through the Art Therapy Credentialing Board. She was trained in hypnotherapy by the Scottish Strategic Life Academy, and was trained in Brief Solution-Oriented Trauma Resolution by the Center for Authentic Living.
Email: artandsoulct@gmail.com
Phone: 203-350-3717
Website: https://www.artandsoul-arttherapy.com
Candace Bialczak
Painter
Candace Bialczak is a local watercolor artist and instructor and a member of the Guilford, Madison and Clinton art leagues. A retired Wallingford middle school art teacher, she now teaches adult classes at Artsplace in Cheshire and Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook. Her art work is usually botanical in its subject matter with an emphasis on nuanced color and detail.
Email: candybialczak@gmail.com
Website: cbialczak.com
Candace Bialczak is a local watercolor artist and instructor and a member of the Guilford, Madison and Clinton art leagues. A retired Wallingford middle school art teacher, she now teaches adult classes at Artsplace in Cheshire and Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook. Her art work is usually botanical in its subject matter with an emphasis on nuanced color and detail.
Email: candybialczak@gmail.com
Website: cbialczak.com
Michael Bower
Woodturner
Email: pondbower@gmail.com
Phone: 203-494-1355
Website: www.mikebowerwoodturning.com
Email: pondbower@gmail.com
Phone: 203-494-1355
Website: www.mikebowerwoodturning.com
Nancy Breakstone
Visual Artist
Nancy is a life long photographer living in Westport, CT and specializing in nature photography.
Website: www.nancybreakstonephotography.com
Email: Info@nancybreakstonephotography.com
Phone: 914-261-0118
Nancy is a life long photographer living in Westport, CT and specializing in nature photography.
Website: www.nancybreakstonephotography.com
Email: Info@nancybreakstonephotography.com
Phone: 914-261-0118
Bill Burkhart
Visual Artist - Photographer
Photojournalist, worked for magazines, newspapers, wire services finally coming 'home' to Wesleyan University, University Photographer for 22 years
Email: bill@billburkhart.com
Photojournalist, worked for magazines, newspapers, wire services finally coming 'home' to Wesleyan University, University Photographer for 22 years
Email: bill@billburkhart.com
William Canosa
Photographer
Email: wac61@att.net
Email: wac61@att.net
Susie Capezzone
Multi Media Artist
Susie is a graphic designer, exhibit designer, sign painter and lettering artist living in Guilford. She uses photography as a medium of expression.
Susie is a graphic designer, exhibit designer, sign painter and lettering artist living in Guilford. She uses photography as a medium of expression.
Chloe Carlson
Artistic Director at GUSTO Dance
Chloe Carlson, an Old Saybrook resident, directs GUSTO Dance through which she shares her lifelong passion for dance through performing, teaching and choreographing. She has taught dance for decades to movers of all ages and backgrounds. Chloe believes that dance should be everywhere, so she performs and teaches both in conventional venues and more unusual settings like art galleries, parks and sidewalks. An alumna of Mount Holyoke College and UCONN Law School, she feels fortunate to spread the empowering, transformative magic of dance!
Email: chloedance@comcast.net
Chloe Carlson, an Old Saybrook resident, directs GUSTO Dance through which she shares her lifelong passion for dance through performing, teaching and choreographing. She has taught dance for decades to movers of all ages and backgrounds. Chloe believes that dance should be everywhere, so she performs and teaches both in conventional venues and more unusual settings like art galleries, parks and sidewalks. An alumna of Mount Holyoke College and UCONN Law School, she feels fortunate to spread the empowering, transformative magic of dance!
Email: chloedance@comcast.net
Lynda James Carroll
Visual Artist
I am an art teacher/photogapher/drawer
Phone: 203-856-8867
Website: https://www.lyndajamescarroll.com/
I am an art teacher/photogapher/drawer
Phone: 203-856-8867
Website: https://www.lyndajamescarroll.com/
Alice Chittenden
Visual Artist
I am a studio artist living and working on the shoreline.
Phone: 203-640-1325
I am a studio artist living and working on the shoreline.
Phone: 203-640-1325
Sandra Wolfe Christie
Kaleidoscope Artist
Sandra Christie is a photo restorer, metalsmith and kaleidoscope artist. She received her BFA from Parsons School of Design in NYC and studied in Paris. Sandra started creating stained glass kaleidoscopes in 1991 and silversmithing in 1998. Her work has evolved through the years as she combined her kaleidoscope glass work with her love of metalsmithing.
Email: sandra@gchristie.com
Phone: 203-470-7440
Website: https://marriedmetals.com/
Sandra Christie is a photo restorer, metalsmith and kaleidoscope artist. She received her BFA from Parsons School of Design in NYC and studied in Paris. Sandra started creating stained glass kaleidoscopes in 1991 and silversmithing in 1998. Her work has evolved through the years as she combined her kaleidoscope glass work with her love of metalsmithing.
Email: sandra@gchristie.com
Phone: 203-470-7440
Website: https://marriedmetals.com/
Kelly Clark
Fine Artist - Painter
Born and raised on the shoreline of Connecticut, I’ve been absorbed in anything creative as long as I can remember. I attended Pratt Institute where I earned a Bachelor's degree in Communications Design. I now live and work as a painter and graphic designer. For me, art is an endless and ever-changing exploration of color, form and feeling. Beautiful things seen and felt send me to my easel, where I feel compelled to say something in paint.
Email: Kelly@kellyclarkart.com
Website: kellyclarkart.com
Born and raised on the shoreline of Connecticut, I’ve been absorbed in anything creative as long as I can remember. I attended Pratt Institute where I earned a Bachelor's degree in Communications Design. I now live and work as a painter and graphic designer. For me, art is an endless and ever-changing exploration of color, form and feeling. Beautiful things seen and felt send me to my easel, where I feel compelled to say something in paint.
Email: Kelly@kellyclarkart.com
Website: kellyclarkart.com
Anne Coffey
Visual Artist
I am a retired high school math teacher who was always interested in creating art. My professional teaching career has definitely influenced my art making. I value precision and neatness, calm and quiet spaces. I am intrigued by the relationships between shapes and marks, colors and patterns—and at times I am delighted by what happens when I put brush to paper or board. Art making does not come easily but the effort is so worthwhile!
Email: anniectct@gmail.com
Website: https://annecoffey.com
I am a retired high school math teacher who was always interested in creating art. My professional teaching career has definitely influenced my art making. I value precision and neatness, calm and quiet spaces. I am intrigued by the relationships between shapes and marks, colors and patterns—and at times I am delighted by what happens when I put brush to paper or board. Art making does not come easily but the effort is so worthwhile!
Email: anniectct@gmail.com
Website: https://annecoffey.com
Kathy Conway
Photographer
My birth as a photographer took place as an oil painter. Photography was simply a resource for creating paintings and an excuse to explore the wonderfully diverse world we live in. It was my way to connect with people in their environments and learn about their culture. Then photography became my vehicle for self-expression. Initially, I focused on seeing this world in color - Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth’s use of light and contrast were a source of inspiration
Email: kconway.ct@gmail.com
My birth as a photographer took place as an oil painter. Photography was simply a resource for creating paintings and an excuse to explore the wonderfully diverse world we live in. It was my way to connect with people in their environments and learn about their culture. Then photography became my vehicle for self-expression. Initially, I focused on seeing this world in color - Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth’s use of light and contrast were a source of inspiration
Email: kconway.ct@gmail.com
Robert Coolidge
Architect & Photographer
Website: https://robertcoolidge.smugmug.com/
Website: https://robertcoolidge.smugmug.com/
Jayne Crowley
Visual Artist
Stained glass artist with 47 years experience. I have been working in the industry doing custom stained glass windows for commercial and residential buildings. I have also specialized in church restorations, and have had the pleasure of seeing many of the old church windows given new life. My new work combines glass with photographs, compatible metals and paints. After all these years working in glass I am still finding that glass has much to teach me.
Website: http://jcartglass.com
Stained glass artist with 47 years experience. I have been working in the industry doing custom stained glass windows for commercial and residential buildings. I have also specialized in church restorations, and have had the pleasure of seeing many of the old church windows given new life. My new work combines glass with photographs, compatible metals and paints. After all these years working in glass I am still finding that glass has much to teach me.
Website: http://jcartglass.com
Glenn Curtis
Photographer
Professional Photographer and studio. Photographic interests: commercial/industrial, fine art and portraiture.
Email: glenn@curtis-studio.com
Website: www.curtisphotography.com
Professional Photographer and studio. Photographic interests: commercial/industrial, fine art and portraiture.
Email: glenn@curtis-studio.com
Website: www.curtisphotography.com
Margaret Dean
Painter
Margaret B Dean is a Connecticut Shoreline plein air painter. She maintains a studio in Branford, Ct located at 175 Montowese Street.
Email: margaretbdeanstudio@gmail.com
Phone: 203 494-0104
Website: https://margaretbdean.com/
Margaret B Dean is a Connecticut Shoreline plein air painter. She maintains a studio in Branford, Ct located at 175 Montowese Street.
Email: margaretbdeanstudio@gmail.com
Phone: 203 494-0104
Website: https://margaretbdean.com/
Nancy DeNicolo
Visual Artist, Teacher
I recently moved to the area and look forward to connecting with other artists and makers. I practice and teach mindful, creative, joyful nature journaling. I am a mixed media artist working mainly in watercolor, graphite and pen and ink.
Website: www.nancydenicolo.com
Email: nsmdenicolo@gmail.com
I recently moved to the area and look forward to connecting with other artists and makers. I practice and teach mindful, creative, joyful nature journaling. I am a mixed media artist working mainly in watercolor, graphite and pen and ink.
Website: www.nancydenicolo.com
Email: nsmdenicolo@gmail.com
Katherine Dickson
Founder of Guapa Films
Katherine Dickson is a multidisciplinary artist. Born in New York City in 1966, she began her career as a child performer at the American Folk Theater Children Division. Originally, Katherine began her training in music, voice and theater arts attending the Hartford Conservatory and HB Studio; ultimately completing her education in film, wardrobe, and photography as a graduate of Quinnipiac University Film Institute Training Program and Lights Films Schools.
At age 19, Katherine competed in the Latin America spin off of Star Search “Buscando Estrellas”. In the decades that followed, Katherine has amassed a portfolio of lead character roles in numerous Off-Broadway theater productions and A-list blockbuster films.
Katherine expanded her credits to include behind the camera work. In 2010 she founded Guapa Films. As a Producer, she has brought forward award winning enlightened work by magnificent directors such as La Toma (2011/12) by Paola Mendoza. Collaboratively, she works in other areas of the industry, harnessing skills and credits in theater, photography and film.
Some of these credits include producer for Your Love Is Giving Me Life directed by up and comer director Halo Rossetti, director/editor for You Didn’t Tell Me (2019), director/producer for Girls & Women Immigrant Project (2016) Women In Film & Third News Reel, casting director for the award winning film, Brilliant Mistakes (2012) directed by Paul Brighton and wardrobe designer for Local Commercial (2012)directed by Richard Dobbs. Katherine received her first credit as assistant director for the Off Broadway play Thank You, But No by acclaimed director/actor Austin Pendleton and her director’s credit for Perry Guzzi’s play The New Hire (2013). Critical acclaim for the film Alma & Alex at the (2014) Cannes Films Festival. The film was written in partnership with friend and colleague Paola Mendoza. It stars Katherine and Juan Carlos Diaz of La Barberia fame. The film was completely produced by Guapa Films.
In 2020, working alongside renowned producers Philip Carroll and Grammy winner Jeff Jones, Katherine executive produced and released her first EP titled EQUILIBRIUM on all major platforms.
Katherine is a recipient of the Linda McMahon Ladies Making History Award for her contributions in her field and community. It is safe to say that she is creating a body of work that deconstructs the architecture of the expected.
Email: info@katherinedickson.com
Phone: 203-415-9164
Website: https://www.katherinedickson.com/
Katherine Dickson is a multidisciplinary artist. Born in New York City in 1966, she began her career as a child performer at the American Folk Theater Children Division. Originally, Katherine began her training in music, voice and theater arts attending the Hartford Conservatory and HB Studio; ultimately completing her education in film, wardrobe, and photography as a graduate of Quinnipiac University Film Institute Training Program and Lights Films Schools.
At age 19, Katherine competed in the Latin America spin off of Star Search “Buscando Estrellas”. In the decades that followed, Katherine has amassed a portfolio of lead character roles in numerous Off-Broadway theater productions and A-list blockbuster films.
Katherine expanded her credits to include behind the camera work. In 2010 she founded Guapa Films. As a Producer, she has brought forward award winning enlightened work by magnificent directors such as La Toma (2011/12) by Paola Mendoza. Collaboratively, she works in other areas of the industry, harnessing skills and credits in theater, photography and film.
Some of these credits include producer for Your Love Is Giving Me Life directed by up and comer director Halo Rossetti, director/editor for You Didn’t Tell Me (2019), director/producer for Girls & Women Immigrant Project (2016) Women In Film & Third News Reel, casting director for the award winning film, Brilliant Mistakes (2012) directed by Paul Brighton and wardrobe designer for Local Commercial (2012)directed by Richard Dobbs. Katherine received her first credit as assistant director for the Off Broadway play Thank You, But No by acclaimed director/actor Austin Pendleton and her director’s credit for Perry Guzzi’s play The New Hire (2013). Critical acclaim for the film Alma & Alex at the (2014) Cannes Films Festival. The film was written in partnership with friend and colleague Paola Mendoza. It stars Katherine and Juan Carlos Diaz of La Barberia fame. The film was completely produced by Guapa Films.
In 2020, working alongside renowned producers Philip Carroll and Grammy winner Jeff Jones, Katherine executive produced and released her first EP titled EQUILIBRIUM on all major platforms.
Katherine is a recipient of the Linda McMahon Ladies Making History Award for her contributions in her field and community. It is safe to say that she is creating a body of work that deconstructs the architecture of the expected.
Email: info@katherinedickson.com
Phone: 203-415-9164
Website: https://www.katherinedickson.com/
Laurie Douglas
Visual Artist
I make paintings and mixed media works that are about color, landscape and impressions of the natural world. I employ many layers of paint, texture and drawing, reinterpreting organic forms through the dual lenses of imagination and memory.
For most of the past 10 years, I have been painting primarily in encaustic (pigment permanently burned into wax). Many individual pieces make use of fabric and wallpapers in their overall design, reflecting a love for textile art. I am fascinated by ocean currents, crop circles, and geological and floral imagery, and hope to reveal in the work what lies beneath the surface.
After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Fine Arts from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and studying art and literature for a year in France, I spent years teaching public middle and high school in New England and in the Bahamas. I then returned to my own education, studying at The Massachusetts College of Art with John McNamara, Jeremy Foss and Dan Kelleher and receiving the 1914 Award for Excellence in Painting and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
My paintings have been exhibited in juried shows and galleries throughout the Northeast, among them: the Montserrat School of Visual Arts, The Boston Bromfield Gallery, Artspace in New Haven, The Mill Gallery in Guilford, The Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, and The Keyes Gallery of The Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in Stony Creek. For many years I was represented by The Greene Gallery in Guilford.
I am a member of the Shoreline Arts Trail and the Connecticut Women Artists Association, and have attended the 10th Annual International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
On Martha's Vineyard, my paintings have been shown at the Gay Head Gallery, The Field Gallery, and The Dragonfly Gallery. I have been awarded the All-Island Art Show Ruth Bogan Award and a Guilford Savings Bank Award at a Guilford Art League Annual Juried Exhibition. My paintings hang in many private collections throughout the United States.
Website: lauriedouglasart.com
Email: lauriedouglas101@comcast.net
I make paintings and mixed media works that are about color, landscape and impressions of the natural world. I employ many layers of paint, texture and drawing, reinterpreting organic forms through the dual lenses of imagination and memory.
For most of the past 10 years, I have been painting primarily in encaustic (pigment permanently burned into wax). Many individual pieces make use of fabric and wallpapers in their overall design, reflecting a love for textile art. I am fascinated by ocean currents, crop circles, and geological and floral imagery, and hope to reveal in the work what lies beneath the surface.
After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Fine Arts from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and studying art and literature for a year in France, I spent years teaching public middle and high school in New England and in the Bahamas. I then returned to my own education, studying at The Massachusetts College of Art with John McNamara, Jeremy Foss and Dan Kelleher and receiving the 1914 Award for Excellence in Painting and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
My paintings have been exhibited in juried shows and galleries throughout the Northeast, among them: the Montserrat School of Visual Arts, The Boston Bromfield Gallery, Artspace in New Haven, The Mill Gallery in Guilford, The Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, and The Keyes Gallery of The Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in Stony Creek. For many years I was represented by The Greene Gallery in Guilford.
I am a member of the Shoreline Arts Trail and the Connecticut Women Artists Association, and have attended the 10th Annual International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
On Martha's Vineyard, my paintings have been shown at the Gay Head Gallery, The Field Gallery, and The Dragonfly Gallery. I have been awarded the All-Island Art Show Ruth Bogan Award and a Guilford Savings Bank Award at a Guilford Art League Annual Juried Exhibition. My paintings hang in many private collections throughout the United States.
Website: lauriedouglasart.com
Email: lauriedouglas101@comcast.net
Jan Doyle
Presenter
Art Quilter, Photographer
Jan Doyle is a media personality with her own show, Wyse Talk, on cable and YouTube. Jan has appeared on Good Morning CT for three years with Classroom Connections, taught elementary and high school, and loves to travel.
As a teacher, Jan felt the one page in the history books devoted to the Underground Railroad completely inadequate. Personal interest and study led to the creation of the program Quilts and the Underground Railroad: Fact or Fiction. “What makes my presentation unique is the historical facts juxtaposed with folklore and legend. This presentation is enhanced with my handmade quilts, an historical quilt and current information on the Underground Railroad.”
Another passion is to “incorporate photography with my quilting. I discovered thread painting my images on fabric is something I love to do. I feel very fortunate to be able to share my interest in photography and love of quilting with others.” Her quilts and photographs have been exhibited in galleries and art centers.
Jan presents at conferences, schools, quilt guilds, libraries, art centers, and churches. Jan taught at the Houston International Quilt show.
Jan is a past Co-Rep for the Connecticut Chapter of Studio Art Quilt Associates, (SAQA), past editor of the SAQA -CT newsletter, and immediate past president of the New Haven Camera Club. You can watch her YouTube videos.
Website: www.wyseworks.net
Email: wyseworks365@gmail.com
Art Quilter, Photographer
Jan Doyle is a media personality with her own show, Wyse Talk, on cable and YouTube. Jan has appeared on Good Morning CT for three years with Classroom Connections, taught elementary and high school, and loves to travel.
As a teacher, Jan felt the one page in the history books devoted to the Underground Railroad completely inadequate. Personal interest and study led to the creation of the program Quilts and the Underground Railroad: Fact or Fiction. “What makes my presentation unique is the historical facts juxtaposed with folklore and legend. This presentation is enhanced with my handmade quilts, an historical quilt and current information on the Underground Railroad.”
Another passion is to “incorporate photography with my quilting. I discovered thread painting my images on fabric is something I love to do. I feel very fortunate to be able to share my interest in photography and love of quilting with others.” Her quilts and photographs have been exhibited in galleries and art centers.
Jan presents at conferences, schools, quilt guilds, libraries, art centers, and churches. Jan taught at the Houston International Quilt show.
Jan is a past Co-Rep for the Connecticut Chapter of Studio Art Quilt Associates, (SAQA), past editor of the SAQA -CT newsletter, and immediate past president of the New Haven Camera Club. You can watch her YouTube videos.
Website: www.wyseworks.net
Email: wyseworks365@gmail.com