The Ohio Artist Registry (OAR) is an exciting opportunity for artists to share their work, connect with the creative community, and establish an online presence—all on a free, virtual platform! The OAR encourages artists working in all art forms, throughout Ohio and beyond, to create a profile, which allows them to better promote themselves and their work. Being listed in the OAR provides artists with new opportunities to share their work with clients, galleries, patrons, and audiences. A listing in the OAR does not confer an endorsement, approval, or verification by the Ohio Arts Council.
For more information, contact Kathy Signorino, artist programs director, at kathy.signorino@oac.ohio.gov or 614-728-6140.
2025 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
rae faba is an artist, sister, daughter, friend, lover, fighter, teacher, star-gazer & bass player. she lives around the great lakes with two troublemaking dogs and a giant tropical hibiscus named “bertha.” rae was educated at pratt institute and the university of akron.
With a B.F.A. from Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) and an M.F.A. from Kent State University, teaching as an adjunct professor at CIA, Notre Dame College, and visiting artist at East Carolina University, I find being an artist is WHO I AM. I find creating abstract paintings gives me the most satisfaction.
An accomplished American Painter, my art has graced collections globally. After over two decades in China, contributing to diverse creative fields, I’ve returned to the USA, expanding my art presence since August 2023. Drawing inspiration from Art Nouveau and figure form elegance, I use symmetrical techniques to create unique visual dialogues. With a philanthropic focus, I’ve donated to charities like Arts for Hearts. My ongoing research explores art as a bridge between past, present, and future personifications, evident in recent works at the TESA Center in Taiwan.
Past experiences and current social and political trends affecting local community provide her with fuel for art making. A union strike sign, Scantron test form, negotiation paper or a discarded shooting target become materials necessary to signify the psychology of current adverse realities that many people face in their daily lives. Her creative re use and reorganization of these nontraditional materials become a dynamic visual format to encourage valuable commentary and discussion among viewers.…
Angela is a native of Ohio. She has been involved with learning about and creating visual art for several decades. Her places of learning have included the fine art and studio art. programs at Kent State University, The Toledo University and Denison University; classes at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center, the Columbus Cultural Arts Center, and the American Academy of Equine Art. …
Originally from Holland, Ohio, Craig Fisher is a 1976 graduate of the University of Toledo. With the exception of a year of study in Europe, he has lived most of his life in Northwest Ohio.
He is a mid-career artist who is unapologetic about being very much a “local kid”. His commercial career spans over three decades as a graphic designer, art director and commercial illustrator. He has worked for over 35 years in advertising agencies and visual learning companies where he has honed his talent for conceptualizing and employing metaphors to teach and engage.
Craig studied with local watercolor artist, Walter Chapman while still in high school. He studied under Diana Attie, Peter Elloine and John Botts as a fine art student at The University of Toledo. He credits the University and its teachers for his love for printmaking and a natural curiosity for the potential of line and form.
Craig currently lives in Sylvania Township with his wife Marian. His studio, Ibis Press, is in his home where he joins the traditional with the contemporary as he pushes the medium of intaglio etching into new directions.
Kiera Fisher
Mixed Media Artist
Kiera Fisher is a Columbus-based Muralist and Mixed Media Artist who embraces bold, brilliant, and vibrant colors, patterns, and imagery to create art that makes you think, and makes your inner child jump for joy. She draws inspiration from her surroundings, incorporating her lived experiences into her work, which frequently depicts figures and their relationship to people, places, and things.…
I wouldn’t be where I am —anywhere near — without my middle school art teacher, Ms Deanna Pfarr. Actual schoolwork, in Middle School, was only the bare minimum. The majority of class time, any classes and all classes, was drawing and doodling. When it was beginning to really get me in trouble, grade wise and parental wise, somehow Ms.…
Caitlin Fitzgerald
Artist Muralist
Caitlin Fitzgerald is an artist and muralist based in Toledo, Ohio. She has worked with The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo in the Young Artists At Work Program, The Toledo Museum of Art and most recently, The Friends of the Children Fundraiser in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Jason is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and Industrial Designer who seeks to improve people’s lives through storytelling and design.
Patty Flauto
Abstract Painter
Ms. Flauto has exhibited nationally. Her work has appeared in The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Butler Institute of American Art and countless galleries. She is an active exhibitor and supporter of the arts in Northeast Ohio. EDUCATION M.F.A. from Kent State University, OH M.F.A. Study, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, TN B.F.A.…
Diane Fleisch Hughes
Artist
Diane Fleisch Hughes is a nationally board certified Art Therapist and contemporary working artist based in the Cleveland, Ohio area.
John Fleming
Theater Director
Since 2010, he has been the Activity Director of the Title III Theatre Arts Program at Central State University. He has an MA in Conflict Resolution from Antioch University. He is also a certified teaching artist from the Lincoln Center Institute. He has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council. In 2002, he was the first artist to receive a fellowship from the International Peace Research Association. A New Orleans native, he lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
I love black and white photography, and I love to shoot film. I am the dinosaur in the camera club that still shoots film. I don’t discriminate against digital equipment and images, but I feel better shooting film. I use 35mm, medium format, and large format cameras. And I work with pinhole, toy, and panorama cameras. My favorite subjects are urban structures. I shoot on bright sunny days; I never met a shadow I didn’t like.
Art has tightly held my heart since childhood and ultimately became a spiritual journey of learning to trust my inner voice. My art making is always evolving, intuitive, soul nourishing and FUN. My personal Mantra “ Look for Joy and Listen for Guidance” is embedded in my art practice. My pieces are full of color and spirit, whether figurative or abstract. I continue to learn and push myself to create art that can inspire and uplift.. I am open to serendipity and chance both in art and life and trust that the unexpected can lead to amazing things.
Michael Fornadley
Visual Artist
1976-1980 CCAD (FA Major)
Participated in different shows primarily in the Central Ohio Region (1992-Present), a couple out of state. Former member of the Acme Art Gallery and proud of it, I have been a member of the Ohio Art League 1989-Present. I have also participated in the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Show off and on since 1992.
Michael Forney
CEO
Michael Anthony Productions is a American theatrical, Film and Television Production Company Producing content in a variety of mediums, including film, television, theatrical stage plays and music. Its founder, Michael Anthony Forney began his creation in 2012 and is currently establishing its base out of Columbus Ohio. Our team includes experienced production and live event technicians with extraordinary experience that enables us to take any project from conception to completion. Our production services are flexible, allowing us to accommodate a wide range of projects and budgets.
Ric Forney, CPSA, is a celebrated artist renowned for his mastery of colored pencils. Through meticulous technique and a keen eye for detail, he crafts stunningly realistic pieces that captivate the imagination. Ric’s work explores the beauty of light, texture, and emotion, pushing the boundaries of the medium. As a dedicated educator and board member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, he continues to inspire artists and elevate colored pencil art.
Kate Fox is the author of The Company Misery Loves (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions), a collection of poems, and two poetry chapbooks: The Lazarus Method (Kent State University Press) and Walking Off the Map (Seven Kitchens Press). Her work has appeared in Great River Review, Kenyon Review, New Ohio Review, West Branch, Valparaiso Review, and Pleiades.…