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
Cherie Kuhn Bauer attended Hollins University in 1973 and studied printmaking with Nancy Dahlstrom. After graduating with departmental honors in Studio Art she returned home to Cleveland and began working at the Cleveland Museum of Art, first in the Department of Prints and Drawings and then in the Library. She continued with her printmaking, exhibiting in juried and individual exhibitions including the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Virginia Museum in Richmond. …
Best known for her vibrant and expressive use of acrylic paint and mixed media, Robie Benve expresses her creativity by utilizing paper, ink, markers, and fibers to craft pieces that embody the essence of her inspiration. Her work is characterized by the incorporation of intricate patterns and unique marks, resulting in a distinctive visual language that captures the imagination.
Born and raised in the culturally rich landscape of Italy, Benve stands as a testament to the transformative power of art. The first of her family to graduate from college, she earned an MBA from the University of Venice, Italy. In 2010, her journey led her to Columbus, Ohio, where she found the opportunity to pursue her artistic calling.
Over the years, her award-winning work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions across Ohio. Her creations have found a home in private collections in the United States, Spain, and Italy.
Stephen Calhoun, born 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio USA, is a self-taught artist working in a variety of modalities, most prominently photography, mixed process new media, digital cinema, generative art, and, sound design.
Deb Davis
Professor Emerita
Deb A. Davis is a practicing artist and former educator and university administrator. Davis exhibits traditional and photographic-based artworks, both nationally and internationally. She has mounted solos exhibitions at various galleries and art centers across the U.S. Davis has participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout the United States, including Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Texas, and Washington.
Consuelo Deus
Contemporary Artist
Consuelo Deus was born and raised in New York City, currently an Ohio resident. She has a B.A. in Arts with a concentration of Digital Media and Graphics Design. Her contemporary art style uses mix media, modern, figurative abstracts, with graffiti influences. Her main goal with her art is to make people smile and make happy memories.
Gretchen Durst Jacobs earned her BFA from Wright State University in Dayton, OH, her MFA from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH and studied at the New York Studio School, NY, NY. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in both group and solo shows. She was selected to complete a commissioned painting for Re-imaging Works, for the Main Metro Library in Dayton, Ohio. She’s attended multiple residencies nationally and internationally
Daniel Erdman
Musician/Composer/Author/Publisher
Dan is a singer/songwriter/musician, a member of Cincinnati “ArtsWave Artists”, Cincinnati Arts Association “Artists in Healing”, as well as fiction & non-fiction author. He minored in classical guitar and plays piano, Native American flute, bass guitar and banjo and has written 80+ songs. He co-authored a Yoga book with his friend & mentor, Roger Null in 2007 – Yoga for the 21st Century Man – Fitting Yoga into a Busy Man’s Life, and published a fantasy/spiritual novel – Caterin’s Story, A Gift of Flowering Stone.
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.
Education
2013 – 2016, M.F.A., and extended education in Cultural Anthropologie Ecole Superieure D’Art d’Avignon, France
2011 – 2013, B.F.A., Escuela de Arte y Oficios, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Exhibitions
2025
Solo show at Sharon Weiss Gallery. Social Organs series. March.
2024
Showcase at E1507 former Administrative Manager of the Baltimore Museum of Art space, Baltimore, MD, January
Group Show at Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH, January- February
Scott Goss
Lecturer
Scott Goss is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores various mediums including public art, sculpture, installations, and glass. Scott has completed numerous public art projects and commissions, including an interactive illuminated sculpture for Worthington Yards Apartments in downtown Cleveland, a gateway project for the city of Shaker Heights, OH, a viewing platform for the Cleveland Conventions Bureau, and a glass panel project for Summa Hospital in Akron, OH.…
Donald LC Groves is a professional opera and musical theater singer formerly based in New York City and now living in Ohio. He has been lucky enough to travel the country performing and taking pictures.
Tina Gutierrez
photographer
Tina has taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and has been guest lecturer at the Taft Museum, University of Cincinnati DAAP, CCM and at Xavier University. Tina’s work has been widely exhibited, at FotoFocus 2022,2020,2018 and 2016 at many venues including not only for Fotofocus – The Kennedy Heights Arts Center, The Mansfield Arts Center, The Cincinnati YWCA, Washington Park Art Gallery, The Art Academy, Xavier University Northern Kentucky University, Havana, Cuba, Mexico City, and other spaces.…
James is a professional engineer and artist, living and working in the Columbus area. Painting is his passion.
ROBERT HARTSHORN
Proprietor
A master portrait artist and award winning painter of classic works of art. A fourth generation artist and teacher.
Madison Hendry (b.1985, Cleveland, OH)
Madison Hendry received her MFA in Sculpture from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY in 2011. Madison studied under the influential conceptual artists Vito Acconci, Blane de St. Croix and Tom Scicluna. Madison’s works on Motherhood have been exhibited internationally, including her most recent exhibition with the Museum of Motherhood, “Threads of Connection; Sorry, Not Sorry” (2024), ProCreate Project, “Mother Art Prize”, Cromwell Place, London (2020), Solo Exhibition, “Mother/Infant,”Unperceived Existence, Gallery Shush, Europe (2018), “Project AfterBirth,” Whitechapel Gallery, London (2015); the first ever international exhibition on the subject of early parenthood.…
Linda Hutchinson
Hutchinson
I am a painter who works in oil, watercolor, and all drawing mediums. My preferred subjects are the human face and figure, as well as aging architectural elements. There is an interaction between subject and ground that I cannot resist. Distillation of intent into a simple essence is my goal.
Thomas ‘Fletcher’ Kildren is a creative powerhouse from NYC, now living in the gritty Rust Belt.
Originally trained as an illustrator at Parsons School of Design , he made the jump to digital as a Photo Editor at the New York Post. He soon taught himself other disciplines such as 3D modeling & animation as well as SFX on film sets.
Back in the 1970’s there was a group called, “The Firesign Theater.” They produced a comedy album titled, “I think we are all bozos on this bus.” That has pretty much been my philosophy towards my art. It is satire. It is flippant. Painting and drawing is the way I deal with this crazy reality. …
Michael Kocinski is an illustrator, poet, storyteller, and a Grants Program Evaluator based in Columbus, OH. He was born in Toledo, OH, in 1976, and grew up in with a pond in his backyard in what is known as the Oak Openings region. The wildlife and landforms in this rare, singular habitat has been the biggest influence on Michael’s attitude and practice of making art.