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
My name is Amber Mason and I was born in Columbus Ohio. I work with a variety of mediums. I currently work for Columbus City Schools as a Substitute Teacher. I first became interested in art in elementary school. My teacher noticed that I had a gift for drawing. I earned a Bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University. …
Mariam Massoud is a visual artist born in Egypt, raised in Alabama, and living in Columbus, Ohio. Her drawings create a visual diary, full of the stories of moments, places, and events that hold personal significance. Since moving to Columbus in 2021, she has exhibited at Blockfort in the “Death, Taxes, 83 Gallery” show and at the Cultural Arts Center in “Centered 2022.”
Cleveland based artist, photographer, educator, curator, and musician.
Brian Mathus
Artist
In 2015 started studying Graphic design finished with a degree. Bringing order to chaos I began to love creating again. I and my wife and a few friends moved into a Studio on the front street. Started painting again seriously in 2017. I started paint figuratively again.
Ryota Matsumoto
Principal
Ryota Matsumoto is an artist, educator, designer, cultural programmer, urban planner, and architect. As a sociologist , he is highly recognized as the founder and preeminent theorist of the postdigital culture.
Katherine Matthews is a freelance writer, editor, and writing instructor.
Born and raised in Cleveland and suburbs, attended Euclid and Mentor schools, managed to graduate. On the 10-year plan at Ohio University with degrees in English and journalism eceive in 1989. Worked in Athens and Columbus, Ohio and St. Joseph, Mich. as writer/editor/photographer, also dropped papers off at library.
Seems kind of skimpy.…
Christine Mauersberger
Artist
Christine Mauersberger is a multi-disciplinary artist in Cleveland, Ohio who produces complex mark-making narratives in multiple media: Prints, paintings, embroidery, and installation works.
Christof Maupin
Artist
My name is Christof Maupin, and I am a hot glass artist, working in a technique called lampworking. Unlike glassblowing, lampworking involves using a torch to form beads on a steel mandrel or small sculptural objects using a glass rod. Much of my glass becomes jewelry, as well as small functional or decorative objects.
Carolyn Mazloomi
Fiber Artist
“AS AN ARTIST, I STRONGLY BELIEVE ART HAS THE CAPACITY TO TOUCH THE SPIRIT, ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND HEAL IN WAYS THAT WORDS ALONE CANNOT.”
— CAROLYN L. MAZLOOMI
Evelyn McBride
Graphic Designer & Muralist
Evelyn McBride (she/they) is a graphic designer and muralist living and creating in Columbus, Ohio. Having graduated from the Columbus College of Art & Design in 2021 with a BFA in Advertising & Graphic Design, she immediately found a passion for getting involved in the arts & design community in Central Ohio. She currently works full-time as a graphic designer in higher education and volunteers with local arts organizations such as the Columbus Society of Communicating Arts (CSCA) and 934 Gallery. Along with design, she paints large-scale murals and contributes to public art opportunities around the Central Ohio area.
Owen McCafferty
Freelance Professional Artist
As an inspiring professional artist I often ask myself what inspired me to become a professional artist. I have allways find my inspirations and even encouragement to create has come from other artists especially those who have visual limitations as I do. I have been an artist for a good while now and I’ve tried different media such as acrylic painting, textural art, oil pastel, and now more recently digital artwork. …
Lynda McClanahan is a self-employed artist and musician living and working in Columbus Ohio. When not making art, Lynda maintains a large urban garden where she grows her own food and makes her own wine.
Linda McConaughy returned to the Cleveland area after a career as an art educator and visual arts supervisor in Baltimore Maryland. She works in many media including wood, fiber, paint, and found objects. Much of her recent work reflects a desire to attend to and decode the intricacies of place and time, particularly within the natural world.…
Erika McCoy
Watercolor Artist
Erika McCoy is a watercolor artist based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Erika has spent the last
twenty years in self study, honing her craft, and playing with color. She is passionate about exploring the beauty of nature through her work. Focused on florals, Erika’s paintings blend her love of watercolor with her fascination for light, shadow, color, and detail.
Kellie McDermott
Painter
After receiving her B.F.A. from Columbus College of Art and Design, Kellie McDermott continued to work on developing materials and techniques which include encaustic paintings as well as oils. Her work has been displayed in galleries including the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington, the Buckham Gallery in Flint, Michigan, and the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, where she was given several awards from the Ohio Arts Council, the Peggy R.…
Mary McFarland
CEO
Tropes in Mary’s work spotlight environmental and cyber terrorism issues, but her characters’ focus is on breaking down barriers and saving themselves–and the earth.