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
Glenna Jennings
Associate Professor of Photography
Glenna Jennings is an artist and educator whose work draws primarily from the history, theory and practice of photography. She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Dayton’s Department of Art and Design, where she heads up the photography program and serves as the Hanley Sustainability Institute’s Director for Engaging Communities Beyond Campus.
Jackie Jeromin is from Chagrin Falls, Ohio and has been making art in some form for as long as she can remember. She enjoys using hiking as an excuse to take more reference photos to make more art later and trying a bit of everything. Jackie tries to remember to post her current art projects to Instagram regularly and has been getting better at that.
Gweny Jin
Assistant Professor of Design and Social Practice, Annie P. Miller Endowed Professorship
Gweny Jin is a trained architect, designer and maker, who is currently teaching full-time at Columbus College of Art and Design, in Columbus Ohio. She has taught full-time at Pratt Institute as a teaching fellow, and at Rhode Island School of Design while being a graduate student there.
With the support of her artistic training, professional experience, teaching practice, Jin explores drawings, painting, sculptural and installation work, all with an architectural lens, to articulate meaningful art interventions.…
Just another retired guy with lots of camera gear and lighting equipment who especially enjoys taking photos at night.
Mats Jonasson’s talent as a designer attracted attention early on, when he started work as an apprentice engraver at the glassworks in 1959. Over the next few decades he worked with many of the most respected contemporary glass artists in Sweden. During this period, he developed that natural style of his which he’s since perfected.…
Deneé Jones
Artist
Deneé Jones is an artist, creative technologist, and problem solver who blends design with software engineering. With a passion for continuous learning and innovation, she specializes in crafting engaging, interactive experiences—whether through intuitive UI/UX design, multimedia illustrations, or full-stack development. Outside of her professional pursuits, Deneé finds inspiration in a good book, tending her garden, and sketching the world as she sees it.
Jennifer Jones
Artist
Xpressions of Art by J.A Jones
I am a Self-taught mixed media artist. I’m from Cleveland, Ohio and currently living in Columbus, Ohio.
I started on this journey back in 2020. The love for art started for me as a young girl, I have always had a passion for art.
Michael W Jones is an artist who has been making art since he was five years old. It was one of his favorite subjects in school. He volunteers at the Goodwill Art Studio on the East Side of Columbus, Ohio, in Whitehall. He primarily works in drawing and painting. He has an interest in all types of subject matter.
Singer, guitarist, music theory and guitar teacher.
Polaris Guitar Academy, Columbus – Music Theory and Guitar Teacher
Guitar teacher trained by Trinity College of Music, London, UK
16 years of extensive experience teaching group and individual lessons.
Excellent communication skills to patiently teach the adult and young students.…
Pamela Joy
Writer
Pamela Joy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Photography & Cinema from The Ohio State University. She also studied literature and creative writing at the Columbus State Community College. While in Columbus, Pamela volunteered at the Thurber House Literary Center. There she served on the Author Visits Planning Committee, which brought in novelists including Amy Tan, Anne Lamott and Lawrence Block.…
Jean Judd
Mixed Media Artist
Artist and author Jean M. Judd has been creating textile artworks since 1990. She creates work for individual collectors, private commissions, as well as for fine art exhibitions and design projects across the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. When asked, her medium is “hand stitched thread on textile”. That statement can further be explained by whether the textile is a commercial textile, a hand dyed or painted textile, or an enhanced textile with rust pigmentation that was created in her studio. Over thirty years of experimentation with these materials has led to a distinctive narrative in her artwork.
Tanya Kaiser
Visual Artist and Arts Administrator
Tanya Kaiser is a visual artist, curator, and nonprofit leader whose work delves into femininity, identity, and the intersection of politics and religion. Known for her boldly feminist perspective, she draws from personal experiences, particularly her upbringing in the Catholic Church with a Latina mother. Through sculpture and mixed media, she examines the complexities of motherhood, vulnerability, and transformation. Her work has been featured in exhibitions both nationally and internationally, engaging audiences with its thought-provoking exploration of power, resilience, and societal expectations.
Marty J. Kalb, a resident of Delaware, Ohio, has been exhibiting his artwork in various media for over 60 years. The retired Ohio Wesleyan University professor of Fine Art is a graduate of Michigan State University, Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley. Kalb taught at Ohio Wesleyan from 1967 -2007. His courses included Painting, Drawing, Design, Modern Art History and senior level seminars.…
Tricia Kaman has been painting traditional figurative works for over 50 years. She
started drawing portraits at Cedar Point Amusement Park and perfected
“working from life” on pastel sketches and silhouettes of guests; later becoming
the Founder & President of Kaman’s Art Shoppes, where she has trained well
over 1,000 portrait artists.…
Emma Kamerer
MFA Canidate
Emma Louise Kamerer is a figurative and landscape painter. She has a BSS in Studio Art and Education from Cornell College and an MA in Studio Art from Eastern Illinois University. Emma currently is a MFA Candidate at Ohio University.
Wally Kaplan
Artist
I love the actual process of painting…whether it’s the feel of pastels in my hand, the smoothness of charcoal as it glides across the paper, or the rich colors of oil that load the brush. Art and painting have always been a part of my life, but after recovering from two different cancers, it became my passion. In all of my paintings, whatever the subject matter, I want to evoke emotion and allow the viewer into my imagined worlds.
In the beginning of every drawing there is always that first line…the one that leads me to the next and the next until I realize where I want to go and what I am searching to portray. I believe there must be a rhythm to the line in each successful painting. My recent series, “The Human Condition”, portrays portraits that are a compilation of faces of all ages, genders, and social strata. Each of us will see something different in their faces – Strength, Defiance, Defeat, Joy, Independence, Sorrow and Hope. What connects us to each other is that we often see ourselves reflected in their expressions.
Originally from a small town in Western New York, Larry lives in Bay Village, Ohio, his tenth state of residence. He photographs in a variety of styles, but his work now is primarily film-based and his images are straightforward, striving to tell a story in pictures.
Roberta Kayne
Photographer
Roberta Kayne is an award-winning photographer and has been taking photos for over 30 years as a form of therapy and a way to heal the past and focus on the present. Roberta’s photos are reflections of how she sees the world and the expressions of the feelings in her heart and soul.
Ambz Kear
Owner/Creator
From the creation of Hysteria Company exists a consistent divine push of passion for creating art that is socially and environmentally conscientious and engaging. Each day begins with hope, gratitude, and an assortment of intersectional lenses of art and design; with purpose and intention being the Archangel of each project that I approach.…
