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
Through her paintings, Erica Keener’s hope is to share the sanctuary that she finds in nature, particularly when contemplating the ever changing skies above. She encourages everyone to look around more often – and especially to look up. She is privileged to be a member of the supportive art community in Dayton and has a studio at the Front Street Art complex. Her award winning art can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Miami Valley and beyond.
Matthew Kennedy
Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Theory
Matthew Kennedy’s music contains disarming simplicity, often seeking out dark places with an uninhibited wonder and spirit of exploration. His work has been performed on five continents and received critical acclaim including honors and commissions from ASCAP, BMI, Opera on Tap, Boston Musica Viva, Hartford Opera Theater, bassist Robert Black, Dynamic Music Festival at NYU, as well as residencies at Marble House Project (VT), Atlantic Center for the Arts (FL), Hambidge Center (GA), Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology (MI), The Horned Dorset Artist Colony (NY), Soaring Gardens Artist’s Retreat (PA), and the Mayapple Center for the Arts and Humanities (CT).…
Kate Kern, an interdisciplinary visual artist, uses drawing, artists’ books, installations and other media to create immersive work. She is the recipient of a FY2019 Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship for her series of installations: Calling and Ordinary Time. Her solo exhibition, Calling, at the Alice F.…
Handcrafted ceramics inspired by nature and reckless adventure!
Nicole Kessel is currently a garage potter and accomplished nature photographer working out of her home studio in Miamisburg, Ohio. Her work can be seen in many local shops and galleries throughout the Dayton area and she routinely attends a number of art festivals and special events in Ohio each year.…
Cindy Kessler
President
Cindy and Bob Kessler have designed contemporary mosaics and stained glass windows since the late 1970s. Previous commissions include government buildings, medical facilities, libraries, athletic centers, hospitals, corporations, universities, places of worship, and private collections. They have been awarded highly competitive Percent For Art commissions, have received an Artist Fellowship Grant from the State of Ohio, and won numerous national design awards.
Eli Kessler is an artist who approaches sculpture as a way to examine particular artifacts, rituals, and cultural phenomena. Within his process, ideology and iconography are cut up, rematerialized, and arranged in an attempt to find meaning. His work has led him to investigate methods such as metal fabrication, woodworking, video, casting, and digital fabrication. His work has been on view in Cleveland OH, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh PA, Newton MA, Tyler TX, Washington D.C., New York NY, South Korea, and Venice, Italy. He earned a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University and an MFA in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University
Sandy Kessler Kaminski
Visual Artist
Sandy was born and raised in Columbus Ohio. She is a graduate of Bishop Hartley High School and a Suma Cum Laude Graduate of
The Columbus College of Art and Design.
I’m an ecologist, photographer, and outdoor enthusiast. I offer fine art photography and aim to teach my audience about science and nature in the process. I also offer a range of commercial photography services and am a husband and father of three boys.
Tracy Kichinka
Photographer
Tracy Kichinka is a Cleveland-based photographer, writer, and artist. Her specialty is candid portraits of concerts & music festivals. In addition to having an Associate of Arts from Cuyahoga Community College (with an emphasis on Digital Art & Communications), she also graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in Psychology. She is an advocate for suicide prevention and mental illness awareness. Some of her photography can be found on the annual reports of Greater Cleveland NAMI and Braided Way .
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.
Anastasia (Ana) King is an undergraduate student at the University of Toledo, working towards their BFA in 3-Dimensional studies with a minor in Art History; they will graduate in May of 2024. Born in Toledo, Ana grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with her Russian immigrant mother. As a semi-first-generation Russian American, identity is very important to Ana.…
Cydnie King
Curatorial Assistant
Cydnie’s main body of work explores the connection between humanity and nature by using bright vivid colors to portray androgynous figures and technological circuits physically attached to botanicals.
Daniel J. King is a visual artist and educator with a professional career encompassing college level arts and community workshops, arts administration, higher education marketing & communications, and web content design and management.
I an a lifelong Ohioan who’s early work was created using the silkscreen process. Unfortunately, the inks and solvents I used made me very ill and I was forced to abandon my fine art work for a career as a graphic designer. During that time, desktop computers became available and my professional work utilized these new technologies. Upon retirement as a graphic designer, I resumed my art practice.
I was born just outside of a small town, Polk, Ohio, to dairy farmers which influenced my life. Growing up on a farm I learned about conservation before it became the “in” thing to do. I learned to love the land and roam the two hundred acre farm my parents owned. Around the age of twelve my mom gave me my first camera.…
Growing up in a small farm in western Ohio John was inspired by nature. From an early age he began to draw and paint as often as he could. After high school he joined the military and started a family but continued his artistic journey whenever time allowed. For a time, he painted pastel portraits for tourists while stationed in Norfolk Virginia began.…
BARBARA BRYN KLARE
Artist and Independent Curator
Barbara Bryn Klare is an artist and curator based in San Francisco and SE Ohio. She received a BA in geology and studio art/art history from Oberlin College and an MA Fine Art Merit from University for the Creative Arts. Her artwork has been shown nationally and internationally including Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, Touchstone Gallery in DC, Die Kunstschaffenden in Linz, Austria and Ruskin Gallery in Cambridge UK.
Raised just outside of Columbus, Ohio, Jeffrey grew up on a fully functional family farm along the Big Darby Creek, and, at a young age, he fell in love with the picturesque beauty of the landscape. More recently, Jeffrey has focused on painting realistic landscapes and cityscapes and often includes a complex arrangement of buildings and natural elements.
Richard Knight
Creative
For eight years—including a year on the Art District on Santa Fe Board—I dedicated myself to promoting the arts in Denver. While this work has primarily taken the form of photography, I have also provided social media and graphic design services to artists and galleries. My wife and I relocated to Youngstown in February 2025. I hope to continue my art advocacy and photography work here.
Ellen Knolls
Artist
Adding floral arrangements to Ellen’s animals, adds a sense of honor to each animal for their sacrifice to us humans.