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.
Heidi Clifford
Muralist
In 2014, Heidi came to Columbus College of Art & Design, earning her BFA in Advertising & Graphic Design. Within graphic design, Heidi found that she enjoyed creating fonts and small-scale illustrations, as well as learning what it means to design sustainably. Since graduating from CCAD in 2018, Heidi has freelanced in graphic design and murals, working with clients across multiple industries. Murals have given her the opportunity to explore different painting styles and how to meet a variety of needs like interior and exterior work, and sign painting.
Painting has always been the cornerstone of her work, and Heidi continues to pursue opportunities locally and nationally.
I work with clay, bronze, and mixed media. Some of my work has its roots in ancient cultures, in which natural atmospheric forces are often personified as gods and goddesses. For example, in ancient Greece, times of day, heavenly bodies, and the earth were embodied in mythical persona. My pieces speak of the beauty and flow of the natural world, and they reflect my concern for and love of the earth.
Brenae Cochran
Visual Artist
The creative spirit has been an essential part of Brenae Cochran’s life. Her art largely transcends abstract expressionist styles. While her distinctive pieces are non representational, they are inspired by the natural world, life experiences, travels, and imagination. Brenae Cochran’s works show more than her passion for art. They are the outcome of a self-therapeutic journey.
While not formally trained in the visual arts, Brenae Cochran is truly a student of visual expression.
Out of her lifelong interest in art and design, she has developed creative methods that combine her talent in sketch drawing with a process involving digital rendering to create unique and striking
works of art. Brenae Cochran is a lifelong resident of Columbus, Ohio.
MahLeah Cochran
MahLeah Art
MahLeah Cochran is an author, poet, and abstract painter whose work is shaped by lived experience and resilient faith. In her chapter, “Crown of Worship” (The Fire from Her Crown), she bravely shares her journey with bipolar depression to challenge stigma and extend hope.
Her abstract paintings are held in permanent collections at the Westerville Public Library, Columbus Metropolitan Library (Linden Branch), and Streetlight Guild, and appear in The Fire from Her Tongue, Genre: Urban Arts Magazine No. 11, and other publications and spaces.
She has led workshops on creative expression and performed her poetry at the Columbus Book Festival, as well as in sacred and public settings. Rooted in purpose, MahLeah continues to create as an act of worship, often finding inspiration while wandering in nature’s quiet splendor and traveling abroad.
Arris Cohen
Owner
Columbus, Ohio-based artist Arris’ J. Cohen (Sir’Ra) has been building a name for himself while selling personal pieces and commissions as well as producing live paintings with faith based groups such a Fearless Dialogues (Atlanta, Georgia). As the Visual Animator, he created two pieces in real time for the Candler School of Theology’s New Student Orientation at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.…
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Breanna Cole
Illustrator & Jeweler
Inspired by the natural world, my work invites reflection and embodies the extraordinary within the ordinary. Each piece offers a meditation on the narrative, celebrating authenticity, enduring beauty, and the luxury of handcrafted artistry.
Donna Coleman
Artist
Donna Coleman received her BFA, Honors, in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA in painting from CUNY Brooklyn College, New York. Her paintings have been exhibited extensively in Washington DC, her hometown, and in northeastern Ohio, her home since 2000. Venues include The Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA; Gallery K, Duke Ellington School for the Arts, New Horizons Gallery of Children’s Hospital, the offices of Senator Eleanor Holmes Norton, The Washington Project for the Arts, WDC; Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, The Baron Gallery of Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; the HereHere Gallery, The Mather Gallery of Case Western Reserve University, the Dead Horse Gallery, Cleveland, OH; Antioch College’s Herndon Gallery, Yellow Springs, OH; The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH; The Little Gallery, BGSU Firelands, Huron, OH; The River Gallery, Rocky River, OH The Sandusky Cultural Center, Carrington Arts, Sandusky, OH; and the Harris Stanton Gallery, Akron & Cleveland, OH.…
Chad Collofello
Adjunct Professor, Ohio University, MFA, MAA
“Chad Robert Collofello’s path is shaped by persistence and recalibration, but more than anything, it reflects a deep commitment to connection—across disciplines, across geographies, and across phases of life. His story reminds us that creative roots don’t just anchor us—they evolve with us, branching out in new directions.” – Kelsey DeGreef for Normal Roots
Paul, says his first memory of creating art was when he was 4. I would create art on the condensation of a window. Today his “window” is a digital screen using techniques many Hollywood’s special effects companies such as; Industrial Light & Magic, and Pixar use to create his fine art images.
Hadley Conner
Artist/Educator/Musician
Hadley K Conner is a Cleveland based artist, educator, musician, and occasional mad scientist. She holds a BFA from Cleveland Institute of Art and a MAAE from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. A veteran art educator in the public and private sector, Hadley has been exhibiting her photographically-based artwork primarily at the local and regional level for over 30 years.
Michael Coppage
Conceptual Artist
Michael Coppage is a conceptual artist using an interdisciplinary, dialectical approach to address social issues surrounding race and language. Originally from Chicago, He has lived and worked in Cincinnati since 2007. Coppage is the two-time recipient of Artswave’s Truth and Reconciliation grant, Ohio Pretrial Justice grant, and received Awesome Foundation grants in New York and Philadelphia.…
Béatrice Coron
artist
Béatrice Coron explores visual storytelling and lived many stories. After briefly studying art and Mandarin Chinese in Lyon, Coron has been, among others, a shepherdess, truck driver, factory worker, cleaning lady and New York City tour guide. She has lived in France (her native country), Egypt, Mexico and China before moving to New York, where she reinvented herself as an artist.…
For me, art is a way to celebrate the beauty and intricacies of life and nature. I am a Columbus-based artist, muralist, teacher, and musician, and for the past few years my creative focus has been on painting with acrylics. My paintings often feature highly realistic details complimented by more abstract elements that represent sound and movement.…
Kim Covell Maurer
Artist
Kim is a Columbus based artist and educator working primarily in the medium of encaustic -a wax based process originating from ancient Greece. Her fascination with encaustics lies in its luminosity, translucence, unpredictability, and stubborn independence. It demands a high amount of physical labor and work that she deeply embraces.
Kim received her BA from the Ohio State University and her MA from the Art Academy in Cincinnati. She has shown locally and in Athens, Cincinnati, and Chicago. She was awarded a Vermont Studio Center artist residency, the Ohio Art League’s Gateway to the Arts solo exhibition for the John Glenn International Airport fine art gallery and an FCCFA commission for the permanent collection at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
When not in the studio or teaching, she prefers a walk in the woods and looking at the sky.
BIOGRAPHY
Cedric Michael Cox, a renowned Cincinnati-based painter and muralist, is best known for his paintings and drawings that merge surrealism and representational abstraction. As a student at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), Cox was awarded a fellowship to study at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland.…
Lynn Cox was born in a small village in East-central Ohio Appalachian coal country. He began the serious study of Art at Kent State University with Arthur Limbach Jr. He completed his undergraduate work at The Ohio State University where he earned a BFA. He studied painting with Robert King, Robert Mosokowitz, and John Torreano among others.
He continued his studies and development, earning an MFA in painting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he studied with John Grillo, James Hendricks, George Wardlaw, and Walter Kamys.
Visual artist, traditionally trained, fluent in multiple mediums and techniques. Work incorporates a combination of drawing, painting, printmaking, sewing, collage, and assemblage. Plants, trees, birds, and figures are common themes. Experienced showing and selling in gallery and festival settings.
BA, Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design
Thomas Craley
TC Acrylics- Mixed Media Artist
Meet Thomas Craley, a passionate self-taught acrylic artist who infuses vibrant colors and dynamic movement into his creations.While Thomas has always been artistic, his true passion for art blossomed during the pandemic. In April 2022, he eagerly founded TC Acrylics LLC.
Thomas has proudly exhibited his work in Toledo, Lima, and Columbus at various art and vendor events as well as several exhibitions alongside some of his town greatest talents.…