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
Multimedia artist Michelle Droll was born and raised in upstate New York and moved to Akron, OH as a newlywed in 1995. She earned a BS in Construction Management from Utica College in Utica, NY, a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in painting and MFA from Kent State University in painting. Her mixed media work has been exhibited in Ohio at several venues including MOCA Cleveland, Akron Art Museum and SPACES in Cleveland.…
Jerzy Drozd is the author of The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue, a middle-grade graphic novel that School Library Journal called, “..easily one of the best graphic novels of the year.” Drozd also co-authored the graphic novel Science Comics: Rockets with his wife Anne. He leads cartooning workshops for children and teens in libraries and schools, as well as for teachers who want to bring comics to the classroom.
Jerzy lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and four cats. You can find out more about his comics and workshops on his website.
I create award winning artwork. Specializing in pin-ups, paintings and portraits, my goal is to candidly capture the personality of each subject. I love visual flow that entices the eyes and engages the mind. My work has been featured in a variety of venues, publications, books and album covers. Check it out at joyduffy.zenfolio.com
Sarah Dugger
Textile Designer, Painter
Sarah Dugger has 25 years experience in the commercial textiles and fine art fields. After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 1997 with a BFA in Surface Design she started working in NYC and San Francisco designing textiles for Nicole Miller, Victoria’s Secret and Pottery Barn. She was a part of the Salami Factory co-op in Fairfax, California which inspired her to pursue fine art painting. At present she is working across three disciplines; fine art painting, large scale murals and hand printing textile yardage. She is married to the love of her life, Howie Dugger, and together they have three children; Maisie, Tegan and Sidney.
Sharon Dundee
Artist/Art Instructor
Sharon Dundee received her BFA in graphic design and painting from Youngstown State University. In addition to more than 30 years of professional graphic design and adjunct teaching experience, her award-winning work in abstract-expressionist analogue collage and mixed media painting has been exhibited nationally in the U.S. and is among several private collections. She is the founder and instructor of Artful Aging Classes – targeting a senior adult audience 55+ in Northeast Ohio.
Myles Dunigan
2D Studio Manager and Lecturer
Myles Dunigan is an American artist and educator born in Massachusetts. His work addresses ecological anxieties and the role of technology in imaging the natural world through the apocalyptic and the uncanny. Dunigan was trained as a printmaker at the Rhode Island School of Design and holds an M.F.A. from the University of Kansas. His recent exhibitions include the International Printmaking Center of New York, the Boston Public Library, the Far Eastern Museum of Fine Art in Khabarovsk, Russia, and Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco.…
Marlisa Dunn’s paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries, art centers, and festivals throughout Ohio. From October 5, 2023 through January 31, 2024, eight of her works will be featured in the exhibition “Oil and Water, They do Mix” sponsored by the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) Temporary Art Program. …
The work I create comes from a sincere, introspective space where I seek to resolve issues of my identity. From childhood to adulthood, to fatherhood, and everything in between, every piece acts as a critical thinking session that brings me closer to a better understanding of self. This is communicated through figurative charcoal drawings and oil paintings that are rendered with such a care for detail that the power of my connection to the subject matter shines through.…
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
SAGE DYE
Artist
SAGE DYE (b. 1998) is an American multidisciplinary artist from Sherwood, Oregon who currently works and resides in the midwest. In 2020 SAGE was chosen as a CFDA Future Fashion Graduate after finishing her Bachelors of Fine Arts at Kent State University. Her multidisciplinary work has been shown across the world in spaces such as LVL 3,Co-Prosperity, Hawthorne Contemporary, Jardin des Tuileries, Ace Hotel New York, Happy Gallery, and Impossible Art Gallery.…