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
Philip Sarsany
Textiles Artist
Philip Sarsany is a Textiles and Mixed Media Artist living in Ohio since 2015. He weaves on his floor looms located in his studio in Urbancrest. He also dyes the yarn for his tapestries and woven pieces. Philip is currently preparing a series of handwoven textiles for an exhibition in the Fall 2023.
Paul Sarver
Painter
I’m a retired social worker and school counselor. I just completed my fourteenth painting. Someone told me it takes thirty before you start to get the hang of it. I paint so slowly I hope to reach that goal.
Jesse Satterfield holds a Master of Arts in Critical Studies and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fiber and Art History from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He suffered for six years as a production seamster, upholsterer, and art framer in the Mid-Atlantic interior design industry before returning to the magical realm of fine arts and academia in his pursuit of an MFA at Kent State University.
I am a mixed media artist and primarily use art as a self-care tool to process and manage my feelings related to anxiety and depression. I primarily create abstract expressionist pieces and often create assemblage art. I take classes at the Cultural Arts Center and use my time in the studio for independent study.
Alyssa Savoca
Mix Medium Artist
Hi! My name is Alyssa and I am a 26 year old self made artist from Cleveland,Ohio. I use a variety of art forms, but my favorite and most common is acrylic paint on canvas with dried flowers. I love to travel the world and often get inspiration from my experiences. I’ve always loved art, but after the pandemic of 2020 I decided to make it my goal to become an abstract artist.…
Erin Scaia
Owner/Art Instructor
Erin Scaia is the owner of Purple Dog Art Studio. She loves to paint abstracts in acrylics, and landscapes, humans and animals in pastels.
Keith Scanlon
Scanlon Art
Keith Scanlon was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.
He attended the University of Dayton and graduated in 2011, with a major in Art Education and concentration in painting. He then went on to obtain his Masters of Art in Art Education from The Ohio State University.
I was born in Maierato, province of Vio Valentia in the Southern Italian Region of Calabria. I developed a passion for the Arts at very young age. I was inspired by my mother, a very well known seamstress, and by the age of ten I had learned to sew, do needlework embroidery (ricamo) and crochet.…
Francis Schanberger received his Master of Fine Arts from the Ohio State University in 2002. He has been an artist in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts (2005), Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts (2011) and Vermont Studio Center in 2013. He has exhibited at Soho Photo in New York, the Houston Center for Photography, the Free University of Brussels, as well as COHJU Gallery in Kyoto, Japan.
Francis Schanberger has been photographing since fourth grade when he presented a homemade, long focal length pinhole camera as his science project. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the Ohio State University in 2002. He has been an artist in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts (2005), Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts (2011) and Vermont Studio Center in 2013. He has exhibited at Soho Photo in New York, the Houston Center for Photography, the Free University of Brussels, as well as COHJU Gallery in Kyoto, Japan.
In a career spanning more than forty years, Michael Scheurer is known for enigmatic and masterfully worked collage series rich with art historical, textual, and design references. His artistic output is heavily influenced by his expertise in ancient and modern art and objects including African tribal sculpture, Venetian glass trade beads, exotic woven carpets, and antique textiles. Scheurer’s personal artwork is held in private collections from New York to Australia.
My name is Malissa Schisler. I was born in Columbus, Ohio. My artwork was included in the Elemental Realms Exhibition ( February 7-27 2014) at Agora Gallery 530 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001
As an idealistic dreamer, art is both an escape and the way I reach out to others. Leonardo Davinci once said that “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” I concur.
John Schlabaugh
Treasurer
John R Schlabaugh
I was was born in Warren ,Ohio. Loved Art since I was a preschool child. Studied Art @ Youngstown State University, Earned a BFA with a teaching certificate. I worked in Strouss Department Store , in the display Department for 3 years before becomming a union Painter with local 476.…
Jake Schneider
Professional Photographer
Jake Schneider, born in 1999 in Greenville, Ohio, is a dedicated photographer inspired by the classic photojournalism of Life magazine. He primarily shoots 35mm black and white film with a Leica M3. Jake’s work, influenced by iconic photographers like Mary Ellen Mark and Robert Frank, has been showcased in solo exhibitions at the Greenville and Coldwater libraries.
Samantha Schneider
Artist
Samantha Schneider, an accomplished oil painter originally from Grand Rapids, MI. Now residing in Shelby, OH, Schneider carved her artistic niche with massive figurative works that seamlessly blend drama and soft elegance. Specializing in self-portraiture, Schneider’s canvases come alive with emotive intensity and a profound connection to art history.
A proud alum of the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), Schneider graduated in 2021 with a double major in painting and drawing.…
Lisa Schonberg is a printmaking artist working with a variety of processes including relief, intaglio, monoprinting, screenprinting and cyanotypes. Her subject matter and conceptual ideas are derived from an inquisitive observation of the natural world and the parallels that aspects in nature have with various conditions and stages in human life.
Lisa has an MFA in Printmaking from Kent State University and an BFA from Ohio University. …
My work presents complexity of the human condition in relation to the process of being and becoming balancing a dialogical interplay of space and place through the emotional and physical concordance of glass in its beauty and fragility.