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
Em Tamulewicz (b. 2000) is a printmaker, illustrator, and writer originating from Phoenix, AZ. They received their BFA from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. They are currently the Artist Opportunities Manager at the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory (Cleveland, OH) and a Shop Artist/intern at Zygote Press (Cleveland, OH). Em’s work has been featured in shows across the United States, from Ohio to Colorado, internationally in Seoul, South Korea, and is featured in the permanent collection of Akron’s Children Hospital (Brecksville, OH).…
Chris Taylor
Assisitant Professor of Teaching
Chris Taylor received his BFA from Purchase College SUNY in 1992, and his MFA from The Ohio State University in 1996. He lives in New Albany, OH, and teaches art at the OSU Newark campus.
Eric Taylor
Visual Artist/Painting/Drawing
Eric became fascinated with the arts while enrolled in painting and drawing classes at San Antonio Community College. He went on to finish his BFA (2004) at the San Francisco Art Institute. During his time at SFAI he won numerous painting awards as well as continuing merit scholarship. He has shown his work in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Columbus (OH), and San Antonio, where his work is in the University of San Antonio permanent collection.…
Fatima Taylor
Artist, Educator
Fatima Taylor (formerly Azimova) was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and developed a passion for art early on, studying at the Benkov Art Academy. She immigrated to the U.S. in 2001 and later became an art instructor at Shawnee State University in 2009 while actively engaging in exhibitions and lectures. After relocating to Columbus, OH, in 2017, she worked from her private studio and actively participated in exhibitions within the US and internationally.…
As an untrained artist working in the folk tradition, I use recycled materials. I am grateful for the example set by people who are surviving and creating art through the use of local resources. Their inventiveness has challenged me to create works that contrast with our own “throwaway society”.
Regarded by international critics and audiences as an artist of extraordinary musicianship and rare sensibility since his acclaimed solo recital debut at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., American pianist Gerardo Teissonnière brings to the concert stage an exciting amalgam of the diverse and important musical traditions he represents.
I was born in Boston, Mass and moved to Brooklyn, NY to attend Pratt Institute and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design . I spent all my free time in the darkrooms developing and printing photographs. Since retiring a few years ago, I have time to pursue art photography and enter some competitions.…
Josette Theiss
Professional Wildlife Photographer
Professional wildlife and landscape photographer multi-published and awarded internationally. Based in Northeast, Ohio.
Demetrius Thomas
Hip-Hop Artist
The man known to the world as “Nova The Rebel” from the big stages to the classrooms, has become a powerfully positive force of knowledge and learning to his communities and beyond.
Misty Thomas-Trout
Assistant Professor
Misty Thomas-Trout is an assistant professor in graphic design at the University of Dayton. She holds a BFA in visual communication design from the University of Dayton and an MFA in graphic design from Ohio University. She was a 2018 Design Incubation Fellow. Her recent graphic design research, Atlas of Dayton: A City in Progress won an Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Award for FY 2021.…
Zoe Thompson
Assistant Professor
Zoë Brigley (also Zoë Brigley Thompson) is originally from Wales, but has lived in Ohio for 10 years. She is a writer in many genres, an editor, and teacher, and she works as Assistant Professor (0.49) of English at the Ohio State University.
Hi my name is Alex, I am a visual artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. I enjoy painting large scale works, especially portraits. My practice mainly consists of murals and oil paintings on canvas.
Vee is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She spreads the spirit of community and the power of hope through her writing.
Attended CCAD Columbus Ohio approx. 10 years part time. Started Conservator business 1987. Specialize currently in restoration of antique collectible smalls, mostly bird automatons and Victorian Era toys including mohair toys.
Public display of my bronze sculpture permanent at the Columbus, Ohio Zoo of a goat on fossilized limestone.
Major is sculpture and mixed media conservation.
Sam Toland
Visiting Assistant Professor
Sam Toland is an artist, designer, and educator based in Oxford, OH. His artwork explores 3D printing in both ceramic and plastic mediums, aiming to create novel forms and surfaces that are inherent to the printing process. In developing this work, he uses original coding in Rhino3D and Grasshopper to aid in generating surface texture as well as for producing the instructions for the printing.
Mary Jo Toles
Professor Emerita
Professor Emerita from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Photography and Digital Imaging, Mary Jo Toles has contributed as an arts educator for over three decades. Recognized for her development of experimental processes including high-voltage photographic imagery and eco-friendly green photographic processes, Toles is an inventive contributor to the academic and professional scope of this historical and contemporary field that crosses both arts and science.…
Alsace Toure
Owner
I am Alsace-Lorraine Touré. I am a self-taught artist with twelve years painting experience. My mission is to create art that is thought-provoking, inspiring, and visually stimulating. I try to find meaning in all aspects of life, and love painting with bright, bold colors, especially blue. I enjoy using soft acrylic and fluid paints, resin, and wood. Words used to describe my art are tranquil, bold, and innovative.
Attended Tolles Career and Technical Center, for Art Design and Communications. I work in multiple mediums such as graphite, charcoal, acrylic paint, clay, and digital design.
I am a Cincinnati native. With the exception of my years studying in Chicago, I spent my career as an Art educator in Cincinnati. My teaching experience was diverse and driven by my own love of making Art and sharing my passion of the creative process. It was always important for me to remain active as an artist in the local community by participating in shows as much as I could while teaching.
Retired from teaching, I am now fully immersed in my own work and exhibiting. I have been engaged in Encaustic painting and Coldwax painting for more than 30 years. I am a member of the Encaustic Art Institute of New Mexico.