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
Mary Beth Stauffer received an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Pennsylvania (1995). She began her teaching career at the University of Pennsylvania as Lecturer, co-teaching drawing classes for architecture students. Recent teaching experience includes teaching at the University of Akron, the University of Mount Union, and Ashland University, with over 20 years as a Life Drawing instructor at the University of Akron (as Senior Lecturer).…
Katrina Steele
photographer
Katrina Steele is a photographer in Knox County, Ohio. She dabbles in many genres but is particularly drawn to images portraying the natural world. Katrina has placed in numerous local competitions, was a 2020 Bryn Du Artist, a 2021 VOICE competition finalist and 2022 VOICE honorable mention, a 2023 Ohio Artist Registry Exhibition artist and is a current Click Pro Elite. Her work has been published in breed industry magazines, humane society newsletters, and state park calendars, and she has volunteered countless hours photographing events for local non profits.
marlene steele
Artist Owner
Professional painter, regional courtroom artist, calligrapher
Owner and production artist: Steele Studio, Est 1980
Subjects: Portrait, commission and non-commission, Figurative, Urban Landscape
Calligraphy and Script writing
Mediums: Oil, Pastel Watercolor, Charcoal
Affiliations/ Associations:
Portrait Society of America, Arts Ambassador to Ohio
Southeastern Pastel Society: Member
Cincinnati Art Club: Signature Member, Trustee, VicePresident, Exhibition Chair
Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, Member
Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers’ Guild, Founder 1980, Board Pres, Media Chair
Art Academy of Cincinnati, Certificate in Painting
Private studio study: 8 years: Juvenile development
Susan is a self-taught artist from the Columbus area. Her paintings range from abstract, to abstracted realism. In the last three years, since she began concentrating on her painting, her art has been included in multiple gallery shows, including, The Modern Visual Art Gallery in Bethlehem, PA, The Alpharetta Arts Center, The Zanesville Museum of Art, Gateway to the Arts, and the Pennington Gallery.
Stephanie Steinline
Visual Artist
I am a chronic illness warrior queen visual artist based out of Toledo, Ohio. I have been drawing/painting/etc since I was 12 years old, and find it my best means of self expression.
Artist Experience
Rachel Stern – Artist
rach4art@att.net
Mobile: 614-361-8120
Exhibitions:
Solo: 2012, 2009, 2004: Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,
2011: Decorator Show House – Columbus Museum of Art, Women’s Board, Columbus, Ohio
2010: Union County pARTnership Exhibit, Doc’s Bakery &
Cafe, 211 East Fifth Street, Marysville, Ohio 43040
Selected Group Juried Exhibits:
2020: Bryn Du Mansion Art Exhibit, Granville, Ohio
2020 – 2019: An Evening with Art, Columbus Museum of
Art, Women’s Board
2019 – 2021: Art for Life Auction, Sponsored by Columbus AIDS Taskforce, Columbus, Ohio
2019, 2013, 2009: The Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition,
Professional Division, Columbus, Ohio
2013 – Peggy R.…
Michael Stevens
Independant Artist
Gathered Glass Studio became a beloved art location in the Warehouse District of Downtown Toledo over the next twelve years. Through the business Mike was able to hone his craft of glassblowing and also have the opportunity to work on large scale public art.
Mike Stevens
Co-Owner
Mike Stevens is a glass artist living and working in Toledo, OH. He holds a BFA cum laude in Three Dimensional Studies from Bowling Green State University. In 2012 he opened Gathered Glassblowing Studio, in downtown Toledo, which he operates with partner Adam Goldberg.
Kate Stewart
Illustrator
Kate Stewart is an Illustrator, Designer, Crafter, and Photographer – among other things – from North Canton, Ohio. She graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2020 with her BFA in Illustration. She also has additional concentrations of study in Creative Writing, Graphic Design, and Art Education. She hopes to pursue a career path that includes her pursuit of artistry but that is also rooted in community involvement and the development of arts and culture programs both in schools and for communities.…
Stephanie Stewart
Owner
P31 ART & DESIGN is a local Akron Art business that offers uplifting art workshops and handmade products inspired by our original works of art. As a small business, we hope to embody the Elbert Hubbard quote – “Art is not a thing; it is a way”. May we all continue to be inspired by our creative communities and find joy in the works of artists.
An Emmy Award winning composer, with a background in music theory.
A multi-instrumentalist, with a passion for collaboration.
Runs his own graphics business and has managed several fundraisers for local and national organizations.
Michelle Stitzlein maintains a studio in a former grange hall in the community of Baltimore, Ohio. Her large scale sculptures and installations created with repurposed materials have been shown nationally in solo exhibitions. She has been an AIR at Shenandoah National Park, VA, Denali National Park, AK, and the Millay Colony of Arts, NY, and has been awarded two Individual Excellence Grants from the Ohio Arts Council.
J. Stormer is a self-taught watercolor artist. Inspired by everyday moments and the natural world, her work blends spontaneity with precision, creating pieces that evoke a quiet sense of wonder. Her art has been featured in art galleries, exhibitions and online galleries.
Emily Strange
E.Strange Art
Emily Strange was born in Columbus, Ohio, where she discovered her passion for creative expression at a young age. However, a series of personal challenges led her away from her artistic pursuits for several years. During this difficult period, Emily encountered various traumas that ultimately led her to seek a fresh start beyond Ohio. She relocated to NJ and found support from a homeless shelter, where her artistic talent was recognized.…
Stephan Stubbins
Producer and Performer
“Broadway in Love” is a concert experience that’s been energizing audiences around the world with the laughter, the thrills and the chills of Broadway’s greatest songs as shared by real-life Broadway married couple, Libby Servais (Glinda from Broadway’s “Wicked”) and Stephan Stubbins (from Broadway’s “Mary Poppins”), and their special Broadway guests.
Byproduct Studios is a collaboration between artists and designers Molly Jo Burke and Nathan Gorgen. The collaboration centers on artmaking processes that allow the studio to utilize excess material from the artist’s respective practices and domestic life together to create new artworks. The creations play with perceptions of a material’s purpose, quality, and value, as waste remnants and the byproducts of our life are transformed through the process.
Nick Stull is an artist, muralist, and designer living in Columbus, Oh. Nick has exhibited his experimental portraits nationally and is represented by Sarah Gormley Gallery. Nick also owns an art & design firm called Day Blink Creative, where he produces a variety of large scale murals, custom painting and portraiture, and branding & design projects.
Tamiko Stump is a Dayton, Ohio-based visual artist specializing in figurative and landscape work in oil, watercolor, and mixed media. Her work explores themes of transformation, emotion, and the natural world. She holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also serves on the board of the Dayton Society of Artists.
Grace Summanen was born in Ashtabula, OH, and currently lives and works in Euclid, OH. Her artwork pushes traditional definitions through material exploration and systematic approaches to abstraction. She works in various media including relief painting, installation, and works on paper. She received her MFA in painting from Kent State University in 2011 and her BFA in painting, drawing, and printmaking from Carnegie Mellon University in 1996. Grace has shown at numerous locations in Northeast Ohio including Abattoir Gallery, Zygote Press, Spaces, Waterloo Arts, and Yard Projects. She has shown nationally in group exhibitions including To See Is To Have: Navigating Today’s Art Ecosystem at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX; Big Idea at the Painting Center in New York City; and surface/material at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Grace is a faculty member at Lake Erie College and Lakeland Community College.
Yan Sun
Professor of Art
Yan Sun, Distinguished Professor of Art, Chair of Art Department, and Gallery Director at Muskingum University. With an M.F.A. from Texas A&M University-Commerce, Yan Sun’s artistic journey spans expressive landscapes to portraiture, showcasing his exploration and expertise. He is a signature artist of Oil Painters of America and a signature artist of American Society of Marine Artists. Zanesville Museum of Art named a gallery in his honor. Hayden Museum of American Art published his paintings in books. His diverse exhibitions include esteemed museums and galleries, and his works are in museum and private collections.