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.
Susan Wojnar
Singer/Songwriter, Poet, Mental Health Advocate and Speaker
Susan Wojnar is a poet, singer-songwriter and a person with 25 years lived experience with Schizophrenia. She performs poetry and music throughout the NE Ohio region. Susan also travels to do presentations for mental health professionals, counselors, those who struggle with mental health and those who love them. Her presentations are based on her book of “White Darkness: Poetic Tales of the Schizophrenic Experience, which vividly details the realities of psychosis.
My work is directly influenced by the landscape of the city in which I currently reside – Columbus, Ohio. Simply put, I like to paint places I know. I want people to walk away from my work with a sense of community and connection to place.
I am a 22 year old painter based in Cleveland who creates environmental-based work that focuses on the connections made through the central idea of landscape. I work with water-based gouache, colored pencils, and gloss mediums on large-scale wooden panels, inspired by the Cuyahoga Valley Region’s native flora and landscape. Creating dream-like landscapes, with hyper- saturated colors, unnatural figure ground relationships, and pushing our environment beyond realism.…
Using her training from the Rhode Island School of Design and her early work as an illustrator with American Greetings Corporation, Shari’s art continues to evolve as a work in progress.
Working exclusively in her home studio, she likes to explore different media, painting, drawing, collage, artists books, textile arts, and recently, digital artwork. Her style is whimsical, happy and colorful.…
Andi Wolfe, an evolutionary biologist, dedicated her career to delving into the intricate tapestry of plant diversity, finding inspiration in the natural world’s minutiae when viewed at high magnification. While her professional journey traversed the realms of biological exploration, her passion for artistic expression found an outlet through woodcraft.
Following her retirement in late 2022, Andi’s artistic pursuits have centered on the fusion of wood and glass in sculptural forms.…
Gina Wolfrum
Artist
Gina Wolfrum, an award-winning artist, seamlessly transitioned from the corporate world back to her artistic roots upon relocating to a farm in rural Ohio. With a background in fine arts, she honed her skills in color, texture, and natural elements through extensive studio studies across the country. Initially drawn into decorative art and murals, private commissions propelled her towards a focus on mixed-media fine art.…
I am a lifelong Cincinnati resident working primarily in oil on wood panels. My paintings reflect a Precisionist influence depicting the urban, suburban and rural landscapes of the Midwest. I show and exhibit regularly
throughout the region.
Derrick Woodham
Professor Emeritus
I was born and educated in Great Britain, graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1966, and have represented contemporary trends in British sculpture in many group exhibitions, which traveled extensively in Britain, Europe, the United States and Japan. I moved to the United States in 1968, teaching at The Philadelphia College of Art, The Universities of Iowa and Kentucky, and the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at the University of Cincinnati, retiring in 2001 as Professor of fine art, having taught sculpture and electronic art, and investigated multi user interactive networked virtual environments.…
I am a lover of words and of words written expressively, whatever the language, whatever the
medium. This love of visual dance underpins every design challenge I undertake, whether it be
hand lettering, books or 3-D constructions, large-scale works, marbled and other decorative
papers and the objects I make from them, or the occasional leap into illustration, photography,
or invention of artist tools.…
Alisa H. Workman is a visual artist in Beavercreek, OH who paints “lightly abstract floral works … renderings of bold flowers with rich splashes of color”. A lifelong Ohio resident, she received a BS in Geology with a concentration in crystallography from Wright State University. After years of flower gardening and creating plantings, mosaics, and other garden installations, Alisa picked up a paintbrush in 2015.
A scientist before an artist –
I was born in an industrialized city in east China. At age of 18, I left my hometown for academic and professional path on science and technology. After Bachelor of Engineering, I received fellowship from The Ohio State University, conducting interdisciplinary research of electronic material.…
Zoe Yates is a multidisciplinary artist currently living in the Greater Cincinnati area. Her work focuses on ceramic handbuilding techniques and multimedia painting approaches. Thematically, she deals with a variety of topics including self portraiture and identity, womanhood and feminist issues, lesbian identity and activism, and Appalachian culture.
I am an award-winning fine art photographer and encaustic artist based in Columbus, Ohio. After a career of teaching art, I began experimenting with photography and came to specialize in painting-with-light. From night landscapes to still life’s in my dark studio, the common elements are off-camera lights and extremely long exposures. I have invented techniques for adding virtual shapes, lines, and colors to photographs.…
Hong Yin
Fine Art, Art History
Hong Yin’s artistic journey has led her to explore various art media and styles, but it is within the realms of oil and acrylic in a realistic style where her passion truly ignites. Her artwork embraces a diverse range of subjects, but her deep connection to her Tibetan heritage resonates strongly. The Tibetan people and their land hold a special place in her heart, serving as a constant source of inspiration.
Delaney Yoha
Photographer
Delaney Yoha is a portrait and studio photographer based in Columbus, Ohio with over 7 years of experience. She is a current senior at Columbus College of Art and Design, majoring in Photography with a minor in Business, and will graduate May 2024. She focuses on reveling in the good and seeing the beauty of our daily observations and surroundings. Human connection is the most compelling aspect of her work.
Amy Yosmali
Artist
Amy Yosmali, much like a musician who expresses emotion while playing a musical note, expresses emotion through vibrant color and brush strokes on canvas. Amy enjoys sharing her artistic works with others, an in particular helping individual’s find that special artwork for their space that speaks uniquely to them.
Benjamin Young
Contemporary Artist
Benjamin is a contemporary artist, originating from North East Ohio. Ben has journeyed around the world and through life, hoping to use those experiences in his paintings. Bringing his emotions in to his narritive pieces, as well as capturing the sights he has treked in his landscapes. Explore and feel through the emotions and sights of his masterpieces, all online.
Chris Young
Artist, Educator, Small Business Owner
I am an artist, educator and small business owner. As an artist I express myself through acrylic paint, mixed media, 2D and 3D works inspired by everyday life. As an educator, my work inspires imagination and sparks ideas to help people through a creative journey of their own. My business allows me to combine the art that I love with the teacher in me.
Judi Young
Artist
I am a mixed media collage artist who uses a variety of papers to create one of a kind collages that I hope bring joy to those who see them.
Instead of simply depicting what is seen, her work seeks to awaken what is deeply felt. This heartfelt pursuit, driven by a longing to connect on a profound level, guided Beth into her abstract art practice.