Artist Directory

Denise Acebo

Visual Artist: Paintings - portrait artist

I am an artist and teacher. I have been teaching for over 20 years but I have been creating art all my life. My art often reflects what is happening in the world today. I enjoy using vibrant colors and strong contrast in my abstract work. In my portraits I... More

Adam Adolfo

Actor - Choreographer - Director - Theatrical Designer - Writer - Producer

Adam Adolfo is a veteran stage director and choreographer having worked around the country directing Shakespeare, musicals, opera and staging several world premier plays.The Executive Director for Artes de la Rosa at the Rose Marine Theater in Fort Worth, formerly the Artistic Director of The Living Opera, he directed the... More

Laert Aleksi

Visual Artist: Paintings

Laert Aleksi was born in Vlore, Albania, on February 9, 1984. He and his family moved to Athens, Greece, in 1992, where he began taking art lessons from his father, Grigor Aleksi. At the age of only eight he learned the techniques, of drawing and painting, while at the age... More

Frieda Austin

Choreographer - Dancer

I am dedicated to the creation of something that goes beyond beauty, commitment to the movement to the most extreme. Mediocrity is just not an option.

Andy Baldwin

Actor - Director - Singer

(Biography to be provided later.)

Anita Barnard

Poet - Visual Artist: Crafts - Visual Artist: Paintings

Anita M. Barnard is a visual artist, working in paint, collage, mixed media, mosaic, glass, and cement, exhibiting in the Fort Worth area and internationally. Two of her collages were shown in Bremen, Germany then traveled to New Zealand where they appeared in four gallery shows in 2007. Collage, mixed... More

Gregory Beck

Visual Artist: Paintings - Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery

Specializing in figurative cast bronze sculpture, Gregory Beck‘s instinctive ability to observe the subtle and the obvious in human nature, is translated directly into his inspirational works.

Gregory traveled to Europe surrounding himself with Renaissance masters and spent time in Florence, Italy sculpting and developing his unique style and approach... More

Ernie Benton

Visual Artist: Paintings

I am a self-taught artist who started making sketches with pencils at a very young age, and has been actively involved in artistic activities from early childhood to the present. My interest in drawing, sketching, and painting grew tremendously during my early school years. As my talent developed I put... More

Gregory Bergeron

Visual Artist: Paintings

(Artist's statement to be provided later.)

Robert L Berry

Visual Artist: Crafts - Visual Artist: Paintings - Visual Artist: Prints / Digital Art

Born in Montgomery, Alabama United States Air Force (Retired) Vietnam Veteran.  I have always dreamed of being a professional artist and began expressing myself through art by drawing on the classroom blackboard at the age of five or six. I studied art for a year and a half during the... More

Will Blair

Visual Artist: Paintings

Will Blair creates art with uncommon combinations of media. His paintings include encaustics, oils, acrylic and spray paint – combining elements from traditional painting styles and street art. He also includes three dimensional elements in many of his pieces. Will’s latest paintings include mirrored surfaces and resin finishes, allowing the... More

Lisa Boorse

Photographer - Visual Artist: Paintings - Visual Artist: Prints / Digital Art

(artist bio to be provided later)

Lisa Boorse

Photographer - Visual Artist: Paintings

(Artist profile to be provided later.)

karmien bowman

Visual Artist: Paintings - Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery - Writer - Workshops, presentatons, murals, installations

Work in ceramics, clay and bronze sculpture, jewelry,and paintings are included in state and national, public and private collections...exhibited and awarded statewide and nationally, a contributing writer, presenter for clay workshops and teaching strategies, arts advocate, events, commissions.

University of Texas Austin, Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas,BFA, MA, Texas All... More

JP Cano

Actor - Dancer

JP Cano (Juan Pedro Cano) was born and raised in Parral, Mexico. He started acting when he was 11yo doing Mexican plays and pastorelas, making 2011 his 20th year as an actor.

He studied MD for 4 years (UACJ), while he was part of the University of Juarez’ Theater Group.... More

Samantha Caskey

Graphic Designer - Visual Artist: Crafts - Visual Artist: Paintings

I am in college for the graphic design major, I also love drawing and learning new ways to become more experienced and professional.

John-Paul Chidgey

Visual Artist: Crafts

Defining moments: I make custom leather bags and custom leather accessories. Though there are similarities in every item, no two items are exactly the same. A biography should highlight and help define who a person has become in light of their experiences. My life, up to this moment, has certainly... More

Marie Coerver

Visual Artist: Paintings

My earliest memories are of sitting at the small table in my bedroom drawing pictures when I was 4 years old. My parents arranged for my first art lessons when I was 11 years old. I went on to study art in high school and college. However, a career in... More

Telhare'sha D

Poet - Writer

Telhare'sha is a writer, poet, freelance K-12 teacher, lecturer and minister. More

Christopher Davis

Musician

A native of Iowa, Christopher began his musical training on the Clarinet. At 14 years old, inspired by Black Sabbath and Metallica, Chris took up the guitar. He began his guitar education with Scott Dalziel, and his interests soon expanded to include jazz and improvisation. As his interest in music... More

Becky Deed

Visual Artist: Paintings

Becky Deed is a Texas artist who says painting "feeds my soul." Becky primarily paints landscapes in oil and acrylic in an expressionistic style with bold use of color. She prefers painting with a palette knife to enrich the expression of color with texture. Painting with a palette knife further... More

Elizabeth Delaney

Writer

A freelance writer and editor, Elizabeth Delaney has more than a decade of experience writing about and critiquing contemporary art. Published materials include press releases, essays, and reviews for area galleries and publications, including William Campbell Contemporary Art and Art Lies magazine. She also produces artist statements, biographies, exhibition proposals,... More

Margaret Drake

Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery

Margaret works with both water-based clay (terra cotta, which is fired at high temps) and bronze. Margaret took sculpting lessons after retiring in 2008, and was hooked. Since then, she has studied under master sculptors Bruno and Anne Lucchesi, Rod Zulo and Lincoln Fox. Margaret is interested in creating realistic... More

jo dufo

Visual Artist: Paintings

Hello, my name is Jo Dufo... Award winning muralist & art educator in Fort Worth. I have a cool funky Art Studio in the Fairmount Historic District. It is filled with paintings, hand painted jackets, tshirts, and eclectic art gifts.... It is open by appointment and on occasional weekends. Feel... More

Amy M Ehrlich

Visual Artist: Paintings - Art Instructor

(Artist profile to be completed later.)

Jose Escalante

Director - Filmmaker - Graphic Designer - Photographer - Visual Artist: Crafts - Visual Artist: Paintings - Visual Artist: Prints / Digital Art - Writer

Passionate storyteller, I found my voice after attending the University of Texas at Arlington and more specifically after I encountered the film, English and theater classes. I love to write and direct and collaborate with other creatives in film and art.

Colin Evans

Visual Artist: Paintings

Colin was born in the dusty, dry land known as the Oklahoma Panhandle. There he found his love of art and even more so, the creative process of producing art. He hones his skills while studying graphic design at West Texas A & M University.

While he can work with... More

Lois Frazier

Visual Artist: Paintings - Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery - Writer - Visual Aritst Instructor

Lois Frazier is the owner and director of the Monart School of Art in Keller, TX. This Harvard endorsed drawing program is the only one of it's kind in North Texas. She teaches drawing for students beginning at 4 years of age through adult.

Lois is also a writer who... More

Jessica Fuentes

Filmmaker - Graphic Designer - Photographer - Visual Artist: Paintings

I am an art educator and an artist. I have experience working in public schools and in a museum setting. I work in a variety of media including painting, drawing, photography and digital video. My self portraits seek to examine the idea of beauty and self image. My artworks based... More

Carmen Garcia

Choreographer - Dancer - Director

It is a pleasure to introduce myself as the Artistic Director of the Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth, Inc. (BFFW) family. We are a non-profit folkloric Mexican dance organization incorporated on June 2, 2005.

I have over 30 years of experience as a folkloric Mexican dancer and my students have... More