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Individual
Artist Members
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This
page lists the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's individual
artist members. For more information, please visit the
Artist
Registry.
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Kyle
Bostian - "I see the theatre as a laboratory
for investigating what it means to be human. It is a site
for exploring broad, "universal" aspects of
our existence as well as particular cultural contexts
that impact contemporary life. My work as an artist encompasses
each of those dimensions. Some of the projects I undertake
seek to challenge societal norms by provoking critical
thought. Some seek to affirm a "humanist" perspective
by engaging the emotions. Some do both. In all my theatrical
activity- as playwright, director, dramaturg, or performer-
I strive to expand the boundaries of the art form, enhance
our understanding of the world, and empower the human
spirit. Through collaboration and communion with my fellow
artists and audience members, I hope to redefine the theatre
experience in a way that stimulates mutual desire to collectively
redefine our shared existence." |
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Rick
Byerly |
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Michael
Caldwell |
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Krista
Campbell |
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Marcia
J. Clarke - "Making kaleidoscopes is my passion.
I want each scope I create to be an heirloom. I work primarily
in metals: brass, copper and silver. In 2007 I introduced
etched glass kaleidoscope. Each of my scopes is made with
front surface mirrors to give the best reflection. Each
cell is also filled with exquisite crystals, dichotic
glass, vintage beads, and other items of beauty. I know
that making kaleidoscopes is a calling for me. It is my
gift to humanity - a gift of peace, love and joy for mind,
body, and spirit. Creating them brings balance and wholeness
to my life, and I hope they bring that to all who look
through them." |
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Ceci
Dadisman |
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Kimberly
C. Ellis, PhD. |
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Ryan
M. Freytag - "It is important to me that my work
challenges and / or entertains the viewer. I do this through
the use of dark humor, social commentary and under-considered
beauty. My desire is to blur the line between what we
see and what we don't see; what we know and what we don't
know; and what is natural and what is unnatural." |
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Anne
Friedland |
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Kerry
Gaydos |
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Linnea
P. Glick |
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Marjorie
C. Greenberger |
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Tirrell
Grimsley - "I realize that this has always been
my gift and I pushed it aside. But now I know that if
I want to be a part of art, I have to involve myself in
looking to explore all that Pittsburgh offers with art." |
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Teresa
M. Harris |
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Chris
Ivey |
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Amy
G. Kerlin |
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Paul
Garrick Klein |
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Akiko
Kotani - "Drawing plays a prominent role in my studio
work. Currently I draw with silk and graphite on silk,
linen and paper. I delight in making marks both bold and
lyrical. The origins of my current series is from the
Mbuti scratching of tribe persons of the Ituri forest
in central Africa. The work also gleans references from
my training in Bauhaus forms and my cultural background
in Buddhism. They all meet in the field of my imagination." |
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Randy
Kovitz |
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Melissa
Kuntz |
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Christiane
D. Leach - "Making Art, pulses through my blood;
simple as that." |
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Carla
Andrewa C. Leininger |
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Rhonda
Libbey |
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Nandini
Mandal |
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Diana
Morreo |
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David
J. Motak - "I am an artist/educator specializing
in the "szopka," an architectural art form dating
to the Middle Ages, where it originated as ornate sets
for morality plays in Cracow, Poland. The art form features
often whimsical, scaled-down interpretations of actual
architectural building elements using such simple materials
as wood, cardboard, ribbon and foiled paper. In addition
to designing my own pieces, I conduct workshops locally
and nationally; the art form is not taught in Poland and
I am the only artist-educator to develop a teaching methodology
to promote this unique craft." |
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Karen
Rose Overholt Critchfield |
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Richard
Parsakian |
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Cassandra
R. Phillips |
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Suz
Pisano |
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Curtis
Reaves |
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Larry
Rippel |
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Ryan
Skyy |
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Urusla
Taylor Smith |
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John
E. Stallings - "My work is about the search for
the infinite. For the past several years, I've concentrated
my efforts toward creating modern minimalist sculpture
with some timeless quality-clean lines and surfaces blended
to create constant movement and balance within the occupied
space. Infused with this concept of continuous motion,
the designs neither begin nor end. "Powerful in their
reflection of surroundings and in their sublime and clean
geometric volumes..." Mariana Bego, Ezair Gallery,
NYC. "The polished surfaces of many of his sculptures
blur the borders of matter and its surrounding environment.
The viewer is left wondering which aspect is visual and
which is physical. Thus each piece, at once autonomous
and boundless, has a dialectical relationship with its
setting. It is in this way that Mr. Stallings' minimalist
approach to abstraction continuously proves itself to
be among the most engaging and effective sculpture available
today." Ruthie Tucker, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery,
NYC." |
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Robert
D. Strovers |
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