MAY | JUNE 2018 ISSUE NO. 15
MEET THE ART CHOWDER TEAM
Dean Cameron Art Chowder Publisher- Dean Cameron has been a community advocate and art collector for over three decades. With a long-standing background in fundraising and business, it has been a vision to see our region thrive in the arts and entertainment sectors and add to the wonderful quality of life we enjoy.
Rebecca Lloyd, is the founder of Art Chowder and currently holds the Creative Director position for the publication. She is passionate about sharing the talents of artists and creating opportunities for art enthusiasts to connect with art in our communities. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, traveling and painting her own artwork— primarily working with acrylic on canvas.
Ann Contois is Editor / Proofreader for Art Chowder; she is a stained glass artist, writer, web designer and arts marketing consultant. With a curious spirit and myriad interests, she has traveled widely, visiting European castles and Asian temples... always feeding her artistic vision. She earned a BA in Fine Arts / English from University of California, Berkeley and is co-owner of Contois Reynolds Art Glass Studio, creating fine art glass for gallery, residential, and liturgical markets.
oGinny Brennan- Life and career allowed good fortune of living in the West, Midwest and Southeast all the while painting and exploring art as well as studying the works of favorite artists— Winslow-Homer, Charles Reid and Richard Taylor. Ginny has been associated with co-ops, galleries and art associations across the country. Returning to Spokane in 2013, Ginny is actively involved in the arts community, with her own art and Art Chowder magazine.
Denny Carmen was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, where he had a long career as a Journeyman Plumber. His career ended because of injuries, so Denny turned heavily to his painting. He has shown his art at many venues and sold around the country. Denny is involved in many aspects of the arts, including: past President of River Ridge Association of Fine Arts; Co-Founder of Charts, Child Humanitarian Arts; Resource Manager of Art Chowder Magazine and current member of the Spokane Arts Commission. Denny is involved with many art fundraisers and he truly loves what he does.
Melville Holmes is a traditional artist and published scholar versed in historic techniques and the chemistry and technology of painting materials. His subjects include still lifes, figure paintings, landscapes, and architectural pieces. He is best known for his major role in Davenport Hotel renovation and the new Davenport Tower. Other work has included the Post Street Alehouse, the Great Western Building, Riverview Corporate Center, the Patsy Clark Mansion, and private painting restorations.
Photo Credit: Creative Life Spokane
Nicolas Sironka- I am a Maasai from Kenya and a resident of Spokane, Washington. I have a God-given talent in art. With this, and my knowledge of my Maasai Culture, I have sought for many years to help create awareness and a greater understanding of our people, the Maasai, through lecture presentations and my large Batik paintings. My philosophy is that“ If I can use my talents to touch another life and make it better, then I will be fulfilling the purpose for which God put me on this earth.” I use my art and culture presentations to reach out to others, not just to create an awareness of Maasai.
Karen Mobley is a visual artist, poet and arts consultant. Her poems have been published in WA129, Spokane Writes, and Lilac City Fairytales. She will be artist in residence at Laboratory( 2018). She serves as a Program Contractor for Spokane Arts. She served as Arts Director for the City of Spokane from 1997-2012. She holds an MFA from the University of Oklahoma and a BFA with Honor from the University of Wyoming. For more information: karen @ karenmobley. com / 509 499 0784
Marilee Hudon is a Pacific Northwest native, art lover / blogger, and writer. A member of Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers, the Tin Pencil and St. Francis writers groups, she specializes in urban fantasy and personal interviews.
Chandler Baird- When I moved to Spokane in 2014, I had two questions:“ What is there do in Spokane, Washington?” and“ Where can I buy a raincoat?” Three years later, I can say I have found a raincoat and I have fallen in love with this city I call home. I am an almost six-foot-tall Texan girl who found myself in the Pacific Northwest. I discovered my passion for food and travel in college when I studied abroad in Europe and Asia. This allowed me to master the art of multimedia storytelling. Now, living in Spokane, my curiosity allows me to continue to seek out the food, communities, and businesses that make this city unique.
Jocelyn Whitfield-Babcock is Executive Director at the Panhandle Parks Foundation and volunteers for several nonprofit organizations. As a published author, local parks are important to her and she includes several in her fictional writing. Jocelyn comes from a talented family of visual, sculpture, and culinary artists. She currently freelance writes for Art Chowder magazine, and was a grant writer in Spokane for a decade. A Whitworth University graduate, she was born and raised in the Inland Northwest. she was born and raised in the Inland Northwest.
Janis V. Bears- My zodiac sign of Gemini couldn’ t be more appropriate! My extensive and varied careers in broadcasting, audio / visual production and creative writing have been split equally between and equally rewarded by Great Britain and the United States. It’ s this international“ twinning” that has offered me a very broad overview of the wide world of performing arts.
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