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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