Art Chowder September | October, Issue 17 | Page 6

SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2018 ISSUE NO. 17
MEET THE ART CHOWDER TEAM
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 — 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.
Melissa Cameron - I was born and raised in Spokane
and grew up learning about art/culture and sales from
my father. I spent a few years on the other side of the
state strengthening my sales background working
for my uncle while going to school for business and
marketing. We are building a strong group of people
dedicated to marketing artists and their work, as well
as grow our relationship in the food, and entertain-
ment world. I am dedicated to bringing Art Chowder
to new heights and bringing all art lovers and artists
in the region along with us for the ride. Chelsea Cordova has long been enthusiastic about the
arts being a powerful connector for building commu-
nity. She now finds Art Chowder a perfect fit, allowing
her to get to talk art with many different people while
helping them promote their art and activities. She
is a teaching artist who shares Redbrick Art Studio in
Coeur d’Alene, is a longtime active member of the
Arts and Cultural Alliance, is an Idaho Arts Commission
Changeleader and is certified as a facilitator of Open
Studio Project.
Denny Carmen was born and raised in Spokane,
Washington, where he had a long career as a Journey-
man 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 the past President of River Ridge Association
of Fine Arts; Co-Founder of Charts, Child Humanitari-
an Arts; Resource M