Laurie Clements - is an artist based in Columbus, Ohio, works primarily in oils. Her work suggests a generous use of color with a joy for movement in her often loose, fluid use of brush and other implements. Laurie, a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD), also taught there for many years. First and foremost, however, she considers herself to be a lifelong student of art, practicing her craft every day and delighting in the scenes and subjects in which she finds inspiration. Laurie’s artwork depicts a broad array of subjects — from rural landscapes in Ohio to coastal scenes to depictions of her frequent travel to abstracts or what she calls her “color studies.” She paints what she finds evocative, and her work has come to reside in many lovely homes, professional buildings and restaurants throughout Central Ohio and beyond. She is tremendously grateful to her many dedicated collectors coast to coast. Laurie and her husband Tom actively support several organizations, including Canine Companions. In addition, Locks and A Lift was established to raise funds for women during breast cancer treatment, as Laurie herself is a survivor. With partners, she also has participated in art murals in downtown Columbus during the racial protests. This experience made a huge impact on her soul that continues to this day. Laurie never tires of her time in her studio — or wherever she is creating her work. Her artistic expression brings her great joy, and that exuberance is captured on each and every canvas. In addition to her home studio gallery, Laurie’s has been represented by Hayley Gallery in New Albany, Ohio since 2011.

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Trish Weeks - is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Design,Art, Architecture, and Planning with a BS in design. She built a successful career in corporate and residential interior design before her painting career began in 1994. Trish has received awards in numerous juried shows on a local, regional, and national level. Her work is included in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Trish was a featured artist at the Taft Museum "Art in the Afternoon" and a featured artist for the Duveneck Society at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Trish has also participated in events at the Carnegie Art Center in Kentucky. Trish draws inspiration from her experiences in the Midwest and the Carolina's where she spends much of her time. She also brings a more global perspective by layering memories from her travel in France, as well as trips to Europe, India, China, Japan, and Nepal. Many of her trips include her portable equipment so she may paint out in the environments she experiences.

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Kate Morgan - Multi-award winning mixed media artist Kate Morgan has displayed work from Washington, D.C to Minneapolis with work hanging in domestic and European private collections. Frustrated at the digital photography world for not being tactile enough, she turned to mixed media. Morgan is inspired by folklore, mythology & the human form. Layers of collage are mixed with her ink washed drawings to address symbolic, cultural, historical & spiritual themes with purposeful vagueness, allowing them to be familiar to a variety of audiences. Visually described as a haunting interpretation of anatomy where divinity meets mythic lore. ”I want my work to be the beginning of a dialogue, not a confrontation." Though she works in mixed media now, Morgan earned her B.F.A in commercial photography from Columbus College of Art and Design. Born in Syracuse, NY & raised in Columbus, OH she is also versed in printmaking & ceramics. Kate has been living her dream as a full time artist since 2012 by traveling the Country showing her work while maintaining a studio in Columbus, Ohio.

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Brenden Spivey - Brenden grew up in Newark, Ohio, just east of Columbus. His fascination with technology and fashion led him to a career in IT for a fashion company. He always knew that there was more to him in the creative space but was unsure in what capacity it would manifest itself. “Being surrounded by beautiful things and having an appreciation for them is something that always inspired me whether it be a pair of shoes, a shirt, photography. There was always something about how it made me feel when I looked at it.” “Working full time in IT has many demands and finding a hobby was something that I struggled with for relaxation. Columbus has a dynamic art scene and I’ve been lucky enough to visit numerous galleries and get to know several artist and collectors. The more time I spent around beautiful art work created by local self-taught or ‘outsider’ artists, the more inspired I became to create my own work.” He uses emotion and his eye for colors to manipulate his artwork.

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David Hunt - David Hunt was born in Long Beach, California; lived in the Philippine Islands and the New England Coast before settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied product design at the University of Cincinnati and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design. "My paintings are a personal record of places that inspire me. My works are expressive landscapes that challenge the viewer to stop, enjoy and wonder. I use color and contrast to evoke a feeling from the viewer: the misty stillness of a long-ago battlefield, the beauty of a sunrise or sunset, the mystical serenity of the deep woods or winding highway"

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Joe Anastasi - Joe is a nationally recognized commercial artist, designer and illustrator. He has won numerous awards for his commercial work, including 84 Gold Addies and 2 Best of Shows from the Columbus Advertising Federation. His illustrations have been recognized by such prestigious organizations as the New York Art Directors Club, CLIO’s, The New York Society of Illustrators, Print magazine and more. In 2009, Joe began doing portraits of the homeless people he works with on the streets of Columbus, which in 2013 culminated in a show/fundraiser called “Art & Soul – An Intimate Portrait”. This one-man show at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral Undercroft, The Martin de Porres Center and The McConnell Art Center raised almost $40,000 for charity and brought much needed awareness to the plight of those people on our streets. Joe is inspired by his family, the people he works with and where he’s from. He does art of what he knows and loves and tries to capture the true spirit and dignity of all of his subjects.

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Carolyn DeMaggio - As a painter and a jewelry artist, I find inspiration in nature, geological structures and ancient civilizations. Many of my paintings evolve from photos that I’ve taken of textures, colors and moments in time. Since I spend my year between Columbus, Ohio and Fort Myers, Florida, my sources of inspiration are many and varied. My paintings are mostly acrylic and mixed media and vary from abstract to representational. My jewelry is primarily copper which I manipulate and finish with patinas and texture to create something that seems as if it may have been dug up in an archeological ruin. I strive to create paintings and jewelry that are unique and pull the viewer in to the color, texture and richness of the piece; to experience (or create) its story and its possibility. Although I graduated from college with a degree in art, my career was spent in corporate America. The moment I retired, I jumped back into the art world with both feet. I love creating art pieces that bring joy to those that have purchased my work.

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Pat Howard - My primary interest is oil painting, and most often the subject matter is a landscape. I particularly like to select scenes from places to which I’ve traveled, so in that sense my work is personal, but I also like to discover that which hopefully has interest to other viewers as well. However, anything that examines the effect of daylight and shadow is my favorite study. I prefer to paint on primed canvas texture board, and to work in as much of an alla prima style as possible. I try to focus on shapes and avoid blending. The immediacy of the wet paint gives my favorite works a freshness and hopefully a sense of happiness, what’s good, or what’s beautiful in the world.

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Adam Kolp - Coming to terms with the fact that I was losing my eyesight was actually when I first began to see the world much more clearly. We often spend our days over scheduled with things to do and places to be. Consumed by brief memories of what something was or the thought of what it could have been, we then quickly move on to the next pressing moment. We can easily get caught up living in this rapid paced blur, and unknowingly are missing out on the incredible beauty that surrounds us in any given moment. I realize that losing my eyesight was a wake up call. I needed to take the time to see the world we live in. It is such a beautiful and inspiring gift to have the opportunity to slow down and appreciate every moment and each amazing experience. This was the turning point for who I am now and the artist that I have become.

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Robert Coomer - Robert Coomer is an internationally recognized, award winning photographer who grew up on a farm in Brown County, Ohio. Art has always been a part of his life and in 1994 he graduated with a BS degree in Graphic Design from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning. He draws from his farm roots to shoot images of backyard wildlife, old barns, farmscapes, and scenic landscapes in Southwestern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky. His work is an exploration of light and subject, and discovering beauty in unexpected places. I find beauty in age and decay, and then reproduce it in a way that maintains a sense of time and place. To do this, I use distressed steel as the basis of my pieces. It can take up to 3 months to build up the rust and patina patterns on each piece of steel and then up to 12 hours of surface work to strip and reveal the damage done. Once I have my surface, the image is printed to the metal with various techniques, and then float mounted on stained wood using distressed bolts that maintain the aged and worn appearance. Through this process I am able to create an emotional connection to the image, and produce a piece authentic enough to look as though it had been stolen from the scene and presented to the viewer as an artifact on display. The work is modern and industrial, but is equally at home among antiques and more traditional settings.

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Natalya Romanovsky - Natalya Romanovsky grew up in Moldova, a country located between the Ukraine and Romania. As a child she knew she would be an artist, her talent was noticed by her teacher who told her mother, Give her brushes and paint and the child will know what to do. Romanovsky studied at Chisinau Art College, earning a degree in graphic design. She enjoyed art school and entered her field upon graduation working for a popular magazine. At the same time she contributed to a series of children's publications. However her heart was in painting, and despite a few shows around the city she became frustrated with the local art market. In 1993 Romanovsky immigrated to the US, joining her mother in Cleveland. Moving to America opened a whole new door for the curious and energetic artist. She found some initial support from a local gallery and began painting with a new enthusiasm.

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Steven Fisher - I have been creating my whole life. Always searching for any means necessary to create and express myself. I have BFA and MFA (advertising) and have been on this journey for roughly 40 years. During this journey I’ve been a graphic designer/print manager, a Creative Art Director, a saucier/cook in high end restaurants in Chicago, Columbus and Ireland, a Sr. Art Director to starting my design/art entity: Cre8ive-Differences, LLC. The path to where I am now has been a wild one but without those experiences, who’s to say what I would be making today. In 2018, I consciously decided to commit the majority of my time and energies to working on and promoting my artwork (design is still present but on a smaller scale). I don’t really subscribe to any one style or look in my work. All mediums are opportunities. All styles are opportunities. Sometimes a particular series stays around longer simply because the conversation isn’t over yet. This current series of paintings is still a very interesting conversation to me. They may not seem like statement paintings and they may just be pretty colors to some (and that’s OK), but to me, each one of them is a statement—a quest—a need—an antidote. I need to make things like this for hope, to be a light in the dark and evidence that something greater is at work in the universe. They can also be places where we might allow ourselves to be ‘in the moment’ or get lost in, to be a beacon, a respite and a refuge of civility, freedom and individuality. Pretty colors? Sure. Flowers? Sure. Butterflies? Sure. Just paint? Sure. A light needed to get through darkness? Definitely. I hope you find what you want in them too.

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Carolyn Heffelfinger - My paintings are an expression of my love of nature. As a child, my desire to draw began at an early age and I would put to use any paper surface my mother could provide for me. I hope to convey to the viewer the passion, beauty, and reverence i feel when exploring our magical natural world. Majoring in fine art at Kent State University, Carolyn focused on painting the figure. She worked as a graphic artist immediately after college and later for seven years as an illustrator's assistant. Close observation, photography and her almost daily treks into the woods, fields and along the Big Walnut Creek, over which her studio sits, have been the inspirational reference for her richly colored, realistic oil paintings. Carolyn has been included in local and national juried competitions in which she has been recognized and awarded for her paintings.

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I experience. Then, I paint. My art, like my life, revolves around my chronic migraines. Everything that I do follows the ebb, flow and crest of wellness. When a migraine comes on, even with my eyes closed, I "see" things. Colors and shapes flood my mind in fluid poetry. These mystical images recede, shift, radiate and pulse, becoming more vibrant and vivid with every capture! Frequently, I paint through a migraine, trying to quickly tap into what I see. When I can’t, I’m able to recall the imagery at a later time, and commit that to canvas. My work is a constant search to best represent the three and often four dimensional images of my mind onto a two dimensional, flat surface. Each piece I create evolves from a meditative and introspective process, wherein I become one with my art: It is being aware in that moment, being mindful, acknowledging the pain and chaos, and losing myself to the visual symphony that unfolds. Some notes are peaceful while others discordant. I've trained myself to paint through the pain and discomfort: my breathing slows down, my jaw unclenches, and my body slowly begins to relax. Often, completing a painting acts as a release, and reminds me that my mind can do more than just process pain: It can transform pain into beauty.

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Kyndall Potts - I loved to draw as a child but put away my sketchbook after college for a career and to raise a family. In 2020, after a complete hiatus from art of over thirty years, I began taking art classes online and at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center. The old passion returned. In 2022, I entered my first exhibition and had two paintings accepted, one winning an Ohio Arts Council Award. Since then, I have exhibited frequently in central Ohio. I paint primarily human faces, figures and animals using acrylic paint. My paintings often incorporate bold, unrealistic colors, texture, and gestural brushstrokes. Feeling, movement, and the love of color and light guide my work. I am fascinated by human beings and develop strong attachments to the people I paint. Although I’ve never met them, I often learn their stories as I work. I talk to them as they evolve on my canvas, and they tell me who they are. As a relatively new artist, I don't want to limit myself to one medium, subject or style but continue to experiment and evolve, experimenting with new mediums such as oil, pastel, collage, and encaustic.

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My art reflects my experiences as an adult and as a child. I've been based in Ohio for a great part of my life and I love to travel. My fascination with landscapes and alternate worlds comes from both my travels and the diverse communities where I've lived such as: the Appalachian hills (WV & PA), the Sonoran Desert (AZ), the east coast (NJ), and India. I was a late bloomer - late to finish college, late to start a career and, when I retired, late to start at the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD). I don't think they offered art classes in my public schools and perhaps one of the best 'perks' that came with my AT&T Bell Labs ID was free admission to almost every museum in NYC. It took a few years before I was wondering "how hard can it be to make this ..." and that was my first step toward becoming a painter. Driven by my love of process as much as by my love of color and texture, I'm in my studio every day. 

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MahLeah Cochran - I feel things deeply; I often ponder the state of humanity, the struggles of our world and the outlook for our collective future. My art is an expression of my emotions, thoughts and passions. I express myself outwardly on canvas in color and texture. This is deeply gratifying for me as it allows me to share with others, my innermost feelings. I choose to use acrylic paints for its quick drying time. This enables me to create layers on canvas. This helps me demonstrate complexity. I use everyday kitchen items, recycled cardboard and many other tools to create original forms and textures in my art. I enjoy the journey of painting new pieces. There is a thrill of discovering what my work will yield next. It's what keeps me engaged. I paint to inspire, challenge, and calm the soul.

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Manda Marble - Manda is a musician, songwriter and mixed media artist. Manda enjoys mixed media because of the endless possibilities it offers. She loves the exciting and unique synergistic results that can be achieved when combining mediums. Manda’s art is expressive and she often incorporates symbolism into her work. She loves to use colors boldly, to give life to the tiny details and to convey dreamlike worlds through her art.

The main subject of Marble's work is the natural world - such as flowers and trees, femininity in human form, and the Moon. She enjoys connecting the starry night sky to the magic of the flowers on the earth and sees the mystery in both of them.

Manda’s connection to the natural world has been ongoing since childhood. The muses showed up early to play and bring their message. As a conscious creator, she longs to express her sweet love for all things through her spirited creative practice. Manda believes we are all full of magic and we are deeply connected to the natural world. She hopes to evoke that knowing in you through all of her creations. Her hope is that you will be inspired, calmed, and connected to that energy that waits for you to notice it so that it may nourish your soul.

Manda’s work is best seen in person to best appreciate all of the small details and hidden symbols.

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Join us for our annual event celebrating the work of all of our visual artists at the Best of Hayley Gallery opening reception. Participating artists include:

Elizabeth Beattie

Marcus Blackwell

Luke Boyd

Todd Buschur

Justin Collamore

Steven Fisher

Marti Higgins

Pat Howard

David Hunt

Ann Kete

Ellen Knolls

Jessica Kovan

Eric Layne

Amanda McGee

Kate Morgan

Natalya Romanovsky

Mary Ann Sedivy

Brenden Spivey

Trish Weeks

Alisa Workman

Robin Roberts- To me, painting is relaxing and my way of getting time with God and His creation. I want to soak it in, to understand it as well as I can, and then capture the special beauty in life as light and shadow splashes across the scene. I enjoy painting so many different subjects- everything from architecture to wildlife to cityscapes to rural scenes. Nature never fails to reward and challenge me as an artist with its constantly changing colors, light, and atmosphere. When painting, I depend on my design skills as a graphic designer, spirited brushstrokes and tonal unity. I also enjoy working in my studio in Ashland, Ohio when I can not get outside. Robin graduated from Ashland University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication after spending one year of intensive study at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. After years of work at agencies and as the head of graphics at Rubbermaid in Wooster, Ohio, Robin opened Red Red Design, a graphic design studio in Ashland, Ohio in 2001.

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Shannon Godby- Art is a part of who I am. Painting has always been my first passion followed closely by photography. For over twenty years, I have been creating works of art in both mediums, and I strive to become a better artist with each new painting and each new photograph. Over the last few years I have begun to infuse parts of each medium to create abstract paintings based on images found in nature. I never try to recreate exactly what I see, but to express the feelings I get from a scene. My goal is to portray the atmospheric qualities of a scene without giving away every detail. When I show a piece I want the viewer to connect with the painting by adding their own feelings to it as well. I want it to remind them of something familiar. This makes it more of a personal experience for them. When I look at my work I want to be reminded of what originally inspired me about it. Whether it was late day sun creating long shadows over a field or simply the way a group of elements work together, if I look at the painting and get that same feeling, I have accomplished my goal.

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Gina Wolfrum- Gina Wolfrum is a contemporary, mixed-media artist who returned to her artistic roots after leaving the stressful corporate world and relocating to a farm in rural Ohio. She instinctively transitioned back to the fine arts training she had received in her youth when an interior designer pulled her into the world of decorative art and murals. Wolfrum studied in studios around the country to develop her use of color, texture and natural elements in exquisite homes and businesses, both locally and throughout the US for a number of years. Her decorative art has been featured in books, trade journals, television and various websites. In October of 2018, her entry Amethyst Awakening, ranked in the top 25 at ArtPrize10/Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her work using natural elements, crystals, and glass have gained popularity in exhibits and have received monetary awards. Gina lives with her husband and a very large dog in Northwest Ohio on a quiet farm surrounded by flower beds and bird feeders.

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Craig Miller - Although I grew up surrounded by family with artistic talent, I was fascinated by rocks and chose to pursue a career in science and engineering instead. I have been dabbling in stained glass as a hobby for over 30 years, but early retirement in 2010 provided the opportunity to work on my art and creative ideas on a daily basis. I am thoroughly enjoying it, especially working with clients to create custom pieces that they treasure. Given my geologic background, I enjoy utilizing agates, fluorite, mica and other natural objects such as shells, fossils, bones and found objects in my work. I’m still working through a backlog of sketches and ideas that were put on hold for decades and which often come to me as colorful dreams.

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As an interior designer, Mary Burkhardt is surrounded by beautiful colors, shapes, patterns, and textures. These elements of design—along with a passion for travel, gardening, and fashion, naturally inform her art. Mary’s new work is a collection of whimsical themes including female figures in flowing dresses that move and swing, to a collection of captured bouquets featuring flowers and foliage straight from the garden. The use of classic patterns including stripes, dots, and flowers weave and repeat, creating a fluid connection in a cohesive body of work.  

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Briden Schueren - is an award-winning international queer trans artist, activist and business owner, who shares his life’s challenges and journey through his art. His works range in size and scale from 1” canvases to 40’ murals. He loves making art that pushes boundaries and makes people think outside of the societal norms. His art has a beautiful display of color, that makes you feel good, connected, and realize there is a deeper message behind it. Briden opened up BrickBox Studios, a local artist community space in Columbus Ohio in 2013. He is a member of the You Will Rise Project, an organization using art against bullying. Briden is the founder of the Trans Pride Committee, which was born from his time on the board of Stonewall Columbus, where he created Columbus’ first annual Trans Pride March.

A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM BRIDEN'S ART SALES WILL BE DONATED TO THE OHIO SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION

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Anna Sokol - Anna explores the relationship between her identity and her relationships through art, using mixed media. Color, music, and literature all impact what emerges on her canvases. As an Aries, Anna experiences life by feeling profoundly and thinking reflectively. Various artists have influenced her: Georgia O'Keefe, India.Arie, and Julia Cameron, among others. They have offered her diverse perspectives and invited her to synergize in her artistic designs.

Since she began her professional career, she has been moved to ever more fully create, understand and practice openness through art and music. What starts with the need to capture some reality on a surface evolves as she layers colors and brushstrokes, hoping that what emerges is both interesting and meaningful. It's the "why" of her art, and she hopes it enables her to connect profoundly with all who appreciate and collect her work.

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Dalia Koppes - As reflected in her paintings, Dalia, a self taught artist, comes from a diverse and colorful background. Born in Israel to a French Moroccan father and a Spanish mother, Dalia has always been greatly influenced by nature and the environment she lives in. She believes that art is a form of therapeutic solace and her imagination plays a great role in her work. She offers the viewer a visual feast by incorporating layers of organic, energetic shapes and vibrant colors as a way to escape for a moment in these turbulent times we live in. Along with being a full time artist she is also a designer and mother to two boys.

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Ray Mckenzie - Growing up in Michigan on the Great Lakes, the natural world had a significant influence on my development. As a teenager I spent many days sitting on the shores of Lake Erie and watching the horizon, especially that space where the air touches the water. This visual became the background for daydreaming about my future. “Who did I want to be? Where would I go? What would I do? What would the world be like there?”. It was in this depth of cloud, water, land, and air that I would find myself and more importantly find dreams of who I would become. When I wasn’t at the lake, I would be riding my bike through country highways. Whipping through wooded areas and seeing the stretching farmlands. Riding as fast as I could, imagination taking me to all the places in my books, the landscape became blurs of color and patterns. My paintings are only roughly planned before I start, I know the palette of colors I’m using and an idea of an emotion I want to evoke. Sometimes that feeling changes as the painting evolves and takes me somewhere else. I use a combination of thick viscous paint worked with a palette knife with washes applied with house painting brushes. This combination allows me to work the paint in different ways in between layers.

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Ped Dragich - Born in Serbia, Ped immigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1973 at age five. As with many immigrant families, hard work became the norm, with his father working construction. While most kids spent summers swimming, Ped's father took him to work and taught him every phase of construction. He later joined his father's company after college.Never giving up on his dream of being an artist, he began stretching his own canvases and built his own frames. He displayed his work and to supplement his income, he started his own company called, The Tile Guys, still around today after 20 years. He also played professional soccer for the Columbus Invaders. He got married, had two daughters and coached soccer. Life was happening but art remained in his heart. While building a round shower in his new house in 2006, he had the idea to create a painting surface that was not flat but instead lightweight and flexible with a hard surface covered by canvas. This resulted in his filing a U.S. patent application for the very first curved (wavy) canvas, opening an avenue for a new method of painting. Ped's long journey from immigrant to learning construction to opening a tile business, to building his family's home led him back to his real passion - Art. He creates art with the same vigor and enthusiasm he does with everything else in his life - with ingenuity, drive and hard work

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Judith Vierow - Judy passed away in January, 2022. Per her wishes, all proceeds from her art sales will be donated to her favorite charities including:

Goodwill Columbus

Ohio Designer Craft Museum to support the Judith Vierow Lunch and Learn program.

Community Kitchen - Columbus, OH

Friends of the Shelter - Franklin County, OH

Salvation Army

Her real work was her first love – creating art. She had a studio on the second floor of her very old home in downtown Columbus that was once an extra bedroom. Her background a zillion years ago was in painting at the University of Oklahoma. She went from there to The Ohio State University when she received a Master’s Degree in Fine Art. After school she was a weaver and specialized in quilt making and batiking. Once she discovered acrylic paints about a decade later, she never went back to quilting. Usually she did not have an idea of what the finished piece will look like when she first started painting. She got in a zone somewhere and let the ideas flow through her and onto the paper. That’s part of the fun of being an artist – not having a solid idea where you are going at the beginning – just letting it come naturally.

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Marti Higgins - As a painter, I adore color and shape. Growing up near New York City in the 1960's and 70's, I was moved by the strong, bold, gestural compositions and the seeming spontaneity in the work of the abstract expressionists. The bold colors, rhythms and subject matter I attempt to express in my artwork are due to these early influences. Living now near Cleveland for 35 years, I call it home. I like to experiment with the relativity of color; how colors influence each other by proximity. I expose relationships in color by working in layers. Many under layers are not immediately visible in a given piece. These initial colors and shapes, however, ground the finished product by influencing colors yet to be applied and by showing up in glimmers and slices. I like to include a surprise color which at first glance may seem incongruous but has a way of solidifying the composition. My finished pieces are impressionistic landscapes and abstractions. All of my subject matter is derived from my observation of nature, including my flower gardens. I am inspired by the sense of disorder, yet perfect organization, I feel when in nature. My mediums are acrylic on canvas, acrylic and paper collage on canvas and encaustic.

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David Lane -Graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design and the Ohio State University. As a retired art teacher David currently focuses on his life long goal of making art. His art is about searching for aesthetics in industrial age objects against the counterpoint of the twenty-first century. Born between the Baby Boomers and Generation-X so He is very aware of how futile nostalgia is and yet not quite cynical enough to rebel against it. “I love to shop at antique stores looking for objects that are almost ‘accidentally’ beautiful. Their beauty might come from the original designer or the tradesman who used it or even its remaining unique colors and shapes. I see my visual sensibilities as neither advertiser nor pop artist nor even tradesman. With sophisticated and intentional naivety I enlarge and frame these objects to glorify their history and future, and to relate them to a contemporary audience.”

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Eric Layne - We are all born artists. I was lucky to have had the kind of encouragement and support that allowed me to stay connected with that part of myself into adulthood, even if it was a pretty loose connection at times. During my high school years I was interested mostly in drawing and I spent a lot of my time in the art classroom. I considered pursuing art as a career but ultimately went to medical school. Through those years, art largely fell by the wayside, but as I settled into a career as a psychiatrist and had two daughters who were beginning to draw and play with watercolors, I began painting along with them and eventually spent more and more of my time visiting museums and galleries, reading and watching videos, and learning the craft of painting. My foundation in drawing and composition helped greatly. I spent about eight years practicing, and through that process, I began to find my style. I paint in oils and tend to use a fairly limited palette of five to seven colors, which has challenged me to develop skill at seeing and mixing colors accurately. I am drawn to paintings that contain high contrasts and so find myself choosing subjects in which I can showcase contrasts in light, colors, and edges. I’ve learned that, even as an adult, I still need support and encouragement to keep making art, so for that, I owe everything to my wife Ashley.

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Justin Collamore - I am fascinated by the interaction of architecture with the natural environment. I use my training in Architecture and Landscape Architecture to explore this connection in my profession as well as my paintings. I spent my childhood in rural northwest Ohio which gave me a deep respect for picturesque barns and farms found throughout the state, but I am also intrigued by urban and even industrial locations and the edges and transitions between these types of environments. Most of my work is completed ‘en plein air’ which creates the additional challenges and excitement of quickly changing light, weather, and varied physical environments. I travel all over the US and Europe participating in plein air painting competitions. I am a member of the Worthington Art League, Central Ohio Plein Air and President of the Ohio Plein Air Society.

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Britt Hallowell - mixed media encaustic paintings are highly textural and usually focus on organic themes such as nature, animals and trees. She uses beeswax, damar resin (a natural tree sap that acts as a hardening agent), oil paint, India inks, collage, and antique found objects. Each layer is carefully applied and heated with a blowtorch to fuse the layers together. The results are multi-dimensional and can never be duplicated. “I love creating heavy textures because it allows me to create minimalist designs with bold contrasts that are simple and yet very intricate in their nature.” Her goal is to evoke positive emotions through use of imagery, color and tactile sensations. Britt tries to create art that is warm and inviting for the viewer. Britt is a self-taught artist. “I did not want to be taught someone else’s way to create. I’m not constricted by rules, but instead I’m able to try anything and everything and learn from my own successes and failures rather than someone else’s. Oftentimes it’s the mistakes that make something beautiful!” Britt lives in Columbus Ohio with her husband, daughter and dog. When not painting or exhibiting at art festivals, she loves to travel the world, decorate and drink a good glass of wine (or two...).

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Chad Kessler - The term “Self Taught” is a somewhat misleading one. We all learn, borrow and steal ideas from others and put the pieces together in a way that makes sense to us. I recently had a friend describe my work as “Aleatoric”. Aleatoric: adjective: ale·a·tor·ic | \ ˌā-lē-ə-ˈtȯr-ik , -ˈtär- \ Definition of aleatoric : characterized by chance or indeterminate elements. Aesthetics is always at the forefront and I’ve always been drawn to grit, decay and random beauty in the world. I love incorporating found objects but have no qualms finding an image online and manipulating it to fit what I’m after for a piece. Largely influenced by DIY skate, punk and street culture, my work bounces between having a direct message and something a little more vague, inviting the viewer to find their own story. As for the process itself, I almost exclusively work on wood panels I build myself. Starting with an abstract base of acrylic and spray paint, I’ll then build up layers through a combination of collage, image transfers, photography and found objects.

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Suzanne Robinson - I draw most of my inspiration from what I observe in and around my home which is nestled in the woods of Pataskala, Ohio. It's a privilege to be able to express on canvas the peace and harmony conveyed in nature’s beautiful backdrop. My landscapes offer the onlooker an appreciation of the majesty of vistas that change from one season to the next. Crystal blue seascapes take me back to wonderful beach vacations shared with my family. One doesn’t have to go to the country or seaside to appreciate nature’s calming beauty since Robinson’s work aptly expresses the peace and harmony that can only be conveyed in nature’s backdrop.

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Jessica Kovan - Is a mixed media artist and educator. Her art is characterized as thoughtful, storytelling and layered. Drawing inspiration from the world around her, Jessica's work is personal, expressive and focused on making the spirit of the times visual. Infinitely optimistic, she enjoys expressing in her paintings what is occurring in her heart.

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Join us for our annual event celebrating the work of all of our visual artists at the Best of Hayley Gallery opening.

Artists Include: Shawn Augustson, Marcus Blackwell, Luke Boyd, Todd Buschur, Laurie Clements, Steven Fisher, Shannon Godby, Dana Grubbe, Carolyn Heffelfinger, David Hunt, Adam Kolp, Dalia Koppes, David Lane, Chuck Marshall, Kate Morgan, Jurate Phillips, Kyndall Potts, Priya Rama, Robin Roberts, Natalya Romanovsky, Mary Ann Sedivy, Demi Shostak, Anna Sokol, Brenden Spivey, Jenn Stewart, Trish Weeks, Gina Wolfrum, Man-Wai Wu

Priya Rama - I experience. Then, I paint. My art, like my life, revolves around my chronic migraines. Everything that I do follows the ebb, flow and crest of wellness. When a migraine comes on, even with my eyes closed, I "see" things. Colors and shapes flood my mind in fluid poetry. These mystical images recede, shift, radiate and pulse, becoming more vibrant and vivid with every capture! Frequently, I paint through a migraine, trying to quickly tap into what I see. When I can’t, I’m able to recall the imagery at a later time, and commit that to canvas. My work is a constant search to best represent the three and often four dimensional images of my mind onto a two dimensional, flat surface. Each piece I create evolves from a meditative and introspective process, wherein I become one with my art: It is being aware in that moment, being mindful, acknowledging the pain and chaos, and losing myself to the visual symphony that unfolds. Some notes are peaceful while others discordant. I've trained myself to paint through the pain and discomfort: my breathing slows down, my jaw unclenches, and my body slowly begins to relax. Often, completing a painting acts as a release, and reminds me that my mind can do more than just process pain: It can transform pain into beauty.

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Steven Fisher - I have been creating my whole. Always searching for any means necessary to create and express myself. I have BFA and MFA (advertising) and have been on this journey for roughly 40 years. During this journey I’ve been a graphic designer/print manager, a Creative Art Director, a saucier/cook in high end restaurants in Chicago, Columbus and Ireland, a Sr. Art Director to starting my design/art entity: Cre8ive-Differences, LLC. The path to where I am now has been a wild one but without those experiences, who’s to say what I would be making today. In 2018, I consciously decided to commit the majority of my time and energies to working on and promoting my artwork (design is still present but on a smaller scale). I don’t really subscribe to any one style or look in my work. All mediums are opportunities. All styles are opportunities. Sometimes a particular series stays around longer simply because the conversation isn’t over yet. This current series of paintings is still a very interesting conversation to me. They may not seem like statement paintings and they may just be pretty colors to some (and that’s OK), but to me, each one of them is a statement—a quest—a need—an antidote. I need to make things like this for hope, to be a light in the dark and evidence that something greater is at work in the universe. They can also be places where we might allow ourselves to be ‘in the moment’ or get lost in, to be a beacon, a respite and a refuge of civility, freedom and individuality. Pretty colors? Sure. Flowers? Sure. Butterflies? Sure. Just paint? Sure. A light needed to get through darkness? Definitely. I hope you find what you want in them too.

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Natalya Romanovsky grew up in Moldova, a country located between the Ukraine and Romania. As a child she knew she would be an artist, her talent was noticed by her teacher who told her mother, Give her brushes and paint and the child will know what to do. Romanovsky studied at Chisinau Art College, earning a degree in graphic design. She enjoyed art school and entered her field upon graduation working for a popular magazine. At the same time she contributed to a series of children's publications. However her heart was in painting, and despite a few shows around the city she became frustrated with the local art market. In 1993 Romanovsky immigrated to the US, joining her mother in Cleveland. Moving to America opened a whole new door for the curious and energetic artist. She found some initial support from a local gallery and began painting with a new enthusiasm.

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Adam Kolp - Coming to terms with the fact that I was losing my eyesight was actually when I first began to see the world much more clearly. We often spend our days over scheduled with things to do and places to be. Consumed by brief memories of what something was or the thought of what it could have been, we then quickly move on to the next pressing moment. We can easily get caught up living in this rapid paced blur, and unknowingly are missing out on the incredible beauty that surrounds us in any given moment. I realize that losing my eyesight was a wake up call. I needed to take the time to see the world we live in. It is such a beautiful and inspiring gift to have the opportunity to slow down and appreciate every moment and each amazing experience. This was the turning point for who I am now and the artist that I have become.

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Todd Buschur - I received my undergraduate degree from Bluffton University and my Masters degree from the McGregor School of Antioch University. In addition, I have studied painting at the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy. I currently paint, teach high school art and live near Urbana, Ohio.

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Trish Weeks is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Design,Art, Architecture, and Planning with a BS in design. She built a successful career in corporate and residential interior design before her painting career began in 1994. Trish has received awards in numerous juried shows on a local, regional, and national level. Her work is included in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Trish was a featured artist at the Taft Museum "Art in the Afternoon" and a featured artist for the Duveneck Society at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Trish has also participated in events at the Carnegie Art Center in Kentucky. Trish draws inspiration from her experiences in the Midwest and the Carolina's where she spends much of her time. She also brings a more global perspective by layering memories from her travel in France, as well as trips to Europe, India, China, Japan, and Nepal. Many of her trips include her portable equipment so she may paint out in the environments she experiences.

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As an abstract expressionist artist, I paint intuitively. For me, intuitive painting is kind of like going on a trip with vague plans—or maybe no plans at all. I’m deeply inspired by music, but sometimes I paint without it, dancing to my own song as I place colors and lines on the canvas. Whether I paint abstracts, florals, or people, each painting merges my experiences and memories, and it’s all in response to the beauty I see. I’m often asked how long it takes me to complete a painting, to which I respond, “All my life!” And the journey is pure adventure! My upbringing was full of adventure, too, with my childhood split between two distinct and influential cultures. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, I moved to rural Missouri as a girl, from the city to the country. Even though I’ve now spent most of my life in the United States, I still feel strong ties to Hispanic culture, and I attribute my love of color to my Spanish heritage: My paintings have been described as bold, lively, and vivid, with a complexity of layers Setting out on yet another adventure, I took a leap of faith in 2009, when I resigned my position as an art teacher to pursue my dream of becoming a working artist. Since then, I’ve sold more than 800 paintings online and through local venues. Today, when I’m not painting in my home studio here in the beautiful Ozarks, I’m enjoying the simple, everyday aspects of life as a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend—and I’m so very thankful for the support that enables me to continue to use my talent to create and give back.

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Carolyn Heffelinger - My paintings are an expression of my love of nature. As a child, my desire to draw began at an early age and I would put to use any paper surface my mother could provide for me. I hope to convey to the viewer the passion, beauty, and reverence i feel when exploring our magical natural world. Majoring in fine art at Kent State University, Carolyn focused on painting the figure. She worked as a graphic artist immediately after college and later for seven years as an illustrator's assistant. Close observation, photography and her almost daily treks into the woods, fields and along the Big Walnut Creek, over which her studio sits, have been the inspirational reference for her richly colored, realistic oil paintings. Carolyn has been included in local and national juried competitions in which she has been recognized and awarded for her paintings.

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Jenn Stewart - Was born in Columbus Ohio, and had the good fortune to spent her first twenty summers on an island off the coast of Maine, sailing, hiking and being totally immersed in the wild part of down east Maine. This love of the coast inspired her to start painting at an early age. Jenn earned a BFA in painting from Wittenberg University in 1991. Having taken workshops with Stan Moleller on Monhegan and Tim Horn in Ohio, she works in both En Plein Air and in her studio. Her work explores light and shadow across a range of subject matter from inner city, to Ohio farms and her beloved Monhegan and the Maine Coast. Annual trips for a week of painting on keep her connected to ‘the rock' that has inspired so many generations of painters. She strives to evoke a strong sense of place and an emotional response in the viewer. She regularly participates in plein air events, and has received numerous awards in Plein air competitions and is currently a member of the Central Ohio Plein Air Society and the Ohio Plein Air Society.

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Joe is a nationally recognized commercial artist, designer and illustrator. He has won numerous awards for his commercial work, including 84 Gold Addies and 2 Best of Shows from the Columbus Advertising Federation. His illustrations have been recognized by such prestigious organizations as the New York Art Directors Club, CLIO’s, The New York Society of Illustrators, Print magazine and more. In 2009, Joe began doing portraits of the homeless people he works with on the streets of Columbus, which in 2013 culminated in a show/fundraiser called “Art & Soul – An Intimate Portrait”. This one-man show at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral Undercroft, The Martin de Porres Center and The McConnell Art Center raised almost $40,000 for charity and brought much needed awareness to the plight of those people on our streets. Joe is inspired by his family, the people he works with and where he’s from. He does art of what he knows and loves and tries to capture the true spirit and dignity of all of his subjects.

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Staci Friedman - I am a mixed media artist with a passion for watercolors, botanicals and abstract art. I am inspired by the beauty and delicate details of flowers, as well as the effortless, loose fluidity of abstracts. I create art as a way to express my individuality. When I begin an abstract piece, I start with a blank canvas and a general idea. Sometimes I am inspired by something simple, like a color that connects to a memory for me. I begin my realistic pieces with a sketch, based either on a live reference or photograph of something that enlivens me. I enjoy trying new techniques, mediums and styles and combining them with the spontaneity of watercolor. I am constantly looking for new ways to challenge myself, finding new sources of inspiration and ideas that spark my creativity. I am passionate about my work and I love what I do!

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Kate Morgan -Multi-award winning mixed media artist Kate Morgan has displayed work from Washington, D.C to Minneapolis with work hanging in domestic and European private collections. Frustrated at the digital photography world for not being tactile enough, she turned to mixed media. Morgan is inspired by folklore, mythology & the human form. Layers of collage are mixed with her ink washed drawings to address symbolic, cultural, historical & spiritual themes with purposeful vagueness, allowing them to be familiar to a variety of audiences. Visually described as a haunting interpretation of anatomy where divinity meets mythic lore. ”I want my work to be the beginning of a dialogue, not a confrontation." Though she works in mixed media now, Morgan earned her B.F.A in commercial photography from Columbus College of Art and Design. Born in Syracuse, NY & raised in Columbus, OH she is also versed in printmaking & ceramics. Kate has been living her dream as a full time artist since 2012 by traveling the Country showing her work while maintaining a studio in Columbus, Ohio.

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