Artist Directory

James E. Allman, Jr.

Poet - Writer - Creative Catalyst

James E. Allman, Jr.’s credentials—degrees in biology and business—qualify him for an altogether different trade. However, he easily tires of the dissected and austerely economized. He is a dabbler with an expensive photography-habit and a poetry-dependency. Nominated for Pushcart Prizes in 2010 & 2011, his work appears, or is forthcoming,... More

Amanda Barcon

Visual Artist

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Martha Berge

Visual Artist

Martha was co-founder of the Saturday & Summer Art Programs at Watkins Institute in Nashville and was Director from 1987-1990. She has a degree in art education from the University of Memphis and has been an art specialist with the TN Arts Commission since 1990, completing residencies in Williamson County,... More

Madra Black

Visual Artist

Madra Black Studio B photographic portraiture (mainly in black & white)

Sarah Boyce

Visual Artist

Sarah Boyce was born in Redford Township, Michigan. She received her B.F.A. from Western Michigan University in 1999. In 2009, she received her M.F.A. from The University of Memphis. Her paintings explore imagery from low budget horror and exploitation films, with emphasis on viewing, consumption, desensitization, gender roles, and morbid... More

Byron Bozeman

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Kate Bradley

Visual Artist - Portrait Artist

Kate Bradley is a Memphis-based artist who paints portraits and figurative oil paintings. “Painting is about expressing the image in my mind that I have to get out; that I have to share. My hope is that my work uplifts and inspires the viewer.” While her portraits are infused with... More

Leisa Brown

Musician

As an accomplished saxophonist and digital hornist, Leisa has performed frequently in Memphis and surrounding areas. She also gives motivational talks emphasizing the need and benefits of a good education.

Brenda Buford-Shaw

Musician

Brenda is a certified music educator for grades K-12 with a B.A. from Langston University, Oklahoma. Buford-Shaw is a class piano teacher with Memphis City Schools for over 20 years experience and has worked with various Senior Centers in piano, singing, and music appreciation programs. Currently, Buford-Shaw is the Educational... More

Patricia Carreras

Actor - Poet - Storyteller

Patricia is a theatre professional who has been on the artist roster with TN, AR, and KY for many years. She incorporates puppetry, pantomime, mask, music, and visual arts and crafts with theatre, storytelling, and poetry in a variety of classes for children off all ages (Pre-K through Senior Adult).... More

Louise Casini

Actor - Director

An actor and director, Louise has trained with the British American Drama Academy, Arthur Lessac, The National Theatre Conservatory, and Shakespeare and Company. She utilizes Linklater, Lessac, and Fitzmaurice voice work in her teaching.

Angi Cooper

Visual Artist

Angi received her B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Memphis. She is a muralist, painter, photographer, mixed media artist and a Docent Animal Presenter at the Memphis Zoo.

STEVE COUCH

Visual Artist

CREATE-ART.COM website of ARTIST - STEVE A. COUCH Please take your time and enjoy viewing my recent mural painting for a local church here in Memphis, Tn. Their children's ministry requested a Noah's ark theme. The animals are marching two by two to the ark. The Giraffes and Elephants are... More

Michael Danziger

Actor - Musician - Comedian

Michael Danziger is a stand-up comic from Memphis. He is a past winner of the Funniest Person in Memphis contest and the current, reigning "Funniest Jew in the Deep South." (Seriously.) Some of his original material was published in Penguin Press's "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Jokes." (Again. Seriously.) He... More

Judith Dierkes

With a B.F.A. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Judith has over twenty years experience working with young people in schools, museums, and camps. You may visit her website to see examples of her work.

Kristi Duckworth

Visual Artist

I am owner and director of Garden Path Studio located at 597 Madison Ave. We offer classes in drawing & painting, pottery, and mosaic for all ages. My public and private commissions inhabit parks and private residences all over Memphis.

Carol Faller

Visual Artist - Writer

Carol Faller (B.F.A., M.A.) is a freelance writer and illustrator whose work has been published in the Children’s Literature, Educational Curriculum, and Retail Markets. Carol uses her love of children’s books as a springboard for teaching children to love and appreciate art and literature, and encourage them to discover their... More

chris fitzgerald

Visual Artist

Chris Fitzgerald is a fashion,portrait and fine art photographer working and living in Memphis, Tn. His work reflects his own idiosyncrasies, the rural hold still evident in Memphis, as well as the urban grit. He has had the pleasure of working with many of the talented creative forces in and... More

Richard Fudge

Visual Artist

Richard Fudge was raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas and moved to the Memphis area in 1995. Later he attended the University of Memphis and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in 2003. His day job is graphic design but his passion is painting and connecting with local artists.... More

Elizabeth Garat

Visual Artist

Elizabeth Garat is a visual artist whose works to date have been expressed primarily in painting. You may view her online portfolio on her website http://elizabethgarat.com

Lee Gordon

Filmmaker

I am a producer, director, and screenwriter and have been in artistic related business for around 15 years. I was born and raised in Memphis, TN. Sneaking onto Beale Street as a kid and seeing these down and out blues musicians turn their hats up so their art could feed... More

Richard Graham

Musician

Richard received training in music and anthropology at both Rutgers and the University of Memphis. A world percussionist, Richard plays a wide array of African, Latin American, European, American, and Asian instruments. Richard brings in several of his 400+ musical instruments to each visit.

Matthew Hasty

Visual Artist

Born in Memphis TN in 1969, Matthew Hasty has lived most of his life in the south. Being that his mother was an artist, the materials to make art were always around from early childhood, Matthew has been painting making art and moving all around the southern United States from... More

Evan Hoffman

Visual Artist

To a great degree, the philosophy of existentialism applies to my work. Among the masses, I find myself questioning the significance of life, and how my choices add up to make me who I am today. I am interested in the conflict between the natural and the superficial world, and... More

Iiyah Isha

Visual Artist

Iiyah Isha is an award winning theatrical designer, Cautauquan and Agri CULTURAL artist whose spoken word and fabric/ visual art fosters the ultimate in the intergenerational oral tradition...she centers all artistic initiatives with multi-cultural/ ancestral focusing as she utilizes the interdisciplinary eclectic communication systems to educate, to encourage, to empower,... More

Kenneth Jackson

Musician - Singer

Kenneth is a recording artist, vocalist, trumpeter, guitarist, pianist, and composer of Blues music who began his professional career at age 14 as the opening act for James Brown.

Ted James

Choreographer - Dancer

Ted James is a choreographer/dancer, trained at Bischof Carroll Dance Center, Tennessee School of Ballet, and Performing Arts Center in Chicago.

Vinodini Jayaraman

Visual Artist

Vinodini Jayaraman’s paintings have been exhibited in India, Canada, and the United States. Winner fo the Memphis Public Television art award in 1993, her work was also featured on the back cover of the Readers Digest (International edition) in May 2001. Her paintings hang in homes and offices around the... More

Bill Jones

Storyteller

Bill Jones is a storyteller. He takes events from his own lie and shapes them into stories that entertain and explore universal themes of life. “Can the smallest boy from Junior High survive the bully?” "How does a kid who doesn't like camping end up on a nineteen day canoe... More

Chris Little

Visual Artist

Chris Little is a Memphis folk artist whose pieces have shown and are in collections all over the world. In addition to his art, Chris is a teacher and has worked as an interpreter for the deaf. He has five children and lives at his home, dubbed by local artists... More