Category: Artist Profiles

Mariah French, 2022 Artist Elevated Winner

For Mariah French, to dance is to feel at home. Since she was a child, dance has been a way to connect with the world around her. Mariah has fond memories of gathering all the neighborhood kids in their backyard to choreograph elaborate dances to perform for the neighborhood. But…

Sterling Carter, 2022 Artist Elevated Winner

You can hear it in his voice, his laugh, the way he travels throughout a conversation. Sterling Carter loves the arts. And most of all, he loves being an artist.

Tay Lane, 2021 Artist Elevated Winner

Her dream is to produce a full-length play based on Plato’s dialogues inspired by her studies. Her dream is to start a production company called Walter Lane, named after her beloved dog who recently passed. Her dream is fueled by her late husband, Chris, whose memory is a reminder for…

Quianna Simpson, 2021 Artist Elevated Winner

As a baby, Quianna, would lay on her back and click her feet to the beat of the music floating through the room. She was already connected to movement at a young age. But her mom was uncertain if she would ever dance. Quianna was born bow-legged. Without reconstructive surgery,…

ColumbusArts.com Profile: ANTHONY MOSSBURG

This month’s profile features Anthony Mossburg, a multi-award-winning acoustic artist from West Virginia who is currently residing in Columbus.  According to comments made on his website by his fans, Mossburg is known for writing moving lyrics, creating melodies that stick with you long after the song is over and for…

ColumbusArts.com Artist Profile: MEGHAN HOWARD

This month’s profile features local artist Meghan Howard. Meghan is exhibiting at the 2014 Columbus Arts Festival, June 6, 7 & 8, as one of 12 local artists who were juried into the Emerging Artist program.  Meghan says that her ceramic pieces are grounded on her formal training in architectural engineering.

ColumbusArts.com Artist: ALEXIS MCCRIMMON

For this issue, we spoke with local multi-media artist and filmmaker, Alexis McCrimmon.  McCrimmon utilizes a range of documentary, narrative and experimental film-making techniques; from reconstruction/reenactment, archival footage, and audio as text, to cinematic staging, narrative story structures and expositional soundscapes. These set the stage for animated photo-montages, video sculptures and elaborate…

ColumbusArts.com Artist: SAMANTHA BENNETT

For this issue, we spoke with local artist, Samantha Bennett.  It was in a hospital room as a child where Samantha began to create art. At nine months old, Bennett survived bacterial meningitis. The physical impact of the disease is apparent as her skin is scarred; she had fingers, toes and…

ColumbusArts.com Artist: VIDAS BARZDUKAS and MOFA

By Jennifer Sadler To get an insight into the local filmmaking industry, GCAC recently interviewed Vidas Barzdukas, vice president of MOFA, or the Mid-Ohio Filmmakers Association.  Vidas currently works as a writer and editor specializing in educational publishing, magazine publishing, television and film.  He also works as a writer for…

ColumbusArts.com Artist Profile: DONCEE COULTER

The February issue of GCAC’s monthly arts newsletter Front Row Center  features Columbus native DonCee Coulter, a multi-media artist influenced by family, hip-hop culture and a man dedicated to using art to help the youth in his community.