Michelle Sawyer is a visual artist from Tampa, FL. She earned her degree in Fine Arts from the University of South Florida and became a multifaceted artist. Sawyer has worked… Read More
Michelle Sawyer
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Artist Profiles
ArttbyLexx
ArttByLexx is a multidisciplinary artist whose work invites deep reflection and emotional connection. Guided by intuition, nature’s rhythm, and ancestral memory, she creates visual narratives that hold space for transformation… Read More
SPIN El Poeta
SPIN El Poeta is an award winning Guatemalan spoken word artist and Canadian national slam poetry champ. He is a long time youth advocate, arts educator, former refugee, proprietor of… Read More
Lori Vinesett
Lori Vinesett, a native of the vibrant Tampa Bay area, discovered her passion for art at a young age, often drawing and painting on any available surface. After earning her… Read More
Karen Seel, Board Member
Karen Seel served on the Pinellas County Commission from 1999-2022, making her the longest-serving woman in the Commission’s history. The first-generation native Floridian followed in her father’s footsteps into politics;… Read More
Ashley Cassens
Ashley Cassens is an Artist and Educator who believes that paint is a conduit for touch in a digital world. Ashley is a native Floridian who earned her BFA from… Read More
Satnamananda
Satnamananda’s visual language is shaped by 90’s culture—a childhood painted in freight-train graffiti, skateboarding, and custom-car culture. Today, his work explores something quieter and more resonant: the science of feeling,… Read More
Sarah Howard, Board Member
Sarah Howard currently serves as the Acting Director for Graphicstudio, Assistant Dean of Student Success, and the Assistant Director for the USF School of Art and Art History in USF’s… Read More
Lashonda Curry, Communications Consultant
Lashonda is an accomplished strategic communications and marketing professional and award-winning storyteller. She has served as communications director at Florida Humanities and manager of communications and public relations for the… Read More
George Ann Bissett, Board Member
George Ann Bissett has 20 years of professional experience helping nonprofits grow and thrive through strategic fundraising. During her long tenure as President/CEO of the Dunedin Fine Art Center, she… Read More
