I have lived in Takoma Park for 30 years and have a non profit called Art For The People. Before that I was co-director of Takoma Artists Guild or TAG. In between I was the first Director of Exhibitions for the City of Takoma Park and on the Art Council . I paint and make ceramics and also make prints
Stephanie Ney is an artist and teacher who lives and works in Takoma Park, MD. She is a graduate of the Cooper Union in New York City where she earned a BFA and also a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned an MFA. She has developed and taught art programs at the Smithsonian Associates
Painting is an act of love for me. Came to the medium after 60 when my daughter gifted me a set of acrylic paints and challenged me to stop talking about it and just do it. Signed up for a class at TP municipal building with Alice Sims, one of the artists featured on this site, shortly thereafter to learn
Art has been part of my life since childhood. As I learned to paint, I quickly developed an interest in human form, and have painted mostly portraits ever since. My favorite mediums are oil on canvas, charcoal and pastel on paper. I use multiple photographs as my model, so in-person sitting/posing is optional. Feel free to get in touch