Artist Roster
Here you can browse a list of local artists that are a part of the Olive Branch Arts Council Roster.
Artist list in full:
Sue Foell, Deanna Mullins, Donna Shankman, Anita Scholl, Bill Sorrells, Janice Kennedy, Donna Wadford, Erin Hillis, Amanda Littlejohn, Lynn Altepeter, Gina McDonald, Victoria Lockhart, Maxine Mason, Joni Scolari, Rebecca Reynolds, Janice Sluder, Kayleigh Richardson, Dena Richardson, Barney Sellers, John Gay, John Guy, Buddy Wilkinson, Debra Shelton, Wanda Shelton, Lacey Waters, Eric Zeltner, Carol McRae, Rhonda Rafacz, Pat Corrigan, Julia Bell, Tonya Angel, Leigh Harris, Helen Argo, Helen Swanes-Ingoglia, Jennifer Childers, Marietta Hardesty, Miriam Crotwell, Leslie Ann Bell.
Individual Artist Bios:
EDUCATION: or five years I studied with Cheri Litt, in North Miami Beach, Florida, late ‘60's to early ‘70's. In the late ‘70's I attended classes at the Memphis Academy of Art and University of Memphis.
In 1984, I attended an intensive 40-hour workshop in Memphis with Marshall Bouldin, a well-known Clarksdale, Mississippi portrait artist.
My love of birds led me to build birdhouses from the rescued boards and objects found in my work remodeling buildings in the area. I use pieces of tin roofs, barbed wire and sawmill slabs. Then I add seedpods, twigs, vines and mosses. They are designed to highlight the best features of the materials and are easy to maintain.
A self taught painter that loves to experiment and stay busy. She is very active with exercising every day, maintaining her own 8 acres of property, composting, gardening, canning, and loves to cook. She is active with the community Bible Study in Olive Branch and volunteers at St. Frances Nursing Home in Memphis.
Tonya has been a resident of Olive Branch for 23 years and definitely considers this home. She is married to Chad Angel, and they have a very talented daughter, Haley, who participates in both the Olive Branch High School band and choral programs, and will graduate in 2010. Tonya enjoys volunteering much of her time supporting both departments and is passionate about growing awareness of the ARTS among our young people within Desoto County.