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Denise Richard Geiger completed her Liberal Arts education in Zurich, Switzerland and then studied art for 5 years with distinguished artist Karl Weber (1899-1978). The year 1952 was spent in England where she took classes at the London Academy of Arts. Since 1956, she has resided in the United States where she raised her family with her husband Joseph Geiger. |
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 | | R. David Kaylor
David is an award-winning woodturner specializing in turning local wood into useful and artistic objects. With a life-long interest in wood, David began woodturning in the early nineties. Since retiring as a religion professor at Davidson College in 1999, he has devoted more time to this passion. |
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 | | Matthew Kraus
Matthew Kraus has been a photographer for over 30 years. Up until recently he photographed in B&W with a Large Format 4x5 View Camera. He attributes his experience of using a View Camera as essential in his development as a photographer. |
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 | | Susan Lueck
After graduating from Miami University with a BFA in Graphic Design Susan worked for Paton Art Studios as a designer/illustrator. While living in Paris she studied art at the Academie Julian painting with Heri Goetz at l"Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, and print making at the studio of Johnny Friedlaender.
Susan and her husband Bob have lived on 4 continents and traveled to over 60 countries. These experiences often inspire her subject matter. |
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 | | Patricia Michael
ww Patricia was born in Asheville, North Carolina and has lived there all of her life. Showing an early interest in drawing, she has pursued a love of art throughout her lifetime.
When her four children were growing up, Patricia spent many hours drawing and painting portraits of them. It is no accident that her favorite subject to paint is children. |
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 | | Jim Minchey
Jim Minchey approaches art with the eye of a trained scientist. While pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in biology, he spent many evenings doing detailed drawings in pencil and india ink. His love of nature has continued and is evident in his work. |
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 | | Ida O'Connell
As a child I wanted to be a world traveler, artist and writer. My first foreign post was Iran where I found adventure and a husband. In Mexico I started painting with an Estonian teacher, continued in Brussels with a Hungarian artist, and in Romania with books. |
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 | | Karen K. Paquette
Karen has a passion for pursuing creativity in all aspects of her life from making art to gardening. She has been taking art classes and workshops her entire life. She began at the Carmel School of Art in Carmel, CA in 1968 and then Callenwolde in Atlanta studying ceramics. |
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 | | Martha Raines
I have had a life-long journey to release the artist within myself. Having recently semi-retired from the business world, I can now pursue the passion of painting and continue to study and learn. Having no formal art training, I have studied with some local art instructors as well as having participated in workshops with some nationally noted artists. |
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 | | Jenean Stone
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 | | Helen Sullivan
Helen retired from full time employment and moved to the McDowell County area with her husband and best friend, John, in October 2009.
Although she always doodled (especially during boring meetings), Helen didn't take art classes until about 9 years ago, when one of her friends talked her into taking a watercolor class at the local Northern Virginia community college. She had such a good time that she took another, and another, and another. |
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 | | John Sullivan
Sullivan brings over 30 years of woodworking experience to the gallery with a variety of unique, but practical works. Among his specialties are handcrafted chests, furniture, desks, and various styles of cutting boards and cheese boards. |
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 | | Ann Whisenant
Ann Whisenant is an award winning artist, whose work has been accepted into many judged and juried shows.
She was born, raised and educated in England, and it was there that she received her first training in art. This influenced her style which she has since developed. After graduating from college, she moved to America and has lived in Alabama, Chicago, Tennessee and North Carolina. |
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 | | Jack Williams
Jack is a new comer to Black Mountain. He was born in California, raised in Maryland and spent most of his life in Virginia. He attended the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore earning a degree in Graphic Design. |
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