ART CENTER INSTRUCTORS

Michelle Boerio

Michelle is a visual artist and educator who loves to make art that makes the world seem a little weirder and a little more beautiful. She grew up in Pickerington, Ohio before earning her BFA in Painting and Drawing at the Ohio State University and her MA in Museum Education at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Primarily, Michelle works in painting but also specializes in collage, printmaking, and bookmaking. Her art has been exhibited in Italy and in the United States including shows with the Ohio Art League and Granville’s Art @ 43023. Currently she lives and works in central Ohio, where she divides her time between making art and teaching at the Columbus Museum of Art, Franklin Park Conservatory, and other Columbus organizations.

John Cameron

John’s medium of choice for painting is transparent watercolor. A Westerville native, John is involved in the local art scene as Past-President of the Westerville Art League, Past Vice-President of the Central Ohio Watercolor Society, Steering Committee member of the Central Ohio Visual Arts Council and Immediate Past-President of the Arts Council of Westerville. John has taught classes at the Westerville Community & Recreation Center and the Sunbear Gallery & Studio in Alexandria. In addition to teaching, he also continues to improve his own skills by taking lessons from a wide variety of well-known and respected local and national watercolorists. John’s paintings have been exhibited locally in several venues and are currently displayed in two Uptown Westerville businesses.

Bryan Ghiloni

Bryan attended the Savannah College of Art and Design where he attained dual degrees in Photography and Graphic Design, achieving honors in each. He spent 3 years in New York City making art and working internships with renowned photographers, Joyce Tennesson and Arnold Newman. Since 2005, he has run photography studios in both Georgia and Ohio. While in Georgia, he also ran an award winning art space called Gallery RFD where he acted as co-director, art instructor and concert promoter.

As an artist, Bryan works in a variety of media in addition to photography and has shown in over 100 art exhibitions. Currently Bryan is an instructor at The Central Ohio Technical College where he teaches Photography, Video and Design. He is also a professional photographer with a studio in downtown Newark.

Sarah Gray

Sarah Gray is a local, self-taught artist who aims to transform the ordinary into the eccentric, and to find the beauty and excitement in every artistic medium. “I love art for its delicacy and strength; the willingness of a canvas to be transformed to celebrate the human mind, and treasure our imaginations, is an alluring thing.”

Sarah graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. In her spare time she enjoys pursuing her artistic passions with her company, Earth Goddess, volunteering with local organizations, and traveling abroad. One of Sarah’s favorite quotes is: “Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible.”-LORIS MALAGUZZI

Paul Hamilton

Paul Hamilton is a graduate from the Columbus College of Arts and Design. Paul is the former Creative Director and instructor for the Granville Studio of Visual Arts, and his resume includes a long list of gallery and museum shows for his painting, sculpture and installation media. He is represented by Hammond Harkins Gallery in Columbus,Ohio. A few of these locations include the Franklin Park Conservatory, the Decorative Arts Center, as well as three exhibitions with David Findlay Galleries in New York. Paul’s work is also in private collections throughout the United States, Venezuela, Mexico, and Great Britain.

Susan Klemetti

Susan Klemetti’s eco-conscious art begins in the gardens, fields, and forests around Granville. She grows and forages for (with a rare purchase) leaves, flowers, roots, and seeds that provide colors that are a direct reflection of place. Fabric dyed with natural dyes creates patterns and colors that shift subtly as the light changes throughout the day and natural colors always seem to harmonize with each other and their surroundings. Susan adds complexity and texture using hand-stitching with globally inspired patterns. As a third-generation textile artist, she was taught by her mother to embroider, knit, sew, weave, spin and dye. She absorbed fiber art through books, museums, and private collections. During graduate school in anthropology (University of California, Davis) she was further exposed to small-scale traditional textile production and the global diversity of art. Susan is particularly inspired by Chinese brush painting, ancient European cave art, and the art of the Australian dreamtime. Not only was she inspired by the art, but this life-long education in textile production has inspired Susan to be highly conscious of her ecological impact (water use, toxicity, invasive species, fiber waste, etc) and strives to lower the impact of her creations.