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Entrepreneurs. Innovators. Interpreters of life’s jagged edges and silken pathways. Soothsayers and sorcerers. These words and more define the creative individuals who have chosen Sonoma as their home. Explore their methods and mediums in these pages and be inspired.

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Teaching Artists for Youth are artists who are adept at and specially trained in working with pre-school and school age children, K-12, in a classroom or workshop setting to teach artistic skills.

Shannon Abbey

Literature: Children's; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting; term

‘The future of most bird species depends on our commitment to preserving them. Are they valuable enough for us to make the effort?’ - Jonathan Franzen Simplicity, the beauty of the every day. I am an...

Valerie Adams

Artisan: Glass; Design: Graphic Design; Functional Art: Other; Holidays Shop Local; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Other; term

I’m a northern California girl whose been creating all my life. With a 30-year background as a graphic designer my creative vision has centered on laying out printed pieces that provoke thought, convey information,...

Art of Nature Amanda Rose Hopkins (A. Rose)

Arts Administration; Performance Art; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed, Other, Painting, Sculpture; term

Artist's Statement Amanda Rose Hopkins Art of Nature Throughout my work I use various mediums to help people fall back in love with nature. My work also explores the complexities of human kind's relationship to the...

Audio Angel

Dance; Design: Graphic Design; Film Office: Multimedia, Talent; Literature: Poetry; Media: Audio, Film, Other, Video; Multi-Media; Music: Composition, Instrumental, Other, Vocal; Performance Art; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Theatre: Acting, Directing, Improvisation, Other; term

Music. Chose. Me. Hi CS Community. Happy to be here. Hope you are well in this moment & look forward to meeting you soon. In the meantime, here's a bit about my latest LIVE project. <3 *** Fronted by the divine Audio...

Brittany Aquamarine

Music: Composition, Instrumental, Other, Vocal; Performance Art; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; term

Brittany Aquamarine: Live Music - Ecstatically Jazzed Ethereality Music Teacher - Piano, Guitar, and Vocals Known for creating complex and intricate piano and guitar-based songs since 2004, Brittany’s newest...

matthew baker

Design: Graphic Design; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Illustration, Photography, Printmaking; term

I am a commercial artist specialized in promotional marketing. My clients have included Disney, Marvel, Nickelodeon, Mattel, and many other name brands. After 17 years in the industry, I have decided to give back to our...

Jenn Ban

Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts; term

Jenn Ban (she/they) is a Queer Filipinx-American multidisciplinary visual artist, certified Reiki Master, youth teaching artist, community organizer, and cultural practitioner. Jenns work includes natural and upcycled...

Kirsten Bjøre Guerrero

Multi-Media; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts; term

Kirsten Bjøre Guerrero (she/her) is an artist and educator who places the highest importance on supporting social and emotional connections through making. She loves developing new techniques and creating functional...

Jorge Bolaños-Santillan

Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts; term

Teaching Artist Jorge Bolaños-Santillan offers residencies for older elementary age students called "World Healing Arts: How Other Cultures Express Emotions Through Art." Jorge was born and raised in Mexico City. He...

Mari Capon

Artisan: Fiber Art; Arts Administration; Dance: Ballet, Ballroom, Choreography, Hip-Hop & Funk, Improvisation, Latin, Modern, Other; Folk Art: Puppetry, Storytelling; Literature: Children's, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Other, Poetry; Media: Video; Music: Vocal; Performance Art; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Theatre: Acting, Directing, Improvisation, Other; Visual Arts: Illustration, Muralist, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture; term

Mari has been professionally involved in the arts world for over twenty years. As a child, she was a creative dancer at Virginia Tanner's Children Dance Theater, and she oil painted and sang in choirs. As a teen she...

Ron Carter

Architecture; Artisan: Ceramics, Jewelry, Woodworking; Creative Sonoma Grantee; Design: Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design; Functional Art: Furniture, Other; Literature: Children's, Fiction, Poetry; Media: Audio, Film, Video; Music: Instrumental, Other; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Theatre: Directing; Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed, Muralist, Other, Painting, Photography, Sculpture; term

My Path... Divergent visions gave rise to my creative present. A present refreshed by art as life and livelihood. Experiences like the ‘Tubbs Fire’ that hit Santa Rosa serve to strengthen the ‘artist within me’....

Krysta Cook

Dance: Choreography, Improvisation, Modern, Other, Professional Performance; Design: Fashion Design; Functional Art: Other; Performance Art; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Youth; Theatre: Acting, Improvisation, Other; Visual Arts: Other; term

Krysta Cook is a multidisciplinary performance with a passion for dance, circus arts, teaching, creating costumes and producing. Krysta is a Sonoma County native who began her own performance career as a belly dancer in...

Catherine Cruz

Multi-Media; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; term

Artist Statement Catherine B Cruz is a French-American abstract artist who works with mixed media, multi-layered collage, and reclaimed materials. Informed by more than twenty-five years of experience in the design...

Johny Dechemin

Dance: Hip-Hop & Funk, Professional Performance; Design: Fashion Design; Film Office: Crew, Multimedia, Talent; Folk Art: Storytelling; Functional Art: Other; Music: Composition, Instrumental, Other, Vocal; Performance Art; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Theatre: Acting, Directing, Other; Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed, Other, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture; term

DJ JOHNY MIX, has a natural charisma, a passion for music, and the ability to connect with people. A top-notch DJ who’s connect with listeners through engaging talk content and social interaction. He plays musical...

Kate Foley-Beining

Music: Instrumental, Vocal; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Theatre: Improvisation; Visual Arts: Mixed, Painting, Printmaking; term

I am a musician, artist, and professor of German Language and Literature. Music: I am a singer, performing the works of Joni Mitchell, backed by a jazz trio. I have developed music enrichment programs for elementary...

Ernesto Garay

Literature: Poetry; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; term

Ernesto Garay is a poet, performer, teacher, and social justice activist. Ernesto is a bilingual teaching artist, offering residencies to students in grade 4-12. Mr. Garay holds two Masters Degrees: one in Comparative...

Nicole Rose Gelormino

Arts Administration; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed, Other, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture; term

Nicole Rose Gelormino is a teaching artist and painter. A SF Bay Area native, Gelormino has maintained a studio practice alongside her career in teaching art and leading professional development in arts education for...

Lisa Damico and Gena Richman

Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Printmaking; term

Lisa Damico* and Gena Richman**, are excited to offer you professional development integrating Social Emotional Learning and the Arts. We offer a staff development "special" condensed workshop or an expanded two...

Linda Goodman

Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Painting, Printmaking; term

A painter, printmaker and educator, Linda remembers how good she felt as an 8-year-old artist wearing the lanyard keychain she made on her favorite ladybug-buttons dress. The impish girl grew up to be an award-winning...

Kelly Gray

Creative Sonoma Grantee; Literature: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Other, Poetry; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; term

Kelly Gray (she/her/hers) lives in Northern California on unceded Coast Miwok and Kashaya Pomo land. She writes about what she knows or is trying to know; parenting, eco-grief, mental health, dead things, monsters,...

Janet Greene

Dance: Other; Literature: Children's; Music: Instrumental, Vocal; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Youth; term

Janet Greene is a teaching artist specializing in arts integration using music and movement. Janet received her M.A. in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis on Curriculum Development from Sonoma State University....

TerriAnne Gutierrez

Dance: Choreography, Other, Professional Performance; Music: Composition, Instrumental; Performance Art; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Adults, Teaching Artist for Youth; term

Artist and community activist TerriAnne Gutierrez established Sirens Studio in 2001 We create, produce, present, and teach; *multicultural dance *theater *music Engaging a diverse group of Sonoma County and Bay Area...

Jackie Huss Hallerberg

Literature; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Youth; term

Jackie Huss Hallerberg is a Sonoma County Poet-Teacher for California Poets in the Schools and also serves as its Board President. She holds several academic degrees (including a teaching credential) and teaches in an...

Sarah Hylton

Artisan; Creative Sonoma Grantee; term

Expressive Artist and Arts Facilitator specializing in a whole person-centered approach for creating art. An avid painter, dancer and ceramic sculptor; often found dancing while painting. Sarah’s paintings have been...

Leslie Ihrig

Functional Art: Furniture; Teacher/Instructor: Teaching Artist for Youth; Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting; term

I am an artist living in Petaluma, CA. I taught in Petaluma schools for 23 years. I am, currently, on the Board at the Petaluma Arts Center. My passion is painting and finding ways to connect arts to education. Years...