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The Atlantic Cape Community College Art Club is a long-standing
club attracting students and faculty interested in the visual
arts. The club promotes events that investigate the visual arts,
including hands-on activities, enrichment, outreach and trips
to museums and art supply stores. The ACCC Art Club is open to
anyone in the college and local community. Club advisors are
Lydia Lehr and Cheryl Knowles-Harrigan.
Jon Baker resides in Atlantic County and is actively involved in
a variety of artistic hobbies including piano, painting, surfing
and snowboarding. While pursuing a career in the surfing industry,
Jon enjoys serving fine cuisine to the loyal customers at Steve & Cookie’s
By the Bay.
Janet Robinson Bodoff is an award-winning artist whose work can
be found in private and corporate collections worldwide. She has
served on the boards of several arts organizations including the
American Institute of Graphic Arts, The Philadelphia Art Directors
Club and the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. She has taught at
the Art Institute of Philadelphia and has been a guest speaker
at many art education institutions.
Susanne Woods Braddock was born and raised in the Atlantic City
area and attended Moore College of Art in Philadelphia before moving
to Kansas City to illustrate for Hallmark Cards. While raising
two daughters, she freelanced in New York, Philadelphia and Atlantic
City. She later studied fine art at the University of New York
and currently paints out of the Fine Arts League in Ocean City.
Maryann Cannon teaches art at sites around Atlantic and Cape May
counties. She is a member of several professional organizations,
including the Society of New Jersey Artists, of which she is president.
Her work has been exhibited across New Jersey and in Philadelphia.
Cannon graduated from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
in Philadelphia and The Barn Studio of Art in Millville.
Deborah Chernoff is an art instructor at Mainland Regional High
School and a designer, illustrator and calligrapher. She is a graduate
of Moore College of Art and Design and earned her master’s
at Rowan University. Chernoff has been a featured speaker at the
National Art Education Association Convention for 20 years.
Helen Clymer is a muralist, illustrator and ceramic tile craftswoman.
Her studies reflect her love of the wetlands, the passion of painting
with friends, and the desire to promote aesthetic beauty within
all aspects of life.
Cheryl Crews, a senior adjunct faculty member at ACCC, steadfastly
pursues her creative visions as an artist, writer, teacher and
community activist, evolving with the challenges met along the
way. Her deep love and respect for nature spirits her work, and
her recent Northfield mural, depicting the local environment and
the beings that live in harmony with it, earned her honors from
the Lenni-Lenape Indians.
Lydia Crompton has taken watercolor classes at Atlantic Cape Community
College, which has enabled her to flourish as an artist using pen
and ink and watercolors. The design of her lighthouse was conceived
by the thought that some area residents have not been in a lighthouse,
while many others are disabled and unable to walk the stairs to
view the magnificent light.
Robert Delano is a former businessman and resident of Ocean City
who began his entry into the fine arts after taking a few workshops
at a friend’s urging. He has continued personalized studies
and is a member of the Ocean City Fine Arts League. His painting
style reflects his interest in realism and capturing the beauty
in subjects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers and everyday objects.
Since Maryann Dougherty began painting 10 years ago, she has designed
and completed numerous murals and custom work in Ocean City, Avalon,
Stone Harbor and Cape May. Painting and teaching are passions she
tries to reflect in all of her work.
Ken Drake has been teaching sculpture and art courses at Hammonton
High School for 27 years and is an adjunct art instructor at Atlantic
Cape Community College. He holds a master’s degree from Nova
Southeastern University and a bachelor’s from Rowan University
in art education with a concentration in sculpture. He has received
multiple awards for his teaching, including The Governor’s
Teacher Recognition Award. His permanently installed sculpture
work may be seen at Columbus Plaza in Hammonton and at the Hammonton
Middle School, Winslow High School and the Millville Air Museum.
Mary Simkins Federici, a Cape May resident, is a member of the
American Society of Botanical Arts and has demonstrated painting
at the Philadelphia and New Jersey flower shows. Her work has been
exhibited at the U.S. Capitol and the New Jersey State Museum,
as well as the A.S. Wilson Invitational at the Chalfonte in Cape
May and other local sites. She is the owner of Cold Springs Studio.
Federici painted the lighthouse while artist-in-residence at ACCC’s
art gallery.
Julie Ford has an M.A. in textiles from Goldsmith College, University
of London, and has exhibited her work in the United States and
England while working with community art programs internationally.
She is a fine arts instructor and workshop leader in England.
Tina Giaimo and Don Merwin have more than 50 years combined of
photography experience, which reflects their love of nature, wildlife
and travel. Giaimo and Merwin, both of Cape May, have each won
numerous awards and honors in art shows and camera clubs. In 2000,
more than a dozen of their photos were chosen for the Cape May
Chamber Guidebook. Together they founded Spirit Catcher Gallery
in Cape May.
John Gowdy has been a firefighter for the Atlantic City Fire Department
for more than 20 years; however, his true interest is in the visual
arts. He paints portraits and nature scenes and sculpts both sand
and stone. He has competed at the professional level in sand sculpture
competitions throughout the world since 1990, winning many national
and international titles. Two of his marble sculptures are on permanent
display at the Atlantic County Public Library in Galloway Township
and in Memorial Park in Atlantic City.
Tara Funk Grim began her art career early by entering local poster
competitions and Atlantic City boardwalk art shows. She now shows
her work in her Bethany Beach, Del., studio gallery. She is a signature
member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and has participated
in many solo and group exhibitions.
After retiring from a 30-year career in business, Sarah Beth Groff
resumed her painting profession. She enjoys working with watercolors
and her subject matter focuses on environmental landscapes. Groff
loves to travel and has been profoundly moved by trips to Nantucket,
Tuscany and Ghost Ranch, the home of painter Georgia O’Keefe.
Susan B. Heinz is a full-time artist trained at the New York School
of Visual Arts, Catan-Rose Institute of Art, and Atlantic Cape
Community College. Heinz’s work has won multiple awards at
art shows locally and in New York, and her works are part of permanent
collections in the United States and Europe. She is affiliated
with the Atlantic City Arts Center, the Ocean City Arts Center,
the Noyes Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Bruce Hippel, a Villas resident, has designed stained glass for
more than 20 years. His lighthouse is a tribute to fishing, which
is one of his favorite pastimes at the Jersey Shore.
A graduate of Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree
in environmental planning and landscape design, Amanda Kantor has
worked as a landscape designer, floral designer and horticulture
teacher. Her works involve the use of flowers, watercolors, clay
sculpting and collage. She currently conducts art workshops for
the Cape May County Culture and Heritage office.
Richard King, a Korean War era veteran, is an amateur artist who
has been painting indoor and outdoor murals in the Cape May area
for the last decade. Many of the murals include lighthouses and
seascapes. King is retired and takes night art courses at the Cape
May County Technical High School.
Michael Longstreth was born in Columbia, South America, and his
sculpture embodies the rhythm in the music, the spirit and the
variety of cultures of Latin America.
Eleanor Coia McKelvey lives in Brigantine and is a bas relief portrait
sculptress and graphic designer. She was appointed by the governor
to serve on the New Jersey State Commemorative Coin Design Commission
and is retired manager of the U.S. Mint Museum in Philadelphia.
Cape May resident Karen McPherson attempted to represent all aspects
of education and activities at Atlantic Cape Community College
in her lighthouse design with
images of chef hats, computers, nursing caps, graduation hats and
the dominance of the school’s logo colors—navy and
teal.
Cheryl Miller has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and
plans to pursue a master of fine arts degree in exhibition design
and planning. She lives in Cape May Court House.
A former teacher and former owner and designer of a children’s
clothing company, Marie Natale received her M.A. in art education
from Rowan University. She currently designs novelty containers
and gift items for mass market chains throughout the country. Also
an artist of watercolor, her first one-woman show was held this
summer.
A noted artist, teacher, businessman and community leader, James
F. Penland has been instrumental in furthering the role of art
in both local communities and worldwide markets. He has studied
performing and visual arts and performed professionally on television,
in operas and on Broadway. He is the founder of the Atlantic City
Arts Center and the Ocean City Fine Arts League. Penland also consulted
with the United Nations for 13 years to help third world countries
develop art products to aid in economic development.
Richard Poplaski Sr. trained at the Philadelphia Museum School
of Art. Prior to retirement, he served as art director for The
Beck Engraving Company of Philadelphia for 34 years. Many of his
paintings and drawings are privately owned, after being exhibited
and sold at the Sandpiper Gallery in Stone Harbor. His oil painting
that commemorated the Polish Millennium won a prize and toured
U.S. museums for a full year.
Susan Hanna Rau creates unique and unusual decorative items, including
furniture pieces and home decorations. Rau has been painting and
showing her art in South Jersey for more than 25 years at galleries
including the Ocean City Art League and the Ocean City Arts Center,
where she is an instructor. Rau paints with acrylics, watercolors
and oils.
Sharon Reustle has 28 years of experience as an artist and art
educator. She teaches at Egg Harbor Township High School and gives
private lessons at Moss Mill Studio in her home.
Painter and muralist Victoria Revoir came to live in Cape May County
after spending summers in Stone Harbor. Her paintings embody the
elements that draw residents and visitors to spend time by the
water. Revoir attended the University of Delaware and Temple University’s
Moore College of Art and pursued a career in graphic design. She
is a member of the New Jersey Chapter of the Society for Professional
Artists.
A.J. Rudisill is a self-taught artist greatly influenced by the
surrounding coastal marshes. He has become adept at the portrayal
of the abundant wildlife in the area. His early work in pencil
and in pen and ink led to watercolor and gouache, woodcarving and
acrylic. His work may be found in many private and public collections,
including the Noyes Museum in Oceanville and The Ward Foundation
Museum in Salisbury.
Deb Spinella is a self-taught artist who has invested many years
working in the post modernist two-dimensional technique of complex
forms and vibrant colors often identified as Kandinski. She works
from a studio in her Cape May Court House home and finds inspiration
in the atmosphere surrounding the coastal resort. Her artwork has
been exhibited throughout southern New Jersey and Delaware, and
she is affiliated with the Cape May County Art League, the Markeim
Art Center and the Burlington County Art Guild.
Connie Taylor is an award-winning watercolor paintress.
Michael Terenik began expressing himself through art, poetry and
music at an early age and started formal art training at age 11
at The Barn Studio of Art in Millville. He worked as an art dealer
for the San Francisco Art Exchange before moving back to New Jersey
to continue to create art, specializing in murals. He was awarded
a contract to paint murals in the former East Germany to brighten
the environment at a technology plant. He operates Terenik Design
Studio in Avalon.
Shari Tobias is a graduate of Mainland Regional High School and
the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is a muralist,
portrait artist, painter, sculptor and teacher. She has taught
art at the elementary and high school level.
Under the direction of art teacher Colleen Ferraro, 120 eighth
grade students from the Richard M. Teitelman Middle School in Lower
Township designed and painted the lighthouse. The design includes
individual self-portraits, the American flag and the illusion of
a natural beach environment.
N. Chapman Vail is an Ocean City native who drew on his experience
as a boat captain to develop his lighthouse theme. He taught science,
math, reading, social studies and computer literacy in the Colts
Neck Township School District for more than 30 years and is a certified
U.S. Coast Guard Master of Near Coastal Motor Vehicles.
Lennox Warner is a self-taught wood sculptor who learned the art
of painting at the Ocean City Arts Center. He has spent much of
his 20 years in Atlantic City working in casinos, but Warner now
prefers to use the city’s open lots to create his art. He
is a member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum
and the Atlantic City Arts Museum.
Susan Fischer Weis is a freelance graphic artist specializing in
Judaic art. She also teaches art part-time to grades 1-12 at Trocki
Hebrew Academy. Originally from New York, Weis loves living at
the shore with her husband and three children.
Leonard Wilkinson Jr. studied at the Parson School of Design, The
Art Student’s League of New York, the Art Center of the Oranges,
and the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts. The Brigantine
resident works in pen and ink, pastels and acrylics and enjoys
doing portraits in all three. He has painted several murals in
Atlantic City and has recently completed a restoration of the Kentucky
Avenue Jazz Mural in association with the Casino Reinvestment Development
Authority.
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