Artist Profiles

Erin Anfinson is an Associate Professor of Art at Middle Tennessee State University where she teaches drawing and design courses in the Foundations program. She earned a BA in Studio Art from the University of Northern Iowa and a MFA from the University of Connecticut in. Many of her encaustic-infused paper works are inspired by an interest in science, nature, memory and narratives of ecosystems i...

Trying to capture the ephemeral.

As a toddler, I sat underneath quilts which were suspended in large frames as my mother, grandmothers, and their friends created delicate, feathery patterns with their stitches. Gazing up at the “stained glass” fabric, I watched them push their tiny quilting needles through the layers of muslin, cotton batting, and colorful squares. That is my earliest memory of beautiful art. Following their...

Visual artist specializing in custom portraits and murals

Norris Hall started his studio in 1987. Over his 31 year career, he has been commissioned by Disneyland Paris, AT&T, Charter Communications, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville International Airport, Children’s Discovery Center, Linebaugh Public Library, Skokie, IL Public Library, numerous schools, authors, pediatric dental offices, orthodontists’ offices and pediatricians’ offices for...

Nashville based artist and performer of original songs.

Justyna Kostkowska is an MTSU professor of English and pastel artist living in Murfreesboro. Her favorite subjects are landscapes of her native Poland, where she grew up and visits often. Her paintings are available at Dreamingincolor, 504 Maney Ave, Murfreesboro, or by contacting her directly (preferable).

I have always had a love for animals and try to capture that in my paintings.

Fine craft artist and owner of Studio S Pottery for nearly 50 years arriving in town through MTSU to join the art department as sculpture and clay professor. From there served as Director of Craft with the Tennessee Arts Commission before leaving to pursue a full-time career in the studio making designs of pottery and sculpture of metal or primitive-fired, stoneware, raku, terracotta, and reductio...

I am a photographer here in middle Tennessee. Mostly I love to take photos of nature, landscapes, architecture, and document historical buildings.

Cynthia J. Sullivan is a native of Tennessee who is currently attending Middle Tennessee State University. She finds deep satisfaction in the act of creation, as well as in the meaningful conversations and deep cultural understandings that develop around art and aesthetics. Her work focuses primarily on mental health issues, and has been featured in juried exhibitions including the Cummins Station...

Working with textiles and fibers is a therapy as well as an art practice for me. Fiber art has taught me to slow down and observe, feel, and take in all the beauty the world has to offer! I started working with fibers after completing my BA in Art Criticism, History, and Painting, but I haven't picked up a paint brush since 2013! My fiber obsession led me to learn about fiber animals, cleanin...

I have always been a doodler, sketcher, and color loving person. Throughout my life, I have written poems, songs, prayers in journals, and filled my space with visual reminders of everything I loved. My creative outlets have been singing, songwriting and ultimately all about painting. I love all styles but am especially drawn to abstract, abstract impressionism, and messy, drippy paint. I am more...