Local Artists

Some local artists of renown include: (listed alphabetically)

• Jed Alexander Artist and illustrator. You can see his work at http://jedalexander.com
  

• Robert Arneson - Former Art Faculty at UCD
  

• Robert Arneson tribute site
  

• Conrad Atkinson
  

• Emily Barranco (Chill Tree Jewelry) - Custom Jewelry and Talismans, Acrylic Paintings
  

• Heidi Bekebrede Ceramicist, vocalist, Artery member since 1988.
  

• Kris Bell Artist, portrait and figure painter, kristhebell.blogspot.com
  

• Donna Billick
  

• Jill Bowlus - Artist/Art Educator, Ceramics - http://www.atheartart.com
  

• Marie-Therese Brown painter Artery
  

• Deborah Butterfield (B.A. 1971, M.F.A. 1973)
  

• Squeak Carnwath - Former Art Faculty at UCD (now at UC Berkeley)
  

• Melissa Chandon
  

• Tracy Villa Carrera, profile
  

• Lynne Cunningham- painter, public art, instructor also here: Lynne Cunningham
  

• Diana Jahns - painter and photographer
  

• Roy DeForest - Former Art Faculty at UCD
  

• Torreya Cummings Not famous, but damn good.
  

• Jason Dayne - Jeeba Jewelry - Handcrafted jewelry in sterling silver with gemstones.
  

• Jesse Drew - Media artist. Associate Director of Technocultural Studies at UCD.
  

• Arlen Feldwick-Jones
  

• Funo - henna artist from Sudan
  

• PhilGeck - Tattoo Artist/ artists, diverse in Oil, Acrylic and water color. works at Primary Concepts in downtown Davis.
  

• David Gilhooly - Famous for his "funk" ceramics. Now does paintings.
  

• Daniel J. Glendening - famous. 'nuff said.
  

• Phil Gross -Painter of Sacramento valley and Northern California Landscapes
  

• Gerald Heffernon - created the Davis Food Co-op Tomato
  

• David Hollowell - Current Art Faculty at UCD
  

• Steve Kaltenbach Conceptualist MFA UC Davis - studied with Wiley and Nauman (also click here)
  

• http://www.krop.com/katykhotography/ Katy Karns Photographer, also starts EC Garden Art Walks http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000620017970
  

• Tim Lane - contemporary artist painter-http://www.timothylaneart.com/— http://www.myspace.com/flowersinspace
  

• William Maul - Artist
  

• Tony Natsoulas - Raised in Davis and went to UCD for BA and MFA. Made sculptures of Joggers Downtown (and much more).
  

• Lisa Novotny - Jewelry designer
  

• Jeffrey Blake Palmer - artist, filmmaker, radio & media guy - http://flickerpictures.com
  

• http://paradox.rambisyouth.com - Local artist who did a large Burroughs style cut up collage.
  

• Roland Petersen
  

• Lucy Puls - Art Department Chair at UCD
  

• Pxlated - Urban Art and [political collage].
  

• Misty Reed - Jewelry, lampwork & graphic designer
  

• Norman E. Riley Large Format Photography
  

• Hassel Smith
  

• Gary Snyder
  

• Connie Taxiera - Piece of Mind Fabrications - Fabric art bowls by Connie.
  

• Wayne Thiebaud - Emeritus Art Faculty at UCD
  

• Daryl R. Vasquez - Owner of Aesthetic Reflections: commissioned portraits
  

• Tom Dotan and John King created The UC Davis Show, a Davis-centric sit-com. There appears to have only been a pilot episode.
  

• Sotoodeh Yarmahmoudi - Artist, Illustrator and Character Designer. You can see her artworks at her website.
  

• Kirsten Elise Young Kirstenelise - http://kirsteneyoung.viewbook.com/

Some of these open their studios for the Davis Artist Studio Tour.