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Past COLLIDER Artists

COLLIDER, the South Central Regional Library’s artist-in-residence program, connects the public with art and the people who create it. Special studio space within the Library allows artists to create on-site. Patrons are encouraged to drop in, interact, and learn about different artistic processes, and participate in special workshops for the public.

Generous funding from Councilwoman Madonna Flood makes the COLLIDER Artist-In-Residence program possible.

2024
Ronnita Nance
Fluid Artist
January 2024
John Akre
Animator
February 2024
Angelique Shah
Quilter & Fiber Artist
March 2024
Martin Edlin
Clay/Sculpture Artist
April 2024
Donyalle Jackson
Painter/Mixed Media Artist
May 2024
Olivia Cole
Author
June 2024
Nancy DeSanctis
Mixed Media Sculptor
July/August 2024
Kristen Gentry
Author
August 2024
Tone Vallejo
Painter/Mixed Media Artist
September 2024
2023
Briana Frederick
Weaver and Fiber Artist
January 2023
Ellen Birkett-Morris
Author
February 2023
Edwin Ramirez
Multimedia artist
March 2023
Janan Sarwar
Podcaster
April 2023
Erica Lewis
Print Maker
May 2023
Louis Robert Thompson
Actor/Artist
June 2023
Grace Rogers
Musician/Writer
July 2023
Sunshine Joe Mallard
Fiber Artist
August 2023
Jenna Richards
Visual Artist
September 2023
Ryan Case
Maker of Monsters
October 2023
Allison Lutes
Knitwear Designer/Artist
November 2023
Ashleigh Morton
Painter/Illustrator
December 2023
2022
Shawn Wade
Visual Artist
January 2022
Amber Thieneman
Multidisciplinary Artist
February 2022
Tez of 2Deep
Music Artist
March 2022
Tatiana Rathke
Visual Artist
April 2022
Deepa Karande
Cake Artist
May 2022
Mike Elsherif
Film maker
June 2022
Brandon Hill
Digital Artist
July 2022
Demarco Harris
Music Artist/Deejay
August 2022
Sharon Ramick
Clay Artist
September 2022
Zach Bramel
Puppeteer and Writer
October 2022
Thomas Jackson
Comedian
November 2022
Thomas Jackson
Fiber Artist
December 2022
2021

Due to COVID, the COLLIDER program returned as a series of virtual events. View a list of video and bios of our 2021 COLLIDER artists.

2020
Michelle K. Amos
Fiber artist
January 2020
Chris Mattingly
Poet/Maker
February 2020
Marlesha Woods
Visual artist
March 2020
2019
Allie Jensen
Visual artist
January 2019
Joan Brannon
Percussionist
February 2019
Evan and Vanessa
Bilingual musicians
March 2019
Tytianna Wells
Author/Illustrator
April 2019
Chelsea Harris
Painter
May 2019
Ryan Case
Painter
June 2019
Maizie Clarke
Illustrator
July 2019
Shyama Iyer
Dancer, Indian Classical
August 2019
Liz Richter
Muralist/Visual artist
September 2019
Michael L. Jones
Journalist/Author
October 2019
Gorp Gnimji
Puppeteer (Sarah Hall)
November 2019
Ehren Reed
Visual artist
December 2019
2018
Alyson Thiel
Paper sculpture artist
January 2018
Dixie Cacho
Dancer, Afro-Caribbean
February 2018
Minda Honey
Writer
March 2018
Jeremy Brown
Visual Artist
April 2018
John King
Glass artist
May 2018
Mark McGee
Leather artist
June 2018
Randy Gray
Cartoonist
July 2018
Aaron Rosenblum
Sound artist
August 2018
Zed Saeed
Photographer
September 2018
Melinda Beck
Actor
October 2018
Laura Fleming Ospital
Painter
November 2018
Ron Whitehead
Poet
December 2018
2017
Ashley Thursby Kern
Ballet Dancer
July-August 2017
Lance Newman II
Poet
September 2017
Jennifer Laura Palmer
Painter
October 2017
Alex Serpentini
Performance Artist
November 2017
Rhythm, Science, Sound
Digital music and sound
December 2017