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Donald Kratt

Donald Kratt is originally from Michigan, and has degrees in Finance and Computer Science. He has developed commercial insurance, legal, electronic signature and speech recognition applications, and has been a Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer in software companies. He has been photographing since the 1970s and will happily allow you to view the Kodachrome slides he took then. He previously served as a fellow in the Crealdé photography department, and has had darkroom prints displayed in 30+ US galleries and exhibits.

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Marcia Selleri

Marcia Selleri was born in Nazca, Peru, and has always been inspired by its rich culture and ancient ceramics. She studied jewelry design in Milan and silversmithing in Florence, refining her skills across the globe. Now based in Orlando, Marcia blends her Nazca heritage with her travel experiences to create unique clay animals, anthropomorphic figures, and amulets. Her work tells stories of culture, beliefs, and personal journeys, designed to inspire and accentuate individuality.

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Eileen Hernandez

Dr. Eileen Hernández is a board-certified Obstetrics and Gynecology physician and mixed-media abstract artist based in Florida. As an artist, she has participated in numerous exhibitions and received the "Celebrating the Genius of Women" Award in the 2022 Art Competition by Women in the Arts, Inc. Her art, influenced by themes of the pandemic, family separation, and feminine power, has been featured in prestigious exhibitions.
Driven by her passion for integrating arts into wellness programs, she has successfully implemented art and wellness initiatives in Florida's local Obstetrics and Gynecology residency programs.
Her abstract art reflects her unique ability to blend scientific precision with creative expression and serves as a therapeutic tool for coping with the demands of her medical profession.
Dr. Hernández's artistic journey is summed up in her own words: "Look around you; inspiration is everywhere; then go, create and find your way to heal."

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Genna Sweetnam

Genna Sweetnam is an abstract expressionist artist residing in Orlando, Florida. She holds a BA in Arts in Studio Art from the University of Central Florida. She has exhibited her paintings throughout the Orlando and Miami area and is a 2025 recipient for an artist residency at the Chateau Orquevaux in France.

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Jennifer Harper

A native Floridian, Jennifer holds a BFA in drawing from the University of Florida and taught art at AIAN International School in Ningbo, China.
She has worked as a professional artist, creating illustrations for numerous publications, including Random House.
As a relief printer based in Eustis, Florida, Jennifer’s art is a testament to her versatility. She draws inspiration from everyday objects and nature, and her community-minded approach to teaching is evident in her work. While her main focus is woodcut and linoleum carving, she incorporates other materials into her creations.
She is a member of the Florida Printmakers Society and winner of the 2021 Mount Dora Center for the Arts Poster Artist. She has exhibited her artwork extensively throughout exhibits and galleries in Florida, Georgia, and Connecticut.

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Raheleh Filsoofi

Filsoofi is collector of soil and sound, an itinerant artist, and a feminist curator. Her
geographical, disciplinary and conceptual practice take on critical narratives about movement,
immigration, and social activism. Clay and sound are the nexus of her practice and act as
expressive mediums. With their cryptic and architectural qualities engendering new narratives
through diverse aesthetic strategies such as multimedia installations and immersive sound
performances. Her art disrupts the borders that exist between us and seeks a more inclusive
world, illuminating and challenging policies and politics.
Her current and recent exhibitions include Imagined Boundaries, an interactive multimedia
installation at Gibbes Museum in Charleston, SC (2023-2024), and Only Sound Remains, an
interactive multimedia installation at the Sharjah Biennial 15, Thinking Historically in the Present
in Sharjah, UAE (2023).
Filsoofi’s Imagined Boundaries a multimedia installation, consisting of two separate exhibitions,
debuted concurrently in a solo exhibition at the Abad Gallery in Tehran and group exhibition
Dual Frequency at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Florida in 2017. The installation in
each country connected audiences in the U.S. and Iran for few hours in the night of the show
opening.
Filsoofi’s project, ‘Listening: The Fourth String,’ in collaboration with musician Reza Filsoofi,
introduces an interactive instrument and platform called ShahTár. Through public
performances, it highlights the contributions of the silenced Iranian musician and Sufi,
Moshtagh Ali Shah, to music while emphasizing the power of listening to drive community
engagement and promote social change.
Filsoofi is the 2023 recipient of Joan Mitchell Fellowship award, the 2022 Winner of the1858
Contemporary Southern Art Award and the recipient of the 2021 Southern Prize Tennessee
State Fellowship. She is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics in the Department of Art at
Vanderbilt University and holds the secondary appointment at the Blair School of Music. She
received her M.F.A. in Fine Arts from Florida Atlantic University and a B.F.A. in Ceramics from
Al-Zahra University in Tehran, Iran.

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Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch is a visual artist, art teacher and ukulele musician. He has a BFA degree in Painting from Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and has pursued post-graduate studies in Art Education from Otis and Inner-City Arts (LA).
Mike taught drawing classes in creativity and fundamentals for 14 years in Los Angeles and for 7 years was Artist-in-Residence at Covenant House, a shelter for at-risk teens. Mike was judge for the fall 2023 Annual Members’ Showcase Awards Exhibit at the Art League of Daytona Beach.

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Milton Heiberg

Beginning with the gift of a Brownie Target camera at age 8, Milton Heiberg has been an avid photographer all of his life.  He moved to Florida in the late 90s after a successful career as a commercial photographer in New York City.  Heiberg is a frequent lecturer on wildlife photography, special effects, and general photography, and has used his photography to advocate for the Florida Scrub Jay and wildlife preservation.  Thousands of his images have been published worldwide.  He is the author of seven books on photographic technique and has been teaching at Crealdé School of Art since 1999.

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Julie Ellington

Julie Ellington is an art educator certified by the State of Florida with over thirteen years experience in teaching several mediums of art. She taught art internationally for six years to all school ages in Nairobi, Kenya and spent six years teaching Ceramics in Orange County, Florida. Currently, she is teaching art and creativity in an elementary school.