OUR ORGANIZERS
It is the organizers working tirelessly to gather the most innovative artists and display them in inspiring ways. Meet them here.
ORGANIZING MEMBERS
KATHY VARADI
Curator
Anthropocene truly wouldn’t be the same without Kathy Varadi. With a successful career throughout many facets of the art world, her portfolio is surprisingly diverse but always exceptionally executed.
BELINDA DRAUCKER
Assistant Curator
Belinda Draucker leads the typically unconventional life of an artist and musician. Working with a wide array of media and constantly pushing boundaries, this artist is known for breadth and richness in style and execution.
LISA LEBOFSKY
Keynote Speaker and Guest Artist
Lisa Lebofsky is a nomadic plein air painter, collaborating with nature and people. She paints the susceptibility of nature, correlating its restlessness with our own human vulnerabilities. Her direct participation with the landscape is vital to imbue a painting with the energy of a specific place, so that viewers can connect viscerally: to move, excite and engage them.
ROGER WALTON
Professor of Landscape Painting
Roger Walton is a distinguished oil painter of contemporary landscapes who has rendered humans effecting the earth throughout his industrious career. His painting "Truman Parkway at DeRenne" is the anchor piece for Anthropocene 2019. His artwork was chosen for the U.S. State Department Art in Embassies program. He honors include those from Ohio Arts Council Grant; Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant; SCAD Presidential Fellowship; residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Vermont Studio Center and Graduate Fellowship, Brooklyn College.