Featuring works by:

Linda Mayer, Brooks Salzwedel, Kim Zarney, Marc Petrovic, & Kari Russell-Pool

Kim Zarney

Born in Medina, Ohio, Kim Zarney attended Syracuse University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Zarney has worked as an illustrator, graphic designer and advertising agency creative director. Recently renewing his fine arts career, he is actively building a body of work with a specific focus on contemporary monochromes inspired by elements of the natural world. His work is included in numerous public and private collections.

Brooks Shane Salzwedel received his B.F.A. from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena in 2004. His encaustic works focus on natural and unnatural landscapes disconnected from their usual surroundings or places in time.

Northeast Ohio artist, Linda Mayer, graduated with honors from Kent State University 2001 earning a BA in Art Education. She earned her MA in Education from Fontbonne University 2010, St. Louis, Missouri. Initially trained in both acrylic and oils,
Mayer discovered her true passion the day she first dipped her brush into molten encaustic wax and she has been working with this ancient medium ever since.

Marc earned a BFA with a major in glass and minor in metals from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1991. There he met his wife, and fellow glass artist Kari Russell-Pool. The pair went on to share a studio, two children and a host of beloved dogs. They currently reside in Euclid after trading the Connecticut coast for the shores of Lake Erie.