Mare Martin holds a BFA in painting and printmaking from the University ofLouisiana. She also studied at the Haystack School of Crafts in Maine on ascholarship and at the Cardiff College of Art in Wales on a graduate fellowship.Her professional awards include grants from the National Endowment of the Artsand the Louisiana Division of the...
Steve Breaux, BFA, MFA, Florida State University, is retired (2020) Professor of Visual Arts atthe University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he taught Art and the Computer, Conceptual andFormal Development, Advanced Drawing, and 2d. Design. For 25 years he has worked both as a solo artist and in collaboration with his wife and partner, Kathy...
Kathy has been an artist and educator for 40+ years in the Lafayette, Louisiana area.She was raised in a military family, moving every two years until settling inLouisiana. Kathy grew up in mainly urban environments, and didn’t have manyopportunities to discover her innate attraction to the plant world until graduatingfrom University of LA with a...
My work focuses on the ephemeral, fragility, and power within nature. I am intrigued by the duality of opposition – active and static, continuity and abeyance, transitory and eternal. Formal elements emphasize layered contours of organic forms, fluidity of pigment, and gestural mark-making. These pieces become suspended fragments of time, leaving traces of nature’s vitality. ...
Danny Devillier received a Masterʼs degree in music theory and compositionfrom the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1998 in his hometown ofLafayette where he continues to work as a professional performing musician,composer/arranger, and educator. He has toured and recorded with some ofthe regionʼs most well-known musicians including Bonsoir Catin (with whohe received a Grammy nomination...
Lauren has been immersed in the classical music scene here since moving to Lafayettefrom New Orleans in 1981. While living in New Orleans, she played with variousprofessional organizations including the New Orleans Symphony under the baton ofMaxim Shostakovich, the New Orleans/Cincinnati Ballet, the New Orleans Opera,Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre, and the Saenger Theatre. During this...
Kylen Guilbeaux, known as Ky Beaux, is a celebrated contemporary artist from SouthLouisiana, deeply connected to the region’s rich cultural heritage. His art explores digital andgraphic realms, photography, and animation, skillfully blending these disciplines to createemotionally evocative masterpieces. Ky Beaux’s work focuses on portraying the essence ofBlack life and culture, celebrating the beauty, heritage, and...
Kellie is a former high school art teacher who resides near Lafayette, La. She spent her childhood in a rural area near New Roads, La playing outdoors and living in a world where imagination and creativity were encouraged. That environment allowed her to see the world differently than most, and she uses those experiences to...
Caroline Helm Huval, raised in Lafayette, began her “introduction into the arts” pretty late inlife. After tinkering around on the guitar, she decided to create a “girl jam session” thateventually became the band…The Figs. In the Figs, she played upright bass and guitar, sangand wrote a few songs. In 2008, Caroline’s next big idea was...
Gabrielle Marino is a 19 year old dancer currently studying to receive her BFA in dance at Northwestern State University. She is originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. She received her training at Delarue Dance Centre from ages 2-18. She was also a member of her high school dance team where she attended numerous national competitions. She...
