Born in the mid 1960’s in southern Louisiana, Julie Siracusa discovered at an early age to express herself through art. Siracusa knew she was an artist as long as she can remember…creative expression is not just a desire…it’s her way of life. Because of Siracusa’s interests, college brought the study of architecture and fine art at the University of Southwest Louisiana in Lafayette, LA. This gave her the education and tools thatpaved the way for her to pursue any creative path. After college, Siracusa worked as a graphic designer where she took on freelance projects and began to establish a...

Theresa Wasiloski is an artist who has lived and worked in the Lafayette area for nearly twenty years. She works primarily in dance, but enjoys experimenting in and sometimes overlapping multiple disciplines. She was born in Baton Rouge, La, and started dance classes at the young age of four. In the late 90s she moved to Lafayette to study dance at UL Lafayette (then USL), and since then has been working, teaching, experimenting, and creating in the South Louisiana region. Who makes up your art circle? My inner circle consists of a few close friends, artists, my partner- those who...

Herb Roe was born and spent his childhood in the Appalachian regions of Southern Ohio and Northeastern Kentucky. In 1992 he received a scholarship to the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio and attended his freshman year there. In the summer of 1993 he met the Louisiana mural artist Robert Dafford. He subsequently apprenticed to and worked for Dafford for 15 years on mural projects throughout the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. As a Dafford Muralist, Roe specialized in large scale, long term historical mural projects, often connected with local Chambers of Commerce, Tourism Bureaus and Downtown...

Ana Leger is an Anusara, Jivamukti, and Iyengar trained yogi and instructor, a meditation leader, Ayurveda Yoga Therapist, massage therapist/bodyworker, and an avid lifelong learner. When she’s not working, you can find her curled up with a book, nurturing her inner child, learning myriad movement practices (currently Jiu Jitsu, Pilates, Dance, and Aerial Yoga), or finding new ways to collaborate with others to educate and inspire. Her passion lies in inviting people to accept themselves and others more by cultivating self-awareness, mindfulness, and grace, and doing this specifically through a variety of embodiment practices. Whether it’s on or off the...

Artist and Master Craftsman, Arthur McViccar, has lived in Louisiana for 14 years. Originally from Michigan, he loves using local and native woods in his work. Trained as a theatre designer and carpenter, his work has evolved to creating three-dimensional mixed-media wall sculptures. He has studied woodturning with international instructors in Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. He also holds a Master Degree from Eastern Michigan University in Historic Preservation and has served on Historic Preservation Commissions in both Michigan and Louisiana. His work has been exhibited in galleries, museums, and universities nation-wide. Who makes up your art circle? Not only...

Hey everyone I’m Tevin from Lafayette,La and I consider myself a visionary artist. I attended and graduated from Carencro High in 2013 . I’ve been dancing since the age of 15. No studio no proper training.. My first time dancing was actually for a ceremony for a friend who passed away where I performed a mime ministry dance to Daryl Coleys Silent Scream a gospel song talking about the silence to which harm and pain we as humans beings feel but knowing a higher power herd our cry for help ensuring us, WE ARE NEVER ALONE in this World or...

Kathy Briggs Mere is a Lafayette, Louisiana based artist who loves to paint in abstract and impressionistic styles using mixed media, usually water-based. Her paintings tend to be energetic and colorful with movement reflecting her view of energy, beauty and life. Often, she incorporates a collage of a stamp or memorabilia from sweet memories. Her inspiration consistently comes from happiness, peace, nature, music, colors, loved ones, and novelty (e.g., traveling, meeting new people, learning new things, seeing different landscapes, seeing new homes and designs). Who makes up your art circle? Although I’ve painted for 35 years, I never really reached...

Paige Krause currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana with her wife Marla, their two pups Juno & Cap’n P-nut, and a very cute cat named Yuki. She is an art consultant working in career development for individual artists and strategic planning and program development for the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. In addition to working closely with artists and organizations, Paige has worked extensively in community development, arts programming, and stage production. She has worked with organizations such as Acadiana Center for the Arts, Acting Up, Basin Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, New Orleans Ballet Association, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and...

Bryant Benoit is a self-taught artist from Lafayette, LA, who began his journey into the art world in 2009. He expresses his perception of the African Diaspora and his Culture through his work. He is a “Storyteller” and each painting tells a story thru collage. He opened his first gallery in downtown Lafayette in 2013. He continued to operate downtown until 2020. In November 2021, Bryant opened a new gallery located in North Lafayette. My medium is mixed media collage, with paper and acrylic. I found working within a collage gives me the range and depth to deliver the perception...

Gina began her studies with Hebert Dancentre and Lafayette Ballet Theatre, in Louisiana. Afterstudying with the Joffrey Ballet School for four summers, she received a scholarship and studied in New York with the Joffrey BFA Program at New School University. When the programdissolved after just one year, she went back to her roots and acquired a BFA in Dance from theUniversity of Louisiana. During her studies, she continued to dance with Lafayette BalletTheatre and began teaching ballet at several dance studios in the area, whose owners saw thevalue of a ballet education, but weren’t confident in teaching it themselves. After...