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Contributing Artists
Philip Abasolo is a photographer
in the Sacramento area. He is a
psychology major with hopes
to enter the business branch of
psychology. Philip utilizes art to
express his creative side and hopes
to inspire other photographers in the
process.
Andrey Arakelyan has always
held an interest in art and is pursuing
a degree in design. His creativity is
displayed through his craftsmanship,
primarily working with wood, wire,
plastic, metal, and clay. Andrey also
enjoys oil painting.
Victoria Arakelyan has an
appreciation for art that was fostered
by her father, who taught her the
basics of drawing and crafting
illustrations for literature. As a
mother herself, she enjoyed being
able to pass on this knowledge to her
own children. Victoria plans to be an
art teacher.
Julian Arriaga never touched
a camera before 2010, but after a
soccer injury prevented him from
playing, he was given a 1989
Minolta X-700, and he found a
new passion. Julian doesn’t know
where or how far he will go with
photography, but he is enjoying his
experience.
Anthony Barbaria is originally
from San Jose, California. He enjoys
creating works ranging from the
strange and unusual to quickly drawn
portraits. He works in a variety of
mediums, primarily illustration pens,
graphite, and acrylic paint. His work
has been exhibited in Pennsylvania
and throughout California, including
in SLG Publishing Art Boutiki.
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Blanca Bastida loves
photography. This has led to a path
of experimenting with different
techniques and subject matter.
Rora Blue is a new media artist
planning to transfer to Emily Carr
University of Art and Design in
Vancouver. She produces conceptual
and interactive artwork that is
defined by striking colors. Her work
merges the worlds of art and social
media.
Jerome Brown is a freelance
photographer out of the Sacramento
area. When he began, he focused
primarily on fitting in and emulating
others, but by embracing his unique
style, his photography has grown
stronger ever since.
Brad Carps is a mixed media,
charcoal, and conceptual artist
from Sacramento. He specializes in
portraiture and explores political and
spiritual themes. Brad has regular
solo shows at American River
College and in Northern Sacramento.
Christl Clinton is a photographer
living in the Sacramento area.
Inspired by nature, she strives to
create powerful images that bring
beauty and magic to the viewer. Her
work has been exhibited at Crocker
Art Museum, James Kaneko Gallery,
and Viewpoint Photographic Art
Center.
Mariah Connor is a first-year
science major at American River
College working toward her nursing
degree, with a minor in photography.
Mariah volunteered in India over the
summer, which helped to strengthen
her artistic passion. She is currently
pursuing an interest in street
photography with which she hopes to
capture the vibrance of each culture
she explores.
Jessica Coy-Rodriguez is a
graphic designer and writer. She
collects academic degrees like
postage stamps.
Rachel Cudmore is an art student
in her third year of college. She
enjoys drawing, but her favorite
medium is clay. She hopes to
someday be an art instructor. Rachel
admires the ocean and appreciates
ocean and wildlife conservation
efforts. She hopes to inspire
people to be conscious of their
environmental footprints.
Crystal Dal Porto-Moore is a
Sacramento native and is an art and
computer science major at American
River College. She is inspired by
nature and her favorite media are
charcoal, ink, acrylic, and watercolor.
Crystal is graduating ARC in spring
2019 and plans on getting an MFA at
Sac State.
Leah Darlene moved to
Sacramento from Hawaii in 2001,
and began her college career at
American River College. Soon
after, she transferred to a four-year
university. Leah first learned how
to draw by copying illustrations
from children’s books. Her love of
drawing has since expanded into a
desire to become an illustrator.
