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Ryan Hall was born and raised
in Sacramento and grew up with a
big family who always supported
her. She loves reading, drawing,
and hanging out with her friends
and family. She plans to earn an art
degree at American River College
and in the future would like to be an
illustrator.
Tiffany LeBeau is pursuing an art
new media major at ARC. She is a
collage artist working primarily with
organic materials found in nature.
Tiffany also enjoys painting with
acrylic. She hopes to be featured
in upcoming art shows and looks
forward to a career as a professional
graphic designer.
Iyaw Kis is a pseudonym used
by artist Thom Tuduc. This name
reminds him of the preservation of
public lands, the duality of existence,
and the role of artists as bearers of
myths and dreams of present and
future. He won two awards at the
2018 California State Fair Fine Art
Competition.
Dita Lewis-Panter enjoyed
ceramics in high school, but after
graduating in 1974, life occurred.
After forty years, she decided to try
her hand at it again. Now, after threeand-a-half years, Dita has exhibited
her artwork in several galleries,
including Allied Ceramics Art
Institute in Fair Oaks, California.
Carolan Korten was awarded
third place in the 2017 student show
at Kaneko Gallery. Her work has
also been exhibited in Crocker Art
Museum and at the E Street Gallery.
Carolan is working to complete her
AA in art. She plans to study many
mediums to help her record her
world.
Paula Lloyd got her start as an
artist at American River College,
and has a supplemental teaching
credential in art in addition to her
California K-12 credential. She holds
Master Painter standing with Nothern
California Arts, Inc., and chaired the
50th Anniversary International Show
at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center.
Clare Korten has been a student
at American River College since
2016. She has studied studio art
and art new media. Her artwork has
been featured in Kaneko Gallery, the
E Street Gallery, and Crocker Art
Museum, where her piece “Parthenon
Paste” received Best in Show.
Emmy Luna used to share her art
only with friends and classmates.
She has been studying more
seriously only recently and would
like to illustrate children’s books
and graphic novels. Her favorite
mediums are watercolor, ink, and
colored pencils.
Sam Lawson is a sculptor born
in the Southern United States,
currently living and producing art in
Sacramento. Sam’s work has been
exhibited in Crocker Art Museum
and Sacramento Fine Arts Center.
Jacqueline Luna has always loved
art, and once she found that she
could turn her passion into a career,
she knew she couldn’t do anything
else. Jacqueline wants to improve
and to be able to express whatever it
is that she feels or wants through her
art, without limitations.
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Manuel Marmolejos came to
American River College to major in
art and art new media. After working
with clay in figure sculpture and
ceramics classes, he grew to love the
medium. Manuel’s goal is to teach
and to eventually have a center where
art and creativity can be explored.
Migue Miran is an art and art new
media student, only a few classes
away from earning AA degrees in
both. He is a local artist hoping to
share a fragment of a vision under
construction. Migue’s main goal is
not to deliver a direct message but
to leave the interpretation open to
the viewer to connect with different
points of view.
Violeta Moiseenco was born
in the small country of Moldova.
She always liked to draw but never
had the chance to study art. Violeta
immigrated four years ago and is
excited to be taking art classes. She
is very happy that she can turn her
childhood dream into a reality.
Sameer Nagra is a sophomore
at ARC with plans to transfer to
Southern California. He is a cool guy
who also makes comics, animations,
and illustrations.
David Nichols is an aspiring
portrait photographer living in
Sacramento, California. He enjoys
experimenting with film and
alternative photographic processes.
David is studying at American River
College in hopes of incorporating
these techniques into his professional
practice. His work was shown at the
Viewpoint Gallery exhibit at Crocker
Art Museum.
