Past Art Exhibitions

Joris Bastien is a South Carolina based photographer whose work explores atmosphere, contemplation, and the quiet tension of image making. His photography carries a thoughtful intensity, inviting viewers to slow down, look closer, and find meaning in what is left unsaid.

Kylie Coonse is a mixed media artist working with photography and hand stitching. Her work blends image, texture, and quiet observation, inviting viewers to slow down and notice the small details often overlooked in nature and everyday surroundings.

Debi Dorris is a mixed media artist whose work begins with photography and grows into layered dimensional pieces. Through collage, reclaimed books, hand cut imagery, and tunnel book construction, she transforms familiar materials into intimate visual worlds that invite viewers to look deeper.

Delorise Ellsworth is a featured photographer in LightChasers, the NoCo ARTS photography exhibition centered on light, perspective, and visual storytelling. Her work contributes to a thoughtful collection of images that invites viewers to notice detail, atmosphere, emotion, and the quiet beauty found through the lens.

Kat Evans is a photographer, mixed-media artist, and instructor living in Western North Carolina. Inquisitive to the core, she is always up for an adventure, be it a day of exploration, a chance to meet new faces or learning different ways to create. Her current work focuses on cyanotype printing which brings together two things she loves dearly: photography and nature.

Michael Gaines is a visual artist and photographer based in North Carolina. His work is shaped by history, architecture, alternative photographic processes, and bookmaking, bringing together research, image making, and a strong sense of place.

Nathan Gentry is a film photographer working with medium format photography in both color and black and white. His work reflects a patient, intentional approach to image making, with each frame shaped by light, texture, timing, and the distinct character of analog film.

Kay Huffman Gregory is a featured photographer in LightChasers, the NoCo ARTS photography exhibition exploring light, perspective, and visual storytelling. Her work contributes to a collection shaped by observation, atmosphere, and the quiet moments that photography can preserve.

Joel Jackson is a featured photographer in LightChasers, NoCo ARTS’s photography exhibition centered on light, perspective, and visual storytelling. His work contributes to a thoughtful collection of images that invite viewers to notice mood, detail, contrast, and the quiet power of a captured moment.

A lifelong photographer, Randy Knauf began shooting 35mm film at age 12 and later moved into digital work. With more than three million views on Flickr, his photography reflects a deep belief that the camera is only one part of the process. His work brings together vision, post production, and years of curiosity behind the lens.

Tom Parra is a documentary and fine art photographer focused on raw, unscripted moments. Drawing from street and action photography, his work moves beyond staged scenes to capture honest emotion, natural rhythm, and the quiet stories unfolding in everyday life.

John Sainato is a featured photographer in LightChasers, NoCo ARTS’s photography exhibition exploring light, perspective, and visual storytelling. His work invites viewers to slow down and consider how a single image can hold mood, movement, memory, and meaning.

Mark Allen Schmitt is a featured photographer in LightChasers, the NoCo ARTS photography exhibition exploring light, perspective, and visual storytelling. His work contributes to a thoughtful collection of images shaped by observation, atmosphere, detail, and the quiet power of a captured moment.

Kueen Sol is a photographer whose work is rooted in creativity, spirit, self expression, and connection. Her imagery reflects a deeply personal world shaped by light, beauty, and purpose, inviting viewers into a visual space where art becomes message, memory, and love.

Rachel Treide is a Charlotte based photographer with a background in art history and photography. Her work focuses on artwork documentation, exhibition photography, and clean, intentional image making, with careful attention to light, detail, context, and the way creative work is preserved and presented.

Robert is a dance photographer whose work preserves movement, emotion, and performance with care and intention. With experience photographing dancers across ages, styles, and settings, their images focus on strength, grace, individuality, and the quiet story behind each moment.

Alison Willard is a multidisciplinary artist whose work blends traditional methods with unexpected materials and modern storytelling. Her compositions draw from nature, symbolism, memory, and the surreal, creating layered visual narratives that feel both timeless and imaginative.

Clayton Joe Young is a photographer whose work blends cinematic storytelling with honest human moments. Spanning portraiture, documentary, and fine art, his images capture emotion, movement, atmosphere, and connection with a style that feels both personal and visually striking.