The Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Gaylord-Pickens Museum, in partnership with the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, presents the 2024 OVAC Members Show. This exhibit features a stunning array of 2D and 3D works showcasing the vibrant artistic community of our great state.


THE 2024 EVENT

WHEN

Opening Reception: Thursday, August 1, 2024 | 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Artist Panel: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

OVAC Awards Ceremony: 7:45 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Exhibition Dates: June 22–September 14, 2024

Visitors will be captivated by the wide range of mediums and the impressive talent of more than 50 artists from across Oklahoma. From bustling cities and small rural towns, their diverse artistic expressions tell unique stories of family, belonging, history, and more. This robust showcase of creativity will appeal to art lovers of all generations and inspire a deep sense of pride in Oklahoma’s cultural heritage.

OVAC empowers Oklahoma's visual artists and their communities by providing the means for artists to thrive and be successful right here in our home state. With over 400 people and growing, our coalition members make up a diverse community of artists, advocates, collectors, and organizations.


THE 2024 ARTIST PANEL

Enhancing Accessibility, Advocacy, and Economic Viability for the Arts

Featuring Amy Sanders de Melo, Maria Anderson, Diane Salamon and Carlos Colín, the conversation will explore balancing creative work with business management, successful advocacy efforts, and making the arts more accessible.

THE PANELISTS
Amy Sanders de Melo
Panelist
Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Amy Sanders de Melo is a Colombian-American artist and educator living and working in Oklahoma. As a multidisciplinary artist with visual impairments, she utilizes Braille on ceramics as a way of telling stories, encouraging meditation, and creating space for grieving and healing. Sanders de Melo resides in Tulsa and is a resident at Red Heat Ceramics, an artist-run, community ceramics studio. She has exhibited her work nationally and she is a recipient of the inaugural Emerging Artist Cohort from the American Craft Council in 2021 and The Color Network + Arrowmont Fellowship in 2023.

Carlos Colín
Panelist
Norman, Oklahoma

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Carlos Colín is a contemporary artist whose paintings bring to life scenes that blur the lines between reality and the whispers of another world. Born in Mexico City, resident of Norman, Oklahoma since 2021, Carlos' artistic journey began since he was a child, experimenting with colors and techniques, self-taught, his artistic vision extends beyond mere representation. Although his work has been personal, Carlos' true objective lies in the pursue to ignite the imagination, and to allow viewers to experience events in a new and captivating light.

Maria Đỗ Anderson
Panelist
Norman, Oklahoma

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Maria Đỗ Anderson is a Vietnamese-American artist from Muskogee, Oklahoma. She formally began studying art in high school and continued in the BFA program at The University of Miami. Due to traumatic events, she moved back to Oklahoma and stopped creating art. Her life led to professions in anthropology, computer aided drafting and design, and engineering management. After fifteen years of non-practice, Maria returned to her first love. She currently resides in Norman and holds a Certificate in Painting from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Diane Salamon
Panelist
Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Diane was born in Mankato, Minnesota and lives in Tulsa. Diane has been curated into numerous national exhibits, and her work is in many collections. Diane was a Centennial Artist for the State of Oklahoma and exhibited 26 paintings at the State Capitol. Her work is included in the Official State Collection of Oklahoma. She is listed in the Clara database in the National Museum of Women in the Arts and is a member of the National Association of Women Artists, New York City. In 1997 Diane had a featured article about her work in “Watercolor” magazine.


THE 2024 ARTISTS


Gina Alusi, Maria Do Anderson, Marilyn Artus, Michael Bendure, Teran Brown, Tammy Brummell, Gray Carter, Jennifer Casey, Karis Chambers, Marika Christofides, Carlos Colin, Eve Cornejo, Bryan L. Dahlvang, Leslie Waugh Dallam, Sage Edsall, Anna Beth Ferguson, Cassidy Frye, Penni Gage, Noureen Imran, Jasmine Jones, Jenny Kellum Lee, Lauren Kelly, Lilly Klontz, Nathan Kring, Tania Landers, Gentry LeachDarci Lenker, Debra Martin-Barber, Thomas Martinez, Joseph P. McGlon III, Aztrid Moan, Nicole Moan, Nichole Montgomery, Lawrence Naff, Paige Nguyen, Laurel Payne, Bryon Perdue, David Phelps, Michele Pierce, Cristiana A. Prado, Elizabeth Richards, Jessica Roberts, Lauren Rucker, Diane Salamon, Amy Sanders de Melo, Cassa Shafer, Tamara Sigler, Ann Solinski, Krystal Solis, Agnes Stadler, Jim Terrell, Jim Weaver, Jason Wilson


CONTACT US

Phone: (405)879-2400

Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9AM–5PM

ADDRESS

Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition

1720 N. Shartel Ave. Suite B.

Oklahoma City, OK 73103

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