Artist Directory

Sammy Adkins

Musician - Singer - Songwriter - Writer

Living in Sandy Hook Kentucky all of his life, Colonel Sammy Adkins has always performed the old time mountain bluegrass..He started out in the 70's forming his own band, but it wasn't until 1986 when his big break came, he went to work with Ralph Stanley singing lead. He played... More

Joseph Akins

Musician

A pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer, educator, based in Nashvlle, TN, Joseph Akins has been a professional musician for over 30 years. It began when he was recruited to play in his father's country band at age 10. Since, he has performed both as a soloist and with a variety of... More

lela altman

Actor - Visual Artist - Visual Artist: Painting

bio: i grew up a southern girl from a smallish town, desperate to get away and find adventure. i absorbed glossy page after glossy page of fashion magazines and daydreamed of all things beautiful. i sketched elaborate dresses that friends, family and neighbors found fascinating. those scraps of encouragement, as... More

Anne Ambrose

Visual Artist: Painting

Artistic Style My childhood was split between living on the bayous of Louisiana and living in Nashville, Tennessee; thus I was influenced by both cultures. Many of my paintings have a psychological story and include fairies, angels, spirits, and bright colors. Some people describe my artistic style as expressionistic, fantasy,... More

David Andersen

Musician - Singer - Songwriter

Ladies in pink straw cowboy hats, Norwegian businessmen, buses full of weekend tourists, rainbow chasing dreamers—every day brings an endless stream of visitors to Nashville, Tennessee, seeking an experience unlike anything other cities have to offer. They want to meet a spectacular musician or artist and shake their hand…maybe get... More

aMatt aReasor

Songwriter - Visual Artist - Writer

Matt Reasor is A Nashville native, A visual artist, & A songwriter.

Art works have appeared in:

Nashville Counts! -Holland Brown Books (2011), 9 off 8th at 6 (2008), The Nashville Art Party (2009), and Endada Arts Festival (2012)

Songs have appeared on:

CMT Crossroads, Jamey Johnson / Shooter Jennings... More

Jerry Arhelger

Musician - Singer - Songwriter - Writer

I had my first band when I was 12, was in the recording studio at 15 and was recording in Nashville with a label at 19. I was first in Nashville in 1971. I started touring internationally 30 years ago. Performed, toured and worked with some great folks through the... More

Audrey Auld

Musician - Singer - Songwriter

Devils are not the only thing to come from Tasmania. Singer-songwriter Audrey Auld's heart is in Country, Folk and Americana music with a presence as big as The Outback. Her songs are the wry and poignant observations of a Tassie girl living in California and Nashville since 2003. Audrey calls... More

Kay Ayers-Sowell

Actor - Dancer - Singer

REGIONAL/PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
THE FULL MONTY / Pam Lukowski /Cathy Sanborn-Street, Street Theatre
INTO THE WOODS / Jack's Mother / Jamey Green, Boiler Room Theatre
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST / Nurse Ratched Cathy Sanborn-Street, Street Theatre
LOVE LAUGHS LAST / Sofia... More

Jennifer Bailey Murphy

Visual Artist

Jennifer Bailey Murphy is a native Nashville artist. She loves to paint people and pet portraits magnificently capturing their personality in her work. Her non-commission art consists of whimsical animals, funny golf art and art embedded with semi- precious faceted gems which cast a glow when in the proper lighting.... More

Christina Baker

Visual Artist - Visual Artist: Painting

C h r i s t i n a B a k e r Inspired by life’s ever changing environment, self taught artist Christina has chosen acrylics as her medium of choice and picks up additional elements of mixed media when the desire arises. These competing elements bring the original... More

AS I AM Band

Musician

AS I AM is a dynamic, driven new rock band emerging from the flourishing Baltimore music scene. They will be taking the US by storm this summer on a national tour to promote their debut EP which was just released. The songs performed by the band are driven by soulful... More

Kim Barrick

Visual Artist - Visual Artist: Painting - Writer

Kim Barrick (b. 1960) is as diverse and complex as the work she creates. The artist deflects labels, challenges authority, and pursues knowledge and skills endlessly. Barrick's art has been described as impressionistic and expressionistic while remaining representational, "alive with light and filled with movement," words that could be applied... More

Erinn Bates

Musician - Singer - Songwriter

Lead singer/mandolin player, Erinn Bates, was born and raised in Nashville and graduated from Belmont University with a degree in Music. While at Belmont, she met Judd’s producer, Brent Maher and began singing demos and finding songs for her own project at his studio. Just after graduation, she signed a... More

Emily Harper Beard

Visual Artist - Visual Artist: Textiles

Emily Harper Beard, community relations manager at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, TN, works with a variety of community groups and audiences to help promote the Frist Center’s mission to individuals and groups who may not have ease of access to the world of art, art-related... More

Nancy Beardsley

Visual Artist - Visual Artist: Digital Art - Visual Artist: Mixed Media - Visual Artist: Painting - Visual Artist: Photography

Nancy Beardsley was a stay-at-home Mom when she found her passion for creativity. She has always loved any form of creativity and first started to paint in 1993 but did not pursue it fully at that time. She did a painting here and painting there until 2009 when a lovely... More

Edward Belbusti

Visual Artist: Ceramics - Visual Artist: Sculpture

I use my background as an architect as a resource when thinking about form. The vocabulary of my work is the clay slab which I deform in various ways to explore the balance, tension, and structure of the piece as well as the interplay between the components within the piece.

Kevin Bentley

Visual Artist

My name is Kevin Bentley. I'm a 42-year-old proud husband and father of two children...a girl and a boy and I create pastel portraits. I have been drawing probably since I was 9 years old, drawing out of comic books and mad magazines. In elementary school I was always the one... More

Ashley Best

Musician - Singer - Songwriter

I'm 31 yrs old and a father of two daughters. I have been able to create a sound and style all of my own. I write all of my songs. I've been complimented as sounding like some Kenny Chesney mixed with some Dwight Yoakam and just a dash of Ralph... More

Ethan Black

Filmmaker - Visual Artist - Visual Effects Artist

Ethan Black is a life long resident of Nashville Tennessee who from a very young age became obsessed with monster movies, comic books, and all things horror. Ethan currently is working on his BSA at the International Academy of design and technology in Nashville while also working on various art... More

Bling Blingertson

Musician - Singer - Songwriter

From the sleepy little town with a not-so-sleey music scene, Murfreesboro, TN. Ukulele covers and originals. Documentary scheduled to be released January of 2010.

Paul Bohannon

Visual Artist

Curriculum Vitae
Selected Exhibitions

2012 "Like Minds Presents: Paul Bohannon." Pop Up Show, through my friend and business owner, Daniel Bateman"s office space (Noble Sidekick). 3rd Avenue, Nashville, TN
2012 Rocketown. Nashville, TN
2006 Juried Exhibition, Clarendon Exhibition Center, Clarendon, VA

Awards

2006 Certificate of Achievement, 1st... More

Nancy Bowron

Visual Artist - Visual Artist: Mixed Media - Visual Artist: Painting

From my earliest memories, I have loved to create. After loving art all through school and winning 1st place in a citywide art competition in middle school, the emphasis in high school life was to get a practical education. From that time on, art studies were eliminated from formal schooling.... More

Joshua Briggs

Composer - Director - Educator: Adults - Educator: Teens - Filmmaker - Musician - Photographer - Songwriter - Visual Artist: Photography - Visual Artist: Video - Writer

I started out on stage as an actor at age 4, began my musical skills at the same time. 5 years of classical piano training and advance musical theory. 5 years of classical and modern guitar training. National level competitive fencer and coach. Film School at the Nashville Film Institute... More

Angie Broberg

Singer - Songwriter

Some say it takes talent, some say it's just luck, and some say hard work's the key. But ask Angie Broberg what it takes to have a career in the music business, and she'll tell you it involves all three. "Of course it takes a little luck," Angie says, "there... More

Jay Brown

Musician

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Maggie Brown-Dean

Artober - Visual Artist - Visual Artist: Digital Art - Visual Artist: Graphic Design - Visual Artist: Illustration - Visual Artist: Mixed Media - Visual Artist: Murals - Visual Artist: Painting

Fox Head Art is the art collective founded by Maggie Brown-Dean. Maggie grew up in Mississippi with a penchant for making music and daydreaming. Growing up in the world of theatre and opera, Maggie developed a love of colorful costumes and human expression. Her love of all things whimsical and... More

Abby Burke

Actor - Singer - Songwriter

"When Abby Burke sings, rooms fall silent. She is irrepressible with a multi-octave range overshadowed only by the depth of her tone and the drama in her physical delivery. A Cabaret Singer with a penchant for Blues, Gospel, Musical Theater and Classical performance, Abby doesn't typically receive and seek out... More

Abby Burke, Vocalist/Educator

Actor - Educator: Adults - Educator: Teens - Educator: Youth - Musician - Singer - Songwriter

Abby Burke Vocal Artist and Dedicated Educator “When Abby Burke sings, rooms fall silent. She is irrepressible with a multi-octave range overshadowed only by the depth of her tone and the drama in her physical delivery. Whether teaching at the Nashville Jazz Workshop or recording with the Nashville Symphony, singing... More

Hilary Busick

Dancer

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