Staff
Lisa Barnard Kelley
Lisa Barnard Kelley is an executive professional and producer with over 18 years of non-profit arts experience. Kelley began her career in Kingston working for 12 years with Ione and Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening Institute. Lisa is a vocalist, performance artist, Deep Listening certificate holder and founder of Perla Productions. She currently serves on the board of the Ministry of Maat and the City of Kingston’s Arts Commission.
Lara Giordano
Lara Giordano is an arts advocate, teacher, artist and community member. A retired Kingston High School teacher, she was instrumental in the design and implementation of arts driven interdisciplinary curriculum. Founder of the Dept. of Regional Art Workers (DRAW). She has served on the Board of Women’s Studio Workshop and the City of Kingston Arts Commission.
Beth Humphrey
Beth Humphrey studied printmaking at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and surface design at Oregon College of Art and Craft. She has had residencies at the Ucross Foundation and the Penland School. Humphrey was a NYFA Mark Fellow in 2009 and exhibits her work nationally. In 2005, she co-founded Saugerties Art Lab, and was the Education Curator for the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum. She lives in Saugerties with her family.
Chris O’Neal
Chris O’Neal graduated with honors from Pratt Institute and has exhibited his work internationally. Chris works in a range of media, from drawing and painting to poster and website design. He has built websites professionally for almost two decades. From conception and strategy to design and implementation, Chris works directly with clients to create personalized, well designed and user friendly websites. He lives and works in midtown Kingston, New York.
Dilara Miller
Dilara Miller is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in the Hudson Valley, New York who received her BFA from The University of Colorado, Boulder and her MFA from Northern Illinois University with an emphasis in printmaking and ceramic methods. Dilara has worked in community print studios for over 7 years and has had her work featured in national exhibitions such as the Woman, Life, Freedom exhibit in Chicago, Illinois and ALHAMDU | Muslim Futurism exhibit at the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs; as well as having been published in the MAPC Journal and awarded the Multicultural Fellowship from the National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts.
