A diverse and continuously evolving artist, Leigh’s passion for the creative process and artistic expression began at an early age. An observer of her natural and manufactured environments, Leigh’s work gathers inspiration from and incorporates even the most often understated of elements yet embodies the texture, color, and cohesion only a former professional ballerina could achieve! Leigh looks forward to continuing her artistic evolution and sharing her knowledge and passion with those along the way.

Monique Carr is a contemporary painter and instructor known for her vibrant, expressive style. Born in Montreal, Canada, she spent many years in the Cayman Islands before settling in East Tennessee in 1999. In 2024, seeking the tropical spirit she missed, Monique and her husband made Vero Beach, Florida their new home. Following a 20-year career in graphic design, she transitioned to fine art in 2010, developing an abstract impressionistic style that fuses bold color, rich texture, and dynamic movement. Her work radiates emotion and energy, inviting viewers to experience the world through a lens of joy and vitality.

Mary has been a member of the art club since 2020 when she moved to Vero Beach.

Her desire to paint started in 1986 while juggling family and a corporate career. She has  studied under many master teachers throughout the years painting in oil but is branching out using watercolor and acrylic and expanding her art into abstract.

Mary has been active with the art club holding volunteer positions as past co-chair for the plein air group; current chair of the art club gallery; launched “Art Round Town” program; current class instructor; current co-chair of judging committee for Under the Oaks.

Website: MaryCarterFineArt.com

Email: marycarter2@me.com

Mobile: 203-273-2403

Adam Conard has been actively involved in the arts over the last 20 years. In addition to teaching art of many types at all levels, Adam also has directed numerouos nationally recognized art galleries and ran an arts foundation for many years. Adam currently exhibits as a professional artist and co-chairs Under the Oaks Art shows, one of the top art shows in the USA. Adam enjoys vollunteering and contributing to the arts in many different ways and has been so grateful to be a part of the VBAC since moving to Vero in 2021. 

Camy De Mario is an artist, author, illustrator, art teacher, and producer of short animated films who brings creativity to life through her work with children and seniors alike. As Director of Education at the Vero Beach Art Club, she inspires young minds to imagine freely while also offering art therapy to elderly individuals facing Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and dementia, sharing joy through playful designs and vibrant colors.

Learn more by visiting her website at www.camydemario.com

With a background in accounting, Ann brings precision and organization to her work, while expressing her creativity as a jewelry artist specializing in wire wrapping, wire sculpting, pearl knotting, and occasionally cutting and polishing cabochons.

Hank Feeley is an author, painter, and sculptor whose work was awarded at the Dennos Museum's 2022 NWMI exhibition.  He is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Harvard Business School. He has been a Visiting Artist at SAIC, an Artist in Residence at Ox-Bow, taught at Roosevelt University, The Dennos Museum and The Vero Beach Museum Of Art and currently teaches at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, the Gifford Youth Achievement Center and the Vero Beach Art Club. His work is held in public and private collections nationally and internationally. He is represented in Chicago by Aron Packer Projects and, in New York, by First Street Gallery.

Mary Ann Hall’s first memories are when she painted watercolors on the back porch in the summertime using a small tin of paints. The urge to create has never left her. After a 25-year hiatus, she finally achieved her dream—time to paint. Currently, she combines her business background with her art dream by co-owning a gallery that is the cornerstone in Vero Beach’s historic arts district, Gallery 14. Her first award of many was given for a graphite drawing of her daughter and son-in-law at their wedding. As she continued on with this art journey, she found that her art has involved into contemporary watercolors. Her paintings now have an unusual visual feeling created through her use of special papers, new colors, and various techniques. Mary Ann’s watercolors span the spectrum from the traditional style to a new modern, contemporary style. Today she really does belong in the art world in both mediums, watercolor and graphite drawings.

Peter Jordan has worked in computers for over 35 years, while nurturing a lifelong passion for photography, sparked by his first camera at age six. Now pursuing photography professionally, he is a member of the Vero Beach Art Club, Indian River Photography Club, Treasure Coast Photography Center, and the Indian River County Cultural Commission. His work has been displayed at the VBAC Gallery, the Vero Beach Museum of Art, and in numerous public and private spaces across Indian River County.

Claudia Lucia Lozada is a Vero Beach artist whose vibrant creations reflect both nature and human experience. Inspired by a lifelong love of color, she discovered stained glass during a return visit to her birthplace in Colombia in 1998, a passion that grew into mosaic art. Today, she works with stained glass, smalti, mixed media, acrylics, and watercolors, creating mandalas, landscapes, and mosaics infused with sacred geometry and the beauty of Florida.

Her work has been exhibited at the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Art by the Sea in 2021 and 2022, and she also teaches classes through the Vero Beach Art Club and her own Studio/Gallery. Alongside her husband, she co-runs Perfect Images Virtual Media, a real estate photography company.

Connect with Claudia on Facebook at LuciaLozadaArtist or by email at LuciaLozada333@gmail.com to explore her art or join a workshop.

Keith Mills opened his studio in 1972 in Spring Lake, NJ, specializing in Wedding and Portraits. As a graduate from Newark School of Fine Art with a major in Illustration and a strong background as an artist, his love for painting has never diminished and has continued to paint throughout his career.

The adaptation from canvas to camera and film was a natural one. The transition has gone full circle, now semi-retired and living in Vero Beach he now enjoys painting on a regular basis in his chosen media of watercolor.

Keith has received many State and National Awards of excellence for his photography, including two PPANJ Best in Show, eight Kodak Gallery Awards, and several Master Loan prints at PPof A. He holds both the Distinguished Fellow of Photography Degree, Distinguished Fellow of Service Degree, and Life Membership in the PPANJ.