Resident Artists
AT THE GALLERY
You can find the creations of the humans listed below at the gallery any time of year. Our resident artists include photographers, painters, jewelry makers, ceramicists, illustrators, and more.
PHOTOGRAPHER & VIDEOGRAPHER
Keith Walters
Keith is a photographer and videographer based in Geneseo. He enjoys chasing rainbows, sunsets, moons and waterfalls with both digital and film cameras. He picked up a camera in high school when he first saw Ansel Adams’s photography of Yosemite National Park, and has been peering through a viewfinder ever since. He and his wife Joanna co-own and operate the Gallery.
At the Gallery, you can find Keith’s matted prints, framed prints, metal prints, wall calendars, stickers, and more for sale.
PAINTER & MIXED MEDIA ARTIST
Erin Hanafin Sweeney
Erin Hanafin Sweeney is a Geneseo, New York-based painter and mixed media artist known for her mixed media collage, expressive animals, and abstract landscapes. Her work is grounded in acrylic paint, but she often uses other media, like collage and oil stick, to tell stories and add dimension. Erin believes life is too short to not have amusing art.
At the gallery, you can find some of Erin’s original paintings, collages, and prints for sale.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Lauren Wadsworth is a local photographer born and raised in Geneseo. As a fine art photographer, she strives to capture the wonder of the world around her using creative angles and thoughtful composition to absorb the ever-changing color palette in the sky. She hopes to evoke emotions from awe to longing, hope to enchantment, and curiosity to wonder. Her work features both the Genesee Valley as well as rare landscapes from across the Earth.
Lauren Wadsworth
At the Gallery, Lauren has matted prints, framed prints, metal prints, canvas prints, postcards, notecards, and more for sale.
designer & WOODWORKER
Joanna Walters
Joanna is a designer, letterer, woodworker and creative director based in Geneseo, NY. Inspired by quotes, poetry, and lyrics, she crafts hand-drawn compositions of beautiful truths and then preserves them by carving them by hand into wood. She co-owns and runs the Gallery with Keith and loves to work with local artists to realize their creative visions.
@jopeydopes
At the Gallery, you can find Joanna’s prints, stickers, pins, and original woodcuts for sale.
JEWELRY DESIGNER
Michael Fambro
Jazz House Designs
Michael’s journey with polymer clay started when her beloved musician father passed, and she inherited his immense record collection. She would listen to his albums while playing with clay. By the time she got to record #103, she had so many freakin’ earrings she had to figure out what the hell to do with them, so she signed up for her first festival and now finds herself with a lil jazzy earring business. She likes to showcase jazz history, artists and educate folks on the masterminds of yesteryear.
At the Gallery you can find Michael’s bold, unique handmade earrings for sale.
GALLERY MANAGER, ILLUSTRATOR & PAINTER
Maddie Rice
Maddie Rice is our Gallery Manager and an illustrator and painter. A recent graduate of SUNY Geneseo, Maddie came to us wanting to get involved with the Geneseo art scene and we fell in love with her calm, cool, wise-beyond-her-years vibe. Maddie is passionate about fostering community through sharing art and creative expression. You can usually find her running the shop and painting at the counter.
At the Gallery you can find Maddie doing all kinds of oddly-shaped tasks.
ILLUSTRATOR & MUSHROOM CARVER
Piper Wadsworth
Piper Wadsworth is a multi-talented artist, musician, chef, entrepreneur and mushroom forager. She scours local forests for artist's conks, a special kind of mushroom that can be used to make etchings, and then she uses tiny dental tools to create scenes on the faces of these large mushrooms. When she’s not befriending deer in the forest, you can catch her making mochas and burritos at her restaurant, Cosmic Charlie Cafe.
At the Gallery you can find Piper’s delicately and intricately carved mushrooms for sale.
Ceramicist & Sculptor
Stephanie Krist
Fired Figments ceramics are handcrafted by Stephanie Krist in her home studio near Ithaca, New York. Inspired by a lifelong love of dragons and fantasy, Stephanie aims to realize the figments of her imagination and bring a little magic to your everyday routine through whimsical pottery and sculpture.
Fired Figments
At the Gallery you can find Stephanie’s mugs, spoon rests, plant pots, and sponge holders for sale.
DESIGNER & Jewelry artist
Amanda is a mom, designer, creator and crafter. She is also the Creative Manager at the Seneca Park Zoo. Inspired by color, texture, people, animals, and adventure, she pulls from all aspects of her life when creating her polymer clay earrings and creations. She enjoys using her hands to make wearable art and bring people joy.
Amanda Lindley
At the Gallery you can find Amanda’s handmade polymer clay jewelry for sale.
ILLUSTRATOR & ANIMATOR
Ray is a 2d animator and artist based in Geneseo, NY. His unique work is characterized by digitally hand-drawn and distinctive characters, which he carefully brings to life frame by frame. You can sometimes find Ray behind the counter at The Gallery, pen and digital drawing tablet in hand!
