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Kimberley Oakley
"I am a visual artist, focusing on fine art portrait photography. Hallmarks of my work are richness and whimsy. My photographs are often mistaken at first for paintings, due to their tones and aura. I incorporate sometimes humble, sometimes fantastical themes, wardrobe and props. Primarily a portrait (and self-portrait) artist, in my works I seek to capture a moment in time, revealing an intimate aspect of the subject. I want people to feel something familiar when they see my portraits. I have a general background in the arts from my emphasis in my high school education. Beginning with a foundation of basic studio lighting, camera settings and classic posing, I then began on a path towards the more personalized images I find myself creating now. The colors and lighting of classical painters Vermeer, Caravaggio and Rembrandt fill my eyes. In my art, I portray themes of quiet strength. The images have a peaceful calmness to them. I love the rich textures of velvet and linen. I seek out clothing, housewares and tools that are old, worn and real. Warmth and richness permeate my works; so do shadows created by a strong and directional source of light. A recent series I created is my Homespun series, showing children and young adults in rustic and wholesome tableaux. Captured in mundane tasks, the subjects are graced with strength and dignity. Another series I created during the COVID-19 pandemic is In The Time of COVID. Composed of self-portraits and still-life art, each piece focuses on aspects of life during the pandemic such as isolation, altering of routines, search for information, tangible boredom, signals of hope, and desire for normalcy."
Kimberly Oakley is a visual artist focusing on fine art portrait photography. In 2018 her portrait creation Girl with Sword won Best of Show in the professional category of the SC State Fair, notably being the first and only photograph to ever take that prize in 150+ years in the fair. In 2019, The Laborer won the Blue Ribbon in Professional Photography, while Girl with Wheat won a Merit award for Professional Photography. In 2021, Airborne won the Blue Ribbon for Professional Digital Photography.
Her first solo art exhibition was held at Ramco Framing and Design in the summer of 2019, and showcased over 70 fine art protraits and still life photographs. In the Fall of 2019, she was part of a multi-artist show "Collections" at Rob Shaw Gallery on State Street, Cayce, SC. In September 2021, she also was part of a two-artist show of figurative work at the Rob Shaw Gallery in Cayce, SC. In November 2021, she was part of the gallery's "Fall Back Fest" multi-artist show. Her solo exhibition was displayed March 2022 at State of the Art Gallery in W. Columbia, SC.
Works by Kimberly have been exhibited at the Spartanburg Fringe Festival(2019) and the 701 Center for Contemporary Arts "Columbia Open Studios City Hall Exhibition(2020).
In September 2020, her two entires into the Advanced Fine Art category were selected as finalists in the Augusta Photo Festival: A Pause Before Resuming and The Bell. Honorable Mention was awarded for The Bell. In December 2020, her two entries were juried into the Crooked Creek Art Leagues "Still Hopes Exhibition": Airborne was awawrded the People's Choice ribbon and High Tea was awarded First Place for Photography.
Also, in 2020, her 70+ series in the Time of COVID was selected for display at the Koger Center for the Arts, the winner of their "1593 Project" call for art, exhibited April 5-August 13, 2021.
In January 2021, her artwork High Tea was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Art of Tea exhibition hosted by the Art League of Baytown, TX.
In March 2021, two of her art pieces, In the Time of COVID and Winding Down, were selected to hang in the Tuolumne County Arts In Focus photography competition, Sonora, CA. In the Time of COVID won 2nd Place in the "COVID Times" category.
In March 2021, The Larborer won First Place Photography in the Annual Crooked Creek Art League Competition. In December 2021, The Bell won First Place in Photography in the 4th Anuual Still Hopes Art Exhibition with the Crooked Creek Art League. In March 2022, Ashes won Third Place Photography in the 2022 Crooked Creek Art League Juried Show(three pieces were juried into the show.)
Her image Pearls was selected to hang in PhotoSC's group exhibition: Something Blue April 2022.
In March 2022, her solo show was featured in State of the Art Gallery in Cayce, SC. Her self-portrait In the Time of COVID was slected to be a part of Artfields 2022 in Lake City, SC. Her self-portrait, The Traveler was selected for Artfields 2024.
In 2025, her self-portrait Ashes was featured in the group exhibtion "Yellow", her self-portrait The Empty Vessel was featured in the group exhibit "Behold", her self-portrait Winding Down was part of the group exhibit "Behold", her self portrait Winding Down was part of the group exhibition "Nostalgia", her selfie Greens was part of the "Verse & Vision" show, all hosted by Wonder. Her self portrait, entitled the "The Sounding of the Bell" was included in an international call for art hosted by Photo SC July 2025. Incorporating sometimes fantastical themes, wardrobes and props, her photographs are often mistaken at first for oil paintings, due their their tones and aura. Hallmarks of her work are richness and whimsy. "It's is my joy to create reflections that allow the subjects to see themselves in a familiar, yet new, light. I see to transport the viewer to a different place and time that is still somehow well-known. In my art, I portray themes of quiet strength. The images have a peaceful calmness to them."
Kimberly was the lead phototographer and a co-owner at Studio 3P, LLC in Irmo, SC. #portraitsbyKimberly SC arts
Jacklyn P. Glagola
"Jacklyn P. Glagola creates mixed media art/jewelry. She and is currently working on signs for Woodrow Marketplace. She hopes to continue to have opportunities to paint murals for the Irmo community. You can contact her via email jglagola90@gmail.com"
Jacklyn P. Glagola creates mixed media art/jewelry. She and is currently working on signs for Woodrow Marketplace. She hopes to continue to have opportunities to paint murals for the Irmo community.
Marion Mason
"Form. It’s all about form. My sculpture and "wearable sculptures" (my pendants and earrings) are produced in the non-objective art style, pure design. I want the viewer/wearer to appreciate, interpret, "read" my work in any way they desire. I want them to see the beauty and aesthetics of the forms I sculpt. I get my inspiration from the shapes and forms that I see in both nature and the built environment. But I do not literally use those shapes and forms in my designs. They are simply a starting point for my sculpting. My primary focus in my 3-D work is dynamic movement and contrast. I sculpt my forms in a manner that leads the viewer's/wearer's eyes all around the piece. I create contrast by using different colored woods, different sizes and shapes, organic and geometric shapes, and different materials like wood and soapstone."
Marion Mason is an artist who taught high school Art courses for 42 years. Higher education: Bachelor of Art, studio art (sculpture concentration), University of South Carolina. Master of Fine Arts (in sculpture), University of Georgia. Master of Education, adult and community education, University of South Carolina. Art overview: Since his retirement in January ‘19, he is engaged in a personal “artistic renaissance”. Marion is a professional artist who produces, exhibits and sells his sculpture, and “wearable sculptures” (pendants and earrings). He has shown and won awards for his sculpture at many local, state, regional, and national competitive and invitational exhibits. Military service: Prior to his 42 year teaching career Marion served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for 9 years, and is a veteran of the Viet Nam War. Teaching career: He began his long teaching career as the artist-in-residence, and on-site coordinator, at the former Richland District 1 Artistically Talented and Gifted (ARTAG) High School Program. Marion retired as Art Teacher and Fine Arts Department Head at White Knoll HS. He was a member of the design and implementation team of the original Tri-District Arts Consortium (TRI- DAC), and taught sculpture there for 17 summers. In addition, he taught three summers at the Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities’ three-week Honors Program. Marion has conducted many art workshops for school, district, community, and state-wide groups, from middle schoolers through adults. In 1982 Marion was awarded Teacher of the Year recognition at C. A. Johnson High School, and also was voted Richland District One Teacher of the Year.
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Kelley Pettibone
"I approach home not as a fixed place, but as something we carry with us- a shifting structure shaped by memory, inheritance, and lived experience. Working across printmaking, painting, paper making, mixed media collage, assemblage, and sculpture, I explore how materials can hold and transmit personal and collective histories. I am drawn to repurposed materials and inherited family ephemera- fragments that once lived in drawers, attics, and hands before mine. Within my compositions, ambiguous dwellings emerge, reflecting the fragile and evolving nature of belonging. Birds and their dwelling places appear as reoccurring motifs. Like a bird gathering materials for a nest, I collect and assemble fragments to construct spaces to suggest memory, care, and the possibility of home.
Kelley Pettibone is a Columbia-based printmaker whose interdisciplinary practice spans painting, paper making, mixed media collage, assemblage, and sculpture. Since 2018, she has exhibited in local and regional venues including the Koger Center, McMaster Gallery, All Good Books, Sound Bites Eatery, Vista Lights, Stormwater Studios, Union County Arts Council, and Lander University Gallery. She was awarded a 2023 Artist Residency at Stormwater Studios.
In 2025 she received first place in the Koger Center’s The Project: Call for Art. Her work has been featured in South Carolina Voyager, Bold Journey, Canvas Rebel, Union County News, Garnet and Black, and she has been interviewed on WIS-TV, WBCU radio, and WUSC radio. Pettibone holds both a BFA and MFA from the University of South Carolina. She currently serves as a studio art instructor at USC’s School of Visual Art and Design and maintains a home studio in the Lake Murray area of Columbia, South Carolina.
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Josef (Jobey) Berliner has become an up and coming presence in the rapidly expanding art world of the metro Carolina area and beyond. He has had his work displayed at the Irmo Town Hall when he was named Artist of the Quarter by the Greater Irmo Art Guild. His work has been feature in recent exhibitions at the Koger Center for the Arts, Artistic Aspirations, Camden Art Shoppes, Gemini Arts, and hangs in private collections ranging from Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Josef Berliner
"My goal in life is to make the world a more beautiful place, one canvas at a time"
Ashley Edmiston is a local paper maker and print maker residing in Irmo, SC. Known as Xylocopa Craft Works, Ashley works with recycled and natural fibers to produce handmade paper and paper art such as pulp paintings and block prints.
Ashley Edmiston
"Paper maker and print maker using recycled and natural materials to create pulp paintings and block prints."
Kimberly Hunt
"My work is inspired by the quiet beauty and ever-changing light of coastal and tropical landscapes. I am drawn to the way water sky and land meet- creating moments that feel peaceful and alive. Working primarily in acrylics and watercolor, I explore color, movement, and texture to capture not just what a place looks like, but how it feels. Soft sunsets, ocean breezes, and the natural rhythm of coastal life continue to influence my work. After retiring in 2024, I returned to painting with a renewed sense of purpose. Each piece I create is both a reflection of the places that inspire me and a personal journey back to creativity. Though my work, I hope to evoke a sense of calm, joy and connection-offering a moment of escape and a reminder of the beauty in simple peaceful scenes."
Kimberly Hunt is a South Carolina-based artist whose work is inspired by the serene beauty of coastal and tropical landscapes. Working primarily in acrylics and watercolor, she creates pieces that capture light, movement and a sense of peaceful escape. Although she developed a love for art in early in life and once planned to pursue in college, life led her down a different path.
After retiring in 2024, she returned to painting with a renewed purpose-embracing a life long passion that had patiently waited. Her work reflects a deep appreciation for nature, from soft sunsets and ocean views to vibrant floral and coastal scenes. Though expressive brushwork and thoughtful color palettes, Kimberly's paintings invite viewers to slow down, breath deeply, and find beauty in the quiet moments.
Joe Richbourg
"I try to capture memories and feelings of places I have been and things I have seen, inspired by photographs I have taken, and sometimes by things I imagine."
A native of South Carolina and a resident of the Irmo area for over 30 years, painting came later in life after retiring from a career in management, working as an instructor in a sea captain school, living part time on a sailboat in Charleston, sailing on Lake Murray, and working as the captain of a dinner cruise yacht. I began painting in 2018, about a year after losing my wife of 46 years to cancer.
She was a very talented, award-winning artist, and I found painting to be very therapeutic and a way of connecting with her and honoring her memory. In that regard, I have donated many paintings to charities for fundraising auctions and raffles. I have completed hundreds of paintings (over 400, I have lost count) and love to share my art with others and have participated in several exhibits, art fairs and completed several commissions. I am now represented by Artistic Aspirations in Irmo with a selection of original paintings as well as prints.
A native-born South Carolinian, Amy grew up in McCormick and Batesburg-Leesville. Currently based in Lexington, Amy’s artistic inspiration is the beauty in everyday life, having learned to live and love in the moment. Amy’s favorite mediums are acrylic and watercolor and she uses her own special techniques to create depth and focus similar to the photographic effects of bokeh. Growing up, Amy studied art for seven years but didn’t pursue further art education after high school. After retiring in 2017, she rediscovered painting and decided to share her love of art with the world. Her work has been featured in Columbia’s Artista Vista Rooted Exhibition, The City Gallery in Charleston as part of Piccolo Spoleto, and in The Jasper Project’s Tiny Galleries.
Amy Kuenzie
Borrowing subjects from my life or nature, I use color and texture to draw the viewer in to see the emotion and personality of each piece. Painting has helped me heal from Complex-PTSD and to connect with my truest self. Through use of value and contrast, I expose and preserve a moment in time and provide the viewer a new perspective on the beauty all around us.
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I was born in 1971 to artist parents. My mother was an accomplished oil painter, and my father was a master carpenter and quite a scratch painter and sculptor. Being raised in an such an environment, art came quite naturally to me, but I would spend most of my formative years pursuing music. However, the influence of my parents came full circle in the early 2000s when I began working for a piano and antique restoration company.
When my mother died in the spring of 2019, I was inspired to return to my reacts and
decided to pick up the brushes again. Since then, I have devoted most of my spare
time to the craft. I have had my work displayed in various venues around Columbia and Myrtle Beach and have become successful as a part time commission artist and have
worked in fourteen states and two countries.
Sean Madden
My main goal when I sit down
behind the easel is to find some way
of bridging reality with nostalgic
fantasy. I tend to be drawn towards
images centering around water and
the play of light and shadow. When I
began as an oil painter, I embrace
all mediums.
Wyatt Perkins is a Lexington, SC native who is known for his love of the vibrant colors he uses in his acrylic paintings. Wyatt began his art journey over 10 years ago as a hobby and way to relieve stress. He started out drawing and sketching cartoons that he grew up with as a kid. During the pandemic Wyatt became interested in painting and learned basic acrylic skills. Wyatt's love for acrylic painting was born! Recently, Wyatt found the courage to share his art with others and discovered people truly enjoy his work. Wyatt's work can be found at local art markets and social media sites.
Wyatt Perkins
As an Artist I am inspired by nature. I paint with acrylics and use lots of color to express my vision of Landscapes, Flowers, and Seascapes. My goal is to create work that will make viewers happy, inspire memories, and emotions.As an Artist I am inspired by nature. I paint with acrylics and use lots of color to express my vision of Landscapes, Flowers, and Seascapes. My goal is to create work that will make viewers happy, inspire memories, and emotions.
