Calluori Holcombe is Director and Professor of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida. She is an accomplished ceramic artist, exhibiting on a national and international level. Her work has been in shows in Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Argentina, Switzerland, South Korea, China and Australia. Most notable of her exhibition honors is the Gold Medal for the 46th International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts, Faenza, Italy in 1989.
In 1997, she was honored as a Fellow of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts for her accomplishments as Exhibitions Director and President. She is an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics since 2002.
Although having judged many art festivals and exhibitions, she looks forward to the quality and range of work the Melbourne Arts Festival is known for.
Pamela Griesinger
Pam Griesinger was born in Lima, Ohio, and moved to Florida as a child. She received her BFA degree in Printmaking from Pratt Institute in New York and her MFA in Painting from the University of South Florida. She has taught at Daytona State College since 1981 and frequently does volunteer work for community Art, Environmental, and Historical organizations.
Ms. Griesinger has completed numerous public commissions in Volusia County including murals for the Volusia County Courthouse, the Volusia Library Center, the Birthplace of Speed Museum, and the Volusia Women’s Hall of Fame, housed at the Halifax Historical Society. In addition, her work has been selected for collections including the Volusia County Courthouse, the Museum of Arts and Sciences, District Court of Appeals, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Stetson University, Valencia Community College, and Bellmeade Corporation.
Her recent exhibitions include group shows at the Midtown-Payson Gallery in Hobe Sound, the Ormond Memorial Art Museum, the Museum of Florida Art in Deland, Arts-On-Douglas, and the Thomas Center in Gainesville.
In current images, Ms. Griesinger documents her experiences in various natural environments of Volusia County, including areas of DeLand, Flagler, Lake Woodruff, Blue Springs and Bulow, Tomoka and Ponce Inlet Parks. These works are intended to be records or “diary pages” of specific periods of time and place. They include paintings, conte’ drawings, and etchings.
Ms. Griesinger resides and has her studio in Ormond Beach.
Roger Smith
Roger Smith has a career as an artist and educator that has spanned almost forty years. In public and private schools, his teaching has had a strong emphasis on design and has included ceramics, drawing, painting, textiles, traditional photography, graphic design, wood, and metal work. He has also taught design at Florida Atlantic University; art appreciation, traditional and digital photography at Broward College; and design applications at the Tennessee Arts Academy. His current work is in clay, painting, and digital manipulations. His book, Design, So Many Possibilities is expected to be out this summer.
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Roger Smith has a career as an artist and educator that has spanned almost forty years. In public and private schools, his teaching has had a strong emphasis on design and has included ceramics, drawing, painting, textiles, traditional photography, graphic design, wood, and metal work. He has also taught design at Florida Atlantic University; art appreciation, traditional and digital photography at Broward College; and design applications at the Tennessee Arts Academy. His current work is in clay, painting, and digital manipulations. His book, Design, So Many Possibilities is expected to be out this summer.