Brockport Artists’ Guild

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A collaborative, inclusive group of artists of all mediums! We are located in Brockport, New York. brockportartistsguild.org

Brockport Artists’ Guild’s Artist of the Month for May 2026 is David Burke! David is a painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist, who has also created several murals over the years. He creates artwork that is mostly inspired by the living world of nature - a source of transcendental bliss. He is also a member of GOART!, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, and the Batavia Society of Artists. You can learn more about his art on his website: davidfburke-art.com
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s April 2026 Artist of the Month is Mary Bryant! Mary Bryant has always had a passion for painting. She takes her own photographs to paint from. She has returned to her roots of representing nature in a more realistic manner. Her painting journey began in 1989 while living on her family's dairy farm. She also studied abroad in England and Italy. She continues to paint and to exhibit her work. brockportartistsguild.org/marybryant
Our Brockport Artists’ Guild March 2026 Artist of The Month is Priya Banerjee! Priya emigrated from India to the United States thirty years ago, and she is currently a professor in the department of Public Health at SUNY Brockport. She never went to school to study art, but has always had an abiding interest in painting. She paints flowers mainly, and the occasional landscape in oil. brockportartistsguild.org/priyabanerjee
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s Artist of the Month for 2026 is Thomas Zangerle! Thomas Zangerle always makes sure to have paints available to document his adventures, and takes lots of photos and sketches to draw inspiration from. Thomas has found his identity as a landscape painter. His paintings reflect a sense of place and pleasant feeling when immersed in an environment that touches him and stirs his imagination. Combining the elements of art and design principles with his love of the natural world is his goal, as well as transferring that vision and feeling to others.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 🥳 Our January 2026 Artist of the Month is David Walter! David Walter took his first photograph, a self-portrait, at the age of two. Little could he have known how this would direct his life. After studying photography at the Academy Art University in San Francisco, David went to New York City to continue his training. Many more years were spent learning how to best express his thoughts and feelings through photography. After retiring from the School of Photography at RIT, David is now able to spend the time he desires to pursue his art. brockportartistsguild.org/davidwalter
Happy holidays! 🎄 Brockport Artists’ Guild’s December 2025 Artist of the Month is Kimberly Walitzer! Kimberly has worked with acrylics for approximately a decade, on traditional canvas, leather and stone. She also enjoys fluid painting. In the past year, she has focused on and become fond of using watercolors. She describes her style as whimsy; her subjects include full birds and other animals, and florals. Her goal is to make the viewer smile. brockportartistsguild.org/kimberlywalitzer #BrockportArtistsGuild #ROC
Happy November! Brockport Artists’ Guild is featuring our new Artist of The Month: Steven Trembley! Steven Trembley has been drawing since he was five years old, taking inspiration from children's books and video games from a young age. In recent years, he has taken up acrylic and watercolor painting. Steven likes to draw people, paint landscapes, and enjoys using a mix of pen and watercolor.
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s Artist of The Month for October 2025 is Anita Stanko! Anita has a background in art education, providing her the opportunity to try various media. Painting is her favorite. Nature is her biggest source of inspiration, realistically and as a design element. After a number of years of not having the opportunity to do any artwork, she finally has been able to return to painting. brockportartistsguild.org
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s October 2025 art show opens on Friday, October 3rd at Hart Gallery 27 in Brockport New York!
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s September 2025 Artist of The Month is Gay Smith! Gay Smith is an acrylic, watercolor, oil, and pastel painter. As a elementary school teacher, she applied her artistic skills, when creating bulletin board displays, posters, mimeograph sheets, and other tasks. She’s created visuals for various nonprofits, as well as the Department of Defense and other government committees. It wasn’t until eventually acquiring most of her mother-in-law’s art supplies that Gay actively pursued more personal art. Now retired, she has more time to actively engage in painting and sketching. brockportartistsguild.org/gaysmith
It’s officially August, and what a BEAUTIFUL start! ☀️ Brockport Artists’ Guild’s August 2025 Artist of the Month is Marco Rodriguez! 🧑‍🎨🎨 Marco Rodriguez was born the son of poor migrant workers. As a young child, he remembers drawing for hours at a time; he drew everything from flowers, birds, farm animals, wildlife, Batman, Spiderman, martians, spaceships, and cool race cars. By age 13, he made his first oil painting. He took all the art courses he could in high school. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and went on to a career at General Motors, managing design engineers and found a love for drawing cars and gears. Upon retiring, Marco started exploring making art with crayons, leading on to pastels, watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, ink, charcoal, and more! Marco still finds himself soul-searching for his preferred art style. brockportartistsguild.org/marcorodriguez
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s July 2025 Artist of the Month is Nancy Radzik! Nancy was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She studied art and education in college, eventually becoming an art instructor. “Scavenged thoughts” is the way Nancy would summarize her collage and assemblage artworks — a blending of collected materials and borrowed thoughts. Nancy has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and is also the co-creator of several organizations and art groups. She enjoys making friends and creating new work for future shows in which she participates.
Adrian Morris is Brockport Artists’ Guild’s June 2025 Artist of the Month! Adrian Morris is an Irish-born artist living in Western New York. Though life brought him to the United States in 2008, Ireland remains at the heart of his identity. Oil painting is his primary medium. Deeply connected to his Celtic heritage, he draws inspiration from Ireland's landscapes, and from the spirit of its people. He also finds inspiration in the struggles and triumphs of figures like Frederick Douglas, and the musical genius of Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. Adrian feels compelled to create. Ultimately, his greatest competition is himself. brockportartistsguild.org/adrianmorris
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s May 2025 Artist of The Month is Roseanne Mascari! 👩‍🎨 Roseanne Mascari attended SUNY Buffalo as an art major before getting sidetracked by life and technology. She was a mechanical designer, then a technical writer at Eastman Kodak Company for many years. She has had a great time returning to her artist life since then. She is currently exploring abstract painting, working primarily in acrylics. She likes to start with color and shape, then see where it takes her. She credits having immeasurable support through her memberships in Brockport Artist Guild, and her art club in Tarpon Springs, Florida, where she resides in the winter. Her art recently won third place in a juried show, located in Florida, during the winter season.
Photo of Stony Point Art Studio (April 4th, 2025) during Brockport Artists’ Guild’s member art show opening night. Stony Point Art Studio is located at 114 N. Main Street, Fairport, New York.
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s April 2025 Artist of the Month is Lisa Mahoney! 👩‍🎨 Lisa Mahoney crafts one-of-a-kind and limited edition jewelry in Brockport, New York. She started Cripple Creek Jewelry in 2015 with the desire to make artisan jewelry and sell in local boutiques. In addition, Lisa also teaches jewelry classes at her studio and at Bead Breakout, a bead and jewelry supply store in Rochester, New York. brockportartistsguild.org/lisamahoney
Brockport Artists’ Guild is having their member art show in April 2025 at Stony Point Art Studio at N. Main Street in Fairport, New York. The opening reception is Friday, April 4th from 4-8pm
Kasey Lewis is Brockport Artists’ Guild’s Artist of the Month for March 2025! Kasey is currently based in Brockport as an oil and watercolor painter. Her work captures the awe and peace she finds in nature. You can find her prints and cards in many local shops and her wholesale and licensed pieces across the country. You can also find her work at: kaseymelissaart.com
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s February 2025 Artist of the Month is Esther Kuhlkin! Esther Kuhlkin started out as a digital artist, though her main focus at present is in graphite. She has since learned all sorts of new and unexpected concepts through exercises in value and proportionality. Additionally, she began elective art classes at the start of the 2023-2024 school year, forcing her out of her comfort zone through the use of acrylic and watercolor. Esther enjoys learning new mediums and immersing herself in this field, and would love to one day enter a career path involved in art.
Welcome to one of our newest members, Valerie Collins! She enjoys creating artwork using colored pencils, acrylics and oils. She has painted on various materials including gourds, rocks, wood, canvas, and glass. Wanting to improve her skills, she currently attends a weekly drawing class at Hart Gallery 27 in Brockport, NY. Valerie recently decided to take this hobby to the next level by joining the Brockport Artists’ Guild and is looking forward to her next adventure!
Brockport Artists' Guild's January 2025 Artist of The Month is fellow member, Melanie Ippolito. Melanie has been painting in retirement ever since she attended an art class in 2015 at the Parma Public Library. She enjoys working with acrylics as it is a fast-drying paint, and it is favorable to layering - a technique she uses often in her paintings. Lately, Melanie has been experimenting with oils. She has also taken classes at Stony Point Art Studio.
Brockport Artists' Guild's "Artist of The Month" for December 2024 is Len Ippolito. Len Ippolito worked for 39 years as a science and math teacher, a software documentation writer, and a process control technical instructor. When he retired, he said "nevermore" to technology. Len is a dedicated tinkerer. He has painted with oils, drawn with graphite and pastel, carved wood with knives and gouges, turned wood on a lathe, and made wooden projects. Items from his workshop can be considered art, or maybe quasi-art.
A throwback post by Brockport Artists’ Guild. This image is a comparison of the guild’s original logo from 2010, versus the most recent rendition designed in September 2024. It keeps the integrity of the original design, with an updated, sleeker serif font; clean line work for increased usability and improved legibility across digital and print media, and higher resolution. Special thanks to current guild members Roger Dowd and Courtney Lee Hill (Courtney Lee Designs) for their graphic design expertise and hard work in making these imperative updates!
“Wilderness Cabin” by Brockport Artists’ Guild member Marco Rodriguez. This painting shows a small cabin and outdoor campfire in the bottom right. There is fall foliage as well as coniferous trees. A beautiful, calm body of water leads back to majestic snowy mountains in the background.
Brockport Artists’ Guild’s “Artist of The Month” for November 2024 is Sarah Hyatt. She works predominantly in oils but does occasionally experiment with acrylics and mixed media. Her favorite subjects to paint are animals, flowers, and trees. She loves to incorporate dramatic light and bold colors to create fascinating pieces. Her future aspirations include illustrating children’s books as well as teaching art to young children.