Discover Arizona's Creative Scene

Kat Fiscaletti

I was born in Rhinebeck, NY but moved to Nebraska at a young age. I am the middle child of 9, and as far back as I can remember I have always been very fascinated with art. I would spend hours drawing and sketching things to make my many siblings laugh. I continued using my art to entertain people well into my teen years until I started creating my first serious works. Published illustrations include work for RJ Larson's "Prophet" series and the book "Alaister McAlister Goes To School" by Valerie Ramer. I am a freelance artist of many mediums, but my preferred mediums are watercolor, traditional ink and digital. I currently live in Phoenix, AZ and I enjoy exploring the wonders of nature, light and beauty that the Southwest has to offer.

Karin Carlson

You know, probably the greatest compliment I ever received as an artist was not really about my art at all. Or maybe it was about what is behind my art. A friend of mine told me “I like to hike with you because you see things other people don’t see.” When I started out as an artist, I did not think about that. I thought everyone could see what I saw. Maybe they just don’t notice. Maybe they are too busy. Maybe they are thinking about something else. When I go on a hike, it takes me longer than most people. It is not that I can’t hike faster. It is just that there are so many amazing things to see. I want to capture them all, to remember them, to share them with my friends and family and others. I take SO many pictures. I really do. I feel God’s pleasure when I take pleasure in His creation. When I am out in nature, when I am seeing and experiencing things, I feel connected to God. Sometimes when I look back at my pictures, they are not quite as bright or beautiful as my memory of them. It makes me really want to paint them, so others can see what I saw. So they can appreciate God’s creation. The creation of the landscape, the plants, the animals, the experience of it. The sounds, the smells, the coolness of the breeze or the heat of the sun. I want them to feel that too. That has to be part of the painting. Could I help others connect with God in this way too, in a way they may not otherwise connect with Him? I do not mean to think that my art has that kind of power, that would be ostentatious, beyond thinking. But could it, in some way, help people notice God? Notice His creativity? See what they otherwise may not notice? I have lived in Arizona for 18 years, with my wonderful husband and our four amazing kids have largely grown up here. I spend every moment I can outside. I hike as much as possible. I love off-roading, exploring new places. Every time I visit a new place, Instagram has 3 more for me to want to go to. I will never run out of material for new paintings! I am sometimes asked where I learned to draw and paint. I took drawing and painting and sculpture classes in college. And I got a technical degree in Photography and Graphic Design. I have worked in Photography and Graphic Design, and I love it, but I keep coming back to painting. I have also been a teacher for many years. I have taught art and music to Kindergarten through college students for 20 years or more. Teaching is an art in and of itself. It is such a blessing to get to encourage others, and help them find their voice, develop their skills and bring their art to life. It has been said that teachers teach because they cannot do. That is not true at all. Many teachers create and perform throughout their career. Teachers have such a passion for connecting through the arts that they feel led to teach others so that they too can experience that joy! Many teachers put their own career on hold so that they can teach because both take so much creative energy. Some teachers are lucky enough to have both, whether simultaneously or consecutively. Likewise almost every artist I know teaches. They can’t help it. They take so much joy in creating that they can’t help but share what they have learned with others. It is my hope that you will enjoy the art. That it will point you to the creator. That you will have many wonderful adventures of your own. And that you will have paintings that remind you of those adventures!

Roselle Agles

Creating art, being surrounded by art is my most favorite place to be. I am always working to create enlightened synergy within art, nature and humanity because when all 3 forces are moving together, amazing things happen. Art is forGIVING. Art is patient. Art is love.

Avery Out West

Avery Whaley’s work lives in the tension between myth and reality. Rooted in the visual language of the American West, his paintings strip away nostalgia and sentimentality to expose something more raw—moments of decision, consequence, and solitude. His subjects are often outlaws, but not in the romanticized sense. They exist in a space where right and wrong blur, where survival dictates action, and where silence carries weight. Working primarily in high-contrast compositions, Whaley reduces form to its essentials. Light and shadow become the primary storytellers. In many pieces, color is restrained or removed entirely, forcing the viewer to confront the subject without distraction—no golden-hour glow, no cinematic comfort. Just the figure, the land, and the moment. His current body of work, including the OUTLAW / NOIR series, explores the psychological landscape of the West as much as the physical one. The vastness of the terrain mirrors the isolation of the individual. The figures are often alone, suspended in time—aiming, watching, deciding. After stepping away from art for nearly a decade, Whaley’s return is marked by clarity and restraint. The work is no longer about proving skill, but about saying something precise. Each piece is intentional, direct, and unflinching. This is not the West as it was told. This is the West as it feels.

Rachel Stark

I am a fiber artist whose work emerges from a deep, craft-based exploration of texture, sensory inquiry, and the stories embedded in materials. The basis of my art practice is a devotion to handspun fibers. I am committed to all the fibers you see being spun by hand, by me. Silk and a wide range of wools are the most commonly found fibers in my work, with a range of other natural plant fibers used like cotton, hemp, and flax. Handspun fiber is often paired with found objects, including natural and industrial wreckage, debris and discard to start conversations between many worlds. All work is based in the belief that they are by their very nature blessings - benedizioni - through the practice of devoted handcraft and sensorial, creative attention and care. This is grounded through the lineages of guides and educators who walk in commitment to keeping handcraft alive. My work has been in galleries and markets from east to west, historic libraries and buildings, the Asheville airport, a range of businesses and homes of private collectors. I love to work commissions that are made with your particular spaces and meanings in mind. Please feel free to reach out for handmade fiber art unique for your spaces.

DJ ACEE

DJ ACEE’s passion has always been music and he discovered at an early age that DJing is a great outlet to share his joy. He has worked on his craft in venues from small to large and has always felt the same. To connect with someone musically is to transcend beyond time and space. It is when spirits intertwine and positive vibrations multiply into the universe. DJ ACEE would love to share his experiences with you.

Linda Bergeron

Linda’s passion for art began at a very young age; in the Midwest, where she was born and raised. Influenced by her love of the outdoors and extensive US travel; she keenly observed distinguishing scenery by immersing in the flora, fauna, customs and cultures across the US. The unconventional process of creating intuitive imagery through art, early on, provided unfeigned solace and connection to her place in the world. While attaining her BFA in MN, studying art history abroad; she became deeply captivated with French Impressionistic artists. After careers on both coasts in travel and graphic design, she eventually settled in the Pacific Northwest. There, she completed her MACI from University of St. Thomas, painted professionally and taught art to high school students for three decades. Retirement has landed her snow birding in sunny Arizona. Although her studio is currently in Goodyear; she exhibits and sells her work in shows around the Phoenix area. Linda’s acrylic works are inspired by capturing nature’s beauty & life experiences through her photography. She paints intimate thoughts, experiences and connections with emotive imagery and fearless stamina in a dream state, disregarding preconceived notions. Engaging with color’s voice, navigating towards truth; Linda strikes balance between light/dark, subconscious/conscious, and dances on the line between ambiguity and clarity. Her impasto brush strokes, findings and translucent layers morph into compelling colors and textures until the canvas no longer yearns for attention. She capitalizes on the uncomfortable interaction of high contrast, bold textures, color, reflective materials, found objects and endless layers that deeply transcend a multitude of perspectives. The intimate dialog that emanates from these perspectives is what continually feeds her unyielding determination to paint. BA in Fine Art and Communications MACI University of St. Thomas Artist Trusts Edge program, Seattle WA linda.bergeron.art@comcast.net ; @bergeronart "We must remain as close to the flowers, grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they." Friedrich Nietzsche

Danielle Garcia Nosek

Exhibited at Found:Re Yellow. Produced signs and layouts for 2026 Prism Gala.

Act One

We run three programs: in-person field trips to arts and culture experiences for students attending Arizona's Title I schools in the Phoenix and Tucson areas, a VR Field Trip Program called Arts Immersion that brings arts and culture field trips into Title I classrooms throughout Arizona, and the Act One Culture Pass program which provides free access to arts and cultural venues for library cardholders in nearly every county in Arizona.

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Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Teen Centers

Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers Makes an Everlasting Difference in the Lives of Teens. The Rock provides FREE after school training in music, dance, photography and art as well as vocational training in sound/recording, staging/lighting, video production and more, in a cool, supervised facility for all teens ages 12-20 to engage with their peers in Phoenix & Mesa, AZ.

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Arizona Art Alliance

The Arizona Art Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating growth in the Arizona arts community by empowering arts organizations to meet their goals of providing arts events, instruction, and community outreach. To promote the visual arts through collaboration with member organizations, strategic partnerships and community involvement. To bring artist organizations together in collaboration and cooperation of the promotion of fine art, arts education and community outreach.

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Arizona Artists Guild

The Arizona Artists Guild was founded in 1928, just 16 years after Arizona’s statehood. AAG was then and continues to be a place for artists of all types to gather together for creative sharing and learning. Since that time many notable artists have come through our doors. Today AAG has over 300 active members ranging in artistic experience from the beginner to the retired master. Arizona Artists Guild continues its tradition of promoting excellence in the arts in all media. Our members’ artwork runs the gamut: with some steeped in tradition while others explore the contemporary techniques of this digital era; from figurative to non-objective. Our workshops, programs and exhibitions convey this diversity. All who are interested in the creative aspects of life are welcome to attend our monthly meetings, participate in our workshops and join our guild. As artists, we are united in the joys and the struggles of making something new and communicating a message, of mastering tools, materials, and ideas. It’s the creative journey that binds us. We all know that as easy as it may look, making art is not easy. Arizona Artists Guild is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization led by volunteers dedicated to providing and promoting opportunities in the visual arts including exhibitions, education, and outreach programs. Membership is made up of professional as well as aspiring artists working in a variety of media.

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Arizona Humanities

Arizona Humanities is a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the Arizona affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Since 1974, Arizona Humanities has supported public programs that promote understanding of the human experience with cultural, educational, and nonprofit organizations across Arizona.

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Arizona Jewish Historical Society

The Arizona Jewish Historical Society preserves and celebrates the rich heritage of Arizona’s Jewish communities, educates the public about the Jewish historical experience including the Holocaust, and promotes awareness of our state’s diverse history through arts, culture, and educational programming.

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Arizona LGBTQ+ History Project

Arizona DOES have gay history! Arizona LGBT+ History Project promotes and facilitates the protection and preservation of materials that chronicle the experience, culture, and history of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, + Community in Arizona.

Arizona Photography Alliance

Arizona Photography Alliance (AZPA) is the premiere organization in Arizona created to foster a community in our state that supports everyone who is interested in expressing themselves through the photographic arts, and those who appreciate and are enthusiastic about their work. We have programs and resources that will hone your knowledge and appreciation of photography, expand your network, and share your thoughts and ideas with a friendly, welcoming community of like-minded people. Whether you are an amateur or professional photographer, a new or seasoned collector, or just someone who is interested in learning more about photography, we’re here for you.

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