Category: I am a Vermont Artist

Bill Forchion is a multidisciplinary artist and visionary speaker. He is a graduate of Barnum & Bailey Clown College as well as the American Institute of Holistic Theology. This talented writer, performer, filmmaker, and U.S. State Department-appointed cultural exchange ambassador for the arts grew up in Hammonton, New Jersey and moved to… Read More

Cai Xi’s creative practice is rooted in experimental contemporary art and informed by a deep connection to traditional Chinese art. She uses calligraphy in her works and employs the classic principles of brush (using the common mop, broom, and mason’s trowel), ink (oil or enamel paint), and bone (compositional structure). In… Read More

Lina Longtoe is a citizen of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe and a juried artist in the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association. She has spent more than a decade volunteering within her community as a tribal documentarian and educator. Her photography and film work have been exhibited across the eastern United States… Read More

Twenty-five Vermont artists are represented in an exhibit titled I AM . . . , a display of work culminating the first year of the I am a Vermont Artist e-newsletter series. The online publication is built on a series of interviews and documents how artists' creative expressions reflect their experiences of ethnicity, gender identity, religion, disability, or age. Art in the resulting show varies widely; the muse for some is identity, for others, landscape. There are two-dimensional pieces as well as music and sound, spoken word, poetry, dance, and movement within a digital compilation. All carry two requests: You are invited just to see what is there, and to uncover what is underneath. Read More

Hom was just seven and living in a Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal when he began to draw and paint. His paintings captured the routines and struggles of daily life. Hom’s innate artistic talents led him to study at the camp’s art school. He then became a student instructor, teaching… Read More

Growing up in the South, Jarvis was always drawn to the outdoors and nature. “I love getting my hands dirty.” A serendipitous opportunity to spend a summer on a farm led him to Vermont. Jarvis has been here ever since—bringing his passion for theater to a new environment and new… Read More