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Our Artist Directory highlights hundreds of local artists who are 18 years of age or older and reside in Tallahassee and/or the Big Bend Region (within a 100 mile radius of Tallahassee) working in visual arts, music, theatre, literature, filmmaking and more. Contact information is included so that visitors can not only see the wide variety of talent in our community, they can also purchase artwork or hire professional services from artists and performers of all disciplines. Check back often as listings are added regularly.

Omaris Dance

Performing Arts: Dance; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Performer for Schools/Classrooms, Private Lessons for Adults, Private Lessons for Kids, Workshop Presenter for Schools/Classrooms; Visual Arts: Performance Art, Performers and Writers

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Omaris is an International Dance Instructor and Multi- Award Winning Dancer. “The Dominican Rose’, will sweep you away with her passion, authentic spirit, and magical technique. With over a decade of teaching and performing, Omaris is loved by studios, students, and audiences alike. Internationally sought-after, she has taught and performed in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Italy,South Korea, Guadeloupe, Serbia, Japan and her country. Currently, she is based out of Tallahassee Florida, teaching at Women’s Bellydance Center and Hip & Heart Movement Studio.

Ashley Daniell

Visual Arts: Photography

Ashley is a Tallahassee, Florida wedding photographer who focuses on capturing your memories in a story-telling fashion with clean, timeless images.

Sarah Davis

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Visual Arts Instructor

I am a ceramic artist currently living in Tallahassee, Fl. I create functional ceramic pieces for the home or to wear. I am inspired by the colors and textures in the world around me and aim for these two things to play a large role in my work.

George Dawson

Visual Arts: Photography

Joel Dawson

Visual Arts: Photography

Sara de Revere

Performing Arts: Theatre

I am a singer, actress, impersonator, and comedienne. I love to sing musical theatre, jazz, and opera pieces.

Gary Decker

Visual Arts: Photography

Scenic fine art photography both film and digital

Lance DeHaven-Smith

Visual Arts: Painting

DeHaven-Smith’s art is an aspect of his lifelong interest in politics and power. It explores varying ways in which power and status are expressed in architecture, personality, and nature.

Sandy DeLopez

Visual Arts: Painting

My inspirations come from people, animals and nature in everyday life. I paint in oil and acrylic, emphasizing light and color. Whether it’s a portrait of a person or pet, a landscape, home or still life, I aim to capture the emotional appeal of the moment.

Haiqiong Deng

Performing Arts: Music; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Guest Speaker for Schools/Classrooms, Multi-Day Artist Residency for Schools/Classrooms, Performer for Schools/Classrooms, Workshop Presenter for Schools/Classrooms; Visual Arts: Works on paper

Haiqiong Deng, the Master Artist selected by the Florida Department of States for the 2012-2013 Florida Folklife Apprenticeship Program and recipient of 2013 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, is an international renowned zheng (gu-zheng) soloist. She is also the recipient of the 2017 Florida Folk Heritage Award. Haiqiong Deng was born in Lanzhou, China, where she began her studies in Chinese traditional music. She focused on the zheng, an ancient, 21-stringed instrument with a long and rich presence in Chinese culture. After graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she traveled internationally as a soloist and performed at Carnegie Hall in 2003. Eventually, she settled in Florida where she serves as the Director of the Chinese Music Ensemble at Florida State University. Since 2001, Ms. Deng has dedicated herself to teaching Chinese music to a diverse body of students. She uses music as a tool to reinforce knowledge and appreciation of cultural heritage. Among her latest projects is an educational series called Echoes of Nature, which combines three key aspects of Chinese culture: music, calligraphy and art. Through creative partnerships and collaborations with composers, master artists, museums and educational institutions, Ms. Deng actively promotes various forms of traditional Chinese culture, and explores the boundaries of musical expression.

Wayne Denmark

Visual Arts: Photography

Ginny Densmore

Performing Arts: Music

Co-founder of the Big Bend Community Orchestra; Clarinetist for BBCO, Capital City Band, Tallahassee Winds, Woodwind Quintet.

Kira Derryberry

Teaching Artist/Instructor: Guest Speaker for Schools/Classrooms, Workshop Presenter for Schools/Classrooms; Visual Arts: Photography

KIRA DERRYBERRY, MASTER PHOTOG, CR., CPP Kira Derryberry is a portrait photographer based in Tallahassee, FL. She’s a Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, Certified Professional Photographer, and a Director for the Professional Photographers of America board. Kira is an active competitor in both the state and International Print Competitions and earned silver medals in 2014 and 2015 and a Platinum medal in 2016 at IPC. Her Loan Collection Image, “The Skeptic” was featured on the March 2016 Cover of Professional Photographer Magazine along with a feature article on her work. Alongside her heavy participation in her local and state association, Kira proudly serves as a member of the board of directors for the Professional Photographers of America. Kira also shares her knowledge with her fellow photographers as a Spider Holster Ambassador and a Tether Tools Pro. Kira got her start in photography in high school then graduated with a BA from the University of Alabama with photography as her focus. Knowing how to shoot, but not necessarily how to start a business, Kira leaned on her experience as a web designer for work, taking a job at a Tallahassee based advertising agency for 5 years before opening her studio in 2010. Since her studio opening, Kira has developed a strong client base in portraits ranging from children and families, to headshots, commercial work, and boudoir. Kira and her husband Kevin have been together since 2002, and together they have a daughter, Lucy. When not slinging a camera, she spends much of the remainder of her free time playing video games and watching bad science fiction.

Sam Desmet

Performing Arts: Music

Sam grew up in a small town in Belgium where he had his first guitar lessons when he was 16. In 2009 he recorded his first CD and graduated with highest distinction at the Royal Conservatory. Currently he is enrolled in the doctoral program at Florida Sta

Rhett DeVane

Literary Arts

Humor is as essential to the Deep South as sweet tea, grits and mayonnaise. Laughter lubricates. Uplifts. Sustains. Beneath the clichés of big-haired beauties and all things made with lard, the desire for stories laced with laughter flows over us as thick

Mark Dickson

Visual Arts: Sculpture

I enjoy deconstructing ordinary concepts, the things we are used to seeing in only one way. Objects and ideas whose beauty and intrigue we may have become immune to. When they are reconstructed in an abstract manner, form is allowed to flow freely without

Kasey Diehl

Visual Arts: Graphic Arts

I’m a marketing, graphic design, photography professional living and working in Tallahassee. From a very young age I was inspired by art of all forms. I earned my degree Graphic Design as well as a degree in Marketing and have worked in various areas of t

Frank Dietrich

Visual Arts: Graphic Arts

Need a new or updated logo design, fine art print or photograph for your home or office? We can do it. Photo editing and restoration, Ad design, web or print. Slideshow CD or DVD, Photography, Fine Art, Graphic Design – A full service art and design studi

Joelle Dietrick

Visual Arts: Painting

Joelle Dietrick’s paintings, drawings, and animations explore contemporary nesting instincts and their manipulation by global economic systems. Her recent artworks and research considers housing trends that complicate relationships to place. Her work has

Pam Doffek

Visual Arts: Textiles

I do multi-medium, multi-dimension philanthropic art. I teach, work and contribute in quilting, embroidery, and many types of fiber.

Bob Dogan

Performing Arts: Music

Relocated from Chicago to Tallahassee in 2013 – permanent resident. My background is jazz pianist/vocalist . I play standards from the Great American Song Book. My past experiences have included Buddy Rich Big Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band, numerous jazz artists in Chicago primarily. Have recorded 4 CD’s which are available on YouTube, and other biographical information could be obtained from my website – bobdogan.com

Mary E. Donahue

Visual Arts: Sculpture

Paul Donnelly

Literary Arts; Performing Arts: Theatre

My life as a “trailing spouse” has included stops in DC, Atlanta, Honolulu, and now Tallahassee. My work has won the Source Theatre Company National 10-Minute Play Contest, the Larry Neal Writers Award for Drama, the Virginia Playwriting Prize, and twice been nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. I had pieces in the 2015-2017 Atlanta One-Minute Play Festivals and my romantic comedy, Falling Off the Edge, was produced by Atlanta’s Onion Man Productions in January 2018. My newest full-length play, Memorial Day, received a reading in Kumu Kahua Theatre’s Dark Nights series in Honolulu in March 2018 and was named a Finalist (one of eight out of 1,243 entries) for the first Moss and Kitty Carlisle Hart New Play Initiative. I am a member of the Dramatist Guild, the Klunch, the New Play Exchange, the Playwrights’ Center, and Working Title Playwrights.

Annie Donovan

Visual Arts: Photography

Annie Donovan is a 27 year old Texas native who recently graduated with an MFA from FSU. During her time at FSU, she was able to master her photographic technique, as well as acquire skills in other mediums such as bookmaking, woodworking, and digital tec

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