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Taylor F
Taylor has always had a strong passion for art. Her parents noticed her natural talent and signed her up for art classes starting in elementary school. First it was KidzArt, then an art-intensive summer program for middle schoolers, followed by a full four years of instruction in high school--where she ultimately developed a love for painting. In May 2022, she graduated from VCUarts Fashion Merchandising program with honors, and is now pursuing a Master's degree in Illustration through the Academy of Art. Taylor's medium of choice is Adobe Illustrator, however, she also throughly enjoys painting with watercolor and acrylic. She loves to create portraits using watercolor and landscapes with acrylic. Her biggest inspirations are Robin Eisenberg, Vincent van Gogh, and Gherdai Hassell. She appreciates art for being a timeless form of communication and expression.
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Julia P
Ever since Julia can remember, she was constantly drawing and painting. As a self-taught artist, she has practiced different art mediums throughout the years and is a firm believer that everyone is an artist; it just takes practice and patience. After graduating high school in 2015, Julia was extremely grateful to work at Wholesome Campus, an enrichment school in Fairfax, VA, as an art teacher for elementary school kids. Here she found her love for teaching and sharing her talents. Throughout the years, Julia has continued to work as a freelance artist. She is now grateful to teach at Muse, where she can bring people joy and interact with them through a fun, educational art class.
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Levana N
Levana Ngo is an artist at heart, who specialized in mixed media and graphic design. Occasionally, she enjoys using acrylic paint, cardboard, bleeding tissue paper, recyclable waste. and hot glue gun: to make something with new life! She earned her associates of Fine Arts at Northern Virginia Community College in 2023. She is currently pursuing her Graphic design major, at a 4-year college. Levana enjoys spending time with family, playing pickle-ball, and eating freshly sliced fruits!
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Salem N
I've been an artsy person since I was a kid, from drawings to painting to makeup looks, and I'd always dreamt of having a career surrounding my love of art and design. Van Gogh and Monet were my catalysts in trying new mediums (my current favorites being acrylic paint and oil pastels) and working on landscapes, and I have made it my personal goal to learn from different artists on how they view the world and express their art. I hold a JMU BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in both Art and Book Arts, and in my free time I love to work on my design commissions and paint my fur babies. I thoroughly enjoy working and teaching at Muse, and I love to tell my classes that there is no such thing as a bad painting, just happy little accidents that lead to a beautifully unique experience and painting.
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Sophie N
Sophie is a multimedia visual artist and designer with a BFA in Graphic Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. Their artistic practice ranges between traditional and digital mediums with interests in publication design and book arts. Painting is her favorite medium of art and she also enjoys zines, tattoos, cats, platform shoes, and matcha lattes. Sophie is a co-founder of superblooom, an arts collective of Vietnamese creatives that promotes conversation about diaspora through design. Check out their work at sophiemnguyen.com
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Jenell P
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Aylin F
Aylin Flores is an acrylic painter who has been painting since she was a child. She began attending painting classes at Michaels with her grandfather and has had a passion for art ever since. Now, she is a multidisciplinary artist who is always looking to explore new mediums and improve her current art works. She strives to create as much art as possible and to share her works with the rest of the world.