Meet 2026 judge Tom Conner

Tom grew up in North Carolina and was drawing and painting from an early age. He graduated from North Carolina State University's School of Design with a degree in architecture while continuing to pursue drawing and painting in his free time. It was after moving to Arizona that his true arts education began, in the deserts and forests of the southwest. Developing a love of great open spaces, hiking, camping and rock climbing soon filled his free time, where he absorbed the beauty of nature and learned to observe his surroundings. Since then he has explored his love of the natural world through painting, both plein air and studio works, always in the pursuit of capturing greater truths. The essential quest for him in both painting and architecture are similar; light and form are in partnership to reveal the nature of one another. Every painting seeks to explore this dynamic.

Meet the Artists!

• Clarrisa Kear

  • https://www.clarissakearart.com/

• Hope Ricciardi

  • http://www.hopemricciardi.com/

• Josh Chaney

  • https://www.joshchaney.com/

• Sean Lamoreaux

  • https://www.seanlamoreaux.com/

• Niel Orlowski

  • https://www.neilorlowski.com/

• Kristine Dutton

• Casey Cheuvront

  • https://www.caseycheuvront.com/

• Priya Drews

  • https://www.facebook.com/priyadrewsfineart/

• Lydia Gatzow

  • https://lydiagatzow.com/

• Lance Gulseth

  • https://www.lancegulseth.com/

• Igor Kogan

  • https://www.saatchiart.com/igorkogan?srsltid=AfmBOop-JtauYYhla-yqwdhCLfxRTvufZN4Z387xy9NFEx7zvFZ2HPpE

• Beth Okurowski

  • https://bethokurowski.com/

• Barbara Mulleneaux

  • https://www.barbaramulleneaux.com/

• Alison Crary

  • https://www.alisoncrary.com/

• Robin Deshayes

  • https://www.robindeshayes.com/

• Cindy Carrillo

  • https://www.carrilloarts.com/

• Anton Nowels

  • https://www.antonnowels.com/

• Kadin Goldberg

  • https://www.kadingoldberg.com/

• Cheryl Decker

  • https://www.cheryldurstein-decker.com/

Yavapai College Participants:

• Steve Baker

  • https://www.facebook.com/Visual51/

• Raven Boer

  • https://www.ravenboer.com/

• Dana Cohn

  • http://www.danacohn.com/

• Ben Norton

  • https://www.benpnorton.com/