JACCI COFFING
Jacci Coffing describes herself as an intuitive artist. She was born in San Diego, California in 1983. Jacci has memories of various art projects she has completed over the years using a variety of materials, old and new. She has dabbled in the arts using textiles, charcoal, graphite, acrylic and oil paints, textile printing, and photography. Jacci has an AAS in business marketing and sales and a certificate in accounting. While in college she took a painting class where she fell in love with painting with oil paint and various works within art movements such as impressionism, and surrealism, other than that she has no formal training. Jacci spends her days in the natural world and the individual beauty within all things.

APRIL STEVENSON
April describes herself as “an unserious artist.”Born in San Pedro, California in 1970, April has been “arting” for most of her life, with very little formal training, in whatever medium she had available to her. These dalliances have included gouache, acrylic, collage, photography and printmaking. April has also spent a few years playing bass and guitar and was the house bass player for the Klamath Blues Society jam nights for several years. In both music and visual/craft arts, April appreciates absurdity and surrealism, so she also has an Associates of Applied Science in Environmental Science from Klamath Community College and will happily spend all day long cataloging the plants in the square meter around her.April has spent a lot of time just absorbing art and believes she just likes all of it. Her influences are 20th century travel posters and 80s punk rock show fliers. Honorable mentions to Henri Rousseau and George Seurat. She enjoys painting objects and surfaces, and spent much of her childhood watching her mother do tole painting.April moved to Klamath Falls from Coos County with her husband, Dale, in 2004. She spends her summers running a river guide business with one of her best friends and finds that time on the water does have a large influence on her work. She is currently jamming once a week with friends to keep her music chops up and manages to create one or two things a month. This will be the first time April has exhibited her work en masse.

KATHY HOLLIS HEINTZKathy Heintz spent the first half of her life in the lush vegetation of Oregon and the second half in the stark desert of Nevada. She is a second-generation artist whose life was influenced by her mother, a professional wildlife artist, who worked alongside of Kathy as she grew. Her artistic process reflects these experiences. Her creative endeavors have been encouraged by her husband and three children.Kathy is a retired art teacher having taught all levels of art from kindergarten to college. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Art Education from the University of Oregon. She is a past member of the Henderson Art Association, Art Educators of Nevada, Nevada Clay Guild, Nevada Watercolor Society and Alpha Delta Kappa.Primarily working in watercolors, Kathy takes inspiration from the beauty of southern Nevada, painting in a realistic, impressionist style reflecting the people and surroundings around her. She focuses on details to capture how places have changed over time and uses her art to evoke memories of the past. Her paintings are often influenced by architecture and exploring the concept of landscape in a nostalgic way.Kathy Heintz currently lives and works in Monroe,Oregon.

RUTH HOLLISRuth Hollis was born in Kalispell, Montana and developed her artistic skills through studying under several accomplished artists and attending numerous workshops. Working in oil, acrylic, and watercolor, she draws inspiration from the natural world, focusing on landscapes, wildlife, and florals.Encouraged early on by her mother, Ruth’s artistic journey deepened through her life experiences with her husband, Dee, who introduced her to the outdoors during their camping, fishing, and hunting trips. These adventures fostered a strong appreciation for nature and a deep awareness of animals, their habits, and the quiet beauty of the wilderness.Ruth finds great pleasure in capturing peaceful moments in nature, paying special attention to small details that make her paintings engaging both from a distance and up close. She enjoys painting local scenery and has found particular inspiration in Crater Lake and the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in California. Her work ranges from realistic to whimsical, always reflecting her love for the natural world and the serenity it offers.

JENNICE WAY