Katie Crosbie Holland is a true Wichita Falls enthusiast! She moved here in 2007 for a reporting job at KFDX and fell in love with this friendly, welcoming community. Getting to share people’s stories for five years was one of her greatest honors. Next, her career took her to the pharmaceutical industry, where she spent a decade in sales, training, and project management. Katie met her husband, Doug, while he was in pilot training at Sheppard Air Force Base. They spent several years in Florida, but now they’re thrilled to be back in the land of “blue skies, golden opportunities!” Doug is now a T-6 instructor at Sheppard.

Katie’s debut children’s book, “Reach the Magic,” will be released in August/September (bluebonnetbooksforkids.com). It’s a fun, heartwarming story that celebrates the power of giving someone a chance, the lasting impact of teachers, and the beauty of unexpected friendship. It also weaves in themes of inclusion and literacy. Katie is passionate about inspiring kids to work hard to achieve their dreams, and about celebrating the stories that bind us together.

Willetta Crowe is a photographer working in the rural corners of Texas. Her work celebrates nature, community, and a disappearing way of life in Texas. She developed an eye for visual storytelling through her 25-year career as an English teacher and during her time as a graphic artist in the heyday of the Times-Record News.

She was awarded Best of Show in the 2015 State Fair of Texas photography contest, as well as, second place in landscapes that year. In 2016, she placed first in SFOT people category, and in 2014 honorable mention in SFOT landscapes.

Most recently two photographs were selected to be a part of Texas Photography Society’s 2018 FotoTexas II Show in Alpine, Tx, and 31st Annual Members’ Only Show in Austin.

Koi is a Midwestern State University graduate who earned a BFA-TC with an emphasis in painting. They are now seeking to advance their art career and take advantage of opportunities that will assist them in doing so. Their art frequently focuses on BIPOC people and their voices.


To connect with this artist about possible commissions or working opportunities, please visit their website/linktree: https://linktr.ee/KoiLeafArt

Ismael is a native Wichitan whose love of the arts comes from frequent visits to museums and the local library as a youngster. He has been fabricating for 17 years with a specialty in metal. Including partnering with Festival De Cine Latino, a 501c3 non-profit, to bring the annual FDCLA Latin Film Festival to Wichita Falls from the Dallas Metroplex, he promotes the arts by hosting the annual Los Muertos Festival in Wichita Falls, which he co-founded. He contributes to the art community by consistently working on projects for non-profits and owns an outdoor venue downtown on Travis Street for artists to create and display their work throughout the year.

Hi, I'm Taylor Edmonds, the owner and operator of Paint Your Peace, where we bring our passion for art to Vernon, TX. We offer classes in a variety of mediums and art styles, with a special focus on ceramics and pottery. We also host numerous paint parties that are perfect for all ages. Additionally, we're a tabletop game store that features mini painting classes and exciting game nights. We look forward to welcoming you soon at 1712 Main Street in Vernon, TX!

Gerald is a Graphic Designer/Illustrator with over 30yrs experience. You can contact him and view a portion of his portfolio at:

Jabez Productions
https://geraldenglish.foliohd.com/my-portfolio
Email: gerald.jabeproductions@yahoo.com
Phone: (940) 642-5783

He is also a musician and sings in groups with The English Brothers and The Englishes as well as solo.
For contact information and to see video samples of his music:

The Englishes
Facebook: @theenglishes
Email: theenglishes.musicforthesoul@yahoo.com
Phone: (940) 642-5783

The English Brothers
http://www.theenglishbrothers.com/
Email: info@theenglishbrothers.com
Phone: (210) 705-3583

My art reflects what is going on with me, how I feel about our culture, environment, and social interactions. I primarily work with steel which I fabricate and weld into art pieces. Many of my pieces include found metal pieces that are incorporated into the piece. I am also an oil painter.

My studio, "Paper Clay and Paint" is located at 530 Seventh Street, Suite 102 in Downtown Wichita Falls.

Jacobie Genus is a local artist specializing in urban abstract who is currently taking 2D commissions, large or small. He has completed several public murals using acrylic, spray paint and marker and has done art installations at special events. Jacobie works well in groups while learning, improving his artistic skill and bridging out to new ideas. Jacobie would also like to use his welding and carpentry skills to work on collaborative public art projects.

Email Jacobi at jestersink10@gmail.com for serious inquiries.

My name is Sharon Gibson-Bly, and I currently hold two Master's degrees and a Bachelor's in Fine Arts with concentrations in Painting. I am a Fine Arts artist, with considerable experience in figurative, portraits, landscapes, animals, and trompe l'oeil (illusionary paintings). I have over ten years of teaching experience in private, art center, and academic courses and over 20 years of commission works.

B.C. Gilbert was born and raised in Amarillo, TX on the high plains of the Texas Panhandle, a beautiful, yet sometimes harsh environment. Much of the imagery found in his artwork is influenced by the surroundings he was exposed to growing up.

He received a BFA in painting in 1997 from Cameron University in Lawton, OK and an MFA in painting and sculpture in 2001 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX.

He is now based out of Wichita Falls, TX where he is a working and exhibiting artist as well as an art instructor at Rider High School and adjunct professor at Midwestern State University.

"The work which I create is a culmination of several factors including, but not limited to, situations past and present, references to nostalgic tendencies, environmental surroundings of popular culture (specifically my own), and an obsession with the depiction of Americana in a traditional vs. nontraditional and unpredictable format.

Through these means and using the mediums of painting and printmaking, as well as the devices of construction, found objects, and even premeditated environments similar to installations, it is my desire and focus to reinvent and reinterpret pre-conceived stereotypes and to pose and suggest those question’s for the supposed audience."