2022 Resident Artists
Amanda Lyon
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As a University of Central Florida (UCF) graduate with a Studio Art B.A., Amanda has three main art focuses: Painting, Ceramics, and Sculpture. As a resident artist, she continues to hone her art practice with mediums of focus here at MAX.
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Andres Garcia
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The self-taught artist works in different mediums with a passion for realism, pop culture, and abstract art. Inspired by his grandmother, he was mentored by fellow artist EJ Nieves at the MAX during the peak of the Covid Pandemic.
"In the future, I see myself learning different styles of art and teaching what I have learned to the next generation. Guidance to what you can do with your creativity is something I wish I had growing up here in Ocala, and I plan on doing that for the future Artists of Ocala. My inspiration to be an artist comes from the motivation of my family. They are the main reason why I love doing what I do." |
Aug Element
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Devin Petor, a.k.a. Aug Element, is a resident of Ocala, relocating to the city almost five years ago from Pittsburgh, PA. After being introduced to Warhol and Basquiat, Aug was influenced to expand his artistic abilities and started painting on canvas. His mixture of pop art and neo-expressionism is bold and outstanding, while his goal is to impact the local art community by introducing a more youthful and diverse atmosphere.
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Kyle Corley
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Kyle Corley is an Ocala native who started pursuing art in 2019 with the primary medium of acrylic on wood. The self-taught artist has won multiple awards in local galleries with themes that range from the nature of the physical world to the nature of consciousness. His work aims to paint the understanding that lies beyond consensus reality.
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Ryan Andrew Neumann
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Ryan is an award-winning gallery artist here in Marion County and a member of the VAS and the MCA. He holds degrees in Sound Engineering and Fine Art while also studying art history at UCF. Ryan aims to continue his efforts of bringing people together through art while embracing Ocala's creative community.
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Teddy Sykes
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Teddy Sykes is a contemporary watercolor and acrylic artist who works in various styles. His visual style often includes hallucinatory imagery, ranging between dark realism and surreal fantasy. Inspired primarily by mysticism and metaphysics, Teddy projects visions of a dream state onto reality to encourage viewers to look at life beyond the surface. Though he has no formal training and has never attended art school, he has been creating on a semi-professional level for several years. His works have been exhibited at events and galleries across North America.
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