Guest Artists
Guest Artists
October 1 – 31: Louise Noel
November 1 – 30: Cathy Cowan
December 1 – 31: Lori Bacigalupi
Kings Beach Art Center
September 1 – 30: JB Budny
September 1 – 30: Bex Falk
September 1 – 30: Brooke Olson
September 1 – 30: John Kitts
September 1 – 30: Skye Richardson
September 1 – 30: Barbara Davies
Participate
We are currently accepting monthly guest artists working in 3D, 2D or both.
Become a Guest ArtistTahoe City Guest Artist
Louise Noel
October 1 – 31
About the Artist
Since 2003, silk painter Louise Noel has participated in numerous workshops, projects and gallery events, and shown her work at more than 500 art shows and festivals throughout the western United States. She has been the feature of a public television documentary and has spoken about her art on National Public Radio. Louise has been featured as the poster artist for art festivals in Arizona, California, and Nevada.
“Working with silk and dyes has changed the way in which I view the world and has given me the perfect vehicle to illustrate how I do see it. The textures and colors of landscapes come to life on the smooth shiny silk…colors penetrate and move. Serendipity is a huge force…absolute control has to be abandoned, and desires are negotiated with resists and other basics of life (water, salt, sugar, starch and even alcohol!). The resulting painting is forever unpredictable, often better than anticipated…and the process is always ready to teach you something new.”
Kings Beach Guest Artist
JB Budny
September 1 – 31
About the Artist
Lake Tahoe photographer Jim Budny – “JB” to all his friends — has been creating fine art photography professionally since 1998. His artwork has been shown extensively in the Tahoe area and is widely held in private collections here and abroad. His background includes instruction by Russell Dudley at Sierra College and studies at the University of Nevada Reno under Professor Peter Goin. JB’s work has been featured numerous times in publications such as the Tahoe World, the Weekly, Tahoe Quarterly magazine, and California Home & Design. The image “Snowfence” was selected by the Ritz-Carlton for the guest rooms at their Northstar-at-Tahoe property.
Kings Beach Guest Artist
Lea Hamilton
June 1 – August 31
About the Artist
Lea Hamilton is a Tahoe based artist. She creates mixed media hand-drawn intuitive maps informed by the endocrine system and her spiritual research.
Lea moved from Los Angeles to North Lake Tahoe in 2024. Before making art she was an attorney for 25 years. Her art is an expression of her healing journey.
She studied mixed media art at Brentwood Art Center in Santa Monica, California before moving to North Lake Tahoe. Her work is inspired by the endocrine system, energy and spirituality. Connections and energetic flow within the body and in the universe are prevalent themes in her work. All of her pieces feature a combination of her non-dominant and dominant hands.
Lea lives in Tahoe, loves to hike with her dog and take in all the healing properties that lake and mountain life has to offer.
Kings Beach Guest Artist
Brooke Olson
July 1 – August 31
About the Artist
Bio coming soon
Kings Beach Guest Artist
Bex Falk
July 1 – August 31
About the Artist
Born and raised in North Lake Tahoe, I am a storyteller drawn to the natural world and the ways humans inhabit it. My art is guided by my sense of wonder across landscapes, cultures, and experiences. I am deeply passionate about growing my craft and always being open to the unexpected. I have a curious soul and love having in-depth conversations with strangers everywhere I go. The different people I meet weave their way into my process for character development and my experiential archive.
Kings Beach Guest Artist
Kirsten Hagan
July 1 – August 31
About the Artist
California’s West Coast and Sierra Nevada renders some of the most breath-taking views in the world. The jagged coastlines, water, hills, and skies are the basis for many of my paintings. Adventures to beautiful natural destinations are captured in my memory or a photo.
The pictures I take become the beginning of my canvases, which evolve, after many layers of paint, into a living memory. I paint what makes me happy, the places I’d like to remember, or places that have moved me in some way.
Water is often a recurring theme and for me it represents an element of mystery as well as tranquility. I hope my bold, vibrant colors and moody blues capture my passion for where I live and the exploration of the unknown.
I have exhibited in different venues in the Tahoe/Truckee area, Marin County and New York City. I have sold pieces locally and across the country. I hope that you will enjoy my art as much as I enjoy creating it!
Kings Beach Guest Artist
Sky Richardson
July 1 – August 31
About the Artist
Born and raised in North Lake Tahoe, I am a storyteller drawn to the natural world and the ways humans inhabit it. My art is guided by my sense of wonder across landscapes, cultures, and experiences. I am deeply passionate about growing my craft and always being open to the unexpected. I have a curious soul and love having in-depth conversations with strangers everywhere I go. The different people I meet weave their way into my process for character development and my experiential archive.
