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The Leadership Team

This dedicated team is 100% volunteers!

Email paaguild@gmail.com if you are interested in joining the efforts.

Jeanne Petrosky

President . Website

Jeanne brings all the experience that comes from being a self-employed, full-time artist for 36 years. She found out that passion, persistence, courage, faith, and the graciousness of others, are what helped her through the years and will be used to help others achieve their visions.

Judith Byrd -Williams

Vice President . Facebook

With over 50 years as an artist, Judith has dedicated herself to the arts and nurturing creativity. As a Visual Communication Consultant, College Professor, and CEO of J.Byrd Productions, she has refined her artistic and educational skills.

Judith has also made notable contributions to the YWCA Black Heritage Celebration at The Hill School, blending artistic vision with community service.

Don Havas

Treasurer

Don has served the Guild in a variety of positions for a number of years. In retirement, he wants to explore his interest in art and improve his skills by engaging with other artists.

In his previous life he worked as a manufacturing engineer and brings those organizational skills acquired in that career to the Guild.

Rebecca (Becky) Carpenter

Secretary . Show Photographer

Rebecca is a mixed media collage artist, primarily a photographer. She loves to explore and photograph the figure in abandoned spaces, as well as dynamic landscapes. Rebecca also loves to play with textures in encaustic, especially a lot of the vintage papers and fabrics that she has collected over time.

Robyn Burckhardt

Membership . Members' Show

Robyn Burckhardt, a veteran artist and workshop leader, works from her studio, "The Nest," in Spring City. Currently, she is painting anchorages along the Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore, where she and her husband spend summers on their sailboat.

Her works capture flat landscapes and shallow waters, with expansive skies that burst with color, evoking a sense of calm.

Mia Curran

Program . Hospitality

When Mia was seven her father, an artist, photographer, and teacher, handed her the first 35mm film camera. Now, an award winning artist, she captures her images with an iPhone which is always ready for the unexpected.

With a BA in Anthropology from Penn State, Mia continued her education with master classes in Anthropology (Temple), Education (West Chester), and Accounting (Penn State).

Kim Donahower

Adventures

Since retiring in 2019 from her roll as an emergency dispatcher, Kim has emersed herself in the art world as a fine-artists in acrylic and pastel.

Kim contributes as the co-chair of Adventure because she loves to continue learning and experiencing creativity in all expressions.

Michael Good

Historian

Michael Good is a retired self-employed businessman. His enthusiasm for the arts started as a young man, with his first love being stained glass. That has evolved into an ongoing pursuit of found art, mixed media, sculpture, and panels.

Johanne Lamarche

Communications . Instagram

Johanne Lamarche, a French Canadian, came to Philadelphia for a periodontics residency and stayed for love. After 20 years as a volunteer art educator with Art Goes to School, she developed a passion for creating her own art.

Inspired by the beauty of nature, both in its glory and decay, her paintings aim to evoke uplifting energy, inspiration, escape, and a sense of beauty.

Ari Ott

Graphic Design . Show Photographer

Ari is a painter, graphic designer, and errant art instructor. Beginning their career as a classically-trained artist, they moved on to specialize in illustration.

They first became involved in the art guild in 2022 as a way to remain connected to their hometown and artistic roots. Ever since then, Ari has been PAAG’s show photographer, providing demos and graphics, and an all-around friendly face!


Anne Mitchell Reid

Online Gallery

Anne, born in Glasgow, Scotland, studied at the Scottish College of Textiles and Edinburgh University's College of Art. After running a design and craft business in the Scottish Highlands for a decade, she has spent over 40 years as a weaver, selling her work in galleries and shops across the Atlantic.

Anne also works with pastel, mohair, and found objects. Since 1989, she has been based at Spring City Mill Studios in Northern Chester County, USA.

Tim Stringer

Design . E-blast

Tim, originally from MD, has also lived in DE, IN, OH, SC, and now resides in PA. He has spent time overseas in Japan and the UK.
With a background in graphic design, Tim applies these skills to his photography. He is the author of Botanicals: A Photo Essay and The Chronicles of Ashtetton.

Douglas Wilson

PR . Alternative Exhibition Spaces

Douglas Wilson moved to Pottstown in 2022 from Chicago. He's a sculptor and gardener who retired from teaching after 36 years. He and his partner, Kevin, enjoy traveling and have been all over Europe and Asia.

"Building the road is more difficult than traveling the road."
Lisa Muller

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