Meet the Artists
Kris Reeves
Kris makes handmade greeting cards and teaches classes on cardmaking. She is also a founding member and currently serves as the president of the Valdez Art Co-Op. Click below to learn more about Kris.
Kevin Reeves
Kevin currently works with graphite, charcoal, and acrylics in his impressionist paintings. Kevin is also a founding member of the Valdez Art Co-Op. Click below to learn more about Kevin.
Jan Whalen
Jan spends her time making whimsical, handmade, clay vessels and quilting. She is a founding member of the Valdez Art Co-Op and currently serves as the secretary. Click below to learn more about Jan.
Julie Rose Mason
Julie works with a variety of styles and mediums including linear design, logos, and resin art. Foraging and pressing wildflowers plays a major part in her work. She is also a founding member of the Valdez Art Co-Op and currently serves as the Vice President. Click below to learn more about Julie
Celeste Addison-Hurst
Celeste is a self-taught abstract acrylic and resin artist who uses a variety of mediums. She has taken to creating digital prints in her unique, abstract style, as well. She is also a founding member of the Valdez Art Co-Op. Click below to learn more about Celeste.
Rhonda Wegner-Taylor
Rhonda is best known for her colorful, whimsical, images and her unique application of circles which she has coined “circleism”, her version of pointillism. She is also a founding member of the Valdez Art Co-Op. Click below to learn more about Rhonda.
Dorothy Moore
Dorothy is a fiber artist who creates baskets, bowls, doilies, afghans, lap robes, and more. She also likes to make candles and sea glass containers. Click below to learn more about Dorothy.
Amber Mehlberg
Amber is a crafter who works with a variety of styles and mediums. She loves to recycle items that are old and dejected into works of art. Click below to learn more about Amber.
Heidi Franke
Heidi Franke is a painter and writer living in Valdez, Alaska. She works primarily in acrylic and digital design, although she dabbles in lots of things, from special effects make-up to theatre props. Click below to learn more about Heidi.