Artworks by R. Jason Van Hoose
SEEN Studios
SEEN Studios, a project of Fresh A.I.R. Gallery, is a grant-funded working art studio and exhibit space that opened in 2017. In the studio, Fresh A.I.R. artists create and display artwork in a supportive, inspiring, and empowering environment surrounded by a community of creators who motivate them along their recovery journeys. SEEN Studios aims to facilitate artist development through collaborations and learning. It is a place for artistic inspiration in the thriving arts community of Columbus.
SEEN Studios (#21) is located inside the Chromedge building at 289 West Walnut Street in the Franklinton Arts District of downtown Columbus. The studio is open to the public on Franklinton Friday, the second Friday of every month, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. If you are interested in scheduling a visit at a different time, please contact us.
Current Studio Artists
Kristin Morris
Kristin Morris is a Columbus-based ceramic artist and mixed media sculptor. She graduated from The College Of Wooster with a Studio Art major and later attended The Columbus College Of Art and Design, where she majored in Illustration. In 2003, she received a Masters of Social Work from the Ohio State University. Kristin is inspired by folk art, surrealism, the work of Tim Burton and Jim Henson, and popular culture. She loves inventing unique characters and telling their stories through her pieces with great attention to detail! Among other endeavors, she has sculpted for haunted houses, made props for a costume shop, and constructed animals for a water park ride. Kristin had an exhibit at Fresh A.I.R. Gallery in 2017 titled By The Sea and continues to work in SEEN Studios at Chromedge in Franklinton.
Marianne Philip
Marianne paints with household items, such as crayons, nail polish, makeup, and clay. She molds and blends these materials into abstract images on re-purposed surfaces, including old picture frames and foam. Her paintings of landscapes, dancers, musical instruments, and other subjects contain beauty and movement; they are also textured, unfiltered, and raw. Marianne's first show was at Concord Counseling. After her father's death, she began creating artwork prolifically for exhibits and fundraisers, including Fresh A.I.R. Gallery's Art of Recovery art auction. She continues to dive into her paintings daily to cope with depression, PTSD, and physical pain.
Todd Loe
Todd is a Columbus Ohio artist that works in soft pastel paintings and explores a variety of themes. His dreamy landscape paintings reflect a fascination with peace and solitude and explore the relationship between imagination and reality using color to define shapes and create the illusion of depth.