Artists

Woodie Anderson is a multidisciplinary artist, illustrator, graphic designer, and a Winston-Salem resident for over 20 years. Anderson teaches printmaking at the Sawtooth School and participates in the Art-o-mat.

Anderson’s festively colored prints on cloth and paper are charms against inertia and hopelessness — icons of strength, endurance, and abiding energy.
 _{Tom Patterson, Winston Salem Journal, 2020 11 22}

Anderson has exhibited at regional and national venues including the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, NCMA-WS, and The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at ASU. Find Woodie aka deftgurl on the internet @deftgurl or deftgurl.com, and her extended bio and CV info at art.woodieanderson.net

Les Caison III is an award-winning artist from North Carolina. A solid, middle class upbringing and motley public education complete with critical accomplishments in music and visual art are among the roots of his creativity. Les paints and illustrates, often intertwining the two, creating scenes of life every-day with a bit of expressive realism. His mixed media paintings are inviting stories for all. They offer something for the viewer to think about for a while. Southern charm mixes well with the lightning, illuminating a one-of-kind with discerning accomplishments.

Les’ accolades include North Carolina Arts Council recognized regional artist grants for various projects and multiple awards for individual artworks. His creative can-do is multifaceted, deft, and diverse — often with community in mind. He receives numerous invitations to not only create, but also exhibit, consult, judge, and mentor. His patrons and exhibitions span many states. He is collected internationally and has over 150 exhibitions under his belt. — something like 20+ solo exhibitions.

Les is from Greensboro, NC and graduated with honors from Appalachian State University, earning a BFA in Studio Art.

Les Caison III is one of North Carolina’s young Renaissance artists. He is a
painter who knows how to draw and sketch; a collagist; he creates large-scale
public murals; makes movie posters; donates his artwork to support non-profit
organizations; teaches art classes; gives art talks; is always asking a million art
related questions; and somehow still finds time to hop-scotch the state promoting
the work of other artists. Obviously he loves to dance.”
 _{Mary Anne Redding, Curator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts}