Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation

Resident Artists

Studio Artists The Resident Artist Program

Montpelier Arts Center has 16 resident artists. They work in a diverse variety of media and styles. All are professional artists and several teach in the class program at Montpelier. Artists work in their studios throughout the week and can be visited by groups or individuals interested in purchasing their work or learning more about the artistic process. On a revolving basis, artists exhibit their work in the Center's Resident Artist Gallery.

Showing in the Resident Artist Gallery in 2011:

    • January 13-February 26:  Black History Month Exhibition
    • March 4-28: Patricia Philips Bowden, Paintings
    • April 6-May 27: Carolyn Dutky Romano, Monotypes
    • June 3-July 8: Rachel Ray Cleveland, Prints
    • July 15- August 20: Sudent Rug Hooking Exhibition
    • September 6-28: Linda Bernard, Ceramics and Roslyn Logsdon, Fiber
    • October 5-25: Karen Mesinger Miller, Jewelry and Sushama Parikh, Sculpture
    • November 4-2: Jacqueline Lee
    • December 2-31: Current Resident Artists Group Exhibition

    Current Resident Artists

    • Linda Bernard, ceramics (Teaches ceramics and fabric arts to children and adults.)
    • Patricia Phillips Bowden, painting
    • Melissa Burley, sculpture
    • Alonzo Davis, sculpture
    • Susan Howland, painting (Teaches children's and adult classes in painting, drawing and watercolor as well as workshops in encaustic painting.)
    • Jacqueline Lee, mixed media collage
    • Roslyn Logsdon, fiber artist (Teaches beginning rug hooking and themed master workshops in rug hooking.)
    • Karen Mesinger Miller, jewelry (Teaches beginning and advanced classes in jewelry-making.)
    • Rufus Norman, painting
    • Steven Williams, Mixed Media
    • Sushama Parikh, sculpture, ceramics, and batik
    • Irene Sylvester, watercolor (Teaches beginning-intermediate watercolor and a collage workshop.)
    • Rachel-Ray Cleveland, woodblock and other techniques.
    • David Brosch,specializes in traditional etching (Teaches the printmaking classes.)
    • Sahomi Naka, experimental printmaker
    • Carolyn Dutky Romano, specializes in wood block prints and monotypes 

Jurying for Studio Space

Deadline Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Montpelier holds an annual jury for studio space at the arts center. The next jury will take place in May of 2012. All interested artists should check back for the prospectus which can be downloaded or mailed. Contact the arts center, 301 377-7800 or email: montpelier.arts@pgparks.com.

Montpelier Arts Center, located on the beautiful grounds of the Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, Maryland, has three galleries, classrooms and studios for artists. Studios vary in size and is rented to qualified artists at the rate of $8 square foot per year ($9.60 for artists residing outside of Prince George's and Montgomery Counties.) Resident artists who have studios at Montpelier are also eligible for solo exhibitions in the Resident Artists Gallery on a rotating basis and have access to the studios seven days a week. Interested artists are encouraged to visit the center.