Past Artists for our BAM Thursdays

September

September 2: Artist Sarah Hout and DJ Nordiq
September 9: Ohio Plein Air painters and DJ Rarelife
September 16: Artist Khaila Carr and DJ Krate Digga
September 23: NO BAM Thursday due to Art Celebration
September 30: Artist Bryan Moss and DJ Nordiq

Sarah Hout is slinging vibrant shades of happy every chance she gets, Sarah Hout is a Columbus-based muralist bent on upgrading every nook and cranny of her city with large scale artwork. Check out her Instagram.

Ty Williams (aka DJ Nordiq) is a musician, producer, writer, poet and radio host based in Columbus, Ohio. As a DJ, he specializes in energetic international music and all things off the beaten path. You can catch Ty’s radio show, North by Nordiq: The International Hip-Hop Show, on Radio614, Saturdays at 5PM. Check out his Instagram.

The Ohio Plein Air Society is a collection of artists and art lovers sharing a common interest in outdoor painting. Check out their website.

DJ Rarelife is head of new Columbus based label Shut Off Notice and Co-Founder of the famous Bird Tunnel Party. Check out his Instagram.

“Khaila Carr is a Columbus-based artist whose work is influenced by color, dreams, dogs, comix, love, sex, fantasy, psychedelia, animation, and her Filipino-American heritage. She graduated with a BFA in Illustration and Fine Arts from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio. When Khaila’s not drawing, she’s either hanging out with her corgi or enjoying an iced matcha latte. Probably both!”
Check out her Instagram!

Krate Digga is committed to improving quality of lives using music as a vehicle specifically through the prism of Hip Hop culture. Whether teaching middle school or at the collegiate level, opening for Grandmaster Flash or presenting his own stage production; it is music and the power therein that’s allowed Krate to serve as a conduit for artistic & community development. Check out his Instagram.

Bryan Moss is a comic artist, painter, and educator. Moss is also an art instructor at Columbus College of Art & Design and the Columbus Museum of Art. He is currently working on his own comic book as well as freelance projects including large-scale murals, immersive experiences, designing treasure maps, and more. Check out his Instagram.

August

During the month of August BAM Thursdays is warming up for Wonderball! Get in the spirit for the Museum’s signature winter party by wearing your favorite creative black & white summer attire and enjoy music by DJs featured at past Wonderball events. Save the Date for Wonderball 2022 on Saturday, January 29.

August 5: Art for Life Artists David Gentilini and Michael Bush and DJ Moxy Martinez
August 12: Art for Life Artists Mark Spurgeon and Jana Cardwell and DJ Charles Erickson & DJ Donnie Mossman (Artist Kayla Toon will also be doing pet portraits representing the Columbus Humane Society)
August 19: Art for Life Artists Susanne Dotson, AJ Vanderelli, Henry Hess and DJ Krate Digga
Revised Schedule Due to Rain Forecast: Evening activities will be limited to indoor café service. Scheduled artists will be creating in the Museum Atrium. DJ Krate Digga will be performing at BAM Thursdays on September 16.
*Food and drink may only be consumed inside Schokko Café.

August 26: Art for Life Artists Katie Kikta and Jimbo Tamoro and DJ Aloha & DJ Trueskills

David Gentilini is the Director of The Schumacher Gallery at Capital University. He has worked at the university since 2000 where he has served as the Director, museum registrar, preparator, curator, fundraiser, event coordinator, and artist and community liaison. He is also a practicing artist that shows regularly around Columbus and the state of Ohio. He is represented by Sharon Weiss Gallery in the Short North Arts District. Check out his Instagram.

Michael Bush is a self-taught abstract artist. He has been selected to participate in many juried shows in and around Ohio including Art for Life and the Ohio State Fair Professional Division. He is represented by Hayley Gallery in New Albany, Ohio, Michael serves as a board member of the Franklinton Arts District. Check out his Instagram.

Moxy Martinez is a DJ, Producer, Performer, Composer, active since 2005. Check out their Instagram.

Mark Spurgeon is an interdisciplinary artist working in Columbus, Ohio. His work encompasses nearly 30 years as a visual artist and performing musician. Throughout his parallel creative practices, Mark explores themes concerning the global climate crisis, social justice, and the transitory nature of our existence. Check out his Instagram.

Jana Cardwell is ready to share her art with the world. An artist and Art Teacher for more than 17 years, Jana attended Columbus College, of Art & Design graduated 1988 with a B.F.A Visual Fine Art degree. Check out her Instagram.

Charles Erickson and Donnie Mossman are DJ and visual artists based in Columbus, Ohio. They have been a part of Wonderball at CMA for the past 7 years, providing dancefloor music as well as visuals and video mapping installations.
Check out their work: @pacemour.

Kayla Toon is a self taught artist who focused on video game studies at OSU and now works in animal welfare at Columbus Humane. Their art is an organized, yet chaotic studio covered in everything from acrylics to ink pens to digital art equipment. Amidst all their artistic exploration, one subject always stands out for them – pet portraiture. Check out their Instagram.

Susanne Dotson is a native of LaGrange, OH, has maintained studios in both Cleveland and Columbus, OH. She has participated in numerous exhibits and shows. She is a graduate of the University of Akron, Magna cum Laude, BFA 1974 drawing and painting major. She is represented by Sarah Gormley Gallery, check out her website.

AJ Vanderelli began painting out of the 400 West Rich facility in Franklinton in late 2011. In 2014, Alicia began converting the church at 218 McDowell Street, into an alternative gallery space for local visual and performing artists and a personal studio space to create her own work. Gallery Affiliation: The Vanderelli Room Check out her Instagram.

Henry Hess has been exhibiting his art beginning at the age of 14 during his middle school years. He continues to produce art in a variety of mediums from his Chromedge studio in Franklinton where he has had a studio since the age of 13. Henry has been in 11 solo exhibitions including the Lindsay Gallery in 2016. His first solo show was at The Vanderelli Room in January 2015 at age 14. Check out his Instagram.

Katie Kikta is a Columbus artist who creates works on paper that draw from the symbology of plants and flowers… life cycles of creation, death and rebirth.“Work inspired by emotion, music, authors, and experiences. What does it look like to break and then rebuild?” Check out her Instagram.

Jimbo Tamoro’s work explores the possibilities of lines. It is an extensive study into not only creating the hard edges of an outline, but breaking down planes of light, smoothly rendering values, and even building color with a ceaseless swarm of elaborate scribbles. Check out his Instagram.

DJ Aloha & DJ Trueskills are part of soundclash records. Check out their work, Soundclash, DJ Aloha and DJ Trueskills.

July

July 1: Artist Hakim Callwood and DJ Quincy Alexander
July 8: Artist Ashley Pierce and DJ Lady Sandoval
July 15: Artist Anne Spurgeon and DJ Titonton Duvante
July 22: Artist Lance Johnson and DJ Lady Sandoval (BAM Thursdays will be inside the Museum on 7/22 due to North Garden Closure)
July 29: Artist Hakim Callwood and videographer Ted Cadillac, premiering episode 4 of Tour de Mural and DJ Ororo

Hakim Callwood is a Columbus raised artist who specializes in illustration, design, teaching and painting. Becoming a full time artist in 2017, Hakim has dedicated much of his time and effort to the Columbus community who has continuously supported him.

Ashley D. Pierce is a self-taught mixed media artist born and residing in Columbus, Ohio. Working on wood panel, utilizing watercolor, colored pencil and carving with a Dremel tool, Pierce creates characters and scenes from what she describes as an invisible world hidden just beneath a thin film of our reality. Check out her website.

Sara Rose (aka Lady Sandoval) is an all-vinyl DJ, record collector and graphic designer. Born & raised in Los Angeles, she moved to Columbus in 2013 and 4 years later, jumped into the Columbus DJ scene. She’s the founder of @deep_end_swim_club and a resident of @heatwavecolumbus, check out her Instagram.

Anne Spurgeon is an interdisciplinary artist working between Columbus, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York. Check out her Instagram.

Titonton Duvante has long been a cult favourite of those who know for well over two decades. Hailing from Columbus in Ohio, his musical and heady sound has a certain kick to it that root you to the floor yet always help you arrive at your destination. With more than 25 years in the industry, he has kept himself at the forefront of the scene both as a DJ and producer. Check out his Instagram.

Lance Johnson is a mixed media artists who uses his work as a vehicle for urban development and a celebration of urban life. His practice involves using improvised collage to draw stories from the combination of seemingly random imagery. Check out his Instagram.

June

Raymond Weaver is a self-taught painter for the last 3 years and has had the opportunity to paint at CMA in the past. His work is an abstract art form that is usually inspired by nonbinary anatomy.
Check out Raymond’s work on his Instagram!

Moxy Martinez is a DJ, Producer, Performer, Composer, active since 2005
Check out their Instagram.

Quincy Williams, under the DJ moniker ‘William Alexander’ Quincy has been DJing dance music for 20 years and is an original founder of independent house label Lingo Recordings. He’s also put out records on other major house labels such as OM, Sampled, & OOOMPH to name a few. Whether it’s time to smooth things out or heat it up, William A infectious sound never misses! Quincy is also a health coach specializing in helping people not only reaching their health goals, but sustaining their goals and improving their overall outlook on their health.”
Check out his Instagram.

Alix Raspé is an award-winning solo and orchestral harpist, chamber musician, educator, and musical entrepreneur. Ms. Raspé currently serves as Adjunct Harp Professor for Phillips Academy Andover, an Associate Harpist for the Columbus Symphony, and as Principal Harpist of the Lima Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Raspé also teaches and coaches at the Chamber Music Connection (CMC) and Brookside Music School. alixraspe.com

Musicians of the Columbus Symphony – String Trio, featuring, Alicia Hui (Michael and Arlene Weiss Principal Second Violin), Karl Pedersen (Gay Su Pinnell Principal Viola), and Wendy Morton (Gay Su Pinnell Assistant Principal Cello).

Suzanne Newcomb, pianist received her graduate degrees in piano performance from The Peabody Conservatory: a Master of Music and then a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree, studying piano under Leon Fleisher. She completed her Bachelor of Music Degree at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Suzanne has been a full-time piano teacher for over 30 years. suzannenewcomb.com

Musicians of the Columbus Symphony – Woodwind Trio, featuring Lisa Jelle (flute), Gretchen Myers (oboe), Emily Scott Hanraty (bassoon)

June 3: Artist Raymond Weaver, Alix Raspé Gray, Harp and DJ Quincy Alexander
June 10: DJ Moxy Martinez and Musicians of the Columbus Symphony – String Trio
June 17: Suzanne Newcomb, pianist
June 24: Musicians of the Columbus Symphony – Woodwind Trio

May

Sammy Macchiato hosts Turn it Up Radio, a weekly reggae program on WCRS FM Sundays 6-9 PM. You may also recognize Samson Habte as barista and roaster at one of Upper Cup Coffee’s two location in Olde Towne East and Gahanna, where community and coffee come together.
Check out his Instagram!

Donnie Mossman is a DJ and visual artist based in Columbus, Ohio. He has been a part of Wonderball at CMA for the past 7 years, providing dancefloor music as well as visuals and video mapping installations. He’s the Art Director for Pacemour Creative and also co-owns Columbus Event DJ and the monthly dance event Damn Girl.
Check out him and his work: @donniemossman @pacemour @damngirlcolumbus!

May 6: Artist Khaila Carr and DJ Sammy Macchiato
May 13: DJ Donnie M
May 20: DJ Titonton Duvante
May 27: DJ Sammy Macchiato

April

Shawn Augustson is an Army veteran who discovered art as a form of therapy after serving in Iraq. He refers to his work as Post Traumatic Expression ™ . His primary focus is on colorful acrylic paintings because they are a contrast to his internal struggles with mental health issues. He is represented by Hayley Gallery in New Albany, OH.
Check out Shawn’s work on his website or on his Instagram!

Moxy Martinez is a DJ, Producer, Performer, Composer, active since 2005
Check out their Instagram.

Quincy is also a health coach specializing in helping people not only reaching their health goals, but sustaining their goals and improving their overall outlook on their health.”

Check out his Instagram.

April 1: Artist Shawn Augustson and DJ Moxy Martinez
April 8: Artist Shawn Augustson and DJ William Alexander
April 15: DJ William Alexander
April 22: DJ William Alexander
April 29: DJ William Alexander