Meet the Gallery Staff
Ben Neal:
Paul Loehle:
Paul is a first year graduate student at the University of Cincinnati
majoring in Fine Art. He specializes in drawing and painting working
primarily with pastel. Paul currently teaches a drawing class at the Fitton
Center for Creative Arts, where he was awarded Best of Show in the
Greater Hamilton Art Exhibition in 2006. He has a passion for figurative art
and contemporary realism, and he hopes to teach drawing at the University
level after graduation. Paul also enjoys running and Skyline Chili – and never
turns down a 3-way.
Samantha Farrar:
Samantha is in her fourth year at the University of Cincinnati and in her
second year in the fine arts program. She has always enjoyed drawing and
has recently discovered her love for sculpture. She spent time in Italy last
summer and plans to do a lot more traveling before and after graduation.
She hopes to visit Spain this coming summer.
Lauren Smallwood:
Lauren is a Freshman at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Art
History. She hopes to be a Museum director when she graduates. She is a
Giacomo Balla enthusiast and thinks the Mona Lisa is the female self
portrait of Da Vinci.
Michael Hoffman:
Michael is a freshman at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Education
with a minor in German. He visited Germany last year with Lakota's German
Club and has also traveled throughout Italy, Croatia, Barcelona and southern
France stopping at Art Galleries and Basilicas.
His favorite is Gaudi's work in Barcelona.
Paul Loehle:
Paul is a first year graduate student at the University of Cincinnati
majoring in Fine Art. He specializes in drawing and painting working
primarily with pastel. Paul currently teaches a drawing class at the Fitton
Center for Creative Arts, where he was awarded Best of Show in the
Greater Hamilton Art Exhibition in 2006. He has a passion for figurative art
and contemporary realism, and he hopes to teach drawing at the University
level after graduation. Paul also enjoys running and Skyline Chili – and never
turns down a 3-way.
Samantha Farrar:
Samantha is in her fourth year at the University of Cincinnati and in her
second year in the fine arts program. She has always enjoyed drawing and
has recently discovered her love for sculpture. She spent time in Italy last
summer and plans to do a lot more traveling before and after graduation.
She hopes to visit Spain this coming summer.
Lauren Smallwood:
Lauren is a Freshman at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Art
History. She hopes to be a Museum director when she graduates. She is a
Giacomo Balla enthusiast and thinks the Mona Lisa is the female self
portrait of Da Vinci.
Michael Hoffman:
Michael is a freshman at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Education
with a minor in German. He visited Germany last year with Lakota's German
Club and has also traveled throughout Italy, Croatia, Barcelona and southern
France stopping at Art Galleries and Basilicas.
His favorite is Gaudi's work in Barcelona.