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Meet Our Community of Artists

Our guild is home to a diverse group of artists, each bringing their unique perspective and skills to the collective.

Lylanne Musselman

Lylanne Musselman

facebook.com/LPurrsonalities lylannemusselman.wordpress.comLylanne Musselman is a Delaware County native who graduated from Delta High School and Ball State University. Musselman has exhibited in juried art shows across the region, including the 97th Hoosier Salon,...

Joan Nelson

Joan Nelson

An interior design class at Ball State University taught by Dr. Alice Nichols led Joan to a lifelong appreciation of mid-century modern furniture and abstract art.  Over the years she has collected some of her favorite mid-century furniture as well as original artwork...

Leslie Newton

Leslie Newton

Leslie Newton retired from teaching for the Jay School Corporation in 2011, where she taught art for 36 years. She has a BA and MA in Art Education and an Endorsement in Gifted and Talented Education. She was the Staff Visual Artist and Curator at Arts Place, in...

Jill Palumbo

Jill Palumbo

jillpalumboart.com Jill is an award-winning and published artist living in Muncie, Indiana. Palumbo loves working in polymer, ceramic, glass, and acrylic and also enjoys photography. She works out of her home in both her indoor and outdoor studios.  Palumbo is...

Sheila Piazza

Sheila Piazza

Sheila finds inspiration in the mundane and the everyday with its opportunity to pause and reflect. She considers herself primarily a still-life artist and works in colored pencil and oil paint. Recently, she has taken on the challenge of landscape, discovering the...

Andrew Slack

Andrew Slack

Andrew retired in 2008 after a career teaching Geography and Urban Studies at Ball State, an assignment at the U K Scottish Office on urban policy and retail consulting for the U S Small Business Administration. ​Working first in watercolor and later in oils and...

Pati Sparks

Pati Sparks

As a professional artist, Pati specializes in portraits and landscapes in oil and pastel.  Showing talent as a child, she has developed this gift by studying fine art in various museums, by taking workshops, and by experimentation in her studio south of Muncie, IN....

Marie Starr

Marie Starr

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Marta Stephens

Marta Stephens

mstephensbooks.com facebook.com/marta.stephens2 Marta's formal art education includes courses at U.C.L.A, the Pasadena Art Center College of Design, and Ball State University.  However, while at Ball State, she changed her major and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in...

Nancy Swickard

Nancy Swickard

Nancy Swickard is a Muncie, Indiana–based artist whose work reflects a lifelong dedication to both art making and art education. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Art with a concentration in Textiles from Ball State University before continuing her studies in the...

Maria Walker

Maria Walker

Maria is a self-taught beadwork artist. She uses beads the way a painter uses paints to express her artwork. Maria has been a member of Muncie Artists Guild since 2016 and enjoys participating in the Guild’s annual show where she has won awards in three-dimensional...

Michele Wilson

Michele Wilson

Michele is a multimedia artist; however, watercolor is her preferred medium. She attended Ball State University and is primarily a self-taught artist. Michele has taught workshops at Indiana University East and Hobby Lobby. Back to All Artists

Jerry Wire

Jerry Wire

Jerry, a Delaware County resident was born and raised in Madison County. In his youth he was influenced by his grandfather’s oil paintings of Brown County and Beanblossom Overlook. Wire began his art education in high school at Madison Heights where he designed a...

Find Your Creative Circle

Connect with fellow artists at our monthly meeting, held on the first Wednesday of each month at Minnetrista Museum and Gardens. It is a relaxed and welcoming space to share your work, exchange ideas, gain feedback, and build meaningful relationships with others who are passionate about creativity. Whether you are looking for inspiration, collaboration, or simply community, you will find it here.