Demetra Theofanous, glass artist: Demetra Theofanous has been immersed in the arts from a very young age, starting with violin lessons at the age of 4. She sidetracked her artistic impression after receiving her business degree from the Haas School of Business, at...
Bonnie Smith, textile artist: A San Jose artist, Bonnie Smith’s art has been honored with the NICHE Award in both 2009 and 2015, and her fiber artwork, “Contemplate,” was juried into Quilt National and 9th Quilt Nihon. Her “Swimming Upstream” series, created after a...
Christine Herrera, choreographer: A choreographer from Los Gatos, Christine’s performance career began at age 7 when she performed in San Jose Cleveland Ballet’s Nutcracker under the direction of Dennis Nahat. She has choreographed numerous musicals in the Bay Area...
Anna Cate, harpist/composer: Anna has been fascinated by the harp since she first saw one in concert at the age of 5. Raised in a small town in Washington state, she studied classical piano and harp starting in elementary school. elementary school through college....