PAUL HUBENAK

CHERYL HUBENAK

 Commentator and Professional Artist

Cheryl started creating art at a young age, being mentored by her Grandmother, a professional artist, and literally taking every art class available to her during her school years. She graduated from McMurry University with two degrees a secondary teaching degree in Art, and Speech Communications. Later, she received two  more Bachelor degree's in Psychology, and Special Education from Texas Wesleyan University. Her first job was with the Fort Worth ISD, later moving on to the Grapevine/Colleyville ISD, where she and three other teachers pioneered the district's Electronic Media Art class program. She also helped organize an All District Art Show that continues annually today in the Grapevine/Colleyville ISD. She has had many students win lots of awards and scholarships through the years including one student who had her artwork hung in the White House.
Cheryl has been a judge for the VASE Art competitions for many years. She has had her work on display for viewing in many venues and was a Selected participant in the SMU Advanced Placement Strategies for Art.

DARLA LYON

Commentator and Professional Artist

Darla A. Lyon is an artist based in Fort Worth, Texas, which, as a fifth generation Texan, she is proud to call it as her home town. From an early age, her fascination with creating led her to experimenting in a wide variety of mediums. Her first commission was a pencil drawing at age 12. Fort Worth was in its early stages of becoming a city of art and culture and Darla took every opportunity to develop her skills from from first class museums and mentors. Her studies led to Studio Art and Graphic Design at TCU, obtaining a B.A in Art History UTA. Darla’s career developed while owning her own business, Lyon Design which offered graphic design, illustration, portraiture, commissions and murals. She had the opportunity to teach art in the public schools for several years. Her four children all gradated from college, two of which are pursuing their own careers in art. Always the realist, Darla is currently delving into the world of fine art, kindling her love for experimentation in bold, contrasting colors and styles while sharing experience of the beauty of botanicals. As a believer that art plays an essential role in humanity, her goal is to use her talents, education and experiences to be involved in the growing culture of art in Texas.

GREG RESER

Commentator

Greg recently retired from the University of California, San Diego Library where he worked since 1997. He began as an image cataloger in the Art & Architecture Library then became a metadata analyst for the Digital Collections, specializing in cultural heritage archival materials. Greg graduated from Arlington Heights HIgh School in 1981, earned a BFA from Texas Christian University in 1985, and an MFA from the University of California, San Diego in 1988. He has had exhibitions at The Fort Worth Gallery and The Dietrich Jenny Gallery (San Diego).

SARAH FAMILIARI

Commentator and Professional Artist

Ft Worth Academy of Fine Art(FWAFA)
Pratt Institute - NYC
Employed at How to be Social
I went to a fine arts high school where I grew my love for the arts. I moved on to graduate from Pratt Institute in NYC with my associates in Communication Design. I focus on graphic design and illustration working professionally with a company called How To Be Social.  I am frequently commissioned to create in many styles and media that I have learned over the years.