Our 2024 Artists Included

Camille Marchese is the Executive Director of the Coconut Grove Art Festival in Miami, Florida.  

Camille Marchese’s parents took her to a local art show in 1972 and let her buy her first piece of art instilling a life-long love of art festivals.  While studying art in college she quickly realized that she was better at buying art than creating it. She started volunteering at the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival in 1984. She left Florida for a marketing career in New York City, Washington, DC and Atlanta. She returned to Winter Park in the 90’s to start a small business, a space where others could create their own art.  She was determined to be involved with this festival again.  She volunteered and was invited to join its Board of Directors.   

She chaired the festival in 2007 and realized that she wanted to make this her career, volunteering wasn’t enough.  She spent the next years learning everything aspect of festival management that she could.  But her favorite part was always working with the festival artists.   

After 23 years with WPSAF, it was time for a change. During the pandemic, Monty Trainer, the president of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, asked Camille to work with him to handle all art aspects of the event.  After a successful 2022 festival, she was promoted to Artist Director.  When Monty decided to retire, Camille was promoted to Executive Director; she now resides in Miami, Florida. 

Camille serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Artists and Greater Miami Festival and Event Association.

Sarah J. Umlauf, CFEE, is the 

Executive Director of the Saint Louis Art Fair.

Sarah Umlauf began her tenure as Executive Director of the Saint Louis Art Fair in 2019, but her passion for the arts began at an early age.  Sarah completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University – St. Louis where she majored in Art History & Archaeology and Italian.  She then received an M.A. in Art History from The George Washington University. For the past 15 years, she has served as a docent for the St. Louis Art Museum.  Prior to her role as Executive Director for the Saint Louis Art Fair, Sarah served as Museum and Community Outreach Specialist for the City of Clayton, Missouri.  Sarah enjoys running, bike riding, and listening to live music.

S. Janelle Montgomery is an art historian and curator living in Fort Worth, Texas. She grew up in North Texas before moving to Chicago, where she received a BA in Politics, Economics, Rhetoric, and Law and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. Later, she returned to school to study art history, graduating with an MA from TCU in 2017. Ms. Montgomery has taught Art History at TCU and the University of North Texas. She is the Director of Keith House,  a meeting house and site of a commissioned installation by James Turrell, in Clearfork. She has also served in curatorial roles at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Amon Carter Museum, and the Kimbell Art Museum. 

I am predominantly a ceramic artist who makes wheel thrown vessels, handmade tiles and tile mosaics using a variety of methods.  My original designs have evolved over forty years as a full-time artist. I continue to explore new glaze techniques, form and color.  I attended the Pretoria Art School at the College for Advanced Technology in Pretoria South Africa and The University of Texas at Arlington where I focused on ceramics and sculpture.  After returning to Texas, I became a full-time ceramic artist selling as well as exhibiting my ceramics throughout the Southwest. I also started teaching throwing and Raku firing workshops. In time I developed a strong signature technique for my contemporary ceramics.  Most of my vessels are thrown on the potter’s wheel. When working with my new Crystalline glazes I use white percaline clay and zinc-based glazes. I actually grow crystals in my glazes using ridiculously complicated firing schedules.  I have created several outdoor ceramic mosaic murals in Fort Worth, Texas. My latest Public Art project was designing 12 panels for the Iron Horse Station for TexRail at the North Richland Hill Station, installed March of 2022.  September 2014, I designed and installed a 233’ recycled glass tile mosaic reflecting the natural prairie grasses and flowers native to Grand Prairie Texas. This was a public art project for the City of Grand Prairie funded in part by a National Endowment for the Arts grant.  Along with my husband glass artist Raymond Rains and our dog Barney Summers I own and operate Cliff House Studio and Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas.

A Fort Worth native, Shea has served as the Executive Director of the Fort Worth Art Dealers' Association for the past 12 years. Shea is the University Event Strategist and Campus Curator for the UNT Health Science Center. She manages the Atrium Gallery and art for the campus.  Her career begin many years ago at the Kimbell Art Museum, and it shaped her professional life. She is also a jewelry maker. As a person who has always been passionate about art, she feels fortunate to be able to take an active role in supporting the dynamic art community in Fort Worth. 

Wood Turners of North Texas  

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Wheel Thrown Pottery

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North Texas Blacksmiths Association