Kirsten Ervin

October-December 2024

Kirsten Ervin is a Pittsburgh-based artist exploring the intersection of illustration, fiber art and collage. Her fiber practice includes traditional rug hooking, punch needle embroidery, rug tufting and embroidery.  Kirsten has explored fiber, illustration and portrait projects during artist residencies at Falk Laboratory School, Rivers of Steel, The Children’s Museum, The Kelly Strayhorn Theater and The Pittsburgh International Airport.  She is a member of the Pittsburgh Creative Corps, the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and Group A. Kirsten currently teaches artists with disabilities at Studio Forget Me Not!  in Carnegie, PA and sells her work at Argyle Studio. She and her husband coordinate The Silver Apple Gallery, one of Pittsburgh’s smallest art venues.

Kirsten’s Website

Izaak Hernandez

October-December 2024

Izaak Hernandez is an artisan working in the fashion and textile realms.

He is a storyteller interested in biography, material culture, and the history of dress. The core of his practice is motivated by the garment-body relationship with an emphasis on material interaction with the human form. Simple shapes and the elimination of the cut in garment construction are what excite him the most right now.

Educated at Parsons School of Design [AAS Fashion Design, 2020] and Rhode Island School of Design [BFA Textiles, 2024] he specializes in craft methods of making. Weaving, knitting, draping, and couture hand sewing are pillars of Izaak’s practice.

Izaak’s Website



Britney Smith

September 2024

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Britney Smith creates ceramic objects that resonate with individual daily rituals and significant life events. Using traditional methods such as coil building and pinch pot techniques, Smith explores the interplay between domestic wares, matriarchal legacies, and sacred spaces. Smith obtained her MA in ceramics at Carlow University. During her time at Carlow, Smith was introduced to the process of soda firing, a method that has since profoundly influenced her approach to the ceramic medium. Smith is an artist and educator in Pittsburgh and her work has been exhibited nationally.

Britney’s Website

Maria Camera-Smith

July-September 2024

Maria Camera-Smith is a metalsmith, enamelist, and jeweler whose work focuses on nostalgia, identity, and body adornment. Her works are made with contemporary metalsmithing techniques, precious materials and enamel. Camera-Smith teaches at Pittsburgh-based art centers such as Contemporary Craft and Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media. She is a current Regional Artist-in-Residence at Contemporary Craft in Metals and is currently a bench jeweler for Skelton Jewelry Design. She was the 2021-2023 Artist in Residence in Jewelry & Metalsmithing at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Camera-Smith earned her MFA in Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling from Kent State University, OH in 2021 and a BFA in Metalsmithing from Slippery Rock University, PA in 2015. Camera-Smith has also worked as an A level bench jeweler for Signet Jewelers. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is in private and public collections. Camera-Smith is a member of the Allegheny Metals Collective (AMC), The Enamelist Society (TES), and Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG).

Maria’s Website



Sarika Goulatia

July-September 2024

Sarika Goulatia is a visual artist best known for her large-scale sensory sculptures and installations. Goulatia’s work is diverse in theme, material, process and approach; it is united conceptually and tactically in its reflection of an unambiguous idea.  Goulatia transforms ordinary objects into compelling works of art that reflect her own determination and fortitude through explorations of various mediums, techniques, and genres. Her works range from sculpted ceramics to cast bronzes and aluminum, from extensively drilled/nailed wood to assemblages using found objects. Each piece is infused with vitality, enthusiasm and an investigational approach.

Sarika’s Website

Past Regional Artists-in-Residence

Teresa Audet, Wood/Basketry – April 2024-June 2024
Kathryn Shriver, Metals – April 2024-June 2024
Addoley Dzegede, Fibers – January 2024-March 2024
Carolina Alamilla, Ceramics – October 2023-March 2024
Sophia Park, Metals – July 2023-December 2023
Christina Kingerski – July 2023-September 2023
Dara Etienne, Fibers – April 2023-July 2023
Sarah Sindler, Metals – April 2023-June 2023
Stefanie Zito, Fibers – January 2023-April 2023
Dan Brockett, Basketry – October 2022-April 2023
Amanda Stumpf, Metals and Fibers – October 2022-April 2023
Jamie Boyle, Fibers – January 2022-September 2022
Jennie DiBeneditto, Metals – July 2022-September 2022
Tressa Jones, Wood – July 2022-September 2022
Adeline Kubicsek, Metals – July 2022-September 2022
N.E. Brown, Wood – January 2022-June 2022
Andrew Thornton, Metals – January 2022-June 2022
Corey Drew, Metals – April 2021-July 2021
Taylor Fentz, Metals – November 2020-December 2020