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Tony Speirs
Tony Speirs is an artist and illustrator living and working in Sonoma County, CA. He had shown his narrative works throughout the Bay Area for over 25 years and his illustrations have appeared in several national and regional publications and books.
Tony and his wife Lisa Beerntsen collaborated as Art Farm to create the interactive “The Game of Hope and Fear” which they are bringing to display at Rivertown Revival this year.
Stephen Lockert
Although trying to flush his mother's jewelry box down the toilet, when first learning to walk, might not strike you as the marker of a curious mind, the fact that Stephen did it several times may tell a different story! This learning adventure was a preamble to many more focused attempts at wrangling understanding from a world of constraints, but it was certainly NOT the messiest.
Jim Lockert
Working with his father on residential construction sites, being a boat mechanic, endlessly tinkering at home and always looking for a path to use his skills to be helpful, Jim eventually found his way to making things for a living.
Dreamer Mural Butterflies
The Dreamer Mural Butterflies was founded by Rema Makaryan. With support from Montgomery High School, ArtStart Santa Rosa and the Petaluma Art Center, the project has gained momentum and now has a strong team effort. The team includes: Violet Wang, Lineli Cruz, Mallak Ali, Lani Wongkar, Molly Zhou, Imani Pierre, Maya Grini, Rema Makaryan. They are all local High School Students.
Mae Blackmore
Mae Blackmore returns with a new piece to grace the Revival Tent Stage. “Origins” was specifically designed for our 10th anniversary and explores the roots of Petaluma, Friends of the Petaluma River as an organization, and Rivertown Revival itself.
Kevin Clark
Kevin grew up in Petaluma, California and studied art and business at Sonoma State University. After trying his hand at sales in the family business for a few years Kevin realized that art was his true passion, so for the last 20 years Kevin has been designing and building restaurants and bars in the Bay Area as well as large scale, metal, interactive sculptures for Burning Man and other music and art festivals, like Rivertown Revival.
Beth Rose Hibbard
is a multi-media artist and educator rooted in the outskirts of Petaluma, California. Self identifying as a painter at a young age helped shape her early education and subsequent career in arts facilitation and advocacy. As a teenager, mural work became a bridge between community and the isolating reality of being a visual artist.