ARTISTS
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Lee Riggs
In the summer of 2022, Lee Riggs joined Reformed, Studio and Assembly Space as a resident artist and event planner. Before joining Reformed, Lee toured as bassist with Omaha music group "And How" while creating sculpture and organizing variety shows featuring local BIPOC and Femme talent. As a multi-disciplinary artist, Lee is dedicated to cultivating Omaha's burgeoning BIPOC performance art community while offering support through community connection and resource sharing. She is the bassist for local music group "Safe Space" and the mother of Oak, a 6 year old who occasionally moonlights as Spider Man.
Sgt. Leisure
Sgt. Leisure is an experimental pop trio based in Omaha, NE.
Liz Stannard
Elizabeth (Liz) Stannard received her degree in art at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado in the late 80’s. She was living in Farmington, New Mexico which was a short drive from Durango. Initially, her focus was the dead Juniper trees on a mesa in Farmington and her preferred medium was pastel. Eventually, her subject matter evolved to people, which she used oil paint to create.
When her husband died in 2007, she dove into her art…painting and mixed media. She learned, through the process, that art on the spiritual level, has the ability to pull each of us forward. Elizabeth moved to Omaha, NE in late 2020 and currently strives to live in the moment while working with mixed media.
Ameen Wahba
Ameen Wahba (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist living in Omaha, NE, working primarily with sound, video, and installation with an interest in exploring the liminal space between the organic and synthetic. He has released a chapbook of poems and photos entitled Bear Witness To That Which and performs in Sgt. Leisure and Thick Paint (2020 OEAA winner for Outstanding Alternative/Indie). In 2019, he curated the group show Trope Honor through Amplify Art's Generator Grant - a multimedia group show featuring spoken work, music, and visual art. In 2020, Ameen presented a solo installation, The Day the Earth Started Healing Itself: A Mandatory Consciousness-Raising Group, through BFF's MAMO Gallery which included sound, film, and interactive space. Ameen has performed at Conspire Music and Arts Festival (2017, 2018), DIO Festival (Lincoln, NE, 2015, 2017), Omaha Under the Radar Festival (2019, 2022), Experimental Sound Studio’s Quarantine Concerts series (2021), and was responsible for sound and talent booking for the Gifford Park Neighborhood Market (2017-2019). He was a Culture Work Fellow for Artstock, an art’s culture initiative in Omaha (2020-2021), and was a 2023 Inside/Outside Fellow at the Union for Contemporary Art.
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Ella Weber
Trained in printmaking, basement-based artist Ella Weber received an MFA with distinction from the University of Kansas in 2015. She has attended numerous residencies such as MASS MoCA, The NARS Foundation, Rogers Art Loft, PrattMWP, Ox-Bow School of Art, The Wassaic Project, and Anderson Ranch. She is the recipient of a 2019 Individual Artist Fellowship from the Nebraska Arts Council and voted best new media artist at the Omaha Entertainment Art Awards. The artist has exhibited widely in recent group shows at IPCNY (New York, NY), Everson Museum (Syracuse, NY), and The NARS Foundation (Brooklyn, NY). Recent solo shows include exhibitions at Radial Gallery (Dayton, OH), Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute (Utica, NY), The Union for Contemporary Art (Omaha, NE), and Rogers Art Gallery (Las Vegas, NV).
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Rachel Ziegler
Rachel Ziegler is an Omaha-based artist who works across many mediums including performance, painting, collage, and mosaic to create works that are layered, colorful, and complex. Using collage techniques of cutting and pasting, she embellishes personal stories while contemplating the role of technology and the mixing of time and symbols. Ziegler’s work is in numerous private collections and she has exhibited her work nationally in Omaha, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and New York City. Ziegler graduated from Concordia University in Seward, NE with a BFA in Commercial Art.
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Barber
Graduating Cum Laude in the MFA program at the University of Iowa Barber uses interdisciplinary art practices to articulate various testimonies within and surrounding Black America. Most recent awards include 2020 Biennial Artist Research fellowship at Sam Fox Island Press, Washington University, St. Louis, selected for New American Painting (Midwest), nominated for Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors award and recipient of the Alonzo Davis Award from Virginia Center for Creative Arts.
Tricey Chea
From a young age, I knew I wanted to help others. After exploring various careers, I finally found my calling when I became a certified Self-Development Coach in 2000, and I haven’t looked back since.
I provide a comprehensive set of services to help boost your confidence and offer support as you navigate your health and wellness challenges. I work with clients closely in order to achieve measurable results. Please browse my services and get in touch if you’re interested in working with me.
AirPop Co-op
AirPop Co-op is a member-operated, non-profit aerial and pole arts collective that practices and performs in the assembly space. All classes are mixed levels and we welcome beginners! If you have any further questions about classes, please email: airpopcoop@gmail.com.
Anne Dovali
Anne Dovali received a BFA in painting from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
In 2016 she was published nationally in New American Paintings. She has exhibited at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center Gallery (Hastings, NE), Project Project, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and other local galleries. She has been selected for residencies at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center in Nebraska City and Kovent Residencia in Spain. Anne currently lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska.
David Manzanares
David Manzanares is an indigenous Oaxacan artist living in Omaha. He creates sculptures and murals that reflect collective identity, migration, and indigenous cosmovision. Manzanares' art brings visibility and empowerment to underserved populations and explores reciprocal relationships between humans, the land, and the intangible.
SAND
I grew up in Kearney, NE and started writing songs when I was twelve. I was in choir and sang throughout my childhood, but I never had the confidence to sing alone. I moved to Lincoln for school and didn’t think much about performing, but I kept writing lyrics. My senior year was hard for me, and writing and singing was the only healthy coping mechanism I developed. So, I moved to Omaha and started performing at open mics. I eventually started singing in front of people and formed a band. Our band members are Lillian Kraft on Keys, Luke Wagner on Drums, Henry Tomsu on Bass, and Zach Klimowicz on Guitar. We’ve had the opportunity to play around town, record some songs, and grow as musicians. We’ve been nominated for Best Album, Best New Artist, and Best Pop here in Omaha.
Trakkstars
Trakk Stars is a commercial music production trio with branches in the Midwest and LA. With very different, extensive musical backgrounds Trakkstars specializes in music production and beat making, as well as recording/engineering, co-writing, music publishing, video/photo services, and artist development.
Ben Wingett
Benjamin Wingett received a culinary art degree from the Oregon Culinary Institute where in 2008 he was honored with the President’s Award. He was the executive chef at Black Cow Fat Pig Pub and Steak in Norfolk, Nebraska and the chef garde manger at V-Mertz in Omaha. During his residency he completed an apprenticeship in the art of butchery and currently practices poi performance in his free time.
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