Visual Arts
Liz Barton
Visual Arts Director
Liz Barton is a visual artist, based in Milwaukee, WI, who works in multiple mediums including oil painting, printmaking, papercutting and photography. Formerly a professional classical musician, Barton holds a Master of Music degree in Horn Performance from Sacramento State. After working as a professional chamber and orchestral musician for 10 years, she returned to her visual art roots to explore the intersection of the two disciplines. In 2013, Barton received a grant from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) for Mobile Sound Lab, an interactive sound installation. She took her Mobile Sound Lab to Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA, where it was awarded Best in Class. Also a teaching artist specializing in arts integration, she has received extensive training from The Kennedy Center and SMAC teaching artists. Barton has designed and delivered workshops and residencies in schools and libraries, created sound art with homeless adults in San Francisco and worked to unleash creative habits of mind in business professionals. Her recent activities include leading printmaking workshops in Alaska, creating spontaneous works at a street festival, and working as a contributing artist for the Milwaukee Riverkeeper Boat Parade. Barton also enjoys working with her teaching partner, Jonathan Ellis, to bring Free Paint Get Togather, a free pop-up painting studio and plein aire experience, to communities throughout the area.
Viktoria Mirigliano
Visual Arts Instructor
Viktoria Mirigliano is from Las Vegas, Nevada, but has also spent much of her life living in Alaska. She also spent some time living and studying abroad in Florence, Italy before landing in Oregon.
She has been creating art for as long as she can remember, and knew she wanted to be a teacher for equally as long. It’s her truest joy when these two passions can connect. Viktoria explores many different mediums and encourages and embraces experimentation.
“We’re all just trying to find our way, and art is the best support for that journey.”