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Julia Hall

Visual Arts: Abstract, Fine Art, Impressionism, Installation, Mixed Media, Mosaics, Murals, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Textiles, Watercolor

Julia Hall is of Guatemalan and Mexican heritage. She grew up in Los Angeles, California to 1st and 3rd generation immigrant parents. She was classically trained in oils at an early age under a private instructor for five years. At the age of 13, Julia attended the Associates in Arts school, located in Sherman Oaks, California. She has exhibited around Las Vegas. Julia’s artwork was also featured in the LA Voyage Magazine in Los Angeles. She is currently a member of the Las Vegas Artist Guild and The Las Vegas Watercolor Society. With the relentless desire to further her advancement in art and expand her professional skills, Julia is currently enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, and is transferring to UNLV in Fall, to earn her degrees in Art and Art History.

Shelley Heffler

Visual Arts: Bas-relief, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Textiles; Vinyl banner wall sculptures

Born and raised in the Bronx, Shelley’ s practice consists of blurring the boundaries between sculpture, painting and craft. A graduate from F.I.T, in interior design and C.S.U.N., Fine Art, Heffler’s oeuvre is informed by human engagements with the land and earth and a deep commitment to sustainability. The year she traveled to Europe and Asia, she experienced third world cultures like Afghanistan and India. On return to the U.S., her understanding of the world led to her interest in the interconnectedness of human values and customs in the world we share. Heffler taught ceramics and fine art of LAUSD for over 25 years and was an adjunct professor at Otis College of Art and Design. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Heffler has created several community programs. Among those are We are Home, a collaborative project where 130 quilt pieces were created by the public and auctioned to benefit the unhoused. This project was on display at the Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, California. Additionally, as part of the Artist in Residency at Inglewood’s Rogers Park. She brought the community of Inglewood together with her It Takes a Village quilt project. She currently resides in Palm Desert and has a studio in the Perez Arts District in Cathedral City, California.

Kim A. Tolman

Visual Arts: Fine Art, Painting, Textiles, Wall Treatments; Scenic Design

Originally from the rural North Sea coast of Germany about an hour northwest of Bremen, Kim set aside her original trade to attend art and design college in Oldenburg. Kim had completed training and apprenticeship to be a journeyman carpenter/furniture maker but soon realized that woodworking was a stepping stone, not a final destination. Kim worked her way through art school tending bar until the early A.M., and then after a couple of hours of sleep, driving an hour to attend class in Oldenburg. While often butting heads with the instructors and their rigid adherence to the “rules of art,” Kim developed her own style of colorful expressive abstract work. Along with the widened perspective, Cologne brought Kim her first big city exhibitions and press. She also started working in theatre and was soon designing sets and costumes for Opera Mobile and other productions. She also tried her hand on-screen, garnering bit parts and extra work on films and television. In the twenty-plus years since Kim A. Tolman relocated to California from her native Germany, she has amassed an impressive portfolio in theatre, film/TV/commercials, and themed entertainment. Kim has gathered several regional awards for her theatre scenic designs and worked with some of the biggest names in themed entertainment including Walt Disney Imagineering, NBC Universal, and Universal Studios Japan. Her television ad work has included clients such as McDonald’s, DreamWorks, Pepsi Cola, and L’Oreal.

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