The Artists
UBVA is made up of a team of talented artists and art Promoters with a wide range of skills and experience. We love what we do, and we do it with passion. We look forward to sharing our talents and working with you.
Deena Riley Millecam
Painter, UBVA Founder
Artist, grandma, and biker. Ex-President of Uintah Basin Visual Arts, an exciting group of local artists dedicated to further the arts in the Uintah Basin. Past educator, present painter. Love the out-of-doors. Participate in cycling in the World Senior Games in St. George. Enjoy family and friends and appreciate all they bring to my life each day.
Email: deena.millecam16@gmail.com
Jeanne Newman
Painter, UBVA Secretary
My first love was to draw and paint animals, pet portraits, and the western landscape. I work in oils, acrylics, watercolor, and mixed media. I believe it is the task of the artist to elevate the mundane to the sublime, and it is a privilege to share my appreciation of our beautiful landscape with others.
Email: jnewman242@gmail.com
Artist – Robin O’Crowley
Painter/Board Member
I have lived in the Uintah Basin for over thirty years. I have dabbled in painting during the years that my children were growing up, mostly tole painting. About 5 years ago I started taking online classes to learn how to paint botanical art, which I love. Over the last 5 years I have challenged myself to do other art, and expanded from botanicals to other paintings, all in watercolor medium. I love serving others. I am on the board for UBVA, and the curator of art at UBTech.
Email: danarobin1929@yahoo.com
Stephen Sandau
Photographer
I live in the beautiful Uintah Basin… a picturesque region tucked up in the northeast corner of Utah. We have a variety of vistas and stunning landscapes to capture through the lens. Whether it’s a grand sweeping view of Flaming Gorge from the Red Canyon Overlook or the barren badlands of Red Wash. Not all the Basin beauty is on a grand scale. I love to find the small details to photograph. From miniature mushrooms to the petals of an alpine flower, or a prickly pinecone nestled in a bed of pine needles.
Email: ssandau@hotmail.com
Website: stephensandauphotography.com
Sherril B. Porter
Painter, UBVA Treasurer, Webmaster
Studied art in high school & college. Worked as a lab tech and a sign maker. Retired to painting with oils, watercolor, and other mediums. Paint mainly landscapes but also include buildings and figures and other subjects. Paint from photos, reverence material, imagination, or plein air.
Email: sqporter@gmail.com
Lori Gillman
Graphic Designer, UBVA President
Lori Gillman is a free-lance graphic designer. She taught commercial art/graphic design, yearbook, English, journalism, art, library, and advised many clubs and activities during her 39 years of service to the Uintah School District. “I love the challenge of every project and love learning new stuff!”
Website: gillmandesign.com
Janeal Wilson
Tactile Art
An artist since the age of eight. Janeal works in many genres,
Including tactile art, pen & ink, graphite pencil, acrylic paint,
Watercolor, jewelry, sculpture, mixed media, upcycling, photography,
floral design, computer graphics design and European art history. She
teaches private lessons and “Creative Aging Art” classes.
Email: laughingdogdesign28@gmail.com
Jim Atherton
Illistrator, Artist
From Las Vegas to Lapoint! I’ve always had family in the Uintah Basin, in the Deep Creek area. In late 2021, our family traded city living for the country and are building a home in Lapoint, surrounded by family and beauty, living a simpler life. I have been involved in illustration and publishing for over 25 years. Painting in oils, my preferred medium, is one that I continue to explore and discover. The familiar landscapes and life in Deep Creek are my inspiration. Visiting Deep Creek throughout my childhood has increased my desire to infuse that joy in my paintings. My greatest hope is to share the beauty and love that I have for my home.
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