Artists in Residence

Elevating emerging and experienced talent while sparking creative conversations within our community.

Teaching Artist in Residency Program

Thomasville Center for the Arts’ Teaching Artist in Residency program is designed to provide a supportive and productive environment for parenting artists, providing flexibility, and connecting them with our community through creative and educational opportunities.

Past Artists in Residence at the Center

Natalie Barfield

A native of the American South, Natalie is a 90s kid raised amongst longleaf pines, country music, dirt roadin’, and the coastal towns that pepper the Gulf of Mexico. These experiences yielded a strong affection for both the natural environment and the diverse cast of characters that make up the South. Natalie graduated with her Masters of Science in Urban Planning with a specialization in Environmental Planning in 2014 and has always embraced the well-known idiom “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” She finds that fostering multiple artistic interests has enabled her to develop skill sets she might not have otherwise. Barfield appreciates inserting humor and the absurd into her work wherever she can. Her figurative and photographic work seek to explore the beauty and comedy in the mundane.

Ross Everett

Ross is a painter and sculptor whose work explores themes of play, resilience, and connection. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wyoming, where he served as president of the Student Art League, taught sunrise yoga, and worked at the university’s art museum. These experiences deepened his understanding of art’s restorative potential and community impact. Ross then shifted focus to stay-at-home parenting when his daughter was born—a role that shaped his artistic outlook. Creating from home, he developed a practice rooted in emotional growth, wellness, and therapeutic connection. His miniature sculptures and paintings offer viewers a space to reconnect with their inner child, nurturing a sense of gentleness, wonder, and healing. Ross remains committed to creating art that fosters inclusivity, care, and quiet resilience in contemporary life.

Katie Deits

Katie is a multimedia artist with a fine arts degree from the University of South Florida. Her artwork, which encompasses photography, figurative sculpture, and painting, has been extensively exhibited. In 2007, she received the South Florida Cultural Consortium Art Fellowship for Palm Beach County and her abstract series was shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami. In 2023, she was honored with “The Muse Art Ambassador” Award in St. Petersburg. Katie has taught at Barry University, Palm Beach State College, and The Society of the Four Arts. She has curated many exhibitions and is a member of the International Association of Art Critics. From 2016-2023, she served as CEO of Florida CraftArt, a statewide nonprofit in St. Petersburg, and from 2009 to 2015, as the executive director of Lighthouse Art Center Museum & School of Art.

Tenee’ Hart

Tenee’ is an ‘unconventional’ fiber sculpture artist pursuing themes of feminism that delve into topics of beauty, anatomy, and the inequality of women. Wrapped fibers, gushing forms, and the manipulation of the ‘everyday’ are crucial components within Hart’s works. Tenee’ holds a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Florida State University, a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from the University of Mary Washington. Hart currently serves as Graduate Advisor and Coordinator and Co-Head of Online Distance Learning in the Department of Art at Florida State University. She has been an Adjunct Professor at FSU since 2015, where she teaches a range of courses including Soft Sculpture, 3D Foundations, Advanced Workshop, Contemporary Art & Design Foundations, Success Strategies, Art & the Environment, and Contemporary Art As A Mirror.

AnnaBrooke Hill Green

AnnaBrooke Hill Greene is an interdisciplinary artist from Georgia
working in fibers, sculpture, and installation. Her practice explores themes of gender, memory, and time through materials sourced from domestic spaces. Greene has exhibited regionally and nationally with upcoming and recent projects including group exhibitions at the Mint Museum (Charlotte, NC), Wavelength Space (Chattanooga, TN), Pen + Brush (New York, NY), MoFA (Tallahassee, FL), ARTS Southeast + Sulfur Studios (Savannah, GA), along
with Create! Magazine. Greene holds her MFA in Studio Art from Florida State University and a BFA from Georgia Southern University in Two-Dimensional Studies. Greene currently lives and works in Augusta, Georgia as a Lecturer of Foundation Studies for Augusta University’s Department of Art and Design.