Artist in Residence

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Carolyn Slebodnik, Dan Gerdeman, Larry Doyle

February - April 2026

Carolyn Slebodnik

Tell us a little about yourself.

Hello, my name is Carolyn Slebodnik, and sometimes to relax, I look at houses on Zillow that would shorten my drive time, but feel slightly out of reach. My process of painting is somewhat similar. I have a dog named Data (DAY-tuh) that I love almost as much as he loves me, but that doesn't mean I love him less, just that he has a lot of love to give. I love my family, friends, books, dreaming, and collecting rocks.  

What are some themes or subjects you explore in your work?

My paintings are themed around multiplicities of self constrained by time and bound by the edges of the canvas. Even a seemingly smooth surface can be wrought with archaeology of thoughts. I am influenced by the colors in The Simpsons,  which I've watched on DVD almost every night as I fall asleep for the last decade, specifically seasons 1-12. My dreams take on the colors of the show, but their content is determined by recurring symbols and themes from my everyday life, and part of me I don't yet know. 

What is your process like?

My process is similar to reading the book Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany. It might take me seven years to get halfway through it, and I often have to restart and reread the same pages multiple times. Then, unexpectedly, I might read 400 pages in three months, only to spend another year trying to read the last 20 pages. Other thinkers and writers I love that influence and inspire my work include Kathy Acker, Ann Petry, Simone de Beauvoir, Toni Morrison, Lou Andreas-Salome, Jorge Borge, Henry Miller, William Burroughs, Clarice Lispector, d.a. levy, and Richard Brautigan. 

Dan Gerdeman

Tell us a little about yourself.

I’m an artist and educator. I love my family, my friends, reading, cooking, and outdoors activities. I’m an avid gardener. I’m a GCAC Navigator.

What are some themes or subjects you explore in your work?

I love mythology and word play. Most of my new work revolves around an idea called hyper mythology. Creating new myths and legends almost instantaneously, based on my interactions with the world. 

What is your process like?

My process is like making a good stew. Ideas, experiences, conversations, pop culture, and omens simmer in my head and sketchbook. Sketches, writing, pondering. It’s messy

Larry Doyle

Tell us a little about yourself.

My name is Larry Doyle and I have been an artist and musician in Columbus for over 20 years. I have had multiple solo and group shows around the city including being a resident of Junctionview, Tacocat and Blockfort. 

What are some themes or subjects you explore in your work?

A lot of my work comes from lines in a song, random bits of conversations and a lot of my emotions or thoughts that I cannot articulate verbally. When I decide on which little snippet of life to paint/draw, I try to encapsulate the whole feeling of the song or conversation with the colors and shapes in my work. 

What is your process like?

A small percentage of the time, I like to sketch out a few different compositions of the piece I am about to make before I start. Most of the time I have an idea and just go to town. I make a lot of happy mistakes this way. A lot of the time, the little expressions in my characters eyes tend to inform me on how I am feeling. 

Promise McLeod

Oct. 2025 - Jan. 2026

We are proud to introduce Promise McLeod as our first artist in residence. Find her work for sale in our taproom and give her a follow on Instagram at @namegoeshear.

Tell us a little about yourself.

I came to Columbus for college about 13 years ago where I studied sculpture and ceramics at CCAD. I took a pretty long hiatus from art after graduating because of massive burnout and feeling like I simply couldn't do art by myself or around people anymore. After awhile I started to feel a spark again and I started sketching here and there then it gradually built up to filling countless sketchbooks with ink and sharpie/whatever I got my hands on and now I've found myself painting, which is a medium that I never really saw myself getting into but I'm really enjoying at the moment. Eventually I want to get back into sculpture, and namely soft sculpture like I did in school: Lots of sewing, lots of stuffing, lots of large-scale art making. But for now painting has my full attention since it fits in with my current lifestyle of living in a small studio and bartending full time.

What are some themes or subjects you explore in your work?

The themes I'm currently exploring are the various emotions that I have toward making art in general. Feelings of anxiety or burnout as seen in my “Flowers” paintings. Feelings of being vulnerable whilst being seen/looked upon in my “Two Ladies (disjointed)” self-portraits. And finding hope/enlightenment in it all with my “A Little Glimmer” triptych. I guess through my art I'm doing my own soul searching to find out who I am as an artist. My fears, my imposter syndrome my need to be perfect even in the imperfections that is my own art process…but also my need to not take things too seriously. All of it culminates into paintings that are surreal, a little whimsical and also a tad depressing.

What is your process like?

I think of my process as more of an evolution. I usually have a general vibe when I start, but the more I work, the more ideas flow and the more the canvas changes. It's alot of starting, stopping, starting over and repeating until the surface becomes more than just flat white canvas. I really like working on a surface with memories/whispers of what used to be. Especially when you consider its usually old paintings that im starting over with (sometimes they're thrifted sometimes they're mine). The layers of paint that end up getting piled on become almost sculptural and I know I did I really good job if I can peel away at some of those layers to whats underneath. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does I'm very satisfied. I also use my home as my studio which is really nice because I feel like most of the time inspiration hits me at night so its really easy to just put on a movie/music and just make art until the wee hours of the day. I have a cat as well and he definitely likes to be a part of the process. Whether that be sitting in my lap (while I try my hardest to not get paint on him) or just lounging in the chair next to me in support, he's my little helper. I will say, one of the perks of living in a small studio is its easier to fill my walls with artwork, kinda like my own personal gallery in a way. It's always been a goal of mine to surround myself with art in some way so I'm pretty proud of myself that I've been able to do that with my own artwork.