President - Janet Leombruni received her B.F.A. at Hartford Art School, her M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and her Post Master’s in Painting and Art Education at Central Connecticut State University. She worked as an art teacher in an urban setting before retiring to pursue a full-time art career. She has exhibited extensively throughout Connecticut and New York City. Working in oil and acrylic, she explores relationships, sometimes utilizing fables, Greek myths, and Renaissance themes. Janet has served as President since the fall of 2022.

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Secretary - Margaret Wilson received her Master's degree in Art Therapy and Creativity Development from Pratt Institute and her Bachelor's degree in Studio Art from Skidmore College. She also did postgraduate study at the Institute for Expressive Analysis in NYC. Her professional career trajectory moved from direct service as an art therapist into mental health administration, including Director of Operations for a hospital mental health and addictions service. Upon retirement, she devoted herself to full-time painting and has exhibited widely in Connecticut over the past 25 years in solo and group exhibitions. She has remained rooted in the healing power of art, and her work focuses on revealing the obscured, with content ranging from plein air painting to portraiture. Margaret joined the CWA's governing board as Secretary in June 2023.

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Membership Chair - Kelly Taylor is an award-winning artist working in mixed media. Private instruction with artist teachers over the years, and group workshops on methods and techniques in mixed media has helped to develop Kelly’s approach to creating art.  She has also attended the Residency Workshop program at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art for the last five years. In addition to CWA, she is a member of the New Haven Paint and Clay Club and a Signature Member of Arts Center East, Vernon, Connecticut. Her work resides in private collections throughout the United States, as well as in public spaces including Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut and the Copper Beech Institute, West Hartford, Connecticut. Kelly has served as Membership Chair since 2022.