Our Mission Collage Artists of America (CAA) promotes interest and participation in, and the study, appreciation and support of, collage, assemblage and related mixed-media art by providing resources such as educational programs, instructional workshops and art exhibits to its members and the public. To further maintain ties to the community, CAA awards commpetetive annual scholarships to deserving art students. Collage Artists of America is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. | NEXT MEETING January 23, 2026, 11:00 am PST Guest Speaker: Dominique Gustin From Pixels to Beeswax: Evolving a Hybrid Practice in Contemporary Digital Collage and Encaustic Painting
Dominique Gustin is a multi-disciplinary artist working across photography, digital and mixed media, encaustic painting, poetry, contemporary collage, video and sound. She created Somnmigratory Studio to share her contemporary digital collage and encaustic paintings. Dominique studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has been making art and working in the arts for over thirty years. She lives in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. In this presentation, Somnmigratory Studio artist Dominique Gustin shares the development of her artistic process, combining photography, AI generated image fragments, and digital software with the physicality of encaustic painting. She will discuss how these techniques intersect, evolve, and ultimately inform the final artwork. Participants will gain insight into the workflow, materials, and creative decision-making behind her contemporary mixed-media practice.
MOST RECENT PAST MEETING November 21, 2025, 11:00 am PST Guest Speaker: Erica Pizza
Talk Title: From Gathering to Gluing: Women, Instinct, and the Transformative Power of Collage
Erica Engfer Pizza is an Advanced Placement Art/Design and Art History educator whose artistic practice is deeply intertwined with her role as a mentor. Inspired by the fresh perspectives and boundless creativity of her students, Erica's multidisciplinary artwork delves into the beauty often overlooked in the everyday. In our fast-paced world, she finds profound value in slowing down, observing the subtle beauty that surrounds us. Drawing inspiration from the structure and tactile nature of bookmaking, Erica explores themes of repetition, mixed media, and assembly. Her work playfully challenges conventional notions of the book form while honoring its inherent qualities. Through the lens of landscape and human connection, she investigates both macro and micro abstracted elements, employing printmaking, expressive mark-making, intricate collage, and the incorporation of collected organic materials to bring her vision to life. https://www.ericaengferpizza.com/ VIDEO (Speaker started 19:00)
Hello Young Artists
Collage Artists of America, founded in 1988, is dedicated to promoting collage and providing workshops, scholarships, and art exhibits to its members and the public. As a way of promoting the study of collage and attracting younger members, CAA has inaugurated a new juried online exhibition for members between 21 and 35 years of age. Applicants must be CAA members or must join CAA . (You may join Collage Artists of America for $55 to qualify at any time before submission. Visit https://collageartists.org/Member-Application.) Entries are due by midnight, December 1, 2025. There is no entry fee.
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