About
It all started …
I am an artist and arts administrator known in the Akron area. I owned and operated my own art gallery and artist studio rental spaces, Studio 2091 in Cuyahoga Falls, for nine years at which I curated and sold the art of hundreds of local and international artists.
I was Akron Zoological Parks’ muralist since 2011- 2025 and started creating a body of watercolor art from the study of bugs, butterflies, and bats based on the exhibitions within the Akron Zoo. The body of these works began while caring for both of my parents through their end of life, and over time have grown into containing over 500 pieces. I debuted showing them, at my gallery in Cuyahoga Falls as the last show my gallery hosted before closing. The mayor of Cuyahoga Falls, Don Walters, attended that opening and gifted me with a proclamation making January 12, 2019 Amy Mothersbaugh Day. I was honored for creating a vibrant art community during the life of my gallery. The watercolor series had a solo show of 230 pieces at The Cleveland Botanical Garden, May – June 2022, and several shows in 2023 at Bell Tower Brewery, in Kent.
In conjunction with this, I have curated art programs, taught workshops to groups ranging from children to seniors, and started a nonprofit with Knight Foundation Grant Funds (Akron Soul Train). I have spent this past year on my farm in Cuyahoga Falls continuously inspired and soothed by nature in ways I’d love to help others find through art-based classes and workshops in the future.
I have curated and juried shows at Summit Art Space in Akron, Ohio Collage Society, Ohio Mart and at Peninsula Art Academy.
Featured in November 2025 on Ideastream, Around Akron with Blue Green.
I have been teaching watercolor at Spiritual Life Society in Hudson since 2025 and now also teach at Bell Tower Brewing in Kent as of 2026. I look forward to building more art communities and unlocking individual creativity for many years to come. Please consider joining us, we offer classes for all experience levels. I hope to meet you there.
Amy Mothersbaugh
330-962-4292 ● justmothersbaugh@gmail.com
2190 Sourek Trail Akron, OH 44313
http://amymothersbaugh.com Instagram: @A_mothersbaugh Facebook: Amy M Mothersbaugh
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Record Release & Art show for Vampire Hustlers, exhibitionist and took commissions – 2026
Bell Tower Brewing, Watercolor Instructor – 2026
Spiritual Life Society, Yoga on Main, Watercolor Instructor – 2025
Gallery on Fourth, ATC juried art show and placed. – 2025
Akron Zoological Park, Muralist - 2025
Bell Tower Brewing, Exhibitionist - 2023
Cleveland Botanical Garden, Exhibitionist 2022. Showed 230 original watercolors
Peninsula Art Academy, Exhibitionist - 2021
Honored with a solo exhibition featuring 81 of my bug and butterfly watercolors
Cuyahoga Falls Rotary Club, Honorary Artist Host - 2020
Featured artist host at the ‘Flavor of the Falls’ gala
Studio 2019, Owner and Curator 2010-2019
The gallery hosted both exhibition and residency spaces with monthly openings. Distinguished accomplishments include:
● Created and displayed a ‘PRIDE rainbow colored’ series of 9 foot latex tentacles with Rick Fisher for Akron Gay Games - 2018
● Published Art in Eight Arms of Inspiration, book - 2014
● Rated third best artist in Akron award, Akron Life Magazine - 2014
● An international Water themed art show to raise funds for cleaning and water reclamation in the BP gulf oil spill – 2010
● Participation of art event installation in Akron First Night New Year’s Eve Celebration - 2010
Akron Zoological Park, Muralist 2011 - Present
Designing and painting 10,000 square feet of murals for Journey to the Reef, multiple times undated and repaired Madagascar Lemur habitat murals, designed and painted Gibbon’s Habitat, repaired Bat’s Habitat. Participated in winter art trunk show.
Arts Alive - Outstanding Visual Artist Award - 2019
In conjunction with Summit Art Space.
Cuyahoga Falls City Hall, Exhibitionist - 2019
Honored with an exhibition featuring 225 of my framed bug and butterfly watercolors
Michael Smith Art Gallery in South Carolina, Featured Artist 2017 - 2019
Akron Art Museum, Workshop Development and Instruction - 2016
Zine making workshop, stained glass window sun-catcher workshop, painting flower pots to look like DEVO energy domes.
Akron Soul Train, Founder, Creative Director, and Vice President. 2016 - 2019
Art Residencies, supporting artists to make & sell art.
Crave Restaurant and Cantina, Workshop Development and Instruction - 2018 - 2019
Monthly classes exploring traditional regional Latin American art styles.
Children’s Hospital, PAC sponsored Chalk the Walk, Featured Artist 2016 - 2019
A festival bringing patients, parents and medical staff together for entertainment.
Mobile Art Classes for Everyone, Director. 2015 – 2019.
Teaching workshops at Rehab Facilities and Nursing Homes funded by community donations
Akron Center for Music & Performance Art, Art Director 2014 - 2015
Art curriculum development and instruction.
Negative Space Gallery, Exhibitionist 2013
Exhibiting Daughters’ of Nereus art show my series of ‘octomorphed’ women’s portraits.
Cancer Awareness Celtic Club, Exhibitionist 2011 - 2015
Created a 20 foot bra sculpture that showed in over 20 locations of NEO featured in print news and aired on National News.
Hudson PTA, Reflections Art Competition Chair 2007 - 2009