I’m originally from a small town in Southern Illinois but spent many years before moving to Fairview living in the heart of Chicago. After retiring from a long corporate career working with math and logistics, I decided to give the other side of my brain a little exercise and learned to do furniture upholstery. Furniture construction and fabric fascinate me, and I admit to having a bit of an obsession with upholstery fabric (ok, and maybe with old furniture, too…).

More recently, I’ve been trying my hand at various artistic pursuits, and it’s so much fun! It’s really inspiring to be around so many creative and talented artists and craftspeople. Re.Imagine is the perfect combination of those two interests for me. It’s also been incredibly energizing, albeit a little stressful, rehabbing an old building and setting up and running my own business for the first time.

Dana earned a BFA in graphic design at University of Georgia with post-graduate studies at Tyler School of Art in Pennsylvania, Art Students League in NY, School of Visual Arts in NY, and Pythagorian Art Institute, Samos, Greece.

Her career as Art Director for national book and magazine publishers spanned 35 years in New York City, San Francisco, and Asheville, NC. Presently she is a member of the Saints of Paint, a collective funding non-profits and artists based in Asheville, NC.

Her artwork has been shown at Greenville Museum of Art in SC, Upstairs Gallery in Tryon, NC, Semi-Public in Asheville, NC and is found in collections in the US and Europe. Her painting, Blue Ridges at Craggy, was selected to be part of an international exhibit in the US embassy in Pristina, Kosovo, 2019-2021. The exhibit is known as Art in the Embassies Program, US Department of State.

She freelances graphic design, creates art from her home studio, and works as an assistant at here at Re.Imagine.

Fleta Monaghan is a lifelong painter with a BFA from UNCA (Magna Cum Laude) and a MaEd from WNC in adult art higher level art education, curriculum development and studio art from WNC. She founded 310 ART School for Fine Art in 2006 which relocated in Oct 2024 to Re.Imagine Gallery. She works in oils, acrylics, mixed media and encaustic with a specialty in color and personal content. Her work is constantly evolving as is her use of new materials. Her school is the oldest premier independently artist/woman-led comprehensive art education venue in the Southeast. She believes that lifelong learning is key to a fulfilling life and that everyone has an artist inside.es here

Susan earned a BA in Sociology from UNC Chapel Hill, and a BFA from UNCA in 1994, graduating with the highest honors. Since that time she has been a working artist and has won numerous awards for her work in oils and pastels. She was awarded the Emerging Artist grant in 2000 by the Asheville Arts Alliance. In 1999 she was commissioned to paint the official portrait of former Chancellor of UNCA, Samuel Shuman. Her work has been shown in numerous shows and museum exhibitions. Susan has taught at 310 Art since2017, where she teaches workshops in oils and pastels, and exhibits her work there.

“Teaching my students encompasses so much more than learning about materials, techniques, and process. I encourage students to feel confident about their own approach, but yet not be afraid to experiment a bit, move a little outside their comfort zone.”

Susan is an intuitive realist painter, who strives to celebrate and capture the beauty and ephemeral moments of light in our everyday world.