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Sponsored by the de Hilster family

The Artists Wiki is sponsored by the de Hilster family in appreciation of all the artists they have known through the years.

The wiki was created by David de Hilster, a visual artist and computer scientist who saw the need for artists to have a place for their biographies. The family also includes the musical theatre performer Luanda de Hilster and the costume designer Doris de Hilster.

Welcome to the Artists Wiki: the encyclopedia for artists who aren't on Wikipedia.

Most working artists never get a Wikipedia article. Wikipedia only covers people who have already received significant coverage in newspapers, books or major media. That leaves out the painter with a lifetime of exhibitions, the actor with dozens of stage roles, the singer, dancer, costume designer and filmmaker whose careers are real and documented but who haven't been written up by the press.

This wiki is for them. Every artist with a genuine body of work can have a factual, sourced biography here: visual artists, theatre artists, musicians, dancers, designers, filmmakers and writers. If an artist later gets a Wikipedia article, their page here stays as a fuller record of their work. Read more about the idea

Artists and venues: get your page

Are you an artist or venue that isn't on Wikipedia? You are invited to add yourself. Actors, singers, musicians, dancers, painters, photographers, designers, filmmakers and writers are all welcome, and so are the theatres, galleries, studios, schools and companies where art is made, including ones that have closed.

+ Add an artist + Add a venue Suggestions, corrections & additional information

Tell us about yourself or your venue, attach files (a résumé, biography, headshots, photos, programs, posters or press clippings) and include links to your website, social media, videos or archived pages. No account is needed. An editor reviews every submission and writes a factual, sourced article. Your email is never published. (Who can be included?)

See a mistake, or have more to add about someone already here? Use the Suggestions, corrections & additional information button.

Featured artists

• Summer Severin: dancer and swing/dance captain on the national tour of Water for Elephants
• Shelley Keelor: South Florida actress, singer and voice teacher
• Sarah Lash: musical theatre actress and singer
• Elliana Herr: musical theatre performer
• Steven Taliaferro: actor and singer known for comic and character roles
• Angela Morando-Taylor: choreographer and dance educator
• Marilyn Perry: theatre producer and arts educator

Featured venues

• Showtime Performing Arts Theatre: Boca Raton musical theatre and performing arts school (c. 2006–2020), run by Marilyn Perry
• Taylor Made Dance & Theatre: dance and theatre studio in Boca Raton and Warren, Pennsylvania, founded by Angela Morando-Taylor

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• Visual artists
• Theatre artists
• Musicians and singers
• Dancers
• Designers
• Film and video artists
• Writers
• All artists
• Venues

Contribute

• Add an artist or venue (no account needed)
• Suggestions, corrections & additional information

Editing is open to registered contributors. To request an account, contact the wiki administrators.

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