MEET THE TEAM
The Art Evolution Project is brought to life by a diverse group of artists, educators, makers, and community builders who are passionate about fostering belonging, creativity, and meaningful connection. Each brings their own unique gifts, experiences, and perspectives to help create a welcoming space where everyone can thrive.
Susan Elizabeth Fronckowiak
Susan is the founder of Susan Elizabeth – The Treehouse Art Studio and founder and Director of The Art Evolution Project.
As an artist, empowerment coach, educator, and wilderness rite of passage guide, her passion and calling are working with people, building community, and creating spaces of belonging, connection, and transformation. She believes deeply in giving back and supporting others in living creative, meaningful, and authentic lives.
Drawing from decades of experience in education, nature connection, creativity, and community leadership, Susan supports people in reconnecting with their own inner wisdom, strengthening their sense of purpose, and trusting their own path.
Her work has included serving as Artist in Residence at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. She is also a member of the Wilderness Guides Council, a partner of the Lower Columbia Nature Network, volunteers with Mount St. Helens Institute’s GEOGIRLS program and served as Volunteer Director for the Washougal Studio Artists’ Tour and as a member of the CIty of Washougal’s Arts Commission.
Grounded in connection and community, Susan believes that we are “the artists of our own lives.”
Liz Nye
Liz Nye is a mixed-media artist based in Camas, Washington, and is known for her layered, texture-rich work and positive energy and support for all people.
She works across acrylic, oil, watercolor, cold wax, and textiles, often combining materials to explore color, surface, and emotional depth. Her work is described as abstract and expressive, with a strong focus on color and texture in all forms.
Liz has been featured alongside other regional artists in group studio spaces and collective exhibitions, and is also part of the Southwest Washington arts community.
Alecia Hall
Alecia’s work is inspired by the richness of everyday human experience—our emotions, evolutions, and the ever-changing world around us. Working in acrylics, oils, alcohol ink, pastels, and acrylic ink, she explores the layered feelings beneath ordinary life, often painting on canvas and wood to engage with their natural texture.
Wildlife frequently appears in her work, reflecting both beauty and instinct as well as our own emotional landscapes. Through color, movement, and form, she seeks to capture the essence of a subject—their inner world, resilience, and story. Her process is intuitive and evolving, shaped by curiosity and a desire to move beyond the expected.
Alecia owns AHall Artworks & Studio in downtown Vancouver, Washington- home of The Art Evolution Project. Alecia is ultimately about connection.
Anna Norris
Anna Norris is a plein air painter, community builder, and co-founder of Norris Arts Studio & Gallery in Camas, Washington. She has journeyed from Hawaii, through the lush forests of the PNW, the deserts and coasts of California, Nevada, Utah, and beyond. These are experiences that have enriched her artistic palette and subject matter.
Her artistic journey began with pen and ink drawings, eventually transitioning to acrylics and oils during her college years. Anna’s work is deeply inspired by the interplay of light, shadow, and shape, often capturing the natural beauty of the Camas-Washougal area.
Anna’s paintings are featured in local galleries, including the Attic Gallery in Camas, where her works continue to contribute to the vibrant art scene of the Pacific Northwest.
Lara Blair
Lara Blair is a mixed media artist known for creating whimsical, story-driven sculptural works filled with tiny details, emotion, and imagination. Her art often combines clay, miniature elements, shadow boxes, painting, and found materials to build immersive little worlds that invite curiosity and connection. Lara is especially drawn to dimensional artwork, playful storytelling, and pieces that spark wonder in both children and adults.
Her work can be experienced visually at Gallery 408 and through the stories and conversations shared on her podcast. (Tiny Worlds, Big Stories). Lara currently serves as co-chair of the Artists Guild of Camas.
Before focusing full-time on art, Lara spent many years as an elementary & middle school teacher, where she discovered a deep love for creative education and hands-on learning. She especially enjoys teaching workshops that encourage experimentation, imagination, & joyful making for artists of all ages. Learn more here.
Arin Rae
Arin is a Portland-based watercolor and mixed media artist heavily influenced by the contrasting landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. With a background in the physical sciences, her work exists at the intersection of nature, science and art. Her landscape paintings showcase the way she views her connection to the land around her: vibrant, detailed, and scientific but also a little bit magical.
Arin teaches watercolor classes around the Portland and Vancouver area, focusing on making watercolors feel more approachable by using a teaching style based on her experience as a science educator. Her dream is to show people that science and art are two sides of the same coin. She was an Artist in Residence at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in 2025 and continues to teach art and field sketching for middle school and high school science field trips at the monument. You can learn more about Arin's current projects at www.arinraeart.com
Lorna Lambert
Lorna’s work springs from a deep love of nature, wilderness, and Scottish literature—its colors, landscapes, history, and folklore. She fuses nature’s transience with the permanence of the written word, embedding poems, traditional sayings, and literary quotes into mixed-media clay pieces. She collects interesting yarns, traditional Scottish fabrics, vintage buttons, and found botanical treasures, weaving them into textured narratives that honor place and memory. Custom commissions can be translated into Scots Gaelic upon request. Learn more about Lorna here.
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THE ART EVOLUTION PROJECT
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THE ART EVOLUTION PROJECT IS
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AHall Artworks Gallery & Studio
located in Vancouver Marketplace
210 W Evergreen Blvd, Suite 300
Vancouver, WA 98660
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THE ART EVOLUTION PROJECT
Susan Elizabeth Fronckowiak & Alecia Hall