Category: Past Board

Bill McMurrin

Bill McMurrin

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Bill McMurrin

Bill is a practicing architect and has worked in Los Angeles before working in St. George for the past 30 years. He attended California State University, Northridge, where he received a BA degree and he holds a professional graduate degree in architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is a principle in the firm MESA Consulting Architects in St. George. Bill has served on several committees for cities in Washington County tasked with development issues and community beautification. He also is a board member of two non-profit conservation organizations engaged in the protection of open lands in Southern Utah and in land conservation for wildlife in the West centered around Yellowstone National Park. Bill’s interest in the arts and how the arts can positively affect communities has brought him to Art Around the Corner.

Josh Kaneversky

Josh Kaneversky

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Josh Kaneversky

Josh Kaneversky graduated from Utah Tech in 2016 with a B.S., in Communications with an emphasis in Mass Communications and a Minor in Music. He won Student of the Year awards in both the communication and music departments. 

Since graduating, Josh has worked as a marketing professional in an array of industries, including telecom, healthcare, fitness, and aviation. He has been a vital collaborator in planning one of the largest art events in California and has recently grown an Instagram page to over 10k followers in under a year (and still growing). 

He is a continuous learner, loving to explore analytics and creative processes each day. He holds certificates from Google, Hootsuite, Hubspot, the NTSB, and others.

When he is not working, he enjoys writing and recording music, playing board games, disc golfing, and hiking. He is also a three-time marathon finisher. Josh’s true passion in life is spending time with family, friends, and his sister’s goldendoodle, Noodle.

Fast facts:

  • Studied music in the line of Beethoven 
  • Plays clarinet, saxophone, and piano
  • Due to strange circumstances was once the 7th-ranked Yahtzee player in the world
  • Built a sailboat
Marianne Hamilton

Marianne Hamilton

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Marianne Hamilton

A native of Sacramento, CA, and now a resident of St. George, UT, Marianne Hamilton is a lifelong journalist whose work has appeared in national and regional publications, covering the entertainment, food & wine, and high-tech industries, and more recently, arts/culture and active aging. She is also a fitness instructor and athlete who has earned more than 40 gold medals in Senior Olympics/Senior Games race-walking competitions across the US. Marianne and her husband Doug are the race directors for the race walks and the powers walks at Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, and in 2021, they were inducted into the Huntsman World Senior Games Hall of Fame. Marianne now co-hosts a monthly show on news talk radio 890 KDXU, serving as the “Health & Fitness Guru” alongside popular morning personality Andy Griffin.

Following a 25-year stint as an artist’s model, and an extensive career in the film/video/TV production industry, Marianne now devotes much of her time to volunteer work, supporting the arts in all formats. She is Past Chair and Board Member of the Art Around the Corner Foundation, a former member of the St. George Arts Commission, and co-founder and co-director of the United States Power Walking Association. In August of 2022 Marianne was a TEDx St. George presenter, and later that year she received the St. George City Arts Commission’s prestigious Excellence in the Arts Award, presented annually in honor of outstanding support for the arts. 

In January of 2022 Marianne was crowned Ms. Senior Universe, and she has since become the Executive Director of the Senior Pageants Group, which presents the Ms. Senior Universe and Ms. Senior USA pageants each year. The Physical Fitness winner at the 2022 Global Beauty Awards, Marianne is a breast cancer survivor who credits her commitment to fitness as the key to her successful outcome. For the past two years she has served on the Intermountain Health System’s Oncology Patient Family Advisory Council, where she provides input on best practices for cancer care specialists.

Elizabeth EL Gunter 2023

Elizabeth Gunter

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Elizabeth EL Gunter 2023

Elizabeth Gunter (EL) is an artist, graphic designer, and entrepreneur in search of creatives. Raised in New York City with one foot in New Jersey, her exposure to the fine arts began young. This grew into a deep appreciation for poetry, photography, and painting. An art scholarship drew her to Chicago, and then a fateful road trip carried her to Southern Utah, where she fell in love with the red rocks beneath stark blue skies.

EL’s greatest triumphs include her two adorably precocious children, working with national brands to make beneficial imprints on the world, and opening ART Provides, her very own studio, event space, and gallery in a stunning historic theater. Here she hopes to create connections through art, both inside the minds of individuals, between small groups, and within larger communities. Most Recently EL has co-founded Art Broker Utah where she helps elevate residential and commercial spaces with art.

In addition to her artistic endeavors, EL actively serves on the boards of several influential organizations. She is a dedicated member of the Utah Cultural Alliance (UCA) 501c3 board, where she contributes to promoting and supporting cultural initiatives in the community. As a passionate advocate for the arts, she also lends her marketing expertise and creativity to Art Around the Corner, helping to enrich the local cultural landscape. EL’s commitment to the arts extends further as a valued member of the Arts to Zion board, where she actively promotes and celebrates artistic expression in the region. Additionally, she is a proud member of the Women’s Influence Network (WIN), where she empowers and inspires women from diverse backgrounds.

Away from a canvas, EL enjoys travel, exploring the great outdoors, canyoneering, meditation, and meeting mindful, open, authentic people.

She swears in Spanish when surprised, breaks into solo dance parties to release stress, and obsesses over fancy inks. She can’t help it. Art supplies and those who use them have her heart.