IEA Chapters
We hope that you'll consider joining your local IEA Chapter. Chapters offer members a sense of community, resources, support, and perhaps the opportunity to exhibit or critique your artwork. If you don't see your area represented here, we encourage you to start your own! Click here for more information on how to start a local Chapter in your area.
| CALIFORNIA - NorCAL Wax - www.norcalwax.com NorCAL Wax is a Northern California Chapter of the IEA serving artists working in encaustic and cold wax focusing on building community, sharing resources, exhibition opportunities and artistic support. President: Melissa Stephens |
 | FLORIDA - Florida Wax Chapter - www.florida-wax.com Florida Wax is a Florida Chapter of IEA, located in Orlando and founded in 2017 by Shelley Jean and Anne-Marie Bercik. This Chapter welcomes all Florida artists working in Encaustic. President: Shelley Jean Website: ShelleyJean.com/FloridaWax |
| NEW YORK - The Working With Wax – Rochester/FLX chapter of the International Encaustic Association is an informal collective of visual artists who work in the mediums of encaustic, cold wax, beeswax and other wax-based materials. Through monthly discussions either in person or via the internet the group decides on activities to work together to share resources among the members, showcase the artwork created by the members, and introduce the public to this ancient method. President: Connie Ehindero Vice President: Kathryn Bevier Treasurer: Birgitt Wolf-Peterson |
| SWFL WAX is a Florida Chapter of IEA that serves Southwest Florida artists. Based in Naples, this Chapter is open to all encaustic artists who are members of IEA. This Chapter's goas is to promote and support encaustic artists, including cold wax artists, with meetings, workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions. President: Madeline Sugerman Vice President: Sherry DeGennaro Treasurer: Carol Lutgen |
IEA Virginia Encaustic Artists Chapter - www.Facebook.com/VirginiaChapter The Virginia Chapter of the IEA meets bi-monthly and serves artists working in encaustic. The Chapter focus is on building community, sharing resources, exhibition opportunities, and artistic support. Members host critiques and showcase their artwork in exhibitions at least once per year. We do plan yearly meet and greets in person. President: Gina Louthian Stanley |