Visual Arts
A student’s God-given desire to create and appreciate the aesthetic beauty in our universe is encouraged and nurtured through CHCA’s Visual Arts program. Through various opportunities, students young to old become aware of how art relates to multiple areas of study and the world around us. They examine the human experience through their own creativity, art history, and the use of visual mediums, technology, literature, and God’s word. We strive to help our students become engaged and insightful participants. Visual Fine Arts at CHCA helps students acknowledge their God-given talents and pursue opportunities and challenges with confidence.
Explore this page or walk in any CHCA building and you will find how our students use the visual arts to tell stories ...
Early Learning Program
Curricular Offerings
Visual Art (Ages 2-4)
Visual Arts Faculty

Tina Overmyer
Mrs. Overmyer comes to CHCA with 27+ years of educational experience having taught in private, public, and homeschool arenas. As a conference presenter, teacher, mentor, and grant petitioner, Tina actively looks for ways to build into the educational experience of others. While the arts have made up most of her empowering contribution to students, as a professional educator she's facilitated the learning journey of advanced students in language arts, math, and science. While directing the enrichment program in her previous assignment, Tina took advantage of the community resources such as the Peabody Essex Museum, MIT, Southern New Hampshire University, parents, and professionals living nearby. She creatively blended the worlds of art, mathematics, and science while designing discovery-learning experiences for students in grades 3-8. Tina is enthusiastic about CHCA's mission and about her opportunity to serve students while collaborating with a dedicated team. She's most energized when she's creating. Whether brainstorming new programs, curricula, or unit themes, she's ready to do her part and build up those around her.
Lower School
Curricular Offerings
Visual Art (Gr KPrep - 6)
Extracurricular Offerings
After School Art Enrichment (Gr 1-4)
Artist’s Guided Studio (Gr 5-8)
Visual Arts Faculty

John Hentz
B.F.A., Ohio University
John has 8+ years of teaching experience, having received his B.F.A. from Ohio University and an M.Ed. in Art Education from the University of Cincinnati. He is a member of both the National Arts Education Association and the Ohio Art Education Association, as well as a Cincinnati Arts Association Overture Awards committee member and Presenter at the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) conference. As an avid furniture maker, Mr. Hentz is often found in the woodshop or outdoors working on small scale landscape architecture installations.

Gail Varner
Gail is a member of the Ohio Art Education Association and attends their conferences regularly. Outside of CHCA, she teaches first-grade art at Loveland Early Childhood Center and also teaches at Painting with a Twist in Mason. Gail has taught after-school art classes at Uptown Arts in Cincinnati and Saturday enrichment classes for Great Oaks Vocational School. She also has painted sets for plays and created lobby displays for Acting Up Theater in Mason. For more than 25 years, she has organized and taught Vacation Bible School crafts at her church.
Upper School
Curricular Offerings
Gr 7-8:
Visual Art |
Gr 9-12:
General Art |
2020 ArtBeat Juried Art Competition
BEST OF SHOW
- Certificate
- $100.00
- $50.00 Plaza Artist GC
- Certificate
- $100.00
- $100.00 Plaza Artist GC
- Certificate
- $10.00 Plaza Artist GC
AP PORTFOLIO - 2
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AP PORTFOLIO: HON. MENTION
- Certificate
- $25
- $10.00 Plaza Artist GC
AP PORTFOLIO - 2
AP PORTFOLIO - 3
AP PORTFOLIO - 4
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DRAWING: 1ST PLACE
- Certificate
- $50.00
DRAWING: 2ND PLACE
- Certificate
- $25.00
- Certificate
- $75 Plaza Artist GC
- Certificate
- $15.00
DRAWING: HON. MENTION
- Certificate
- $10.00 Plaza Artist GC
LAYOUT AND DESIGN: 1ST PLACE
- Certificate
- $50.00
LAYOUT AND DESIGN: 2ND PLACE
- Certificate
- $25.00
LAYOUT AND DESIGN: 3RD PLACE
- Certificate
- $15.00
LAYOUT AND DESIGN: HON. MENTION
- Certificate
- $10.00 Plaza Artist GC
PAINTING: 1ST PLACE
- Certificate
- $50.00
PAINTING: 2ND PLACE
- Certificate
- $25.00
PAINTING: 3RD PLACE
- Certificate
- $15.00
PHOTOGRAPHY: 1ST PLACE
- Certificate
- $50.00
PHOTOGRAPHY: 2ND PLACE
- Certificate
- $25.00
PHOTOGRAPHY: 3RD PLACE
- Certificate
- $15.00
PHOTOGRAPHY: 4TH PLACE
- Certificate
- $10.00
PHOTOGRAPHY: 5TH PLACE
- Certificate
- $10.00
PHOTOGRAPHY: HON. MENTION
- Certificate
- $10.00 Plaza Artist GC
Exhibit Opportunities
AP Art Gallery Show & Reception (Gr 9-12)
ArtBeat Juried Art Competition (Gr 9-12)
Extracurricular Offerings
Artist’s Guided Studio (Gr 5-8)
Art Club (Gr 9-12)
Arts Open Studio (Gr 9-12)
Student Production Team (Gr 9-12)
Upper School 9-12 Scholastic Winners
Visual Arts Faculty

Tim Hilderbrand
B.S.A.Ed., Ball State University
Timothy is a member of the Ohio Art Education Association and serves as an Advanced Placement Portfolio Reader. Outside of CHCA, he is a professional potter, a freelance artist and designer, and a creator of residential and commercial stained glass.

Tina Overmyer
Mrs. Overmyer comes to CHCA with 27+ years of educational experience having taught in private, public, and homeschool arenas. As a conference presenter, teacher, mentor, and grant petitioner, Tina actively looks for ways to build into the educational experience of others. While the arts have made up most of her empowering contribution to students, as a professional educator she's facilitated the learning journey of advanced students in language arts, math, and science. While directing the enrichment program in her previous assignment, Tina took advantage of the community resources such as the Peabody Essex Museum, MIT, Southern New Hampshire University, parents, and professionals living nearby. She creatively blended the worlds of art, mathematics, and science while designing discovery-learning experiences for students in grades 3-8. Tina is enthusiastic about CHCA's mission and about her opportunity to serve students while collaborating with a dedicated team. She's most energized when she's creating. Whether brainstorming new programs, curricula, or unit themes, she's ready to do her part and build up those around her.
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Armleder School
Curricular Offerings
Visual Art (PK - Gr 6)
Visual Arts Faculty

Hailey Marosi
This CHCA alumna graduated early from Miami University then spent 2 years exploring other job fields until landing in the freelance art world in 2019. Although she enjoyed the life of a full-time oil painter and all the adventure that comes with that, she felt God leading her to a place where she could invest in one community instead of operating as a lone painter. Now, in addition to freelance painting, Ms. Marosi invests in her students as she encourages them to discover God’s gifts.