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Dara Harper is a creative entrepreneur and artist who established Art Only Boutique, a company that produces original paintings in acrylics ranging from figurative to abstract compositions. She currently has public art installed in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Downtown Cuyahoga Falls and the West Side of Akron Ohio. Dara graduated from The University of Akron with a Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction. A Bachelors in Studio Art with emphasis in Painting and Minor in Art History. Dara Harper has developed a mobile art curriculum adaptable for all ages using various art mediums and tools. "Engaging the community and spaces through art is part of my purpose as an artist." She is co-founder of the Akron Black Artist Guild and winner of the 2021 Knight Arts Challenge and currently the Director of Programming with ArtsNow. A non-profit organization that works to strengthen Summit County by advancing its arts & culture assets and building connections between arts & culture and the broad community.

 that creates it. For her, art has comforted, pitied, and motivated her. Dara Harper lives her life in color, boldness, and yet humility.