Ani Afshar
Jewelry collections available through international and local retailers including Victoria & Albert Museum, Harrod’s and Fenwick’s, Bloomingdale’s, Barney’s, Henry Bendel, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Ave, and Anthropology. Afshar opened her own Lincoln Park boutique in 2000. Teaching experience throughout Southeast Asia and workshops and seminars through her jewelry studio.
This term Ani will be teaching Jewelry:Beads & Strings and Jewelry:Beads & Wires.
Alice Baum
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Has taught at the Hyde Park Art Center for over 40 years. Exhibitions include Artemisia Gallery, the Hyde Park Art Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and others.
Sara Black
MFA, University of Chicago, BA in Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College; BFA University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Teaching experience includes University of Chicago, Gary Comer Youth Center, Northwestern University, IIT, and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Recent exhibitions include University of Illinois Gallery 400, Experimental Station, Columbia College A+D Gallery, Betty Rymer Gallery, MCA, U of C Midway Studios, and Smart Museum.
Tim Branson
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BFA in Painting, Rhode Island School of Design. Former Peace Corps volunteer who served in West Africa illustrating educational materials. Spent six months living in Guatemala taking a Spanish language course while creating pastels and prints that depict aspects of the culture and landscape there. Has exhibited both locally and nationally. Work is included in the Chicago Public Library permanent collection.
This term, Tim will be teaching Painting in Oils and Drawing:Color, Line, Shape & Form
Dawn Brennan
MFA, University of Chicago Midway Studios; BFA, Kansas City Art Institute. Teaching experience includes Evanston Art Center, University of Chicago, and College of DuPage. Most recent local exhibits include CCT Gallery, Chicago, MPAC Gallery, Joliet, and Chicago’s Open Studio Program Residency.
This term, Dawn will be teaching Perception Through the Graphite Pencil, Oil: One Figure, Oil Painting: The Direct Approach and Formula and Spontaneity in Watercolor
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Erin Burk
BA, art education and ceramics, Bethany College. Teaching experience at Northern Colorado Pottery Guild, Carnegie Arts Center of Goodland, and elementary and middle schools in Colorado. Burk was the recipient of the “Heros Among Us” Award in 2004. Her artistic skill ranges from ceramics and sculpture, to photography, painting and drawing, and more. Exhibited with the Messiah Art Exhibition in which she won Merit Awards for her work.
This term Erin will be teaching Teapots Galore!, Wine and Cheese and Throw Some Clay.
Ruth Busch
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Teaching experience at the Beverly Arts Center of Chicago, Harper College, Sullivan House Community Technology Center. Recent exhibitions at CGMA Show, Berger Community Arts Bazaar, 35th Annual Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show. Prairie State College, 9th Annual Artists Who Teach Exhibition, BAC. Jewelry for sale at State of Illinois Artisans Shop.
This term Ruth will be teaching Wire Wrapped Jewelry.
Holly Cahill
MFA, The University of Cincinnati. BFA, Syracuse University. Received the Meta Wolfstein Travel Fellowship to Japan in order to research topics of aesthetics in relation to her studio practice. Teaching experience at the college level includes courses in basic drawing, figure drawing, 2-D and 3-D design. Has taught adult and children’s courses within art centers for the past several years. In the Greater Cincinnati Area, has shown at Gallery Salveo, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Northern Kentucky University, and the 840 Gallery and DAAP galleries of the University of Cincinnati. Exhibition experience in Chicago includes group shows at the Mars Gallery, Fulton Street Collective, and Hyde Park Art Center.
This term Holly will be teaching Preschool: Discover Art.
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Sergio Ceron
BFA, Academia de San Carlos UNAM (Mexico City). Teaching experience includes Lillstreet Art Center. Works held in private collections in Chicago, the Southwest, and Mexico. Recent exhibitions include Casa de la Cultura (Huixqulucan), Academia de San Carlos (Mexico City) and Lillstreet Art Center.
This term Sergio will be teaching Sculpture:Portrait, Figure, Abstract.
Elizabeth Chisholm
BFA, University of Michigan; continuing education classes in printmaking at Penland School of Crafts,N.C.Teaching experience includes the Marwen Foundation and the Prison Creative Arts Project (Ann Arbor, MI.) as well as some after school mural collaborations in Detroit elementary schools. Exhibitions of ye ole’ drawings, paintings, and prints include the Marwen Foundation, 555 gallery(Detroit), and Work gallery (Ann Arbor).
Elke Claus
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BFA, Rutgers University. Teaching experience includes Gallery 37, Anchor Graphics, Suburban Fine Arts Center. Exhibited locally and internationally. Recipient of Artist Residencies at Anchor Graphics and Columbia College Book and Paper Center and a CAAP Grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
This term Elke will be teaching Silkscreen and Printmaking.
Linda Cohn
BFA, MA, Bradley University, MFA, SAIC. Archaeological draftsman for the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago for 3 years. Painting faculty at Savannah College of Art and Design for 4 years. Numerous solo exhibitions and over 50 group exhibitions at venues including The American University of Cairo, The Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt Graphics Center, Rockford Art Museum and the Evanswille Museum of Arts and Science. Received the SCAD presidential fellowship in 2002.
This term Linda will be teaching Beginning Drawing and Portrait & Figure Drawing.
Ollie Dantzler
Recipient of photography awards and scholarships from Calumet Photo, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Hyde Park Art Center. Recent exhibitions include the Chicago Public Library (South Shore Branch), Hot House Chicago, Salisbury University Gallery (MD), and the Hyde Park Art Center.
This term, Ollie will be teaching Level I Photography, Level II Photography and Crochet.
Melanie Dorson
MFA, University of Michigan; BA in Studio Art, Carleton College. Teaching experience includes the University of Michigan and the College of DuPage and the University of Chicago Lab School. Regionally exhibited work includes photolithos, etchings, woodblock prints, silkscreens, photo and slide transfers, handmade books, and weavings.
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Adam Ekberg
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA, Wheaton College. Eckberg has extensive teaching experience as a college level educator, exhibiting artist, and curator. Eckberg recently exhibited with the Contemporary Art Workshop in a solo exhibition, and has also exhibited with Fifty/50 Gallery, Gallery 2, the Renaissance Society Benefit, Independent Project Space, the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, The Portland Museum of Art, Loyola University Museum of Art, and Thomas Robertello Gallery.
This term Adam will be teaching Digital Photography I and Digital Photography II.
William Estrada
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; holds a Special 10 K-12 Certification from the State of Illinois. Has worked with grass-roots organziations for the past 8 years, and continues to participate in varoius community projects in the Chicago area. Works as an artist-in-residence at Telpochcalli Elementary School through C.A.P.E. and various community schools through HPAC, Pros Arts Studios and A.R.T.
Brad Farwell
MFA, SAIC; BA, Yale University, Architecture. Additional course work at International Center of Photography. Teaching experience includes School of the Art Institute of Chicago, International Center of Photography. Recent exhibitions include Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara, G2 Gallery, Rosenberg Gallery (NYC), Gallery 400, MCA, Project Space Gallery.
Delores Fortuna
BFA, 1970, and MFA, 1972, University of Chicago. Adjunct Assistant Professor of ceramics at SAIC. Exhibitions include Dubuque Museum of Art; Lillstreet Gallery; Kunsthuis Ingrith Desmet, Amsterdam; Galerie Wijland, Belgium. Symposiums on porcelain include Finland,1999; Italy 2000 and 2002.
Theaster Gates
MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Community and Regional Planning and Sculpture), Iowa State University; BS in Urban Planning, Iowa State University. Teaching experience and exhibitions at University of Cape Town, South Africa, Tokoname, Japan, and in the Chicagoland area.
Maria Gaspar
BFA, Pratt Institute, NYC. Teaching experience includes Urban Gateways, Afterschool Matters and Pros Arts Studios, in addition to the Hyde Park Art Center. Recent Chicago exhibitions include Polvo Gallery, Casa Michoacan and Marwen Foundation.
Daniel Godston
MFA, Mills College. Teaching experience includes The Poetry Center of Chicago, The Center of Community Art Partnerships and Columbia College Chicago. Also composes music and plays trumpet and other instruments with The Ways & Means Trio and other jazz groups in Chicago.
Ada Rima Grybauskas
MFA, BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Teaching experience includes Morraine Valley Community College, Lill Street Studios, South Chicago Art Center, SAIC, Suburban Fine Arts Center, and Riverside Arts Center. Professional experience as a sculptor/model maker includes Asylum Entertainment, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Crick Pictures.
Sara Holwerda
BFA, University of Michigan School of Art and Design. Teaching experience includes Ann Arbor Art Center. Exhibitions and performances include Duderstat Center Gallery, All About Furniture (MI), 555 Gallery (Detroit), and the Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival
This term Sara will be teaching Acrylic, The Creative Process and Teen Stencils!
Roxane Hopper
MFA Northwestern University; Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, SAIC; BA, Trinity University. Exhibition experience includes Rowland Contemporary, Block Museum, OpenSource Art, Sputnik Project Space (NY), 1926 Gallery, Arbor House (TX), and Blue Star Art Space (TX). Publications include Perla Magazine and Mirror, Mirror, Gorilla Hair.
This term, Roxane will be teaching Pinhole Photography.
Amanda Innis
BFAAE, SAIC; BHA, Carnegie Mellon University. Teaching experience includes Arts Council of Princeton and Leander Stone Elementary. Recent exhibitioons include SAIC, Spooktacula, and William H. Knouss Gallery (Chicago) and Ellis Gallery, Boxheart Gallery and the Frame (Pittsburgh).
This term Amanda will be teaching Painting and Creative Drawing.
Brian Johnson
MA, Governors State University, BFA Howard University. Teaching experience includes Gallery 37, Kenwood Academy, Austin Community Academy H.S., Governors Stat University, CPS Teachers’ Academy. Exhibition experience includes Marwen Gallery, Howard University, Chicago Public Libraries, South Side Community Art Center, and Rockford Art Museum.
Sarah Johnston
MA in Art Education, M.Ed in Elementary Education, University of Maryland; BA in Psychology, College of William and Mary. Teaching experience at Sidwell Friends School and the Montgomery County School System in Maryland. Illinois State certified for teaching art to all grade levels.
Sarah Kaiser
MFA and MA, University of Chicago; BFA, Colorado State University. She is an active member of ARC, and has exhibited her work at Womanmade Gallery, Razor’s Edge Gallery, and Gallery 312. Teaching experience includes work at Hyde Park Art center, the City Colleges of Chicago, and Harper College.
This term Sarah will be teaching Beginning Drawing and Figure Drawing.
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James Kao
MFA and BFA, SAIC; BA, University of Chicago. Teaching experience includes Dominican University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Evanston Art Center, and Indiana Univeristy Northwest. Solo exhibitions include Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Lee E. Dulgar Gallery, and American Theater Company. Recent group exhibitions include Gallery 2, Evanston Art Center, Beverly Arts Center, Heaven Gallery, and Gallery 400.
This term James will be teaching Portrait & Figure Painting and Drawing.
Alessandra Kelley
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Teaching experience includes Evanston Art Center, Blue Gargoyle Adult Learning Center, and Dominican University. Solo exhibitions include Chicago Public Library, James S. Murray Gallery, and A. Montgomery Ward Gallery. Recent group exhibitions include Art Lounge, National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, WomanMade Gallery, and Old Courthouse Arts Center.
This term Alessandra will be teaching Painting: Materials and Techniques.
Shannon Kerrigan
BFA, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Professional experience ranges from maintaining a welding shop to producing hand made paper invitations in her studio. Shannon has worked for some of Chicago’s preeminent Arts Organizations including; Artsbridge, ARC Gallery, Chicago Public Art and Redmoon Theatre. A decade of teaching experience includes: Gallery 37, A.R.T., The Chicago Park District and Lill Street. Since joining the Hyde Park Art Center in 2000 Shannon has been an artist in residence in over a dozen schools in a variety of programs. Currently the Curriculum Developer and Lead Artist at the University of Chicago Charter High School Woodlawn Campus. Last year Shannon completed two commissions for private collectors and her metal work was included in shows at HPAC and The Chicago Art Source.
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Kirstin Leenaars
MFA Studio Arts, UIC; MA Fine Arts, Piet Zwart Institute; BFA Fine Arts, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. Solo exhibitions include Contemporary Art Workshop, Sculptuur Den Haag, Low Level Vision, and Roof Gallery. Recent group exhibitions include Nutshuis (The Hague), Art 44/46, Old Gold Gallery, Gallery 400, and ArtLedge.
This term Kirsten will be teaching Documentary Photography and Intro to Animation.
Anna Lehner
BA in English with Honors in Art, Writing Certificate, Pennsylvania State University. Completing a degree in Interior Design at Harrington College of Design. Experience includes the Goodman Theatre (costume shop stitcher), International House of Blues (visiting artist), Chicago Cultural Center (adult quilting instructor), and various community sites.
Debbie Lekousis
BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Teaching experience includes Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School (preschool though 6th grade art) for 9 years, Hyde Park Art Center. Workshops include Field Museum Holiday Tea, Osaka Garden, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Children’s Museum. Educators’ workshops include Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Public Library, and Chicago Public Schools. Exhibitions include Chicago Children’s Museum, The Japanese Consulate (Chicago), The Fashion Institute of Technology (NY), BareWalls 2003, 2004, and 2005 (SAIC).
This term, Debbie will be teaching Creative Origami.
Katharine Lion
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Works in a variety of media including photography, video, painting, sculpture, bookmaking, writing and fabric based collages. Designed and taught the multi media arts education program for The Girl Scouts of Greater Indiana Residential Summer Camp.
Jessica Lowery
BA in Sculpture, Loyola University Chicago; BAE, Harron School of Art and Design. Taught children’s mixed-media and ceramics classes and camps at the Indianapolis Art Center for nealry 12 years. Taught adult collage at the IAC for 2 years. Directed the Fine Arts Day camp for the IAC for 3 years. Has been involved in Artreach programs.
Frank Maugeri
BA in Liberal Arts; Film, Animation & Sculpture Focus. Associate Artistic Director of Redmoon Theater where he has served as an award winning director, designer, and performer for over 10 years. Founding member of Theater DANK. Teaching experience includes Columbia College Chicago, Gallery 37, Project LEAP, AIC, Northwestern University, UIC Illinois, and the University of Chicago.
Helen McElroy
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BFA, New York School of Ceramics and Art; BA, Alfred University, New York. Teaching experience at SAIC, Evanston Art Center, Moraine Valley Community College and in Japan. Has received an education research grant while abroad and has exhibited both domestically and in Japan.
Krystal Meisel
BA in Photography from the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, CA; teaching experience at St. Clair Middle School in Michigan and the Hyde Park Art Center; photography exhibited locally.
This term Krystal will be teaching Alternative Photographic Processes and Level I Photography
Carol F. Mason Metzger
MS in Biochemistry from Illinois Institute of Technology; BS in Biology from DePaul University. Art education includes coursework at the Art Institute of Chicago, DuPage Art League and College of DuPage. Solo and group exhibitions at DuPage Art League, College of DuPage, Woman Made Gallery, Gallery 1633, and The Fine Art of Fiber.
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Justine Nagan
MA, University of Chicago; BA, University of Wisconsin at Madison. Creating tote bags and quilts for 6 years. Tote bags have been featured at the Smart Museum of Art, the K-fleye fashion show, and on Wisconsin Public Television, as well as over the shoulders of very stylish family members and friends. Currently working in documentary production at Kartemquin Films.
Nicole Nava
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently pursuing MAT degree and Elementary Certification at National Louis University in Evanston. Has taught ceramics to children in Oxford, Maine. Drawing instructor for the past three years for an afterschool program in city and suburban elementary schools.
Kean Sea Park
Studied under his father, one of the top six Oriental artists in Korea. Teaching experience includes the YMCA, University of Chicago, various church groups, and private individual instruction throughout Chicago for over 25 years. Has exhibited throughout Asia and the Chicagoland area. Four-time winner of the Korean National Art Competition.
This term, Kean will be teaching Asian Ink Painting.
Meg Peterson
BA in fine arts from the University of Oregon. Teaching experience includes Columbia College, Chicago, Prairie Mountain School, Fairfield Elementary and Kelly Middle School via City of Eugene Parks and Recreation Department. Peterson has also served as a volunteer teacher in Accra, Ghana through Global Volunteer Network and as an Art Coordinator and Workshop Leader for Hollistic Options for Planet Earth Sustainability.
Mark Phillips
Attended East Carolina School of Art. Teaching experience includes Studio 935, Fibre Craft Materials Corp. Exhibition experience includes Chicago Cultural Center, Hot House Performance Center, and the Evanston Art Center.
This term Mark will be teaching Teen Silkscreen.
Anna Ressman
B.A. Great Books of Western Society, St. John’s College Santa Fe. An artist who specializes in the visual mediums of photography, soft sculpture, installation, and graphic design, Ressman combines these tools with music and academics as well as creative writing to create multimedia experiences that are dynamic and educational. Also studied professional voice, music theory, and composition for over twenty years. Ressman’s main subjects of investigation include the phenomenology of the creative process, the psychology and neurology of memory, and social migration patterns both voluntary and compulsory. Exhibitions include Grass Roots Art in Chicago as well as in Pittsburgh and online. Ressman has been published in national print and online magazines, and received an award from The Baltimore Sun for her creative writing.
This term Anna will be teaching Professional Writing for Artists and Photo Seminar and Critique.
Valerie Richards
Experience includes 40 years of teaching graphics and painting at area colleges, art centers, and in numerous senior community and school-based programs. Exhibitions include over 10 years at the Hyde Park Art Center, many printmaking and mural commissions, and numerous collections exhibitions.
This term, Valerie will be teaching Formula and Spontaneity in Watercolor.
Kelly Rider
MFA, in Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts; BFA in Painting, Pratt Institute. More than 10 years teaching experience in New Mexico and Illinois. In Chicago, teaching experience includes K-8th at CPS and many classes at HPAC. Most recently her handmade paper pieces and book arts have been exhibited locally in the 4th International Book and Paper Arts Triennial at Columbia College’s Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts, the Chicago Public Library’s Books! Chicago Bound and Bedecked show, and Vespine Gallery in Pilsen.
Darrell Roberts
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA in Art History, University of Northern Iowa. Teaching experience includes School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Hearst Center for the Arts, Marwen, Lill Street Art Center, and Illinois Institute of Art. Exhibits paintings locally.
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Hardy Schlick
MFA, University of Chicago, studied with Ruth Duckworth and Hiroake Morino. Teaching experience includes adult and children’s ceramic classes at the Hyde Park Art Center for over 25 years, the South Side Arts Partnership, the Bridgeport Partnership, and the Hyde Park Art Center’s community outreach programs.
This term, Hardy will be teaching Multi-Level Ceramics (Adults) and Ceramics (Children).
Olivia Schreiner
MFA, Northwestern University, BFA, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Schreiner has experience teaching silkscreen and working with Artists-in-Residence at The Fabric Workshop & Museum in Philadelphia, PA from 1999-2004 and taught painting at Northwestern University. Schreiner has exhibited her paintings at various venues nationally and locally at the Union Arts League, Rowland Contemporary Gallery and the Contemporary Art Workshop.
This term Olivia will be teaching Silkscreen: Posters and Propaganda and Painting From Memory.
Suzanne Sebold-Suso
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. MA in Education, Northeastern Illinois University. Director of Arts Across the Atlantic. Has also taught at Gallery 37, Chicago Public Schools, and the Chicago Park District. Received Community Arts Assistance Program Award, and exhibits locally.
This term, Suzanne will be teaching Prechool:Discover Art.
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Laura Shaeffer
BFA in painting, Philadelphia College of Art. Apprenticeships in felting and silkscreen in Berlin. Teaching experience includes drawing and painting at Japanese/American Cultural Institute in Lisbon, silkscreen at Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. She also taught English to adults and children in Europe for over 13 years. She has exhibited locally and internationally. Recent work focuses on silkscreen and drawn and clay animation.
This term Laura will be teaching Making Things and Outdoor Art.
Mark Siska
BA, Columbia College, concentration in documentary filmmaking and video installation. Independent producer and filmmaker both in Chicago and internationally. Founder and executive director of Euro Undereground. Teaching experience includes A.R.T., Catherine Cook School, the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian, and the Evanston Art Center. Exhibitions include local and international film festivals.
This term Mark will be teaching Digital Video, Digital Mix Up (Youth) and Digital Mix Up (Adult).
Martin Soto
BFA, SAIC; Graduate studies at Hunter College and New York University. Teaching experience includes Chicago Public Schools Office of Language and Cultural Education, Zhou B. Center, Martin Soto Studio, Chicago Public Art Group, and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Allison Spicer
MAAE, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA in Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan. Teaching Experience includes Snow City Arts Foundation, Marwen Foundation, Ralph J. Bunche Elementary, and the British School of Chicago. Recent exhibitions include Marwen Foundation, University of Michigan Alumni Show, and Demitasse Cafe.
This term Allison will be teaching Painting Pollution.
Ryan Swanson
MFA in Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BFA in Paiting, Savannah College of Art and Design; teaching experience at Westwood College, HPAC. Recent exhibitions include Booster and Seven Gallery, the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Gallery 1926, G2, Betty Rymer Gallery, Wholesale Chicago, and Temporary Services.
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Mary Tepper
BFA, SAIC; background in painting and drawing. She teaches and consults with various regional art organizations. Mary presently works in her expanded studio, Dripping Water, creating unique custom useable objects, including interior mosaics, handmade papers, books and prints; exhibitions have included the Hyde Park Art Center, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, and Crane Paper Institute.
This term, Mary will be teaching Teen Drawing and Ceramic Tiles.
Ann Toebbe
DAAD scholar, Universitat der Kunst, Berlin; MFA, Yale Univeristy; BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art. Teaching experience includes the School of the Art Institute, Boys and Girls Club, Yale University School of Art, NYC Public Schools, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art. Recent solo and group exhibitions include 537 Gallery (OH), NOVA, Isp Gallery (MA), Audiello Gallery (NYC), and Marc Selwyn Gallery.
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Anthony Trinchera
MFA, Rochester Institute of Technology; MA and BFA, State University of New York. Teaching experience includes Genesee Community College, Mills Art Center (NY), BOCES Geneso Migrant Workers Center (NY). Previous exhibitions include Mill Arts Center, Genesee Community College, Marion Street Gallery, Morning’s Canvas Art Gallery, and Rochester Institute of Technology.
David Trost
BFA, Penn State University; MFA, SAIC. A studio artist who works primarily in clay, Trost teaches at Lillstreet Art Center, Evanston Art Center, Harold Washington College, and SAIC. Solo and group exhibitions include Terra Incognito, Chicago Cultural Center, Gross Park Sculpture Invitational, Lillstreet Art Center, and Harold Washington College.
Ben Turcotte
Worked with architectural stained glass for seven years in a number studios, including Bauhaus Apprenticeship Institute, WIll Hamm Stained Glass, Altamira Art Glass, Turcotte Art Glass, Discovery, Chaos Art Glass, Discovery Center, Two Fish Art Glass. Art Glass on display in galleries around the country and experience restoring antique windows for a historic monument.
This term, Ben will be teaching Stained Glass.
Shoshanna Utchenik
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Has served as Artistic Associate, Redmoon Theater, Chicago. Performances include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Steppenwolf Studio Theater, and Theater Oobleck. Teaching experience includes School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College. Awards include the Community Arts Assistance Program Grant (2002) and the John Quincy Adams Fellowship (2000).
This term Shoshanna will be teaching Wood Carved Puppets and Finger Puppet Extravaganza.
Omar Vera
MFA, SAIC; BFA, Ceramics, BA, Art History, University of Washington. Teaching experience at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lillstreet Art Center and Olive Harvey Community College. Current exhibitions include Lillstreet Art Center, Gallery 312, Schopf Gallery on Lake, Gene Siskel Film Center, Modest Contemporary Arts, Gallery 2 and Base Space AIC.
Vera Videnovich
Attended the Art Insitute of Chicago. Trained as knitting instructor thorugh Craft Yarn Council. Was taught to knit by her father at age 7, became part of a long line of knitters and weavers in her family. Produces line of clothing using wool sheared from her own sheep, which she hand-spins and dyes using natural materials. Has led knitting groups throughout Chicago.
This term Vera will be teaching Knitting and Textile Manipulation.
Jessi T. Walsh
MA candidate in Interdisciplanary Arts at Columbia College Chicago; BFA in Studio Art, Florida State University. Professional experience includes Hyde Park Art Center, CAPE, Redmoon, Illinois Arts Alliance, community gardening with architreasures, and theatrical set design with Big Works. Group and solo exhibitions in Chicago, Florida, Texas and Washington include works in metal, rubber, mixed media and photographic installation. Recent performance art and movement exhibitions have been held at Chicago Moving Company’s studio in Hamlin Park.
This term Jessi will be teaching Experimental Performance and Youth Knitting.
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Joel Wanek
BA in Photography and Cinematography, Webster University. Also studied Photography and Filmmaking at The Center for Documentary Studies and Columbia College. Teaching experience includes HPAC, Peach Club and Gallery 312.
Dale Washington
BA, Columbia College. Also attended Columbus College of Art and Design and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Recipient of the 2003 Artist of the Year Award from the Southside Community Art Center. Recent exhibitions include Gruen Gallery, the South Shore Cultural Center, the Southside Community Art Center and Miijiza’s Gallery. Featured artist in Chicago collector Daniel Parker’s new book “African Art: The Diaspora and Beyond.”
This term, Dale will be teaching Still Life and Abstract.
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Ivan Watkins
PhD candidate, University of New Orleans; Ma, University of Chicago; BFA, SAIC. Teaching experience locally and nationally include Northeastern Illinois University, Tarrant County College, Capoeira Angola, and North Lawndale Learning Center. Ivan has been involved in several public art projects in Chicago, New Orleans, and Bridgeport. Group and solo exhibitions include Around the Coyote, Minneapolis Indian Center, and Robin Brisker Gallery.
Mark Werle
Photographer and digital artist, Mark Werle has worked as a computer tech at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for the last eight years. He works and volunteers at a number of art non-profits in the Chicago area which have included Video Machete, Insight Arts, Women in the Director Chair and the Evanston Art Center.
Julian Williams
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BFA, SAIC. Teaching experience in drawing and painting includes Hyde Park Art Center, Evanston Art Center, Columbia College Chicago, Boulevard Arts Center, ad CPS. Recent exhibition experience includes Open Door Gallery, South Side Community Art Center, Susan Woodson Gallery, and ETA Creative Arts Foundation Gallery.
Justin Witte
MFA University of Illinois Chicago; BFA, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; New York Studio Program. Teaching Experience includes Harold Washington College, Northwestern University, and University of Illinois at Chicago. Exhibition experience includes Gallery 400, Vega Estates, Vox Populi (Philadelphia), Space 1026 (Philadelphia) and the D.U.M.B.O. Art Center (New York City).
This term Justin will be teaching Beginning Painting.
Rebecca Zemans
BFA, AB, University of Michigan; Studied at HPAC as a child. Teaching experience includes The Crucible, The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, and the Ann Arbor Art Center. Recent exhibitions include the Oakland International Airport, ArtworkSF and the Oakland Museum of California.
This term Rebecca will be teaching Art Exploration.