We are incredibly proud that our instructors, including those who have earned recognition both as artists and as teachers. With such a diverse and professional group, your experience in an Art School class is sure to be successful.
 
KATHERINE AMMAN MA in Art Education, Louisiana Tech University; MFA in Painting/Drawing, Louisiana Tech University. Katherine is a native Louisiana artist and former professor of art at Louisiana Tech University. She has exhibited in 80 national and international exhibitions and has had 13 solo shows including an exhibition at Centre D’Arts Plastiques Albert Chanot in Clamart, France and “The Holy Mysteries” exhibition at St. John the Divine in New York City. In 2003, she was awarded the Artist Fellowship Award by the Louisiana Division of the Arts. katherineamman.com

ELIZABETH BLAIR BFA in Painting, Indiana University; MFA in Painting, Pratt Institute. Blair has exhibited in group shows in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Atlanta.

ANA BORNE BA in Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin; Mosaic and Mixed-Media artist. Has been with The Art School since 2005. Recipient of the Partners in the Arts Award in 2011 from the City of Austin. Member of the Austin Mosaic Guild.

REBECCA BORRELLI BA in Art, Kent State University; MA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Austin. Borrelli has served as a kindergarten and elementary art educator in Ohio and Texas, in addition to teaching art in preschools and directing summer camps. beccajborrelli.com

CANDACE BRICENO BFA in Visual Arts Education, The University of Texas at Austin; MFA in Drawing and Painting, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Briceno was selected as one of the Austin Museum of Art’s “22 to Watch” in 2005. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in California, Florida, Texas, and Chicago. She has been part of the Art School faculty since 1998.

KYLE BRUMSTED is an Austin based potter, originally from Ithaca, NY. After attending McGill University, Kyle worked as a full-time apprentice in Montreal, and then at Baltimore Clayworks. His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions around the Northeast. Most recently, Kyle was awarded a year-long residency at Craigardan as the Teaching Fellow, where he made work, taught classes and fired wood kilns.

CAROLYN BROOKS BFA, University of North Texas; MFA, The University of Texas at Austin. Currently a school counselor in Eanes ISD, Brooks is a ceramic artist who works with fiber and paper and teaches creative self-exploration.

ABIGAIL BROWN BA in Studio Art, College of Wooster; received the Donald R. MacKenzie Prize in Art for work in ceramics. Brown is a ceramicist working in Austin with experience teaching all ages and a love for sharing her passion for ceramics.

KRIS BURNS has been a woodworker for twelve years with a focus on fine furniture for the last five years. He has been an artist in residence at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine and has built furniture for Michael Yates Design that was included in Texas Design Now at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Shop Manager of Michael Yates Design. instagram.com/krisburnswood

TED CAREY B.1984 Philadelphia, PA. Ted Carey is an improv sculptor and abstract turntablist currently living in Austin, TX. MFA- University of Pennsylvania BFA- University of the Arts. “Carey works with the drastic insightfulness of an absurdist poet. His elegantly distressed objects, funny and sad and oddly exquisite, undermine varied sacred cows of culture and commerce. More, they affirm the vitality and importance of the mindful eye and heart in a world that overlooks beauty and numbs the senses.” - Matt Freedman briefbird.com

INGA MARIE CARMEL BA, The University of California, Berkeley; additional coursework at Sätergläntan in Sweden. Carmel serves on the board of the Weavers and Spinners Society of Austin and received a Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving through the Handweavers Guild of America in 2016. In 2009, her article about weaving with wire appeared in the August issue of Weavezine. Since 1994, Carmel has at various times taught garden design, knitting, weaving, and eTextiles at the Art School. You can see her work at ingamariecarmel.com and Weavolution.

EMILY CAYTON BFA in Art Education, Virginia Commonwealth University; MA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Austin. A member of the collective Ink Tank, Cayton is the Educator for Teachers and Docents at the Contemporary Austin.

CHRISTIAN CHASE BFA in Sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design. Chase has been working with metal for over 30 years. In addition to sculpture, he has received commissions for furniture and lighting and has taught at the Austin Sculpture Academy.

ANTHONY B. CREEDEN (born Washington, D.C.) holds an MFA in painting from the University of Texas at Austin (2017) and a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2011). Recent exhibitions include Edward Cella Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; the Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, IL; William Benington Gallery in London, UK; and MASS Gallery in Austin, TX.

JONAS CRISCOE BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York; MFA, Rhode Island School of Design. A native of Austin, Criscoe is an interdisciplinary visual artist whose work has been exhibited throughout the US, most notably at the International Print Center in New York and the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Criscoe has been featured in various publications including Art Lies and New American Painting. Recently, he was a Jerome Fellow at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking and a West Prize acquisition recipient. Criscoe is an art editor at the poetry and art journal Dialogist. jonascriscoe.com

ANDREA CHRISTIE BFA in Ceramics, Indiana University; MFA in Ceramics, Tulane University. Christie has been a faculty member at Tulane, Herron School of Art, and various art centers. She displays her work throughout the United States. christieceramics.com

ERIN CUNNINGHAM BFA in Studio Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; MFA in Metals, The University of Texas at Austin. She has taught sculpture and metalsmithing at multiple universities throughout the south and is currently teaching sculpture and 3D Design at Texas State University. Erin maintains an active studio practice making sculpture and designing jewelry and exhibits her work both nationally and internationally. erincunninghamart.com

LAUREL DANIEL BA, Wheaton College. With a graphic design background, Daniel is a professional painter represented by Davis Gallery in Austin as well as other galleries in Georgia and Montana. laureldaniel.com

MONIDEEPA DAS MA in Visual Communication Design, Purdue University; MA in Art History, Stella Maris College, India. Monideepa has over twelve years of experience in advertising, graphic design, illustration, and art education.

WENDY HALE DAVIS has worked as a graphic designer and calligrapher for twenty years and became a bookbinder eleven years ago. Davis’s work can be seen in Making and Keeping Creative Journals and Making Journals By Hand.

MYRA DOUGLASS is from the gulf coast of Alabama and was first introduced to clay through mask making as she grew up in the theatre and circus. She studied Ceramics at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, CA where she was received numerous awards and assistantships and worked as the studio tech and teaching assistant in the Art Department. After moving to Tennessee she took on management of the Ceramics program at Brightstone School in Franklin, during which time she maintained a professional studio at the Clay Lady Co-op in Nashville. She went on to train as a production potter at Sunset Canyon pottery in Dripping Springs, Texas and in 2015 she was awarded a residency at Sugar Maples Art Center in upstate New York. She specializes in thrown and altered construction technique and atmospheric firing. She exhibits her handmade pottery and sculpture nationally in many juried and invitational shows annually.

DAVID EVERETT BFA and MFA in Sculpture, The University of Texas at Austin. Everett has exhibited in El Paso, Houston, Dallas, Santa Fe, and Chicago. davideverett1.tripod.com

PAT FALCONER BFA and BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MFA in Studio Art, Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art. A practicing artist, Falconer is also employed as a film animator.

VALERIE FOWLER BA in Art, The University of Texas at Austin. An illustrator and painter, Fowler has exhibited widely and her artworks have been collected nationally. She paints or draws daily and teaches art in her home studio in South Austin.

NICK FRANCEL BFA in Printmaking, Washington University in St. Louis; MFA in Printmaking, The University of Texas at Austin. Francel worked at Tom Huck’s Evil Prints as a press assistant printing screen prints, etchings, and large-scale woodcuts.

ELISE GALPERIN BFA in Painting/Art Education, Texas State University; Associate of Arts in English, Austin Community College. Elise Galperin paints figures in a psychological landscape. She creates environments that engage performance art, sound art, and audience participation. Her paintings and performances have exhibited in multiple galleries across Texas, such as, The Dougherty Art Center and Cherry Cola Dog in Austin Texas,The Walker’s Gallery in San Marcos, and she curated and performed in the exhibition 061717, at the FLEX space, {TXST} Galleries.

CLAIR GASTON MFA, University of Houston. Gaston has taught at The Glassell Junior School and served as gallery teacher at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston. She has been a teaching fellow at UH. clairgaston.com

JENNIE TUDOR GRAY BFA and All Level Teaching Certification, Texas State University–San Marcos. Gray is a multimedia artist and arts educator with over twenty years experience exhibiting her work and is passionate about community arts education as a method of social change. She has taught for various schools in Austin ISD, Round Rock ISD, Del Valle ISD, and was nominated Teacher of the Year by her peers in Pflugerville ISD. She has also taught with various community and cultural arts centers such as the City of Austin's Dougherty Arts School, Mexican American Cultural Center, and the Elisabet Ney Museum. Presently an art faculty member at St. Stephen's Episcopal School, Gray worked for the Austin Museum of Art from 2003 to 2008 and has been a faculty member at Laguna Gloria since 2013.

JENNY GRANBERRY has a BFA in Painting from Midwestern State University. She is a member of Golden's Working Artist Program where she educates Central Texas artists on new products and techniques. Granberry's personal work focuses on portraiture and the human figure in watercolor. jennygranberry.com

LAURA GREEN BFA, University of North Texas. Green is certified as a Generalist and Special Ed educator. She is a teacher with AISD and has previous teaching experience at the Amon Carter museum, among other schools and institutions. She is the former Program Director at Art Center Waco.

EMMA GRIMES BFA in Craft/Material Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University; MA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Austin. Grimes has experience working with teens, children, and learners with special needs. She works in glass and mixed-media and loves to share and explore new materials with her students.

POMONA HALLENBECK BFA, Eastern New Mexico University. Hallenbeck is a well-known watercolorist who has taught workshops nationally. She is represented by Ghost Ranch Trading Post and Bitzer & Johnson in New Mexico. sketchboxstudio.com

ELIZABETH HARTMAN BA in Studio Art, Rhodes College. Hartman has experience teaching visual arts in preschool and elementary classrooms in Austin. She is certified to teach Art K-12 and is currently an elementary art teacher in Manor ISD. Her personal work includes abstract painting and mixed media.

JENNIFER HILL BFA, Southern Methodist University; post baccalaureate study, University of Florida, Gainesville; MFA in Ceramics, Utah State University. Hill has exhibited nationally and her experience includes instruction and residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine; Chester Springs Studio, Pennsylvania; and Portland Community College and Multnomah Art Center. jenniferhillceramics.com

ALI HOLDER BFA and MA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Arlington. Holder has experience in the classroom at Lake Travis Elementary and has taught as part of the City of Austin’s Totally Cool Totally Art teen art program. Holder’s mediums include painting, mixed media, and music.

JEN HOLSINGER-RABOURN BFA in Art History & Art Education, Oklahoma State University. Previously the Outreach Coordinator and teacher at Philbrook Museum of Art, she is also an art teacher with Round Rock ISD.

EMILY HOYT MFA in Studio Art, Mills College. Hoyt creates ephemeral sculpture, installations, paintings, and videos to frame the subjective relationship to physical space. She has shown locally through Pump Project Art Complex and Women and Their Work, as well as in South Texas and the San Francisco Bay Area. She currently teaches Ceramics and Drawing at Coastal Bend College in South Texas. ehoytweber.com

ERIC JACKSON BFA, The University of Texas at Austin. Jackson is an experienced potter who has been working regionally since 1986. His work has been displayed at the San Antonio Art League Museum and Blanton Museum of Art, in addition to local galleries.

BRIAN DAVID JOHNSON A native Austinite, Johnson opened his own studio in the fall of 2002 at the Splinter Group Cooperative, expanding his focus from furniture and fine cabinetry to include decor designs in 2009. Known for his use of a decorative resin inlay on his flower vases and other pieces, Johnson has also begun to create wall art and pure sculptural work. In 2016, he established Cloud Tree Studios and Gallery, a multidisciplinary studio and exhibition space.

JANNETTE KEATING MA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Austin. Keating has served as an art instructor and classroom teacher with experience in gifted and special education classes, as an art instructor for the Texas School for the Blind, and as a supervisor to preservice art teachers at UT Austin. She is also a long-time docent with The Contemporary Austin and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

SUE KEMP BS and M.Ed., University of North Texas. Kemp is a signature member of the Texas Watercolor Society and Southwestern Watercolor Society. Her paintings have been published on five posters and in seven books. suekemp.com

EVE LARSON Studied at The University of Texas at Austin. Larson is a popular portrait artist who has exhibited for fifteen years and studied with internationally acclaimed artists.

IZOBEAU LOUREIRO BFA in Painting and Drawing, The Pennsylvania State University. Loureiro has experience teaching adults and children in painting, drawing, mixed media and ceramics, has taught as part of the City of Austin’s Totally Cool Totally Art Teen Outreach Program and is currently the Art Lab Instructor for The Contemporary Austin’s tour program. Loureiro maintains a studio practice in East Austin.

TIM LOWKE BFA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Austin; M.Ed. in Educational Administration, Southwest Texas State University. Lowke is an experienced art educator who currently teaches for Round Rock ISD. He has been part of the Art School faculty since 2000.

LAURIE MANN BFA, University of Michigan; MFA, Arizona State University. Mann is a practicing artist who has taught at universities and in community centers in Arizona, Tennessee, Michigan, and Texas for over eleven years. lzmstudio.com

FRANCINE MASTRANGELO BA in Fine Art—Drawing and Printmaking, State University of New York. Published writer and illustrator of children’s books including Beep, Beep, Honk, Honk and 4 Very Small Adventures.

CAITLYN MCKEY BA in Studio Art, University of Hawaii at Manoa; currently working on MA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Austin. McKey has experience working with children through summer camps, after school care, and Sunday school. She works in clay, wood, metal, and mixed-media. Her current studies include research on mindfulness in the art classroom.

MELISSA MENCINI BFA, Bowling Green State University; MFA, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Mencini has taught ceramics at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Eastern Washington University, and the University of Washington, Seattle, and held an artist residency at the Archie Bray Foundation. Mencini exhibits nationally and internationally, with a current focus on functional embellished pottery and sculptural work. melissamencini.com

MARK MITCHELL Studied at The University of Texas at Austin. Mitchell has illustrated twenty-five books for younger readers and his illustrations appear in such children’s magazines as Cricket, Cobblestone, Calliope, and Pockets. He is a contributing editor for the magazine Watercolor. View his work on his website howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.com or on Facebook.

LINDA MONTIGNANI MFA in Painting, American University. Montignani has taught at Maryland College of Art and Design and St. Edward’s University and is a founder of the Creative Arts Society in Austin. Her mixed media and collage paintings are exhibited both nationally and internationally.

ORION ORBES is a seasoned creative with over ten years of experience in communications, brand identity and user experience. As a jack of all trades with expertise across print, digital and interactive, Orion has worked for global and national brands as well as smalll, local businesses. Orion studied Digital Arts & Design and Computer Animation at Full Sail University. When Orion is not designing graphics for companies, he can be found making stuff out of recycled skateboards and hanging out with his family.

DEANNA PASTEL was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2010 she received her BFA in Jewelry/Metals at Kent State University. For two years after college, she worked for Heather B. Moore Inc. fine-tuning her skills in soldering gold, setting stones and hand stamping. She landed in Austin, TX in 2012, and began her career as a main teacher and Studio Manager at Creative Side Jewelry Academy where she has spent the past five years developing curriculum, while working closely with other master artists and her students. She continues to teach at multiple establishments around Austin and still continues her craft at her home studio.

STEPHANIE PERRY BFA in Art History and BA in Art Education, The University of Texas at Austin; National Board Certified Art Teacher - Early and Middle Childhood. As an experienced art educator teaching in Austin ISD for 25+ years, Perry loves working with children, exploring a variety of artistic media, and showing her work occasionally in local galleries.

ELISE POWELL BFA in Illustration Studies, The Rhode Island School of Design. A new member of the Art School faculty, Powell's expertise lies in the intersection of horticulture and fine art. She currently practices freelance illustration and manages the lush urban acreage at Get Well Farms in Austin, TX. She was the recipient of a 2017 Community Initiatives Grant from the City of Austin's Cultural Arts Division and her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in California, Rhode Island, and Texas.

RICARDO PUEMAPE BA in Studio Art, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Puemape is a registered architect in Texas.

GRETCHEN REED BFA in Visual Arts Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. Reed has been part of the Art School faculty since 2000.

SEAN RIPPLE is an artist, writer, and curator based in Austin, TX. His projects are often improvisational and interventionist in nature and rely heavily on social media and the Internet to frame the outcomes of a feverish dedication to an idea. His aesthetic inclinations are informed by music video television programming from the ‘80s and ‘90s, the DIY approach of mid-‘90s lo-fi/punk rock culture, early mainstream Internet culture, film, advertising, and administrative processes. His work has been featured in regional publications including …might be good, Glasstire, Austin American Statesman, and Conflict of Interest. Recent exhibitions include illiterate – a bookstore… an exhibition at Pump Project and t e x t s c a p e (with Susan Scafati) at Co-Lab Projects. He holds a BA in Organizational Communication from St. Edwards University. seanripple.net

AUSTIN RODENBIKER is a poet and artist. He received his MFA in creative writing from the New Writers Project and holds an MA in gender studies from The University of Texas at Austin. He has received grants from the Michener Center for Writers and the Juniper Institute, among others. Recently, he has taught as adjunct faculty at The University of Texas at Austin.

WILLIAM RODRIGUEZ BA Social Science with an Education Concentration from Ashford University. Will is a digital art and animation instructor at Manor New Technology High School with over two decades of experience as a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and animator.

ROBERT SHELDON BFA in Ceramics, Alfred University. Currently works at Armadillo Clay & Supplies and is an artist in residence at Eye of the Dog Art Center. Robert is an experienced potter and maintains a rigorous studio practice.

DIANNE SONNENBERG has exhibited internationally and studied with renowned mosaic artists. She is a member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists and is an experienced teacher of all ages. Art School faculty member since 2007. See her work at diannesonnenberg.com.

SAKURA STEPHENS I received my BFA in art education from the University of Georgia with a concentration in drawing, painting and ceramics. Before moving to Austin in 2017 to pursue my masters degree in art education, I was a full time art teacher for three years. I have also worked in a variety of settings and age groups both in the states and abroad, which has helped me to gain a deeper understanding of the differences that make all of my students so unique. The famous quote by Pablo Picasso, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up", is an accurate reflection of my teaching philosophy. I love encouraging students of all ages to embrace their own distinct style whether it be abstraction or hyperrealism, and my purpose as a teacher is to nurture their passion and creativity in expressing themselves. In addition to teaching, I am a practicing potter and enjoy collaborating with artists and showing my work in local shows.

SEBASTIAN STODDART BFA in Sculpture, State University of New York, Potsdam; MFA in Sculpture, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi. Stoddart serves as studio manager for Catherine Lee and sculpture technician at Texas State University.

LUANNE STOVALL MFA in Painting, Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Stovall previously attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine and the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture in New York City. Currently a lecturer in the School of Architecture at UT Austin, Luanne Stovall has taught color workshops and classes in many locations including the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Sloan School of Business, MIT; the University of Texas; and the Art Institute of Austin. Her paintings, collages, and paper cutouts are in public and private collections including the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi; El Paso Museum of Art; San Antonio Museum of Art; Moakley Cancer Care Center, Boston; and the Neiman Marcus Signature Store in Boston. Luanne is writing Unified Color Theory: A New Field Guide to Color, an updated color model where dots between disciplines are connected and color is positioned as a dynamic synthesis of art + science + psychology + technology + culture. luannestovall.com

PAUL TARLOW Paul and Karen Tarlow are the owners of Helios Kiln Glass Studio, one of the country's top dedicated fused glass studios. Paul has been working with glass as an art medium for over 8 years and has had instruction from some of the world s foremost glass artists including Jane Bruce, Steve Klein, Ruth Brockmann and more. His work has been exhibited nationally, including at the renowned Bullseye Connection Gallery. heliosglass.com

DAVID THORNBERRY BFA and MFA in Painting, Kent State University. Thornberry has over twenty-seven years of experience teaching art in community programs across the country. His work has appeared in galleries throughout Austin.

JAMES TISDALE BFA, University of Mississippi; MFA, University of Georgia. Tisdale has been a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient. He has held National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts residencies in China and Hungary and is the Art School’s ceramics coordinator and resident artist. jamestisdale.com

JOANNA VAUGHN BFA Dayton (Ohio) Art Institute; M.Ed, The University of Texas at Austin. Vaughn has over 30 years teaching experience, including at the Austin Waldorf School, as an art specialist in Austin ISD, and recently with senior citizens in the Mobile Art program.

PHILLIP WADE BFA, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; MFA, The University of Texas at Austin. Wade has been an exhibiting and teaching artist for twenty years. phillipwade.net

JEN WEBEL BFA, University of Georgia; MA in Art Education, University of Arizona. Webel was selected as one of “New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch.” She is the co-founder and curator of the Museum of Ephemerata in Austin and is an art teacher at St. Gabriel’s Catholic School.

CASSANDRA WEYANDT BS in Photography and Fine Art, East Texas State University. Weyandt has experience as a photographer at the Kimbell Art Museum and as a printmaker at the Photographic Archives Gallery in Dallas. photobscura.com

RACHEL WOLFSON SMITH is an artist living and working in Austin, TX, who is known for mural scaled graphite drawings of crashing cars and cryptic landscapes. Trained as a landscape painter and influenced by people and travel, Wolfson has been an artist in residence in Istanbul and Cappadocia, Turkey, and followed the Corot trail in Italy as an Elizabeth Greenshields grant recipient. She holds an MFA from Indiana University, a BFA from MICA, both in painting, and is the Design and Archiving chair at ICOSA art collective, where she is also a member. Currently teaching at Laguna Gloria, she has spent six years as an art professor at Indiana University and Western Oregon University. Check out Rachel's work at rachelwolfson.com.

SHELLEY WOOD BFA, The University of Texas at Austin. Wood has published nationally and internationally and has work in private, public, and corporate collections. Clients include The Austin American-Statesman, Dell, Forbes, US News & World Report, and The New York Times. She is president of Darkroom Coop in Austin and is represented by Photo Méthode Gallery in central Texas. View Shelly's work at shelleywood.net.

SYDNEY YEAGER MFA, The University of Texas at Austin. An art educator since 1989, Yeager was a 1996 Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Recipient and has previously exhibited at Laguna Gloria in Art in Progress: Body/Language in 1997. Her works are widely exhibited in Texas and across the country.

CHRISTOPHER ZALESKI MFA in Photography, University of Texas at Austin. A photographer for eighteen years, his work has been selected for several shows juried by nationally recognized photographers including a show juried by the assistant curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Zaleski has been a commercial photographer since 1982, and established Zaleski Studio in 1988.

SHARON ZEUGIN BA, University of Southern California; MS, The University of Texas at Austin; additional coursework at the University of Surrey, London. Zeugin exhibits both locally and nationally. BA, University of Southern California; MS, The University of Texas at Austin; additional coursework at the University of Surrey, London. Zeugin exhibits both locally and nationally. Art School faculty since 2001. sharonzeugin.com