Instructors
RON AMES
Graduate Digital Photography Mastery Program/ Mark Hemmings Graduate Masters Program, iPhone Photo and Editing Academy/Emil Pakarklis. Award winner and regular contributor to ICM Photography Magazine.
OLIVIA BAEZ
Art student, Frederick Community College (FCC).
ALLA AND MILANA BOROVSKAIA
Teaching experience: Artists-in-Residence, Sandy Spring Museum; various regional arts centers and internationally. Exhibits internationally.
ANNE BOYER
MFA candidate, Hood College; MAT, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); BA, University of MD, College Park. Teaching experience: Montgomery County Public Schools, Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS), Glen Echo Park. Exhibits regionally and nationally.
MAXINE CAMPSCIANO
BA, University of Central Florida. Teaching experience: Community School of the Arts programs, FL; Corbett Preparatory School, Tampa, FL; private instruction.
VICKI CLARKSON
AA, Spencerian College, KY. Teaching experience: Frederick Made, MD, Prince George’s County Public Schools. Exhibits nationally.
LESA COOK
BA, University of South Carolina. Studied at George Mason University; Corcoran School of Art + Design; The Art League in Alexandria, VA; Florence Academy of Art, Italy. Teaching experience: Frederick Community College (FCC).
GEORGINA COPANZZI
Diploma, Penn Foster. Studied at the Gemological Institute of America, Montgomery College, Jewelry Arts Institute. Founder, GMC Designs.
CYNTHIA ANN (NOLLY) GELSINGER
Teaching experience: The Glass Resort; Common Ground on the Hill; 2013 International Society of Glass Beadmakers Annual Conference. Member of Frederick Hot Glass Society. Exhibits nationally and internationally.
JESSICA HALPIN
Self-taught quilter. Teaching experience: private instruction and written patterns. Exhibits regionally and nationally.
KELLI HARRISON
MEd, Art, Towson University. Teaching experience: Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS).
DARLA JACKSON
BFA, Moore College of Art & Design. Teaching experience: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; The Fleisher Art Memorial; Stockton University. Board Member, Philadelphia Sculptors. Award-winning sculptor. Exhibits nationally.
ELIZABETH JENKINS
Hood College and Frederick Community College. Studied with Kesra Hoffman. Assistant teaching experience: Valley Elementary School and Lucy School.
RYLIE JOHNSON
Pursuing BFA in Art Education, West Virginia University. Delaplaine Summer Art Camp Assistant, 2022.
JOHN KACHIK
BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Teaching experience: MICA. Award-winning and internationally recognized illustrator. Exhibits regionally.
LAUREN KOCH
MFA, University of Maryland (UMD), College Park; BFA, University of West Georgia. Teaching experience: Frederick Book Arts Center; Shepherd University; UMD, College Park. Exhibits internationally.
CAROL LEADBETTER
BA, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; AA, Photography, Montgomery College; Electronic Digital Photography Certificate, Montgomery College. Award-winning photographer. Exhibits regionally.
HEATHER LIVERMAN
BA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Coastal Carolina University. Teaching experience: SilverWorks; teaching assistant at FCC and Coastal Carolina University. Founder, HMS Metals.
JOANNA LOHR
PhD, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences. Teaching experience: private instructor in egg painting and glass blowing.
CHRISTOPHER MADDEN
BFA, Ohio State University. Teaching experience: Yellow Barn Studio, Griffin Art Center. Exhibits regionally.
ALLISON MANDICH
MAT and BFA, Frostburg State University. Teaching Experience: FCPS.
JULIE MAYNARD
Student of Wanda Taylor Remington. Teaching experience: Artist-in-Residence, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. Exhibits regionally.
MINDY McCORMICK
MAT, Western Carolina University; BA, Goddard College. Teaching experience: Asheville City Schools, NC.
KAREN McGRAW
MA, Art of Education University; BS, Kutztown University. Teaching experience: FCPS: Enhance Arts, Frederick, MD; Camp Invention, Frederick, MD.
DAVID MODLER
MFA, James Madison University; MEd and BS, Towson University. Teaching experience: Shepherd University; Perquimans County Public Schools, NC; Loudon County Public Schools, VA. Exhibits nationally.
LEE NEWMAN
MFA, American University. Teaching experience: College of William & Mary; American University; Georgetown University. Founder, Washington Studio School. Exhibits internationally.
CALVIN EDWARD RAMSBURG
Studied with Vo-Dinh Mai. Teaching experience: Artist-in-Residence, Maryland State Arts Council; FCPS. Exhibits internationally.
SUKEY RANKIN
MA, Gifted Education, Shippensburg University; BA, Juniata College. Teaching experience: Hood College, Washington County Public Schools, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
JOH RICCI
BFA, Kutztown University. Award-winning fiber artist. Exhibits regionally.
JODIE SCHMIDT
BFA, McDaniel College. Teaching experience: FCC; Daybreak Adult Day Services, Frederick, MD; Buckingham’s Choice, Adamstown, MD.
LAURA SHERWOOD
PhD, Fielding Graduate University. Fieldwork in India included workshops to help community members document their lived experiences through photography. Program Director of the Transformative Arts Project.
THERESA STEELE
MAT, Mount Saint Mary’s University; BMA, University of South Carolina. Teaching experience: FCPS.
DAVID SWIGER
Student of Don & Harriet Maloney and other nationally and internationally known professional woodturners. Owner of Swiger WoodWorks and member of the Mid-Maryland Woodturners Club. Teaching experience: various regional woodturning clubs and festivals. Exhibits regionally.
CHRISTINE TISCHER
BA, Hood College. Studied at George Washington University and Syracuse University. Teaching experience: Washington Calligraphers Guild (WCG); Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. Member of the WCG.
DANICA WARDEN
Has studied breath work, yoga, and meditation since 2008. Teaching experience: Yogamour Studio. Founder and Executive Director of Each 1 Teach 1, a minority-led nonprofit offering coping skills to youth and their families.
VIRGINIA WARWICK
MFA, Rinehart School of Sculpture, MICA; BA, UMD, College Park. Teaching experience: FCC. Exhibits regionally.
KATHLEEN WILLOUGHBY
BFA, Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University. Teaching experience: FCPS.
JOE YABLONSKY
BS, Penn State University. Teaching experience: Smithsonian Associates, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Maryland Hall, Anne Arundel Community College. Exhibits regionally.
