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.
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.
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.
JAMIE GERHOLD
JERI GREENBERG
AA and BA, Parsons School of Design. Teaching experience: Cameron Art Museum, NC; Center for Contemporary Art, NJ; Visual Art Center, NJ. Affiliations: Master Circle, International Association of Pastel Societies; Signature Member of The Pastel Society of America. Exhibits nationally.
JESSICA HALPIN
Self-taught quilter. Teaching experience: private instruction and written patterns. Exhibits regionally and nationally.
ELIZABETH HINTON
Hood College and Frederick Community College. Studied with Kesra Hoffman. Assistant teaching experience: Valley Elementary School and Lucy School.
CECIL HOLLOWAY
BFA, Savannah College of Art and Design. Teaching experience: Workhouse Arts Center, VA; Digital Kidz.
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.
CHRISTINE MERRY
Master Artist’s Program, Compass Atelier; MA, San Francisco State University; BA, Colby College, ME. Teaching experience: Arts of Great Falls. Exhibits regionally.
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.
CALLIE OTNESS
BA, Whitman College (WA). Teaching experience: Open Arts Studio (Tacoma, WA), Annie Wright Schools (Tacoma, WA), Norwood School (Bethesda, MD), Holton-Arms School (Bethesda, MD), Arts Barn (Gaithersburg, MD), Clarksburg Town Center, private instruction. Exhibits nationally.
JAZ PARKS
BA, Towson University (MD). Teaching experience: Washington Street Studios (WV). Exhibits regionally.
BETH PROKOP
MFA, Academy of Art University (CA); BA, Mary Washington College (VA). Teaching experience: owner / instructor of Artisan Sewing and Fashion Academy (MD), JoAnn Fabrics, Cornerstone Homeschool Cooperative (MD).
CINDY WERTH PULLYARD
BA, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse. Teaching experience: Monson Arts, ME; Central Hall Commons, ME; and others in Kansas, Wisconsin, and Washington.
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.
BRIAN SLAGLE
Special Education Instructional Assistant, Owner of Lucy and Amelia LLC, Director and Co founder of Blue Elephant, BA Savannah College of Art and Design.
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.
JOE YABLONSKY
BS, Penn State University. Teaching experience: Smithsonian Associates, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Maryland Hall, Anne Arundel Community College. Exhibits regionally.
