Instructor Bios

Instructors

ALLA & MILANA BOROVSKAIA

Teaching experience: Artists-in-Residence, Sandy Spring Museum; various regional arts centers and internationally. Exhibits internationally.

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).

MAXINE CAMPISCIANO

BA, University of Central Florida. Teaching experience: Community School of the Arts programs, FL; Corbett Preparatory School, Tampa, FL; private instruction.

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.

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.

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.

JOH RICCI

BFA, Kutztown University. Award-winning fiber artist. Exhibits regionally.

ALLISON SEVERANCE

BA,Hood College. Teaching experience: Hood College; The Frederick Pottery School, Inc.; The Clay Co-Op; The Art League. Owner of Highfield Pottery, Cascade, MD. Exhibits internationally.

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.

AMY WOOD

MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, MI; BFA, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Certificate, Maryland Teaching Artist Institute. Teaching experience: Franklin Montessori, Rockville, MD; Synetic Theater, Arlington, VA; Corcoran School of Art + Design; private instruction.

JOE YABLONSKY

BS, Penn State University. Teaching experience: Smithsonian Associates, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Maryland Hall, Anne Arundel Community College. Exhibits regionally.